in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney envision that you know invading iraq into and democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about this mock receiving any more and only need is they dependent political faction or leaders there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to people you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out and out you know monarchy you got to prefer ira

in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney envision that you know invading iraq into an democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about this mock receiving anymore and only need is they dependent political faction or leaders there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to people you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out in out you know monarchy you got to prefer iraq t

in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney in vision that you know invading iraq into an democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about the smock receiving anymore and only need is they dependent political faction or leaders there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to people you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out in out you know monarchy you got to prefer iraq

in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney envision that you know invading iraq into an democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about the smog receiving any more and only need is they dependent political faction or a leader there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to people you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out and out you know monarchy you got to prefer iraq

is iraq a model for anyone? tim carney, you may have to go into the history of how we got into iraq and what we expended there. >> iraq it different from afghanistan in one direction but different from the west in another direction. afghanistan, we've had a much harder problem building up a state and civil society at all because there wasn't sort of anything to build on. iraq, before we went in and did the regime change there was a regime. there was a civilization. so we've built something more stable. we haven't been able to keep al qaeda out, obviously so then we look at future regime changes. what'd we do in libya? even in iraq that had such a history of itself being a nation, maybe this whole project of nation building is too risky. >> hold on for one minute. the u.s. costs, the lives and dollars in u.s. cost. >> reporter: okay, blood, sweat and many tears in our u.s. nine-year liberation and defense of iraq. 2003 to 2011, we have lost 4,485 american soldiers. we have spent almost $850 billion. that's over t

greg muttitt today greg on iraq, libya, and syria. we go to baltimore for the green party national convention. >> the top 400 people on more wealth now than the bottom 185 million americans together. that is the medieval structure. >> gar alperovitz, author of, "america beyond capitalism: reclaiming our wealth, our liberty, and our democracy." all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the syrian capital of damascus is seeing some its heaviest fighting to date since the uprising against syrian president bashar al-assad erupted over a year ago. heavy weaponry including tanks and mortar fire has reportedly been used in areas to the city's south. committee of the red cross to join the united nations in describing the conflict in syria as a civil war. the red cross had previously kept its assessment to a handful of flashpoint areas, but now says the violence is nationwide. the observer mission meanwhile has confirmed heavy weaponry was used last week in the villag

in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney in vision that you know invading iraq into an democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about this mock receiving anymore and all they need is a dependent political faction or leader there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out and out you know monarchy you got to prefer iraq to tha

in iraq largely. sort of largely weak and dependent on the us and any that aren't like iran are targeted because they don't want someone holding power and sway in the region that is so important for the geopolitics of the oil you know you know douglas they mean george w. bush wanted to and vice president cheney envision that you know invading iraq into an democratizing it would be a beacon for the entire region but it seems now the voices in washington they don't care about this mock receiving anymore and only need is they dependent political faction or leaders there as john just pointed out. it's disappointing how little we talk about democracy in the region now but i like to people you know if you don't like politics in iraq you know just go around the horn in the region you know iraq is clearly you know it's no contest they have a much better government than their neighbors to the east and west than than iran or syria you know kuwait is you know out and out you know monarchy you got to prefer iraq

middle east correspondent on the latest developments in iraq paula thank you very much. moving on now in syria government forces claim to have regained control of damascus suburbs crushing the rebels most dating up then served on the country's capital since then rest began and it's now the city of aleppo that's bearing the brunt of the conflict with clashes between the army and opposition militants they're running for several days on a boy who is in syria explains the shifting dynamics of the fight. art she was one of the few if not the only foreign crew that was able to travel to aleppo less than three months ago and from what we've seen there i can tell you that is a very peculiar case for this whole syrian struggle no where you can see the convergence of the genuine democratic movement and pure criminal activity so vividly as in on one hand aleppo is home to a major university so a lot of people you meet there are liberally minded intellectuals they oftentimes disagree with the policies of bashar assad many of them call on him to step down but at the same time they st

