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joining us with more, a father of three and lifelong resident of baghdad, and she's a resident of baghdad but fled in 2007 to the kurdish region of northern iraq, thank you for both of you, and it's in the middle of the night in iraq right now. you get up and go to work and get the kids to school, and how do you do this day in and day out without being paralyzed by the fear of something as simple as going to the grocery store and dying because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time? >> you know, it's very difficult to live in iraq by this situation. especially when you have your kids with you, or without your kids. every time, when we go out and when they go to school, or when i go to my business, i keep my find, they say, and are they very good? before two days, i take them with me by the car, and they say, oh, father, we are bored, can we go out in and i say, okay, no problem. let's go get some gas for the car, and suddenly, after 10 or 5 minutes, a blast, bombed car in the road, and suddenly, it's very rushed and crowded, and then the ambulance seens an sird then the firemen, an
joining us with more, a father of three and lifelong resident of baghdad, and she's a resident of baghdad but fled in 2007 to the kurdish region of northern iraq, thank you for both of you, and it's in the middle of the night in iraq right now. you get up and go to work and get the kids to school, and how do you do this day in and day out without being paralyzed by the fear of something as simple as going to the grocery store and dying because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time?...
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because i lived in baghdad, i'm from baghdad, i'm a sunni arab,fully covered from a conservative background and moved to up to the north and by the end of 2007. and there, i finished high school, it was an arabic high school. and then i joined the american university of iraq, which is another place, i left my family and went to that university. i still today, like i have the memories of dead bodies lying on the streets in baghdad. and i had to go by these dead bodies when i went to school there. i do remember their faces, looking at me. like how they looked. they were -- cars were not able to go through the streets because of these dead bodies. i do still have the memories of blasts, exploded close to my schools. when i went to one of my secondary schools. i went to more than six schools in baghdad, during my school time. because every time we settle in one neighborhood, and then there was some kind of unrest in that neighborhood, for instance, as you may know, that is a very hot area in baghdad. it used to be especially right after the war. so we settled there for a while and then we also
because i lived in baghdad, i'm from baghdad, i'm a sunni arab,fully covered from a conservative background and moved to up to the north and by the end of 2007. and there, i finished high school, it was an arabic high school. and then i joined the american university of iraq, which is another place, i left my family and went to that university. i still today, like i have the memories of dead bodies lying on the streets in baghdad. and i had to go by these dead bodies when i went to school...
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says part of the baghdad prt that was not funded. so with the effort of lack of funding and support of the state department i recognize that is not their job. if not for the fact without funding and other money you could not have done any kind of work at all. so that they had significant resources what would you say to the state department role of the warfare how you could use it for military programs? >> it is sort of true that we wanted the civilians as well as the military surge. we needed the capacity civilians could bring one of the things done effectively that they feted the reconstruction teams so with that capability with the brigade area helps with the reconstruction aspects. we did not get as many civilians i am not sure how to do this better with the u.s. agencies for international development and was much larger than it is today. it was a force. but i don't see that happening. because with the resources of that regard but anyway. [inaudible] but there was a more of a focus. >> with the policy? >> could we have picked bett
says part of the baghdad prt that was not funded. so with the effort of lack of funding and support of the state department i recognize that is not their job. if not for the fact without funding and other money you could not have done any kind of work at all. so that they had significant resources what would you say to the state department role of the warfare how you could use it for military programs? >> it is sort of true that we wanted the civilians as well as the military surge. we...
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that is what parts of baghdad looked like. and i would also say to draw another analogy with the unnecessary collapse with the expanding of the iraqi army in it disbanded itself spring 2003 is like going to the deserted pentagon. they are going to come back you can order them back to work and it probably should have been done in my opinion and having said that, let me say i am not speaking on the department of army or u.s. defense. [laughter] in any way. i should preface that. but to extrapolate from your book to today to get the key to the understand the violence the problems that you describe that were tackled over the course of the search talking about the awakening with the elite power-sharing pact with the major political parties with the terrorist sanctuaries in syria and the containing of the shia militant groups to unravel this situation as it stands today. unfortunately if we continue on that we would see it probably back in 2006 if iraq. hopefully forces will intervene. added a certain point it is corrosive. but you
that is what parts of baghdad looked like. and i would also say to draw another analogy with the unnecessary collapse with the expanding of the iraqi army in it disbanded itself spring 2003 is like going to the deserted pentagon. they are going to come back you can order them back to work and it probably should have been done in my opinion and having said that, let me say i am not speaking on the department of army or u.s. defense. [laughter] in any way. i should preface that. but to...
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says part of the baghdad prt that was not funded. so with the effort of lack of funding and support of the state department i recognize that is not their job. if not for the fact without funding and other money you could not have done any kind of work at all. so that they had significant resources what would you say to the state department role of the warfare how you could use it for military programs? >> it is sort of true that we wanted the civilians as well as the military surge. we needed the capacity civilians could bring one of the things done effectively that they feted the reconstruction teams so with that capability with the brigade area helps with the reconstruction aspects. we did not get as many civilians i am not sure how to do this better with the u.s. agencies for international development and was much larger than it is today. it was a force. but i don't see that happening. because with the resources of that regard but anyway. [inaudible] but there was a more of a focus. >> with the policy? >> could we have picked bett
says part of the baghdad prt that was not funded. so with the effort of lack of funding and support of the state department i recognize that is not their job. if not for the fact without funding and other money you could not have done any kind of work at all. so that they had significant resources what would you say to the state department role of the warfare how you could use it for military programs? >> it is sort of true that we wanted the civilians as well as the military surge. we...
