ryans with syria and iraq oh egypt all contributing troops it was alliance with the arabs to save kuwait you know to liberate kuwait from saddam hussein from rule into iraq from iraq under saddam hussein in one thousand nine hundred one all right and that had a broad arab police the arab states were backing us now we in it went directly in invading iraq after nine eleven we had the whole arab population the arab street as you would want to say the arab public opinion was against us and not a single arab state sit alongside with us and yet we intervened there now here you have libya on the other hand we are arab sentiment i would say just judging from egypt and the fact that i see libyan flags being sold on the streets now as the by libyan flags i mean the old libyan flag which has been resurrected by the insurgents as a symbol against the flag that gadhafi introduced and i see them being sold everywhere now in cairo it's funny because i've saved myself a nice to see it get a libyan flag and i have a feeling that the insurgents have massive support especially among the young

cooperation council the troops that went into the korean war actually from five different countries kuwait qatar the united arab emirates oman and saudi with saudi arabia leading it i think that if we're realistic we have to see that this is part of the macro game in which saudi is poses a major sunni power in the area and iran is pose a major shia power in the area there's already been disruptions in iraq a monkey is there protesting against the investment of voc grain and frankly what i'm seeing on my internet is she is in pakistan she is in the united states she is in other parts of the world are are very very alarmed very upset are protesting about this and frankly i don't think they're trying to turn it into a sectarian conflict but i think for them it has a very loud victory and residences one in your first response to my first question is that if we thought it was a tragic mistake i mean we're hearing that from other members of the panel here well you mean tragic mistake mean the division is already there in the in the islamic world and we heard iran being brought up here i mean thi

not it's not washington it's the meeting in helsinki after the aggression of saddam hussein against kuwait that really stands out in my mind even more than malta the meeting between gorbachev and bush and helsinki even more than malted stands out as the of the cold war because that was the first time when it was not the dynamics of confrontation of our position of the two major powers but the dynamics of corp corporation in stopping the aggression that really worked in both countries showed that they are able to do it the able to take certain steps to make compromises to make that corporation work so to me that was an enormously important event. was there and i remember by the way that's not about gorbachev but i do remember during the meeting between shevardnadze and baker could see how the news came and how it was brought in by baker's associate about saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait and it was totally unexpected they did not spend much time discussing it but they agreed that they would be in contact and then those contacts led to that in my opinion truly should story perhaps under es

how the news came and how it was brought in by baker's associate about saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait and it was totally unexpected they did not spend much time discussing it but they agreed that they would be in contact and then those contacts led to that in my opinion truly historic and perhaps under estimated meetings between gorbachev and bush in helsinki well you've said that you've been working with him for twenty seven years now how has term affected your perception of. asia now how would you assess his legacy to russia and the world. but well i think you know i was working with him in those years because i believed in what he was doing i was a foreign ministry official and had i for example wanted an appointment somewhere abroad it was you know past climate was past due services so i could've asked in eighty seven in eighty eight to be posted somewhere abroad i didn't do that i work for him because i had a commitment for what he and his associates were doing to change the country and then of course it turned out that it changed not only our country changed the world that appre

our allies and now we've got to see it through we've made a mistake in in gulf war one one we freed kuwait we should have removed that dictator at that time it was our mistake shame on us we didn't do it so we had to wait a number of years to get the job done the second time but who the iraqi people are you are you the libyan people to be jumpin go ahead but it's me tell you why sammy tell you i shall i tell you why the united states both remove saddam and nine hundred ninety one because there was a massive upheaval in iraq an uprising and the uprising was to us as well as they would rather keep saddam done than have the iraqi people control iran send a strike on syria i covered his behavior in new zealand are you if you were on your side. we didn't eliminate the reason why we did a little eliminate saddam hussein in gulf war one is because we made a deal with our coalition partners in order to maintain our coalition that we would remove the was removed saddam from kuwait i would be the end of our mission is helicopter gunships you're hot you're hot air cover over iraq there was that no fl

air bases we have been rained we have saudi arabia kuwait and of course egypt. and on all of these governments have been traditionally very close to the united states i think if there's anybody who is really very concerned about what's going on in the middle east it is of course the american officials and i don't see that they're underestimating was going on there is a very serious situation it could hurt long term the u.s. interest in this whole entire region including pakistan as well of course as we all know that the americans have a very strong presence in box them as well a very close relations with the government and the last thing they would like to see is for all these pro-american ruling elites really being toppled by popular discontent and this could get is very real and nobody is interested meeting it ok well thank you very much for insight there i'm a political expert from islam about. more on the continuing developments in the middle east and north africa in just a moment but first a look at what else is ahead for you this hour the global war of wor

