panic possession when they turn to and on what can they count in this time of existential struggle? ah, the proposed suggest the u. s. mistakenly targeted in afghan aid work in a drone strike, killing 10 members of one family this hour. we hear from a former american tro operator, he tells us of his own experiences of killing innocent people. every shot that we turn like they're cheering their congratulating each other. they're high fiving each other. people are getting promoted because of this stuff came on and i refused to wake a series of leave and come to messages from the us military or failed to panic. control from us can stand with troops unable to rescue desperately american citizens. with special forces soldier, you should be encrypted messages gives us his take from what happened. our biggest

problem getting people out actually is the u. s. government. it's actually not the time. we've seen the military people behind the gate. the us military was not letting even civilian americans with bad courts, american passports on the british prime minister admits to breaking a key election promised by hiking taxes to fix a shortfall in health and social care funding. ah, i welcome the latest developments in the look back and what's been happening over the last 7 days to you watch a weekly hear. a naughty international news postage suggests us strange striking comple intended for terrorists, killed an aide worker loading his car with water. 10 civilians died in the attack including 7 children. at the end of last month, u. s. force said that the man fake will match the description of one used by the

terrorist group, isis k. a also said there was a large, secondary blast after the drain strike suggesting that he was transporting explosives. but he turns back claimants, according think an investigation by the new york times the aid work had even been employed by an american n g o. there are many similar fate, san vixon, it's a 20 year us campaign in afghanistan. if we discover in our in depth investigation on heard voices, the will use all tools at our disposal. killed our children to united states was bringing people to watch the site. it was a pointless exercise. well, in our latest report, we talked to brandon bryant, who flew predator drones for the u. s. military to help pay for his education. he spoke to us about his own personal experiences,

which include his belief that he killed innocent men. after my 1st shot, i took the 3 innocent men killed that i believe are innocent. i called my mother afterwards and cried. and she told me that it was good that i felt bad about it, because if i felt good about it, i would just be another psychopath. ah no other way. and again, my education and the military showed up when day and i will pay for your education if you serve for a minimum of 4 years. and how can anyone turn that down? oh, i sergeant comes down and turns around. now goes in the military crater, actually since your job is to kill people and break things. so you got all these

young enlisted deeds and girls. galvan guys who are out of high school who have no experience in anything who are now basically video game snipers for months of training. made that put in the position to make these decisions. the for the 1st 3 months, i was in active missions. i watched enemy forces die. friendly forces die and the forces die an innocence, innocent, people die. and so i got to see like the impact on everybody. ah,

[000:00:00;00] ah, ah, mental degradation. we did proper term, every shot that we took, like they're cheering their congratulating each other. they're high fiving each other. people are getting promoted because of this stuff. it's like a withering away of who you are. i are hunting a man named and want all lucky. he was a mom from pm and ah, i was told one day going in that president obama himself would stop and give the

order himself to me. and i got this euphoric feeling. the death of the lock is a major blow to all kind of most active operational affiliate. and then it's done. 16 year old son was killed 2 weeks later. and it's striking when i asked for some of the people that i knew why they struck me. do a romanella lucky because i didn't want them to become a figure. the 1st thing that trump did in office was kill and our, our lockheed 8 year old daughter was a terrorist. you have to take out their families, maybe to them, it seems practical. but to me it seems evil. ah, there was an incident involved killing of civilians. they might have been to new zealand white civilians in afghanistan. so president obama got on television

himself and was saying it was not the fault of intelligence or the military leadership is defaulted to drone operators that cause this. and that really upset me because we get no intel. i felt like he was blaming me planner in chief of the united states military was pointing a little me and saying, oh, all those things that were other people's fault and actually your phone, the ah, i didn't know who i was anymore. i didn't know what i believed anymore. i didn't know my purpose anymore. i almost kill myself with a 9 millimeters 6 p 2266, our german law enforcement weapon. and the only reason i don't is because of him. like he said, he just wants he wanted to go for a walk and i'm sitting there with the guy in my hand and i ready to do it. and he's just like, dad,

let's go for work. let's go for walk. i'm ready to go for what i . ready ready mean, 1st time stories, things from people whose lives will change forever. by america's longest fool that's in our special series on heard voices, which can also watch online. more americans were allowed to leave afghanistan on thursday. the taliban, giving them the green lights of flee on charter flights almost 10 days after the official end of the u. s. patrol many more, however, remain as the biden administration grapples with the fall light, with a series of leak messages and shedding light on his failed efforts to get it. citizens act an american citizens. yes, all of them we are abandoning american citizens. well, those tax there which i haven't been verified were disclosed by michael young. he's

