nouri al-maliki's problems do not end there. leaders in the golf accuse his government of discriminating against sunni muslims. nouri al-maliki makes his own accusations and blames saudi arabia and qatar. the last summit in sirra underscored the political subdivisions between iraq and sunni neighbours. the opposition is sending fighters to syria. people are paying the price. the saudis want the president bashar al-assad out of power. >> translation: bashar al-assad and his associates have a place in the future of syria. >> with the war in syria showing no signs of letting up, the concern that sectarian violence could spread to neighbouring countries, and that could leave iraq more isolated. >>> chemical weapons inspectors are being sent to syria to investigate allegations of gas attacks. the syrian government denies it has been using chlorine on civilians. it's not listed as a banned agent but is outlawed. kath turner has the details from the united nations in new york. >> reporter: in recent weeks there has been a spate of inci

maliki spent 24 years in exile.e spent years in iran, and syria, and that explanation why malikis government has good relations. i'll go back to you. is it assumed that maliki will win again? >> i think that's the most likely outcome, which i think is really depressing. i think there's a glimmer of hope that there are a range of parties that did well in the elections, and demonstrated a capacity to work together. they are sunni parties, shi'ite and kurdish. if the opposition parties can overcome the many differences and put together a credible candidate for prime minister, it would be a promising move for iraq, and could reopen a path towards reconciliation, and could forge a credible way in which the violence in iraq could be confronted. >> do you worry that it's dangerous if the prime minister wins a third term here? >> how much do responsibility does he bear for the violence and corruption in iraq? >> there's no question that corruption is rampant. everyone is involved. no one's hands are clean. as to the violenc

of maliki. know, 4500 american lives, $1 trillion, whether you agree or disagree with the war, we could have at least made something good of that. we have kind of just let it go with not making a deal with troops there with the status forces agreement and it is just a sad state of affairs i think will stop host: ambassador hill, josh brings up the role of iran. guest: the role of iran is very important. need to understand is when you go into a shia majority country with a sunni government. many should you consider saddam hussein the last sunni. there are a lot of sunnis who had no love for saddam hussein and are embarrassed by the fact that he was a sunni. when you go into a country like that and you have an election and people's identity is either as sunni, shia, or kurd, and the shia are in the majority, one should not be surprised you end up with a shia leadership. the question has always been is the shia leadership independent of iran or is it controlled by iran? there is no question the ira

al-maliki spent many years in compile.years in iran and syria, that explains why they have good relations with those two countries. is it assumed that al-maliki will win again? >> i think that's the most likely outcome which i think is really depressing. i think there's a small glimmer of hope that are a range of iraqi opposition parties that did very well in provisional elections last year, have demonstrated an ability to work together. and if those opposition parties can overcome their many differences and put together a credible candidate for prime minister that would be an incredibly promising future for iraq and move iraq towards reconciliation. and the way the violence could be confronted. >> do you think it's dangerous if the prime minister wins a third term here? how much responsibility does he bear for all the violence and corruption in iraq? >> there's no question corruption is rampant and everyone is involved and no one's hands are clean. as to the violence, i just disagree with my friend neseva. i really hope s

now, that's all we recognize maliki. and we like maliki? we are accused of being pro-maliki. have made her choice to support them. i do think that united states has a favorite candidate in this. there's something wrong with all of them. something that may be unpalatable but you don't have to like the leader you do with. this is politics. it's not by choice. all countries, british politicians used to say this, governments or countries don't have friends. they have interests. we will support the government and we will do it because it suits our policy. it helps us. we want to continue. ..

nouri al maliki has failed to share power with sunni and kurds. and even though the national oil industry brought in $89 billion last year, al maliki is still asking washington for military and economic aid. $2.3 million in 2012. $590 million in 2013. and nearly as much for this year. that has washington fearing they're dealing with an autocrat. >> the most you could do is regularly ask or push at least politely within the constraints of diplomacy for al maliki to be more national, less inclusive and less corrupt. >> hawk has every right to chart it's own course regardless of what the u.s. thinks it might be bess for. al jazeera, washington. >> why does this vote matter to the united states? join us for our special iraq bloodshed. that's coming up tonight. at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific. >>> ukraine is saying there is no way to stop growing up rest in the eastern part of the country. he said security forces are helpless and in some cases cooperating with pro russian activists. this comes as n.a.t.o. boosts it's military presence hoping to send a me

