overthrew saddam hussein iran a lot more power in iraq and in the region itself and so now you see the u.s. in this war with iran precisely because the u.s. invasion open the gates or the shia community. like you are the oppressed. so you have more power and therefore iran as well. amity your organization code pink was founded in november of 2002 being the lead up to the iraq war one of the least mentioned stories about the invasion with a massive global protest against it despite the lack of news coverage of those protests at the time what do you believe was and is the lingering significance of them in 2002 and present. i think those protests eventually you know they have an effect in the sense that u.s. government doesn't want us to being killed in a racket so they change the way they fight a war they brought a lot of troops home unfortunately. keith the air war is going on the negative side i think it. led to a lot of disillusionment among the protesters to say here we got millions of people globally out on the streets and yet our leaders didn't listen to us but it perhaps it also s

up being the dentist for saddam hussein. and he admitted to him that he made up the weapons of mass destruction idea. there was one striking to me, an army nurse. she had to go back to america with some soldiers who were dying and she had to bring them back so they could die with the family. you can imagine that plane ride which she of course would never forget. at the top of the chapters that is what we try to do. we put you right there so you're on that plane with this woman. if somebody was shot after the first time, you will feel what that's like. you will be there and you will understand the military men the theme in this book these are all mid 20s, late 20s they are not at these old veterans, they are young men and women that are doing these fantastic in every sense of the word there is one example one of my favorites, i love them all but there is a young female marine who wanted to be a door runner. as far as she could find there was the pioneer. lisa had to jump through every hope to be the number one distinguished i

not only to the saddam hussein 's, but the conservative other regimes who are allies of the west. indeed they challenge the very idea, of western economic presence. hence the random act of violence, designed to draw american companies and tourists to the islamic world, in short my friends the world today is a very dangerous place, and indeed one menaced by more unstable and complex threats, than a decade ago. because the risk of total nuclear annihilation has been removed, we in the west have lapsed into an alarming complacency, about the risks that remain. we have rundown our defenses, and relaxed our guard. and to comfort ourselves, that we are doing the right thing, we have increasingly placed our trust in international institutions to safeguard our future. international bodies, have generally performed well, indeed we have learned that they can't afford it unless we are -- from utopian aims. and we provide them with a means to carry them out. let's have a look at some of these institutional bodies and their failure. why was the best example of utopian aims is what's called mul

john paul the 2nd to meet to go to iraq but actually in negotiations with with the saddam hussein regime back then. the plan fell through and that possibility really came now i mean i think that these events you can that it's very interesting underscoring the situation of christians in the region particularly in the context of you know the grown up and demick and so on in which the foggiest has been sort of lost therefore the pope has decided to actually had to wait obviously iran which is not directly the issue i mean we are talking about iraq but iranians have very looms large in the international political political. landscape and meeting with a shia cleric in iraq which he's somebody that in some sense is we could say something like political and religious softy shool uniting the both countries becomes an important figure an important gesture. martin jacques to religious affairs correspondent much thanks. you're welcome the un special envoy in miramar has called for a robust international response after this week's violence against protesters she made the remarks during a closed door

troops invaded in 2003, acting on cherry-picked intelligence that saddam hussein was hiding weapons ofass destruction. and when american forces captured saddam on the run. the entire crawl space is tiny. he would have had to wedge himself in here. it is very well camouflaged, so american soldiers were standing right on top of it. earlier this month, i returned to baghdad. i found a city that's trying to turn a page. families are out, life is returning. during the dark days, baghdad's famous book market was obliterated. dozens were killed. anywhere that drew a crowd was a target. now, the market is back, full of students. english is more widely spoken. the nearby cafe is once again a haunt for intellectuals to discuss the shifting tides of history. there's an underground music scene now, open for jam sessions and exhibits by aspiring artists. one of the biggest differences in baghdad now is you can actually see the city because the blast walls are down. before, all the major streets were lined with these tall concrete slabs and not only did they block your vision, the slabs were designe

the so-called october revolution was driven by young people who came of age in the post saddam hussein era. but whose dreams for a better future did not materialize. because of the ruling class they saw as corrupt and beholden to foreign interests. protesters called for an overhaul of the post 2000 feet political order and forced the prime minister odan up to the to resign but the parties that brought him to power were determined to stay. ok security forces and paramilitary groups that linked to iran cracked down on protesters with live ammunition. and a systemic pain of arrests and assassinations. this is the story of the protests told through the eyes of one young man. i'm going to focus on in baghdad al jazeera has covered iraq's protest since the beginning but 1st met with the team in the band for 2019 he was the leader of a group that calls itself the armored division off the heavy of young men so desperate. for change they risked it all as they faced off with security forces he became known as the joker for wearing a joker mask to hide his identity but also embody a comic book ch

