was left to mount up in the streets of beirut as garbage collection services was simply suspended it. heads up the nature conservation center at the american university of beirut she says the government lets the crisis happen despite repeated warnings it will happen again because we don't see from the government any plan to implement a sound waste management solution so it will happen in some cities but in some other cities where positive change has been already implementing it will not happen . these days garbage collection is once again working normally in beirut but the trash is simply taken to a new jump sometimes it goes to an incinerator but that pollutes the air recycling containers like these and not get widespread these ones were provided by sea at his company he says since the garbage crisis more people are keen to see recycling introduced. people have really embraced and they're asking us for more and more locations but the problem really however is that sometimes people leave their bags outside the bins they don't put the stuff in and if you keep bags out other people are bringing unsorted garbage bags and they were places near those bags

washington and a gallica that sounds speak to ronnie korea journalism professor at the american university of beirut and senior fellow at harvard kennedy school he joins us via skype from boston thanks very much for taking the time to speak to us how important is it that we see and this interaction a conversation that goes from focusing on oppression arbitrary arrests and injustice to the formation of a movement for change this is really critical and this has come up before in the last couple months as the shooting murder issue has been widely discussed what the saudis clearly were concerned about was the shoji but gone beyond just writing in the newspapers or giving media interviews but he was actually starting to organize some saying the word is there promote free press freedom of expression or maybe as we know to hold the saudi government accountable and that's the red line really that political regimes and elites don't except they don't mind of people talking and say things and tweet them stuff most of them don't some of them put you in jail for tweeting of the many of the gulf countries do but

places so you know welcome to the club as it were rami koori is journalism professor at the american university of beirutand a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school he says the reshuffle is merely an image make over. it's really hard to tell right now like so many things in the decisionmaking or so the arabia is like the soviet union in the one nine hundred sixty s. you really don't know what's going on until a few weeks or months down the road when a decision is made the saudis themselves various saudis close to the family are saying that this is not really a demotion but to fire him would have been a real demotion but this is a sharing of responsibility they needed a more experienced fellow at the top of the brought in to bring myself to those served for decades well in saudi arabia it he is admitting didn't do very well in talking about the sugar murder but nobody in saudi arabia did very well they were all saying things that turned out to be not true so it's not as if i despair carried the load he didn't he was just a loyal servant as he has been for the last thirty years or so and i think this

reply was very telling it simply said god help us well ronnie corey is a professor at the american university of beirut and senior fellow at harvard kennedy school he says it was crucial to his plans for activism against the saudi government that led to his death. this is really critical and this has come up before in the last couple of months as the herschel g murder issue has been widely discussed what the saudis clearly were concerned about was that the shoji had gone beyond just writing in the newspapers or giving and media interviews but that he was actually starting to organize something that would either their promote free press freedom of expression or maybe as we now learn to hold the saudi government accountable and that's the red line really that our political regimes and elites don't accept they don't mind of people talking and say things and tweet them stuff most of them don't some of them put you in jail for tweeting of the many of the gulf countries do but they don't want you to actually start organizing and mobilizing people so this clearly led to. we know a lot about how arab governmen

of beirut as garbage collection services was simply suspended. heads up the nature conservation center at the american university of beirut she says the government lets the crisis happen despite repeated warnings it will happen again because we don't see from the government any plan to implement a sound waste management solution so it will have. and some cities but in some other cities where positive change has been already implementing it will not happen . these days garbage collection is once again working normally in beirut but the trash is simply taken to a new jump sometimes it goes to an incinerator but that pollutes the air recycling containers like these and not yet widespread these ones were provided by seattle shuckers company he says since the garbage crisis more people are keen to see recycling introduced. people have really embraced and they're asking us for more and more locations but the problem really however is that sometimes people leave their bags outside their brains they don't put the stuff in if you keep bags out other people bring in unsorted garbage bags and they were places near those bags and then sort of generates into

on the news a big reshuffle in saudi arabia rami koori is journalism professor at the american university of beirut and a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school rami khouri welcome back to the news hour how much of a humiliation is this for the foreign minister. you know it's really hard to tell right now like so many things in the decisionmaking or so the radius like the soviet union and the one nine hundred sixty s. you really don't know what's going on until a few weeks or months down the road when i decision is made the saudis themselves various odious close to the war it's really are saying that this is not really a demotion but just fire him would have been a real demotion but this is a sharing of responsibility they needed a more experienced fellow at the top of the burden of bringing myself was served for decades well in saudi arabia it that has been didn't do very well in talking about the sugar murder but nobody of saudi recruited very well they were all saying things that turned out to be not true so it's not as if i do spirit carried the load he didn't he was just a loyal servant a

region and joining us to discuss this in beirut that is an assistant professor at the american university of beirut medical center in cairo simone salim regional director for u.n. aid to the middle east and north africa and in beirut. he is director of m. coalition the only regional advocacy networks. devoted to the needs of the p.t. people in the mena region he's also a health consultant with the w.h.o. and un aids welcome to the stream everyone so dr. it's good to have you also where you very well thank you doctor or when you talk to patients you do with patients only you're having to deal with medical issues but when you're treating talking about hiv and aids there's a whole different level of where they fit in society and culture that you have to do with as well which you might even say some of that. it's true being a chevy physician. is a very special because hiv physicians and people living the needs of people living with hiv especially in the mean our region are different and more. are different than others so i find myself providing not only medical care and medical advice to my patients bu

