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despite the risk to come up british soldiers went in to get him. -- despite the risk, british soldiers went in to get him. >> he was missing legs. both of them from the knee down. very severe. just blown clean off. the lead was completely gone from the knee. -- the leg was completely gone from the knee. one of his arms was shredded in a very bad way. he lost the top half of his hands here. >> while they worked to save the soldier, there metic prepared to receive the casualty's around the corner. -- their medic received -- prepared to receive the cattle to run the quarter. very few people survive traumatic amputation of all their lives. next an 18-year-old soldier named muhammed depended on its sarah marriott. >> it was not until he came around a corner that i understood the severity of his injuries. it is hard to go back over it. everything kind of the cliques in -- clicks in. that is my assessment. what we need, and where we need to go. just got to work, really. >> while mohammed was being treated, the commander got on the radio with the surgeon and appealed for a helicopter. the amer
despite the risk to come up british soldiers went in to get him. -- despite the risk, british soldiers went in to get him. >> he was missing legs. both of them from the knee down. very severe. just blown clean off. the lead was completely gone from the knee. -- the leg was completely gone from the knee. one of his arms was shredded in a very bad way. he lost the top half of his hands here. >> while they worked to save the soldier, there metic prepared to receive the casualty's...
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british petroleum has just reported one of the biggest losses in british corporate history.you can find much more on that and all of the international news on line. thank you for being with us. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center. >> check, one, two. >> and a club in austin. [woman vocalizing] >> it is closer than any seat in the house, no matter where you call home. >> ♪ the top of the world, and i'm there, i'm home ♪ >> pbs -- the great american stage that fits in every living
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the british government has britishers -- prisoners on that train. >> he was a swedish lawyer and diplomat sent to iraq by the un to search for weapons of mass destruction. he ended up going from meeting to meeting caught between saddam hussein and george bush's in patients. he is the executive chairman of the u.s. and monetary inspection commission until june 2003. they told us that he believed iraq did have wmd. >> i felt that iraq retains weapons of mass destruction. i did not say so publicly. i said it perhaps to mr. belair privately, but not publicly. >> he said he believed the controversial british dossier was plausible, but critical of the way the intelligence services relied on the evidence of iraqi defections. >> they should have realized in london and washington that their sources were pork. they want to get a reward for intelligence so they try to give what interrogators want to hear. >> president bush believed in force rather than diplomacy. >> i think the u.s. was high on military. they felt they could get away with that. >> he believed tony blair and genuinely hope to the ins
the british government has britishers -- prisoners on that train. >> he was a swedish lawyer and diplomat sent to iraq by the un to search for weapons of mass destruction. he ended up going from meeting to meeting caught between saddam hussein and george bush's in patients. he is the executive chairman of the u.s. and monetary inspection commission until june 2003. they told us that he believed iraq did have wmd. >> i felt that iraq retains weapons of mass destruction. i did not say...
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he says that the british are here to divide muslims. he claimed the british forces have committed atrocities in afghanistan, including killing civilians and launching suicide attacks. he said before these killings, he was not a member of the taliban. it was entirely his own idea. subsequently, he has joined the taliban, and they are sheltering him. we have had a response from the ministry of defence in london. they refused to talk about whether or not this is the man who killed those british soldiers, but he did say in a statement it was ridiculous to suggest british soldiers had engaged in suicide attacks or are deliberately targeting civilians. the ministry of defence went on to make the point that the taliban regularly makes exaggerated claims. he said it care must be taken not to take this at face a value. >> that from the afghan capital. 20 people have been killed at least, and more than 100 wounded in twin suicide bombings in southeast iran. one group is reporting responsibility by a sunni moslem group. a facebook page dedicated t
he says that the british are here to divide muslims. he claimed the british forces have committed atrocities in afghanistan, including killing civilians and launching suicide attacks. he said before these killings, he was not a member of the taliban. it was entirely his own idea. subsequently, he has joined the taliban, and they are sheltering him. we have had a response from the ministry of defence in london. they refused to talk about whether or not this is the man who killed those british...
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arabs and british troops. organisation. freedom fighters of israel were determined to drive arabs out by terror. as their rightful jewish homeland. who started the first car bombing here. whose decision was that. it was they had. left he were opposed to any deal with the arabs by the mainstream jewish leadership led by david ben-gurion. and planning car bombs was a short cut to provoking all out war. on january the fourth one nine hundred forty eight plus he struck. their target was the sariah building in the heart of java a densely populated arab district. disguised as arabs a lot he bomb team drove a truck packed with two hundred pounds of explosives and park close to the building . the electric timer was set for eighty seconds to let the bombers get away. the explosion killed twenty eight including innocent passers by and injured hundreds. less he did not have a monopoly on planning car bombs. the palestinians made plans to strike back using their own bomb maker. trained by the nazis during world war two. thousand the si
arabs and british troops. organisation. freedom fighters of israel were determined to drive arabs out by terror. as their rightful jewish homeland. who started the first car bombing here. whose decision was that. it was they had. left he were opposed to any deal with the arabs by the mainstream jewish leadership led by david ben-gurion. and planning car bombs was a short cut to provoking all out war. on january the fourth one nine hundred forty eight plus he struck. their target was the sariah...
