we needed saddam hussein. first brigade was a large unit with thousands of soldiers, and the mission of the brigade was establishing stability. the challenge to that was dealing with the physical reality of an armed insurgency. >> the u.s. military estimates there are between 4,000 and 5,000 mid-level ba'athist opposition fighters. [ bleep ] >> three american soldiers were killed. >>> at the same time, it was part of our duty to assist the special operations. >> they have identified a list of key regime leaders, 55 individuals who may be pursued, captured or killed. >> this forced us to go after the most dangerous target and do it at zero to minimal casualty because of their skills. these are extraordinarily gifted and trained men. you did not want to be the objective of their attention. >> in 2003, the organization i was assigned to was deployed to iraq to hunt down and capture the deck of cards, the priority being saddam hussein. >> what was your job? >> going out, conducting raids. sometimes it was going af

show more of you. >>> we have to find saddam hussein. as suppose the to be there for six months, my assignment was almost up, but i didn't care. i would not stop looking for saddam. >> i called one of the interrogators in baghdad and said don't let the fishermen go, i'm coming tonight. i needed to prove what they were. there's no why two guys are sticking around in the middle of nowhere next to a fish pond, fishing at 1:00 in the morning. that night i started my interrogations of the fishermen. started talking to the first one. sort of seemed kind of normal, actually, i was kind of worried. i start talking to the second fisherman, and i realize, these two fishermen have two different stories. and i went back aforth and turnd them against each other. and one of them finally says, i work for muhammed ibrahim, he says i just fish, i just fish and put all the fish in the pond. i get him to understand muhammed ibrahim is a bad guy and working as his fisherman gets him in trouble. and he said, listen, my cousin is the deputy to muhammed ibrahim

but it doesn't change the fact that i did support the decision to topple saddam hussein's regime. ho killed hundreds of thousands and plunged his country into wars. iraq is now more free and open than almost any other arab country, despite its struggles. kurdistan is a real success story, an oasis of stability and tolerance. but in the end, the iraq war was a failure and a terrible mistake, causing geopolitical chaos and humanitarian tragedy. millions of iraqis were displaced. at least 150,000 civilians died, in addition to the almost 4,500 brave american soldiers. some argue that one can overlearn the lessons of iraq. sure, but my caution about a larger american intervention in syria or elsewhere derives not just from iraq. consider this. the united states replaced the regime in iraq and gave the new one massive assistance for a decade. the result, chaos and humanitarian tragedy. washington toppled the regime in libya, but chose not to attempt nation building in that country. the result has been chaos and humanitarian tragedy. washington supported a negotiated removal of the regim

at the same time the burden and the legacy of saddam hussein should never be underestimated. from around 1975 onward saddam was always at war whether against the kurds were turkey or the sanctions are everything else. we have a whole generation really grow up in the culture of violence. we have an opportunity that we never had before 2003. we certainly question the u.s. homework in 2003. i don't think anybody can say that they did all they could and they did their homework. but that is an issue for us to work with each other. i don't think it is beneficial for the u.s. to say we should never be engaged in any other country. i don't think that is feasible i don't think it's beneficial. on the other hand it is also useful to be able to have a full understanding of what it takes to engage with other countries. let alone a competent countries such as iraq. from 2008 onward i think it was an understanding, i think it's wrong, that the region should manage itself. that iraq is a burden. i've been here three years of talk to a lot of people in the military. who work in iraq are not f

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it was the hometown of saddam hussein. yes, there was going to be risk.ht. based upon lessons from other missions very similar to this, i said, listen, when does the moon come up? 2,100 hours. okay. sunset is about 6:30. i wanted to be absolute blackout conditions, no illumination whatsoever when we get onto the objective. i also wanted to move fast. >> wow. joining me now is the host of "declassified" former chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers. wow, that was a powerful piece of video right there, of story telling. tell us a little more about what we're going to see in tonight's episode. >> well, it's exciting. so we all know what happened at the end, but we don't know what all went into it. so we're going to meet some of the army interrogators who were trained in trying to find small little bits of information to find out actually where saddam was. you're going to find out it came to the craziest series of events. one, a chef. and the other, a favorite fish of saddam hussein. and all the twists and turns that went in it. think about thi

