the u.s. war in iraq may have ended two years ago but the country remains a war zone the u.s. is rushing to send drones and other weapons to the iraqi government after al qaeda linked militants claimed the city of fallujah are to correspondent paula sware has more on the struggle for power. well the situation certainly is becoming increasingly volatile but we've now heard from the iraqi prime minister it is him urging all those who have joined to give up the fight and he has hinted at the possibility of hardening these militants if indeed they do so they are facing a massive siege that has been launched by the government troops now on my back he was speaking in his weekly televised address and he volunteered that it was to continue what he calls the sacred war against al qaida is the local branch which is known as the state in iraq and they live and he also said that he would continue to finish the push to retake the key and biased cities off the move and ramadi which earlier were taken over by the militants and that the militants had to compete for the asia as they leave an i

for beating detainees these are just some of the accusations facing the british military over the iraq war with the international criminal court now urged to investigate. national security any fish and see an independent study finds the u.s. why agency has been grossly exaggerating the effectiveness of dragnet data collection in combat in terrorism. and the egyptians vote on a new draft constitution the third in three years as the military backed government seeks popular legitimacy after pressuring the muslim brotherhood. you're watching r t international from our moscow headquarters where it's just after ten in the morning i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me the iraq war continues to haunt the u.k. with lawyers representing hundreds of detainees of that conflict now saying the british government is ultimately responsible for torture so brutal and amounts to sadism their testimonies have been submitted to the international criminal court but as artie's polly boyko reports the u.k. is determined to stop any investigation in its tracks. up until now the international criminal court at t

bush announced the surge, the iraq war was deeply, deeply -- perceptions of the iraq war -- bush got up and defied the popular will by announcing the surge, at the same time he didn't attack us to attach a time when. he spoke about victor. that didn't happen with regard to the announcement of the afghan surge. because also if you look at military strategies, they are just as much psychological as they are military. when it comes to the idea of engaging with rogues, if you want to call the insurgents rogues, and the surge, the fact of the matter is we combined a military strategy with a diplomatic strategy, with an informational strategy, and through the provision of subsidies and jobs and economic strategy. now, it may very well have beenc strategy. now, it may very well have been a shortsighted strategy, because simply put, we were promising things we couldn't fully deliver. and we are also incentivizing in a way violence. and iraqi system may not be perfect but to convince some of those who were engaged in insurgency and later engaged in the surge, that they could win political ben

watching our senior national was nearing a joshing the iraq war continues to haunt the u.k. was lawyers representing hundreds of detainees of that conflict now saying the british government is ultimately responsible for torture so brutal it amounts to sadism their testimonies have been submitted it's to the international criminal court as artie's pollie boyko reports the u.k. is determined to stop any investigation and its tracks. up until now the international criminal court at the hague had mostly tried to african dictators and tyrants but the i.c.c. has been asked to investigate thousands of allegations of war crimes committed by british forces in iraq a two hundred and fifty page dossier presented by a human rights organization and a british law firm contains allegations of beatings of electrocution smoke executions and sexual assault committed by u.k. forces and according to the also as of this report the finger of blame extends to the very heart of the british government at the time so the head of the british army the former defense secretary and the former defense min

armed forces to account for the iraq war transgressions and the last one be in september on our website you can read the allegations of how british troops in one battle mutilated the bodies of fallen in iraq he's. now the u.s. national security agency has gone to staggering lengths to hoard the private data of millions of people but an independent study now suggest all that information failed to produce the results the government hoped for. explains when edward snowden first revealed the u.s. government's indiscriminate collection of every american's phone data u.s. president barack obama defended the program insisting that dozens of threats around the world have been a bit courtesy of the national security agency and i say chief general keith alexander claimed metadata collection has warded in four different terrorism related activities post nine eleven now unfortunately for the white house a new study shows that the numbers they're using while they've been slightly inflated because that analysis of two hundred and twenty five terrorism related cases in the u.s. since the september ele

the afghan war in 2008. the issue is his constancy. i am very much in favor of the iraqnd afghan war, so was hillary clinton and most democrats in the senate. i think the president has been a little jaden spaced. i think it is hard to look at the record and not have very strong suspicions that the president chose this dichotomy between the bad war and good war for political reasons. i agrew with newt. if hillary clinton did back away from the surge for political reasons it is disconcerting because she was in favor of the iraq war. if she was going against it strictly because of politics then that is, i think, a fairly damming note. >> let me ask. i'm glad you are here because both of you are experts and both have been operators in the business of national security. it strikes me that far beyond this book and far beyond president obama we now have huge problems growing. you have al qaeda growing in strength and fundamentalest forces in syria and egypt shaking and iraq beginning to problems in pakistan, which is very dangerous. and you have the iranians. doesn't it strike