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and the men driving those trucks were six british army deserters who should tell me about the two british designer suits were. nude who were the ones that worked with them. to match. the steamy gun and i thought they were not just so good there was a big in the british soldiers who were working with him and. they were against the british policy keith. people from then and there placed them with other people they did to american who is thousand used to plan missions with them and they used to carry it out see that home they nest in. parking the truck bombs close to two hotels being used as barracks by jewish fighters the desert or shot a security guard. and then fled. i don't you and that's a it's a fuse so explosive i lash back and told them get up get out because it's going to be a skill that we wanted to distill case we were looking for the last. three thousand pound bombs tore through the surrounding buildings killing sixty. hina was not just an eyewitness she was also allegedly a member and taken part in bombing operations let me ask you this question did the truck bomb make do with t
and the men driving those trucks were six british army deserters who should tell me about the two british designer suits were. nude who were the ones that worked with them. to match. the steamy gun and i thought they were not just so good there was a big in the british soldiers who were working with him and. they were against the british policy keith. people from then and there placed them with other people they did to american who is thousand used to plan missions with them and they used to...
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>> what i've said that, 2015, there will not be british combat troops. there will not be large numbers. will we have a relationship with afghanistan, into the future in terms of aid and assistance and maybe some military training, yes, of course. >> reporter: the taliban, one of the taliban leaders said that an enemy talking timetables of withdrawal is an enemy that has failed. >> well, i don't accept that. because the truth is, the only timetable that i'm talking about is five years away in what has already been a very long conflict. >> reporter: 321, perhaps more, fatalities among british troops and we have seen those incredible scenes of the hearses in the village streets with the veterans saluting them as they go by. what do you do when you're sitting alone at night? >> well, it is, by far, i mean, by a million miles, the biggest responsibility, the biggest challenge that i feel, or that i have personal responsibility for what happens. and also, often we don't read about this, as well as those that die, there are those who lose limbs and who are woun
>> what i've said that, 2015, there will not be british combat troops. there will not be large numbers. will we have a relationship with afghanistan, into the future in terms of aid and assistance and maybe some military training, yes, of course. >> reporter: the taliban, one of the taliban leaders said that an enemy talking timetables of withdrawal is an enemy that has failed. >> well, i don't accept that. because the truth is, the only timetable that i'm talking about is...
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they were against the british policy keith. people from then and there placed them with other people and those american who is thousand used to plan missions with them and they used to carry it out see that home they nest in. parking the truck bombs close to two hotels being used as barracks by jewish fighters the desert or shot a security guard. and then fled. i don't you and that's a it's a fuse so it's a notion. they can. get can get out because if it's going to be a spill we wanted to distill case we went to for the last. the three thousand pound bombs tore through the surrounding buildings killing sixty. hina was not just an eyewitness she was also allegedly a member and taken part in bombing operations let me ask you this question did the truck bomb make do with the resistance. why did it made you angry are sure to make me angry but why should i leave when people put a call. to the civilians be killed down to war against those who will. tell you no you just. left he were the first terrorist group in the world to use car b
they were against the british policy keith. people from then and there placed them with other people and those american who is thousand used to plan missions with them and they used to carry it out see that home they nest in. parking the truck bombs close to two hotels being used as barracks by jewish fighters the desert or shot a security guard. and then fled. i don't you and that's a it's a fuse so it's a notion. they can. get can get out because if it's going to be a spill we wanted to...
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he mentioned withdrawing british troops. the strength of the national army and efforts to eradicate corruption in the political system. this is a little over one hour. >> can i appeal to white hon. members who longs -- whose loans are exhausted in a way, could you leave the chambers immediately so the house can hear the foreign secretary? >> mr. william hague. >> with permission, i will make a statement on the outcome of the kabul conference and on progress in afghanistan. half an hour ago, my right honorable friend the deputy prime minister paid his respects to the four servicemen who have died in afghanistan in the past week. they died in the service of this country, and the whole house has already joined in expressing its gratitude to them and to the british forces in afghanistan. the past month has indeed been a difficult one, but we should not lose sight of what has been achieved since the london conference on afghanistan six months ago. i do not want to minimize in any way to the house the immense challenges that we an
he mentioned withdrawing british troops. the strength of the national army and efforts to eradicate corruption in the political system. this is a little over one hour. >> can i appeal to white hon. members who longs -- whose loans are exhausted in a way, could you leave the chambers immediately so the house can hear the foreign secretary? >> mr. william hague. >> with permission, i will make a statement on the outcome of the kabul conference and on progress in afghanistan....