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there are places in west baghdad in 2007 that i remember seeing. well-to-do, upper middle nabbeds turned into utter waste lands, separated from the rest of the city, blocked off by mounds of trash, burned out cars and barb wires that residents themselves put in place, it's a post apocalypse scene. what would beverly hills, california look like if you turned off electricity, removed everything, picked up in trash, no running water, and had that situation, and that's what parts of baghdad and other major cities in iraq looks like. that was the extent of the problem, not an easy problem. i'd also say that, too, to draw another analogy about the unnecessary collapse of the state in 2003. i will say the finishing off of the job of the clash the state with the iraqi army. pronounced the iraqi army disbanded itself in the spring of 2003 like going not pentagon friday evening saying the department disbanded itself. they are going to come back. you can eared them back to work, and that's probably what should have been done in my opinion, and having said tha
there are places in west baghdad in 2007 that i remember seeing. well-to-do, upper middle nabbeds turned into utter waste lands, separated from the rest of the city, blocked off by mounds of trash, burned out cars and barb wires that residents themselves put in place, it's a post apocalypse scene. what would beverly hills, california look like if you turned off electricity, removed everything, picked up in trash, no running water, and had that situation, and that's what parts of baghdad and...
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johnny's wife was in baghdad -- excuse me. john's wife was in those will --mos --mosul. he didn't actually know. tell us that story. >> right away -- my family -- anyway, my wife and -- the letter was close. they were going to kill her so she had no options so next day she took everything and moved to baghdad. >> wait a second. there is a lot more to that story. first of all, johnnie's wife is an incredible woman. we go into more detail in the book. she went through quite a lot and thought she was going to die at several points. finally, that episode when she got the bullet, she decided she had to go to baghdad because that was where johnny was. to this point johnny's relatives were protecting his wife and she decided she had to go so she packed a kids up and they went in a van that was kind of the equivalence of a minibus. it took -- let's say it was four hours, rounded things out. about two hours into the trip they were stopped by some terrorists and took them out and they were basically threatened. the terrorists were actually not looking for johnny's family. they wer
johnny's wife was in baghdad -- excuse me. john's wife was in those will --mos --mosul. he didn't actually know. tell us that story. >> right away -- my family -- anyway, my wife and -- the letter was close. they were going to kill her so she had no options so next day she took everything and moved to baghdad. >> wait a second. there is a lot more to that story. first of all, johnnie's wife is an incredible woman. we go into more detail in the book. she went through quite a lot and...
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it was one of the biggest in baghdad.some of them have started getting into financial trouble again. and stem of the stalls have closed. on christmas day, a series of bombs killed 26 people and shattered the peace. what bombs aimed at local christians, or the sunnis who are the majority, or simply at the government? nobody knew. but it traumatized this community. >> i would not go to a very congested area. you never know when a bomb is going to start. somebody could plant one of these bombs where you are. you would be pleased to go spend it on drinks or other things, but they do not care. the iraqi citizen or iraqi care whether he lives or dies. >> combat has broken out in western iraqi cities like falluja. -- to linked to falluja al qaeda battle the army. in baghdad, sunni opposition is underground. but the recent bombings have stoked public fear. in places like the central kindergarten school. >> security is the most important thing for people. in the security we did have, you saw the elements of life. people felt safe,
it was one of the biggest in baghdad.some of them have started getting into financial trouble again. and stem of the stalls have closed. on christmas day, a series of bombs killed 26 people and shattered the peace. what bombs aimed at local christians, or the sunnis who are the majority, or simply at the government? nobody knew. but it traumatized this community. >> i would not go to a very congested area. you never know when a bomb is going to start. somebody could plant one of these...
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at least 48 others have been killed in bombings in and around baghdad and the city.m were soldiers. in egypt of the trial of more than 600 people including mohamed bazir the spiritual guide of the muslim brotherhood has been adjourned. the sim judge sentenced 500 people to death on monday over the murder i've policeman, a decision condemned by the united nations. >>> family necks of those two died on flight mh370 have been demonstrating outside the malaysian embassy in beijing. they are angry at how the government handled the search for the flight. >> reporter: taking their anger to the streets. these relatives have passengers aboard mh370 say malaysian officials deliberately concealed information, wasted resources and delayed any possible rescue operations. >> translator: can the government understand, can they understand how we feel. if they could understand our feelings it wouldn't have come to this. does the malaysian government understand us? they dare criticize us, but look at what they have done. >> translator: if the 154 of our relatives have lost their lives
at least 48 others have been killed in bombings in and around baghdad and the city.m were soldiers. in egypt of the trial of more than 600 people including mohamed bazir the spiritual guide of the muslim brotherhood has been adjourned. the sim judge sentenced 500 people to death on monday over the murder i've policeman, a decision condemned by the united nations. >>> family necks of those two died on flight mh370 have been demonstrating outside the malaysian embassy in beijing. they...
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baghdad's fall from grace will take years to visitors in. the each. the he said. six weeks. back pain that offer. watching. one of our own back. will. every year. we will will will will the eye. yet to agree summit is an important and much needed events and allow the participants of the third form decide its fate. asic's as one of the few states that have the moral authority to speak out on nuclear issues not only sees its future prospects but also proposes to pull the next summit on its territory. usenet group from around the sun the moon on a proper record which was so cold the next summit in kazakh stamp we have the moral right to me this invitation was in the summit's dec i
baghdad's fall from grace will take years to visitors in. the each. the he said. six weeks. back pain that offer. watching. one of our own back. will. every year. we will will will will the eye. yet to agree summit is an important and much needed events and allow the participants of the third form decide its fate. asic's as one of the few states that have the moral authority to speak out on nuclear issues not only sees its future prospects but also proposes to pull the next summit on its...