for grieving detainee these are just some of the accusations facing the british military over the iraq war with the international criminal court now urged to investigate. national security inefficiency and independent study finds the u.s. spy agency has been grossly exaggerating the effectiveness of dragnet data collection in combat and terrorism. and it bomb goes off in a cairo courthouse as objections vote for a third draft constitution in three years one that's likely to bolster the military backed government grip on power. for watching r t international life moscow headquarters where it's just after one in the afternoon i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me the iraq war continues to haunt the u.k. with lawyers representing hundreds of detainees about conflicts now saying the british government is ultimately responsible for torture so brutal that amounts to satanism their testimonies have been submitted to the international criminal court but as artie's polyploid cole reports the u.k. is determined to stop any investigation and its tracks. up until now the international criminal cour

. >> during the run-up to the iraq war, abramson was the d.c. bureau chief for the paper, which she says ransom seriously flawed stories. >> we were, i think, not diligent enough. >> i talk to her about the future of the paper and about accusations that the paper is too far left. welcome to "talk to al jazeera," jill. >> thanks so much, john. >> tell us what it's like to be the editor of "the new york times" for the last couple of years. did you dream about this? >> it's something i have dreamed about since i've been a professional journalist. i never expected that i would actually have this job, but some part of me always, yes, certainly dreamed of working for "the new york times." i grew up here in manhattan. my family actually had two home delivery subscriptions to ""the times"," because my mother was a passionate puzzler, but she couldn't stand to have the puzzle ripped out. she didn't want anyone to touch the section the puzzle was in. my father had to have his own "new york times." >> let me dive right into the news, then, and talk a littl

after the american military took those same cities from insurgents during the bloody early days of the iraq war it's bush's invasion of iraq and two of the people of the middle east two decades of sectarian violence or on that was paul also former n.f.l. punter cliff chris kluwe he says that he was fired from his team because of his pro l g b t activism is homophobia a bigger problem in professional sports than in the rest of society and republican hypocrisy on health care reform is costing the economy brilliants are hurting and lives with every day people in the process tell you how it's a nice deleted. you need to know this fighters belonging to the islamic state of iraq and syria or isis a group linked to al qaeda have almost entirely taken over two majors. cities in iraq ambar province illusia and ramadi iraqi forces and anti al-qaeda sunni tribal leaders that retaken some parts of the cities but the isis fighters are holding straw it was an obvious ten years ago it should be now george w. bush's invasion of iraq was a complete and utter disaster that has made their country a more dangerous

so the iraq war is not the reason we're facing very large deficits. a failure of growth is the reason we're facing very large deficits. and we are very poorly suited to getting back to growth today. we're very poorly suited for a lot of different ways. our government lumbers along. our welfare state is very, very inefficient and drags down the economy, especially in health care. our education system is not well suited to creating the kind of workers we're going to need in the future. regulations are targeted to consolidating the economy, rather than allowing it to grow. but we also have bigger problems. you know economic growth is basically a function of two things. it's a function of population growth and of productivity growth. and in the post-war period, after world war ii, we went through an explosion of growth in the labor market. the baby-boomers entered the workforce, women entered the workforce in enormous numbers, and at the same time, we had these productivity explosions. one after another, technological advances that allowed us to become mo

clearly the united states hasn't achieved its objectives in iraq despite wasting all those billions of dollars and thousands of five american lives do you think the prospect of restoring the war in iraq is possible given that i guess i'm erica still has interest in that part of the wild well i think the american people are quite weary of war in the middle east and you could see that with the last minute. calling off of a proposed limited strike on syria the problem in iraq is that the united states catalyzed a sectarian struggle between shiites and. is and also added to the differences between kurds and arabs were the result of the society is greatly divided and very violent and it has not been able to achieve any kind of domestic tranquility or stability and in that sense the war was a supreme fairly or is it really. isn't really the case of a bomber administration being unwilling to engage itself into another war i mean he's trying to do it from the very beginning was leading from behind and you can argue that peace still leading from behind in terms of acquiescing to both you know saudis and turkey funding and arming the rebels so rather the united states is actively invol

