sectarian violence is going on the rise in iraq for the past year critics say prime minister nuri al maliki has fueled the tensions by sidelined in the country sunny minority he's also accused of having an authoritarian style of leadership and failing to stem corruption. still he's hoping for enough votes to give him a third term in office. he called on iraqis to cast their ballots. i hope to see a huge turnout. god willing we will celebrate the success of this election and the defeat of terrorism on the button above. many analysts expect molly keys party to take the most seats but not to win a majority that could mean months of coalition talks before iraq as the new government. these expert peter steinberg are from the german institute for international security affairs joins us now in the studio for more about iraq. welcome to use the program first of all the selections taking place is murdered. it's a backdrop of severe violence you know can you truly be called a free and fair election in iraq. but she theoretically these on the free elections because those photos can cost that by

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rashid nuri runs a truly living well center for natural urban agriculture.short distance from us rose and provides fresh naturally grown food for families and local atlanta communities. people come to the garden from all over the area to volunteer to grow the foods they eat making eating fresh food for a community event. here's why this is so important. 13 million people across the country live in low income food deserts, as they should called. fresh food is essentially out of their reach in those areas. it has soared and not surprisingly crushing health costs accompany that as well. clearly, the appetite exists for fresh, healthy food in these communities. they are hungry for it, and rashid, nuri, who is in the garden with us. this is incredible. i wish our audience watching on the tv sets could see where we are. we are surrounded by fresh herbs, vegetables, beautiful flowers that we have here on the set. you have really made this your mission in life to close this food gap. why here in atlanta, and how are you seeing life change? >> well, our work is trans

nuri bilge ceylan is known for taking his time, the director.t is over three hours and not much happens. it's basically the long breakup of the marriage told almost entirely in dialogue, so you really have to pay attention. it really tests your subtitle reading skills unless you speak turkish of course. it really is an excellent film and i'm proud to say this is the first time at the cannes film possible where i picked a winner before hand. i was pretty sure even before i saw this movie that it could be the one to come out on top, and he definitely did, definitely delivered to the stumbles of it as an antidote to hollywood movies because of the way it is told, the style of it, and by giving the palm door to this movie, they said they stand for kind of cinema. >> one of my favorite actresses, it was a big night for her, julianne moore. >> yeah, excellent performance in a very different movie, but also one that is very anti-hollywood or very against the hollywood mode him "maps to the stars" is a movie where julianne moore plays an aging actress d

no single political bloc is likely to win a majority of the prime minister nuri al maliki speed of long lines is expected to be it. she's seeking a third term but it's hard to label the past few years back maliki has the country was sixteen percent unemployment widespread accusations of political corruption and crumbling services. the real concern. catastrophic levels of finance the wars in the run up to the boat the mounties targeted by suicide bombers. sunni and shia militias have not replied to auto. he's been canceled in parts of western drawn to me. the us led invasion brought shiite majority rule to the country which turned the anbar province into a focal point of tinnitus content. i was at the beach at this time last year provinces in the midst of political uprising demonstrators have been demanding the release of sunni prisoners. but the song is political marginalization of their set. these days it's a no go area. al qaeda linked group seized control of key cities looking fierce clashes with iraqi troops the government has intervened to restore order and atrocities committed by

prime minister nuri al molecules hoping to win a third term he called on iraqis to cast their ballots. it was a huge turnout. god willing we will celebrate the success of the selection was to be terrorism. about the initial election commission tallies with the turnout at sixty percent. a massive security operation was put in place for the election. but it failed to prevent scattered attacks. preliminary results are not expected for at least two weeks. monkey's party is expected to win the knot to secure an absolute majority that's likely to mean months of coalition talks to form a new government. also on wednesday. a leaked letter suggested the german government would block the nsa informant edwards noted from appearing in front of a parliamentary committee in berlin. officials said they feared bringing snowden said germany would put a permanent strain on us germans heights the opposition left and green parties once noted to answer questions on the nsa has activities in germany. he currently has a silent and russia. people around the world took part in protests and rallies to mark may

prime minister nuri al maliki a shi'ite islamist government in tears this dilemma same name cos he's likely to win the majority of the three hundred twenty eight seat parliament. and a definitive results expected anytime soon even if maliki slice of the ornaments with them and see it as predicted. but whatever the outcome and despite the recipe in the pool on his dismissal in this election will change much. there will be a change it is only a hike. don't think the new faces will come to power. i don't think there will be a big change in the old faces will remain in control. we had for a simple change this. some of the iraqi capital. this last mile connection. more bookshelves to make some money. it's on the country's future. some people are living inside the green zone have inside their stakes in other countries that we are here dying of hunger we are making use of this medical expensive than if it stays on the streets taking the senate the results of this historic election. because without the presence of thousands of us troops will be noted in my parents at the earliest needs ok th

. >> safi mohamed nuri is one of them. 15 years ago, he suffered an injury and has never competed. >>y are trained by a coach from the united states and will face italy's national team. given theirelative inexperienced create the wheelchair basketball program after realizing his parents needed more than just medical treatment. >> they feel much moor self-confident. they understand they can do many things. they have become and face the half life, it's true to be a disabled, to be a paralyzed person, spinal ancho chord injuy anywhere in the world is difficult. in afghanistan they rarely leave their homes and are often secludeseclude excludedoftenexc. >> you can head to aljazeera.com forward slash sport for all the world's big sports company. >> thanks a lot for watching back to -- >> robin and i bat at 1300 hours gmt, we'll be with you right after the break with the latest news. >> it's time to turn the page on more than a decade in which so much of our foreign policy was focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> the president unveiled his plans to withdraw troops, now sets out hi

. >> 15 years ago nuri suffered a spinal cord injury from a happennell wound and hasn't walked since. >> we have been training for four years. we ha we have never gone abroad. god willing, we do well. we are a strong team. i think we can win. they are trained by a coach from the united states and will base italy's national team. given their relative inexperience, they aren't expected to win. it pros to be a special experience in the just for them but for dr. alberto cairo, too, originally from litaly. the physio therapist has lived in kabul for 24 years. he created the wheelchair basketball program after realizing patients needed more than medical treatment. they feel more self confident. they understand they can do many things. they are strong enough. they become stronger to cope and to face the hard life they have to face every day in afghanistan. it's true, to be disabled, to be a paralyzed person, a spinal cord injury is difficult everywhere in the world. here disabled people still face considerable discrimination in afghanistan. many rarely leave their homes and are often exclude

fallout and leader ensued between shiite prime minister nuri on a leak in the sunni vice president of ice vice prime minister to me likey again tipped as the frontrunner. the spike in violence began undermining his credibility questions about federalism and have a duty of oil revenue remained unanswered. and then there's the link between major players and outside forces how much our movie tv and the likes of powerful shiite leader mcconnell solder their own men or beholden to neighboring iran. after toppling saddam hussein the us and uk wash their hands of iraq's problems today. also injected they were looking at iraq voting under the gun with this talk about it. he's the deputy editor in chief of the french weekly news magazine the match daisies medicine you thank you for your being as i want thank as well um iraqi political commentator of the month are also the month from being with us i'm also joining us from abu dhabi deal of say a senior reporter for a daily newspaper the national love that show. and welcome to use the data out of the xi the senior advisor on constitution buildin