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military arrives in baghdad, with heavy looting under way, marines protect iraq's oil ministry.ion of other critical iraqi government buildings and institutions. >> we let the museums go. we let the art and culture go. we let the telephones go elsewhere. we let the administrative office go. ministry of the interior, ministry of justice. we let all those things go and we protected the oil ministry. >> the perception that the u.s. has launched a war for oil is further stoked when the u.s. army's 101st airborne division crosses the border into iraq and establishes two refueling stations in the iraqi desert. the army names the two desert outposts after exxon and shell, unbeknownst to the companies, themselves. >> presumably some colonel in the planning cell thought that this would be an easy designation for american soldiers flying helicopters through dust storms to bear in mind, find on a map, but it did kind of undermine the pr campaign. >> as coalition forces roll into baghdad and topple saddam, the general selected by the pentagon to stabilize the situation and quickly turn over
military arrives in baghdad, with heavy looting under way, marines protect iraq's oil ministry.ion of other critical iraqi government buildings and institutions. >> we let the museums go. we let the art and culture go. we let the telephones go elsewhere. we let the administrative office go. ministry of the interior, ministry of justice. we let all those things go and we protected the oil ministry. >> the perception that the u.s. has launched a war for oil is further stoked when the...
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militants in the restive citizen west of baghdad and government troops have been battling mentions that since january when they seized fallujah and ramadi so far iraq's military has been unable to retake the area from the al qaeda linked. up next one also international it's the latest edition of the technology i'm days and no use in the u.k. will be enjoying the company of i'm sure returns he and his show going to go. in an unofficial no other official referendum eighty nine percent of residents of venice and its surrounding area voted for independence from mother italy but bafflingly the majority of voters want the legendary city to remain part of both the e.u. and nato i don't want to be insulting these people but do they even understand what the word independence means so you don't want rolled telling you what to do would take your tax money but if brussels does it then that's just jim dandy also
militants in the restive citizen west of baghdad and government troops have been battling mentions that since january when they seized fallujah and ramadi so far iraq's military has been unable to retake the area from the al qaeda linked. up next one also international it's the latest edition of the technology i'm days and no use in the u.k. will be enjoying the company of i'm sure returns he and his show going to go. in an unofficial no other official referendum eighty nine percent of...
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so i came and st- stayed in baghdad and worked in baghdad, instead of working embedded with us military>> it used to be that you could do a mix of both. i tried to keep it 50/50, so that i saw the war from the soldier's point of view, and i saw the war from the local iraqi's point of view. >> journalists play this vital role as sort of an outside presence, an independent person to sort of see how this war is being conducted. >> if you want to get to some of these stories, you have to take the risks of the people who are living through the same thing, and sometimes that means risking torture, risking kidnapping, risking death. >> i faced tremendous amount of danger. i was shot at several times. my car still ha-- bears the marks of uh. of bullets. i was chased several times. i got messages, uhm. letters were taped on the outdoor of my house. >> kidnapping was, and is, a very real problem in iraq. criminal gangs, militias are roaming around, finding ways to extort money. this is why we've had doctors, academics, lawyers, a- a whole lot of iraq's intelligencia just flee the country, because
so i came and st- stayed in baghdad and worked in baghdad, instead of working embedded with us military>> it used to be that you could do a mix of both. i tried to keep it 50/50, so that i saw the war from the soldier's point of view, and i saw the war from the local iraqi's point of view. >> journalists play this vital role as sort of an outside presence, an independent person to sort of see how this war is being conducted. >> if you want to get to some of these stories, you...
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so i came and st- stayed in baghdad and worked in baghdad, instead of working embedded with us military. >> it used to be that you could do a mix of both. i tried to keep it 50/50, so that i saw the war from the soldier's point of view, and i saw the war from the local iraqi's point of view. >> journalists play this vital role as sort of an outside presence, an independent person to sort of see how this war is being conducted. >> if you want to get to some of these stories, you have to take the risks of the people who are living through the same thing, and sometimes that means risking torture, risking kidnapping, risking death. >> i faced tremendous amount of danger. i was shot at several times. my car still ha-- bears the marks of uh. of bullets. i was chased several times. i got messages, uhm. letters were taped on the outdoor of my house. >> kidnapping was, and is, a very real problem in iraq. criminal gangs, militias are roaming around, finding ways to extort money. this is why we've had doctors, academics, lawyers, a- a whole lot of iraq's intelligencia just flee the country, becau
so i came and st- stayed in baghdad and worked in baghdad, instead of working embedded with us military. >> it used to be that you could do a mix of both. i tried to keep it 50/50, so that i saw the war from the soldier's point of view, and i saw the war from the local iraqi's point of view. >> journalists play this vital role as sort of an outside presence, an independent person to sort of see how this war is being conducted. >> if you want to get to some of these stories,...
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you served as baghdad bureau chief. your book was a terrific one. what is the lasting legacy of iraq when it comes to public trust of our government? >> i think it's etched a deep degree of skepticism in claims made by our intelligence community, our military leaders, and our political leaders about events overseas and risks and threats to the united states. we saw that certainly play out over the past couple years with the situation in syria. and much larger across the middle east in part of the reaction to the arab spring in this country. i think it's reinforced a much healthier dose of skepticism among journalists like myself who cover these issues. given us a real desire to want to dig much deeper behind, you know claims and pronouncements about what other countries are threatening to do to the united states and what sorts of weapons they possess that are claimed by our elected leaders. and just to build upon what larry and congresswoman gabbard were saying a second ago, patrick. i think another really positive legacy here in washington is that
you served as baghdad bureau chief. your book was a terrific one. what is the lasting legacy of iraq when it comes to public trust of our government? >> i think it's etched a deep degree of skepticism in claims made by our intelligence community, our military leaders, and our political leaders about events overseas and risks and threats to the united states. we saw that certainly play out over the past couple years with the situation in syria. and much larger across the middle east in...
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and that was all that al-mahdi needed to rise up in baghdad and elsewhere. they torched sunni mosques, invaded sunni neighborhoods, kidnapped, tortured and killed sunnies and drove them out of their homes. and this campaign that began in february 2006 gained force and strength throughout the year. this the western part of -- in the western part of iraq, al-qaeda was gaining control of el anbar province, this according to the intelligence report of a marine colonel who said we're no longer in control of al anbar, al-qaeda is. but even then there's a glimmer of hope in the the city of ramadi, and we'll talk about that later. never less, but december 2006 more than 3,500 iraqis were being killed every month due to ethnosectarian violence. the problem is that the iraqi force failed to adjust its strategic approach which was focused on killing and capturing insurgent terrorist operatives and on a rapid transition of security responsibilities to iraqi security forces, forces that were fundamentally unready to accept those responsibilities in most cases. and in som
and that was all that al-mahdi needed to rise up in baghdad and elsewhere. they torched sunni mosques, invaded sunni neighborhoods, kidnapped, tortured and killed sunnies and drove them out of their homes. and this campaign that began in february 2006 gained force and strength throughout the year. this the western part of -- in the western part of iraq, al-qaeda was gaining control of el anbar province, this according to the intelligence report of a marine colonel who said we're no longer in...