forces during the iraq war. 1300 coalition soldiers were killed there during the iraq war. >> so far, here is what we know about the fighters that battled the government. they are affiliated with al qaeda. they are called islamic state of levant. they want to set up an islamic state in iraq and across the border into syria and other countries. al qaeda has taken control of parts of syria already. for more we go to imran khan. >> fighters from the al qaeda-linked islamic state in levant claim to have taken over the main highway into fallujah. one man shouts, "god is great", and points to a burnt-out vehicle claimed it be from iraq's army. iraqi forces travelled to fallujah to battle forces. the frontline moved to the outskirts of fallujah. >> sunni tribal leaders are not allowing israeli fighters to enter the town. it's a sign of how little they trust the government of nouri al-maliki. the prime minister is not backing down, describing the operation as vital to the security of iraq. >> translation: there's nothing left in that sovereignty. we have to uni-item to fight for those -- yin

these wars have been can touch conducted the way in which the top military try to justify the wars there's very little sympathy every opinion poll shows a clear majority against what happened in iraq and against the continued presence in afghanistan and of course one of the things that is now happening is we're now marking the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the first world war this year in twenty forty the government is desperately trying to use our anniversary to bolster support for current wars and for for the army and one of. foreign policy was mentioned in the report that iraq and afghanistan were part of britain's grand strategic mission in the world so where's britain's global standing now. well i think there are very very serious problems that need need to be asked what happened in august when the british parliament voted against an intervention in syria this made it very very difficult for the british to intervene indeed some commentators including some supporters of the government think it would only be possible now for britain to be intervening in. direct column such as gibraltar all the fault lines venus off the coast of argentina so in the way britain strate

of course, fallujah is the site of two of the bloodiest battles during the iraq war. e state department tonight saying, "we are concerned by efforts of the al qaeda terrorist state of iraq. their barbarism against civilians and against the iraqi security forces is on display for all to see." i want to bring in martha raddatz with us here on a saturday night. martha, you've reported from fallujah many times. the obama administration has got to be concerned with what they're seeing. >> reporter: they're very concerned, david. i remember talking to you just over two years ago when i was coming out with the last convoy of u.s. troops. i had visited fallujah the day before that happened. it was rather unstable then, rather frightening then but tonight you've got al qaeda flags flying in this very key area right next to syria. >> you were telling me we have a diplomatic team there, about 100 marines, but they're in baghdad. what can they do? >> most are not going anywhere. they're there to protect the embassy and the classified material. so the u.s. watching closely, sending

the dog for the first time in history over accusations a with crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. the latest news and the week's top stories we're watching the weekly on all seem to national with making national policy and welcome to the program. syria's main opposition group has finally said it will attend peace talks in geneva after months of hesitation they made the decision just a few days before the summit is due to begin this will be the first time since the beginning the begging of syria's civil conflict that the warring parties will meet face to face their aims however still barry with the opposition stating they were move all of bashar al assad from power was its only priority during the talks but the syrian president said the idea him quit saying was not up for debate at the geneva two conference insisting only the people of his country can decide through elections going off looks back at this week's diplomatic twists and turns around the march to mate. with time running out before the start of geneva two conference on syria it was a busy week for global diplomacy it's

dock with a fast time and history of the allegations a with crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. the latest news and the week's top stories you will change the weekly with me here national. international welcome to the problem syria's main opposition group has finally said it will attend peace talks in geneva after months of hesitation they made the decision just a few days before the summit is juice a big in their position however and says they remove all of bashar al assad from power remains its only priority. looks now by this week's a diplomatic twists and turns. with term running out before the start of geneva two conference on syria it was a busy week for global diplomacy it's our hope that in the face to face meeting of the regime and the opposition will be the beginning of the beginning. and to this unspeakable conflict never before have russia and the us been so united over syria holding damascus and the rebels both responsible for atrocities standing together for a political solution and going further still. going to try to send the signals to the syrian side on the ne

