>> hello, and welcome back to "live from paris" with me, thomas water -- thomas water hazard former british prime minister tony blair says the world is safer after a report claiming military action was not a last resort. south african paralympic superstar a suspect behind bars, ais time for murder, after court in pretoria found him guilty of shooting get his girlfriend in 2013. lawyers say they will not be appealing his six-year sentence. muslims across the world celebrate the end of ramadan

with the festival as a wave of attacks in muslim countries from turkey and bangladesh to iraq have made this year's celebrations a little more somber. thomas: first, "wholly inadequate," "far from satisfactory," and "flawed," justice applico the words featured in the long-awaited just -- just a sample of the words in the long-awaited chilcot report. the inquiry found that you could do not exhaust all its peaceful options before joining the invasion, but tony blair, the man at the helm of the country back then, said he made the right decision and the world is better and safer as a result. reporter: the findings of the

chilcot inquiry are damning for former prime minister tony blair. the report says saddam hussein posed no imminent threat to the u.k. at the time of the invasion, and that the chaos that followed in iraq should have been foreseen. >> the judgments about the severity of the threat posed by iraq's weapons of wmd, were presented with a certainty that was not justified. despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated. the planning and preparations for iraq after saddam hussein were wholly inadequate. reporter: while chilcot stopped short of saying the war was illegal, blair's decision to invade iraq has severely tarnished his legacy. he maintains he acted in good faith. it is claimed by some that by removing saddam we cost of the terrorism today in the middle east and it would have been better to have left him in

power. i probably disagree. reporter cap i profoundly disagree. reporter: for the current british prime minister, the report is an opportunity to avoid mistakes like these in the future. i think of a supported thing we can do is learn the lessons for the future . how do we make sure that decisions are arrived at her, legal advice is considered better? all of those things are the best legacy we can see from this whole debate. reporter: iraq remains in chaos to the so-called islamic state controls long areas of the country. my aunt has spiraled in the power vacuum left -- violence has spiraled into power vacuum left by the toppling of saddam hussein. thomas: for more on their reaction to the chilcot report and we can go live to lend it where our correspondent is standing by. today's findings have really heavily criticized the country's former prime minister tony blair. what do you make of his attempts

to defend his actions? reporter: welcome what we can make of his attempt to justify his actions is that he is doing his utmost best to change the image that many people here in the united kingdom and many around the world have tony blair, that of a british prime minister who took his country into war in iraq alongside american troops on the basis of what is now confirmed to be flawed intelligence, with insufficient preparation, insufficient consultation, either with the intelligence services or within his cabinet and civil servants. during the two-hour press conference this afternoon, mr. blair apologized, he said he took responsibility for his mistakes, and that he repeatedly justified himself. he kept on saying he took the right decision to help overthrow saddam hussein and that the world was a better and safer

place without the iraqi president. i think it was a great exercise in self-justification and an attempt to change the way that he will be remembered in british politics or in world politics. when he said with a rather shaky voice that he had acted in good faith and that really now he took the decision that many people disagree with, fine, but please stop saying -- i'm quoting him -- "i was lying or had some sort of dishonest or underhand motive." that probably will be true. thomas: this comes as the country grapples with the brexit referendum result. how have these findings been received by the wider public him that so many people were against going to war at the time? benedicte: welcome a divided country in the sense that it was brexit by 4% with a lot of uncertainty ahead as to what will be the negotiations when article 50 will be invoked.

