wall? west berlin was a base for intrig intrigue. on east berlin and east germany they have a chance to enjoy the finer things in life. he was going to other way, east to west and so has every other casualty at the wall. no one can be sure of the real reason but prior to the erection of the wall almost anyone could reach west berlin and many did. once in west berlin you were outside the iron curtain. the wall is a solid fact. and the wall remains. it stands in berlin today. it stands and will stand where ever the road of communism leads. some day it will include the universe. their objective is clear and so is ours. they intend to put the world on their road. we intend that the world shall be free, each man and each country to suchoose the road th suits him best. we need above all to understand each new threat must be met. certain military action with military aid, exploitation with economic aid and cooperation that has helped keep western europe independent. the choice is not red or dead. the choice lies between wisdom and ignorance

he was an accidental witness to the fall of the berlin wall.otographer captured the joy and confusion of people caught up in that extraordinary event of november, 1989. photographs are so powerful that they become the memories in themselves. so, you know, my memory of berlin that night is these black and white pictures. so i flew to berlin on 9th november, 1989, with my friend, george, and we were both really tired, but i'd never been to berlin before. george had. i said, look, let's go out, let's go out for a walk. so we ambled down to checkpoint charlie. there seemed to be a few people milling about. so i asked a fellow what was going on and he said that he'd seen something on the news that there's a strong possibility that the wall would actually be open for passage this evening. so i looked at george and he looked at me and we realised we didn't have much camera equipment with us, so we got in a taxi and we went back to the youth hostel, grabbed all our stuff and went straight back to checkpoint charlie. bang on midnight, the door right in

we have to remember that when the berlin wall fell, it was completely unexpected.soned to a major news event like that, it's hard to know how to react, because let's face it, i was there completely by mistake. the next day i remember not having much sleep the night before, being pretty tired, but walking back to the wall again, and, amazingly, people were standing and sitting on the wall. it seemed very much a matter of defiance, what i was looking at. it was quite interesting. i think in a way more interesting than the people on the wall are the guards at the bottom, you know, contrary to everything they've ever been told or believed in, then suddenly this is all happening in front of them, and what are they supposed to do about it? it's very rare, isn't it, to be in a major news event like that, which is actually a happy thing, you know? it's not a tragedy. mark power, the right person in the right place at the right time. remember, you can watch the whole series at bbc.com/throughthelens. now to china, and the massacre in tiananmen square in 1989 when the chines

coming up, the british photographer who was in berlin the night the wall came down. american who captured the shock and terror of 9/11. and the iranian who wasn't afraid to show the violence on both sides of the revolution. but first, let's meet ian berry. he was the only photographer to witness the sharpeville massacre in south africa in 1960. a turning point for the anti—apartheid movement. news came through that the police had shot a guy in this township, sharpeville. i got there and chatted to the protesters and what have you and they were all friendly enough. in fact, it all seemed a bit dull. and i'd more or less given up. i walked back to the car, and the cops opened fire. you can see here that the guy standing on the tank in the background, standing on an armoured vehicle, and they started to fire. and at this point, i saw these kids running towards me, and initially i thought they were just shooting blanks or shooting over the head of people. and this guy was holding his jacket up as though to protect himself from bullets. and only as they started to fall ar

what do you do when you're in your office crowd surged across the berlin wall knowing you have these reports with the cia suggesting that anything we do to agitate the soviets may cause the backlash here or cause tiananmen square in europe? his response is to do nothing, in public. for example, he is watching in his office and was told by his secretary he must give a statement and he says i have nothing to say, go away. they tried to more times and finally gets pushed to admit that yes, of course you should talk to the press of the present can't say nothing at this historic moment so instead he calls everyone to the office and you can go on to you to see this, it's a great video. he stands for the next 30 minutes proceeds to speak fully and completely for 30 minutes without saying a word. it is complete gibberish. it's perfect and wonderful. at the end of which one of the reporters, cbs news, says mr. president, you just don't seem very excited. in which he responded well, i guess i am just not an excitable guy. [laughter] because he knew something she didn't and no one else knew is

this road, this wall. berlin, december, 1961. this road, this wall. in the beginning, the road exists in the mind of a 19th century philosopher and scholar, karl marx, who maintained only through a system he calls communism can the worker and farmer avoid starvation and exploitation. "we declare openly" marx writes, "that our ends can only be attained by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. thus, the road begins. many who walked the road know its origins well. many do not. some things must be known about the road by those who do not travel it. this is a one-way street. the stein poign posts along the not describe the true destinations and nearly everyone who sets foot or wheel on this road goes all the way to the end. for there are few exits, only difficult, dangerous escapes. this man is a resident of east berlin. his right to free passage into west berlin is guaranteed by international agreement, but on august 13, 1961, this right has been set aside. to cross into west berlin, he swims the canal that at one point divides the zon