. >> all saddam hussein has to do is get out of kuwait and this war is over. >> after saddam husseinnvaded kuwait, seabees were called on to build some 200 miles of highway for general norman schwarzkopf's counteroffensive. >> when did the women start coming into the seabees? >> since 1972. however, they didn't begin serving in combat roles until 1994. and actually, recently, the seabees have lost their first woman killed in action, a petty officer regina clark in iraq. >> i have about 16,000 seabees. 40% active force and 60% reserve force. >> how many of your seabees are deployed overseas? >> about 5200. >> charles phillips from charleston, north carolina, is at the helm of all current seabee battalions. >> a hefty number of my troops are suspecting the special operations forces both in afghanistan and iraq. we've been over there and it's 120 degrees. they're in full combat gear, taking indirect fire on a day in, day out basis with a smile on their face, nose to the grindstone, making it happen. >> what's done today to recruit a youngster that -- who has those kinds of skills that t

that stability was only held together by the dictatorship of saddam hussein. who was deposed in 2003. as the birthplace of civilization, iraq has a rich cultural history and diverse demography. out of a population of 37 million most of the population is arab. plus some kurds and 5% are turkmen or assyrian or other. iraq is a land links nation that borders other notable members of the region, iran, turkey syria jordan saudi arabia and kuwait. in 2013, the ambassador arrived to assume the position of ambassador to the united states. he possesses a rich history of experience. as a representative in advocates for iraq and iraq has people. he actively opposed saddam hussein's dictatorship. active leader in the diaspora. supporting iraqis who had fled their homes. he continues to be a vocal and articulate advocate about his vision for iraq's future. he promotes the need for a multifaceted approach to development that not only focuses on physical infrastructure or ian oil-based economy but on the balance of cultural and 21st century needs. as a young country with 65%

this week, you are discussing saddam hussein? >> yeah, the hunt for saddam hussein. think of this, don. you get to see the outcome. we know we caught him. but what went into that? what is all of the intrigue, the challenges, the good days and the bad days from the individuals who put that whole case together? it's fascinating. you'll see army intelligence interrogators who got trained, went there and figured out that their tactics weren't working very well. they needed to try something different. they ended up piecing together small bits of information. it came down to a chef and favorite meal of saddam hussein, which was a very special fish. and so those little details and all the case work that they did about trying to take bad guys off the battlefield, doing those interrogations, catching more bad -- i think people will be fascinated by the story of what actually went in to catching saddam hussein. >> mike rogers, thank you very much. "declassified" sunday nights at 10:00 here on cnn. the latest on our breaking news when we come back. votes being counted in the br

but at the same time, the burden and the legacy of saddam hussein should never be underestimated. from around 1975 onward saddam was always at war whether against the kurds were turkey or the sanctions are everything else. which meant we have a whole generation where they are only brought up in a culture of violence. these are the legacies we have to deal with. we have an opportunity that we never had before 2003. we certainly question the u.s. homework in 2003. they significantly i don't think anybody can say confidently the u.s. let alone iraq that they did all they can and they did their homework accordingly. but that is an issue for us to work with each other. that's an opportunity for us to utilize what we have done together in the blood, sweat, resources, legacy, and so on. i don't think it is beneficial for the u.s. to say we should never be engaged in any other country. i don't think that is feasible i don't think it's beneficial. on the other hand it is also useful to be able to have a full understanding of what it takes to engage with other countries. let alon a complicat

saddam hussein was a murdering thug.u could make the case about assad in syria, my god, what he has done to his own people or about gadhafi. these are terrible, brutal dictators. our job is to think about the day after these guys are removed, the instability that occurs. >> the argument basically is that the world would be better off with saddam hussein and gadhafi still in power than what happened. >> the world would be better off with these dictators out of power, but there are ways to get them out of power without causing mass instability and the deaths of many, many, many hundreds of thousands of people. >> what ways? obviously it's not that easy. >> no, it's not that easy but you bring the entire world together. if your thought is, jake, or secretary clinton's thought is, i don't know what it is but every dictator that's out there, we have to rush in and overthrow them we disagree very much. certainly the war in iraq, bush's era, clinton's era has caused us inical kabl harm. >> you have not been critical of the clin