counterparts about this appalling legacy of the iraq war. in two thousand and ten the british ministry of defense finally admitted the use of depleted uranium in iraq and supplied the united nations with information on the zones targeted the us allies beginning to voice its doubts on this weapon. only belgium ireland kosta rica and new zealand have formally banned uranium in their arms but today no international convention even mentions depleted uranium and its texts. this allows the u.s. administration to continue using it without fear of reprisals. at the illinois law faculty francis boyle claims that the usa can be hauled before a tribunal. this lawyer and harvard graduate has an international reputation agent orange in vietnam gulf war syndrome or trials or specialty today francis boyle is locked in a new battle to have the use of depleted uranium recognized as a war crime uranium munitions violate the hague regulations of nineteen zero seven and then do you also violates the geneva protocol of one nine hundred twenty five. so they are c

. >> host: how many women served in the iraq war? >> guest: about 200,000, actually over two hundred thousand. >> host: is that unusual? >> guest: yes, the iraq war, in particular, set a precedent. more women served and have been wounded and killed in the iraq war. by around 2005, two years into the war, then all the american wars put together since world war ii, including afghanistan. so it was a huge difference. one in every 10 troops in iraq was a woman. >> host: did they serve in different capacities than they served in the past? >> guest: yes, because of the nation of the war. which was basically a guerrilla war. there isn't any frontline in the old-fashioned sense. drawing the line in the sand or having an area where soldiers are on any sides, they meet up and fight. that just doesn't happen anymore. battles take place in roads and also hospitals. you could be driving a truck full of toilet paper, you could be attacked. because there is no front line, even if you are combat support for you and you are an engineer, you can get d

happened in iraq so i would never say that he the u.s. invasion of occupation in iraq was justified by getting rid of saddam hussein i think the cost was too high and i think that the you know other events in the region show that there are other paths to dealing with with saddam and the invasion and occupation there was illegal under international law and we should just be on the iraqi people and let's focus back on these attacks today where the latest effort says olver al qaida do you think they go beyond these attacks. well i don't have access to special information it's entirely plausible al qaida is a loose network is not you know highly centralized the horror musician if you look at events in the past it was clear that the network was indeed behind characters like this and it is you know their modus operandi is you're sort of plausible and makes sense a way for them to. the iraqi franchise to reassert their relevance and it clearly also has a spillover effect in the region it's not the only country where there's an issue of security

more than one hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq as militants age a nation wide offensive just days after all kind of out of five will come back. the terrorist group also deeper into its roots next story in syria with the war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. and poke poke at privacy social networks have complied with around a thousand requests to hand over of personal data this year alone that's despite users setting their info to a confidential. seven pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live from nice to now with our top story and a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least a hundred and seven people across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded this is a really coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught it's actually also came days after al qaeda is a new leader in iraq laid out on fascist plans fo

and i am going back to iraq. i'm scheduled to visit iraq in august. i've chosen august because it's the most miserable month of the year over there. and so i'll go back in august and do a trip into the aor [area of responsibility]. >> mr. secretary, you mentioned as one of your accomplishments over the past year implementing enhanced measures to -- in an effort to stop sexual assaults in the military. yet this week we heard from the air force, they had 31 cases of alleged sexual assault, even a rape, against young recruits when they're probably at their most vulnerable when they enter the service. first of all, what was your personal reaction to that? and -- and second, is it time that there be changes made in the way the military pursues and prosecutes sexual assault in the military, as some in congress have suggested? >> well, i -- i was very concerned by the reports that came out of the situation involving the air force and these allegations of sexual assault. you know, this is a situation in which these young recruits are very vulnerable at that p

counterparts about this appalling legacy of the iraq war. in two thousand and ten the british ministry of defense finally admitted the use of depleted uranium in iraq and supplied the united nations with information on the zones targeted the u.s. allies beginning to voice its doubts on this weapon. only belgium ireland kosta rica and new zealand have formally banned uranium in their arms but today no international convention even mentions depleted uranium and its texts. this allows the u.s. administration to continue using it without fear of reprisals. at the illinois law faculty francis boyle claims that the usa can be hauled before a tribunal this lawyer and harvard graduate has an international reputation agent orange in vietnam gulf war syndrome or trials are a specialty today francis boyle is locked in a new battle to have the use of depleted uranium recognized as a war crime uranium munitions violate the hague regulations of nineteen zero seven and then do you also violates the geneva protocol of one nine hundred twenty five. so they a