berlin, 1961, our road has almost reached the present. why have the russians built this wall? l people denied the right guaranteed them under the international agreements to pass freely from zone to zone within berlin? the communist explanation is simplicity itself. according to them, west berlin was a base for intrigue and imperialist assaults on east berlin and east germany where a man has a chance to enjoy the finer things in life. but things were going the other way, east to west, and so has every other casualty at the wall. no one can be sure of the real reason, but prior to the erection of the wall, almost anyone who could get into east germany could reach west berlin if his feet held out. and many did. once in west berlin, you are outside the iron curtain. the free passage of people between east and west berlin was the only physical gap in the iron curtain. so the russians sealed it. the wall is a solid fact. and the wall remains. it stands in berlin today. it stands and will stand wherever the road of world communism leads. some day, according to its builders it will su

there's nothing for the peaceful monday demonstrations and lived to help bring about the fall of the berlin wall and the reunification of germany east germans were now free to travel anywhere in the world poland hope eric took advantage and emigrated the contract workers on the other hand were forced to return to mozambique. every day they meet up in a park in my. they call themselves much germans an allusion to made in germany. the much germans want mommy income. was a from you. it's my german seat and if it's here doesn't read our story to know for its mozambique on and on and as much airman as. i know i mean that's when i get it . the mad germans carry out their own peaceful protest to demand money for work they did in east germany for which they say they were paid inadequately or not at all. the boy did we are for. the next. oh yeah but they want to go to. germany did transfer their wages to the government of mozambique but the money never made it to the workers and that bonds them just like the memories of their common past. where. they are right. off the top like in mozambique or in africa

you know, when the berlin wall came down in 1989 we we re the berlin wall came down in 1989 we were going the tpp and all that's changed now. the trans—pacific and all that's changed now. the tra ns—pacific partnership and all that's changed now. the trans—pacific partnership in asia. yes. sorry. it isjust interesting as you say how we've got this kind of europe—wide approach and yet it is unlikely that the us, well the trump administration will listen or even change their tax reform ideas which is being grappled with in their own political framework? well, this is a major piece of legislation and we are looking for another rate rise by the fed and the us economy should do very well. but it does raise some question marx and it does raise some question marx and it does raise question marx about open trade in the world and we have seen that with brexit. we have gone our own way so we can't really complain too much, but some countries are preferring that and the us says eve ryo ne preferring that and the us says everyone is running, we are running a huge current account deficit and it is unf

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and people came to the berlin wall.nd said time we have been told that there is new travel restrictions allowing us to leave. let us out. the commanders there as you can imagine, said, we have received no such orders. there were no such orders. the crowd became larger, the crowd that were agitated. troops became agitated. the troops called in reinforcement. these two sides began to build tempers between them. until finally, the commander in charge, a man, a colonel, does any good east german officer would do. he calls for advice. and he is told by the person at the other end of the phone, you have no orders. that are new. you are either blind or a coward. you know what to do. by the way, this is amanda had done what he had to do before. he had spangled banners on his chest of the firing of someone that left east germany without permission. now, he was scheduled to go to the dr. the next day. he was scheduled to go to the dr. to receive the results of cancer tests which doctors had prepared him to anticipate were going t

and said we had to meet the challenges of our age and put into effect policies that dealt with berlin, the wall, berlin, germany, laos, suit vietnam and so forth. but america was introduced to the atomic bomb because missiles so close to the u.s. this was a picture in los angeles of school kids being taught about the febts of teffe bomb and how they had to run into the hauls and protect themselves. and to me it kind of shows you this duck and recovery situation that we were all being educated to the effect of nuclear weapons, not in japan or in some other place in the world, but right here at home. in '62, kennedy made this speech concerning the soffit missiles in cuba to the nation. this is a picture taken by ralph crane of "life" magazine. and it wasn't long after that, six months later, that kennedy and the world is faced with the effects of the berlin wall. kennedy went to germany, and of course in june of 1963 made his very, very famous speech there, that he supported germany, he supported unified germany. and that america was not going to stand around and allow this to happen. you know, h