that folks in the past have tried to implement john paul the 2nd try to come in iraq during saddam hussein's reign but that visit was called off at the last minute as negotiations broke down between the 2 sides still president barham salih is really kind of the sponsor of this visit he's also somebody who has really tried to push for minority rights he's the one who has championed a recent law that has been passed to protect the survivors of the z.t. genocide committed by as one the pope himself has also mentioned. in the speeches before coming here so it's going to this visit is not just for the christians it's really 2 to foster coexistence between all of the religions really furder 9 the preservation of the religious minorities that have been under siege in recent years as so many about watching the pope now arrive with the munching back and his car approaching you there at the presidential palace the red carpets alison ready and not very far from here it's all i know just from his itinerary so minor that the pope is also making a bit of a statement right by meeting with shiite leaders in

saddam hussein was the dictator and saddam hussein said no, he blocked it, so that trip didn't happenapocalyptic fighting. the beleaguered community of christians is now down to somewhere between 200,000 and 500,000, and it is not hard to understand why. in the later years of the islamic state in iraq, isis, they actually used christian churches in iraq as firing ranges. in 2010 al kei da in iraq launched an attack. they used grenades and bullets and suicide vests. they killed 58 people in the church in that attack including two priests. there's a memorial mural painted on the blast walls showed all 58 people killed that day. there's also a mural right next to that showing francis, who is now of course the catholic pope. well, today francis came to iraq. his two predecessors as pope had both tried to come to iraq, had both tried to be the first pope to ever visit iraq. neither of them was able to do it. pope francis has not travelled anywhere in the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. his first trip anywhere was here, was here to iraq. today he visited that church where dozens o

the country was home to about 1 1/2 million christians under saddam hussein and now, according to georgeicials, only a few hundred thousand remain. >>> a miraculous chain of events le >>> we have heard a lot of stories about a rise in french bulldog wraps around the bay area but one lucky dog is back with his east bay family when he was found over 600 miles away in mexico. >> he has been my baby for four years. i don't go anywhere without him. >> reporter: they live in san lorenzo and they have owned, the french bulldog, since he was a puppy. >> he is a noisy guy. nevermind him. sorry. >> reporter: when he wanted out of the open front door on february 3rd, the family started posting missing dog photos all over the internet. he was lost for three weeks. >> by a long, strange, miraculous chain of events, we have him back. >> reporter: last friday the family got a phone call from benjamin gonzales in tijuana. >> i name to mel chappell. >> reporter: he purchased the document street vendor for $1000 and was hoping to breed the dog. he was deported to mexico two years ago after spending 14 yea

turning on engines own room down saddam hussein don't tell you that i'm talking to the hotel there on the stand on the on the bus on the other vehicle in its own zones only girls install small talk on managing dolorous cars and all the ones around the world the live up to us all morning as a song is as old as old as it all to us are the. welcome back to worlds apart with your good at all again professor of social research and public policy at new york university ended up being a whole does capitalism and have a future professor dahl again before the break we were talking about some of the signs. pointing to these structural weaknesses of the capitalist system and one mentioned the expansion in the currency mass a lot of experts mention it to logic down mation as a direct outcome of this grill strive for a profit i think there is one more example which is far more immediate and i would cite the american experience with the call at 19 condemning because i think. one of the reasons why this country particularly was struck so heart much. much more strongly than other nations is because of

eighty's or we helped create ice is no use using our weapons now oh no it's for us we were we helped saddam hussein until we didn't anymore and gadhafi until we didn't anymore and it's like we're playing whack a mole over there except no one mentions it's our own army you know i go i go there they are over another oh my god or the other everywhere there's the bigger lies like the idea that we still live in a democracy or democratic republic of. the. or the jobs the law you build the laws that every politician says we have to get out of each other to get a job that we hate and no one no one talks about the fact that technology increases exponentially we should we should be working far less than ever before. we should be able to pursue more passion and do what we want with our lives and instead we're supposed to be out of each other prudes job and every politician says i'll bring jobs and they always offer jobs doing the horrible but always like i'll bring jobs with this pipeline you can help dig the grave for our society. i got it done. could you have job do good thing could there be a job planting

he was injured by chemical weapons provided to saddam hussein by the europeans and the united states and they removed the picture when i put it up again another picture later on a similar picture they disabled my account all together and the same is the same was true with instagram many of my students many colleagues many people in iraq in syria and lebanon in yemen they've had their accounts disabled and not only are people prevented from expressing their opinions but also what it does is that it makes other people quiet it turns them quiet and prevents them from expressing their opinions because they're afraid of losing their accounts as well and of course that self-censorship itself serves a purpose and as you know when people travel to places like the united states they have to be aware of what they've liked and what they've said online. so expressed surprise that facebook didn't even give any examples or prognosis to explain what's fun is that something surprised you. it doesn't surprise me because i've been brought up in this environment i know how the media the western media w