this isn't about america going after saddam hussein. the question is the president's appetite. the president wanted to make this happen, he would make the case to rally the people of america behind it and rally the world behind it. the issue is the president. he doesn't think it's the right thing to do. >> the president never has had the appetite. >> the president doesn't have the relationship with foreign policy leaders either because that's just not something he ever valued. >> how does any candidate run for office where we have seen trump rally. when what is going on here with infrastructure? what's going on with jobs? what's going on across the country? what's going on with terrorism that we just came off the worst week as long as we can remember as far as we need to put more resources behind things. how do you sell that? >> it's connected. terrorism is connected. katty kay, i'll let you help me here. it is so connected. the chaos across europe is coming to america. there's no doubt there are hundreds of thousands of refugees. they

, the only arab country and the only country, when saddam hussein had weapons and armaments from the united states of america and the baltic states, we knew that was wrong. so, our relation with iran is oned on a principle, and they are supporting us also. thank you. listen to use of again. chest it working? i'm from al jazeera. werewas the less time you here in the united states? have you been in the united states since 2011? and how old is your organization? ahmad: very good. the last time i was in the united states is a good question. thank you for it. 2005. i arrived as a minister. it was two hours. i was in the room without knowing what i should do. received -- i was not ready to be humiliated. ahmad: i wonder as the last question, dr. shaaban, tell us about your nobel prize. tell us about it. of 1000ban: i was one women nominated for the nobel peace prize in 2005 read a very proud. we went a long way. we had over 50 arab women. and many years they were in pursuit. this was the contradiction --ween the european union that they could consider me as a peace advocate. have been and

i love george bush who went to iraq to liberate and knock down saddam hussein and i voted twice for him but also i voted twice for president obama. he is a character. i know how politics go in this country. i wish he would go for the third term and i would vote for him as a republican. the real issue which i believe i received hundreds of calls, this doctor. there is a story about him. where is isis today? in iraq? or in syria? it's ok. we're going to talk about syria. how are we going to know what's going on in syria? it's such a complicated situation in syria. family livingve a in the same house. the aunt, the sister, the nephew, the niece. the mother against the grandpa, this against that. so complicated. i could write a big book about it. i cannot see, what is the puzzle of that book. when it comes to syria, so complicated. u.s. foreign policy is so clear, terminating isis and al qaeda. we salute president obama and i love him. the conditions about the syrian opposition. is 95% ofur proposal areforces underground al-nusra. they are al qaeda, the people of 9/11. the question was the

this is what happened to the monument in saddam hussein -- monument to saddam hussein in 2003. from what we can tell, this was staged by the united states ititary to make it look like was going to be a popular, spontaneous destruction of the cultural heritage of the hussein regime. basically this was orchestrated by the united states military as a federal op. it becomes symbolic to the battle of dead -- battle of baghdad. >> lynchburg college professor adam dean talks about lance and proposals for land-use and redistribution in the south and west during reconstruction. he argues a northern agrarian ideal was imposed on free blacks and american indians, but the ruling republican party attempting through its policies to create a population of farmers small plots of land who would be loyal to the union. the virginia historical society hosted this hour and 10 minutes event. >> 2016 marks the 150th anniversary of congressional reconstruction, launched in 1866 after large portions of the north came unhappy with president andrew johnson's policies. at first glance, reconstruction appea