since then he's produced twelve large scale pattern rama's in berlin he's recreated the wall. another panorama shows what it was like to live in didn't bag during martin luther's time. the cylindrical rain forest in hanover is his latest three thousand five hundred square meters create the illusion of nature thirty two meters high and one hundred ten meters long. it's come through and a meditative element is becoming part of it people walk around in it and that way they're in charge of what they see there's no one to tell them look this way or look that way or for how long. day turns into night every fifteen minutes magic weather conditions and dazzling sunrises they're all there to see in the world's biggest nature panorama. well it's a funny tic of human nature but very often when guests take leave of their hotel their suitcases are fuller than when they arrived and the souvenirs they make off with are not necessarily ones that they've paid for a top of the list of most common hotel theft items are things like towels and of course bathrobe but according to one survey of a th

so this is the wall between west berlin and east germany, not east berlin. so obviously you had to find a location that was a bit closer, bit easier to get across and as i said all methods were used to find out information. having personal knowledge of that photo, that tower was empty. did not want to risk getting shot in the back. a also you didn't think about just going over the wall or through the wall, you had to think about going under. so the city of berlin has more sewer systems, more canal systems than amsterdam, for example. so we also worked with scuba ge gear, demolitions using scuba gear in the water. just had to know what your enemy was. that's one of the east german patrol boats. but as i said if you're under water with a nonbubble making device like a rebreather, scuba gear. then you can get under these things and through these things. not only could we get into east berlin through this means, we could get into east germany. i should say the unit also did holistic training because it wasn't all fun and games in the city. holistic training, ski

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wall. you had to think about going under. so the city of berlin has more sewer systems, more canal systems than amsterdam, for example. so we also worked with scuba gear. demolitions using scuba gear in the water. just had to know what your enemy was. that's one of the east german patrol boats. but as i said, if you're under water with a nonbubble-making device, like a nonscuba gear, then you could get under these things and through these things. not only could we get into east berlin through this means. we could get into east germany. i should say that the unit also did some ballistic training because it wasn't all fun and games up in the city. this is down in burgess garden. holistic training. skeet training. mountain climbing. of course, scuba diving outside of berlin. if you're in a contained atmosphere, you have to get out once in a while to enjoy the open air. otherwise, you get cabin fever. that's actually garmish, looking towards austria. not just downhill, but cross country. so our mission through the 1950s, 1960s, unconventional warfare,

europe was still divided, there was still a berlin wall. >> there's one sign the soviets can make thatle, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> it was perfect. it was beautiful. he had to insist on keeping it in the speech. and he did it. don't let anybody tell you it was a staffer or anybody else that did that. >> meanwhile, in the soviet union, gorbachev decides to do something bold and he says let's separate sdi from reducing the nuclear stockpile. once he does this, it opens up the possibility for a third summit. >> this week's summit may prove especially important, even historic. for the first time since the onset of the nuclear age, the united states and soviet union will sign a treaty actually reducing the number of nuclear missiles. >> the inf agreement involved the elimination of an entire class of weapons, the intermediate-range ballistic missiles. it changes, it went from arms control to arms reduction. you're now getting rid of nuclear weapons. >> many american conservatives are

-- tear down the berlin wall.e's stating something that's self-evident and obvious that jerusalem is the capital of israel. something americans who know about israel and the world know. we have a policy of pragmatic realism and we have morals, too. this is a lesson our enemies and our friends will take around the world, and i think you will see more steps like the preform the saudis are taking. it will embolden our allies. charles: israeli president benjamin netanyahu weighed in. >> this is an historic day. year profoundly to the president for his courageous and just decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and prepare for the opening of the u.s. embassy here. this decision reflects the president's commitment to an ancient and enduring truth to fulfilling his promises and advance peace. >> i want to start with the clear assessment that israel, jerusalem was my home for many years it's at the center of jewish aspiration and intention for 3,000 years since the time of king david. announcement days ju

the peaceful monday demonstrations in life helped bring about the fall of the berlin wall and the reunification of germany east germans were now free to travel anywhere in the world poland hope bank took advantage and emigrated the contract workers on the other hand were forced to return to mozambique. every day they meet up in a park in my. they call themselves germans an allusion to made in germany. germans . come. from you. my german. and. to my german carry out their own peaceful protest to demand money for work they did in east germany for which they say they were paid inadequately or not at all. but that germany did transfer their wages to the government of mozambique but the money never made it to the workers and that bonds them just like the memories of their common past. ok well. that's. because in africa i don't front. my. freud. that may seem a long way off just now as does the return of their last earnings. but they clearly haven't given up hope. mean gone away i don't think. oh my. god oh yes. and to finish up we take to the air again for a bird's eye view of second division side w

