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the world remembers. how far is the post 9/11 fight against militancy, and? two leading taliban figures have been arrested. the truth about -- the truth about castor semenya. the internet shrove body receive the results of her gender tests. and why is bridgton saying sorry to the family of alan sherry? -- why is britain saying sorry to the family of alan jury. it is 3:30 p.m. in kabul, midday in london and 7:00 a.m. in new york, were the eighth anniversary of the september 11 attacks are about to be commemorated. hijacked planes were flown into the world trade center as well as the pentagon.

a fourth aircraft a and crushed it in a field in pennsylvania. the repercussions are still being felt, not least on the board and afghanistan and pakistan and other parts -- the war on militancy in afghanistan and pakistan and other parts of the world. >> 9/11 is frozen into the heart of every american. ground zero appears as if frozen in time and new yorkers and relatives of those killed in the attacks here are losing their patience. >> i think it is a national disgrace. i mean, it is eight years later. everyone is saying it would put the last column in there. it is eight years later and this is what we have done. it is horrendous. >> this is a vision of what grounds 0 should one day look like, and memorial and museum,

five skyscrapers. but the project has largely remained on the drawing board amid disagreements over the side. >> the public sector will be done. the memorial will be completed. >> the owners have to remain positive, but since the credit crisis there has been a collapse in real-estate values in lower manhattan. studies predicted will take decades to fill the new office space. so, this year as every year, they will gather to remember those killed. they will one day prove -- there will one day presumably be a memorial permanently year, but no day soon. >> let's see some live pictures from ground zero. the preparations have started for the ceremony, which is due to begin in about an hour and 40 minutes time. lots of people are expected to

attend the memorial in new york as well as at the pentagon and in pennsylvania as well. vice-president joe biden will be attending the ceremony in new york. the names of the many victims will be read out, the many victims of 9/11. the president and these defense secretary robert gates will be meeting members of the victims' families. trading in the studio is our security correspondent gordon corera. it was the war on terror under george bush. how successful do you think it has been in the past eight years? >> that is difficult to judge globally, and it could be pushes forward setbacks. eight years on, how credit is under far more -- al qaeda is under far more pressure that it was in 2001. it moved over the border of

pakistan, but there has been under pressure and its leaders have not been called to court. osama bin laden and others are still free. a lot of people would be suppressed if you would upset eight years ago that they would still be at large eight years on. that is one problem that the u.s. and its allies have had. appeal of their ideology and the ability of those leaders to carry out attacks has been diminished in the last few years. >> you think that is important? a lot of people say this -- a cut is much less centrally focused. as a matter that is -- that al qaeda is much less central focus. does it matter that their attacks have diminished? >> i think it does. the training that they receive from their leadership, which provides them with the ability to do a tax, it is often the training and explosives that allows them to the really

deadly. -- to be really deadly. it does not mean there will not be other attacks and other things happening, but it does have an impact. also among the appeal of al qaeda is important in and firing others and i think that has diminished. >> and i suppose --you always he to be alert of the possibility of an attack. >> that is right. and i think eight years on we live in this very security conscious world had enormous amounts of resources are spent on security. but so, for reasons because i think there are concerns about a tax. i think -- about attacks. i think it is difficult to predict that was entrancethe tws

that have taken course. >> to the instability in pakistan is a threat to the west of the world since 9/11. today, they say they arrest of two senior militants in the northwest swapped district. -- swat. the military leaders say that muslim khan had a reward on his head. >> it has been eight years since pakistan has had to make that decision as to whether to stand with or against the u.s. they say it has really turned a corner in its fight against militancy. today, this capture of muslim khan, the public face of the

taliban and the swat malley -- in the swat valley is crucial. the army has also captured four other senior commanders. they all tell us that they captured them in what they're calling an operation. they say that these five senior taliban figures are being interrogated. in fact, the army is already acting upon information received. but what we have heard from the taliban is that these five taliban members were lured to read the army with the promise of peace talks. that is something we cannot confirm and something that the army has denied. >> let's take a look atç the arrest of this hour's news. the former leader of taiwan to be put on trial. the onetime president has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of

