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osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to be dependent and indoctrinate the violent islam. unfortunately we're a nonprofit in the states if we go into the camps or talk with anybody there we're affiliating with a terrorist organization and shut down by the, irs so we created a viral incubator for terrorists similar to what happened in afghanistan in 99. i showed this on capitol hill and they told me this was a classified photo. i took this beside the road here and you know, just to - i think this is news that should be broadcast all over. that the international community, pakistan government, nobody cares about the education of those children. one dollar per month child instead we're sending 9 $20,000 tomahawk cruise my siels when the cost of one we could build 50 schools and over a generation to educate 10,000 children. do you think that photo sho
osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to be dependent and indoctrinate the violent islam. unfortunately we're a nonprofit in the states if we go into the camps or talk with anybody there we're affiliating with a terrorist organization and shut down by the, irs so we created a viral incubator for terrorists similar to what...
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with the us tons with america becoming close to breaking over the cold us raid to kill us on the bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attack. it was a day of joy for solomon regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union and opinion is still split on whether the break up was the best choice for its people and ended the cold war and produced more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term painful consequences. those were the headlines this hour up next r t takes you on a trip through the most remote and unexplored part of siberia that's in our documentary don't go away. eastern cyan is one of siberia's least explored areas. is the geographical center of asia the mountain ridge of eastern cyan stretches for one thousand kilometers from east to west. secluded need the russian mongolian border south siberia is nature remains pristine and untouched by man. for tourists and braving the nature of the plan is to run snowmobiles for hundreds of kilometers to find a valley studded with hot springs civilizations yet to spread as far as the valley . b
with the us tons with america becoming close to breaking over the cold us raid to kill us on the bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attack. it was a day of joy for solomon regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union and opinion is still split on whether the break up was the best choice for its people and ended the cold war and produced more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term painful consequences. those were the headlines this hour...
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ties with america have become close to breaking over the covertly what's very little some of bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attacks. it wasn't.
ties with america have become close to breaking over the covertly what's very little some of bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attacks. it wasn't.
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killed two pakistanis who turned out to be intelligence or exuberance then of course we had the osama bin ladin raid which i think from the perspective of us was a must had to be done and fully justified but nevertheless was hugely embarrassing to a sense of course it really revealed the fact that he was there obviously operating under the protection of senior military figures and the rate went off without giving permission for pakistani authorities and now we have this latest incident where we've been at the twenty four pakistani soldiers so we have two incidents there really are serious mistakes that the americans made and that's seriously degraded to relationship now we're seeing pakistan and if taking action they ordered the u.s. to get out and take care and around along with them is this a sign a pakistan is now more willing to stand up to washington. well i think you know we have to realize first of all that the pakistani state is not a monolith in fact we can view it has slid down the middle there is an enormous military and intelligence establishment the general staff and the high ass i
killed two pakistanis who turned out to be intelligence or exuberance then of course we had the osama bin ladin raid which i think from the perspective of us was a must had to be done and fully justified but nevertheless was hugely embarrassing to a sense of course it really revealed the fact that he was there obviously operating under the protection of senior military figures and the rate went off without giving permission for pakistani authorities and now we have this latest incident where...
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osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to
osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to
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two thousand and eleven could easily go down as the most eventual year in years the killing of bin ladin after a decade long manhunt in libya's gadhafi after months of nato bombing and the death of north korea's kim jong il don't even begin to illustrate twenty eleven. times shows the protester as person of the year and although there were different slogans signs and demands of solutions twenty eleven will ultimately be remembered as the year people came out onto the streets the arab spring bloomed into a european summer which harvested an american autumn from cairo to california moscow to madrid to harir to occupy global rallies shared common themes but if one thing stood out in the middle east and north africa alone it was protests that lead down one road regime change. tunisia and egypt got rid of their dictators without war but. nato and allies began a humanitarian mission with a fierce bombing campaign the critics called it a mislabeled invasion to take down gadhafi for benefits the only reason they're interested in with libya is about the oil you hear anybody screaming and yelling
two thousand and eleven could easily go down as the most eventual year in years the killing of bin ladin after a decade long manhunt in libya's gadhafi after months of nato bombing and the death of north korea's kim jong il don't even begin to illustrate twenty eleven. times shows the protester as person of the year and although there were different slogans signs and demands of solutions twenty eleven will ultimately be remembered as the year people came out onto the streets the arab spring...