tonight we'll take you inside the hunt for one of history's most ruthless dictators, saddam hussein.l live interrogation. the war is going on for three months and i get orders i'm going to go join this task force i never heard of. i didn't know but i pack my bags and they flew me and i'm picked up by soldiers with beards. soldiers don't have beards. we didn't know. didn't train with him. he didn't really know what was going on with targets. initially it was a bumpy road. >> jeff was not happy to see me. jeff wasn't happy to see anybody. >> jeff was not a trained interrogator, jeff is a soldier and had a mission and had prisoners he wanted to get interrogated so he and i drove to this u.s. army prison. there were hundreds of prisoners. brought first prisoner down and we set him down and jeff looks at me and goes, how are we going to do this? i was a new interrogator, i did not have a plan but jeff and i looked at each other and we started asking questions. >> all right, the search for saddam hussein continues on declassified. you can watch the series tonight at 10:00 on cnn. you don't

in the 1980's, the group fought on the side of saddam hussein's iraq against the new fundamental regime of ayatollah khomeini. at the head of the organization was massoud rajavi, the charismatic leader who built up a cultlike following, but the military fatigues and aggressive tone were all style and no substance according to bidi. bidi: he was in awful physical condition. he was so weak he could not even carry his own gun. >> at the same time, he was reportedly merciless in his instructions to his army. bidi: we saw with our own eyes how the people's mujahedin trained members to become suicide bombers, both women and men. they were a little army that attacked targets in iraq and iran. >> so where does the mek stand today? is it preparing a new offense of? we hope to gain insight from members living in a base in tirana. the u.s. and u.k. -- and eu have removed mek from their list of terrorist, but what do they say to the current charges against them? >> we are everywhere, in europe, the united states, and especially iran. but the group is not involved in any violent activities. some peo

now, saddam hussein and his people invited cnn to stay and other media were included, but it was cnn that decided to stay in baghdad. and why did we -- why did we do that? one, was the vision of ted turner, who believed that cnn could be a vehicle to get both sides of international stories in particular. the other was that we had the technology to actually effectively do live coverage of a war theater. this hadn't happened before. the six or seven slates. this was held by tom johnson, your own tom johnson people, who had taken over cnn a few months earlier, and he had used his contacts to have one of the first cell phones, which was an -- 80 pounds in a box sent to baghdad and we were able, then, when the war started, to cover it despite great objections from the u.s. government and others. and opponents of moving in that direction, to give the other side coverage. my interview with saddam hussein during the war attracted a lot of criticism, but dan had interviewed him prior to the war and didn't attract any criticism at all, right. >> very little. >> iraq changed from being a -- you

saddam hussein and his people invited cnn to stay and other media were included that it was cnn thatdecided to stay in baghdad. why did we do that? one was the vision of ted turner who believed cnn could be a vehicle to get both sides of international stories in particular. the other was we could effectively do live coverage of a war theater. this was helped by your own tom johnson who had taken over cnn and had used this context to have one of the first cell phones, which was 80 pounds in a box and sent to baghdad. then when the war started, we were able to cover it despite great objection by the u.s. government and others and opponents of moving in that direction to get the other side coverage. my interview with saddam hussein attract a lot of criticism but then did not attract any criticism at all. iraq changed from being a story that was covered to the moment american troops were in action, it became forbidden territory, but not to ted turner and not to cnn. i was the only reporter for much of the war in baghdad covering a wonderful team covering it live. there were 40 other live

that you obtained top secret documents on saddam hussein, tracked down osama bin laden's bank accountskim: back in the day, after 9/11, which really affected me, i felt deeply unhappy about that. i was trying to do something, to be part of the effort to stop people from ever doing that again. emily: you did all those things? all that is true? kim: some i did not do myself. there were other things i did. emily: some people would say there is no proof. kim: well, there is no proof. [laughter] emily: when and why did you change your name to kim dotcom? kim: i bought the domain, kim.com. i thought it would be great if my name was kim dotcom, so if anyone wants to know anything about me, i do not have to hand them a business card or anything. they can just go to my website. it is all there. emily: take me back to the start of megaupload. kim: i was a street racer. and i always made great videos about that and shared that in the street racing community, on the forums. the file sizes kept getting bigger and bigger, and you could not send large files over email, so i wanted to solve that probl