corruption. the court found that he had embezzled state funds, laundered money, and accepted bribes. his wife are also received a a a what -- a life sentence. -- his wife also received a life sentence. >> his critics said this is a long time coming. even back in 2006, there were tens of thousands of people protesting, calling for him to step down because they were alleging corruption by him and his family. it were very happy to see this verdict today. but the supporters were very unhappy and they say is political persecution and he is being unfairly singled dark for prosecution. and that enormous in -- it is in revenge against anti china because he was pushing for independence of taiwan. courts also this hour, there are reports of gunfire -- >> also this hour, there are reports of

gunfire in uganda that left at least seven people dead. the riots in the capital of uganda erupted on thursday. most of the city remains closed and its fears of violence continuing -- over its fears of violence continuing another day. >> from early afternoon until well into the evening, ugandan usyouths were in battles with te military. the authorities expect there may be violent spirit of this is about a good deal more than a frustrated with it. there's a long history of animosity between the central government and the largest ethnic community in the country. they have been denied formal political power and greater control over their traditional land, which includes camp orla

and its neighboring districts. authorities have been tried to stop the violence from spreading, but it is uncertain whether they will be able to do it. they see this present dispute and an opportunity to press for reforms and how far they can push the people and their government. >> where was israel and the opposing prime minister benjamin netanyahu when he dropped out of sight for most of one day this week? the strong suggestion is that he was on a secret trip to moscow. could he be pushing arnot sales dorschel -- could he be pushing against arms sales to iran? it is almost a political thriller, isn't it? >> it is almost like nailing jelly to the wall, and sometimes invisible daily at that -- jelly at that.

according to leaks, and this has never been confirmed officially by the prime minister's office, but the to the israeli media, it was revealed he had, in fact, gone to moscow. this has caused a big rally in israel about whether the prime minister is capable of conducting secret business in israel's interest. if you days before that, there were suggestions in various newspapers that russian surface- to-air missiles had been the cause of this. they can be made in a number of places, but only based in a couple of places that they could have come from. a factory in moscow was one of them pure if these weapons were being sold, it was not by some arms dealer, but by the permission or the acquiescence, at least some of the

russian government. this was it could have been about arms sales to iran. >> if they are thinking of some stage of carrying out some sort of air strike against a nuclear facility in iran, or of the u.s. is thinking of carrying out an airstrike, they want to make sure there is no defense. the >> quite possibly. the more you hear about it, the less chance there is, my feeling is. perhaps that is when the real planning takesç place. we are on a diplomatic track as far as iran goes at the moment. there is a divergence between russia and the west about what exactly to do about iran. israelis have seemed to give the diplomatic process a chance until the end of the year. we may be hearing of a lot more talks a of leaks after that.

-- after that over military action. and the russian anti- missiles are a crucial one for israel. >> coming up, it was the collapse of limon brothers the push the global markets over the -- of lehman brothers that pushed the global markets are the edge. when you're on, what have we learned? and the governing bodies receive the results of the test on castor semenya that delays their release. he claims to be the best leader ever and will not step down berlusconi has brushed off any suggestions over his resignation of various sex scandal. his wife and as she is divorced and because of his fondness for guns or women. >> berlusconi showing the spanish prime minister are round and is usually -- around in his

usually combative look at these journalists, he says, some are good, some are bad. it is all set with a smile. the italian leader is a force to defend himself against a lurid allegations. the latest direction suggests at least 30 women went to 1840's hosted by mr. berlusconi, far more than first thought, and many of the woman paid. prosecutors said the prime minister will not face criminal charges, as he did not know the women were prostitutes, something he has also been claiming all along. opinion polls have been -- everyone from left-wing newspapers to bishops and the catholic church said that even the private life must have limits, especially for a head of government. berlusconi is suing some of the papers.

>> where does this leave berlusconi and italy? opponents said the reputation of both are in tatters because of all of these stories. and yet, public support continues to hold out. why? since the because there is no political alternative here that is credible. many italians believe that berlusconi will improve their lives. he is one of them. that is an asset that is hard to beat when you are in a high political office. >> physical world is today from bbc world news. our main stories so far this hour, the 9/11 attacks are being commemorated in the united states these are live pictures now. ceremonies will be held to remember the hijack planes that were flown into the world trade center and the pentagon. >> security forces have arrested a

senior taliban officials in the swat valley. and the lehman brothers's spectacular collapse turn the world on its head. we look back to september 2008. what has been learned since the day the money stopped flowing? >> the worst financial crisis for 60 years was manufactured here on wall street with a frenzy of converting low-quality mortgages and business loans into allegedly high-quality investments. when those investments turned out to be poisonous, the losses were colossal for the banks from switzerland, the u.k., and here in the u.s.

