hussein then the united states turned against saddam hussein saddam hussein then he became there anything we need their ally yesterday and they invaded iraq because of chemical weapons that he no longer had and because of the link to al qaeda now i did americans and the saudis created in afghanistan a relationship that exists they go into iraq and destroy the country and then the americans wonder why iraqis kill americans why there is resistance to the american occupation on afghanistan with americans good honest why is it that there are funny people killing americans it must be the fault of the right things it must be the fault of iraq but going back to a scott said and it's just a point that i want to add to what he said the only reason why iran secret the acquired material to have a and enrichment program was because the i am a was violating its commitments shiran because iran has the right to acquire the capability because of the united states and this actions that the united states imposed and the threats that the united states made no and she was willing to openly work with iran so

bush and his subordinates said, the world is better off without saddam hussein. you can say he was a terrible ma still come to the conclusion is iraq is not better have and many iraqis have come to that conclusion. >> you mentioned none of the big names surroundi president bush at the time were willing to speak out against the invasion idea unless, for instance in t case of con -- condi rice they were personally attacked and pushack. was there aone in the bush administration who tried to keep the focus on afghanistan or did the completely move their mindsets t meeseing the president? >> well i think there was a lot of consternation amongst the generals and people in the intelligence community that resources were concretely and meanfully being pulled away afghanistan and towards this upcoming adventure and ira it and wa haveing a tangible effect the stated purpose after 9/11 he were going t find terrists who do wish harm upon america. we will track them down and we'll do them in, and they were puing away drones and other reconnaissance means and other formf case o

hussein. a christmas like no other celebrations are scaled back in countries around the world as millions prepare for a summer holiday. hello e.u. leaders say it's a deal that will write history britain's prime minister boris johnson says the agreement will help the u.k. take control of its destiny after 8 months of negotiations and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have finally reached a landmark post bricks at trade and security deal the agreement for a 0 tariff trade covers everything from energy to fishing rights were a challenge report. this means that the u.k. has to leave the european union. finally breaks it down 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period . the u.k. and the e.u. argues negotiated compromise times cajoled but they've done what many feared they couldn't and agreed to a future trading relationship. it's a moment of reflection for the european commission president. at the end of a successful neg

protests broke out in iraq after the biggest currency devaluations as the fall of saddam hussein the cost of living is skyrocketing. we begin with breaking news you and u.k. to go she says have finally reached a post breaks a trade deal 9 and a half months of negotiations went into the 11th hour with just a week to go before the u.k. leaves the single market british prime minister boss johnson who was elected on his promise to deliver breaks it hailed it as the biggest trade deal yet. i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe both the british and european parliament's need to ratify the agreement european commission chief ally and called it fair and balanced and she says it's now time to put brakes said behind at the end of a successful negotiations jour

hussein. and a shot in the arm for our jeanne is coronavirus defenses and 300000 doses of russia's sputnik vaccine are right in. the. you may know that alice springs his coldest summer day for 50 years because of this persistent line of sundry rain re stretches east was not the orientation is changing alice springs is warming up the heavy rains going to be now in tropical queen's dislodged it draws the saddles a look at the coast of new south wales there on shore breeze but this is generally warm and it's i think arguably halt in perth now alice springs having had its coldest day will pick up to near average after a few showers on friday but i'll get to sunday which that he 3 just about degree above average i think is a pretty good going and there's 0 for all picture then sunshine for most of australia now with the exception of the tropics where the showers exist and this on shore breeze which means new south wales and eastern victoriously to be sherry melbourne is warm and sydney and as you k

hussein traffic has this report from baghdad. for more than a year theory abraham has been coming to protest in central baghdad to demand better services political reform and an end to what he says has been decades of government corruption and mismanagement. but he's here today because like many iraqis he is shocked and angry about the government's recent devaluation of the iraqi deano against the dollar by more than 20 percent and you have stunned by the government's action i will i think to lose almost quarter of myself because i'm paid indiana the finest meanest that says it won't affect us how we'll its not. the government said it had to devalue iraq's current c. because of a collapse in the oil prices brought on by a slump in global energy demands due to the coronavirus pandemic this devaluation is the biggest since the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 and experts are saying it means the already a reasonable economic situation for millions of iraqis could get even worse. this is back dance usually bustling wholesale market but