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but first, a few hours ago, a bomb exploded at a checkpoint near baghdad. the country's security sunk ever further into chaos. the iraqi prime minister is looking for someone to blame and accused qatar amend saudi arabia. the latest attack was the city of hilla. >> the twisted frame of the security checkpoint is testament to the power of the blast. during rush-hour traffic, the driver of a mini-bus detonated his cargo. the drivers and passengers didn't stand a chance. this is the main entrance into hillah south of baghdad of the at least 50 cars were destroyed. one man clearly shocked describes the scene. >> the checkpost was very crowded when the bomb went off. there are so many victims, police officers and other citizens. >> this police officer is going through people's telephone address books looking to go contact relatives and tell them of this attack. violence continues to blight iraq and his prime minister is in no mood to mince words. he blamed the governments of saudi arabia and qatar. he says they are responsible for attacks like this one. he elect
but first, a few hours ago, a bomb exploded at a checkpoint near baghdad. the country's security sunk ever further into chaos. the iraqi prime minister is looking for someone to blame and accused qatar amend saudi arabia. the latest attack was the city of hilla. >> the twisted frame of the security checkpoint is testament to the power of the blast. during rush-hour traffic, the driver of a mini-bus detonated his cargo. the drivers and passengers didn't stand a chance. this is the main...
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this is the next day when he and i and our vast go out on patrol in baghdad.a newly constructed joint security station housing in american is obese and iraqi counterpart. inside a wall of tall class barriers from a nondescript took this our smoke rose above it as soldiers set fire to it. it came through with prepackaged field reactions. absent were that recreational opportunities with television, movies, fast food outlets and occasional outlet. what had return to this existence in the spring and summer of 2003 in the and the u.s. army was newly arrived in iraq. general betray us received a briefing from the u.s. and iraqi commanders instead of the high-tech monitors in the facility on camp liberty, these officers used a simple map, radios, in a written law. they had been in this location for only a week or so, but already their situational awareness increased by several orders of magnitude. instead of periodic control drug the neighborhood, u.s. and iraqi soldiers were now conduct in this at the streets. they return to the relative security to maintain their e
this is the next day when he and i and our vast go out on patrol in baghdad.a newly constructed joint security station housing in american is obese and iraqi counterpart. inside a wall of tall class barriers from a nondescript took this our smoke rose above it as soldiers set fire to it. it came through with prepackaged field reactions. absent were that recreational opportunities with television, movies, fast food outlets and occasional outlet. what had return to this existence in the spring...
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it's not just television, huge billboards got to the streets of baghdad. during the height of iraq's violence, when a similar campaign singled out al qaeda. it's telling that the i.s.i.l. has been singled out. in doing so, the iraqi authorities is crediting the group with power. we are not giving them power. some media organizations are focussing on them. they have been fighting a war on terror. now we are fighting the offspring, using all means at our disposal. this campaign is one of them. >> given the problems, is this campaign distracting from other issues? >> the campaign seems to have divided public opinion. there are those that say it's a distraction, and the government should be concentrating on electricity shortages, crumb bling infrastructure, and others have welcomed the initiative. >> it's a waste of time and doesn't help at all. >> it adds a positive message that the government so doing something. by singing out, you hope to turn the group of iraqis against them. by doing that the government thinks it can defeat the group and get rid of all tw
it's not just television, huge billboards got to the streets of baghdad. during the height of iraq's violence, when a similar campaign singled out al qaeda. it's telling that the i.s.i.l. has been singled out. in doing so, the iraqi authorities is crediting the group with power. we are not giving them power. some media organizations are focussing on them. they have been fighting a war on terror. now we are fighting the offspring, using all means at our disposal. this campaign is one of them....
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i'm seeking ethic and heart of baghdad and had been in this part of the world for well over two thousand five hundred years the water was drained in the troops took ontario's outside in sacks with nearby courtyard. i did write them off. it wasn't really possible to drive the mountain. in an on the grass there. they did the best steak and put them and then to metal products the military called the us national archives for help and hamburg flew to baghdad with a colleague to make recommendations with the iraqi government in usd per support the troops were shipped to the date states for preservation and exhibition. they tell the story of a vibrant and very important jewish community that as early as late as nineteen forty nine had. katrina hundred and fourteen hundred eight thousand members. the full collection includes more than twenty seven hundred books and tens of thousands of documents in hebrew arabic to deal arabic and english dating from fifteen forty two the nineteen seventies some iraqi jewish community members came to the exhibit opening. many of the iraqi who left iraq left with
i'm seeking ethic and heart of baghdad and had been in this part of the world for well over two thousand five hundred years the water was drained in the troops took ontario's outside in sacks with nearby courtyard. i did write them off. it wasn't really possible to drive the mountain. in an on the grass there. they did the best steak and put them and then to metal products the military called the us national archives for help and hamburg flew to baghdad with a colleague to make recommendations...