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this is the afghan national army at a new complex built with british money. they have been drilled by coalition sponsors, part of the accelerated drive towards a transition of handing the security over to afghan forces. >> as a soldier in this country's national army, i am saying that this war is here because of the evil intentions of the enemy. we are getting this training to help us to feed the insurgents. >> this is what they are up against. -- we are getting this training to help us to seek the insurgents. >> this is what they're up against, ied's. they don't have many people to help them deal with this but this is a skill they will need to learn fast. >> many of them have a genuine interest. some of them are volunteers. they realize that they will be facing this every day. they know that they will not have coalition forces there and in the future. they have put their hands up. >> this has taken a terrible toll on colson and afghan troops allieike. this situation only happens 60% of the time. they have volunteered for some the most dangerous work in afgha
this is the afghan national army at a new complex built with british money. they have been drilled by coalition sponsors, part of the accelerated drive towards a transition of handing the security over to afghan forces. >> as a soldier in this country's national army, i am saying that this war is here because of the evil intentions of the enemy. we are getting this training to help us to feed the insurgents. >> this is what they are up against. -- we are getting this training to...
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national because she married a british. i hope that they allow her to come back was a spy anymore and why shouldn't she come back i i take a light hearted view of the whole episode because i just i don't think any any real damage was done to the us i want to bring. mr chapman a question. what would you think about this is a plot for a novel who would make a wonderful comedy novel yes. almost a comedy of errors. and i think i could have readers laughing at the whole idea of crazy as being all spies what they used to be. quite so what they used to be. re the state. used to be much more serious because let's face it if there had been a nuclear war between the us the warsaw pact on the one side and nato on the isle but basically between the usa and the u.s.s.r. we would all have been facing the wipe out of civilization it was that bad that seriously called a de mutually assured destruction. i don't think anyone is seriously thinking before one instance the model of moscow is going to even try a first nuclear strike even though
national because she married a british. i hope that they allow her to come back was a spy anymore and why shouldn't she come back i i take a light hearted view of the whole episode because i just i don't think any any real damage was done to the us i want to bring. mr chapman a question. what would you think about this is a plot for a novel who would make a wonderful comedy novel yes. almost a comedy of errors. and i think i could have readers laughing at the whole idea of crazy as being all...
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it described the british as prisoners on the train. he questioned the judgment of george bush and tony blair, but not their good faith. he said they should have realized that their intelligence sources were pour. >> it was the swedish lawyer and diplomat who were sent to the investigation. he shuffled from meeting to meeting, caught between saddam hussain's evasion and president bush's impatience. the executive chairman of the united nations monitoring and inspection committee told the inquiry that, at the time, he believed that iraq did have wmd's. >> i felt that iraq retained weapons of mass destruction. i did not say so publicly. i said it perhaps to mr. blair in september 2002 privately, but not publicly. >> he added that, at the time, he believed that the controversial british dossier was plausible. but he was critical of the way british and american intelligence services had relied on the evidence of iraqi defectors. >> they should have realized, both in london and in washington, that their sources were pouor. defectors when to g
it described the british as prisoners on the train. he questioned the judgment of george bush and tony blair, but not their good faith. he said they should have realized that their intelligence sources were pour. >> it was the swedish lawyer and diplomat who were sent to the investigation. he shuffled from meeting to meeting, caught between saddam hussain's evasion and president bush's impatience. the executive chairman of the united nations monitoring and inspection committee told the...
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bringing british troops home depends on stopping the taliban. this was the scene for forces last summer. this year, the fighting is just as hard, the casualties are also great. the time line may prove to be unrealistic. two french international footballers have been put under formal criminal investigation under accusations that they paid for sex with an underage women. both have denied any wrongdoing. >> this has not been the most successful summer for french football. after the abject performance at the world cup in south africa, there comes another scandal. this time the biggest star of that team in handcuffs. the allegation is in 2009 he paid for sex with an underage prostitutes he met at a paris nightclub. the woman in question, now 18. in april, she sold a story to a tabloid magazine in which she claims she slept with hithem whe a minor. the footballers were brought in by the vice squad. his lawyer who spoke to reporters confirms their client did have sex but she denies he knew he was 17. paying for sex with an underage prostitutes carries
bringing british troops home depends on stopping the taliban. this was the scene for forces last summer. this year, the fighting is just as hard, the casualties are also great. the time line may prove to be unrealistic. two french international footballers have been put under formal criminal investigation under accusations that they paid for sex with an underage women. both have denied any wrongdoing. >> this has not been the most successful summer for french football. after the abject...
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this is caused by a british company. david cameron is flying to washington for talks at the white house with president obama. the men will talk about bp and the oil spill. the white house says it is likely it will discuss another difficult subject. the release and continuing health of the lockerbie bomber. of jill al-megrahi was released last year -- obut he is alive. this afternoon, the white house repeated its anger that al- megrahi is free. >> we opposed his release. we've made that opinion known. i do not know the role that bp played. we were not aware of any role they played in rendering an opinion. >> bp has enough to do under water. the temporary cap under the gulf still holds. the company has stopped the will but not the debate. -- oil but not the debate. theince james's report, prime minister has arrived. he is staying at the mini stry.\ researchers say a medical gel has almost halved the risk of women being infected by hiv. it might be able to protect women from the virus. the world health organization and the
this is caused by a british company. david cameron is flying to washington for talks at the white house with president obama. the men will talk about bp and the oil spill. the white house says it is likely it will discuss another difficult subject. the release and continuing health of the lockerbie bomber. of jill al-megrahi was released last year -- obut he is alive. this afternoon, the white house repeated its anger that al- megrahi is free. >> we opposed his release. we've made that...