saddam hussein just two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq in kuwait for his successor president clinton the target was slobodan milosevic to go our armed forces joined our nato allies in airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo president george w. bush said it was weapons of mass destruction that threaten the world and invaded iraq in what was supposed to be quick and limited campaign on my orders coalition forces and began striking selective targets of military importance undermine saddam hussein's ability to wage war most thought it would end there with president obama running on an anti-war platform he has spent most of his presidency trying to end the wars started by his predecessor until now the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution but demands an end to the violence against us. it authorize the use of force in the timeline of recent history there have been some glaring similarities when it comes to the use of force by u.s. presidents none have been in response to a military attack or even threat of an

our allies and now we've got to see it through we've made a mistake in gulf war one one we freed kuwait we should have removed that dictator at that time it was our mistake shame on us we didn't do it so we had to wait a number of years to get the job done the second time. high levels of radiation have reached tokyo following the accidental japan's fukushima nuclear plant people in the capital have been told not to drink tap water the country struggled to resolve its nuclear crisis has again been stalled out of focus in the plant evacuated after black smoke emerged from one of its reactors. is in principle he's kept. i'm not a setback for the shut down operation at fukushima workers have to be withdrawn once smoke began billowing from one of the reactors for fear of contamination now this time it's reactor number three perhaps the most dangerous of the lot because it operates on plutonium not only has a much longer half life than you radium i never thought however to get out into the environment to be a very expensive and very difficult cleanup operation because of course more orders be

those who question whether he is right to take defense companies to kuwait -- kuwait was a country where 20 years ago we risk the lives ofur personnel to free that country. iteems to me an odd argument that kuwait should not have the means of its own defense. in terms of the no-fly zone, of course, we must comply with international law, but we need to insure we do the planning and preparation now. no one is sure what qaddafi will do to his own people. he takes action, we need to put a no-fly zone in quickly. >> the prime minister is right to place the bravery of u.k. forces and staff in light. ven these companies have had adequate evacuation plans in place or the only to learn a elation for safeguarding? correction makes an extremely good a point. this is a conversation i think we should be having now with those oil companies. they do have evacuation and transport arrangements. it is important to try to get our people lot of working with them and make sure they're playing their part in devering that. i am sure there are lessons about re what they should have done about rather than being

we do not have a lot of kuwait. ha ha others have how -- or -- our daytime population is different from the daytime population. this population has the international standard of traffic safety. this is higher than london, paris, or new york. ther>> there was a study showing san francisco has more deaths and injuries than any other city calculated with miles driven. >> sure. >> if you look at this, we don't cover it quite as well. the comparison to san francisco and all cities is misleading. medium-sized cities don't have the walking. for the city, this works against us. we were aware of the findings and we highlighted this because it is not a correct comparison. to compare san francisco to santa rosa or necessarily los angeles. this is such a different characteristic. the densities for the trip characteristics. it is difficult to make these comparisons. it is somewhat to be expected. we have more walking and less driving. >> reports said we were first in victims killed involving pedestrians or motorcycles. this is b

and all i say to those who question whether his right to take defense companies to visit kuwait, kuwait was a country where 20 years ago we risked the lives of our service personnel to free that country and seems to me an odd argument to sekou wait shouldn't have the means of its own defense. in terms of a no-fly zone, of course we must comply with international law but my argument is we need to do the preparation and planning now because no one can be sure what colonel qaddafi will do to his own people and if he starts taking that sort of action we might need to have a no-fly zone in place very quickly. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister is right to praise the bravery of u.k. military in the evacuation but given many international companies have operations in libya, the prime minister is satisfied that working in these high risk environments such as desert oil fields with a country with oppressive regimes these companies had evacuations in place or do they need to learn a lesson? >> i think the lady makes an extremely good point and this is a conversation i think we should be having no

. >> we talk about saudi arabia, iran, kuwait. >> he is a p.r. consultant. he has had to deal with what he calls difficult to regimes. the key is to change the narrative about the regime of. there is only so much lipstick you can put on a dictator. you can try to change the narrative to point to as many positives as you can. >> why would they want to represent gadaffi's libya? there is also an opinion that every country is entitled to a defense. for some if not all, there are limits. the tunisian government was represented by a u.s.-based p.r. company. >> we decided we cannot work for a country that was shooting its citizens from rooftops. based on principle, we decided to drop them as a client. >> if the country takes on a foreign government, it has to register that with the justice department. in the u.k., there is no such legislation. it makes london and attractive base. those in the industry are pushing hard to keep britain exactly as they are. there are others that fear that it is serious about regulating itself. the government will step in and do it fo

troops to recover kuwait yie -- kuwaiti property. the president told the congress, the current iraqi regime had demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people, that the iraqi regime demonstrated its continued hostility toward the united states including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former president bush and by firing on many occasions on u.s. and coalition armed forces engaged in enforcing the united nations security council. it was pointed out back then, prior to congress passing this -- the resolution to authorize an attack on iraq that the iraqi regime had never attacked nor does it have the capability to attack the united states. they couldn't attack us. the no-fly zone was not the result of a u.n. security council directive, it was illegally imposed by the united states, great britain, and france and not specifically sanctioned by any security council resolution. the president went on to say members of al qaeda, an organization bearing responsibilit