but it is certainly -- the iraq war has left this country very traumatized, in its attitude towards any future military intervention. some could argue that is possibly a good thing. others deplore it. hundreds of thousands of people, let's from them or come in february 2003, before the start of the iraq war, took to the streets of london to voice their opposition, frustration, that the government wasn't listening to them. they were protesting against a future military action in iraq. police said it was the u.k.'s biggest ever demonstration with 750,000 people taking part, although organizers say it was closer to 2 million. today outside where john chilcot was delivering the conclusions of this damning report for 20 blair and his government at the time, and the intelligence services and for spies in general, there were antiwar

supporters demonstrating as he of the stopaders war coalition and other groups who were demanding truth and justice and for tony blair to be andght before a court really be faced with the full force of the law. that is not happening at the moment. families may do so in the future. thomas: thank you very much for that insight. as you heard, 13 years after the invasion, the war remains a hugely emotive issue for many britons. many want tony blair to face legal action for his decision to plunge the country into war. he was keen to underscore is believed that those who died and were wounded did not make their sacrifice in vain. we gauge reaction to the report among veterans who fought in the conflict. >> tony blair! >> war criminal! reporter: antiwar campaigners

kick it in westminster well the chilcot report was made public. but it wasn't the usual collection of left-wing militants. veterans of the iraq war were among the protesters. >> by john in black and white was to attack civilians in there -- my job in black and white was to attack civilians in a runs, trash their houses, take their men await to american prisons. that led me to refuse continue serving there. who do they interview? they interview politicians and generals and heads of mi5. what those people have said is crafted into something republicans option death for public consumption. crafted into something for public consumption. reporter: david came to westminster with his other grandson. while he feels the report could have gone further, david is encouraged by some of chilcot's findings.

>> have concluded that the u.k. chose to join the invasion of for before peaceful options disarmament were considered. reporter: some human rights lawyers are disappointed. liked the would have chilcot report to address is the allegations of war crimes that went on for years in the invasion and occupation of iraq. there are hundreds of such obligations. reporter: the report includes damning criticisms of tony blair including a previously and published memo to george w. bush eight months before the war saying "i will be with you whatever." the outcome does not seem to be quite the whitewash that some campaigners had predicted. thomas: keeping u.s. boots on the ground in afghanistan. for the time being at least, with the situation still precarious, president obama has decided to keep the troop levels at it on -- 8400 to the end of

his time in the white house, rather than reducing them to five -- 5500 through the end of the year. he said that their role will remain the same as they continue to advise local police in missions against the telegram and other militant group -- taliban and other militant groups. the afghan president has welcomed the decision could let's listen to a snippet of what obama had to say earlier. the situationa: in afghanistan remains precarious. even as they improve, afghan security forces are not as strong as they need to be. as president and commander in chief i make clear that i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation. the united states will make him approximately 8400 troops in afghanistan into next year to the end of my ministrations it --and of my ministrations. thomas: barack obama speaking of short time ago.

guiltyne and seven found -- rwanda's have been found guilty. octavien ngenzi and tito barahira were handed life sentences. they were accused of playing a direct role in this letter -- in the slaughter in their village, where some 2000 people seeking refuge in a church were bludgeoned and hacked to death. our reporter's at the courthouse, from where she sent this update. reporter: it was really outside the court here in paris when his verdict was handed down. octavien ngenzi and tito barahira were found of genocide and crimes against humanity. both of those men were handed life sentences in prison. they say they will appeal. these men were former mayors of a village in eastern rwanda and they were convicted of supervising but also playing an active role in the killings in their area on the 13th of april,

1994, the first days of the genocide. thousands of tutsis from the village had fled in fear of their lives for safety to the local church. they ended up cornered and came under attack from rwandan forces with grenades and bombs but also militiamen moving machetes. the priest of that church came to justify in paris during the trial and said that nearly 2000 people lost their lives that day in a nearly seven-hour killing spree. this verdict is being hailed as historic. it is only the second rwandan genocide trial in france. trench prosecutors say they have 30 more cases they are looking into. thomas: catherine north strand reporting from paris. free syrian army say they will abide by the latest truce that came into effect nationwide at 1:00 a.m. local time this wednesday. the three-day cease-fire is the latest in the so-called regime

of, to be declared by the country's military. in a statement posted on twitter, the rebel groups say they will abide by it as long as the other side does the same. the previous cease-fire brokered by foreign powers in an effort to facilitate peace talks in february crumbled, with both sides claiming violations. the free syrian army rebels have welcomed that temporary truce because it coincides with the islamic festival of eid al-fitr. it marks the end of the holy month of ramadan and is traditionally celebrated with family gatherings and exchange of gifts and suites. our team in libya have been finding out how muslims there have been celebrating the festival in the city of tripoli. reporter: the sun rises over tripoli. hundreds of people have gathered for the eid prior. despite a lively atmosphere on this celebration day, no one here has forgotten the country is plunged into chaos.