saddam hussein is the one in iraq. the mass popular forces fighting isis and al qaeda and daily absorbing, daily they fight and they died to protect the christian the sunni conic and everyone on the behalf of the whole world. on the behalf of the global. saddam's is very well-known person. he served three prime minister as an advisor. he is the only one they captured because of his character. because of his style. doer. to her -- is a and all of the big mission, the impossible mission, mission impossible, mission husseini was in it. >> thank you. in the name of god the most compassionate. we talked today about the popular mobilization and everybody has been talking about this new phenomenon that started in iraq. after the collapse of the city of muzzle almost a couple of ,o as ago -- ,os a coupl mosul a couple of years ago. popular mobilization forces was established by a settler. it is not a proxy. the issue is for all iraqis to participate with what they call and non-mandatory, volunteer basis to be part of protectin

that ihe aside the fact am accused of being a criminal for removing saddam hussein who was a war criminalhe is seen as a progressive icon. syria the people of starved into submission. what is the best way you take the traditional values of the left and apply them to the modern world. it's always been that. whether it's foreign policy or domestic policy, how do we improve people's lives? when we were in government, we did improve people's lives. minimum wage did an enormous amount. if you take one example foreign policy away, the international department of development that funded,ed and that we that helped millions of people around the world. it's the foremost development agency in the world. progressive politics is about being in power and finding modern solutions to the challenges of the modern world. it's not just about expressing your protest or anger about the people who are in power. john: it's not just and emotion. it's about having a purpose. it's about understanding that unless you are ready to take responsibility, there are two types of politicians. face is on.uy whose that's me

hostages from saddam hussein.ater, he took center stage once again, lighting the olympic flame at the summer games in atlanta, amid a sea of flashbulbs. and in 2005, president george w. bush awarded him the medal of freedom. even in old age, muhammad ali remained a larger-than-life figure, as the subject of movies and documentaries, commercials and posters. these days, his legacy lives on, in gyms around the country, among young fighters and their trainers. >> first thing your coaches tell you about him and start looking at his skill and to try to pick up things in the ring, but there was more to ali more than just boxing-- people love him and make movies of him. it's for a reason. >> the name itself is synonymous with boxing. ali-- boxing. boxing-- ali. and i doubt very seriously in our lifetime that we will ever see another one like him. >> sreenivasan: to discuss the life and times of muhammad ali"" sports illustrated" writer tim layden joins me now from hartford, connecticut. layden wrote the last "sports illu

tony: leave aside the fact that i am accused of being a criminal for removing saddam hussein who by thea war criminal. jeremy is seen as a progressive icon as we see the people of syria barrel-bombed and starved into submission and we do nothing. the issue to me is what is the best way you take the traditional values of the left and apply them to the modern world? it's always been that. whether it's foreign policy or it is domestic policy, the question is how do we improve people's lives? look, when we were in government, we did improve people's lives. significantly. i mean, the minimum wage didn't enormous amount. -- did and enormous amount. if you take one example of foreign policy away, the international department of development that we started and that we funded, that helped millions of people around the world. it is probably regarded as the foremost development agency in the world. progressive politics is about being in power and finding modern solutions to the modern challenges of the world. it's not just about expressing your protest or anger about the people that are in power.

all the turns, twists, concerns, panics, danger that went into finding saddam hussein and all the clues going to have to watch the episode to find out why that's important but that's what finally undid him and we were able to capture him. you will get to see all of it on sunday night at 10:00. >> so many twists and turns. look forward to seeing it. mike rogers, thanks for being with us. the search for saddam hussein is on "declassified" sunday night 10:00, right here on cnn. >>> it's been a very busy morning. keeping a close eye on the stock markets all morning. not to mention the political implications around the world. our flagship show "at this hour" begins right after a break. there's a moment of truth. and with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. victoza® works with your body to lower blood sugar in three ways-- in the stomach, the liver and the pancreas. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. non-insulin victoza® comes in a pen and is ta