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and why lobbying from the british company, bp, had anything to do with it. mr. cameron was firm, and i don't think you can have a court inquiry but the review of the documents of the case. but he felt that the decision was wrong and he and president obama were united. >> he may have a war of genocide against him but omar al-bashir is traveling to chad, sudan correspondent reports. >> a visit unlike any other. president al-bashir arriving in a country that is legally bound to arrest him for crimes including genocide committed in r-4. and now they say that president al-bashir is a valued guest. even six months ago this trip would be impossible. in february the two countries signed a deal that they for once respected. >> everything that went on between chad and sudan was an accident. we regret it enormously. now we have turned the page. we are working together for the interest of our two nations. i always thought of chad as my second home, despite the war that both of our countries went through. >> in recent months chad was kicked out the rebel they sheltered. and
and why lobbying from the british company, bp, had anything to do with it. mr. cameron was firm, and i don't think you can have a court inquiry but the review of the documents of the case. but he felt that the decision was wrong and he and president obama were united. >> he may have a war of genocide against him but omar al-bashir is traveling to chad, sudan correspondent reports. >> a visit unlike any other. president al-bashir arriving in a country that is legally bound to arrest...
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they rode a letter to british telecom, instructing british telecom to make sure that normal connections could not look to our web pages. the result is that those senior people who complain to are no longer in a position to complain because they cannot read it. it is great. no investigation because they cannot see the material. we discovered this using -- >> [inaudible] >> the german equivalent of the cia, their chief wrote to us demanding the removal of a document exposing corruption, which included information about behavior. under the threat that we would be prosecuted. well what is it that we will be prosecuted under? -- precisely what law is it that we will be prosecuted under? eventually, they decided they did not want to tell us. of course, there is no such law. >> [inaudible] >> please pick up a little. >> -- please speak up a little. >> [inaudible] >> we will not comment on what we have not released. we can look at what happens in six years, because we have a window of six years, and we do not see sad and dramatic shifts when there is a change in policy, i would find it very unl
they rode a letter to british telecom, instructing british telecom to make sure that normal connections could not look to our web pages. the result is that those senior people who complain to are no longer in a position to complain because they cannot read it. it is great. no investigation because they cannot see the material. we discovered this using -- >> [inaudible] >> the german equivalent of the cia, their chief wrote to us demanding the removal of a document exposing...
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bringing british troops home also depends on stopping the taliban. this was the scene for u.k. forces last summer. this year, the fighting is just as harsh. the casualties are also great, and the timeline of events today may prove to be unrealistic. >> for more on this, we are joined by the director of the center for international studies and diplomacy at london school of oriental and african studies. good to talk to you. what is the potential stumbling block between now and 2014? >> the biggest one is called the taliban. behind that, the very real possibility that 9/11 itself would stay just to bring the americans into afghanistan to the west could be defeated the way the soviets were. the western military still cannot get their head round the question of whether or not the whole thing is a trap. >> there is a contradiction here, though, at the center of what was going on in kabul, and is this -- at the one hand, you have the french prime minister saying they are not ruling out the idea of some sort of engagement of -- with the taliban, on the other hand with the military one
bringing british troops home also depends on stopping the taliban. this was the scene for u.k. forces last summer. this year, the fighting is just as harsh. the casualties are also great, and the timeline of events today may prove to be unrealistic. >> for more on this, we are joined by the director of the center for international studies and diplomacy at london school of oriental and african studies. good to talk to you. what is the potential stumbling block between now and 2014?...
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. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. in the last question time before the summer recess, nick flag stood in for david cameron, who was visiting the united states -- nick leggett stood in for david cameron, who was this a thenick c -- nick clegg stood in for david cameron, who was visiting the united states. . >> we also send our deepest condolences to their family and friends whose own courage and dignity, like so many others who have lost loved ones in afghanistan, is truly inspiring. >> mr. speaker, i am sure the whole house will accept our condolences. mr. speaker, they have been building schools for the future program. this big concerns communities who have lost as much needed investment counselors in some of those areas feel they are losing. will the deputy prime minister go forward with much needed investment by this government's action? >> of course i understand his concern about schooling in his constituency. we should be under no illusion that the building schools of the future program would have have to be cut.
. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. in the last question time before the summer recess, nick flag stood in for david cameron, who was visiting the united states -- nick leggett stood in for david cameron, who was this a thenick c -- nick clegg stood in for david cameron, who was visiting the united states. . >> we also send our deepest condolences to their family and friends whose own courage and dignity, like so many others who have...