by the second week in september last year, lehman brothers creditors were demanding their money back, threatening viability. >> it was inside these seemingly impregnable walls of the new york federal reserve, part of the u.s. central bank, that lehman brothers would fail. >> refers to discover the size of the problem, the equity it would take to support limon brothers. billion. i began to believe because i have been involved in the long term capital that was karen a unlikely to happen without government support and no government support -- that was a very unlikely to happen without government support and no government support was forthcoming. >> perhaps more importantly than closing its doors, banks and financial institutions were shattered the sazanami went global. there were giant bailouts -- were shattered.

tsunami went global. there were giant bailout in countries around the globe banking bailout is being pushed through -- around the globe. but the banking bailout is being pushed through. >> in american orchestra, money talks. we have five lobbyists -- in american democracy, money talks. we have five lobbyists for every congressman. >> in the scale of the bailout that has been required to my taxpayers in europe and the u.s. alone have provided $15 trillion in support in the form of loans, guarantees, and investments in the creation of new money. that is a quarter of everything the world produces. more than $2,000 to every single person on the planet. it is no exaggeration to say that barely a bank would be

alive today if it were not for the generosity of taxpayers. >> will be examining what happened and what we have learned since the collapse of lehman brothers. you can see that on bbc world news. at the times listed here. saturday and sunday. it is an argument that has been raging since she won the 800 meters in berlin. now the question about castor semenya's gender will be answered -- might be answered. there was a test that was carried our honor and it is thought that the results show an interest gendered condition. -- inter-gender condition. >> south of order refers to are as their golden girl.

-- south africa refers to her as their golden girl. the real scandal is a about a leak of this information, how would game to be leaked. did this come from the iss ? we have learned that she was apparently unaware that their test results have come through. the south african body has been denied nor confirmed these reports they have reserve -- received -- these reports. they have received the results from germany, but they will meet privately with the of the to to discuss the reaction. -- with the athlete to discuss the reaction. many have accused of the iaaf of racism and sexism. many have relatives around this athlete. she is 18 years old. as far as your brizard advocate,

she is a woman. her family -- as far as her birth certificate, she is a woman. her family has rallied round her. she posed for a woman's magazine here, taking oon the costume of tight skirts and trousers. she said it was a joke and it has not upset her. she said god made me the way i am. >> it is pretty terrible for her to say she is not upset to suddenly have a renewed bout of speculation. >> absolutely. it seems from the local press here that her family is very upset. if they want to be left alone. it is very private information about the sex of this 18-year- old. she has undergone some incredibly scrutinize tests and some would be asking about why wasn't she told the results?

why was it leaked in this way? if they are correct, as this australian newspaper has reported, then she may have to undergo an operation to correct any abnormalities that do exist, had ovaries, as they say and has internal mail testes. that will take some time to rectify that condition. what will that mean to our sporting career? she is 18 years old and this has played out publicly in the media. >> very difficult, indeed. >> a hearing with the world sport council will be on the 21st of this month. nelson pico jr. has made some truly starting revelations. the council hearing will be hearing allegations that he was deliberately order to crashed his car during the grand prix. he went on to win the race.

an accident would require the intervention of a safety while he was cleared. he get his foot on the accelerator coming out of it turned. -- kept his foot on the accelerator coming out of a turn. legal proceedings have begun against nelson piquet junior and senior over the making of allegations in the latest attempt to blackmail jr. drive in the 2009 season pregame festivities took off, but the game itself last sparkle. antonio homes scored the last dozen of the last super bowl. the titans [unintelligible]

tyson added a field goal. they have delayed when jeffrey tied it up with a cake. -- with a kick. the no. 3 favoring the number 11 and rain became so heavy they had to delay play. plenty of baseline rallies, lots of power, no breaks to serve in the opening. he took a medical time out and looked pretty uncomfortable. his uncle is also his coach and said the of abdominal injury was very bad in the first set.

>> thank you very much. let's take you back or restarted at the program. to new york live where the new workers to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. -- new yorkers mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. and of course, honoring the other people the bercow by the attacks -- other people killed by the attacks at the pentagon and pennsylvania. the project for the memorial is still beset by financial and legal problems and political arguments. joe biden will be at the cere in new york. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

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