when the first golf war came along he was opposed and voted against it. when the second gulf war the second iraqar came along he voted for this that. when the surge came along he was against that. the list goes on up into this administration when the president was about to send the troops to kill bin laden he was opposed to that. it is striking they would defend him so vig lousily when he has been wrong so often clearly. >> the gates' criticism really sing because both harbor ambitions for the white house in 2016. >> doug luzader live in washington. thank you, doug. >> brings us to "look who is talking." ceo of concerned veterans for america speaking out about the bombshell revelations in the gates' book that president obama failed to support the nation's mission in afghanistan. he said this last night on "the kelly files." >> it is infewer rate ating. secretary gates is as credible as anybody. he believed from the outset it would fail. it is a gut punch to everyone they sent to say i wasn't quite sure whether it would succeed but i sent you anyway. at thats outrageous. i was an advocate for the

in iraq, al-qaeda making their move, taking control of fallujah with sounds reminiscent of the iraq warjust listen tonight. [ gunfire ] you can hear the gunfire there. it has been deadly. of course, fallujah is the site of two of the bloodiest battles in the iraq war. the state department tonight saying, we are concerned by the efforts of the arrorist state o. their barberism against the iraqi security forces is on display. i want to bring in martha raddatz with us here on a saturday night. you have reported from fallujah many times. the obama administration has to be concerned with what they're seeing. >> they're very concerned, david. i remember talking to you just over two years ago when i was coming out with the last convoy of u.s. troops. i visited fallujah the day before it happened. it was rather unstable and frightening then. but tonight you have al-qaeda flags flying in this very key area right next to syria. >> you were saying we have a diplomatic team there, about 100 marines, but they're in baghdad. what can they do? >> most are not going anywhere. they're there to protect t

parts of the unbar province in iraq and proclaimed an islamic state bet phyllis bennis from the institute for policy studies told on his cabin owen the crisis in iraq is fueled by the syrian war. we risk the possibility of the extension of this militarization that we're seeing in iraq right now we're seeing it already in syria where a civil war has expanded to a regional war and it's now spilling over into iraq the increasing militarization by the united states to the iraqi government is only going to make that worse not better course the irony is on the one hand you've got the united states supporting the rebels in syria have now come over the border into iraq and we're also hearing this week no offering drones or military support not personnel but military support to fight these very same people before the against them directly you have this scenario where the sunni population which is the minority but a large minority in iraq feel completely disenfranchised disempowered disconnected from their own government and so the u.s. is saying instead of in insisting that the government change its policy of discrimination towards one of egalitarianism many quality for all something

the dog for the first time in the history of accusations a woo crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. displaying their record breaking court stole the winter games and dispelling concerns over intrusive security the russian president speaks to journalists just a few weeks before the song made. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly seem to national with me your national thanks for joining us syria's main opposition group hamas finally said it will attend peace talks in geneva after months of hesitation they made the decision just a few days before the summit has achieved to begin the opposition however insists they were move all of bashar al assad from power it remains its only priority. looks back now with a sweeps diplomatic twists and turns. with time running out before the start of geneva two conference on syria it was a busy week for global diplomacy it's our hope that in the face to face meeting of the regime and the opposition will be the beginning of the beginning of the end to this unspeakable conflict never before have russia and the us been so

the dog for the first time in history over accusations a rule crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. once explaining the record breaking cold still the winter games and dispelling concerns over intrusive security that the russian president speaks to journalists just a few weeks before the olympics. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the week here on r c international with me. and was stunned this hour with some breaking news from kiev tear gas has been sprayed during clashes in the ukrainian capital where rioters are togs a police boss was blocking their way tens of thousands of opposition supporters are in central kiev to push for a vote of no confidence against the parliament and president activists say a new settled law was put forward this week is aimed at making it easier to prosecute down. traitors nationwide rallying accompanied by fierce clashes with riot police began nearly two months ago after present in a car which ditched an association deal with the e.u. and of course more on this story as we get it. some other news now syria's main opposition group has f

may soon see top british military officials in the dock for the first time in history over allegations troops committed war crimes during the iraq war. the reforms i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected by the american president promises to restrain the surveillance habits of the n.s.a. but critics say the proposed reforms change a thing. of their own kevin lowe nice to have a company that has joined us this is our t. international just after one am now here in moscow breaking news or just been talking about disturbing images now emerging of the violence in kiev earlier this evening around seventy policemen were hurt there in clashes with protesters according to ukrainian interior ministry. you seeing some of the footage coming out here so the most dramatic pictures we've received so far on the news all here is footage of marty's video agency ruptly see rioters beating the police officers with sticks there at some points the crowds also threw stones and firecrackers at police who responded with water cannon tear gas earlier i spoke to ukrainian journalist andr