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he shouldered much of the blame for the firm's four hundred of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico british companies already confirmed bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile he was expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. the russian oil company t. and k. . activists in south korea sent propaganda leaflets to the north to mark the anniversary of the korean war armistice flyers and d.v.d.'s criticizing pyongyang as human rights records were released in the sky attached to balloons cross border tension remains high fifty seven years after the end the u.s. and south korea are currently conducting military exercises off the korean peninsula and discouraging the north from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded that pyongyang was responsible accusation it denies. cargo plane caught fire and crash landed in saudi arabia. the pilot and copilot taken to hospital with minor injuries officials say the plane burst into flames and split into landing but they h
he shouldered much of the blame for the firm's four hundred of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico british companies already confirmed bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile he was expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. the russian oil company t. and k. . activists in south korea sent propaganda leaflets to the north to mark the anniversary of the korean war armistice flyers and d.v.d.'s criticizing pyongyang as human rights...
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also, the british p.m. is in town to meet president obama next week and b.p. will certainly be on the agenda. >> couric: in other news tonight, one way the government plans to pay for health care reform is by cracking down on medicare fraud. tonight, elaine quijano tells us dozens of people have been arrested including doctors, patients, and clinic owners accused of scamming medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: federal agents pounded on doors across the country before dawn this morning, arresting dozens of people in the largest medicare fraud bust ever. 94 people accused of swindling the government out of $251 million. the operation spanned five cities, including miami, baton rouge, new york, detroit, and houston. all those involved accused of various schemes to steal medicare money. >> if you choose to engage in health care fraud, you will be found. you will be stopped. and you will be brought to justice. >> reporter: prosecutors say the scams varied, for example, more than 3,700 claims submitted for one woman in a six-year period. an
also, the british p.m. is in town to meet president obama next week and b.p. will certainly be on the agenda. >> couric: in other news tonight, one way the government plans to pay for health care reform is by cracking down on medicare fraud. tonight, elaine quijano tells us dozens of people have been arrested including doctors, patients, and clinic owners accused of scamming medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: federal agents pounded on doors across the...
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murdered it is a war crime it needs to be resolved in some way but it appears to me here that the british position is to run away from it and possibly whitewash this whole thing so is it likely do you think that they're getting it will ever stand trial in serbia for his alleged crimes. well it doesn't appear to be the case after this blocking by by the government and it is quite possible that other governments and are behind this of course it doesn't follow that mr garnett would have been found guilty but for for this he was simply in charge of the boston muslim forces at the time he was a stand in president of the authority to carry out such an action came from him and he was responsible for it if it turned out that it wasn't him then certainly a trial would find out who was responsible but the important thing is that we must be quite clear a war crime has taken place and it must be resolved but the british government may well want to whitewash this whole thing because of a themselves have taken the side of the bosnian muslim and mr garniture separatists in bosnia at the time this is a v
murdered it is a war crime it needs to be resolved in some way but it appears to me here that the british position is to run away from it and possibly whitewash this whole thing so is it likely do you think that they're getting it will ever stand trial in serbia for his alleged crimes. well it doesn't appear to be the case after this blocking by by the government and it is quite possible that other governments and are behind this of course it doesn't follow that mr garnett would have been found...
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the british gave them almost completely -- gave them almost complete autonomy. this is where al qaeda also operates. osama bin laden may be here somewhere. in a mansion which has scarcely changed since the days of the raj, the governor of the provinces starting to take over the trouble areas where various extremist groups operate. >> one of the major ingredients of success has been the fact that over the past two years, the local people in the province who were favorably inclined toward these outfits have turned against them. >> but at the very moment when pakistan is successfully cracking down on its own taliban group, it stands accused of helping the afghan taliban. >> the taliban were able to show their strength and the pakistani parties started looking at the taliban as one of the future options for them to support in afghanistan. >> in other words, pakistan thinks the taliban are winning. at a taliban -- a taliban- controlled afghanistan might be your family to pakistan and the present government there is. >> of the american senator connected to the lockerb
the british gave them almost completely -- gave them almost complete autonomy. this is where al qaeda also operates. osama bin laden may be here somewhere. in a mansion which has scarcely changed since the days of the raj, the governor of the provinces starting to take over the trouble areas where various extremist groups operate. >> one of the major ingredients of success has been the fact that over the past two years, the local people in the province who were favorably inclined toward...
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new british prime minister david cameron talks to diane sawyer about the war, bp and juggling fatherhood with the demands of his job in the "nightline" interview. >>> and race war. inflammatory comments from this woman spark a major government race debate. but what does the argument really tell us about america in black and white? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," july 20th, 2010. >> good evening. i'm terry moran. and we're going to begin tonight with a strange phenomenon that many find simply unbelievable. animal hoarding, it's called. these are people that are far more than pet lovers. no, they are truly obsessed by the need to obtain and keep pets, sometimes by the dozen, sometimes by owning 100 or more. many of them choose to live in squalor rather than parting with their pets. our yunji de nies peered into this world and the psychological mind-set of animal hollywooders. >> reporter: olga watched helplessly as investigators removed dozens of animals, dogs, cats, pigeons, ev
new british prime minister david cameron talks to diane sawyer about the war, bp and juggling fatherhood with the demands of his job in the "nightline" interview. >>> and race war. inflammatory comments from this woman spark a major government race debate. but what does the argument really tell us about america in black and white? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is...
