around worked in the region on more brought up the g.c.c. crisis is even possible to create this kind of a body just kind of an alliance with the g.c.c. crisis with the embargo against qatar still on go i don't think so and i don't think there are a lot of decision makers who really think that this is going to happen they did try it in the spring to see whether it was possible but i think there has been a real disillusion particularly with the saudis that their all of their foreign adventures whether it's in yemen or syria that they have failed dramatically failed on the world stage and so that the the idea that the united states is going to put its all of its eggs in the saudi basket to leave the united states to leave the middle east is something that i think you unwashed. inten have any illusion is really going to work and this is the problem with with with got there it dramatically shows the failure of saudi power the saudis not only are they found in yemen but i think the perspective in washington is they couldn't even take on doha that

is another sign of the ongoing tension triggered by the g.c.c. kweisi it's been fourteen months since the brocade was imposed and people feel more instability and uncertainty if differences cannot be set aside to and the worst political crisis the reason has ever seen us about al-jazeera doha a new life far away from war beckons for members of the syrian rescue group the white helmets and their families they arrived in jordan on sunday after being smuggled out in an international mission israel's military helped transport four hundred twenty two people across the occupied golan heights after a request from the un and several western leaders to serious stuff the deca reports . under the cover of darkness hundreds of white helmet volunteers and their families made their way across the israeli occupied golan heights to jordan it was a top secret multinational effort helped along by the un their acts it was facilitated by israel requests from the u.s. canada and others its army issued a statement saying it was an exceptional humanitarian gesture cana

mechanisms the g.c.c. is dead now the credibility of many media in the blockading countries is dead now and the political ambitions of many of these countries and washington has also taken a big hit so everybody has suffered a little bit. but the aim of the blockade clearly has not worked and qatar will come out of this and foreign share rami her life from beirut thank you very much. it's not an either or go where president daniel ortega has rejected demands to step down saying it would only lead to more instability in an interview with the us network president ortega blamed paramilitary groups for the deaths of three hundred people since anti-government protests began in april but he denied allegations that he funded the groups instead he blamed opposition m.p.'s and drug cartels prosecutors in chile say they are investigating more than one hundred fifty members of the catholic church for sexual abuse they have been complaints for more than two hundred sixty people most of whom were children when the alle

i think the blockade has definitely the g.c.c. today is not the same g.c.c. we knew fourteen months ago by choice i think the blockading parties. they are responsible for that and they seem to be willing to destroy the most successful experienced if you will in a cooperation council within the world for rather some some fish reasons some of them individual states seeking to control and intrude on the sovereignty of others would any involvement from external actors end up on the plus side of this equation i mean there was a point about six or seven months ago when the emir of kuwait was involved because he had crossed generational cross border loyalties people he'd been run the diplomatic block more than once or twice in his life and people said yes if there's a solution it might come from him nothing came of it could they perhaps go back to someone like him or maybe even us the united states to get involved well i would like to respond by saying yes those efforts as worthy as they might have been did not produce the intended results but not for lack of goodwi

to g.c.c. crisis france has strong ties with qatar u.a.e. and is involved in many shoes in the region it is a country that has a special status in the region and therefore it can still play a key role in the g.c.c. crisis continues despite a towns by the u.s. to broker a deal the blockade in countries say there won't be a deal unless qatar accepts a list of thirteen demands that includes shutting down al-jazeera closing a turkish military base and raiding time with iran qatar's government has rejected the demands calling them an infringement on its sovereignty the u.s. and the e.u. have urged all the science to set aside their difference. for to do warned it might take action if chase is the. hundred and system and escalation that is likely to prolong the gulf dispute which has plunged the region into its worst political crisis in decades. so that here on the news still to come police in the u.k. raced to find the source of the deadly nerve agent as the latest victims remain in critical condition. the former leader of a japanese doomsday cul

is another sign of the ongoing tension triggered by the g.c.c. quizes it's been fourteen months since the brocade was imposed and people feel more instability and uncertainty if differences cannot be set aside to and the worst political crisis the region has ever seen has about al-jazeera. in northern mali years of conflict or for some three hundred thousand people to flee their homes tens of thousands of headed to the capital bamako but it's only the fortunate ones who are able to get charitable handouts mohammed valve reports. how does atlanta her friends make the daily visit to normal eman foundation to check if any aid is being distributed came to bamako with their families during the last few years fleeing insecurity and harsh living conditions in the north some of these women are we doze others just too poor to feed their children. to keep. to i arrived here from timbuktu in two thousand and twelve because the north became too dangerous i didn't want to stay here but i have no other option i can feel my children and our lives were in danger