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, and this is the next day when he and i and our staff go out on patrol into the neighborhoods of baghdad in a few minutes we arrived at our destination, a newly newly constructed joint secure the station housing an american infantry company and its iraqi counterparts. the facility was sparse. inside a wall of tall glass barriers, a nondescript building housed a small command post. as the outpost lacked running water along with many other communities, soldiers relieve themselves in simple plywood outdoor latrines. during our stay a blue of smoke rose above the area as soldiers set fire to a stinking mixture of fuel and human refuse. soldiers ate food trucked in from camp liberty or maybe with prepackaged field rations. absent were the numerous morale welfare and recreational opportunities afforded by the larger forward operating base, television, movies, fast food outlets, post exchange and occasional concerts. for these soldiers, life and return to the nature of existence in the spring and summer of 2003 when the u.s. army was newly arrived in iraq. general petraeus and as many others as
, and this is the next day when he and i and our staff go out on patrol into the neighborhoods of baghdad in a few minutes we arrived at our destination, a newly newly constructed joint secure the station housing an american infantry company and its iraqi counterparts. the facility was sparse. inside a wall of tall glass barriers, a nondescript building housed a small command post. as the outpost lacked running water along with many other communities, soldiers relieve themselves in simple...
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the military called the us national archives for help and hamburg flew to baghdad with a colleague to make recommendations with the iraqi government in usd per support the troops were shipped to the date states for preservation and exhibition. they tell the story of a vibrant and very important jewish community that as early as late as nineteen forty nine had. katrina hundred and fourteen hundred eight thousand members. the full collection includes more than twenty seven hundred books and tens of thousands of documents in hebrew arabic judeo arabic and english dating from fifteen forty two the nineteen seventies some iraqi jewish community members came to the exhibit opening. many of the iraqi who left iraq left with very very little. most of them with maybe one suitcase. and so have had many deep weren't able to take photographs and so on. in fact there are some artifacts and actually dealt with some of the individuals came to be the opening so it seemed their school record for instance. very very dramatic in an interesting experience for them and for us to have witnessed and burke s
the military called the us national archives for help and hamburg flew to baghdad with a colleague to make recommendations with the iraqi government in usd per support the troops were shipped to the date states for preservation and exhibition. they tell the story of a vibrant and very important jewish community that as early as late as nineteen forty nine had. katrina hundred and fourteen hundred eight thousand members. the full collection includes more than twenty seven hundred books and tens...
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during a baghdad the prime minister's residence in with mr new rail molly kate. mr prime minister thank you very much for cleaning up this interview will thank you. mention should take them all sit on the sun going to start with the security situation in iraq. it's there in testing the scale of one thousand casualties everyone to know god has acted up in the pms to two thousand thirteen was the busiest year since two thousand and eight. talk is it possible to contain the violence in iraq one up our plan. the show from the no on this quilt is indeed a security conditions which is rather complex in iraq. and you rub is that on the phone later. enough of the personalization. one of the doctrine of some movements. the paparazzi religious movements. three sectors contributed to this situation. all right already present. you know the kind of civilization into my space in the nelson city and also impacted the situation in iraq. goes to create the longest to get to see her and rock you and that is the so called political move the tree. the fund set up some countries in t
during a baghdad the prime minister's residence in with mr new rail molly kate. mr prime minister thank you very much for cleaning up this interview will thank you. mention should take them all sit on the sun going to start with the security situation in iraq. it's there in testing the scale of one thousand casualties everyone to know god has acted up in the pms to two thousand thirteen was the busiest year since two thousand and eight. talk is it possible to contain the violence in iraq one up...
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>>> baghdad, iraq. october 24th, 2005.ance camera pointed at a traffic circle captures an suv slowing down. suddenly, it explodes. nbc news bureau chief carl bostic is in the traffic circle when it happens. >> everything around me was just orange, you know, from the front window and the side window, a big bang or roar. >> he's so close to the explosion that his heavily armored suburban is launched into the air. >> and it landed back on the four wheels. the thing about it is, you automatically knew it was a car bomb. i thought, i can't believe it. this is a car bomb. this is crazy. >> it's about to get even crazier. >> i thought the coast was clear, we were safe. we'd gotten away from this car bomb. i said, my gosh, somehow we escaped miraculously. >> but the huge explosion is just the beginning of a carefully coordinated attack on the security checkpoint at the palestine and sheraton hotels, home to western journalists and one of the most fortified compounds in baghdad. it's also where carl was heading for a meeting. >> th
>>> baghdad, iraq. october 24th, 2005.ance camera pointed at a traffic circle captures an suv slowing down. suddenly, it explodes. nbc news bureau chief carl bostic is in the traffic circle when it happens. >> everything around me was just orange, you know, from the front window and the side window, a big bang or roar. >> he's so close to the explosion that his heavily armored suburban is launched into the air. >> and it landed back on the four wheels. the thing about...
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and that was all they needed to rise up and begin in baghdad and elsewhere. they kidnapped and tortured and killed sunnis and drove them out of their homes in this campaign began in february 2006 gained force and strength throughout the year al qaeda was gaining control of the province according to the intelligencer would say we are no longer in control of this. but even then there is a glimmer of hope when we talk about that. nevertheless by december 2006, more than 3500 iraqis being killed every month due to ethnic sectarian violence. the problem is that it failed to address this strategic approach and on a rapid transition a security responsibility with iraqi security forces that were fundamentally unready to accept the responsibilities in those cases especially in terms of the police were complicit in the sectarian violence that was ongoing. part of the problem is they simply didn't understand what was going on on the ground. i know this because i had general casey's documents as well as those of general petraeus. and if you look at the plan in april 2006
and that was all they needed to rise up and begin in baghdad and elsewhere. they kidnapped and tortured and killed sunnis and drove them out of their homes in this campaign began in february 2006 gained force and strength throughout the year al qaeda was gaining control of the province according to the intelligencer would say we are no longer in control of this. but even then there is a glimmer of hope when we talk about that. nevertheless by december 2006, more than 3500 iraqis being killed...