reporter: and the anbar province in iraq where the security situation has really disintegrated in the last few days is where about 30% of the americans who lost their lives in the iraq war were killed. >> blood and treasure spent in that country. peter, how are lawmakers in general on the hill responding to how the white house is handling this? because the president is on vacation, they are all getting ready to come back? >> reporter: harris, republicans believe this shows a failed foreign policy by the obama white house with senators graham and mccain saying when president obama withdrew all forces from iraq in 2011 over the objections of our military leaders on the ground, many of us predicted the vacuum would be filled by enemies and emerge as a threat to u.s. national security and that reality is now clearer than ever. and the last convey of american troops left iraq two years and 18 days ago. >> peter doocy, thank you very much. >>> this is sure to be an agenda item for the president and congress when the new year business begins this week. fox news political insiders will join me in the fox report to talk more about it. and we want to include your comments on this

may soon see top british military officials in the dock for the first time over accusations over the war crimes committed by troops during the iraq war. a price worth paying vladimir putin speaks out about the record breaking cost of the sochi games while dispelling fears over the safety and security of those attending. the geneva two peace talks on the verge of realm and as a syrian political opposition group is now threatening to walk away unless the u.n. cancels its invitation for iran to take part. seven am in moscow i match reza bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in kiev where disturbing images are emerging of the violence there were dozens have been injured in bitter clashes after anti-government protesters attacked police this some of the most dramatic footage that we've received the video from marty's video agency ruptly showing rioters beating officers with sticks crowds also throwing stones and fireworks at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas about ten people arrested and now facing rioting charges ukrainian journalist to avoid tells us what he witnessed . i saw th

and even sexual assaults british senior military figures are accused of widespread abuse during the iraq war which began in two thousand and three and they could end up standing trial in the hague. to officials gain access to guantanamo bay all in a bid to win the release of the only russian inmate held in the facility join the chorus of voices. welcome to the program. with the weekly. headlines following months of uncertainty syria's main opposition body in exile has finally decided to meet face to face with the government at a. conference and this is the first time the science will be in the same room struggling to strike a roadmap for peace some key groups and members of the syrian national coalition had previously rejected and tried to impose preconditions for the blocs participation in the me. eating thereby fueling the internal disarray in the body and right before the decision the country's foreign minister offered a prisoner swap with the rebels. is going off now with the latest from syria's diplomatic front. with time running out before the start of the geneva two conference on syri

and even sexual sold which are seen in miniature figures or accused to widespread abuse during the iraq war which we're going to thousand three and could stand trial in a. moscow officials gain access to guns tunnel day in a bid to win the release of the only russian inmate held in the facility they also drawing the chorus of voices calling for an end to the prison. the latest news and the week's top stories we're watching the weekly on our c international with me your national profile of us thanks for joining us. following months of uncertainty syria's main opposition body nag zeile has finally decided to meet face to face with the assad government at wednesday's geneva two conference this is the first time the science will be in the same room struggling to strike a roadmap for peace some key groups and members of the syrian national coalition have previously rejected talks and try to impose preconditions for the blocs but is the patient in the meeting hearing the internal disarray in the body right before the decision the country's foreign minister offered a prisoner swap with the rebels.

officials could be tried for war crimes for the first time in history a report by a human rights group claims the burden is concealing evidence of abuse by its forces during the iraq war thousands of former detainees testified they'd suffered violence and torture at the hands of british troops the dossier now being examined by the international criminal court. takes a look. up until now the international criminal court at the hague had mostly tried to african dictators and tyrants but the i.c.c. has been asked to investigate thousands of allegations of war crimes committed by british forces in iraq could two hundred and fifty page dossier presented by human rights organization and a british law firm contains allegations of beatings of electrocution smoke executions and sexual assault committed by u.k. forces and according to the all says of this report the finger of blame extends to the very heart of the british government at the time so the head of the british army the former defense secretary and the former defense minister could face prosecution for what this cools systemic war crimes there are many hundreds of cases where the people who've been interviewed in