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british control began collapsing, and by 1921, ireland was independent. kilmainham jail, opened in 1796 and considered a model in its day, was used as a political prison by the british. many of ireland's great patriots, its nathan hales and patrick henrys, were held and then executed here. guides take visitors through the prison and give it meaning. fourteen of the leaders of the rebellion were to be executed in this very yard. the very first to be executed, patrick pearse, thomas clarke, and thomas macdonagh, were taken down here separately in the early hours of the third of may. they were taken down to where that cross now stands. their hands were tied behind their backs, a white marker was placed over their hearts, and they were blindfolded. the prison museum personalizes the inspirational story of the leaders of the easter rising. the "last words, 1916" hall displays the poignant farewell letters the martyred leaders wrote to loved ones just hours before facing the firing squad.
british control began collapsing, and by 1921, ireland was independent. kilmainham jail, opened in 1796 and considered a model in its day, was used as a political prison by the british. many of ireland's great patriots, its nathan hales and patrick henrys, were held and then executed here. guides take visitors through the prison and give it meaning. fourteen of the leaders of the rebellion were to be executed in this very yard. the very first to be executed, patrick pearse, thomas clarke, and...
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to a british commander in kandahar. today, president obama and i took stock of progress in this vital year. we reaffirmed our commitment to the overall strategy. a key part of that is training the afghan national army and police so they can provide security for their country and our troops can come home. we also agreed on the need to reinvigorate the political strategy for afghanistan. insurgencies tend not to be defeated by military means alone. there must also be political settlement. and to those people currently fighting, if they give up violence, if they cut themselves off from al >>aeda, if they accept the basic tenets of the afghan constitution, they can have a future in a peaceful afghanistan. there is real progress. last weekend, the first afghan- led military operation took place successfully in helmand, afghans defending themselves. and today, as barack has just said, for the first time in decades, the government of afghanistan has hosted an international conference on its own soil. over 40 foreign ministers
to a british commander in kandahar. today, president obama and i took stock of progress in this vital year. we reaffirmed our commitment to the overall strategy. a key part of that is training the afghan national army and police so they can provide security for their country and our troops can come home. we also agreed on the need to reinvigorate the political strategy for afghanistan. insurgencies tend not to be defeated by military means alone. there must also be political settlement. and to...
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and british military experts. u.s.ssistant secretary of state philip crowley told reporters on wednesday that the u.s. had no information at this point that suggests the tanker was indeed attacked. >>> meanwhile, port authorities in the united arab emirates showed to the media the japanese oil tanker that was damaged on thursday. the vessel is currently docked at fujairah port in the uae. it has a four-square-meter dent in its right stern. many scratches are visible on the surrounding area. speaking to reporters on thursday, an official from fujairah port said that the tanker may have collided with something, and expressed doubt about the shipping firm's suspicion that the ship was attacked. >> if there's a collision, there is a damage. but whether the case is, i don't know. until an investigation has taken place. >> uae coast guards and officials will continue to inspect the damage over the next few days and interview all the crew members to try to find out what caused the incident. >>> a high court in japan has order
and british military experts. u.s.ssistant secretary of state philip crowley told reporters on wednesday that the u.s. had no information at this point that suggests the tanker was indeed attacked. >>> meanwhile, port authorities in the united arab emirates showed to the media the japanese oil tanker that was damaged on thursday. the vessel is currently docked at fujairah port in the uae. it has a four-square-meter dent in its right stern. many scratches are visible on the surrounding...
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the authoritarian record of the labor government is one of the most dismal records in modern britishstory, featuring the illegal invasion of iraq, the turning of our prisons into overcrowded colleges of crime, the decimation of our civil liberties, the invasion of our privacy, and the roll-out of a surveillance state without any checks or balances; and look at what we have managed -- >> order. i thought that the right honorable gentleman was going to talk about what the present government had done, not what the last government had done; and he is now coming to an end, i am sure. >> this government have scrapped id cards, they will table a freedom bill, and they have launched a counter- terrorism review to create the right balance between security and liberty. >> does the deputy prime minister recall the comments of the prime minister on the road to the election, when he stated openly and clearly that the northeast would be hit hard? does that mean that the hard- working people in my constituency and others, the disabled people, the young and the old must suffer as a consequence of th
the authoritarian record of the labor government is one of the most dismal records in modern britishstory, featuring the illegal invasion of iraq, the turning of our prisons into overcrowded colleges of crime, the decimation of our civil liberties, the invasion of our privacy, and the roll-out of a surveillance state without any checks or balances; and look at what we have managed -- >> order. i thought that the right honorable gentleman was going to talk about what the present government...
