in malaya. malaya was secured.he americans, however, were getting deeper into vietnam and wanted a british presence. the british refused to participate. and it caused deep rupture in the relationship in 54. at the same time, we were responding to perceived communist threat in guatemala, churchill was selling the talks in loud there to saying guatemala had been taken over by communists. the americans never remotely said that her went that far. the american sponsored a truly messy coup in june 54. also again ongoing bitterness with the british. churchill finally left office age 80 in april 1955. eden came to the floor and was preoccupied with the middle east. a superb diplomat who saw the future of the british empire not just in africa as nsa 75 had seen it but it was the british who put together the baghdad pact. the u.s. was merely and very cautiously an observer of this. but you can see what the baghdad pact united and you can see what was left out. left out was egypt, which was furious, and felt threatened by the

when britain was engaged in of really brutal war in malaya terror bombing vast areas of a war which has been described as a kind of liberation for the for the malayan people right the way through to the current war in in yemen and many episodes in between i think highlight the fact that britain is not a promoter of human rights and not a not hold an international principles it is a serial violator of them and it's easy to find this out actually doesn't it's not rocket science to actually find out what britain is doing but it is largely kept

when britain was engaged in of really brutal war in malaya terror bombing vast areas of a war which has been described as a kind of liberation for the for the malayan people right the way through to the current war in in yemen and many episodes in between i think highlight the fact that britain is not a promoter of human rights and not a not holder of international principles it is a serial violator of them and it's easy to find this out actually doesn't it's not rocket science to actually find out what britain is doing but it is largely kept from us i think by need.

when britain was engaged in of really brutal war in malaya terror bombing vast areas of a war which has been described as a kind of liberation for the for the malayan people right the way through to the current war in in yemen and many episodes in between i think highlight the fact that britain is not a promoter of human rights and not an op holder of international principles it is a serial violator of them and it's easy to find this out actually doesn't it's not rocket science to actually find out what britain is doing but it is largely kept from us i think by media by the mainstream media and by a political system which doesn't seem to want to uncover the really important things that britain is actually doing in the world ok well many in the foreign office may agree with you and say it's rail politic and that it was diplomacy and people might know about the a gander coup chile in seventy three the iraq obviously one moment we surely have to be proud about is role not in going to get love the wilson labor government that seems to be a kind of article of faith you you've seen other docu

a marine, he saw active service in borneo and malaya.d as a diplomat, and some time on the dole, paddy ashdown got involved with the liberals, elected mp for yeovil in 1983. later, in 1988, after the painful merger with the sdp that formed the liberal democrats, he became leader. i say to the millions out there who are concerned about poverty and about unemployment, come and join us. the party was at rock bottom in the polls, and financially crippled. paddy ashdown built it up again, but at some cost to his home life. he admitted an affair with his former secretary, tricia howard. what paddy said stands. he's made a statement already, and i was perfectly well aware of what he was going to say. fears that his party's poll rating would suffer were unfounded, and in 1997 he guided it to its greatest election achievement since the ‘20s, doubling the number of lib dem mps. charles kennedy is duly elected the leader... paddy ashdown resigned the leadership in 1999, handing the baton onto charles kennedy, and retiring from the house of commons

his first political salvos, he was a military man, a marine, he saw active service in borneo and malayal: at this post, 20 yards from the border, 23—year—old marine lieutenant ashdown from somerset has local forces as well as marines under his command. he excelled as a member of the elite special boat squadron, and spoke fluent mandarin chinese. he spent time, too, in his native northern ireland during the worst of the troubles. after a period as a diplomat and some time on the dole, paddy ashdown got involved with the liberals, elected mp for yeovil in 1983. later, in 1988, after the painful merger with the sdp that formed the liberal democrats, he became leader. i say to the millions out there who are concerned about poverty and about unemployment, come and join us. the party was at rock bottom in the polls and financially crippled. paddy ashdown built it up again, but at some cost to his home life. he admitted an affair with his former secretary tricia howard. what paddy said stands, he's made a statement already and i was perfectly well aware of what he was going to say. fears that

when britain was engaged in a very brutal war in malaya terror bombing vast areas of a war which has been described as a kind of liberation for the for the malayan people right the way through to the current war in in yemen and many episodes in between i think highlight the fact that britain is not a promoter of human rights and not a not holder of international principles it is a serial violator of them and it's easy to find this out actually doesn't it's not rocket science to actually find out what britain is doing but it is largely kept from us i think by media by the mainstream media and by a political system which doesn't seem to want to uncover the really important things that britain is actually doing in the world ok well many in the foreign office may agree with you and say it's rail politic and and it was diplomacy and people might know about the gander coup chile in seventy three the chaebol. iraq obviously one moment that we surely have to be proud about is role not in going to vietnam the wilson labor government that seems to be the kind of article of faith you you've see

fired his first political salvos, he was a military man, a marine he saw active surface in borneo and malayater a period as a diplomat and sometime on the dole, paddy ashdown got involved with the liberals, elected mp for yeovil in 1983. in 1988, after the painful merger with the sdp that formed the liberal democrats, he became leader. act the millions out there who are concerned about poverty and about unemployment, come and join its —— i say to be. the party was at rock bottom in the polls and financially crippled. paddy ashdown built it up again. but at some cost to his home life. he admitted an affair with his former secretary, tricia howard. what paddy said stands. he has made a statement already and i was perfectly well aware of what he was going to say. fears that his party's poll rating would suffer were unfounded, and in 1997 he guided it to his greatest election achievement in the 1920s, doubling the number of lib dem mps. charles kennedy is duly elected... paddy ashdown resigned the leadership in 1999, having the baton on to charles kennedy and retiring from the house of commons t

from malaya up to american canyon and up to kelseyville and much of marine county, except whitaker, 48r streaming into southern california an active southern branch. there could be a few little showers but not a big deal. if you are going to southern california will be cloudy. the rain looks like it's about done. the rest of the week until friday looks quiet and even warmer. friday system, i would cancel any plans but it does look like it will make it friday evening. sunday is looking like a rain day also. >>> 7:48 am. getting those packages delivered in time for christmas. the key shipping deadlines you need to know about including today's deadline. but let's check in with mike and see what's coming up on mornings on 2. >>> the mayor joins us like to talk about the number just make a number of city issues and another audit for the golden state warriors. plus at the area meant installing fire alarms without the proper license even after getting caught. officials say he has been doing it for years. how they are trying to stop him from continuing his business. we are back after the break