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names you get, i february, the 1st 2000 or 3 at the un security council meeting us secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war, december, the 30th 2006 sadam hussein was executed. december the 15th 2011. a ceremony was held in bagdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission. in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq, but the steady bed, she is c. m, was nearly missed a rama. hussein a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he's studying at cousin university. his dream is to become a surgeon on yet yet such a pro nissan thrashed. all knots did not food at the origin deal. like i said, well, sandra, very nice when you, when you're per bushel ma frontier, correct? spotty. j dash, which is in russia. dash he a ball new yorker, doug. t
names you get, i february, the 1st 2000 or 3 at the un security council meeting us secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war,...
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s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein. in theodore square lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war. december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december, the 15th 2011. a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission. in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq. but the steady bed she is see him was neared. this is wendy porter. my mom was saying a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he studying at cason university. his dream is to become a surgeon on yet yet such a pro nee smith thrashed all that a nasty bit. not would it origin deal. like i said, my son has a very nice seeing you when you're per bushel my front you project are spot g, j dash, which he's a new or she had version. he a bomb, the yoga tag there that has some good la
s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein. in theodore square lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war. december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december, the 15th 2011. a ceremony...
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to sit down and talk february the 1st 2003 at a un security council meeting us secretary of state colin powell showed a vile allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq eventually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003 u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war, december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed. december the 15th 2011. a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission . in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq, but the steady she is seem was near that nist is wendy porter. over my mom was saying a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he studying at kasan university. his dream is to become a surgeon on yet yet such a pearl nee smith thrashed all that or not. they did not food it which and deal with like i said, what are some that very nice neil them when you're but bushel ma frontier correct. i'm spotty, j dash, which is in you
to sit down and talk february the 1st 2003 at a un security council meeting us secretary of state colin powell showed a vile allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq eventually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003 u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war, december, the 30th...
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as a state colin powell showed a vial the some out there. and then he was late, but the new blair said, yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to clear threat with national interest any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for more than 10 years wanting them just on our borders on the cherry tours, where the russians leave for centuries and centuries and centuries. so if there's not a double standard them, i'm not the minister. well, even in the wake of the western pressure described there are by minister lever off . india said it's still trying to work productively unfairly to ensure global prosperity. we work in vague, close partnership with russia. russia has been a strategic partner of ours for of a long time. or we work very closely with west and we work for a very, very clo
as a state colin powell showed a vial the some out there. and then he was late, but the new blair said, yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to clear threat with national interest any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for more...
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as a state colin powell showed via over some powder and then he was late, but tony blair said yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to clear threat with national interest. any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for more than 10 years, warning them just on our borders on the characters where the russians leave for centuries and centuries and centuries. so if it is not the double standard them, i'm not the minister. no, well, at the conference r t had an opportunity to speak to healthy sharma managing editor and india's largest private broadcasting company network. a teen sharma to list the bombing. any kind of media is all acceptable in modern times, as every point of view should have a right to be heard or indeed a gord. i think batting any kind of press and this cancels culture does not help anyone, especially on thos
as a state colin powell showed via over some powder and then he was late, but tony blair said yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to clear threat with national interest. any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for more than 10...
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s . secretary of state colin powell now known to have been privately skeptical himself, tried to make the case in the security council, even wielding a vile. he said could be anthrax about this. the u. s. and u. k. bitterly opposed by much of the international community, including france and germany, failed to get a security council resolution to authorize a war they launched one anyway. in the aftermath, one british diplomat who worked as his country's expert on iraq in the security council resigned. do you think the united nations ended up damaged or strengthened by the war 20 years ago? and i think without doubt, it was damaged by the 2nd general at the united nations. didn't assert his authority to say that the war was the legal and should not happen. which later, he admitted, and i think collectively the quote unquote un, this sense of a global community of nations. a sense of a shared set of rules took a very big hit as a result in iraq or so where does that leave things now? 20 years on, once again the security council is deeply divided and there's no doubt that the invasion of
s . secretary of state colin powell now known to have been privately skeptical himself, tried to make the case in the security council, even wielding a vile. he said could be anthrax about this. the u. s. and u. k. bitterly opposed by much of the international community, including france and germany, failed to get a security council resolution to authorize a war they launched one anyway. in the aftermath, one british diplomat who worked as his country's expert on iraq in the security council...