is another sign of the ongoing tension triggered by the g.c.c. kweisi it's been fourteen months since the brocade was imposed and people feel more instability and uncertainty if differences cannot be set aside to and the worst political crisis the reason has ever seen such about al-jazeera doha. the standoff at the al aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem is over and now with most of the jewish settlers leaving the compound more than a thousand jews with that feed to ship holiday which commemorates the destruction of the ancient jewish temples in jerusalem several arrests were made after confrontations with muslim as the al aqsa mosque is considered to be islam's third holiest site jews believe the compound is where its bickel temples once stood mama june is outside the compound with this update. behind me you see one of the gates leading into the ellipse a mosque compound also behind me you'll notice that there are jewish settlers who are praying that's because today is a jewish holiday known as to shop that is a holiday that commemora

is another sign of the ongoing tension triggered by the g.c.c. kweisi it's been fourteen months since the brocade was imposed and people feel more instability and uncertainty if differences cannot be set aside to and the worst political crisis the region has ever seen. doha the president of the philippines for three go to tertius and your state of the nation address has been delayed because of a leadership change in congress to thirty was expected to sign a new law ahead of that speech that supposed to help curb violence in the southern mindanao region but he wasn't able to do so sighed congress many protesters have gathered to denounce the president's policies and demand his resignation. israeli soldiers have shot dead a palestinian teenager in a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank the fifteen year old was shot in the chest at a camp near bethlehem another person was shot in the leg the israeli military says that its troops fired after being attacked with rocks and grenades at least twenty five children have been killed by israeli f

more now on the g.c.c. crisis the emir of qatar is in the united kingdom where he's seeking international support in the face of the blockade he's due to meet the prime minister theresa may in the coming hours and in the meantime you can newspaper is reporting a casting agency here seeking actors to protest against the visit the independent published an e-mail containing errors from extra people saying a client to seeking and we quote a large group of people to fill space outside downing street during the visit of the president of cattle now this is an antique cattle event you will not have to do or say anything they just want to fill space you will be finished at twelve thirty the casting agency said it was contacted by a p.r. company for the event from which it has since withdrawn to be our company has refused to reveal its client who was with the ship to mean been how mental tiny during his first stop at a london university. qatar's leader began his u.k. visit at a robotics lab at london's imperial colle

is another sign of the ongoing tension triggered by the g.c.c. kweisi it's been fourteen months since the brocade was imposed and people feel more instability and uncertainty if differences cannot be set aside to and the worst political crisis that we are seeing possible but al jazeera doha back to the ongoing situation we told you about earlier in the bill in northern iraq where two gunmen stormed a building of the kurdish regional government in a big deal there are reports of explosions let's go back live now to our correspondent in iran con in baghdad for the latest in rome. well i can tell you that in the last twenty minutes kurdish security sources have confirmed that there are actually three gunmen within the building not two as they were previously reporting an explosion has been heard security sources say that they're linking that to to a suicide attack that took place two of the assailants have been killed we don't know if the other one died as a result of security source security fire or whether he died in the explosion that was heard b

have to realize fifty hertz provides power to some eighteen million germans for the country and as g.c.c. is a state owned company that means their subservience to the communist party of china and by giving them the keys to the castle they would effectively have at least a certain degree of control over the power needs of twenty million germans and it seems that something the that the german government is taking quite seriously now there are have been statements by some german ministers that if we if germany continues to sell companies to china that it would actually make the chinese spy networks obsolete because they would have their people up all over the country. this is serious business right how big is china's involvement in key industries for example in germany well if you take a plea take a look at germany china's really been on a spending spree for the last year if i'm not mistaken twenty seventeen alone they invested invested some thirteen billion dollars in german companies they bought some fifty companies in branches ranging from machines machine construction to the automotive

throughout the continent really but definitely focusing in on germany and you have to remember as g.c.c. the power company that was interested in investing in fifty hertz it is a state run company which ments that which means that if it were to purchase fifty hertz then that becomes like giving the keys to the castle to the communist government in china right now and that's something that i think the german incumbent was a little bit reticent to reson to do given the extreme buying spree that china is going through right now you mentioned the buying spree how serious is china's involvement in key industries and germany for example well it is rather i don't to say alarming but it is noticeable when you actually look at how much money they're spending here and twenty seventeen alone they invested thirteen billion dollars in an acquisition spree that saw them take over fifty different companies in key industries throughout the country here in germany now these are companies that are involved in the automotive industry in future technologies like nubile energy biotech and it's all part of a