the u.s. efforts in iraq were worth it. well i think i think i think that the story of the iraq war is very clear the war the british alive jack gives the united states did not achieve them there was no mass weapons of mass destruction the war in general failed to stabilize iraq because if you look at today iraq is twice as more violent as a places like afghanistan a thing like this. and i think that overall the maliki government and every other government in the future is going to have very difficult problems with these non-state groups such as al qaida and the largely it's because of complete distrust within the government and the people because of the greater part of sixty years of government abuse prior with saddam hussein so the war wasn't worth it and i just would like to make a point on this developing of al qaida that when we went in to do the surge with general petraeus in two thousand and seven al-qaeda we were able to suppress al qaida were able to manipulate al qaeda to go away however they simply went into latency they were never exactly defeated in the sense of putting a white flag up and surrendering they just w

more than 1,300 americans died in the province during the iraq war. most notably, during bloody battles in fallujah in 2004 and ramadi two years later. secretary of state john kerry says despite those sacrifice, the u.s. military will not return to iraq. >> this is a fight that belongs to the iraqis. that is exactly what the president and the world decided sometime ago when we left iraq. so we are not obviously contemplating returning. we're not contemplating puts boots on the ground. this is their fight. >> over weekend, senators john mccain and lindsey graham lashed out at president obama calling the situation predictable. in a joint statement, they said that after the u.s. withdrew from iraq in 2011, quote, many of us predicted that the vacuum would be filled by america's enemies and would emerge as a threat to u.s. national security interests. sadly, that reality is now clearer than ever. the concern is that a group called al qaeda's islamic state of iraq and the lavant is trying to create a sunni muslim state that stretches across the border into

well i think i think i think that the story of the iraq war is very clear the war were initially objectives united states did not achieve them there was no mass weapons of mass destruction the war in general failed to stabilize iraq because if you look at today arac is twice as more violent as a places like afghanistan or something like this. and i think that overall the maliki government and every other government in the future is going to have very difficult problems with these non-state groups such as al qaida and the largely it's because of complete distrust within the government and the people because of the greater part of sixty years of government abuse prior with saddam hussein so the war wasn't worth it and i just would like to make a point on this developing of al qaida that when we went in to do the surge with general petraeus in two thousand and seven al-qaeda we were able to suppress al qaida were able to manipulate al qaida to go away however they simply went into latency they were never exactly defeated in the sense of putting a white flag up and surrendering they just went b

the afghan war? when he campaigned against the iraq war and that was the bad bush war. and he was against the surge. i mean, if he didn't come out in favor of some war, he would look like a typical left wing liberal who was afraid of using the military. he said afghanistan was the right war. he had the surge. and as bob gates in the book points out. obama didn't trust the military or trust his commander or ally hammid karzi and department feel that the military was going to succeed in their mission. so why did he send thousands of more military men and women in a surge that he felt would lose. >> leon panneta, former cabinet member. when he left the administration, he was critical. stanley mccrystal relieved of his duty was critical as well. >> is this what happens in washington or is there more on the book and allegations from this former defense secretary about this president? >> i think there is much more to it, bill. bob gates is someone respected on both sides of the political aisle and not going to puff his own resume and make himself look good in the history book

the week u.k. military officials could be tried for war crimes for the first time in history or report by european human rights group claims britain is concealing evidence of abuse by its forces during the iraq war thousands of former detainees testify that they've suffered violence and torture at the hands of british troops the dossier now being examined by the international criminal court polly boyko reports. up until now the international criminal court at the hague had mostly tried to african dictators and tyrants but the i.c.c. has been asked to investigate thousands of allegations of war crimes committed by british forces in iraq a two hundred and fifty page stuff see a present tense. by human rights organization of british norfolk contains allegations of beatings of electrocution smoke executions and sexual assault committed by u.k. forces and according to the all says of this report the finger of blame extends to the very heart of the british government at the time so the head of the british army the former defense secretary and the former defense minister could face prosecution for what this cools systemic war crimes there are many hundreds of cases where the people have been interv

the only president who had lower poll numbers was bush the younger and that was because of the iraq war hurricane torino. thus the obama administration has a lot of work to do. right now, according to the poll, americans are not believing or hoping in the president. but this country industry is a very resilient place and things can change fast. the u.s.a. remains the hope of the world. no other nation can fight worldwide terrorism as effectively as we can. no other nation will spend blood and treasure trying to give people liberty like we are doing in afghanistan right now. and generally speaking, no other nation has sacrificed so much fighting evil on this planet. so, if america becomes weak, the whole world is in trouble. next sunday i will do a live interview with president obama and i hope he will be candid because i have very important questions for him. i also hope the president will analyze the poll numbers we just gave you and, perhaps, try a new strategy. one final comment. when asked what the most important priority for the obama administration should be, the american people s

