of the indians and their will for risa with breaking news on r. c. a hospital in the loop gown script public is struck by the ukrainian military using us supplied hi, marge, rockets, killing 14 sivilton spouts. according to the russian ministry of defense, of civilian infrastructure is again hit in don boss by a key of forces. hundreds of berliners take to the streets to protest the german decision of delivering to new gray. i think 20 years since the u. s. invasion and occupation of our rock, we begin our special coverage of the legacy left behind by the devastating war

which left hundreds of thousands of civilians with wherever you're catching the program from today or run the world. welcome to moscow on the global news rhonda up on our t. my names you know new. we begin with breaking news more than a dozen people helping kills after a hospital and civilian housing were hit in a rocket tank in the loop. ganske republic, our senior correspondent, iraq, s d, as in the region. and can tell us more. well, we had the statement from the russian ministry of defense which has come out and said. 2 the euclidean side launched a surprise me, sol attack a multiple walking glitches with using you estimate and supplied by mas nissan called luca hospital. the wide out of the hospital was stopped by booth civilians

and military gulf doesn't have treated both the local population. this is the local clinic optimal, as well as troops at injured and the fighting on the frontlines. and taken there for further treatment of the attack left footage, people dead from what you understand 24. that each of those numbers may well rise with keeping up to date with information from the russian ministry of defense a book. there's also be another strike currently targeting a medical facility low at the hospital, which is the way to solve region of the city will have the holster has been adult. endless taking chilion for the past months. and she says again, sharing that facility has been struck before, but again, we don't get know about casualties, injuries of death. unlike even mobile, i don't reach the western side, already pulled the incident

a walk. i'm saying that those responsible it's wooded. the strike carried out the strike will be identified and will be punished all as moscow slums, key effort deliberately targeting civilians. protestors have taken to the streets of the german capital, angered not the government. they're on their decision supply. ukraine with its leopard to main buffle tanks, are teeth dominic, right. chart reports from berlin. yeah, a few 100 people here today. a one might expect them more to be on the streets. actually because colds indicate that around half off the german population of strictly against weapon deliveries, the people here are, did demanding an immediate cease fire, as well as peace talk so that they are against the aggressive foreign policy that germany is taking. currently. the important reason why they're not that many people

is that there's a lot of pressure actually on peace activists in germany. right now, just a couple of days. we found out that a peace activist was prosecuted for saying, basically that in the war like this, all sides need to be her than this wasa seen as supporting russian aggression by german authorities. and he was therefore prosecuted. so there's a lot of fear as well, amongst german people to, to protest against these issues. but nevertheless, we're looking at the munich, a security council next week and where a lot of a key and nato officials come together. and we are expecting to see a large protest there with at least a several 1000 people joining us. it's 20 years since the us invasion of iraq. and here at r t, we're beginning our special coverage of now dollar person. for the coming months, we'll examine the devastation and destabilization of calls thrive them middle east . at this hour,

american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people. and to defend the world from grapevine, who we will bring to the food medicine and fleet with will in january, 2003, u. s. president george w bush. i'd line the coming invasion of iraq in his state of the union address,

busch, cold, iraqi leader, saddam hussein, a quote, brutal dictator with ties to terrorism. posing a direct threat to the united states. he pledged to dis, armor sane and bring freedom to the iraqi people. something the u. s. was already involved with in afghanistan, kate of iraq, is not disarming to the contrary. he is deceiving from intelligence sources. we know, for instance, that thousands of iraqi security personnel are at work hiding documents and materials from the un inspectors. sanitizing inspection sites and monitoring the inspectors themselves. if saddam hussein does not fully disarm for the safety of our people and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. we'll later it turned out that our same did not have the so called weapons of mass destruction

program that washington insisted. it's hot. so at once in march, 2003, the u. s. joined by its allies, launched operation iraqi freedom. the coalition started a bombing campaign directly against the iraqi government and military installations . despite months of massive anti war protests were wide. u. s. in forces invaded iraq from q weights within days, 3 weeks after that into the invasion. baghdad fell the cia top weapons inspector in iraq. finally closed a w. m. d. investigation in 2005 concluding there were no such weapons in the country will the years of war and the subsequent rise of terrorism have given a grim toll on a rock and its people, or at least 180000 documented civilian debts in the country, while some surveys estimate the actual figure should be over 1000000. many of those