>> as you know, new rearm a maliki has a lot of -- new rial malikihasn't -- noori al with the of challenges creeping sectarian forces and marginalization of sunnis and kurds. but despite all of these accusations, and he is still the favorite thomas and that is because his block has emerged as relatively stable by the standards of iraqi politics. last year, his blog, which is called state of law, became the largest blog in provincial elections. and before that, in the parliamentary elections, that walk had -- that block had come second. key tos really been the his relative success. having said that, in 2010, the shiite vote was split between rival locks, and there is a chance that a similar scenario could unfold back in 2000 when in very spent months tricky negotiations. we will have to see if that scenario repeats itself, but coalition building is never simple in a rack -- in iraq. there is a lot of haggling in parliament with outreach to various communities, ethnic and religious groups, to try to build a grand coalition. >> any people are warning of the risks of us at terry and breakup --

except for prime minister maliki in those elections. that alliance was called the national alliance because we do have 2% a unified political front when the time matters and elections is moment at the. these elections, you don't have a plan shiite alliance. you to have the iraqi national alliance. what has happened is the complete opposite. you have all the iraqi shiite political groups competing on their own. they want to set their own power. they don't want to be wedded to one alliance or one personality. that's a major development, and it will show some effect on the election. you have a similar dynamic. you don't have a unified iraqi sunni group in each group is led by personality and it's seeking to prove itself on the streets and prove itself as an independent power. and that will have an impact on the postelection period. the most interesting dynamic that we've seen with regard to the political parties is the iraqi kurdish political party. the iraq parties political parties normally before elections when they formed coalition, th

maliki is expected to win the most seats in the election but unlikely to win the majority.00 candidates competing for 328 seats. over 22 million headed to the polls today with almost 50,000 polling stations open across the country. while security concerns are still dominating the election, iraq is experiencing its worst unrest since 2008. in the capital baghdad, the government has temporarily closed the airport and some of the main roads in and out of the city to try to reassure voters there. but two entire cities cannot vote today because of fighting. fallujah and ramadi here in anbar province are suffering with a standoff between al qaeda government and the iraqi army. that's prevented any polling stations being set up in either city. more than 100,000 -- sunni tribesman who once fought against american troops joined them in battle against al qaeda and its affiliates. fighters say they've been neglected, say lallowing the al qaeda inspired -- to reestablish itself. quentin sommerville met a commander. >> reporter: in iraq's long battle with al qaeda and its affiliates, th

maliki's problems do not end there.eaders in the gulf accuse the government of discriminating against sunni. nouri al-maliki blames saudi arabia and qatar for helping armed groups. the last summit on syria in march underscored the political divisions between iraq and its sunni neighbours. >> translation: sending fighters increases the violence and the people are paying the price. >> the saudis and their allies want bashar al-assad out of power. >> none of them have a place in the future of syria. with the war in syria showing no signs of letting up, concerns of sectarian violence can spread to neighbouring countries and could leave iraq more isolated. >> the united nations top human right official said the situation in south sudan is close to calamity. speaking at a news conference in the capital navi pilae said the u.n. requested an investigation into the killings. rebel leader riek machar met with her on friday to discuss the violence. >> chemical weapons inspectors are being sent to ir-syrsyria t investigate gas atta

there was an all-out sectarian war in 2006 22 thousand eight, and the current prime minister al maliki has tried to comment that. year, wen, in the past have seen rising violence. becomingb minorities increasingly marginalized. there is spill over from the conflict in syria. they have been carrying out cross-border operations, and there is rising violence. >> maliki is seeking a third term. he mentioned his battle a few years back against shia militia. his language itself has become more sectarian as a result of the violence. >> he is torture a himself as battling the insurgency taking place in the majority sunni western province of anbar. some have interpreted this as him trying to shore up support. he has had criticism from shiite for thed sunni arabs fact that he has failed to improve basic services. becoming increasingly authoritarian, seeking a power base. toseems to be playing up this once again, as he did in 2008. tom little joining us there from baghdad. thank you very much. a peace deal for the middle east was to have been reached by today. that was john kerry's land in the la