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s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq eventually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war. december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december. the 15th 2011, a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission. in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq. but they still here. she is. see him was near it, nist, a squatter omen. my mom was saying a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he studying at kasan university. his dream is to become a surgeon.
s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq eventually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war. december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december. the 15th 2011, a ceremony...
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s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war, december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed. december the 15th 2011. a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission . in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq.
s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war, december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed. december the 15th 2011. a...
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explosive mixture of evidence personally presented to the un security council by us secretary of state colin powellst tube with white matter the active phase of the operation lasted 26 days, april 14, 2003 . tikrit's hometown of adam hussein fell , but the president himself was found only eight months later, near the city, the court sentenced him to death. saddam was hanged 3 years later in december 2006 on may 1 , 2003, president george push announced the end of hostilities and the beginning of military occupation. the new one did not end; the country was overwhelmed by a wave of inter-religious population. the last column of us troops left iraq only 8 years later in december 2011, the coalition forces lost. in iraq nearly 5,000 predominantly americans, data on casualties among iraqis vary american media talks about three hundred thousand military and civilians the lancet magazine , the figure is called 460,000 times, no one found weapons of mass destruction saddam hussein's regime the united states gained a new ally in the middle east but lost a counterbalance to shia iran iraq tehran, which bega
explosive mixture of evidence personally presented to the un security council by us secretary of state colin powellst tube with white matter the active phase of the operation lasted 26 days, april 14, 2003 . tikrit's hometown of adam hussein fell , but the president himself was found only eight months later, near the city, the court sentenced him to death. saddam was hanged 3 years later in december 2006 on may 1 , 2003, president george push announced the end of hostilities and the beginning...
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as a state, colin powell showed a vial with some powder. and then 2 years later, tony blair said, yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to the clear threat to its national interest. any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for more than 10 years, warning them just on our borders on the generators, where the russians leave for centuries and centuries and centuries. so if there's not a double standard, then i'm not the minister. no, we did have a chance to speak with several of the conference participants about india. the strategic interests on its ties with russia. is what a fellow that deli school of trans, national affairs under co founder of the g o straw, a think tank at the se india's position on. but she was quite clear light for us, for she has been a guarantee which has
as a state, colin powell showed a vial with some powder. and then 2 years later, tony blair said, yes, it was a mistake. what to do if you believe that the united states has the right to the clear threat to its national interest. any place on earth leg, they didn't yugoslavia in iraq in libya, in syria, 7000 miles across the atlantic ocean. and they have the right to do so. and you don't ask them any questions. and the russia not just over night, like they did an iraq and elsewhere, but for...
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s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december the 15th 2011. a ceremony was held in baghdad to mark the end of the u. s. military mission, in reality, the u. s. army is still in iraq. but they still, here she is c. m was near nist sinners when it was quite a homeless. my mom was saying a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he studying at kasan university, his dream is to become a surgeon on yet yet appro nissan thrashed. all.
s. secretary of state colin powell showed a vile, allegedly containing anthrax spores from iraq. it actually contained laundry detergent, march 20th, 2003. the u. s. army and its allies invaded iraq. april 9th, 2003. the u. s. army and coalition forces entered baghdad and tore down the statue of saddam hussein in fear door square. lay the 1st 2003 u. s. president george bush declared victory in the iraq war december, the 30th 2006. saddam hussein was executed december the 15th 2011. a ceremony...
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let's hear a little bit of that from secretary of state colin powell on february 6, 2003. ideo clip] colin powell: every steve knight make today is backed by solid sources. these are not -- every statement i make today is backed i solid sources. i will cite examples. orders were issued to iraq security organizations as well as to saddam hussein's own office to hide all correspondence with the organization of military industrialization. this is the organization that oversees iraq's weapons of mass destruction activities. make sure there are no documents left that would connect you to the omi. we know that his son ordered the removal of all weapons from palace complexes. we know that iraqi government officials and members of the ruling party and scientists have hidden prohibitive items from their homes. other key files have been placed in cars that are being driven around the countryside by iraqi intelligence agents to avoid detection. thanks to intelligence they were provided, the inspectors found dramatic confirmation in these reports when they search the home of a iraqi nu
let's hear a little bit of that from secretary of state colin powell on february 6, 2003. ideo clip] colin powell: every steve knight make today is backed by solid sources. these are not -- every statement i make today is backed i solid sources. i will cite examples. orders were issued to iraq security organizations as well as to saddam hussein's own office to hide all correspondence with the organization of military industrialization. this is the organization that oversees iraq's weapons of...