then president saddam hussein nationalized farm lands belonging to christians and gave it to families of soldiers killed in the iran iraq war in 2014 eisel took over forcing the christian population to flee almost half emigrated abroad about a quarter have returned while another quarter remain in the semi autonomous kurdish region. members of this family in that abuse christian quarter of an hour say the reason they don't feel safe to go back is the security force that controls the town they want to remain anonymous for security reasons. of course safety is the most important thing we've had enough of the infringements on our lands theories should be controlled by the sons of the area why did they bring strangers to rule the area . that group is the 30 year brigade of the shia led popular mobilization forces which helped retake but i saw the brigade is composed of ethnic shabab just like most of the muslim population that lives here last year its leader though was placed under u.s. sanctions for alledged human rights abuses against christians father was forced to step down 2 months ag

and protests broke out in iraq after the biggest currency devaluations since the fall of saddam hussein the cost of living is skyrocketing. and i'm sorry how much now have all the sport by sons are massacred thomas still has their head coach a full month after guiding them to the champions league final. we begin with breaking news into u.k. the goetia says have finally reached a host breaks a trade deal 9 and our months of negotiations went into the 11th hour with just a week to go before the u.k. leaves the single market british by rest of us johnson who was elected on his promise to deliver a break said hailed it as the biggest trade deal yes i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe both the british and european parliament's need to ratify the agreement

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hussein into thousand three. his ability to succeed is being questioned. december 20, at least eight rockets struck baghdad's green zone. a residential complex and cars were damaged. the arrest of a senior leader in a militia for his of -- involvement opened up the possibility of a confrontation between the government and armed groups. tensions are escalating between the united states and iran. donald trump blamed iran for the baghdad attack and threatened to respond militarily. the claim was dismissed by the new chief of tehran's elite qud s force. possum solemani was -- the u.s. is concerned about what iranian forces might do on the anniversary of solemani's death. the popular mobilization forces was formed in 2014 after a call from leading -- a leading cleric for iraqis to join the fight against isil. its members are mostly shiite muslims. has bola was set up just before the invasion of iraq by the u.s. it was -- has long-standing ties with tehran. the head of the she a militia -- the shia militia's forces fit

hussein prices of everyday goods and services have suddenly sky rockets is fueling fear and anger among many iraqis who spent decades struggling to survive financially charles stratford says this report from baghdad. for more than a year a theory abraham has been coming to protest in central baghdad to demand better services political reform and an end to what he says has been decades of government corruption and mismanagement but he's here today because like many iraqis he is shocked and angry about the government's recent devaluation of the iraqi deano against the dollar by more than 20 percent. stand by the government's action i will at the activity lose almost quarter of my salary because i'm paid in vienna us the finest minister says it won't affect us how we'll it's not. the government said it had to devalue iraq's current c. because of a collapse in the oil prices brought on by a slump in global energy demands due to the coronavirus pandemic this devaluation is the biggest since the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 and experts are saying it means the already a reasonable economic s

hussein during the war against their own compatriots so you know and they're basically you know the lived in iraq until the invasion and then they fled to albania they have of the. they have a headquarters in paris and they are basically you know a religious death cult a personality cult where the members were forced to divorce their husbands and their wives and to pledge full of allegiance to the leadership there and it's. a crazy cult and you know it's not me saying this it's those people who have fled that cult who are saying this and so obviously you know you just have to imagine the americans and the europeans and the french deciding that well you know let's use these people to fight iran well you know isn't it interesting you have a death cult which has literally 0 support in iran. being the tool or or the way in which the westerners want to deal with iran so that tells you everything you need to know about american and western policy and european policy towards iran obviously enrique deny that refute that to the same drumbeat thank you my pleasure that's it for the show will

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the world health organization is to send a team to wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic after an international row over china's co—operation. a court in france has convicted the accomplices of the islamist militants who carried out the charlie hebdo attacks in paris. their

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street our source says a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting you can get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world will. be forgot we can clear this road pretty much of the end of the interview number 10 was for me the b.b.c. demanding a right look by demanding that we retract everything that we got it said because we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when the going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left exposed and t