at this time in the feminist or maliki -- prime minister maliki says to the #hearing they might have heard some members in baghdad as well tha that of thei parliament is 328 seats. the expectation by his group is that they will get 70 to 110. 110 i have been looking for 80 years now. i would be very surprised if they get 100 because it is a very high number but that is the expectation. the same scenario that happened years ago would present itself in which the prime minister would dispute the results and when that happened last time the u.s. forces were in iraq and they were able to play a role. at this time aside to know when the world is going to stop it to change the vote by anybody. >> i will weigh in. we have a tradition in iraq into the metric that i like to use for this prior to the 2009 basra was almost totally controlled by the party. in the 2009, the deal went down to three seats, something like that and the state of the law won the outright majority in basra. in 2013, the state of the law lost its majorit majority and ia part of the become about upset everyone else and eve

after when you that maliki was sectarian. president bush said i'm going to leave it to somebody else. president obama said you're not going to leave it to me and supposedly they say general petraeus and general odierno went along with it. there's plenty to go around. the question is should we have kept troops in iraq? positively. only to keep maliki from being the radical sectarian deity showed he is. with lots solution. we go and say in iraq and afghanistan because we say we don't want them to be safe havens. hello, they are now in falluja. so i've been cnn's got all screwed up than i do not excuse the peak oil at the top. postcode days, baltimore, you i'd tv a beast into which the west. >> host: is really a pleasure to talk to a thoughtful person on the veteran died. i like to think true warriors speculate on ways to add war. can you think of any tactics we who are working for non-violent should be using? you guys have all the resources, but you sound like a great addition. >> host: wait a minute now. i am attacked titian w

al- maliki spoke after casting his vote.aid the people of iraq did not let terrorists stop them from voting. suicide bomber struck several polling stations and other locations in a wave of attacks in baghdad and northern iraq on monday and tuesday. dozens of people were killed and injured. female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event, ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ welcome back to the kron4 morning news trickling up efforts underway in the southern part of the country this morning after severe weather that's been around since sunday. though some self pushed floodwater into the florida panhandle and other parts of the gulf coast. this is video of the cleanup efforts to mayflower arkansas. this is where a half mile wide tornado karsten 80 mi. pass through little rock's of birds. >>darya: our weather is focused on the heat. and this is not a problem if

and maliki is still asking washington for economic aid. $2.3 million in 2012. $590 million in 2013. and nearly as much for this year. that has washington fearing it's now dealing with an autocrat who will not i have. >> the only leverage we have are arms sells. the most you could do is regularly ask or push at least politely within the constraints for al maliki to be less corrupt. >> reporter: they don't expect to have an impact on iraqi relations because iraq has every right to chart it's own course regardless of what the u.s. thinks might be best for them. al jazeera, washington. >> 11 years since the u.s. launched the iraq war. a lot of americans are war-weary. roxana saberi has been looking into that. roxana. >> reporter: a big change from what we saw right after 9/11. half americans questioned want the u.s. to be less involved abroad. back i in 201137% want to be moe afghanistan. but now it's flipped. the polls show growing war fatigue. ththe war in iraq was to cost 50 to $60 billion. but the cost for veteran's medical expenses $7.2 billion alone. and then the total explodes to

this works well for prime minister nouri al-maliki, who said he will be tough on security. that is a big issue for the iraqi election campaign. >> al jazeera demands the release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all the accusations against its staff. abdullah al-shami, the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial sips august. he's been on hunger strike for 9 91 days. >> in ukraine three were shot dead at a checkpoint manned by pro-russian activists. kiev says it was so-called outside provocateurs. we have this report from jacky rowland. >> local people call it the easter mass anger. what took place at the makeshift checkpoint on sunday is unclear. villages say unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on activists manning the barricade. >> translation: they came in four jeeps, lit up the barricades with their head l