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let's hear a little bit of that from secretary of state colin powell on february 6, 2003. ideo clip] colin powell: every steve knight make today is backed by solid sources. these are not -- every statement i make today is backed i solid sources. i will cite examples. orders were issued to iraq security organizations as well as to saddam hussein's own office to hide all correspondence with the organization of military industrialization. this is the organization that oversees iraq's weapons of mass destruction activities. make sure there are no documents left that would connect you to the omi. we know that his son ordered the removal of all weapons from palace complexes. we know that iraqi government officials and members of the ruling party and scientists have hidden prohibitive items from their homes. other key files have been placed in cars that are being driven around the countryside by iraqi intelligence agents to avoid detection. thanks to intelligence they were provided, the inspectors found dramatic confirmation in these reports when they search the home of a iraqi nu
let's hear a little bit of that from secretary of state colin powell on february 6, 2003. ideo clip] colin powell: every steve knight make today is backed by solid sources. these are not -- every statement i make today is backed i solid sources. i will cite examples. orders were issued to iraq security organizations as well as to saddam hussein's own office to hide all correspondence with the organization of military industrialization. this is the organization that oversees iraq's weapons of...
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the fact as he learned from steve hadley and condoleezza rice, from his then secretary of state colin powell, the fact that -- millions of people were dying in africa from a disease that here in this country because we are wealthy. i think it made him angry. he brought a righteous anger to his approach to this issue. the second part is, 9/11. as a result of 9/11, literally on that day the focus on the administration changed on twitter and preventing. he focused on what are the causes of the terrorism that leads to the hatred that prompted those members of al qaeda to take down the trade towers. he saw that. at the national security of the united states is wrapped up and ensuring that animosity and despair, hopelessness that brought about 9/11 to the extent, the united states could -- especially in the poorest places on the planet that we would be enhancing our national security. he became the president who proposed the largest expansion in the history of this country, or of the world at the time. the president more than doubled for assistance. he never said a word about that during the campa
the fact as he learned from steve hadley and condoleezza rice, from his then secretary of state colin powell, the fact that -- millions of people were dying in africa from a disease that here in this country because we are wealthy. i think it made him angry. he brought a righteous anger to his approach to this issue. the second part is, 9/11. as a result of 9/11, literally on that day the focus on the administration changed on twitter and preventing. he focused on what are the causes of the...
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broughtit that to so many different issues and condoleezza rice and from then secretary of state colin powell and the fact thatat literally millions of people were dying in africa from a disease that here in this country because we are wealthy and could be ahere and the education coordinator to the approach to this issue. it was 9/11 and the c change and the presidency that 9/11 brought him down. as a result of 9/11 and as a result of a literally amount of change and prosecuting the war on terror and preventing the tragedy of 9/11 from never being repeatedded in this country and hopefully in others as well. he focused on what are the causes of terrorism that it leads to infection and hatred that prompted those members of al-qaida to take down the trade towers. he saw that the national security of the united states is wrapped up in ensuring that animosity and despair and hopelessness about 9/11 and to the extent that the united states could help that especially with the poorest places in the country and these two things came together and he became the president who proposedse the largest expan
broughtit that to so many different issues and condoleezza rice and from then secretary of state colin powell and the fact thatat literally millions of people were dying in africa from a disease that here in this country because we are wealthy and could be ahere and the education coordinator to the approach to this issue. it was 9/11 and the c change and the presidency that 9/11 brought him down. as a result of 9/11 and as a result of a literally amount of change and prosecuting the war on...
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s . secretary of state colin powell was now known to have been privately skeptical himself. tried to make the case in the security council, even wielding a vile he said, could be anthrax about the, the u. s and u. k bitterly opposed by much of the international community including france and germany. they all failed to get a security council resolution to authorize a war. they launched one any in the aftermath, one british diplomat who worked as his country's expert on iraq in the security council resigned. do you think the united nations ended up damaged or strengthened by the war 20 years ago? i think without doubt, it was damaged by the secretary general of the united nations. didn't assert his authority to say that the war was the legal and should not happen. which later, he admitted, i'm, i think collectively the quote unquote un, this sense of a global community of nations. a sense of a share set of rules took a very big hit as a result in iraq or so where does that leave things now? 20 years on. once again, the security council is deeply divided and there's no doubt t
s . secretary of state colin powell was now known to have been privately skeptical himself. tried to make the case in the security council, even wielding a vile he said, could be anthrax about the, the u. s and u. k bitterly opposed by much of the international community including france and germany. they all failed to get a security council resolution to authorize a war. they launched one any in the aftermath, one british diplomat who worked as his country's expert on iraq in the security...
