the rock and saddam hussein is the real problem. new goals were defined change the regime in baghdad and subjugate iraq a simpler objective than that of destroying the elusive terrorist. nine hundred. eleven aging saddam hussein meet at the ministry of defense the pentagon. they all began asking questions about how long can we continue this policy aimed at keeping saddam under control and the conclusion they came to was not much longer the day after the meeting at the pentagon president bush addresses congress. it is a historic moment the nation is united bush names the culprits osama bin laden al qaida the taliban regime in afghanistan our enemies are radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them. no mention about iraq but he warns our war on terror. begins with al qaeda. but it does not in there. tony blair the british prime minister and guest of honor applause it's symbolic of the unwavering alliance between washington and london. the taliban are quickly driven out of kabul and al qaeda is dispersed. some

admits that saddam did not have w m d's. the main reason we went into iraq at the time was we thought he had weapons of mass destruction turns out he didn't but he had the capacity to make weapons of mass but also talked about the human suffering or at. bush brushes aside the stated reason for a war that has destroyed an entire country. in iraq the invasion turns into a bloody occupation. the downward spiral. started with the occupation the coalition specially the americans lost the moral high ground and they became the jailers of that if people the bedlam the chaos the violence in iraq now it's a natural consequence of what bush and cheney did in invading iraq. iraq is quickly torn to shreds ripped apart by religious and ethnic violence. i think the most convincing argument was that in order to enhance israel's position in the middle east and its security the nation surrounding it that formed an anti israeli bloc had to be broken up into smaller confessional a homo genius nation states so in the case of iraq a kurdistan a s

and saddam hussein didn't do the honorable thing.ded another country. >> from the day the invasion took place, secretary baker led the effort to build a global coalition. they had two expeditions overseas in which they were going around from capital to capital looking for support. >> the united nations security council has authorized the use of force against iraq. >> 14 votes in favor, none against, none abstentions. the draft resolution has been adopted. >> getting that massive alliance together truly goes down in history as one of the greatest accomplishments i think of any president to be able to get that many people on your side, believing in the same thing and ready to do the same thing. >> what george bush managed to do in iraq with that coalition in effect is to create the beginnings of this new world order. i mean who could have imagined a coalition that would have the soviet union, china and then the middle eastern states, as well. standing up to one of their own. >> hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest the inevitab

are you prepared to accept that, even if it means saddam hussein will stay in place?y he said, yes, i will accept that. so that is why i went forward. so i went out and spent three days at the cia with the intelligence communities and prepared the document i would present, and every word in there was approved by the cia, was written by the cia. and so we went. i gave the presentation. it seemed to go well. i was confident that it went well, but then within a few days or a couple of weeks, it started to fall apart, so yes, i was more than embarrassed. i was mortified. because even though the president had used the same information, congress had used the same information, secretary rumsfeld, condoleezza rice, all of us were using the same information, but i'm the one who made the biggest presentation of it, so it all sort of fell on me. that is show business? david: today in hindsight, would you say the invasion was a mistake? colin: i would say the execution of the invasion was not done properly. we abandoned the army without any discussion back in washington, and then

david: you get the order from the president to kick saddam hussein and his troops out.en that decision came down that we could not find a diplomatic solution, i received the order, and gave the order to norm, and we were ready. david: there was a famous military maneuver, instead of going directly, you went around, whose brilliant idea was that? colin: any infantry captain could have figured this out. it did not take a general. several generals made claims. it's the only conflict i have ever been in or ever read history about where i can say the president of the united states that there is no doubt about the outcome. they put their line of soldiers right on the border with saudi arabia, and they were stuck and could not move. airpower would not let them move. then they had four divisions along the coast. they were very light. all we had to do was fix these two forces in place and go around them, the left hook, and that is what we did. but to my surprise the night we launched the ground attack after the air attacks for several weeks, and i was expecting the marines, who

like it was this never ending beating of metal and concrete statues with saddam statues.gehammers, they brought in the bigger machinery and blew them into pieces. there was a whole ballet of all kinds of things you can do with dismantled saddam statues. the fall of saddam was a relief for people, of course, there was no plan, of course, it all went crazy afterwards. but initially, there was this, 0k, now it's over, thank god. so there was definitely a mood of celebration and of course there was a lot of looting after and mayhem and chaos, but this was right after when the americans took over one of the old palaces. when the swimming pool was still there and they have recruited some kids on the street who were translators, spoke some english. this is one of them jumping into the pool. this was still a time when americans would drive around walk around baghdad, i think they had body armour but they had open humvees, nobody was expecting... there was still a kind of... there was this really post—war relief. didn't last. thomas dworzak looking back on his time in iraq. to see