and after the ex session, the re-election if you will, to maliki to his second term as prime minister, instead, he has driven the country in the opposite direction. he has tried to reinforce support for himself within his own shiite community by creating further tensions with the sunni minority and that has driven iraq to civil war today. >> but he is the favorite to win again. >> that remains to be scene. if anything, the iraqi economy is more fractured than it was in 2010, when it took eight months to form a government after the elections are over. and i don't know if it will be that long this time, but it will be equally as difficult to put together a coalition. >> let's talk about getting through the leaks, are the iraqi forces prepared to deal with this. >> during a period like this when the islamic extremists are focused on trying to create as much violence as they can, no army would be in a position to control the ground completely. so there's going to be violates, no doubt about that. but there's a strong desire by iraqis to vote. and they're not going to keep them from the po

could you just help us understand, we all know prime minister maliki. he's been there. he's been to washington. who are some of the other candidates who are either likely to be serious contenders or likely to be the ones whose decision will shape the consequences of the elections? >> ok. in iraq we have somewhat of a strange or stranger system of government. we're not like the british system in the sense that the number of parliament of prime minister and keep their parliamentary seats and every party puts their candidate forward. that's not the case. we also have a situation in which the dynamic of electing the prime minister is totally different to the dynamic of voting. let me explain it to you. for example, you have the populous elect their representation in parliament. however, once the parliamentarians are there, the formation of the government is on who is best able to collect the votes of the parliamentarians. not of the people. so you have two different dynamics altogether. to be elected than the parliamentarians to be elected because the parliamentarians choos

he said he won't accept m maliki even if he wins. there is no danger of the u.s. sending in troops again. three years ago, the united states was both tired of the war and had worn out its welcome. all u.s. troops left in 2011, leaving iraqi security forces struggling. ma lackey's big worry is al-anbar won't be contained by the fighting 40 miles from baghdad will spill into the capital and the fortified green zone. iraqys take chances with almost daily attacks intensified during the campaign. there are more than 9,000 candidates vying for seats. shiite cleric who won the largest block in the last vote has withdrawn from politics but still inspires support. in the liberal cultural center, those trying to turn the tied of religious sentiment are out in force. the crowds are a sign of resiliency here. several years ago, a car bomb near this spot, dozens were killed, sent a message anyone could be a part of it. there are car bombs every day, but it doesn't stop people from going out. when you ask what the main issues are, security is only one of them. a student is urgi

violence since 2008, iraqis are going to the polls to decide whether to give prime minister nuri al maliki a third term in office. more than 150 people have been killed in the past week alone. there will be no voting in two cities in the sunni dominated anbar province in fallujah and ramadi where fighting between al qaeda gunmen and iraqi forces prevented polling stations from being set up. voting in the rest of the country is taking place under heavy security. baghdad is under lockdown with no cars allowed on the streets. in a moment we'll be going live to the iraqi capital. first, let's get a sense of what some iraqis want out of these elections. >> translator: if you look at a map of the world, you will see iraq at the heart of it. we need a change in the country. there is serious work to be done. iraq is a strong country. we will see progress and prosperity in the future. >> translator: it's not good. we are begging in the streets. we have no money, no jobs. my son was arrested just because he is a sunni. we don't know where he is. i'm begging in order to provide for his children. we d

prime minister nouri al-maliki will be seeking a third term care at the discussion will 's ambassador to the u.s. and could touch on a parliamentary vote that could legalize marriage for girls as young as nine years old. the center for shortages and international studies is the host. --expected to get underway the center for strategic and international studies is the host. we expect it to get underway in just a few moments here on c-span. >> good afternoon. i am ahead of the program here tocsis, and i am delighted welcome lukman faily here, ambassador to iraq to talk about the election -- about the parliamentary elections to take place on april 30. prior to this, he served as iraq 's ambassador to japan, and spent many years in the u.k. studying to be an engineer when it was not safe to be in iraq. speaking of not safe, ambassador lukman faily is a veteran. he ran the boston marathon two days ago, and he completed the boston marathon two days ago, so when he comes up, please give him extra time to make it up the stairs. he will make it up, and we are delighted and look forward to what