needs to welcome back qatar it needs to move past the current crisis and then together the g.c.c. needs to move out and begin to become a more effective force multiplier in both diplomacy and ultimately possibly in military terms as well all these regions and all these alliances need one another the stakes are very high right at this point in time so we appreciate your time jeff stacy thank you very much indeed my pleasure police in pakistan say a prominent politician is one of fourteen people killed in a suicide bomb attack in the city of peshawar officials say the bomber targeted a political rally killing the leader of pakistan's awami national party how to move the balloon ballou or who was due to run in local elections later this month at least thirty five others were injured in the blast has this update for us. buggiest on his feet or relative calm and dead of. the politicians to come out be more bold. but because of david proved environment he had given an interview to a television network in which he said that dietary change jenny was quite dumb diverted however the attack

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sever ties with qatar and imposed a blockade doha twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony the tolls gas parade in central london the emir presented the flag over a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who would protect the world cup in qatar t.v. i didn't read we're building strong military cooperation based on a modern approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britain has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the blockade a little bit puzzled really what lies between behind the blockade there doesn't seem any logical r

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sapper times with qatar and imposed a blockade doha bought twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony at old scars parade in central london the president of the flag over joint squadron of qatar.

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sever ties with qatar and imposed a blockade doha twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony. in central london the president of the flag over a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who protect the world cup in qatar t.v. read we're building strong military cooperation based on a model approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britain has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the block. a little bit really what lies between me behind the blockade it doesn't see any logical reason for the action but you must maintain good r

yesterday for agreements with something is being cooked i think sudan has remained neutral during the g.c.c. diplomatic crisis analysts say visit may be part of a coup which native plans with other blockading nations victoria gave him be al-jazeera an israeli air strike has killed a palestinian man in gaza who was suspected of flying burning kites across the barrier fence twenty two year old abdul karim around one that was a member of hamas immediately after the strike mortars were fired into southern israel israeli army has reportedly been ordered to prepare for a military offensive in gaza if burning balloons and kites continue to be launched from the area as tensions rise hamas and other palestinian political factions have called for another friday of mass protests along gaza's border with israel shall stratford is their. the skies over gaza have turned black with smoke from burning tires every friday for months now israeli army snipers and all the troops have killed around one hundred forty palestinians since the weekly protest started in march thousands of others have been injured prot

friends in the gulf to resolve their differences and we hope that can be done since the start of the g.c.c. quizes qatar has not only ramped up its missile capabilities but has also expanded its security and political operation with key our allies such as the us france and the u.k. and this is quite crucial for qatar at a time when it continues to face a blockade imposed on it by its neighbors the blockade. countries have dismissed international mediation they say qatar must first stop funding extremism close a turkish military base downgrade its ties with iran and shut down the al-jazeera news network qatar has strongly denied the accusations and called the demands a violation of its sovereignty despite the crisis it has signed major arms deals including the purchase of twenty four typhoon combat aircraft from the u.k. as part of the deal pilots from the two countries will protect the skies above qatar when the arab nation hosts the twenty twenty two football world cup since the crisis there qatar instead of being cut off from the rest of the world actually engage the world even more than

equate the four agreements with terms to use be cooked i think sudan has remained neutral during the g.c.c. diplomatic crisis analysts say visit may be part of a coup which native plans with other blockading nations victoria gave him be al-jazeera arminius prime minister has criticised russia for carrying out a military exercise inside his country earlier this week. residents in a village called panic complained about gunfire as russian military vehicles go through the russian commander later apologized and said the rounds were fired that were fired were blanks russia has thousands of troops based in armenia and prime minister nichol question and has been trying to balance relations with both russia and the west but he told al-jazeera this incident was unacceptable it was probably kishan against the armenian independence for our children to. and knock and dairies investigation that started it and i think that. is guilty for that incident should be punished. footage showing one of the french president's top aides beating a student protester in may has triggered a fierce public backlash alex

speak with the iranians so will that be acceptable to the region to the powers in the region to the g.c.c. specifically saudi arabia and the us. i doubt that we've been here before they will be met with fire and fury donald trump verbal attack north korea and its leader before agreeing to a meeting and earlier this month he met russian president vladimir putin in all sinking at a top level summit it'll be interesting to watch the reaction to donald trump's offer when barack obama was in the white house and said he'd be willing to meet the iranian president he was heavily criticized by republicans democrats and by many right wing commentators who know largely support donald trump. one additional problem might be who would broker a summit with iran south korea pave the way for the meeting with kim jong il in france might be an option president emanuel mccraw had arjun donald trump not to walk away from the iran deal during a state visit to washington is links with tehran and that might open up the necessary diplomatic channels there are voices senior people in this white house have been ver