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as was osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. more world news now for you and the regime has boiled over in the egyptian capital clashes between the military and civilian demonstrate these people. two hundred. troops in to disperse a three week sit in protest on and. despite the second stage of the phased election process being under way with anger grew when it was rumored police had savagely campaign. machine gun fire on the gaza israel border has left one man dead and two other people who did the israeli military said troops opened fire after hearing a loud explosion has not been confirmed the man was killed by military bullets becomes just a week after israel carried out strikes killing five and injuring dozens more. sanctions had been lifted against libya's banks to try and lessen the country's cash crisis u.n. security council moves forward by america moving most of its restrictions against tripoli they were imposed on new market off
as was osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. more world news now for you and the regime has boiled over in the egyptian capital clashes between the military and civilian demonstrate these people. two hundred. troops in to disperse a three week sit in protest on and. despite the second stage of the phased election process being under way with anger...
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osama bin ladin."he resisted the personal the comands of the us personal on the ground"la casa blanca comento que osama se resisitio al arresto y que los marinos tuvieron que dispararle.el 11 de marzo la naturaleza golpeo la costa de tohuko en japon con lo que se considera el terremoto mas fuerte en la historia de ese pais.el sismo de magnitud de 9 grados ocurrio a 70 kilometros mar adentro de la costa, lo que ocaciono un devastador tsunami que destruyo todo a su paso.para el medio oriente el 2011 trajo una serie de revoluciones sociales conocidas como la primavera arabe que ocasionaron la caida de dos de los mas antiguos lideres del area.el 11 de febrero se anuncio que hosni mubarak depues de 30 anos en el poder y debido a la fuerte presion del sector civil dejaba la presidencia.en febrero las protetas en contra del lider libio muamar gadafi fueron fuertemente reprimidas lo que agudizo el conflicto convirtiendoce en una revolucion social.el 22 de agosto las tropas opositoras lograron tomar control de
osama bin ladin."he resisted the personal the comands of the us personal on the ground"la casa blanca comento que osama se resisitio al arresto y que los marinos tuvieron que dispararle.el 11 de marzo la naturaleza golpeo la costa de tohuko en japon con lo que se considera el terremoto mas fuerte en la historia de ese pais.el sismo de magnitud de 9 grados ocurrio a 70 kilometros mar adentro de la costa, lo que ocaciono un devastador tsunami que destruyo todo a su paso.para el medio...
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the enemy of iran as was osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. with more world news for you now this hour and regime anger has boiled over in the egyptian capital between the civilian demonstrators have left at least three people dead more than two hundred wounded it's after troops moved in to disperse a three week sit in protests demanding an urgent end to military rule despite the second stage of the fatal lection process being on the way i grew when it was removed police said savagely beaten peaceful campaign. floods triggered by a tropical storm and killed at least one hundred twenty people over night in the southern philippines about two thirds of the victims died in. the city the disaster officials say the number killed by the flood is likely to rise. machine gun fire on the gaza israel border has left one man dead and two other people wounded the israeli military said troops opened fire after hearing a loud explosion but has not been
the enemy of iran as was osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. with more world news for you now this hour and regime anger has boiled over in the egyptian capital between the civilian demonstrators have left at least three people dead more than two hundred wounded it's after troops moved in to disperse a three week sit in protests demanding an...
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one crisis to the next but the strains heightened by the covert american raid that killed osama bin ladin as well as last month's drone attack that left twenty four pakistani soldiers dead. and also in the program we continue our look back at the big stories that shape the year focusing now today on japan ravaged by natural disasters the white house news of live from the millions fearing a global nuclear catastrophe. suddenly the tempo changed when there was a third explosion in the fourth explosion and different reactors in fukushima one morning the happening very quick succession and suddenly. everyone was very scared of a band of one of our teams international correspondents there sharing his memories on the destruction he witnessed the horror he faced hearing more from him a bit later. but exactly twenty years ago to the day the u.s.s.r. the world's largest country at the time ceased to exist the collapse of the soviet union brought with it an end to the cold war and gave birth to a dozen new countries but also hardship and ethnic tension former republics gained independence but for m
one crisis to the next but the strains heightened by the covert american raid that killed osama bin ladin as well as last month's drone attack that left twenty four pakistani soldiers dead. and also in the program we continue our look back at the big stories that shape the year focusing now today on japan ravaged by natural disasters the white house news of live from the millions fearing a global nuclear catastrophe. suddenly the tempo changed when there was a third explosion in the fourth...