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british antiwar activists are claiming the massive leak of u.s. military documents on afghanistan is an omen the beginning of the end of international intervention in the water one country but files posted online by wiki leaks suggest the situation on the ground is far from the official picture the nine hundred thousand pages detail civilian death of the hands of nato troops as well as concerns pakistani intelligence could help you that's how i found calls to end the war now growing louder in many countries including. more and it's a former soldier who's refusal to fight his freedom. this is the soldier who said no to the to speaking out against the conflict one he calls illegal and unjustifiable his advice to the government i was i was i listen to people just simply. people in the morning with. these conflicts. you know the call of will fall off the wagon which was the message which confusion the song just want to start listening to public clinton joined the army in two thousand and four and fought for seven months in afghanistan he says he came
british antiwar activists are claiming the massive leak of u.s. military documents on afghanistan is an omen the beginning of the end of international intervention in the water one country but files posted online by wiki leaks suggest the situation on the ground is far from the official picture the nine hundred thousand pages detail civilian death of the hands of nato troops as well as concerns pakistani intelligence could help you that's how i found calls to end the war now growing louder in...
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the key witness speaking to the british pound was hans blix the chief u.n. weapons inspector in iraq he says the invasion was illegal and he has the support of british m.p. jeremy corbett it's not the inquiry that many of us who oppose this war beginning actually want we want to do it you do inquiry that could prosecutions at the end of it we have this inquiry it has times proved to be quite clearly past it's proved to be quite good at times cross-examining at other times it's been rather soft we will wait and see what the report comes out at the end of it but i suspect that i think it's going to lead to attempts at legal action against those that led us into this war but it is not mean quarry that many of us want to but it is something that we've got a lot of the reason to creasing the likelihood that somebody or a particular group of people will try and mount a prosecution against tony blair in particular. still ahead tonight an r.t.a. fortunetelling is under question spell russian psychics get a reality check as authorities push for proof of their abiliti
the key witness speaking to the british pound was hans blix the chief u.n. weapons inspector in iraq he says the invasion was illegal and he has the support of british m.p. jeremy corbett it's not the inquiry that many of us who oppose this war beginning actually want we want to do it you do inquiry that could prosecutions at the end of it we have this inquiry it has times proved to be quite clearly past it's proved to be quite good at times cross-examining at other times it's been rather soft...
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it was, though, the american furor over british oil giant b.p. that overshadowed everything else. >> i completely understand the anger that exists right across america. the oil spill in the gulf of mexico is a catastrophe. >> reporter: but it's not just the oil spill. b.p. is now at the center of a second explosive controversy-- the release last year from a scottish prison of convicted terrorist abdelbaset al megrahi who was serving a life sentence for his role in bringing down pan am flight 103 over lockerbie scotland in 1988. 270 people were killed, 189 were americans. today, cameron strongly condemned the release of al megrahi who was allowed to return to libya on the basis of compassion. he was supposedly near death from cancer but a year later he's still alive. >> releasing the lockerbie bomber and mass murderer of 270 people, the largest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom, was completely wrong. he showed his victims no compassion. >> reporter: democrats on capitol hill are calling for an investigation into claims that b.p
it was, though, the american furor over british oil giant b.p. that overshadowed everything else. >> i completely understand the anger that exists right across america. the oil spill in the gulf of mexico is a catastrophe. >> reporter: but it's not just the oil spill. b.p. is now at the center of a second explosive controversy-- the release last year from a scottish prison of convicted terrorist abdelbaset al megrahi who was serving a life sentence for his role in bringing down pan...
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the topic, influencing the british government to push for the release of a convicted terrorist? the man convicted of helping bring down pan-am flight 103 more than two years ago. here's jim sciutto. >> reporter: already identified with this, bp is now being identified with this. the release of the libyan man convicted of the 1989 lockerbie bombing. today, four u.s. senators called on the british government to investigate claims the firm pushed for abdelbaset al megrahi's release last year in exchange for an oil exploration deal in libya worth nearly a billion dollars. >> it's almost too disgusting to fathom. >> reporter: tonight, a bp spokesman told abc news the company did express concern to the british government about quote slow progress on a prisoner transfer agreement with libya, aware this could have a negative impact on bp's exploration agreement. however, bp says it never mentioned megrahi specifically and was not involved in any discussions about his release. 26 libyans were in british prisons at the time of the agreement, though it was megrahi who libya wanted free. fo
the topic, influencing the british government to push for the release of a convicted terrorist? the man convicted of helping bring down pan-am flight 103 more than two years ago. here's jim sciutto. >> reporter: already identified with this, bp is now being identified with this. the release of the libyan man convicted of the 1989 lockerbie bombing. today, four u.s. senators called on the british government to investigate claims the firm pushed for abdelbaset al megrahi's release last year...
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a former british soldier who was jailed for his refusal to fight or to cool unjust. this is the soldier who said no to the speaking out against the conflict one he calls illegal and unjustifiable his advice to the government also i would say listen some people just simply. people. with. these conflicts. to fall off the wagon which was the message which confusion the story. to a public clinton joined the army in two thousand and four and fought for seven months in afghanistan he says he came home a changed man suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for which he claims he was bullied when he heard he was being sent back to afghanistan he did from the army and didn't come back for two years initially his military superiors were understanding but when joe spoke at an antiwar rally in london they upped his charges to desertion which carries a ten year prison sentence jos mother says that exposes the hypocrisy of the conflict bringing democracy we've got freedom of speech we're fighting to introduce it to afghanistan and the lock somebody up for speaking out
a former british soldier who was jailed for his refusal to fight or to cool unjust. this is the soldier who said no to the speaking out against the conflict one he calls illegal and unjustifiable his advice to the government also i would say listen some people just simply. people. with. these conflicts. to fall off the wagon which was the message which confusion the story. to a public clinton joined the army in two thousand and four and fought for seven months in afghanistan he says he came...