a war correspondent and former us special forces soldier and was among the civilians working with the military and private networks to rescue stranded americans. he gave us details of his conversation with a high ranking u. s. army officer. that colonel was not physically present, but he was an contacts, major general, chris donahue who, who was the combatant commander on the ground. and so, so that colonel wasn't physically there. in fact, he was very frustrated and you can see from that tax, there was more tax those while he was really demonstrating a lot of frustration at one point he said, can you read the gate and other intended with the car and get in? i mean, he wanted to rescue those people and you know, and he, i hope that his tags don't cause him any problems. he's the kind of general we need . no, he didn't want to follow those orders. he wanted to get them out. we had 3 jets on the ground that were private jets that were paid for by a friend of mine's team. his name is rick clay,

and his team had paid for 3 jets. they were on the ground civilian jets waiting. and the us military was not letting even civilian americans with passports, american passports, our biggest problem on getting people out actually is the u. s. government. it's actually not the todd man. i know that sounds crazy, but the biggest problem is not valid. and the taliban, i'm actually it's in some cases of actually helped us. you can even make up the stuff. this is like something for a weird movie. so taliban is saying that us forces happy to come and get them, or call us to let them through. nobody can make up the stuff. i don't care who's fault it is the department of state or the military. it's all of your fault. you didn't let them in period. they were at the gate. then of course, the next day we haven't pentagon in the white house, they're going know, you know, all american citizens who want to get in could have gotten in. but they couldn't actually make it to the airport and were saying, excuse my language, i don't know if i can say this on russian tv. they definitely were at the gate

period. michael on there also were these conversations to with contract as he were incapable one of them claiming that $45.00 americans, including women and children, were unable to enter the airport even if they had us passports with them. the so it was claimed that some were beaten and assaulted in their efforts to get in and added that he was asking senior officers for clarification on how they could be helped as they faced a terrifying white. however, the commanders apparently refused to step in. now another contract wrote that us generals knew their citizens worse, stuck outside the airport, but still wouldn't grant access even proposed paying the governments to such as the u. k. to help l. lift americans and confirm that general mark millie, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, had made the decision not to open the gate. can you confirm general milly was mentioned by name as the leader that is condemning them to death. yes,

i can confirm that mentioned by name. well, the picture then coming from those conversations is in stark contrast to the narrative that was coming from the biden administration. they continually stressed the situation was under control, that no american citizens would be left behind. what we're doing every single minute of every single hour of every single day. it's working to create safe passage for all civilians, including the afghans who work for us to the airport to get them on planes and get them out. i think they're responsible, say americans are stranded, they are not. we are committed to bringing americans who want to come home homes completed one of the biggest err list in history. extraordinary success. and this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of united states, military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals. well, off the evacuation market on throw this scathing letter to the armies high command, highlighting some of the missteps,

specifically to that the us nationals were abandoned at the gate while 3 and the jets, as we heard paid for by volunteers were actually waiting for them. we asked the pentagon for clarity or mr. they have declined to comment on believe so the lack of transparency actually makes matters worse. that's what americans always say. we leave no one behind, right. and right now we've seen the military leave people behind the gate, but it's, it's a sin to say, well, i'm just going to live because it's humiliating. so we just have to leave behind and lie about it. know we're going to try to get them out and we're getting a lot of them out right now. the military in the department state are in our way at this point. so in addition to leaving people behind, they are stopping us from getting them out. now, department state isn't our way where we want the military and the government to get out of our way. we don't need their help anymore. i mean, now that we're getting success as civilians because you know,

we can do it. we don't need them, we're faster or more efficient. and we don't have the bureaucracy and we're just smarter than they are. so this is how america war on terror in afghanistan has come to an end the taliban, a back in power and american citizens desperate to get eyes have been left behind, but had the 20 year long us afghan mission actually begin. artie contributor richard met hurst explains next 20 years ago, the attacks of september, the 11th, changed the world forever. on the 20th anniversary, we wanted to take a look back at the fruitful event that launched the war on terror, cataclysmic shift in world politics so big we have to go country by country, just to see how much damage is cost. join me as we look back on america's war on terror, or is it should rightfully be cold war of terror? everyone's talking about the u. s. withdrawal. but no one seems to be asking why