died from aerial bombing shelling gunshots and suicide attacks. over 9000000 people either fled the country or where displaced the u. s. that coalition lost almost $5000.00 of its own soldiers. the war scarred the lives of many iraqis of different generations. some of them shared their stories with us. oh, michelle. it either the streets were packed with barriers and tunnels. i remember it well. baghdad became a battlefield tanks and security forces of all kinds of been deployed there. oh wow . i up now. so yeah, they are live, became a live in health because as a child you were supposed to see beautiful things, but we so bullets tags and kind of tear for humanity, children and society as a whole. there was nothing but war. ah,

no, hold on host of the families. last members and i lost one of my brothers because of the bomb banks. the americans were killing everything in front of them. i know that and it, one of my sons wanted to celebrate his success with his studies. so my wife gave him money to buy some junk food and eat out with his friends, and they start to eat and they were an american bass. he was shot in the head by the americans. he died on the spot. oh, my friends were killed by the explosion at that time. my neighbor was killed by the americans, but he was going to buy a kenneth cook and guess they thought he was a suicide bomber and kill him. or love, hear the crowd cuz somebody these are very difficult memories for me. a mortar shall fell at the door of our house and killed one of my playmates. ah, no sucking about the police to live in bagdad. our dreams were shattered. we wished

to complete our studies that we cannot because of the war and the killings in the streets. we had to leave our homes and go to the north a with while action. but at the top we were in baghdad. we stayed at home and closed the windows, covered them with blankets. we were afraid of a chemical bombardment. we saw america come to us. they told us that a rock would become a paradise. they published news about how they were distributing food, but those were all false dreams. and only after i turned 14 years old was i able to leave the house with my friends before that i couldn't even think about it . i was afraid something would happen outside. and even now i don't want to leave without telling my family where i'm going. mm. mm. got it. what do you want? what do you remember my 1st day at the kindergarten?

the 1st day i tell a mattress cold, the textbooks shall picture the summer for my regime, but they took them away and gave us new different books. i'll never forget the coal sop of a bullet. the sound of an explosion, even just a smoke, an american soldier, a life full of blood. i know many showing jo avoid. the americans arrested my father. he did not belong to any party. he was working at the market. he was kept in prison until 2018. i didn't have a chance to know my father. after he was released, his health deteriorated, but took him to germany for treatment. but up to 4 surgeries, he died. ah, a little you may say to me your childhood was stolen

and i didn't have a child food. i spend the money war and terrorist organizations, such as on k that among slaughter. americans bombing that kinda and kinda bowman americans. when we went to school, i used to walk along the wall so as not to be shot and killed a fellow smith though, my cousin, my brother in law. unfortunately, the americans did not fulfill the promise you whoa to rock because of your last my loved ones. you hold as a lot. i didn't want to had the united states. you destroyed iraq. you, we can national sovereignty. and over 20 years, you fail to manage a rock. i wouldn't think that me stop destroying stuff, control the national resources, let the rocky people lead in peace. i will at no tier all not suffering for many years might have been avoided. if

washington had not art rightly rejected that negotiation conditions that were offered by saddam hussein's government. back in january, 2003, it's a detail not often spoken about, but next r t. steve sweeney picks up the story. 20 years ago, us president george w bush trying to convince the world the iraqi leader, saddam hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. and that he had the evidence to prove it. the phrase w. m. d, entered the lexical with politicians, repeating it over and over again. despite in fact, knowing that they didn't actually exist in iraq as their own intelligence services told them, while un weapons inspectors also said that they found no evidence of w. m days, none of dies turned up with ins of mass distraction. and you've been surprised and said you were surprised that that was the case. do you believe the information i gave you was good information to be got. i got a good many,

a tip says 2 sites to go to. and we went to many of them, but and only in 3 of those cases did they find anything and, and none of these cases was weapons. last destruction. so that shook maybe 5 minutes. and while beating the drums of war, washington ignored loft hfs by iraq to negotiate for peace. the effort began in january of 2003 in which they contacted us. and through my intermediary friend, he was asked by the syrians to go to baghdad, get conditional terms from saddam hussein and the intelligence and the iraqi intelligence at the time. and he brought them out and sent them to me as conditions that saddam hussein would agree to if the united states did not attack to this, there were 6 conditions, 2 of which we could have implemented immediately to test

the, the seriousness of their, of their proposals. one was we would be allowed to take to allow $5000.00 us troops to go into iraq and look for weapons of mass destruction. there was talk at high levels, all those terms because i turned them, turned them over to the secretaries office and, and was it basically the intermediary? well, they decided to launch the attack on and in march of 2003. so who was the architects of the invasion? well, it's a long list. first to politicians. a no, no, only president george w bush, the day before the 2003 state of the union address. u. s. secretary of state colin powell said the old options were on the table including military intervention. one rack is in material breach 2. this is their last chance there have to be serious consequences and those serious consequences. matthews of force. and you've heard me