security council adopted the resolution that's the 1st saddam hussein to pay compensation for his invasion of kuwait that is pretty much shit now the moment where american military presence and political influence in the middle east ended a bit when on the one hand and between. march 19th 2003 when the u.s. military component in iraq began. and actually is on the one hand and on the other hand is the world that has not yet arrived but it's inevitable approach is noticeable in the sense that the region is changing fundamentally and there are areas in the region where the american presence indeed aids the battle against terrorism we can say you know what it's been a great word for it iraq's government but one can also argue there would have been such a problem if there were no u.s. invasion. iraq in the 1st place in 2003 in syria for instance now americans are helping the kurdish militia to fight off. some isis remaining cells but at the same time they're preventing at the government with a group of the russians were to take over control of the country and the the local populations are suffe

board of deputies of british dues, who grew up in iraq but was forced to flee the country by saddam hussein's a plan to include the iraqi jewish community. i believe there was. i think, even when you hear the pope's message, he also mentioned judaism. and last tuesday, in the press conference at the vatican, they were asked whether there would be a jewish presence, and the vatican spokesman assured them that this would be the case and that they looked forward to interfaith dialogue with them. so why do you think this didn't happen? i think that the iraqi government failed and wasted a golden opportunity, an historic opportunity to make amends with thejewish community that actually lived in that part of the world for 2,600 years, and was unceremoniously displaced and kicked out — the majority in 1950, and myself with the final batch — we escaped in 1971, as you mentioned. and i think that they relied on possibly the localjewish community, but the localjewish community is less than six people, probably five at the most, and they are still terrorised and traumatised without proper protection. th

board of deputies of britishjews, who grew up in iraq but was forced to flee the country by saddam hussein'sbbc news. i want to check with the first, was there a plan to invite a jewish delegation? i first, was there a plan to invite a jewish delegation?— first, was there a plan to invite a jewish delegation? i believe there was. even when _ jewish delegation? i believe there was. even when the _ jewish delegation? i believe there was. even when the pope - jewish delegation? i believe there i was. even when the pope messaged jewish delegation? i believe there - was. even when the pope messaged him he also mentioned judaism last tuesday, and the press conference at the vatican, they were asked whether there will be a jewish presence in there will be a jewish presence in the vatican spokesman assured them that this will be the case and that looks forward to that dialogue up interface with them. truth? looks forward to that dialogue up interface with them.— interface with them. why do you think this did — interface with them. why do you think this did not _ interface with them. why do you think

note that saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait took place after the usss had ceased to be its protector. this collapse also aggravated the single most awesome threat of modern time, the proliferation of weapons of mass instruction. these weapons have the ability to develop and deliver them and --middle income countries with modest populations such as libya and iran and syria. according to stephen hadley, formally present bush's assistant secretary for security policy, i quote "by the end of the decade, we could see over 20 countries with ballistic missiles. nine with nuclear weapons. 10 with biological weapons, and up to 30 with chemical weapons." according to other sources, all of northeast asia, southeast asia, much of the pacific, and most of russia could soon be threatened by the latest north korean missiles. when they are available in the middle east and north africa, all of the capitals of europe will be within target range, and on resident trends, a directly to american shores is likely to material, if that is the right word, early in the next century. add these weapons to rogue

note that saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait took place after the ussr was gravely weakened and had ceased to be iraq's protector. the soviet collapse has also aggravated the single most awesome threat of modern times. the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. these weapons and the ability to develop and deliver them are today acquired by middle income countries with modest populations, such as iraq, iran, libya and syria. acquired sometimes from other powers like china and north korea, but most ominously by a former soviet arsenals or unemployed scientists or from organized criminal rings, all by way of a growing international black market. according to stephen hadley, formerly president bush's assistant secretary for international security policy, and i quote, by the end of the decade, we could see over 20 countries with ballistic missiles, nine with nuclear weapons, ten with biological weapons and up to 30 with chemical weapons. according to other official united states sources, all of northeast asia, southeast asia, much of the pacific and most of russia could soon be th