tension and escalation is an indication that we're not likely to see any way out of the crisis in in the g.c.c. crisis but from a political perspective for qatar and its emir shift i mean one hundred thirty the most important at this particular moment is to consolidate political relationships with key player in the players in the world to send a signal that qatar is breaking the embargo imposed imposed on it by saudi arabia and these are lies. israel's supreme court has suspended the demolition of some palestinian homes in the occupied west bank on thursday thirty five people were injured and eleven detained in han as they fought with security forces to prevent their homes from being raised rights groups say israel is attempting to clear the area of palestinian homes to allow for the expansion of illegal settlements the un and the e.u. say the demolition would be a would have been a violation of international law authorities want to relocate residents to a village near a landfill site police in the u.k. are frantically trying to find the source of a nerve agent that has poisoned two people aut

more now on the g.c.c. crisis the amir of qatar is in the united kingdom where he's seeking international support in the face of the blockade he's been meeting britain's prime minister to resume a downing street in the meantime a u.k. newspaper is reporting a casting agency has been seeking actors to protest against his visit. as our correspondent joins me outside the button downing street it hashim what do we expect of the visit between the amir and the prime minister. so hale the gulf crisis is definitely going to chop the edge and of the meeting which is still underway with the british prime minister and the emir of qatar the british government has expressed in the past hopes that all the parties would set aside their differences and negotiate a political settlement that would and the quite as many fear could drag the region into further instability the americans in particular were hoping to have all their lies in the region come on board to move forward because the americans were hoping to be able to ge

the illegality of the blockade in terms of human rights violations that he see today is not the same g.c.c. we knew fourteen months ago by choice i think the blockading parties. they are responsible for that and they seem to be willing to destroy that most successful experienced if you will in a cooperation council within the arab world for rather some some fish reasons some of them individual states seeking to control and truth on the sovereignty of others i think the decision of the court prove something very important hoops that the blockade has at a serious impact it's a form of racial discrimination it is real in terms of daily impact on the lives of people in the region it is a kind of long lasting impact and it's harmful. new satellite images appear to show north korea has begun dismantling its main nuclear launch facility hey you can see the site this month and then a few days later part of the structure has been removed the pictures were released by mongering site thirty eight north it would be an important step by pyongyang after kim jong un pledged to pull apart the facility joi

are the qataris hope to achieve in france during both leaders are definitely going to talk about the g.c.c. quizes and ways to consolidate military financial and political cooperation between france and the state of qatar this is very crucial the visit by the emir of qatar because since the start of the gulf crisis the emir of qatar has multiplied his overseas trips to europe the united states of america with the aim of sending a strong message that qatar is breaking that blockade and that it is committed to consolidating east ties particularly with key allies like france last december qatar and friends signed a multi-billion arms deal which includes the put chase of there are foreign fighter jets and also other vehicles yesterday with the start of the visit the emir of qatar towards a military base in southwestern france where he was presented with different bit to give particularly the rough on fighter jets i have to also say that some qatari military officers are being trained here in france so it is definitely going to be a trip about consolidating political economic and military coope

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c.crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sapper times with qatar and imposed a blockade doha bore twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony at horse guards parade in central london the emir presented the flag over a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who would protect.

speak with the iranians so will that be acceptable to the region to the powers in the region to the g.c.c. specifically saudi arabia and the u.a.e. i doubt that we've been here before they will be met with fire and fury donald trump very north korea and its leader before agreeing to a meeting and earlier this month he met russian president vladimir putin in all sinking at a top level summit it'll be interesting to watch the reaction to donald trump's offer when barack obama was in the white house and said he'd be willing to meet the iranian president he was heavily criticized by republicans democrats and by many right wing commentators who know largely support donald trump. one additional problem might be who would broker a summit with iran or south korea pave the way for the meeting with kim jong il in france might be an option president emanuel mccrone had arjan donald trump not to walk away from the iran deal during a state visit to washington is links with tehran and that might open up the necessary diplomatic channels there are voices senior people in this white house have been very