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following last month's deadly drone attack by the us military and this year's raid to kill osama bin ladin without islam with knowledge the pakistani president is now firming up his country's friendship with beijing holding talks with chinese officials last week just have changed professor of political science at hong kong city university says the two countries have an important cooperate in partnership that allows pakistan to counterbalance its relationship with the united states. has been beaching spece of the history of the people's republic of china increasingly pakistan has has a certain strategic value to china certainly as for your novel pakistan's relations with the united states are in difficulties because of the nato attack on is a military outpost last month and washington d.c. we feel has to deliver the kind of policy demanded by the pakistani government and at the same time it is very significant that the top chinese diplomat when he was in pakistan he had met the president the prime minister the army chief of staff arguably the most powerful soldier in pakistan as well as the
following last month's deadly drone attack by the us military and this year's raid to kill osama bin ladin without islam with knowledge the pakistani president is now firming up his country's friendship with beijing holding talks with chinese officials last week just have changed professor of political science at hong kong city university says the two countries have an important cooperate in partnership that allows pakistan to counterbalance its relationship with the united states. has been...
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violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost perspective because people now fear the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us but now stands prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are two clear choices pretty problematic historically speaking either to expand the war and i'm going to parkland or one of the front is not going to be a door it can be good with world war and war and wanting everyone. to sense has been america's main ally in the region for decades but constant abuse of the partnership by the u.s. has driven a wedge between the two many believe that pakistan's case highlights that a u.s. bearing gifts well later stop at nothing to get what it wants marine upper nile artsy new york. just ahead on this hour one zero p. presidential candidate proves that he has a big press problem details in tonight's time segment and on town for happy hour jon huntsman's daughters are carrying a new tune and the department of justice souter's pretty neat a
violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost perspective because people now fear the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us but now stands prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are two clear choices pretty problematic historically speaking either to expand the war and i'm going to parkland or one of the front is not going to be a door it can be good...
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the war the death of saddam hussein this is a big year for death of dictators the death of osama bin ladin and these people would argue that the world is safer. without these dictators in place what is your response to that well i think that's rubbish basically i think the united states government does not have the right by international law or international law to decide what government leader lives and who dies if the united states government is allowed that kind of power which apparently it's arrogating to it so then the whole world is unsafe and there's no such thing as the so-called rule of law or certainly international law of the iraqi people are not better off than they were under saddam hussein you can be a political opponent of saddam. hussein but just have an objective faculty to recognize that their country was in great shape compared to the way it is now and what they have to look forward to is not jobs and free education and free housing or affordable housing all of those things which existed during the old regime in spite of its political defects that's all been taken away f
the war the death of saddam hussein this is a big year for death of dictators the death of osama bin ladin and these people would argue that the world is safer. without these dictators in place what is your response to that well i think that's rubbish basically i think the united states government does not have the right by international law or international law to decide what government leader lives and who dies if the united states government is allowed that kind of power which apparently...
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a rocky year with america where times have been all but destroyed from the raid to to kill osama bin ladin without informing us now about the last month's deadly drone attack at his expense. the top ranking diplomat from the hu jintao administration has said that this visit is very important marks sixty years of diplomatic ties between china and pakistan and he's hoping that this trip will bring that relationship to a new level to an all time high the leaders from both the countries talk about security regions in the area and obviously all of this comes just one month after the nato military strike on a pockets than afghan checkpoint that actually killed twenty four pakistani soldiers all relations between pakistan and the united states as a result of that incident or i don't know all time low so many analysts are saying that this meeting could be a sign that pakistan is actually shifting towards depending more on china as opposed to the united states beijing express their solidarity with pakistan after that incident and actually a pakistani diplomat said that china has backed all of our e
a rocky year with america where times have been all but destroyed from the raid to to kill osama bin ladin without informing us now about the last month's deadly drone attack at his expense. the top ranking diplomat from the hu jintao administration has said that this visit is very important marks sixty years of diplomatic ties between china and pakistan and he's hoping that this trip will bring that relationship to a new level to an all time high the leaders from both the countries talk about...
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has sideline the civilian government we saw after bin ladin scaling. government of president zardari subordinated all the foreign policy today military and when it comes to the key and vital decision making about pakistan foreign policy is similar to you which just makes the shots not this unfortunately over the past decade and indeed since the inception of relationship between the two countries over the past five years the united states has on the pakistani military and doesn't has not helped in a significant way this of indian government and democracy in the country which is good for the for pakistan and also for security in the region and it's time to change to that policy and to continues engaging and continue to support this. civilian government and also this is a civil society in pakistan which are working for the progress of pakistan and add a hand to get a tough ally with the military establishment. and sit a clear carrot and stick policy and make it clear to the military establishment that they cannot continue their current policy of supportin
has sideline the civilian government we saw after bin ladin scaling. government of president zardari subordinated all the foreign policy today military and when it comes to the key and vital decision making about pakistan foreign policy is similar to you which just makes the shots not this unfortunately over the past decade and indeed since the inception of relationship between the two countries over the past five years the united states has on the pakistani military and doesn't has not helped...