i don't know if you remember president bush 41 when he had the issues of saddam hussein going into kuwait, all of you understand that a president can exercise the ability to go into a country under the world powers act for a period of time without coming to congress. they have that ability. if you remember sam none was chairman of the armed services committee and he opposed the united states taking on saddam hussein and going into kuwait. bush 41 even though he had a staunch, highly respected opponent in the united states senate, came anyway to congress. and one of the few big successes that we have had in a long time unfortunately as it relates to activity. so work with congress as you move along. congress represents the american people and when you bring congress along you're bringing the american people along. you have staying power when pad things happen and sometimes let's face it when you're dealing with things like that bad things can happen. >> you mention bipartisanship and i want to compliment you on that in so far as even in regard to the iranian nuclear deal process. both you

we also did not understand what was going to happen when saddam hussein went.hing he says frankly is i think i understand the middle east now better than i did then. , this ideais sense that the west should help. that is something blair is sad about and other people should he also. mark: the time in london is 4:53. you are watching the european close. ♪ us.: that is almost it for check out how the european equity boards finished this session. it was a day of declines after two days of gains. and minors00 down and oil companies continuing to boost the ftse. vonnie: it is midsession on the s&p 500. the dow jones right below the 18,000 mark. a 54 point gain there. ♪ alix: it is noon in new york and midnight and hong kong. scarlet: welcome to bloomberg markets. from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm scarlet fu. alix: i'm alix steel. here's what we are watching this hour. the s&p inching toward an all-time high. investors trying to shake off some of their growth worries. scarlet: the corporate bond market and the latest effort to stimulate growth. readin

he talked to saddam hussein. >> he lost his title because he was a objective. >> what you can say, it doesn't matter how old you are you know of him. he had a knack for talking himself up. i'm checking twitter and seeing tweets from people. george foreman saying a part of me slipped away. people giving continue dole ends. >> you could -- condolences. you could ask 100 people who the heavyweight champion is, and people couldn't tell you. back when muhammad ali was, everyone could tell you. >> boxing 30 years ago, so much different than it is today. now it's splintered and have mma and the different -- the heavyweight champion of the world was a supreme being. he was larger than life. coming up in sports we'll have more reaction from the twitters sphere. >>> a short time ago we spoke to jesse jackson who is in the bay area and we asked him to share his thoughts and here's what he said. >> he means so much to us. a champion in the ring, a hero beyond the ring, the sacrifice anti-war profit -- profit. we'll have more on his storied career at 10:30. we're posting the latest on facebook, tw

and we saw that when saddam hussein invaded kuwait.he mideast might have become a nuclear powder keg, our energy supplies held hostage. so we did what was right, and what was necessary. we destroyed a threat, freed a people, and locked a tyrant in the prison of his own country. well, what about the leader of the arkansas national guard, the man who hopes to be commander-in-chief? well, while i bit the bullet, and he bit his nails. listen to this now, two days after congress followed my lead, my opponent said this, and i quote directly, "i guess i would have voted with the majority if it was a close vote. but i agree with the arguments the minority made." now, sounds to me like his policy can be summed up by a road sign he's probably seen on his bus tour: "slippery when wet". look, this is serious business. think about the impact of our foreign policy failures the last time the democrats controlled both ends of pennsylvania avenue. gas lines. grain embargoes. american hostages blindfolded. there will be more foreign policy challenges li

iran's eight-year-long war with saddam hussein's iraq is deeply, deeply felt. eight. and it was not only my brother. many young people like him. eight years of war with a country that is supported by many big powers. >> and it is worth mentioning whatever you think, wherever we are now, that saddam supported by the u.s. government and with our full knowledge used sarin and mustard gas on hundreds of thousand of iranians. less known in america, known and felt by everyone in iran. >> and it was a mistake of the united states at that time. they made a bad memory for iranians. >> but still people are, indeed, really, really nice here. >> because people here don't hate americans. you had a coup. and then a revolution everything. and then we captured your embassy. we didn't kill each other. we didn't have a real fight. so it can be political misunderstanding which is resolved, which will be resolved maybe i hope. [ speaking foreign language ] hmmmmmm..... hmmmmm... [ "dreams" by beck ] hmmmmm... the turbocharged dream machine. the volkswagen golf gti. named one of ca