more than one hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq as militants staged a nationwide offensive just days after all kind of proud of the violent comeback. the terrorist group also be prints its roots next door in syria the war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. and oppose our privacy social networks have complied with around a thousand requests to hand over personal data this year alone by users setting their info that. it's five pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live i mean it's now way with our top story and a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions of a suicide bombing have killed at least a hundred and seven people across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks also came days after al qaeda as new leader in the country played out our day shift plans for the terror cell there

counterpart about this appalling legacy of the iraq war. in two thousand and ten the british ministry of defense finally admitted the use of depleted uranium in iraq and supplied the united nations with information on the zones targeted the us allies beginning to voice its doubts on this weapon. only belgium ireland kosta rica and new zealand have formally banned uranium in their arms but today no international convention even mentions depleted uranium and its texts. this allows the u.s. administration to continue using it without fear of reprisals. at the illinois law faculty francis boyle claims that the usa can be hauled before a tribunal this lawyer and harvard graduate has an international reputation agent orange in vietnam gulf war syndrome or trials or specialty today francis boyle is locked in a new battle to have the use of depleted uranium recognized as a war crime uranium munitions violate the hague regulations of nineteen zero seven and then also violates the geneva protocol of one nine hundred twenty five. so they are clear use

lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there's terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a powder keg essentially in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example for the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. well the obvious presence of terror groups linked to al qaeda in syria has led to major fears that the country's chemical weapons might end up in the wrong hands the syrian government insists stockpiles are secure and they've never been never been used to be used i should say in the u.-turn current internal conflict or is it from a boy brings those details

more than one hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq as militants stage a nationwide offensive just days after al qaeda vowed a violent come back. from the terrorist group also deepens its roots next door in syria with a war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. plus the poll could prove a c. social networks have complied with a round of thousand requests to hand over personal data this year alone despite use of setting their info to confidential. hello very good evening from kevin oh in here of moscow where of you're watching us around the world you're very welcome this is our top story then this hour a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least one hundred seven people across the country and left near three hundred wounded the same really coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appeared to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks also came days after al qaeda i

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the lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups really just communities it's a power to karega sensually in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq as an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. coming up in a few minutes blockade on looks egypt let's focus to cross the border more freely and in five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israel led gaza blockade more mother on the struggle to get a foot of the housing ladder as well for european stashed their cash in london property leaving british citizens out of their own housin

the lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups religious communities it's a powder keg essentially in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. coming up on r.t. this blockade unlocked egypt let's go to cross the border more freely ending five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israel gaza blockade. next the ratings agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit to negative the agency even hinted at possib

iraq. what type of presence do we have right now in the country? and in light of what we've been seeing over the last week to ten days, will anything change? guest: no. it probably will not change, as far as the u.s. presence is concerned. president obama has made that clear, he has no plans to send in more troops to iraq. at the peak of the u.s. military presence in iraq, there was something like 166,000 forces around the country. today, there are fewer than 200 active duty personnel in iraq. most of them are helping iraqi security forces train with new equipment. but as far as going out, trying to keep peace, trying to assure iraqis that they have some stability in this country, the u.s. has nothing to do with that anymore. host: lara jakes, stay with us, nora benashel is here in our studio. did al-qaeda ever leave iraq? guest: al-qaeda has been through ups and downs in terms of its abilities in iraq. i think it's clear that in the past few months they've become stronger and they're delib

the lessons of iraq are there for all the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a power to keg essentially and many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. coming up in a few minutes here on our t.v. blockade unlocked if you let's palestinians cross the border more freely ending five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israel led gaza blockade. but first rating agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit outlook

the lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there's terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a power to carry sensually and many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks road to iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm going to check on. it so the presence of terror groups linked to al qaida in syria has led to major fears that the country's chemical weapons might end up in the wrong hands they syrian government has only recently acknowledged the existence of stockpiles but insisted that they are secure and they'd never be used in the current internal conflicts. brings u

the lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a powder keg essentially in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks trode iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. voting agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit outlook to negative the agency even hinted at possible downgrade if the eurozone gets worse but merkel immediately fired but that germany would remain europe's financial haven despite the euro crisis as a tease people of a

our studios in central moscow here with r t m needs now with our top story and the wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least a hundred and some of them across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks came just days after al qaeda as a new leader in iraq laid out that plants for the terrorist cell there are teas middies correspondent paul slayer reports. this is the most deadly attack in at least you know in iraq and what is a day yesterday that still some seventeen people killed now we're hearing from a security personnel spokesperson that the target of these attacks is predominantly security and iraqi police it comes just days off to a warning by the lido i'll cry that. iraq gaiety said he would be retaking strongholds that had been those all day he would be pushing out the united states

our studios in central moscow here with r t m needs now with our top story and the wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least a hundred and some of them across the country and left nearly three hundred wounded the seemingly coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks came just days after al qaeda as a new leader in iraq laid out that plants for the terrorist cell there are teas middies correspondent paul slayer reports. this is the most deadly attack in at least you know in iraq and what is a day yesterday that still some seventeen people killed now we're hearing from a security personnel spokesperson that the target of these attacks is predominantly security and iraqi police it comes just days off to a warning by the lido i'll cry that. iraq gaiety said he would be retaking strongholds that had been those all day he would be pushing out the united states and its allies in an alre

more than a hundred killed and many others wounded in iraq has militants stage a nationwide offensive just days after old code about a violent comeback. in the terrorist group also deepens it droops next door in syria with a war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to that chemical weapons. also a poll could privacy social networks have complied with a round of balloting and request to hand over personal data this year alone despite users setting their impose a confidential. updated news twenty four seven this is r t one welcome to i'm kevin owen here in moscow tonight it's now eight pm here and first a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least one hundred seven people across the country and left near three hundred wounded the simply coordinated assault turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appeared to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks also came days after al qaeda is new leader in the country laid out

lessons of iraq are there for all the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a powder keg essentially and many warn if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks in iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm going to check on. well coming up on our t.v. blockade egypt how would finian's cross the border more freely and the five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israel lead kate. the first rating agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit outlook to negative agency eve

more than one hundred killed many others won't do that in iraq has militant stage a nationwide offensive just days after al qaeda violent comeback. the terrorist group also deepens its roots next door in syria with the war torn state now under international scrutiny over what might happen to its chemical weapons. out of pocket privacy social networks have complied with a round of thousand requests to hand over personal data this year alone despite use acetic there in focus a confidential. hello there thanks for being with us of daily news twenty four seven this is r.t. it's kevin owen here in moscow tonight the time now just a tad after nine pm and first a wave of terror in iraq attacks explosions and suicide bombings have killed at least one hundred seven people across the country and left near three hundred wounded this seemingly cause unable to solve turned today into the bloodiest episode in iraq since u.s. troops left the country government officials police and army units appear to have been the primary targets of the onslaught the attacks also came days after al qaeda is new leader

in iraq it's called a disastrous profession or a deadly profession. because wherever journalist goes death is always lurking within. the us it is an obvious one will it be a one shot on the. internet that are new but. i'm not sure. what the it. wreckage on was reporting and surviving on dramatically connected. the shocking thing is that i've seen that the person who. can make this explosion or his as a pleasure was in my jacket and then afterward i have notes that i've been injured in my hand but. i was worried for my assistant because his brother also killed and. in those days by some killers you know the sad thing in this point that my cameraman. was safe in this accident he got killed after six months in his place in his home. many iraqi journalists lost their lives because their killers did not agree with their views and as a tragic result sometimes in the streets of baghdad coffins passed each other by. independent journalism faces both friendly fire and the blind fanaticism of terrorists and journalist giuliana sgrena victim of abduction herself