. >> we are talking about jordan, libya, saudi arabia, kuwait. >> nick allen spent 20 years of working from britain's foreign office. now he is a pr consultant. >> the key is to change the narrative about that regime. you cannot change the fact that it is a dictatorship. you can try to itch -- why would a company want to represent a regime like libya? the obvious answer is, money. such contracts can be worth millions of dollars a year. every country is entitled to a defense in the courts of international public opinion. for some, there are limits. until early this year, at the attendees yet -- that tunisian government was represented by a u.s. pr company. >> we could not work for a company that was shooting its citizens from rooftops. we decided to drop in as a client. >> in the united states, if a company takes a reform government as a quiet, and it has to register that fact with the justice department. -- reform as a client. there are those in the industry who are pushing hard to keep britain's rather lax be our lot exactly as they are. there are others who fear that it demonstrates

we do not have a lot of kuwait. ha ha others have how -- or -- our daytime population is different from the daytime population. this population has the international standard of traffic safety. traffic safety. this is higher than london,

in one thousand nine hundred ninety one when he was still in the army and after land combat in kuwait in a. jack was appointed to research the effects of the depleted uranium munitions that had been used for the first time officially in that war his unit's job was to clean out american tanks equipped with dehumanisation that had been destroyed by friendly fire i started getting sick and my team started getting sick within twenty four hours forty eight hours the first thing that showed up was respiratory problems u.s. department of veteran affairs of family diagnosed says react to bear when disease you'd occupational exposure to depleted uranium in my case and so we developed the rash on the rash is still with me in fact its rash right now is open and bleeding. was my guy started dying and i wish i would real serious medical problems that could get medical care. to part in a study commissioned by the pentagon on the after effects of depleted uranium munitions but what the study found was at odds with the official line and ended up becoming an anti d.-u. activist. no i'm not a peacenik

kuwait and iraq were ok was appointed to research the effects of the depleted uranium munitions that had been used for the first time officially in that war as units job was to clean out american tanks equipped with. that had been destroyed by friendly fire i started getting sick can argue started getting sick within twenty four hours forty eight hours the first thing that showed up was respiratory problems u.s. department of veteran affairs has formally diagnosed as reactive bear when disease dude occupational exposure to depleted uranium in my case and so we developed a rash on the rash of still would be a back that's rash right now is open and bleeding. was my guy started dying and i was having real serious medical problems i couldn't get medical care. for ok took part in a study commissioned by the pentagon on the after effects of depleted uranium munitions what the study found was at odds with the official line and roky ended up becoming an anti d u activist. no i'm not a peacenik i'm a war hero award that finishing his job because as a person who was assigned the responsibility

were not sure exactly what our goal -- our stated goal was to shove them back -- >> get him out of kuwait. >> there were lots of questions about whether we should of gotten rid of saddam hussein 100 that is where we are today. can we live with a divided and libya with a no-fly zone? >> colby? >> i'm not having as much difficulty understanding this, whether you agree with it or not. the objective is to stop gaddafi from killing his own people. air superiority, aircraft back on the ground, protecting the civilian population. i think they have achieved that limited objective. the question is where do we go from here, but i don't see any confusion on the limited objective. >> benchmark of success, charles? >> the international community's policy, meaning the u.n. authorization, is to protect the population. that is the minimalist position. the u.s. as a separate -- i don't know if they used the word "objective," but it is clear that he has to go. our national interest is that he go, because as evan said, if he doesn't, we will have problems at home, we will have lost. the problem is that obam

kenny's life but on the rest of his family his ordeal began just a few months after he returned from kuwait to his native scotland. his question as far as i was pregnant it time. and it was over and into nile because i mean it is rock is always in pain in. a dress and it was quite a time because nobody knew what it was. but the worst was yet to come all three children suffer from congenital health disorders kenneth the eldest is the worst affected and has undergone eleven operations this is what made kenny and man the suspect do you believe began a long legal battle which they unexpectedly won that paper house us tremendous this paper sasheer the findings of fact. chive you know it's not an excess i. decided yes kenny has got to create a employs name can he suffers from a chromosomal aberration that is caused only by d. you and it was a clear cut case of cause and effect he gets a war pension of just one hundred euros a week and he still has to work as a truck driver only just a casual is going to happen in the future because he gets checked for cancer six months. i mean when i read it caus