and he opposed, he opposed, the united states taking on saddam hussein going into kuwait.he bush 41, even though he had a staunch highly respected opponent in the united states senate came anyway to congress, sought their approval and as you know one of the few big successes that we've had in a long time unfortunately as it relates to kinetic activity. so work with congress as you move along. congress more fully represents the american people. and when you bring congress along, you bring in the american people along. and when you do that you've got staying power when bad things happen. and sometimes let's face it when you're dealing with things like that bad things can happen. >> you mentioned bipartisanship. and i want to compliment you on that insofar as even with regard to the iranian nuclear deal process, both you and ajc ultimately came out against the iranian nuclear deal. but that said, both you and ajc spent full-time looking at the deal, considering it before a knee jerk reaction. and for that, i compliment you. >> thank you. >> and i think that evidence -- [ appl

he met with dictator saddam hussein and pressed had. to release 15 american hostages during the first gulf war. it was a mission that was criticized but eventually praised because they were released. >> president bush awarded him with the med afl of freedom. >> his stardom had real influence. bay area resident and washington post koerncorrespond end told u >> they started treating me in a better way and it brought doubt about the charges against me. >> he had been held on espionage charges. he was released this january. advocate. >> i think he will be remembered for all his works in charity and his flol tloep. >> a lasting legacy to tireless work to help people he never even knew. >>> in new york city's harlem neighborhood a light tribute pays homage to ali. ali trained for his title fight against sonny liston in the banks and his fight of the century at madison square garden. muhammad ali oogs star on the walk of fame is the edge one placed on the wall a. memorial to the boxer outside the memorial ali center in his hometown in louisvil

. >> every military force on the ground was looking for saddam hussein. >> i get orders that i'm goingforce i'd never heard of.

they do not need a deterrent against iraq because saddam hussein is gone.real purpose of the program in many ways was gone. but i think there is still an element of national pride. billions of dollars into the program, endured economic sanctions for all the shares because of the program. as a face saver, i think they could not let it all go. they are still enriching some uranium to a low amount of the isotope you need to build nuclear weapons. they are continuing to do that. they sent out their access to russia. russia can turn that into fuel, send it back. but it is a face saver. host: barbara slavin, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you very much. host: when we come back, 1976, the republican convention in kansas city. it involved two key republican leaders. president gerald ford and former governor ronald reagan. craig shirley is joining us to look back at the 1976 convention. are there lessons 40 years later? "washington journal" continues in a moment. ♪ >> it is amazing for the family empire hase the increased to a great love affair, but it is

i would like to remind you also that when the war on iran started by saddam hussein, syria was the only country who stood by hussein. when he was fed with weapons and armaments from the united states of america, we knew that saddam was wrong and that he's attacking southern country which he has no right to. our relationship with iran is based on principle. human rights, sovereignty, international legitimacy and it's not a by chance that the iranians and hezbollah are supporting us. they're supporting us as friends and also on a point of principle in the small global alliance against isis and against al qaeda. i go back to the wonderful title to this lovely meeting. >> please introduce yourself again. >> is it working? dr. shabaan i want to ask, when was the last time you were here in the united states? have you been in the united states since 2011? and doctor, a quick question for you. how old is your organization? >> very good i will answer this question. >> no, i haven't been -- the last time i was in the united states -- it's a good question, thank you for it. is in 2005 when i was a

i don't know if you remember president bush 41 when he had the issues of saddam hussein going into kuwaitall of you understand that a president can exercise the ability to go into a country under the world powers act for a period of time without coming to congress. they have that ability. if you remember sam none was chairman of the armed services committee and he opposed the united states taking on saddam hussein and going into kuwait. bush 41 even though he had a staunch, highly respected opponent in the united states senate, came anyway to congress. and one of the few big successes that we have had in a long time unfortunately as it relates to activity. so work with congress as you move along. congress represents the american people and when you bring congress along you're bringing the american people along. you have staying power when pad things happen and sometimes let's face it when you're dealing with things like that bad things can happen. >> you mention bipartisanship and i want to compliment you on that in so far as even in regard to the iranian nuclear deal process. both you an