security toace and the libyan people. we have got to put an end to our political quarrels. we need to unite around the constitution and around a single government. reporter things are definitely-- >> things are improving in the via pit it has helped us unite. reporter: some women dared to raise concerns about gender equality in his very conservative society. , women's lives will improve in libya, and their demands will be answered. the end of ramadan offers a rare moment of unity two libyans. five years after the reprisal against muammar gaddafi, the country is at war with jihadists and bitterly divided.

moving on, in front of a packed courtroom in pretoria, oscar pistorius was sent back to jail for six years for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp this wednesday. he has served 12 months behind bars for shooting her dead in 2013, but his original manslaughter conviction was increased to murder by the supreme court of appeal in december last year. many south africans have taken to social media to voice their outrage on the leniency of the sentence. many claim the judge was to synthetic to pistorius -- was too sympathetic to pistorius in the overall ruling. reporter: more than three years after murdering his girlfriend, oscar pistorius finally knows his fate. >> the sentence that i am house on the accused for the murder for the disease,

reeva steenkamp, is six years in prison. reporter: in her ruling, she can play the public role in the court. during the dramatic hearing, the aand he -- the double mputee's lawyers a asked him to walk around without his legs. steenkampshot reeva four times through locked door at his home in the early hours of valentine's day 2013. he said he thought she was a burglar. the prosecution's star witness was reeva's father. >> it has been very difficult for me to forgive. , that oscarhe same has to pay for what he did.

he has to pay for it. reporter: after the sentencing, the steenkamp family offered no comment on whether the state should appear. >> they want the law to run its course. no further comment. i will keep a dignified silence. reporter: pistorius could be paroled in as little as three years. his defense team says he will not appeal the sentence. after being transferred to house arrest in october last year, oscar pistorius, the first amputee sprinter to compete in the olympics, once again finds himself behind bars. thomas: a court in spain has sentenced in argentinian footballer to 21 months in prison. he plays for barcelona and was found guilty along with his father of three counts of defrauding authorities, over 4.1 million euros. they were also fined millions for using tax havens in uruguay, switzerland, and belize.

he has said he will appeal that ruling. the king of football convicted of tax evasion. werel messi and his father each sentenced to 21 months in jail after a spanish court found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud. they are due to pay 3.7 million-euro fine. the scheme began in 2005 when the messis sold the football stars image rights to offer comedies is headquartered in tax havens such as belize, switzerland, and uruguay. advertising partners who wanted to use his image had to negotiate directly with the shell company's and the transactions became off-limits for spanish tax authorities. evade 4.1ed messi to million euros of taxes between 2007 and 2009. investigation in the scheme has been ongoing since 2013, and messis's line of defense has

never wavered. always managed his assets and the footballer was unaware of how he did it. but the argument failed to convince the state attorney, who to a crime boss not wanting to know the details but guilty nonetheless. lionel messi can appeal the decision to the state supreme court and it is unlikely he or his father will spend any time in jail. under spanish law, first offenses carrying a sentence shorter than two years can be served under probation. but this could only be the beginning of the argentine's legal troubles after his name was prominently featured in another scandal, the panel papers -- panama papers. thomas: let's cross to spain on the very latest. sarah morris is standing by. by has this verdict gone among ordinary spaniards and his fans in barcelona? reporter: many are disappointed because he was always seen as a

very hard-working, honest player , and to some extent he has fallen from his pedestal with the allegations. i can tell you that the messis have said they will appeal the decision to the supreme court had many fans think that is absolutely right. they think he is made a victim of partly because the tax office is based in madrid and there is jealousy. the tax offices have put out a statement saying they are delighted with this verdict their way because they feel the principle that someone can be a of taxes and avoid hang them would set up for president. -- set a poor president. thomas: it looks like neither man will spent time in jail. sarah: if someone is convicted as a nonviolent offender for