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i didn't think you were in having in a british army or having a british navy. perhaps if the policy has changed what we will be having is a defense review if the honorable gentleman wants to make a review and he can and we'll take it seriously. >> t.c. davis. >> thank you, prime minister. as far as i'm aware it's not standard practice in the public sector for workers to fund their offices and equip them out of their open products and negotiate a bureaucratic obstacle course in order to get their money back if they're lucky. can the prime minister tell us this is aood him system of members of pliament or m.p.s from members of this house? >> the honorable gentleman asks a popular and well placed question. and i have to say -- i'm answering seriously. i think it is important. what we wanted to have and what is necessary is a properly transparent system. a system with proper rules and limits which the public would have confidence and what we don't need is an overly bureaucratic and very costly system. and i think all those to get a grip of what they're doing and ge
i didn't think you were in having in a british army or having a british navy. perhaps if the policy has changed what we will be having is a defense review if the honorable gentleman wants to make a review and he can and we'll take it seriously. >> t.c. davis. >> thank you, prime minister. as far as i'm aware it's not standard practice in the public sector for workers to fund their offices and equip them out of their open products and negotiate a bureaucratic obstacle course in order...
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. ♪ >> and now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons.avid cameron acknowledged those killed five years ago in the july 7 bombings. later, acting labour party leader, here it harmon challenge and over funding for local police departments. >> as the house will be aware, today is the fifth anniversary of the 7 july terrorist attacks on central london. i am sure that everyone in the house and people in the country will remember where they were, and what they were doing, when that dreadful news came through. our hearts should go out to the families and friends of those who died. they will never be forgotten. our thoughts are also with those who were injured, physically and mentally, by the dreadful events of that day. it was a dreadful day, but it was also a day that will remain -- i believe -- a symbol of the enduring bravery of the british people. >> hear hear. >> this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> will the prime minis
. ♪ >> and now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons.avid cameron acknowledged those killed five years ago in the july 7 bombings. later, acting labour party leader, here it harmon challenge and over funding for local police departments. >> as the house will be aware, today is the fifth anniversary of the 7 july terrorist attacks on central london. i am sure that everyone in the house and people in the country will remember where they were, and...
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the british embassy says it was investigating reports that you keys -- u.k. citizen was among the dead. they are treating it as an act of terrorism. >> today i set up an investigation committee to find out who is responsible for the incident. we will also check to make sure the safety procedures at the battelle were up to standard. >> this is the second city in iraq -- it is where insurgent attacks are practically nonexistent. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, baghdad. >> the hollywood heartthrob george colony had a serious matter to attend to appear in the oscar-winning start appeared at a packed courtroom in milan to give evidence against a gain of alleged fraudsters. >> it was a moment worth waiting for, the arrival of the star witness in every sense of the word. george clooney. >> he appeared as cool as his image, despite the blistering temperatures outside, when you're right to give evidence at the palace of justice, even taking time to call me ask the crowd not to crush his lawyer as he maneuvered his way into the courtroom. he was in court in deadly earnest
the british embassy says it was investigating reports that you keys -- u.k. citizen was among the dead. they are treating it as an act of terrorism. >> today i set up an investigation committee to find out who is responsible for the incident. we will also check to make sure the safety procedures at the battelle were up to standard. >> this is the second city in iraq -- it is where insurgent attacks are practically nonexistent. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, baghdad. >> the...
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this is what we have intalked here at british motors. what we have, there is no moving parts here as we are talking about. you have a tempered glass cover covering the cells themselves and an aluminum frame. each one of these little blue frames is the solar cell. the way this makes its power, you have the individual cells are tied together with these silver lines here which is actually thed soer which the equivalent of wiring. it ties the cells to each other in series or in parallel which are basic terms of saying how they join together, how they're wired together. this one here is about 35 pounds. you're welcome to check it out if you want. it's glass in an aluminum frame. >> let me see. >> you can do it, nice and light. >> oh, yeah. >> not too bad. not too bad. >> all right. >> and a typical residential install is in this area about five or eight kyl watts which is 5 or 8,000 watts. >> that would use 15 to 20 of these. >> how are the modules themselves connected to each other? >> on the other side of this, this wiring here that ties th
this is what we have intalked here at british motors. what we have, there is no moving parts here as we are talking about. you have a tempered glass cover covering the cells themselves and an aluminum frame. each one of these little blue frames is the solar cell. the way this makes its power, you have the individual cells are tied together with these silver lines here which is actually thed soer which the equivalent of wiring. it ties the cells to each other in series or in parallel which are...