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. >> at least 21 people have been killed in a series of attack across the capital baghdad.in smart places. on the northern baghdad neighborhood. bending rules to the companies can make unfair profits. pocketedaround 20% of opportunities private sector profits. >> wants to bring mobile phone banking but has been blocked by business rules they say there are only certain companies. because before if somebody comes from the top and pushes something, it gets done. now nobody is taking the initiative to push things through or take any kind of frisks. >> economists call it crony capitalism. when political connections make a few people very rich. companies that produce it made a prior government authorization. that gave cement a company owned by the benal li family dominance over the market. >> even the investment was promoting the close -the proximity to the business community as an asset for the country. we now have seen through these paper as well, that in fact, these are all in a system that was really hiding the reality in the sense that there is very large sections of the eco
. >> at least 21 people have been killed in a series of attack across the capital baghdad.in smart places. on the northern baghdad neighborhood. bending rules to the companies can make unfair profits. pocketedaround 20% of opportunities private sector profits. >> wants to bring mobile phone banking but has been blocked by business rules they say there are only certain companies. because before if somebody comes from the top and pushes something, it gets done. now nobody is taking...
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initial invasion of iraq part of the 101st airborne division in aerosol cans after spending time in baghdad without as a woman soldier i surely would not have needed them. we pushed farther north and eventually i was put on the listening post on the side of the mountain the only female soldier with seven male soldiers and remove to the other side later maybe 20 or 30 men i was the only female soldier for several months so relative isolation. then i met a tall handsome nco in charge of the observation post they were proud to call themselves fire support team i thought he was funny and handsome, witty, a sarcastic, smart, but iraq is not romantic we could not start dating or go clubbing so any sorts of flirtation was very gruff and not sent at all the gentle romantic flirtations you may imagine at home. one night on the side of the mountain i confess i wanted to get to know him better if he said there was plenty of time later but not too much launder his convoy was hit one of the first really coordinated attack sell later came to be known as the insurgency but we just wondered what the hell w
initial invasion of iraq part of the 101st airborne division in aerosol cans after spending time in baghdad without as a woman soldier i surely would not have needed them. we pushed farther north and eventually i was put on the listening post on the side of the mountain the only female soldier with seven male soldiers and remove to the other side later maybe 20 or 30 men i was the only female soldier for several months so relative isolation. then i met a tall handsome nco in charge of the...
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so you show up in baghdad. they gave you a jacket but it wasn't sufficient and we come upon other day and explain. explaining why these jackets are the way they are. but how does this affect the military? >> my immediate reaction was we are fighting this old way rather than a new way. as we basically seem to deal with the citizens. and what is the best thing you can do and build them in a protective fiber optic network and empower them so and develop whatever kind of society that we can develop with the economy and so forth and we are in a religious school the natural strength of the society can come out and people had not allowed to use cell phones at all. and they had had their first cell phones. and after we were there they lowered the price from $5000 to $5. >> if i didn't chime in on the military side of it, we would interview a group that had been on the process of researching this book and we don't need a new technology developed but for the cycles to change that we can bring this to keep track of where
so you show up in baghdad. they gave you a jacket but it wasn't sufficient and we come upon other day and explain. explaining why these jackets are the way they are. but how does this affect the military? >> my immediate reaction was we are fighting this old way rather than a new way. as we basically seem to deal with the citizens. and what is the best thing you can do and build them in a protective fiber optic network and empower them so and develop whatever kind of society that we can...
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this was the baghdad bureau chief for the radio free iraq. he was shot dead near a checkpoint on march 22nd, near the palace. witnesses told iraqi media that he was arguing with security guards before they dragged him from his car and beat him. and one of the guards shot him in the head from close range. dozens of iraqi journalists gathered at the scene and were joined by prime minister nouri al-maliki, who kissed the body and vowed to arrest the murderer, who was taken into custody. he was a kurd, a member of the president's security detail. in the demonstrations that followed iraqis complained about the aggressive behaviour of body guards working for politicians, a number of iraqi newspapers cancelled the sunday editions. another reporter left bloomberg new, part of the fall out over bloomberg's reporting. ben richardson, an editor announced his resignation over a story ta goes back four months. when the "new york times", and the financial times reported that bloomberg executives killed the publication of an article exploring ties between a
this was the baghdad bureau chief for the radio free iraq. he was shot dead near a checkpoint on march 22nd, near the palace. witnesses told iraqi media that he was arguing with security guards before they dragged him from his car and beat him. and one of the guards shot him in the head from close range. dozens of iraqi journalists gathered at the scene and were joined by prime minister nouri al-maliki, who kissed the body and vowed to arrest the murderer, who was taken into custody. he was a...
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they sent him to baghdad, iraq, in 2004, to investigate the looting of that library. what they found out was, this is also a nonfiction book incidentally. >> guest: when did this come out? >> caller: and i believe 2004. it is a nonfiction. >> host: it is matthew, not peter. >> caller: matthew? i beg your pardon. anyway, the title is fiend's from baghdad, nonfiction, and it is a marvelous book about how he found out all of the terrible publicity about all the things that were destroyed, looted and lost was not correct. some were lost but they were all returned. he would be an excellent interview on booktv. >> host: that is familiar. >> guest: a lot of mischaracterizations. he is a great patriot, he went in in 2003, it wasn't his fault. he was trying to fix problems and identify how many works of art have been looted and finally get them back. others participated, koren weiner, an important monuments woman in 2004, part of those teams and not the national museum that was looted but the national library, important archives. there were initial reports of 250,000 objects t
they sent him to baghdad, iraq, in 2004, to investigate the looting of that library. what they found out was, this is also a nonfiction book incidentally. >> guest: when did this come out? >> caller: and i believe 2004. it is a nonfiction. >> host: it is matthew, not peter. >> caller: matthew? i beg your pardon. anyway, the title is fiend's from baghdad, nonfiction, and it is a marvelous book about how he found out all of the terrible publicity about all the things that...