prime minister nouri al-maliki promised to be tough on security, which is clearly a big issue. we'll see a lot more of these types of operations, the announcements of these operations. >> we'll cover it all very closely. thank you for joining us from baghdad. >>> now, al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 114 days. their case has been adjourned until tuesday. al jazeera rejects all applications. a fourth journalist, abdullah al-shami, has been held in detention sips -- since august. he's been on hunger strike for over 100 days. >>> three were shut dead at a checkpoint manned by chinese activists. it was outside provocateurs. we have this report from jacky rowland. >> local people call it the easter mass anger. what took place at the checkpoint in the early hours of sunday is unclear. villages say that unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on the pro-russian

national election since u s combat troops withdrew in two thousand and eleven prime minister nuri al maliki is seeking a third term he is stressing his role in postwar reconstruction and calling for tougher security measures he said. here's hoping the election will be a success and terrorism will be defeated. but opposition leaders have described him as an authoritarian ruler. iraqi troops and police have been on high alert aggies possible attacks. two people were killed on wednesday by a roadside bomb near a polling station in the northern city of kirkuk. iraq's electoral committee has postponed voting in some parts of the western province of anbar sectarian violence across the country is now at its worst level since us troops left. it's influenced by the civil war in neighboring syria. the ballot boxes clothes on wednesday and celtic will start soon after this is the fourth time the iraqi people are voting in a national poll after the fall of saddam hussein some have been disillusioned with the democratic process but others are holding onto their hope. nhk world scary missile to hear repo

the party led by nuri al maliki, iraq's prime minister for the last eight years, is expected to win. story. donald sterling, the owner of the l.a. clippers has been banned from the nba for life for making racist comments. the league also fined him $2.5 million and will try to force him to sell the team. >>> and more flash flooding after more than a foot of rain fell. and tornadoes touched down in north carolina yesterday but didn't cause much damage. at least 36 people were killed by days of severe storms. >>> the storm killed 15 people in arkansas alone. among the places hardest hit, vilonia just north of little rock. dean reynolds spoke with survivors. >> reporter: in vilonia fires now consume useless possessions. bare slabs stand where homes mark the spot where homes used to stand and residents sift thickets of junk for the important stuff left behind. a child's toy, picture albums, the family bible. and how long have you lived in this house? >> about four or five months. >> reporter: four or five months. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: dicky shannon and his wife mary jane had almost comp

nuri al maliki has been the prime minister for eight years and is fighting for a third term in officet obama is expected to continue this push for a minimum wage hike after his trip to asia. the senate is planning a vote but it's not expected to pass. the president wants to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. >>> the third round of the stanley cup playoffs. the rangers will host the flyers. avalanche with the wild. "way too early" -- and "morning joe" starts right now. >>> you can do whatever you want. the little i ask you is not to promote it and not to bring him to my games. >> black people can't attend his games. [ boos ] >> i couldn't have said that better myself. >> folks, i'm shocked that sterling would perpetuate the cruel stereotype that white people are genetically superior at basketball spectating. [ laughter ] >> oh, let me guess because our muscular skeletal structure makes it easier for us to pump cheese. that is racist. and everyone has expressed outrage, folks. even the clippers players made a em

voting in their first nationwide elections since us troops pulled out of the country by mr newby al maliki says he's restore the economy and he's asking iraqis to give them a third term. voters will choose three hundred twenty eight members of parliament based on the system of proportional representation. they've seen a boom in oil production over the last several years fueled economic wealth. but they've also seen security deteriorates as american troops pulled out in december twenty eleven. rival muslim groups have launched repeated attacks on each other and the civil war in neighboring syria is adding to the sense of insecurity. that's undermined melodies message and to improve the economy and make people's lives that in july the old shiite and sunni muslims accuse melody of being self righteous beat the gaps between rich and pour on it any wonder military forces and police on high alert for the then unable to stop a number of attacks in the run up to the election. militants have targeted people at polling stations and relics. team japan china and south korea have plans to jointly fight

she's seeking a third term but it's hard to label the past few years maliki has the country was sixteenpercent unemployment widespread accusations of political corruption and crumbling services. but the real concern catastrophic levels of violence the worst in the run up to the boat. the mounties targeted by suicide bombers both sunni and shia militias have not replied to auto he's been canceled and parts of western iran. the us led invasion brought shiite majority rule to the country which turned the anbar province into a focal point of sunni discontent when i was included this time last year the province was in the midst of political uprising. demonstrators have been demanding the release of sunni prisoners. and to what the song as political marginalization of their set these days it's a no go area al qaeda linked group seize control of key cities provoking year's clashes with iraqi troops and the government has intervened to restore order and atrocities committed by both monkey's forces and militants to sit least a third of the population. more than four hundred thousand civilians ar