kenny's life but on the rest of his family his ordeal began just a few months after he returned from kuwait to his native scotland. his questions for because i was pregnant it time. and it was over and. racketeers was in pain and. right and it was quite a time because nobody knew what it won't. but the worst was yet to come all three children suffer from congenital health disorders kenneth the eldest is the worst affected and has undergone eleven operations this is what made kenny and man the suspect do you believe began a long legal battle which they unexpectedly one. paper how to us tremendous this paper sachet the findings of fact. try if you know it's often assess i. why they decided yes kenny has got to be a trainee employees now can't he suffers from a chromosomal aberration that is caused only by d u and it was a clear cut case of cause and effect he gets a war pension of just one hundred euros a week he still has to work as a truck driver only to security what's going to happen in the future because he gets checked for cancer six months. and when i read it causes cancer. i also want

. >> bahrain is a bank with a harbor, and iran has claimed it away iraq -- the way iraq claimed kuwait. >> the disaster in japan and what it means for nuclear power. >> a similar accident occurred -- could occur here. >> i would not take anything like that at face value. >> that is henry waxman of california, responding to questions of whether nuclear reactors are safe. he is not sure. every time you look at this, more threat of nuclear contamination. wednesday night, the state department announced it was arranging charter flights to get families of american diplomats out. at week's end, officials were questioning whether the japanese work entirely forthcoming, whether they understood the seriousness of the situation. what is the potential for a similar nuclear disaster in the united states? there is talk of a nuclear research is in this country. is this going to put an end to that? >> japan was hit with a triple whammy, the earthquake, the tsunami, and that the nuclear disaster. they were all related. we have to worry about what happened with plans on deval lines, pa -- plants on the

the other four winners are from kuwait, sweden, mexico, and the united states. >>> the prime minister says his government will take all measures to put an end to illegal immigration to australia via malaysia. he made the remark on thursday during a three-day visit to cambria. representatives from africa and south asia are using malaysia to enter australia at a transit point to enter on rickety boats. an australian plan to set up a detention center for refugees will be taken up at a meeting in bali next week. the meeting is devoted to combating human smuggling and related transatlantic crimes in the region and beyond. >>> a video from china's cctv of baby pandas in an utterly playful mood is proving to be an instant online hit. the cute and cuddly cubs are seen jumping up and down on a cot and sometimes limb locked in a rumpus. in just a few days the anonymously uploaded clip has become a popular choice for hundreds. >>> hello again. time for another update on the world's weather. looks like it's going to be dry across much of continental eastern asia as we head into the weekend. a bit

the international community is worried that the no-flzone will not resolve the cflic on wednesday, kuwait, jordan, and turkey announced they will join qatar as muslim countries in a military alliance protecting libya. will this make a difference in public opinion about the middle east and the campaign? we have this report. >> two months after the judgment revolution held in the arab spring, people in tunis are celebrating their hard-won freedom, even if authorities are still keeping a watchful eye. so what did tunisian think about the military intervention in neighboring libya? >> i'm in favor of air strikes because i think there is no other solution. >> gaddafi has taken tyranny over his people a step too far. >> the interference in libya is nothing other than colonialism. they just care about the oil. >> the arab league has been unusually united on the issue. the organization, whose members are so often at loggerheads, came out in favor of a no-fly zone. perhaps the sign-off gaddafi's and popularity among other arab leaders -- unpopularity among other arab leaders. but leaders in some c

were not sure exactly what our goal -- our stated goal was to shove them back -- >> get him out of kuwait. >> there were lots of questions about whether we should of gotten rid of saddam hussein 100 that is where we are today. can we live with a divided and libya with a no-fly zone? >> colby? >> i'm not having as much difficulty understanding this, whether you agree with it or not. the objective is to stop gaddafi from killing his own people. air superiority, aircraft back on the ground, protecting the civilian population. i think they have achieved that limited objective. the question is where do we go from here, but i don't see any confusion on the limited objective. >> benchmark of success, >> the international community's policy, meaning the u.n. authorization, is to protect the population. that is the minimalist position. the u.s. as a separate -- i don't know if they used the word "objective," but it is clear that he has to go. our national interest is that he go, because as evan said, if he doesn't, we will have problems at home, we will have lost. the problem is that obama has hit