the lessons of iraq are there for the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there's terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a power keg sensually in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s. carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm kind of. coming out here on our to the blockade and walk to egypt let the palestinians cross the border more freely and in five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israeli that constant blockade. but first ratings agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit outlook to neg

plus nearly ten years and trillions of dollars later the war in iraq is still draining the u.s. economy as well as the patience of the iraqi people but with the amount of money taxpayer spend they expect results had we'll find out which results if any have come out of our reconstruction efforts in iraq. plus there's so much for job creation tens of thousands of federal employees could be getting pink slips in the near future coming up we'll take a look at the automatic cuts congress and the president agreed upon and how it will play out heading into the two thousand and twelve election. it's monday july thirtieth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for his hour and you're watching our team. let's begin in anaheim california where over the weekend hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to a wave of police brutality there. and this is actually the ninth consecutive day of protest against police initially sparked after the shooting death by police of two men twenty five year old manuel dia's and another man joel us of a down they say police targeted them becaus

returns to iraq to become trees wrongs by the worst violence since the us was drawl as a way with bomb attacks leave more than a hundred different after a kind of announces its resurgence that. is syria insurance that chemical weapons be used in its internal conflict create a media scare stories with hype on whether stockpiles might be deployed against a foreign aggressor. the eurozone debt crisis is beginning to puncture the u.k. with the wealthy europeans investing in london property as a safe haven driving out property prices for local. news for russia and around the world this is she was me huge national profile and thanks for joining it's first a string of coordinated a bomb attacks in iraq have hate more than a dozen cities and killed over one hundred people the was to violence in the country since the u.s. troop withdrawal the blasts were mainly targeting security forces government officials and showing neighborhoods deference to the code only days after al qaeda announced a major comeback in iraq while she's gained their chicken legs not all this means for the country and the w

terror returns to iraq the country is rocked by the worst violence since the u.s. withdrawal as a wave of bomb attacks leave more than one hundred dead after al qaeda announces its resurgence there. a syrian assurance that chemical weapons won't be used in its internal conflict create media scare stories the hype on whether stockpiles might be deployed against foreign aggression. as one of the world's top credit agencies says that they own confidence and germany's financial situation there's concern the eurozone crisis contagion could be reaching europe's economic powerhouse. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital six am in washington and a string of coordinated bomb attacks in iraq has hit more than a dozen cities and killed over one hundred people it's the worst violence in the country since the u.s. troop withdrawal the blasts were mainly targeting security forces government officials and shiite neighborhoods the offensive occurred only days after a

to stop the war on terror by creating democracy in iraq. that was our major intellectual argument for going into iraq. we did not stop any of the. we didn't create democracy and any rate, i'm not going to deliver the. i think it's there but it shouldn't be the overall, a lot of people are kind use it as reason not to get involved in syria, and

resurgent al qaeda which is accused of the militant on that left more than one hundred people dead in iraq. plus no let up for the eurozone italian mayors protests against austerity the ratings agency set their sights on the news here commies including germany. it seven pm in moscow this is our two coming to you live how many so now with our top story and syria's rebels claim the regime has moved its chemical arsenal to airports near the country's borders in a move they say is to intimidate foreign powers well sources in damascus claim the lion's share of the stockpiles are stored securely in syria's less turbulent south the regime also ruled out such weapons could be used in the conflict between rebels and government forces on a boycott has more from to mascots. monday's news conference here in damascus foreign ministry spokesman did mean that syria indeed possesses chemical weapons something that nonproliferation experts have suggested all along and that the syrian authorities have a number of forwardly deny damascus has never signed the chemical weapons convention so technically it's ad