chemical weapons is an important part the last time chemical weapons were used in a major way was saddam hussein and the biggest violation and because assad got away with it he was never forced to admit to anything or personally held accountable and russia takes aside to supporting him at the united nations he didn't have to pay a price and this prohibition has been noticed by others and to take up on the idea and other countries such as russia and north korea to be emboldened to do that as well and in 2018 and then north korea kim jung-un decides in another country and singapore against a member of his own family using a chemical weapon as he walks to the airport so we do worry as country see this is something they can get away with but not really force them other than the sanctions then this behavior becomes encourage and other actors want to do the same. one of the biggest chemical weapons stockpile ever created and after the cold war ended and eighties those programs didn't go away. they continue to do their research and maintain their stockpile so they have a need what the attack they could

was before the fall of saddam hussein there was no media allowed to come into iraq and then when this happens 2003 only media named the iraqis as looters this is the worst word you can use for someone stealing . money and believe that iraq is what about this. 2004 i came back again. and i see something of course different than what i've seen in the media. like is not just a country full of war and killing and my 2nd was stuffed full of stuff that was the sort of people that love life and they love the peace. movement that. i want to reflect a new image over a different image and look the made up for an existing one. but to do that they have to make something that makes an impact. and then the idea just clicked in my mind. not longer. songs on the young would have none. and. the money. look. like a boss a concert with. a dot com hard to discuss fix the. budget if you killed action in iraq. first of all that it is a war in iraq problems are full of terrorists so maybe the soldier or people in the shoot out so. what is that. maybe. i'm good of all small arms i am an individual who likes

john paul tried to visit iraq under saddam hussein and was not allowed to.here is no greater sense of a pandemic ending then pope francis visiting a place of great biblical heritage. this is an extraordinary image, truly unprecedented in our lifetime, pope francis meeting with the prime minister of iraq. there is no measure for the symbolism in this. jonathan: a really historical moment. tom: with us now emily wilkins with bloomberg government as we look at the pageantry of not the pope in iraq part of the reading of the bill. explain to our audience while we are reading a 600 page document. it seems so juvenile. emily: because this is how the united states senate works. one republican senator, ron johnson from wisconsin, who will face a tough be election -- asked for the entire reading of the 628 page bill that took 10 hours, 44 minutes, wrapped up at 2:00 a.m. this morning. this is a delay tactic, a tactic republicans are trying to put forward to do anything they can to stall the democrat-backed stimulus bill. it is not going to work. democrats will pass t

that trip did not happen because saddam hussein said no and he blocked it. the u.s.q setting off wave after wave of catastrophe and sectarian fighters. the beleaguered community of christians, now today down to somewhere between 200 to 500,000. and it is not hard to understand why. in the later years of the islamic state in iraq, isis, they used christian churches in iraq as firing ranges. in 2010 al qaeda in iraq launched an attack during mass at a church in baghdad. one called our lady of salvation. they killed 58 people in the church in that attack, including two priests. there is a memorial and mural painted on the walls showing all 58 of the people that were killed that day. there is a mural right next to that on the same blast walls showing francis, who is now of course the catholic pope. well, today francis came to iraq. his two predecessors had tried to come to iraq and had tried to be the first pope to visit iraq. pope francis hasn't travelled anywhere in the last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. his first trip anywhere was here, here to iraq. and t

it was designed to kill a version of iraq that, in the 80s and 90s despite saddam hussein's tyranny,tegrated, and welcoming of multiple religions, including iraq's christians, which trace their lineage back 2000 years. >> the attack was a message to all christians and all minorities that iraq is not their country, that they are not welcome, and that they should leave. nick: and they did leave. iraq's christians used to number in the millions. today, no more than a few hundred thousand. pushed out after the u.s. invasion by militias and then pushed out by isis. when islamic state militants captured mosul in 2014, they gave christians 24 hours to leave or convert, or be beheaded. today, isis might be gone, but security is tight. 10,000 police and soldiers secured francis' visit. he was driven in an armored car, in a motorcade, on empty streets. today he urged the country, and iraqi leaders, to build bridges between religions. >> only if we learn to look beyond our differences and see each other as members of the same human family, will we be able to begin an effective process of rebuil

ii had planned to come here, said he was coming here, but wasn't able to work out a deal with saddam hussein this time pope francis didn't want to let the christian community in this country down a dwindling community. christians have been leaving iraq, have been leaving many countries in the middle east because of persecution by islamic extremists and just the uproar of civil unrest and civil war. and throughout his visit so far -- and it's a message we're expecting to see over the next several days, pope francis has been emphasizing tolerance, that iraq and the middle east need to put their religious differences aside. and today it was well received he got an incredibly warm reception. it seems that after hundreds of thousands of people died in this country because of ethnic and religious violence, many iraqis want to move on, and they were happy to see pope francis coming here and delivering that message of peace shep >> richard engel reporting from baghdad. >>> screaming could lead to a new accurate covid test. and an opposition leader's location revealed as we go round the world in 80 s