we to win a majority although prime minister nouri al maliki's state of law lines is expected to leadhe's seeking a third term but it's hard to label the past few years a success as a country was sixteen percent unemployment widespread accusations of political corruption and crumbling public services but the real concern catastrophic levels of violence that got worse in the run up to the vote campaign rallies targeted by suicide bombers both sunni and shia militias have been out for blood. voting has been canceled in parts of western iraq the u.s. led invasion brought shiite majority rule to the country which had turned the anbar province into a focal point of sunni discontent when i was in fallujah at this time last year the province was in the midst of a political uprising and. the demonstrators had been demanding the release of sunni prisoners they wanted an end to what they saw as political marginalization of their sect these days it's a no go area. al qaeda linked groups seize control of key cities provoking fierce clashes with iraqi troops the government hasn't been able to rest

they tried to unseat prime minister maliki and that backfired when he did the charge of the nights operations in basra and took over operations in sadr city. my personal view of what iran is trying to do in the arab world is i believe thatter trying to keep the arab world perpetually weak so they can continue to advance in interest. what you saw in iraq is sort of a meas blah model for iraq where you have a weak government that is dependent on iranian support to survive. >> rose: we live in a world of high-tech. we live in a world of drones, of a different kind of warfare. >> instantaneous communications. >> we live in the world of the possibilities of cyb erp warfare. it's the whole range of capabilities that are important. i think there's an emergent capability, long-range ballistic missiles connected to -- >> that's the biggest threat. >> rose: let me stop you there. do we believe both have long-range ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear-- >> we don't know-- i mean, i don't know. obviously, i'm shiewrp we have the best people working on this. >> rose: let me stay with it. but the fear

this works very well for nouri i al maliki. a video posted online by the a armed group showed mohammed al sheik. the kidnappers demanded the release of two fighters jailed in libya. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists. they are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all accusations against its staff. a fourth al jazeera journal has been held without trial since august, and he has been hunger strike for 91 days. he has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom around the world. >> from this position i call western authority in north america that now they want to give amnesty to this agent how can you now say that you will do election, and you will do this and this, and the journalists, if they believe that, the situation in egypt, will it change? can it change, and journalists bear the brunt of that. it can't. many journalists injured. my son for than 251 days wa witt taken to court. without telling him what is the crime. of what he did

prime minister nouri al-maliki has promised to fight the groups out of the city with full scale measures meaning there is little hope of a reprieve any time soon. >> reporter: for dr. mahmood, a specialist at the fallujah hospital. he said there is a shortage of staff and medical supplies. >> reporter: since the crisis in fallujah city, there is only one hospital this forces many to leave the hospital and escape the attacks. so facing a shortage, definitely a shortage staff and medical equipment because of sanctions, from the city, from the forces which make entrance from the hospital from the city difficult. >> al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of its journalists in prison in egypt. they appeared in court on thursday. the case has been adjourned until later in mop before they're falsely accused of providing a platform for the muslim brotherhood. they have been behind bars for 105 days. the four al jazeera journalist held in detention has been held without trial since august. he has been on hunger strike for the last 82 days. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >>> locked up

. >>> and choosing a council, prime minister nouri maliki is seeking a third term. >> candidates andhave been campaigning to fill 328 seats. >> this is one of the polling stations in baghdad, more than 21 million iraqis are eligible to vote although militants have been trying to derail this process with a series of suicide attacks over the last few days. >>> well, the april 29th deadline for a middle east peace deal has come and gone. and with it nine months of negotiations with the palestinians and israelis fell apart. >> but the u.s. state department is putting a positive spin on all of it secretary of state john kerry has no regrets. >> we reached a point where he continues to feel this way. where a pause is necessary and we're in a holding pattern where parties will figure out what they want to do next. >> both israel and the palestinians are blaming each other for the failure to secure a deal. at the u.n. tuesday, the palestinians accused israel of reaffirming its role as occupier and opprsser. >> and he accused the president mahmoud ahmadinejad of abandoning a chance to tan fwg