deliberate their homeland and oust zionist invaders. 1990, he traveled to baghdad and met with saddam hussein the wishes of the u.s. government. of 50ured the release americans being held by the iraqi government. we will be joined by two guests. ishmael is the educator, writer, thectivist who wrote complete mohammed ali, recipient of the macarthur genius award and we will be joined by elizabeth alexander, poet and former chair of african studies, african-american studies at yale university. she is the author of the poem narrative written from the perspective of mohammed ali. she is the poet who in 2009 poem one inaugural president obama first took office and we will do back with them in a minute. -- we will be back with them in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ amy: this is democracy now! to talk more about the life and legacy -- and legacy of mom ali, we're joined by two guess. his new book is the complete mohammed ali. he is currently a visiting scholar at the college of arts. a new york, we're joined by poet and professor elizabeth alexander, director of creativity and free expression at the ford foundation

and in 1991, he did the near impossible when he met saddam hussein and negotiated the release of people were being used by iraq as human shields. he was later awarded the medal of freedom at a white house ceremony in 2005, the highest civilian award bestowed by the president and he couldn't resist one his unwavering courage in the face of his toughest enemy transformed ali into another kind of champion, one who did not go down easily, who stands ever more as an icon of triumph. >> the cbs overnight news will be right back. >>> overseas, iraqi forces have been trying to free the city of fallujah from the grip of isis. the city, about 40 miles from the iraqi capital, baghdad, has been under isis control for more than two years. charlie d'agata was outside fallujah today and has this report from the front line. >> reporter: we're just back from the southern outskirts of the city where we joined iraqi special forces, elite troops trained by the u.s. military and described by u.s. military officials here as the most competent fighting force in iraq. progress is slow but steady. maybe 500 yar

those airplanes contained just as we did in after desert shield and evert -- desert storm with saddam hussein's forces. we should tell russia if you do this again we are not just going to create an airfield where going to take your planes down to the problem with this administration is they are paralyzed by the fear of adverse consequence and you've got to get over that if you're going to operate from a position of us drink. lou: the american people are having trouble getting over at first consequence as well, the adverse consequences of the policies being pursued by this administration, whether domestic or foreign. and we have now, the cia director himself contradicting the president of the united states on the issue of the effectiveness and lethality and potential threats to the united states, 180 degrees opposite of what president obama had said just a couple of days before he spoke. >> it is stunning. i noted a statement. lou: i think it was one of the rare acts of courage by anyone in this administration. >> you know how close he is to president obama. he was as counterterrorism adviser fo

that leave aside the fact i am accused of being a criminal for removing saddam hussein who by the ways a war criminal. jeremy is seen as a progressive icon as we see the people of bombed and starved into submission and we do nothing. the issue to me is what is the best way you take the traditional values of the left and apply them to the modern world? it's always been that. whether it's foreign policy or it is domestic policy, the question is how do we improve people's lives? look when we were in government, , we did improve people's lives. the minimum wage did an enormous amount to cure the evils of loki. if you take one example of foreign policy away the , international department of development that we started and that we funded, that helped millions of people around the world. it is probably regarded as the foremost development agency in the world. progressive politics is about being in power and finding modern solutions to the modern challenges of the world. it's not just about expressing your protest or anger about the people that are in power. john: it is not just an emotion. i

tony: leave aside the fact that i am accused of being a criminal for removing saddam hussein who by thea war criminal. jeremy is seen as a progressive icon as we see the people of syria barrel-bombed and starved into submission and we do nothing. the issue to me is what is the best way you take the traditional values of the left and apply them to the modern world? it's always been that. whether it's foreign policy or it is domestic policy, the question is how do we improve people's lives? look, when we were in government, we did improve people's lives. significantly. didn't the minimum wage enormous amount. -- did and enormous amount. if you take one example of foreign policy away, the international department of development that we started and that we funded, that helped millions of people around the world. it is probably regarded as the foremost development agency in the world. progressive politics is about being in power and finding modern solutions to the modern challenges of the world. it's not just about expressing your protest or anger about the people that are in power. john: it

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