the us invaded afghanistan in the 1st place in 2000. and 120 years ago, the attacks of september, the 11th, were used by the united states not just to invade afghanistan, but to start an entire war on terror. within 24 hours, they had already started the mass surveillance programs and not even a week after $911.00, congress passed something called the authorization for the use of military force. the a on this didn't even specify of ghana, stan, or all kyra or the taliban. it just referred to the people who attacked or helped attack america, 911, which is a really great way to bomb anyone. you don't like just accuse them of being and all kite a supporter. and that's what every single president, since george bush has done. they've used the a o m f to bomb 19 countries. so after 911 b u. s. a q is the taliban who are in power and of ghana sense of sheltering the some of the line and al qaeda. the taliban actually offered to give ballade up. if the u. s. could just prove he was guilty, but bush rejected this offer multiple times. and just like in 2000, when people say gas, dan is going to become a terror hub, which is all it gets back then tony blair said ok,

that was destroyed one month after the invasion. literally, we have destroyed virtually all the terrorist training camps of al qaeda. we've destroyed an enormous amount of the military infrastructure of the taliban. thereafter, as far as the existence completely taken out, so of america's war on terror was supposed to beat terrorism. why are there more suicide attacks and more people dying from terrorism? since 2001? just look and how the number of deaths keeps rising and rising. and rising. def america lost 3000 people on 911 of gaston has had multiple 9 eleven's since the invasion and just like the people in new york city had nothing to do with america's foreign policy. neither do the people have of galveston has anything to do with all kinds at all. in fact, the hijackers were mostly from saudi arabia even brought their passports to prove it. another development on saturday, new york officials revealed at a news conference here in the city that

a hijackers passport was found blocks from the world trade center crash side of you can believe app. and when people in the west see the war and go all, what did we get out of it? one second. what about again, what did they get out of it? what does not the victim here? the average age of denison is 18. meaning, most of afghans have grown up only knowing war because every president has kept the war of terror going their whole life. they've been hearing empty promises, one nation building and democracy. well, here's what that entails. 50000 civilians that over 26000 children wounded, 3000000 refugees, more terrorism, more deaths from terrorism, more corruption, more instability. and according to former, again, president honey 90 percent of atkins live in extreme poverty. which is a great thing to say shortly before you run away with 170000000 dollars in cash. and you know of ghana stan was a scam and a cash cow. when the vice president starting the war, dick cheney is the former c, e o of one of the companies making money from the war. bush and blair didn't invade

afghanistan for the sake of women's rights or democracy, stop white washing their imperialist crimes. they started the war and tara, based on lies. did the nation build? no, did counter terrorism work? no. was the taliban defeated? no. did western corporations make lots of money? yes. the telephone is back in power. even including people who are portraits. one dynamo, baby, and we're back to square one except lots of people died and suffered. and so this idea that you can fight terrorism and impose democracy on others by invading them is a lie which falls flat on its face. when confronted with the fact that terrorism and deaths from terrorism increased after 2001, this either indicates extreme malice, or at best, enormous incompetence and abject failure, and other weight. no one should have ever invaded afghanistan. and just because the war and i've got to stand has ended, does not mean the war on terror has the war machine isn't going anywhere. richard

med hearst and i still come on the weekend for your salary candidate for the french presidency calling for his version of breaks it, telling his countrymen to free themselves from the clutches of the european union. the details just oh, i use news. the news

the join me every thursday on the alex simon show when i was speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then in the moon. ah. hello again. the british prime minister has admitted breaking a key pledge of his election manifest day by raising personal taxes to the highest level. in decades. we promise not to raise the rates of income tax,

national insurance, or v a t. this is a tax guarantee, it will protect the income, so hardworking families across the next parliament. no conservative government, no conservative government to speak every once to raise taxes and i will be honest with the house i kept. yes, i accept with the brakes. a manifesto commitment, which is not something which is not something i do likely, but a global pandemic within this follows and 18 months spending bonanza, g t k. with 19 that seen the u. k. national debt spiral. the 1st year of the pandemic, the government borrowed $300000000000.00 pounds, a large part of which was to fund a workers furlough game, or johnson cor tuesdays tax hiker difficult, but responsible decision needed to fix funding. sure, full in health and social care were beginning the biggest catch up program in the history of the an h. s. the levy who share the cost as fairly,

as possible between people and businesses. because we all benefit from a well supported and a chest and all businesses benefit from a healthy workforce. the shuttle work in pensions. secretary jonathan reynolds, reacting to the prime minister, essentially saying the way the government tries to frame this issue of, for example, people living longer and having healthier lives and insensitive way of dealing with what are very real issues for the elderly when it comes to their pensions. the governments cases of the for the data and the pandemic have produced a statistical aberration i reject the presentation of this issue is the source of intergenerational tension or unfairness because we all have an interest in ensuring that there's a decent state pension in the future. we would never present increase longevity as a problem. the pretends to the prime minister is only here because it's panoramic is not going to wash. he's putting a sticking plaster over gaping wounds which his party inflicted. he made the