you're watching date of the news from berlin wall coming up the top of the hour with my colleague my afraid to stay to. those values and germany is a strong country. we have achieved so much we can do this and if something him to resign we must overcome it and. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters w made for mines. just so and the over the no mother saying i've heard lots of bad things that ties the schools here. but my father says none of those rumors are true. like that i'll have to go swimming with boys. that i'll have to take off my head scarf the small movie reels machine. and i don't know it's going to be i see a lot of girls riding bikes but none of them are muslim. in syria muslim girls are not allowed to ride a bike is only boys and how men are limited to do as. it was inadmissible rules will appeal to sort of school. he has thought through. the so be. more have come so much. yardage to. where you should go marching with you on bandspread let's talk about housing yesterday we discussed that in german what are houses and what's going to house him house what

there's nothing for the peaceful monday demonstrations and lived to help bring about the fall of the berlin wall and the reunification of germany east germans were now free to travel anywhere in the world poland hope eric took advantage and emigrated the contract workers on the other hand were forced to return to mozambique. every day they meet up in a park in mud. they call themselves germans an allusion to made in germany. germans or and the income period this was a from you. it's my german seat and if it's here the other veda it's georgian of it's mozambique on and on and it's my german. and i again that's when i get it. the mad germans carry out their own peaceful protest to demand money for work they did in east germany for which they say they were paid inadequately or not at all. the boy did we are for. the next club but. here or there or there go to. germany did transfer their wages to the government of mozambique but the money never made it to the workers and that bonds them just like the memories of their common past. where. they are right. off the top like in mozambique or in africa i

unique things and let's have a look at a couple of others which he's done out of the past of the berlin wall it's here in berlin of course very near checkpoint which was the old and i'd check point between east and west berlin. for a few years and it still drawing the crowds that. really is quite fascinating as you pointed out there is also sound in these things as well and then this forms of the titanic sound on that one it's rob that's very in that. bit spooky that. i thank you. argentina for decades farmers here have been using a controversial herbicide like a say. now on cancer and birth defects are on the rise as are the voices protesting against the use of chemicals in agriculture people here are speaking up. to say the sick children of argentina. fifteen minutes. the fast pace of life in the digital world. shift has the lowdown on the weather it shows a new developments useful information and anything else worth knowing. presents the latest finds. looks over the shoulders of makers and choosers. in forty five minutes to. crime fighters in the new season of radio crime thrillers weeken

. >> i went out to russia when the berlin wall came down. i come from an initial family background.i thought it was late of the american communist party and the rebellion was to become a businessman. when the berlin wall came down i decided if my grandfather was the largest, communist america would become the largest capitalist and easternge europe. set up a firm called hermitage capital. but while for a long time and then it went very now but when we discovered corruption, exposed to and in that case i was being a threat to national security, expelledse from russia on my offices were then rated. it took my documents, stole $230 million of taxes they paid, my lawyer and covered it, exposed it as he was then arrested, tortured and killed by the putin regime and couldn't participate in the covered up. "washington journal" he was also on our podcast online and anywhere you can check out your c-span radio app also for apple users. let's get to phone calls. don and lawrence, kansas with william browder. >> caller: guesstimate my question for mr. browder is how many oligarchs adversely af

talk of a peace dividend they talk of it what happened to the peace dividend a few weeks after the berlin wall fell mr bush sr was. going into iraq sending five hundred thousand troops to the middle east and i pointed out it was a big thing because we went when we said five hundred thousand troops to vietnam was actually under lyndon johnson that was a huge deal in the press made a big big number out of that not not since world war two that we knew those numbers were too big we were fighting with too many men we don't it won't work it was too big and what happened we forgot about it reagan mr reagan and to forget the vietnam war and we were sending a half million. and again abroad to fight in the middle east we never got out of the middle east i made a movie about it called w in which dick cheney the dick cheney's character yeah policy says there is no exit and the truth is we haven't very sense of history one felt like through films. i guess some people would in my country where i was make fun of it you relatively has to go at least may have to go more socialistic in order to survive because

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minds far smarter than mine have described the moment when he is in dresden, east germany and the berlin walls falling. protesters outside the kgb residence, he doesn't know what to do with the protesters. he calls mols cow, moscow, is silent. he is shoveling sensitive documents into a furnace in dresden. to him it was a moment, not just of state collapse, which is tragic for him. because he is such a status. but also of humiliation. profound personal humiliation. national humiliation. that is all tied up with the idea of state of preventing its collapse. you are right. see yourself as victims. countries as victims. all of it its to, to, kind of deflect that feeling. and to make people think that actually, they're stronger than they are. >> it's extraordinary, the two most strong countries in the world, including china. let me just take that a little further. i want to play devil's advocate here. obviously you talk, you have written something that we do know. that, putin is often said in 2007, a world order controlled by a single country has nothing in common with democracy. and he notes, the