war crimes for the first time in history. a report by the eu the european human rights group says britain is concealing evidence of abuse by its forces during the iraq war. thousands of former rocky detainees testify that they suffered numerous cases of violence and torture by british troops. the dossiers nab's emma by the international criminal court is art is all e way to reports. till now the international criminal court at the age. was he trying to take its byzantine response. the icc has been asked to investigate thousands of allegations of war crimes committed by british forces in iraq two hundred and fifty page dossier present it's like you might organize a synonym for six north and contains the stations of the status of the sixteen cities mock executions and sexual assaults in the states by uk forces in according to the affairs of its reports the finger at great expense to the very heart of the british government at that time said ahead of the british army. the former defense secretary under former defence minister could face prosecution for war this dossier pools. this debt make war crimes. there are many hundreds of cases where the people

the war? and is there a public accounting of the unpaid dollars of cost to the united states from the war? about unpublished? >> thank you. there are certainly the names of those from iraqnd afghanistan and those that have been talking about what cost financially wars have taken. in the part of any calculation that americans and historians would make about the cost of value of the wars that began under president bush. is that if we talk to dick cheney about the war what did he say? >> guest: i think that he feels that they have a threat that is very strong with that. and this was still the right decision. and i think if he had it to do over again he would have some different methods and he would perhaps change course earlier on. and honestly was a very strong proponent of what he did. >> host: what about donald rumsfeld? >> guest: donald rumsfeld was interesting. and he was obviously presiding over several years of the strategy and it didn't work. and he found out it was a disconnect and certainly in public or private, ari fleischer and karl rove, they probably wouldn't have gone had they known this. and they hadn't done it as well as they could have. and very early on

the u.s. ended the war in iraq. what he meant is that the u.s. ended the war in iraq for the americans. the war is still going on. it is not quite "mission accomplished". gates was upset about obama's lack of commitment to the mission in afghanistan. president obama has been trying to minimize the risk of u.s. exposure internationally. we have seen him do that with the balancing between china and japan. it does not mean he will not succeed. >> what bob gates wrote is that with respect to that, he was not committed to the mission in afghanistan. he engaged it, and he said it was the most questions asked of any president he had worked with. he debated and analyzed more than anyone who had been in the oval office. he thought that he did not believe in the mission. there was a surge. and then there wasn't. >> they did not know very well. he was probably right to question the mission. a large percentage of americans oppose the war in afghanistan. according to that poll, that will be the highest opposition related to a war that we have seen in u.s. history. >> conventional wisdom has been expr

during the iraq war which began in two thousand and three. try. to win the release of the russian. you'll join the chorus of voices supporting the first. time for the weekly international. with the top headlines of today of the week and following months of uncertainty syria's main opposition. has finally decided to meet face to face with the assad government this in wednesday's geneva two conference now this is the first time the sides will be in the same room struggling to strike a roadmap for peace some key groups members of the syrian national coalition had previously rejected talks and tried to impose preconditions for the books participation in the meeting just fueling the internal disarray inside the body and right before the decision the country's foreign minister a prisoner swap with the rebels the latest from syria's diplomatic front line with . with time running out before the start of geneva two conference on syria it was a busy week for global diplomacy it's our hope that in the face to face meeting of the regime and the opposition will be the beginning of the beginning

and obama due to a number of issues related to the iraq war a failing economy, the focus of the nucleareal has refused to challenge the russian position. they're effectively setting the course and the pace on a number of diplomatic negotiations, and that's where we got to where we are today. >> did the united states have a lousy hand, and perhaps with the setting of red lines, boundaries and setting down of pre-conditions only made it worse? >> in part that's true. certainly this contest has been going on for some time. russia believes quite strongly that syria and perhaps other countries in the region are not ready for democracy, that they need a strong man to lead them. somebody a little bit like putin and russia itself. and that america has taken the view that democracy is the answer for these regimes. we did try to assert democracy in iraq and afghanistan. we now have lost our confidence on this score. i think president obama did not want and feel that syria was a country that he wanted to double down in and prove that democracy would work in syria. he has abandoned the field, and h