say that repeatedly, repeatedly. i've also said that if the international community to the un when the time comes, does not wish to use force the united states reserves, it's right as a sovereign nation to make a judgment within this. this clear record of violation to use force alongside a like minded nations who might wish to be part of such a coalition. back in 2002 us vice president dick cheney had his eyes on regime change in iraq. with our health a liberated iraq can be a great nation. once again. a rack is rich, a natural resources and human talent and has unlimited potential for a peaceful, prosperous future. our goal would be interacted as territorial integrity. a government that has democratic and pluralistic a nation where the human rights of every ethnic and religious group are recognized and protected in that troubled land. all who seek justice and dignity,

and the chance to live their own lives. can know they have a friend and ally in the united states of america. then of course came the media, which was crucial during efforts to build public support for wool. pushing the narrative on saddam and wm days. in september 2002, the york times americans newspaper of record went big on a sensational story. climbing a rock was trying to get its hands on nuclear weapons. more than a decade after saddam hussein agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction. iraq has stepped up its quest for nuclear weapons and has embarked on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb. but counter to all good journalists practice. the only source was an anonymous one. the whole story could be made up. and guess what? there was drums beating there and, and there were,

we had the agency over there. ca saying there's debbie m d. i personally believe to this day basically set up george bush for failure. knowing that there was no w m d, they knew it, they knew it, and they had one source that proved later to be unreliable. we presented all the information that we had, all the and, and, and, and with the hope that we could prevent a war. again, not knowing at that time, that there were all terrier motives. so it was just a matter of time before the u. s. unleashed it's shocking or bombing campaign. while across the pond, british prime minister, tony blair, also sold a case for war on a lie, the now infamous dodgy dossier, which claim sams nonexistent. w. m. dees could attack the country in 45 minutes. the intelligence picture they paint is one accumulated over the last 4 years. it is

extensive, detailed, and authoritative. it concludes that iraq has chemical and biological weapons. that sedan has continued to produce them. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be activated within 45 minutes, including against his own chia population. so who's to to benefit from it all the most? well, before the 2003 invasion, iraq's domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and close to western companies . to decades later, it is loudly privatized and dominated by foreign firms, which have right in billions to understand the dynamics that are going on in the middle east. and of course, it's about oil. it's very much about oil, and we can't, we can't really deny that. i'm saddened that it's politically inconvenient to acknowledge what every one knows. the rack war is largely about oil. people say

we're not fighting for oil. of course, we are hardly surprising since the oil companies spent big bucks getting formal oil, mom bush and former halliburton, c o dick shady into office in the 1st place. private minutes he contractors also saw their profit, saw a war, proved to be a boom. for the alms industry with lockheed martin saying a 47 percent increase in profits during the build up to the invasion, which continued throughout the occupation. 2 decades on an iraq remains in tatters with sectarian all militia running a mock and deep political instability. with a war blame for the rise of islamic state and other global g had his groups and calls for george w bush and tony blair to be tried as war criminals still unanswered. as they enjoy the patronage of the elite that they help profit from the war launched on ally, steve sweeney bringing us just some of the stories from what was a decades long conflict. we will be bringing you more in date for the next number

of months. in our special coverage of the 20th anniversary of one of america's longest wars, ah saber rattling in the u. s. over china appears to be reaching new levels. now senior american ur force general has warned that he thinks his country will face war with beijing. in 2025. i hope i am wrong. my gut tells me we will fight. in 2025, she secured his 3rd term and set his war counsel in october 2022. ty, once presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer she a reason. united states presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer she a distracted america. she's team reason and opportunity are all aligned for 2025.