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great builds on the bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attack. there was a day of joy for song and regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union an opinion is still split on whether the breakup was for the best choice of the people it ended the cold war and produced more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term consequences. those were the main stories this hour and next peter lavelle and his guests cross talk debate the legacy of the soviet union's collapse and what lessons it could offer the world powers of today. and you can. follow in the welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about twenty years ago a world historic event happened the soviet union came to an end and with it the conclusion of the cold war what is the soviet union's lasting legacy was it inevitable the u.s.s.r. would collapse and is the world a better place today. to cross not the end of the soviet union i'm joined by geoffrey roberts here in the studio he is a historian and professor at the university college cork ireland his upc
great builds on the bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attack. there was a day of joy for song and regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union an opinion is still split on whether the breakup was for the best choice of the people it ended the cold war and produced more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term consequences. those were the main stories this hour and next peter lavelle and his guests cross talk debate the legacy of the...
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obama said he killed twenty two terrace he said he killed and he's telling his critics to ask osama bin ladin if he engages in appeasement definitely playing that up so what's going on with this tough act. look do you have to like it because of some of the reasons that we all learned a few minutes earlier district. don't forget that one of the key top picks for in terms of foreign policy in the republican campaign in two thousand and twelve is going to be how soft obama is in terms of our strategic competitor russia and china so russia bashing already started china bashing has been going on for the past few months in fact and iran bashi is not even bashing in fact there's a shadow war against iran going on for at least one year now and this is all interlinked because iran russia and china they have to close commercial ties no single be done i guess to run that little drill volk very very harsh response from those russia and china and the american establishment the pentagon generals they know that so they resort to you know fox news stuff hillary clinton saying that you know protest is the mos
obama said he killed twenty two terrace he said he killed and he's telling his critics to ask osama bin ladin if he engages in appeasement definitely playing that up so what's going on with this tough act. look do you have to like it because of some of the reasons that we all learned a few minutes earlier district. don't forget that one of the key top picks for in terms of foreign policy in the republican campaign in two thousand and twelve is going to be how soft obama is in terms of our...
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violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because people now feel. the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us now this in his prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices produce what america historically speaking i do . and i'm going to parkland all point of approach is more to go it can give the world war and war and war being everyone pakistan has been america's main ally in the region for decades but constant abuse of the partnership by the u.s. has driven a wedge between the two many believe that pakistan's case highlights that a u.s. bearing gifts will leave the stop at nothing to get what it wants marina for a mile r.t. new york and to talk more about the implications of all of this earlier i spoke to scott horton contributing editor on legally on national security matters for harper's magazine he told me why it us he thinks that the u.s. and pakistani relations out had an all time low take a lot. i think there's no q
violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because people now feel. the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us now this in his prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices produce what america historically speaking i do . and i'm going to parkland all point of approach is more to go it can give the world war and war and war being...
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violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because people now fear the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us but now stands prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices pretty problematic by historically speaking either to expand and comment or point of a problem is not going to be a door it can be good with world war and i want to go and warning everyone pakistan has been america's main ally in the region for decades but constant abuse of the partnership by the u.s. has driven a wedge between the two when he believes that pakistan's case highlights that a u.s. bearing gifts while later stop at nothing to get what it wants are enough for nigh on r.t. new york. just thought i had on the cell one zero p. presidential candidate proof that he has a big press problem he's held his night full time segment and on time for happy hour jon huntsman's daughters are carrying a new tune and the department of justice is out with anti-pira
violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because people now fear the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us but now stands prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices pretty problematic by historically speaking either to expand and comment or point of a problem is not going to be a door it can be good with world war and i want to...
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osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. but more news down the regime has boiled over in the egyptian capital clashes between the military and civilian demonstrators left at least three people dead and more than two hundred it's after troops moved in to disperse a three week sit in protests demanding an end to. the spot the second stage of the great election process being underway grew when it was rumored police it's been. floods triggered by a tropical storm in the southern philippines killed nearly two hundred people overnight about two thirds of the victims died in the city worst hit by the disaster if say the number killed by the floods is likely to rise. machine gun fire on the gaza israel border has left one man dead and two other people wounded the israeli military said troops opened fire after hearing a loud explosion but it has not been confirmed when the man was killed by the military but it comes just a week after israel carried o
osama bin ladin what we're seeing now is this strange self-fulfilling prophecy process and i'm worried that this is exactly what we saw with iraq this is this is a campaign to go to war. but more news down the regime has boiled over in the egyptian capital clashes between the military and civilian demonstrators left at least three people dead and more than two hundred it's after troops moved in to disperse a three week sit in protests demanding an end to. the spot the second stage of the great...