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street our source says a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting you can get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world will. forget we can clear this road pretty much to be going to be interviewed number 10 was phony the b.b.c. demanding a right look by demanding that we retract everything that we got it said because we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when the going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left exposed and the

then president saddam hussein nationalized farmlands belonging to christians and gave it to families of soldiers killed in the iran iraq war in 2014 i still took over forcing the christian population to flee almost half emigrated abroad about a quarter have returned while another quarter remained in the semi autonomous kurdish region. members of this family in that abuse christian quarter of say the reason they don't feel safe to go back is the security force that controls the town they want to remain anonymous for security reasons. of course safety is the most important thing we've had enough of the infringements on our lands theories should be controlled by the sons of the area why do they bring strangers to rule the area . that group is the 30 year brigade of the shia led popular mobilization forces which held 3 take but tell us from i saw the brigade is composed of ethnic just like most of the muslim population that lives here last year its leader wild card though was placed under u.s. sanctions for alledged human rights abuses against christians other was forced to step. down 2

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street. says ordered a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting you get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world when. we forget we can clear this group pretty much of the end of the interview number 10 was funny the b.b.c. demanding the right look by demanding that we retract everything that we got it said because we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when going to going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left exposed and

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street. says ordered a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting you can get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world when. we forget we can clear this group pretty much at the end of the interview number 10 was phony the b.b.c. demanding a right look by demanding that we retract everything that we got it said because we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when going to going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left exposed an

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street our source says ordered a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting and didn't get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world when. you forget we can clear this group pretty much of the end of the interview number 10 was phony the b.b.c. demanding a right look by demanding that we retract everything that we got it said because we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when the going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left e

hussein's regime. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical or biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes gilligan had been briefed by government weapons inspector and concluded that downing street had quote sexed up its case for war. he took his story on to b.b.c. radio 4. because correspondent is andrew gilligan yes i did the 1st interview. with gilligan downing street. says a week before publication ordered it to be sexed up to be made more exciting you can get everything right but he got the heart of it right that's to say that effectively we've been lied to. and the world will. forget we can clear this group pretty much to be going to be interviewed number 10 was phony b.b.c. demanding a right look by demanding that we retract everything going to get it said which of course we do. greg dyke the director general defended the b.b.c. and his report but when going to going source was found dead a case of suspected suicide gilligan was left exposed and th

hussein. >> jim baker was a pragmatist and he came by that through experience. he was not about imposing the freedom agenda or democracy agenda on the world and to be very calculating that it was possible and jump on it or didn't see one that would be pretty disciplined at the beginning of the bush presidency with secretary of state he was not interested at all in the middle east his aides would not pay attention because there was no deal there. he understood he had to focus. that's right some of the career diplomats were suspicious of him. he word have his own very political list of what he could accomplish it would not focus on the rest. so that is the key to understanding his world policy more than centrism or that he was a rigid isolationist. he wasn't. he was very much willing to assert american power but nobody was quite share one - - quite sure what the power would be against the soviet union. the world is falling apart in 1989 through 91. >> talk about holbrooke's view of all of that and how he maneuvered. you talk about the vote - - the balkans but how

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — nigerian officials say more than 300 schoolboys taken captive last week by gunmenare safe and well and on their way home. us medical experts grant emergency approval to moderna's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for it to be shipped as soon as this weekend. russia's president has dismissed claims that his sec

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3,500 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia, and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteeing bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the first consignments of pfizer's covid vaccine are being shipped around the us, ahead of a mass immunisation programme starting on monday. britain and the european union have decided to extend the brexit negotiations once more, after a phone call between the two leaders. an official in katsina state in ni

says saddam hussein is finished, he killed our people, our women. bringing it into three and half years of conflict that is way more than 200,000 lives. the president of bosnia and serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today, romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre from leaking out. from sex to the white house. trial for his political life, the affair guaranteed bill clinton and his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. more than 40 countries a ban flights in the uk amid concerns about the spread of the new variant of coronavirus. 32 yea rs variant of coronavirus. 32 years after the disaster, america charges a libyan man with making the bomb which blew up with making the bomb which blew up 103. a leading chinese scientist at the centre of claims that the coronavirus leaked from her laboratory in the chinese city of wuhan, has told the bbc she is open to