well rami korea's journalism professor at the american university of beirut and a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school the reshuffle is merely an image make over. it's really hard to tell right now like so many things in the decisionmaking or so the radius like the soviet union in the one nine hundred sixty s. you really don't know what's going on until a few weeks or months down the road when a decision is made the saudis themselves various saudis close to the fourth family are saying that this is not really a demotion but to fire him would have been a real demotion but this is a sharing of responsibility they needed a more experienced fellow at the top brought in a very myself who was served for decades well in saudi arabia it atmosphere didn't do very well in talking about the sugar murder but nobody in saudi arabia did very well they were all saying things that turned out to be not true so it's not as if i despair carried the load he didn't he was just a loyal servant as he has been for the last thirty years or so and i think this is more a process of the changes being made

andy gallagher live for us there in washington thanks andy how rami corey is professor at american university of beirut and senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school he says it was her show g.'s plans for activism against the saudi government that led to his death. this is really critical and this has come up before in the last couple of months as the herschel g murder issue has been widely discussed what the saudis clearly were concerned about was that the shoji had gone beyond just writing in the newspapers or giving and media interviews but that he was actually starting to organize something that would either their promote free press freedom of expression or maybe as we now learn to hold the saudi government accountable and that's the red line really that our political regimes and elites don't accept they don't mind of people talking and say things and tweet them stuff most of them don't some of them put you in jail for tweeting of the many of the gulf countries do but they don't want you to actually start organizing and mobilizing people so this clearly lead to. we know a lot about how arab gover

more on top story now the saudi cabinet shakeup on the koreas journalism professor at the american university of beirut and a senior fellow at harvard kennedy school he says the reshuffle is nearly at image make over but it's really hard to tell right now like so many things in the decision making or so the radius like the soviet union in the one nine hundred sixty s. you really don't know what's going on until a few weeks or months down the road when a decision is made to so he's themselves various saudis close to the north family are saying that this is not really a demotion but just firing would have been a real demotion but this is a sharing of responsibility they needed a more experienced fellow at the top brought in a very myself who's served for decades well in saudi arabia it he is that israel didn't do very well in talking about the should be murdered but nobody in saudi arabia did very well they were all saying things that turned out to be not true so it's not as if i despair carried the load he didn't he was just a loyal servant as he has been for the last thirty years or so and i think this

i'm a professor at the american university of bay riewpt in remember -- beirut in lebanon and teach theworld war ii course there. one of the things i've always wondered being more of a russia and eastern europe specialist myself was why wasn't monty just fired? [laughter] he always comes off badly, he comes off worse and worse, it seems, as time goes on. and what i remember from your d-day book, i think it was your d-day book, was that one of the problems the american generals had with their british counterparts was they were too polite with each other. >> you're absolutely right. interestingly, george patton in his diary says sometimes the americans were too rough on their sacking of commanders. he felt that sort of, you know, you had to at least allow a divisional commander to make one or two mistakes before you started sacking them. just, i suppose, it depended on how big the mistake was. there was certainly a truth about thatting you know? the british did not face up to the failings of a number of their generals, that is absolutely true. the problem with montgomery's especially was

of the american bombing in beirut -- embassy bombing in beirut. unlike me, that broke just about body.bone in ann's every person injured in that attack, and got to the american university hospital alive, stayed alive. at that time, it was beyond doubt the best trauma center in the world because they had seen so much of it. i will always remember going to visit you. and i just wanted to touch you 117 differentith breaks or whatever it was, you are generally not available for touching, so i gave you a little tug on that toe. you never lost your positive outlook, cheerful attitude. not only sustained you through that trial, it reflected off the rest of us. so thank you for your service through that, and far beyond. mohammed, another figure from my past. i didn't recognize him, even when he introduced himself. that is because when we intersected, this would have been nine months before the horrible embassy bombing. in september 1982 , in the immediate aftermath of another unspeakable horror, the massacre at the student refugee camp. intensely as the political counselor in beirut at the time, with some truly great americans on this end, and we were able to bring him and his

of the american embassy in beirut. --ike me, that bast broke blast broke just about every bone in her body. every single person injured in that attack and got to the american university hospital alive stayed alive. at that time, i think it was beyond doubt the best trauma center anywhere in the world because they had seen so much of it. i will always reverent going to visit you. and i just wanted to touch you , with 117 a breaks or whatever it was, you're not general lee -- generally available. gavend a hotel -- a toe, i a little tug on that toe. found a positive attitude reflected throughout the trial. thank you for that, thank you for your service through that and far beyond. , mohammed, another figure from my past. i did not recognize him, even when he introduced himself. that is because when we intersected, it had been nine months before the horror of the embassy bombing. we intersected in september of 1982 in the immediate aftermath of another unexplainable horror, the massacre at the refuge camp. i worked a very intensely as a political counselor in big time -- in beirut at the time. we were able to bring him and his brother to the united states. these things c