. >> translation: i have a final word for the maliki government. if you want to solve the problem, you have to solve it quickly otherwise it will collapse within the n few weeks. >> there are 5 million registered orphans in iraq. not only have they left their parents, they lose their reputation. >> in is no ordinary school. every child is an orphan. in iraq, you're an ortap if your father has been killed. >> they live with other relatives who cannot afford to educate and look after them. the school is tucked away in a side street. a neighbourhood bore much of the violence that the city has seen since the occupation in 003. today the children are grateful for the opportunity to learn. >> my father died in 2005. he was a taxi driver, shot by gunmen. my mother passed away two years later. i live with grandparents now. i used to feel alone at home. now i come to the school and feel happier. >> this school is run in three different shifts. 300 children aren rolled. for her, it's a labour of love. she gets no help from the government and pays most of the

al maliki has promised to force the fighters out of the city with a full scale military offensive. meaning they have little hope of a reprieve any time soon. >> let's talk to a neur rollin y specialist at the fallujah hospital. i know that you're not there now, but it's only been a couple of days since you left. >> three months since the start of the crisis in fallujah city. only one hospital is exposed to many bombing attacks. this makes many to leave the hospital to escape these attacks. so the hospital is facing a shortage of medical equipment because of the sanctions of the city from the army, and from the forces. which make it difficult. >> when there are scenes of devastation and situations such as this, you often see volunteers stepping in. are you saying that at all, or are you being left entirely on your own? >> truly, in the front of the hospital. >> i wonder if you're getting help from outside, are you getting help from volunteer organizations. >> yes, yes, many associations try to help our aids, and some non-governmental associations, but the entrance of the hospital is

prime minister nuri al-maliki is seeking a new term in what is expected to be a tight race. the voting takes place amidst iraq's worst violence since the sectarian conflict of 2006 and 2007, when tens of thousands were killed. pro-russian separatists have seized more areas of eastern ukraine as the central government in kiev loses further control. on tuesday, hundreds of people stormed a government building in luhansk without resistance and later fired on the local police headquarters. by taking the city, the pro-russian militants now control two provincial capitals in eastern ukraine. earlier today, the separatists also seized government buildings in the town of horlivka. ukraine's interim government said today it is quote "helpless" to quell the unrest. the u.s. has failed to meet tuesday's self-imposed deadline for a framework accord on a peace deal between israel and the palestinian authority. the obama administration had hoped to reach an agreement on the broad outlines of an eventual final settlement. but the talks have repeatedly broken down over israel's refusal to h

next to maliki. don't know if this was the case in vegas but she certainly pulled it off. one more sort of strange moment. this was at the lbj library, george w. bush gave a speech following in the wake of president obama and before him bill clinton and jimmy carter speaking at this event, the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights. a lot of people were commenting about george w. bush's opening remarks. this was in his second paragraph. let's watch. >> it is an honor to be back to the llbj library. last time i was here i introduced my mother, which is a pretty tough task. i'm impressed by the new learn vagss, thank you for showing them to me. former presidents compare their loi br libraries the way other men may compare their -- well, wondering how lbj would have handled that. he's a funny guy at times. the president today quoted one of my favorite lbj lines when he said, if one morning he said i walked on the water across potomac river and the headline would read the president cannot swim. the real influence of the president is not found in the headline

maliki and his response. air force jets flying over the recipients of honors this wednesday. one of a growing number of places where pro russian separatists have taken over buildings and installations in eastern ukraine. the show of strength however not enough to impress those down below on the barricades who win at least one instance took over government tanks. he determines. and they know moscow has their back russia ultimately demand with ukraine's sees this touching forces to the soul the ukraine to suppress protests. so what does the kremlin wall on both for itself and ukraine. and to be and how high a price is going to put been willing to pay to get his way to nepal spent yet to be working. what is christmas time. and so we can hear my voice of russia political analysts to meet with the average joins us from moscow thank you for joining us again here in the last time to debate what america's most honest and bold contributor to the international meal times his column is a sweetheart and next week next week israelis are calm. because not teach that the american graduate s