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the monica lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton in his place in history as only the second president to be impeached. lets remind you now of our headlines. a memorial service will ta ke pa ce headlines. a memorial service will take pace in london laterfor all those killed in the grenfell tower fire. 71 people died in the disaster. more desperate migrants have been rescued from the mediterranean as european leaders meet to discuss the crisis. so what else is going on today? let's brief you on some of the key events. at 9am president putin will hold

the same year iraq's leader saddam hussein ordered the invasion of kuwait the un security council yemen voted against the use of force prompting the us to cut off millions in yemeni aid and i thank president for his strong support for fast forward a few years and was again welcomed back by the west after agreeing to take on al qaeda in yemen following an attack on the u.s. warship cole in two thousand and one american friends and cash but that did little to fix yemen's internal problems the shia rebellion in the north and the separatist movement in the south. always a wily political operator is said to have played off different military groups and trying to keep himself in power. but the arab spring in twenty eleven revolutionized the middle east and sally's rule was challenged like never before. protests against widespread poverty unemployment and corruption became violent and activists accused of using excessive force to crush the opposition. he shouted were not like that really those calling for change their trademark is destruction and they are calling for change and for a peaceful

president of the law saddam who was killed recently and the who things who control much of the northern part of the country and then you have the saudi led coalition. who's doing what here in yemen or yemen is a very complex situation i mean. wars within wars you have the whole fees who are now running the show in the capital and in the northern part of yemen you have also the saleh faction that probably now will be but i think in the dynamics of the after his assassination by the whole with these who happen to be his enemies than his allies then his assassins then you have also oil don't forget the and the south and also daryn. mingling all over the place and then you have the in any and so-called common and to spoil everything the the speaker from from oxford stated and i. think of it with her. or stated that it's not the root of the issue but iran always is the beneficial of all the blunders that the united states and the west have been committing starting with the iraq with the toppling of saddam hussein and then the the iran. nuclear program and the the flip flopping in syria and n

south yemen became one country with the last as its first president that same year iraq's leader saddam hussein a longtime close ally ordered the invasion of kuwait at the un security council yemen voted against the use of force prompting the us to cut off millions in aid and i thank president for his strong support a decade later he was welcomed back by the west in october two thousand and attack on the american warship u.s.s. cole off the shores of yemen killed seventeen sailors and injured thirty nine others washington understood that salah a secular leader and yemen we important in the so-called global war against terror he'd won friends and cash but did little to fix yemen's internal problems. rebellion in the north and a separatist movement in the south critics say that more than a dancer was a dark horse of yemen's to mulches politics playing off military and tribes to keep himself in power. the toughest challenge came in two thousand and eleven the arab spring was sweeping across the middle east. inspired by tunisia and egypt yemenis filled the streets protesting against poverty

well first of all former president of yemen al double of saddam was killed apparently today as we've seen in the pictures it's not the first time he switches sides this shift has been a part of his political career it's not the first time that he changed changed his political position and his alliances now this time was a drastic failure and just a few minutes ago two things actually happened there was the there was a speech by american the they had of the movement known as the who he made the victory speech actually in that speech he actually announced that there is a victory over conspiracy that actually took place as he sees it and this is the second point you raised he called for unity because he realizes that this is a country that is where the politics are very much affected by tribalism so therefore he is he is a very conscious of the fact that the tribes should not actually create a coalition against unsaddled and he has been so far successful in blocking such. a coalition that you know saudi arabia and its allies in the gulf i trying to create by perhaps you know i would ima

everybody's got by i want out of here is go get bellegarde your local saddam allowed to calgary or as it is occurring. you found that the base was the most vulnerable because the water hitting the base there was no protection to that so that affected the walls they need to make sure that the walls have these poles this we have to have been cleared mind to this nor layered mind or is going there we have lime in that and then the want to stick them up raised platform basically at least one foot six if the water comes in this narrow minded and lyman protected and above this we can start our money brick then you have to put a render off lying on this and that will protect it from any kind of. water flooding and the roof is extended out both sides to the top of the wall is protected and then of course we have the roof covering which is again matting and plastic sheet and then just a layer of mud and line and it is the lime that protects you today. it was one of these so called poor people. in these areas as a corporate client but i didn't b.s.o. house man with me i mean that guy said the h

killed in sana'a over the past few days and battles between the who thieves and fighters loyal to saddam challenged bullies has more on the rivals and used to be allies against the arab alliance which ended the war in twenty fifteen. clashes between two parties meant to be on the same size who the rebels and fighters aligned with former president. dozens have been killed and wounded since the violence began in yemen's capital on wednesday. now the split has evolved past santa to saudi arabia. so has called for talks not just with the but with the saudi led coalition if they stop the air attacks yes i want is that we need to lift the blockade and open the airports and allow food and medicine into the country we will open a new page for the dialogue what is happening in yemen is enough a coalition statement welcome sollars move saying it would redeem yemen from the evils of iranian terrorist and sick tarion militias returning it to the pan arab and natural fault but the who things who are backed by iran say they still have support from members of some as political party and interests direc