we were told saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. that turned out to be a lie. they showed us classified material that went up to the top of the capital building and read things, think of colin powell going before the u.n., and i was convinced when he said they have weapons of mass destruction. the next one is 9/11, being a new yorker, looking at the carnage. it happened on a tuesday. september 11 was a tuesday. friday, we were there at ground zero, looking at the damage. it is something i will never forget my entire life. greta: who were you with that day? representative engel: president george w. bush there that day. the one of him with the fireman standing with the bullhorn, i was next to him, two or three people were next to him. it was a time when americans came together. and i'm very proud of the new york delegation, because for years, we couldn't get health care funding for people who were affected by 9/11, who were sick. and some people are dying, even now, with cancers and other things. the new york delegation, we really rolled up our sleeves and fought

hussein in 2003 but i'll call them is ability to succeed is being questioned on december 20th at least 8 rockets struck but at the heavily fortified green zone one worker was wounded and a residential complex and cars were damaged the arrest of a senior leader in. that huck militia for his involvement in the attack has opened up the possibility of a confrontation between the government and armed groups. meanwhile tensions are escalating between the united states and iran u.s. president donald trump blamed it on for the budget that attack and threaten to respond militarily the claim was dismissed by the new chief of tehran's elite force part of iran islamic revolutionary guards corps on a recent visit to their off capital is my if on the replaced qassam so they money who was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in january the white house is now concerned about what iranian backed forces in there up might do ahead of the anniversary of solar money's death well discuss this shortly with our guests but 1st let's take a closer look at the main iran backed militias in there and up the popular

hussein to bomb attacks and kidnapping by al qaida eisel and various armed groups that still have much power in iraq elements in the street is almost a mythical status in the history of arabic literature a place where writers and intellectuals would meet to discuss politics and the arts but despite the political instability and violence this country continues to suffer there is increasing evidence of young writers appearing who are determined not to self and to protect and build on iraq's literary past. but i'll be arty is a young recently published iraqi poet she owns a bookshop and one of a number of recently opened publishing houses close by she says half the book seen her shot by new young iraqi writers. trying to wake people up from the hibernation for too long iraqis have accepted what we were told so as young writers we try to stimulate minds without religion or focus on ethnicity instead we look at a reduced humanity we're not afraid because we have seen so much of course i sometimes worry about my family but we have to re stimulate ideas of civilized things at baghdad's annual

we were told saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. it turned out to be a lie. they showed us classified material that i read. read things, think of colin powell going before the u.n., and i was convinced when he said they have weapons of mass destruction. the next one is 9/11, being a new yorker, looking at the carnage. it happened on a tuesday. september 11 was a tuesday. friday, we were there at ground zero, looking at the damage. it is something i will never forget my entire life. greta: who were you with that day? representative engel: president bush. president george w. bush there that day. when he was with the bullhorn next of the firemen, i was next to him, two or three people were next to him. it was a time when americans came together. and i'm very proud of the new york delegation, because for years, we couldn't get health care funding for people who were affected by 9/11, who were sick. and some people are dying, even now, with cancers and other things. the new york delegation, we really rolled up our sleeves and fought to get it and were very success

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: brexit trade negotiations are extended — business groups urge the uk government to strike a deal before the end of year deadline. sterling rises on the optimism as the uk and eu say they will go the extra mile and continue brexit negotations. countries around the world are beginning the roll out of covid

music and chanting saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. hello, iam ben hello, i am ben and mrs bbc news. the latest headlines. there are efforts to clear thousands of trucks from around the english port of dover after france lifted a 48—hour ban on from britain. president trump describes a $900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed by us congress as a disgrace and demands changes. italy is ending 2020

hussein in 2003 but i'll call them is ability to succeed is being questioned on december 20th at least 8 rockets struck because the heavily fortified green zone one worker was wounded and a residential complex and cars were damaged the arrest of a senior leader in. that huck militia for his involvement in the attack has opened up the possibility of a confrontation between the government and armed groups. meanwhile tensions are escalating between the united states and iran u.s. president donald trump blamed it on for the budget that attack and threaten to respond militarily the claim was dismissed by the new chief of tehran's elite quids force part of iran islamic revolutionary guards corps on a recent visit to their own capital is my if on the replaced cos and so they money who was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in january the white house is now concerned about what iranian backed forces in their up might do ahead of the anniversary of solar mani's death will discuss this shortly with our guests but 1st let's take a closer look at the main iran backed militias in there and up the