-- gold star mothers when i'm talking with them is we can't get too hung up on the defects in, of maliki and iraq or the defects of karzai and the afghan politics. of we do have to keep a larger perspective that those who have died did not die in vain. if, begin, i'll go back. -- again, i'll go back. if i had said to to anybody in 2001 that ten years later there wouldn't have been an attack on the united states, most of you listening would say, no, you're wrong, it's going to. it's because we did take the war offensively to al-qaeda. and, sure, a lot of mistakes were made. but if you stand back on the particulars, we are safer today than we were in 2001, and we are well on our way to crushing al-qaeda and crushing the jihadists. and so i think overall that we have done a successful job with our military. >> vietnam vet, assistant defense secretary during the reagan administration, analyst and author bing west will take your questions "in depth," live for three hours sunday on c-span2's booktv. >> last year the politicians got wind of the excitement. we've learned more in the last five to

but in a country now racked by sectarian violence, iraq goferred for eight years by nouri al maliki from the shia majority, a man who rarely smiles. he voted early today casting this election as a referendum on his war against terror. >> i wish to see a huge turnout. god willing, we'll celebrate the success of this election and defeat terrorism and those who bet the election would be postponed. >> reporter: in parts of anbar province there's no eaks today but a full scale sunni insurgency. these men so determined to kill iraqi shia that even al qaeda is considered not extreme enough for them and now the i ask haddists are trying to advance the capital. this is the abu ghraib district 20 miles from the center of baghdad. last week the violence and tenseified. this was a suicide bombing which killed 31 at a shia election rally in baghdad. in the center of capital today cars were banned. sunni extremists have threatened to kill anyone who votes. mr. malaki, we'll probably see him releected but not with a clear majority. a divisive figure in a bitterly divided country. the election is a day

. >>> iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki is facing stiff opposition as he's seeking a third term inections there. the country's first nationwide vote since the withdrawal of u.s. troops. the voting takes place, though, under heavy security as sectarian violence continues to plague iraq. 46 people died in a wave of attacks on monday. only yesterday a bomb blast in northeast baghdad killed 24 more people. hat's progressive. really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? hat's progressive. yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues... great terms... let's close. new at&t mobile share value plans. our best value plans ever for business. >>> every family member needs to be careful. watch local weather. be careful of tornadoes. don't drive into down water. be careful of downed power lines. be cautious. >> that was, of course, florida governor rick scott t

to the gold star mothers when i'm talking with them is we can't get to hung up on the defects of maliki and iraq or the defects of karzai and the afghan politics. we do have to keep a larger perspective that those who have died did not die in vain. you know go back. if i had said to anybody in 2001 that 10 years later there wouldn't have been another attack on the united states most of you listening would have said no you are wrong, it's going to. it's because we did take the war offensive way to al qaeda and sure a lot of mistakes were made but if you stand back from the particulars we are safer today than we were in 2001 and we are well on our way to crushing al qaeda and crushing the jihadist. so i think overall that we have done a successful job with their military. >> when we analyzed arab spring we had an optimistic view. these are the rebels. the changes happening. it looks like eastern europe. it is not but then you have the view that the entire arab spring is only about the islamist and nothing could be done in the middle east. in my book i make the case that it is either one o

and maliki, the prime minister, have allowed it to continue.hose from refugee camps, meeting to talk to me, i have a feeling this is going to be a grinding war with thousands killed every month until the u.s. has a policy. people say we should start talking to bashar al assad, but i don't think he can unite that country. the u.s. really has no obligation but to be a leader. everybody looks to the u.s. for guidance. >> we have david axelrod in chicago. david? >> dr. brzezinski, i read your piece on the you've crane. i have a question about vladimir putin. one of the paradoxes here is he seems to be gaining political popularity in russia for his actions in ukraine. at what point do economic sanctions shift that, or do they? does he shift the blame for them to the u.s. and does it continue to make him popular in his own country or can we erode his strength at all through economic sanctions that bring the russian economy down? >> i think we can. but only if it did no longer appear as his methods are successful. after all, he grabbed crimea by force