yeah, that is a leaked memo on it's the general laid out his goals to build a quote for to fide ready integrated an agile joint force. maneuver team on earth for spokesperson has verified about the email was fennic. although said it hadn't been intended for public reading and doesn't reflect us policy on china. beijing earlier said that despite their difficulties that people's republic all was trying to find a way to get along with washington. let's get the take on all this with victor, gao, vice president of the center for china and globalization. think tank you're most welcome to the program. so this 4, star general says his gut instinct tells him, war with china is on the horizon. victor, what does your gut tell you? cut a war be ahead within 2 years. first of all, this general is a war monger and what he is saying and telling his troops is the very dangerous

thing for world peace and stability. secondly, it's fortunate that the u. s pentagon has 2nd guest or this general saying whatever he sent, a does not represent the official position of the pentagon, and the u. s. government in general, has also denied that his general represents the official position of the united states, these army china. now secondly, i hope washington will realize that war is not and should not be an option between china and the united states. 2 countries armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons, because a war between china, the united states will soon get out of control and lead directly to armageddon. and eventually, to will not only be a disaster for the united states and for china, but for mankind as a whole. therefore, generals and admirals, both in china and the united states,

need to be exercising maximum restraint and need to really listen to their political leaders. rather than using their own judgment about the war or peace, they need to stand firm for peace rather than agitate for war. war is not an option between washington and b. g. period. how significantly? well, beijing be taking this link memo or will they take at face value, what washington had to say after in response, which he just went through? well, it is very clear that there are decision makers in washington which are agitating for a showdown with china. a however, i don't think these people are dangerous, as they are, represent the fundamental interest of the people in the united states. why? because china and the united states need to get along with the, with each other. or there are people in washington who agitate about china becoming

a larger economy than the united states in the matter of another 10 years also. and they also worried that was china is larger than the united states. china will become the next the superpower. but that is further from truth than this, because china is already larger than the united states. if we look at the purchasing power parity. china is a much larger manufacturing power than the united states. and china is larger than the united states in many key areas. however, either in the past or a day or in the future, a channel does not want to become the next superpower in the world. that means china wants to treat with every country, including the united states as an equal rather then and handling any of these countries. therefore, such fantasies are false to start with. even though it wasn't an official policy memo just finally, sir, do you think by being leaked it helped raise public approval or otherwise for

u. s. military support to taiwan? well, i think there are dangerous decision makers in the united states a which a whole not only have such dangerous ideas. they also tell themselves that tell their troops, they tell their allies in nato, for example, as well as a regions like china's taiwan province, that they are expecting a wall with china. now, they really scare a lot of people. they. busy from other countries i reuse to spend mall to buy a u. s. made whitman's firearms, for example. ah, so they make the united states more indispensable in the sense. but this is not what exactly the united states need to do. after all, the united states is a big power. they need to really shoulder greater responsibilities rather then scheming for a wall with other countries, especially with china. china has

a population of 1400000000 people, more than 4 times larger than the united states. and china has a much larger manufacturing capacity than the united states. china's production of iron and steel is many folds that to all the united states. therefore, for any one in washington to talk about, a war with china will lead it to their own suicide. i'm afraid it's much better to talk about peace rather than agitate for war. victor. gov, vice president of a center for china global. i think thank. thank you very much for your time today, sir. thank you very much for having me. thank you. all right, a testy exchange, next year, an rti is option locks the ones with the head of the movies. there are a group of private military companies, seeing by some nato, was out, church rushes, wagner couch for the discussion. next thing going on to product. ah,

for oh, this is for more a conflict over power and status involving to united states and russia. it's a question about russia assert deep a sphere of influence in the former soviet space holds in europe rolled and ukraine easy sanction, in order to take this get out, he stays doesn't want to allow us to happen. and mrs. bought the 4th, what is going on? ah ah,

i'm ash ritathui and welcome back to going underground, broadcasting all around the world from dubai in the united. i remember it as no m chomsky predicted on last week's episode. the doomsday clock on tuesday move closer to midnight than ever before indicating how close the human species is to extinction. the atomic scientists who compile the supporting evidence for that cited the war in europe in the midst reports of imminent deployment of german tanks to fight russia for the 1st time since well will to we joined today by u. s. marine co colonel who fought for nato nation troops in iraq, afghanistan, and somalia, the former deputy commander of u. s. special operations command central. now ceo of military formation. the mozart group retired connell, andrew milburn joins me now from the ukrainian capital. thank you so much. your time colonel, for coming on just before we start on the mozart group or the, i know the britain a while, it was morning before the announcement about american tanks arriving in theater. so they say at chris perry and andrew bag sure killed while law helping evacuations.

from solider. so we're told i don't know whether you knew them. um, is that the kind of work in fact that the mozart group do these evacuations from the theater? yeah, it absolutely is. and by the way, good evening. good afternoon. good morning. a great pleasure to be on your show and thank you for inviting me. yes. that is exactly the sort of work that we do. and i have up to chris and andrew and my condolences to the families for all, for the loss. and you know why i feel a loss of course, because the mission is all important and it is extremely dangerous. these guys were traveling as we all are exhausting vehicles on the russian on to refund as.