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please join me in thanking secretary of state colin powell for the. congratulations on new book africatown america's last slave ship and the community. it created. i was very intrigued
please join me in thanking secretary of state colin powell for the. congratulations on new book africatown america's last slave ship and the community. it created. i was very intrigued
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defense planning guidance of 199 authored by former vic president, dick cheney, then secretary of state colin powelld the secretary of defense paul wolfe awaits. here is the bottom line, it ha nothing to do with humanitaria or stabilization concerns, i was a naked exploitation and 9/11 to ensure the unite states could have hegemony ove the world. the brutal reality is th voices of these faraway victim have effectively been erased not silenced but erased by a american establishment that ha welcomed the perpetrators of the iraq war back into a embrace and treated them as if they did not engage in a activ self deception and upending th entire country an entire world -- next time california congresswoman barbara lee wh voted against the one rack the only member of the house voted against war in afghanistan there she is we willet g her thoughts 20 years afte merrick's decision to go to wa in ira there's the philly, the monster, the boss. if i hadn't seen it in person, i wouldn't have believed it. eating is believing steph. the subway series. try subway's tastiest menu upgrade yet. [♪♪] the subway series.
defense planning guidance of 199 authored by former vic president, dick cheney, then secretary of state colin powelld the secretary of defense paul wolfe awaits. here is the bottom line, it ha nothing to do with humanitaria or stabilization concerns, i was a naked exploitation and 9/11 to ensure the unite states could have hegemony ove the world. the brutal reality is th voices of these faraway victim have effectively been erased not silenced but erased by a american establishment that ha...
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please join me in thanking secretary of state colin powell for the.
please join me in thanking secretary of state colin powell for the.
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having already pushed his esteemed secretary of state colin powell out front to sell that lie based ons from vice president dick cheney of ties between hussein's government and al-qaeda, the terrorist organization between behind the september 11th attacks. none of that was true. but not before a lot of people died. as david cohen notes and mother jones, before donald trump's big lie it was george w. bush's big lie that launch that catastrophic war, adding that bush and cheney were not misled by false intelligence. they were promoting false information. and bush himself promoted a different type of false information, weeks after the invasion in his infamous mission accomplished speech in may, on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, declaring combat operations over. that was not true either. the invasion turned into an eight-year occupation that expose the united states as not the world's policeman, but a nation that could torture him present iraqis at the abu ghraib prison, with guards documenting abuse and graphic photos. in a nation that sent hundreds of accused detainees to a gula
having already pushed his esteemed secretary of state colin powell out front to sell that lie based ons from vice president dick cheney of ties between hussein's government and al-qaeda, the terrorist organization between behind the september 11th attacks. none of that was true. but not before a lot of people died. as david cohen notes and mother jones, before donald trump's big lie it was george w. bush's big lie that launch that catastrophic war, adding that bush and cheney were not misled by...
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then-secretary of state colin powell had gone before the united nations detailing u.s.claims that iraq was building and stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. all of those claims turned out to be false. and while operation iraqi freedom led to saddam's overthrow and execution, the price was steep. $2 trillion spent. about 4,500 u.s. personnel killed. another 32,000 wounded. charlie d'agata covered the conflict from the very beginning and is back in baghdad. >> reporter: a very different baghdad than 20 years ago. when i first came here, people were still living in fear under saddam hussein. then the invasion, the fighting, the rise and fall of isis, the violence has now subsided, but it's taken a horrific toll. 20 years since shock and awe. 20 years since that night air strikes and cruise missiles lit up the skies over baghdad, paving the way for u.s. ground troops to converge on the capital. in the first few weeks of the war, a group of iraqi civilians had gathered here and began attacking the statue of saddam hussein. it was an event that was shown live on tv screen
then-secretary of state colin powell had gone before the united nations detailing u.s.claims that iraq was building and stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. all of those claims turned out to be false. and while operation iraqi freedom led to saddam's overthrow and execution, the price was steep. $2 trillion spent. about 4,500 u.s. personnel killed. another 32,000 wounded. charlie d'agata covered the conflict from the very beginning and is back in baghdad. >> reporter: a very different...