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embassy in baghdad says nearly 100 hellfire missiles and hundreds of thousands of ammunition rounds have been delivered this month. the obama administration has accelerated weapons aid in recent months to support the iraqi government's against military groups. this comes amidst wanting to terry and violets set up by the u.s. invasion in 2003. u.s. forces have taken control of an oil tanker seized by militants at a libyan port earlier this month. the operation occurred in international waters southeast of cyprus. the pentagon says no one was hurt. it sparked a political crisis in libya eating parliament to the prime minister. the search continues for malaysian airline flight 370 more than a week after its disappearance. malaysian investigators say they believe someone in the cockpit may have diverted the plane and flown for several hours after deliberate lease wishing off its communication and tracking system. the planes pilots and crew members have been under intense investigation since the plane vanished somewhere north of kuala lumpur. president obama has pledged to modify his enforcem
embassy in baghdad says nearly 100 hellfire missiles and hundreds of thousands of ammunition rounds have been delivered this month. the obama administration has accelerated weapons aid in recent months to support the iraqi government's against military groups. this comes amidst wanting to terry and violets set up by the u.s. invasion in 2003. u.s. forces have taken control of an oil tanker seized by militants at a libyan port earlier this month. the operation occurred in international waters...
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he was medically evacuated, luckily, down to baghdad where he had neurosurgery. as chance would have it, by the same neurosurgeon who later operated on bob woodruff. from there he was evacuated to germany and from there back to walter reed army medical center. i stayed in iraq and completed my mission, heard from brian a few months later and an e-mail that was full of the type of typos and punctuation and spelling errors that i think a lot of people slip into in e-mail so i let that go, he's just being lazy like people are in e-mail and didn't have any sense of what it meant to have a traumatic brain injury. when he said looks like i'm going to be okay, i took that face value. these were the early days of the work. what and have thought then would be the early days of the war but they were. and the systems and services bear returning when the warriors need not in place. so when he recovered to the point at which as the doctors told him he could walk and talk and wipe his -- he was released from walter reed and sent back to fort campbell, ky, he got there two week
he was medically evacuated, luckily, down to baghdad where he had neurosurgery. as chance would have it, by the same neurosurgeon who later operated on bob woodruff. from there he was evacuated to germany and from there back to walter reed army medical center. i stayed in iraq and completed my mission, heard from brian a few months later and an e-mail that was full of the type of typos and punctuation and spelling errors that i think a lot of people slip into in e-mail so i let that go, he's...
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he was snatched in baghdad nearly two months ago. tuesday a videotape merged showing hallums pleading for his life. >> i'm please asking for help because my life is in danger. >> proof of life video is just that. it's going to show anybody who is interested, whether it be family, whether it be law enforcement, that we have this person and he's alive. >> they take the mask off. on my left there's a man with an ak-47. he puts a piece of paper like right here. he says, you read it. my worst thoughts are, well, they're going to kill me during the video. i'm not asking for any help from president bush because i know of his selfishness and unconcern for those pushed into the hell hole. >> when you watch it, it's clear this isn't roy hallum's words. he asked for assistance not from the u.s. government but from libyan leader moammar gadhafi. >> i am asking for help of arab rulers, especially president moammar gadhafi, because he's known for helping those who are suffering. >> it takes nearly a year before the u.s. government has enough intel
he was snatched in baghdad nearly two months ago. tuesday a videotape merged showing hallums pleading for his life. >> i'm please asking for help because my life is in danger. >> proof of life video is just that. it's going to show anybody who is interested, whether it be family, whether it be law enforcement, that we have this person and he's alive. >> they take the mask off. on my left there's a man with an ak-47. he puts a piece of paper like right here. he says, you read...
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four people have been killed after three bombs went off in a market area in baghdad.today's attack follows a wave of bombings that killed more than 30 people in baghdad on thursday. meanwhile, the u.n. envoy to iraq says about 400,000 people have been displaced so far this year i violence in western iraq, including the cities of falluja and ramadi. president obama announced thursday insurance enrollment under his signature health care law has reached 6 million people. sign-ups have spiked in the lead up to monday's deadline. the administration issued an extension until mid april for those who apply but are not able to complete enrollment by march 31. president obama was in italy on thursday where he met with pope francis for the first time. during his visit, protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in rome to criticize obama's policies. them, the leader of the cobas trade union. >> obama is not changed the us government policy be it for the wars engage in nor the division the u.s. creates and countries to then be able to intervene, or be it for the economic accord
four people have been killed after three bombs went off in a market area in baghdad.today's attack follows a wave of bombings that killed more than 30 people in baghdad on thursday. meanwhile, the u.n. envoy to iraq says about 400,000 people have been displaced so far this year i violence in western iraq, including the cities of falluja and ramadi. president obama announced thursday insurance enrollment under his signature health care law has reached 6 million people. sign-ups have spiked in...
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at least 26 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks across the iraqi capital of baghdad. 70 others were n jurd. the worse attack happened in the northern neighbourhood, where a car bomb killed 11 people. >> mending strained relations will be among president obama's top priorities on friday, when the u.s. president arrives in saudi arabia. >> the white house correspondent patty culhane examines the issues. >> a lot has changed sense 2009 when president obama received a warm welcome, complete with gifts of gold. many of his foreign policies decisions angered the saudi, the president calling for hosni mubarak to step down, negotiating with iran, and then threatening to act against syrian president bashar al-assad, and changing his mind. all leaving the saudi arabias to take the unusual step of questioning his ability saying: >> the president's job is to restore the trust. experts say although the u.s. is reporting less oil from o.p.e.c. countries, the saudi arabias have leverage. >> it's their place in the oil market. what happens is the saudis have the capacity to expand a
at least 26 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks across the iraqi capital of baghdad. 70 others were n jurd. the worse attack happened in the northern neighbourhood, where a car bomb killed 11 people. >> mending strained relations will be among president obama's top priorities on friday, when the u.s. president arrives in saudi arabia. >> the white house correspondent patty culhane examines the issues. >> a lot has changed sense 2009 when president obama...