comment of social care before the pandemic, and he said he would pay for it without raising taxes before the pandemic. now this is of course, the 2nd manifest pledge that the prime minister has broken within a day. the 2nd of those being an announcement to raise national insurance contributions, which say the government that is promised not to do in the lead up to that election at the end of $29.00 teams. so the government, the chancellor, the treasury all with a balancing act to do to have tried to please if not all sectors of society as many as possible when it comes to the agenda, not just in the u. k. the so called global gender of help build back a better point. and slogan the bars johnson repeated again today, how much, what he has done. he's certainly reporting now will be discussed to the issue with political commentator anthony, whether he says this long been a short fall in an h. s. and social care funding. i think it is damaging because

of the way it's been done to saw with he's playing the time to make the government has actually dealt with the a desperate course that way. it's been spending more time. not thinking about the consequences. it's now trying to deal with the consequences by bringing in this additional means of getting money as a leader, the opposition court is now today, all the problems we had with the chess and with social care interested. well, the pool, the camera won't last, her breaks it could frank's it be next? because a candidate for the french presidency is calling on his country to seize back control and free itself from the clutches of the european union. and he's a big name and politics to charlotte davinsky explains from powers he was the man that was leaving the charge. when it came to the brig negotiations, he was a man that was in charge of insuring

a victory. you fool you. and during many years old briggs, he was the man that kept saying you is the gold standard during the discussions, even if she was the u. k, you pointed cherry pick was wanting from the youth. now we should volunteer is telling a very different story, sounding for the presidency, hearing from elections, take place in about a level. and the thing he is saying is shocking. many events in the phone yesterday about leaving out more fluid in europe, in counterpart. it was many is doing and when it came to migration rules rules, what do you say? we cannot do all this without having regained our legal sovereignty. being permanently frightened by a ruling or a condemnation at the level of the european court of justice. so the european convention on human rights,

or by an interpretation by our own judicial institutions, the reaction, i mean, i will, in fact some people were so shocked about these comments. they thought that this was fake news. how could someone like me should vanya see such things, the policy is a junior european affairs, mr. clement, paul said that he couldn't believe that somebody who was truly committed, you will, will be able to say such things. others suggested the mission volunteer had essentially included toya korea. michelle bonnie is giving a master class on how to destroy your career and legacy and the desperate hope of looking electable can elect for that just straight up dislikes you regardless. well, bonia has defended his comment, saying the idea of a constitutional field would only apply when it comes to you. repeat calls on issues such as like, gratian, his attempts to defend his comments seem to me things worse. you can only how break that she is, has been reacting to this here just some of the comments. this is breathtaking. the

hypocrisy the same. michel bonnie who doing the brakes. it negotiations taught to belittle the u. k for demanding control over our courts and our borders. now he wants the same for friends for exit. this is ironic in the extreme bonnie: a preaching the merits of national sovereignty to cover the overpower for e. u and european court of human rights who born is through feelings, it seems about the new and about european institutions could come the worst climb to the floor at the movement, russellville, trying to reach the premises when it comes to issues with the pool. mm. pool countries such as hungary and poland, the deep and seeing some questions being raised by germany called to school course . and he's coming to from meetings to maybe to, to have more influence when it comes to the european union to counterbalance the influence of germany. just suggests that the relationships within the block goes cosy,

i think would have you believe which many will wonder if this does mean that there are trouble voices. hash. been sky reporting that from paris. she be much in the weekly here. naughty. don't forget though, you can also stay across the news by going to our website and you can find me. in the september, the 11th 2001 day that reshape to the modern world. i remember watching the world trade center burn on

a tv at to ca and i was standing there like this just looking at it. and a colleague of mine was standing next to me and he said, my god, did they have any idea what they've done? we're going to kill everybody now. everybody, the, the live tv images promote the us into declaring its war on terror. they've begun to bomb african villages and homes and get people hurt and, and killed the main goal of destroying terrorism and then was it achieved? yes. and no, okay, to essentially no longer exists good for us, but there are certainly other terrorist groups that are worse than

me the i, b, b, c was us less iraq. america continues to maintain high prices in the country with us to see in the world situation. and again, this is into the crucial international under control which the afghan forces, the security situation remains critical in the country. we are now supply in the us. your minus i do so yeah, like how about if i was going, if i'm already move our friends most of us again,