that's why they're trying to make the threat so real to saudis or to them to come and talk to the saddam hussein is directly so far the formal statement coming out of the others that we are backing it it just means government and the talks that happen between those two but the main it's trying to make to make it more clear that actually they don't consider having any part of any of the yemeni faction and if somebody wants to talk they have to talk to them and only and only to that but of course let's not forget that this all of this come on the back of the of the regular normal yemenis that. alright but a show about it's great to get your perspective on this important story very much appreciate it thanks very much indeed thank you know that china and russia have hit back at the united states for labeling them rivals that pose a threat to america's security president donald trump laid out his framework for america saying the country faced a number of threats namely from beijing and from moscow china responded to trump's comments calling for the united states to stop distorting his strateg

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children.al end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: as south africa's ruling anc party decides on its next leader, presidentjacob zuma has warned of huge challenges ahead and of the need to unite. the un security council is considering a draft resolution which would challenge president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as the capital of israel. as we've heard, south africa's governing african national congress is holding a conference where deleg

many have said america would not remove saddam —— sudan unless they stopped this.ternational media that cia last year declared is one of the most countries supporting the us in counterterrorism and we do not support terrorism. when will you be removed from the list? we have a plan that will continue all year because it requires the decision of the president, the decision of congress, and then back to the president. it is a process. that is why we are discussing our relation with the us. at that time it was authorised. state secretaryjohn kerry... the previous administration. yes. they said the time is not enough. so it will happen ina time is not enough. so it will happen in a year or so? yes. and the president, bashid, he has arrest wa rra nts president, bashid, he has arrest warrants from the international criminal court related to allegations of human rights abuses to do with darfour. he has been in power since 1989. is it time to call ita power since 1989. is it time to call it a day? this is a decision of the people. the people of the west have asked us to fol

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in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine the whole world was focused on the first gulf war where saddam hussein had invaded on i think in august two thousand. and diverted the war which by the former bush administration the first bush administration in west africa african nations and a core was decided to intervene in liberia and it took many years not only before fixing the problem militarily but also ensuring that we did help of america charles taylor did then president was ousted properly in two thousand yeah i think and proper election was organize that help and then johnson sirleaf to take over as president and he has been in power for ten years now this was a succession is good for liberia is good for rest of it is good for africa all. mr vine's we have two contenders for the election we have george way in and block i what is it that which makes george way yes suddenly the favorite in this election is that he is a celebrity status or is it because he's been positioning himself as the man who potentially can unify liberians behind him well it's a mixture to be honest i mean where i

ousting saddam hussein in iraq. that that its exactly what happened in the arab spring.hat that's what happened in georgia in 2003 in the ukraine in 2004. 2014. and in 2005. he just doesn't buy this rhetoric of democracy promotion. and spreading our val usues, wh is why putin and trump have an ideological sinner geynergy. that's music to put spin's eain. >> the former soviet states arrayed around russia right now. i want to pick of on a similar synergy. i also wondered whether you picked out for instance what madeline albright said. president trump's constant lament that america is being outsmarted around the world, that america is being laughed at. ptd p do you see a similar mind set between the two? >> that's an excellent point. i think putin is obsessed with humiliation and with avoiding it at all costs. i think that one of the, you know, this its -- minds far smarter than mine have described the moment when he is in dresden, east germany and the berlin wall is falling. protesters outside the kgb residence, he doesn't know what to do with the protesters. he calls mols

saddam hussein is finished, because he killed our people, our women, our children.hey brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house, to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: campaigning ends in catalonia — ahead of thursday's regional election — with the independence debate dominating the agenda. and our top story — the biggest overhaul in the us tax system for thirty years is on course to become law — the first legislative win for donald trump. let's stay with that now i am joined by darien shanske, who is professor of law

at one point and for a long time was a bathurst he was an ally of saddam hussein he wasn't exactly a pro at all but the how things are and i think now we would see bridges maybe between to her on and so on are like we haven't seen before but that also depends on what the saudi arabia is going to do is going to be many question exactly what i mean you know you talk about we asked to guess about what iran strategy was going to be. going ahead in yemen but that all depends on what the saudis do next doesn't it when you know yemen like libya like syria and so on so forth is a yemeni situation but it's also in a huge way a regional issue and yemen could not have been determined in terms of its future without those factors from the outside including saudi arabia united arab emirates and iran in the way they played yemen yemen became whether we like it work or not whether your guest likes it or not a proxy war now whether the whether the iranians did as they are being blamed by their nemesis in the region saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as having armed with these and are they bein

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children.minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharonjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the un warns leaders in myanmar they could face charges of genocide over the persecution of rohingya muslims. russia and the united states say a terrorist plot in st petersburg has been foiled thanks to information provided by the cia. russia says the attack was planned for saturday. president pu