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huge billboards also dot the streets of baghdad.t's been done before during the height of iraq's violence between 2006 and 2008, when a similar campaign singled out al-qaeda. so it's telling that the isil should be singled out now. in doing so are the iraqi authorities criticizing the group with too much power. >> we are not giving them power. but some media organizations are focusing solely on them. we have been fighting a war ontor since 2003. we fought al-qaeda, and now we are fighting their offspring. we are using all means at our disposal. and this campaign is one of them. >> given iraq's many problems, is this campaign distracting from other issues? >> campaign seems to have divided public opinion. there are those who say it's a distraction, that the government should be concentrating on more pressing issues like he'll electricity shortages, a crumbling infrastructure and poverty. others have welcomed the initiative. >> translator: it's a waste of time and doesn't help us at all. it does add a positive message that the governm
huge billboards also dot the streets of baghdad.t's been done before during the height of iraq's violence between 2006 and 2008, when a similar campaign singled out al-qaeda. so it's telling that the isil should be singled out now. in doing so are the iraqi authorities criticizing the group with too much power. >> we are not giving them power. but some media organizations are focusing solely on them. we have been fighting a war ontor since 2003. we fought al-qaeda, and now we are fighting...
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and after spending some time in baghdad going out on combat controls with impotence of placing -- as a woman soldier i surely wouldn't have needed them. we pushed farther north to model and beyond and i was eventually assigned to an lpo become a listing post observation post on the site of a mountain and was the only female soldier with about seven male soldiers. we moved to the other side of the mountain late and there maybe 20 or 30 men there. again until the female soldier for several more months of relative isolation. while i was out there i met this tall handsome nco. he was in charge of the observation post side of things. they were proud to call themselves the fire support team. i thought he was funny and handsome, witty, sarcastic smart. but iraq is not romantic but we couldn't exactly start dating couldn't go clubbing or anything like that. any sort of flirtation we had was very gruff and not at all the type of gentle romantic flirtation that you might imagine here at home. one night on the side of the mountain i confessed to him that i really wanted to get to know him bette
and after spending some time in baghdad going out on combat controls with impotence of placing -- as a woman soldier i surely wouldn't have needed them. we pushed farther north to model and beyond and i was eventually assigned to an lpo become a listing post observation post on the site of a mountain and was the only female soldier with about seven male soldiers. we moved to the other side of the mountain late and there maybe 20 or 30 men there. again until the female soldier for several more...
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buckle up, we're going to walk the streets of baghdad with ordinary iraqis to get a sense of what a days like with a sense of utter unpredictability. >> my cohost, rajahad ali is here, and he's bringing in all of your feedback in the show.
buckle up, we're going to walk the streets of baghdad with ordinary iraqis to get a sense of what a days like with a sense of utter unpredictability. >> my cohost, rajahad ali is here, and he's bringing in all of your feedback in the show.
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al jazeera, baghdad. >> the egyptian government is blaming the muslim brotherhood for the deaths of journalists for their people. it happened yesterday in cairo when gunmen open fired during a march of supporters of deposed president mohamed morsi. an interior ministry spokesman said the attack was a group of protesters who he said was shooting randomly in the crowd. dozens of marchers were taken into custody. >>> meanwhile al jazeera journalists are still being held in the egyptian capitol of cairo 91 days and counting. they are all accused of spreading false news and a belonging to a terrorist group. al jazeera rejects the charges against its staff and cons to call for their immediate release. their trial was adjourned and will pick back up on monday. >>> the kenyan government wants all somali refugees to leave urban areas. it's an attempt to restrict them in camps far away from those cities. as reported from nairobi people are not listens to the government's demand. >> reporter: jamal came to kenya 22 years ago. he is a somali refugee who runs two shops that sell meat and fresh. now the gove
al jazeera, baghdad. >> the egyptian government is blaming the muslim brotherhood for the deaths of journalists for their people. it happened yesterday in cairo when gunmen open fired during a march of supporters of deposed president mohamed morsi. an interior ministry spokesman said the attack was a group of protesters who he said was shooting randomly in the crowd. dozens of marchers were taken into custody. >>> meanwhile al jazeera journalists are still being held in the...
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a collection of rare books and manu scripts have gone on display at the iraqi national museum in baghdad. some date back over 1,000 years and have been salvage friday a vast collection at the museum, damaged during the violence. thieves ransacked the building, stealing or destroying items that chronicled several thousands years of stillisation so much more news online. you can find it at aljazeera.com. the headlines, breaking news and video on demand are there for you. >> it's been 300 years how jener figured out how to oh smal stop small pox. this is "inside story."
a collection of rare books and manu scripts have gone on display at the iraqi national museum in baghdad. some date back over 1,000 years and have been salvage friday a vast collection at the museum, damaged during the violence. thieves ransacked the building, stealing or destroying items that chronicled several thousands years of stillisation so much more news online. you can find it at aljazeera.com. the headlines, breaking news and video on demand are there for you. >> it's been 300...
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al jazeera, baghdad. >> when we return on al jazeera america, an effort to relocate thousands of somali refugees in kenya, and the fight against it. >>> plus they say it's just a game, but not to these guys. soccer helping the homeless find a home of their own. >> the kenyan government wants all somali refugees to leave urban areas to keep them in two refugee camps far away from the cities. but reports from nairobi people are not listening to the government's demand. jamal came to kenya 22 years ago. he runs two shops that sell meat and fish. but now the government wants him like him senpeople like him to k to refugee camps, but he has no intention to leave the life he has built. >> it's not right. we left our country. telling us to go back when there is no peace makes no sense. if kenyans hate us that much, take us somewhere else, not back to the camps. not back to somalia. >> it's a hub for tens of thousands of kenyan somalis and an unknown number of somali refugees. without them business would grind to a halt. but they are worried after businespolice have arrested hunf people. somali
al jazeera, baghdad. >> when we return on al jazeera america, an effort to relocate thousands of somali refugees in kenya, and the fight against it. >>> plus they say it's just a game, but not to these guys. soccer helping the homeless find a home of their own. >> the kenyan government wants all somali refugees to leave urban areas to keep them in two refugee camps far away from the cities. but reports from nairobi people are not listening to the government's demand. jamal...