under two years, they have the option to not serve jail time unless there is another offense. there is some leniency given to pay 5because he million euros in damages as soon as the allegations were brought against him and he may avoid getting a longer prison sentence, which would have meant he would have to do some jail time. summer maurice, our correspondent in madrid, thank you for the update on the sentencing of lionel messi and his father. business news now and will hildebrandt jointly once again on set. brexit uncertainty continues, and once again, in the property market. wil: that's right, tom. today we are looking at commercial property and asset managers suspended trading in property funds, the most recent announcement from canada life. there were other such moves also today. rapid cash outflows have been sparked by fears of falling state values within the u.k.

england has said that some prices are singly too high. wonder if uncertainty could lead to a crash. of confidence is the kiss of death and that is exactly what we are seeing right now for the u.k. currency and other asset classes right now. >definitely people losing faith. you saw headlines today were all of a sudden u.k. real estate investors from withdrawing currency because everyone, flight to safety. it is real people. have any, algorithms effect when it comes to piggybacking, but i think it is safe to say that this is real human emotion born through a fast falling currency that is a 30-plus-year lows. william: real human emotion is affecting the pound. every day seems like we're talking about a new generational

low because confidence has yet to be restored following the brexit vote. a 31-year low against the dollar. now trading at $1.29 down .79%. let's look at the wider european markets, which closed earlier. all three indices in the red. ftse down 1.25. factor dax down 1.67%. the house builders in britain were in a negative territory due to the uncertainty over the real estate market. in wall street, different story. health care transport stocks are doing well. also thanks to rebounding oil prices. all three indices currently in the green. this is despite minutes from the most recent federal reserve meeting that revealed there is some concern over spillover effect from the brexit vote and what that may mean for the u.s. economy. u.k.yone living in the that is uncertain about their future, france has one were to

say. paris has pledged to make the tax regime for expatriates the most favorable in europe in a land grab for london's bankers. reporter: publisher make paris make the paris texas -- tax regime the most favorable in europe. valls: we want to build altogether the financial capital of the future, to make paris the capital of smart finance. deals withs the u.k. the follow from his road to leave the european union, european capital has been eyeing the city of london, waiting to take any business that may want to relocate. pitch is to make paris more attractive the global finance and specifically businesses who have complained about indifference to the sector. he says the favorable tax regime for expatriates and french

nationals returning to france will be extended from five to eight years good and other of suggest isof valls' is to create a multilingual one-stop shop. he revised his promise to bring corporate tax down from 33% to 28. paris has plenty of competition from other european capitals -- frankfurt, berlin, and dublin have lunch -- launched a similar bids to take business from the city of london, by far europe's most powerful financial center. william: france is not the only country looking to benefit. australia's historic ties with the u.k. will also come to its benefit. the country hopes to bring in talent from britain. reporter: the planting pound is creating uncertainty for exporters even as far away as australia. the uk's the biggest export market in terms of volume for us trillion win -- for australian

wine. while a lower pound could hurt this winemaker's business and he is hoping the $10 billion trading relationship between the two countries will be strengthened. with we negotiate well britain, particularly england, and also still keep in connection the free trade agreements with the eu, and i feel it will be a positive for the australian wine industry. reporter: a weaker pound is making australia more attractive for british jobseekers. following the brexit vote, one online site would just a nearly 200% surge in the number of u.k. residents looking to relocate. meanwhile, experts written -- believe britain will need australia to access the asian market. >> we're in the region, we have ties to the region. if you have a look at australia's trading partners, a

lot of the trainees financing, needs services. that is where the u.k. diversification can come in. reporter: changes to immigration rules could benefit australians looking to move to the u.k.

07/06/16 07/06/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> we have concluded that the u.k. chose to join the invasion of iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. military action at that time was not a last resort. amy: as the death toll from saturday's massive bombing in i digress is to 25