>> for the reasons iraq wasn't going to be saddam hussein's iraq. iraq can stand up to iran and fight back against al qaeda terrorists. i will tell you something, the bottom line, i'm very very regretful for all the lives that were lost. you can't help be a part of that but i'm also. >> bill: wish we had done it another way. >> i'm also not regretful that saddam hussein is gone. >> bill: nor am i. >> sometimes you only have choices how can you do something. saddam hussein was leaving no other way. >> bill: timothy dollan enters the no spin zone factor exclusive. donald trump has a few things to say about how he would get america back on track. >> we have to take care of our country from the inside. and we have to fight the people from the outside. [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them

and to this end or to these ends turkey has supported iraq easter tore y'all -- iraq's territory y'all integrity. now, in reaching out to both the government of iraq and the kurdistan regional government, turkey has pursued all of these above goals, and it has pressed specifically for a federal oil and gas law, hydrocarbons law, and a federal revenue-sharing law in order to bring the country together and to keep the kurds ensconced inside the iraqi body politic. because that would precept the kurds from -- prevent the kurds from serving as an example in turkey. but at the same time serving, creating a strong iraq that would be a buffer against iran and would at the same time provide turkey with it oil and gas needs. perfect. it is also argued in favor of an inclusive government in baghdad based on power sharing. so after the elections that have taken place, especially the 2010 elections, it has pressed very much for a power-sharing arrangement where all the various, the main groups that won votes would be allowed to sit in the government. of course, it expects the krg now that the krg

who am i to not go back to iraq when you have a woman who has no legs willing to go back to iraq. she goes to drill every weekend, every weekend. one weekend a month for her country. and this is a woman, you know, who my father died last year when i was in iraq and i came home on leave and went to talk to tammy and i was feeling bad about myself and tammy came home from iraq, lost her legs and then her father had a heart attack visiting her and passed away. she's always a woman that i look at when i want to figure out how to become a military officer, how do i find strength in my life. for him to attack this, and it's just so below anything that's within reason, it's ridiculous because it's what she's done because of her tragedy. i don't know what he wants her to do to not talking about being a veteran. does he want her to reattach her legs? she can't do that. >> thank you for your service. we'll be right back. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ hello...rings ♪ what the... what the... what the... ♪ are you seein' this? ♪ ♪ uh-huh... uh-huh... uh-huh... ♪ ♪

invasion of iraq i should say is repeated in syria. if international intervention came to syria it would have the same critics had been iraq to for a smoke free it's going to follow a divided society a very complex society into chaos and it opens the pandora's box to these radical groups who don't have too much focus support for the car bombs that are intimidation to try to carve out what they see as a truly a mentalist islamic state medical center and against other muslims and also the christian will know that americans sadly in iraq the christians for instance are virtually disappeared as of course because of the violence. we american invasion into very seriously in the country along with lebanon in the middle east that have a substantial christian population but there is a risk that they would be told it could so we would have religious perhaps ethnic cleansing as well as a religious civil war between muslims and i think that is the most dangerous for the region because there's no will because boundary to where that really just civi

plus nearly ten years and trillions of dollars later the war in iraq is still draining the u.s. economy as well as the patients of the iraqi people but with the amount of money taxpayer spend they expect results ahead we'll find out what was also if any have come out of our reconstruction efforts in the country. there it is monday july thirtieth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for zero and you're watching r t well when it comes to our financial woes in this country there's a common perception that only a few things are to blame. the reason why we have the national debt at the level we have is because of spending and also the dramatic expansion of entitlement programs without paying for this is a budget busting health care bill that i think is going to bankrupt our country bottom line. we can't protect these entitlements and also the national defense we need to protect us in a dangerous world. well very rarely do we hear people saying defense spending needs to be cut and in fact most people are constantly saying we need more and more well here's something to think about

the lessons of iraq are there for all the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war there. war against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups really just communities it's a politic karega sensually in many war and if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war iraq is an example for the us carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks road to iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm going to check on. so the obvious presence of terror groups. in syria has led to major fee is that the country's chemical weapons might end up in the wrong hands they syrian government has only recently acknowledged the existence of stockpiles but insisted they all secure they'd never be used in the current internal conflicts oh she's a ton of oil brings us the det