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you think uses some of bin ladin is so over the top they left him on his internet for three and a half years after the arrest if gary was the slightest threat that wouldn't have been done but it's very much i think he embarrassed them and because of that they were very angry at him there are nine cases currently fighting extradition to america richard o'dwyer is the latest he's wanted on copyright charges for creating a search engine for pirated content it's not even considered a crime in the u.k. but at the moment that doesn't matter the us can still get their man the coalition government promised to change this while in opposition there was their chance to deliver on the bennett r t london. wednesday session are the russian nato council broad no progress on resolving the deadlock over a planned allied missile shield in europe moscow says the us led bloc isn't ready to cooperate on the issue russia has repeatedly asked for leo guarantees that the planned missile defense system won't be aimed against it and have been warnings of a new arms race of nato nations continue to ignore moscow
you think uses some of bin ladin is so over the top they left him on his internet for three and a half years after the arrest if gary was the slightest threat that wouldn't have been done but it's very much i think he embarrassed them and because of that they were very angry at him there are nine cases currently fighting extradition to america richard o'dwyer is the latest he's wanted on copyright charges for creating a search engine for pirated content it's not even considered a crime in the...
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ties with america have become close to breaking over the covertly what's very little some of bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attacks. it was a day of joy for some and regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union an opinion is still split on whether the breakup was the best choice for it's an end of the cold war and produce more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term painful consequences. those were our top stories this hour coming out max keiser and stacy herbert look at how bankers are joining businessmen to fight back criticism kaiser report is next. i am max ties are welcome to the kaiser report so no the one percent is tired of being current of. state server tell us more bought a humbug that's the sept spode of the kaiser or max he seemed genuinely scared there. bankers join billionaires to debunk imbecile attack on top one percent so a group has been formed by bernard marcus eighty two co-founder of home depot called job creators alliance he says if successful business people don't go public to share their stories and t
ties with america have become close to breaking over the covertly what's very little some of bin ladin and last month's deadly drone attacks. it was a day of joy for some and regret for others it's twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union an opinion is still split on whether the breakup was the best choice for it's an end of the cold war and produce more than a dozen new nations but also brought about many long term painful consequences. those were our top stories this hour coming...
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that sense of urgency that it read into the prospect that saddam may pass nuclear know-how to bin ladin, i never thought of that as being a plausible scenario. certainly iraq is much better off without saddam hussein, no question about that. when you put together not only the direct cost, the trillion dollars, the in direct cost in terms of u.s. standing around the world, obviously this is something that we have endured and succeeded. but at a cost that can't really be replicated. >> and in the end, i mean the reason that was put forward for the war in iraq globally from everyone involved is saddam hussein was armed to the teeth with weapons of mass destruction. they never turned up. we have to assume now he didn't have any. does that make the war in your view potentially an illegal conflict? >> that's a very good question. i mean, certainly, that's the difference between the first gulf war where there was a un security council resolution. the second gulf war that was not seen as being legitimate. nonetheless, i also participated in the kosovo conflict, which on one hand did not have a
that sense of urgency that it read into the prospect that saddam may pass nuclear know-how to bin ladin, i never thought of that as being a plausible scenario. certainly iraq is much better off without saddam hussein, no question about that. when you put together not only the direct cost, the trillion dollars, the in direct cost in terms of u.s. standing around the world, obviously this is something that we have endured and succeeded. but at a cost that can't really be replicated. >> and...
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it was used in the killing of osama bin ladin. if that's true, the technology could be in the hands of iran and other countries. this weekend leon panetta called iran an international pariah. we're hearing headlines left right and center here, the clock ticking on iran, getting a nuclear weapon. which is something nobody in this region looks it forward to. so far, recently we've had israel threatening to bomb iranian nuclear facilities. iranians attacking the british embassy. you had countries like british, france and the netherlands taking out their ambassadors on the heals of that. and have you american troops leaving a rack, which leaves a hole in the the region all of which is contributing to a mass arms race here. iran is defiant. prices at the pump surging. that's why iran has such a powerful hand. it trails only sought saudi ara resources for opec. we have two guests with me tonight in abu dhabi. thank you both for coming "outfront" tonight. why is iran doing this right now, this very quick and very rapid escalation. >> ira
it was used in the killing of osama bin ladin. if that's true, the technology could be in the hands of iran and other countries. this weekend leon panetta called iran an international pariah. we're hearing headlines left right and center here, the clock ticking on iran, getting a nuclear weapon. which is something nobody in this region looks it forward to. so far, recently we've had israel threatening to bomb iranian nuclear facilities. iranians attacking the british embassy. you had countries...