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia bahrain and egypt sever ties with qatar and imposed a blockade doha twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony. in central london the presenter the flag of a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who protect the world cup in qatar t.v. . building strong military cooperation based on a modern approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britton has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the block. a little bit really what lies between behind the blockade it doesn't see any. action but you must maintain good relations with all our states and that's why w

throughout the continent really but definitely focusing in on germany and you have to remember as g.c.c. the power company that was interested in investing in fifty hertz it is a state run company which meant that which means that if it were to purchase fifty hertz then that becomes like giving the keys to the castle to the communist government in china right now and that's something that i think the german incumbent was a little bit reticent to reson to do given the extreme buying spree that china is going through right now the buying spree how serious is china's involvement in key industries and germany for example well it is rather i don't to say alarming but it is noticeable when you actually look at how much money they're spending here and twenty seventeen alone they invested thirteen billion dollars in an acquisition spree that saw them take over fifty different companies in key industries throughout the country here in germany now these are companies that are involved in the automotive industry in future technologies like nubile energy biotech and it's all part of a. larger campa

friends in the gulf to resolve their differences and we hope that can be done since the start of the g.c.c. crisis qatar has not only ramped up its missile capabilities but has also expanded its security and political operation with key allies such as the us france and the u.k. and this is quite crucial for qatar at a time when it continues to face a blockade imposed on it by its neighbors the blockading countries have dismissed international mediation they say qatar must first stop funding extremism close a turkish military base downgrade its ties with iran and shut down the al-jazeera news network qatar has strongly denied the accusations and called the demands a violation of its sovereignty despite the crisis it has signed major arms deals including the purchase of twenty four typhoon combat aircraft from the u.k. as part of the deal pilots from the two countries will protect the skies above qatar when the arab nation hosts the twenty twenty two football world cup since the crisis that qatar instead of being cut off from the rest of the world actually engage the world in. more than they

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sever ties with qatar and imposed a blockade doha twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony. parade in central london the president of the flag over a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who will protect the world cup in qatar t.v. read we're building strong military cooperation based on a model approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britain has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the blockade a little bit puzzled really what lies between behind the blockade it doesn't see any logic or reason for the action but you

then the discussion shifted to politics the g.c.c. crisis and bilateral relations qatar is one of the biggest investors in the u.k. and a major buyer of british military hardware. last year when saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt sever ties with qatar and imposed a blockade doha twenty four typhoon fighter jets from the u.k. . during a ceremony. parade in central london the president of the flag over a joint squadron of qatari and british pilots who will protect the world cup in qatar t.v. read we're building strong military cooperation based on a modern approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britton has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the blockade a little bit puzzled really what lies between behind the blockade it doesn't see any logical reason for the action but you

against free navigation of commercial shipping is a threat not just to saudi arabia but to all the g.c.c. states to include cutter in the u.a.e. . obviously the battle mand is only saudis but this is something will be taken seriously not just by saudi arabia but also by the maritime countries recall the united states you know also took a missile attack and we attacked facilities on the ground in order to do that freedom of navigation is a very serious thing for the united states and for the united states navy to see a major commercial and military partner sees shipping through an area that's that's viewed as a challenge to the u.s. navy i think so this won't last for long without a response from both the saudis and probably from from the americans and other partners let me ask you about the other response we've seen already the way that the saudis have responded in relation to the incident that happened yesterday in this straight how do you think the u.a.e. is going to respond given the fact that this if it is proved that the who these have actually carried out this this attack and once

speak with the iranians so will that be acceptable to the region to the powers in the region to the g.c.c. specifically saudi arabia and the us i doubt that we've been here before they will be met with fire and fury donald trump north korea and its leader before agreeing to a meeting and earlier this month he met russian president vladimir putin in all sinking at a top level summit it'll be interesting to watch the reaction to donald trump's offer when barack obama was in the white house and said he'd be willing to meet the iranian president he was heavily criticized by republicans democrats and by many right wing commentators who know largely support donald trump. one additional problem might be who would broker a summit with iran south korea pave the way for the meeting with kim jong il in france might be an option president emanuel mccrone had arjan donald trump not to walk away from the iran deal during a state visit to washington is links with tehran and that might open up the necessary diplomatic channels there are voices senior people in this white house have been very critical of

yesterday for agreements with something is being cooked i think sudan has remained neutral during the g.c.c. diplomatic crisis analysts say visit may be part of a coordinated plan with other blockading nations victoria gate and be al jazeera there are fears of violence in mali ahead of a presidential election at the end of this month attacks by armed groups have become more frequent in recent years despite international efforts to drive out i saw an al-qaeda affiliates but security is not the only thing that voters are worried about zeros mohamad vall reports from bamako. presidential candidates looking for votes in bamako election campaigns launched a week ago are in full swing the current president. is appealing to his supporters for a second term as he's widely known was elected in a landslide majority five years ago on promises to restore peace defeat armed groups and improve the economy critics accuse him of failure to deliver on any of those promises as well as incompetence and lack of vision ereka has twenty three alive for his forty year lection led by this former prime minister so