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what frequently happens and did happen in the roll up to the war and during the iraq war the at those in power made case and it was believed by many that to question the strategy of going into iraq was somehow un patriot kwreu patriotic. true.the opposite was the patriotic thing to do was to say i love my country. i'm going to back u.s. fighting en and women any time they are put in danger. but as member of the press i'm going to ask the tough questions. was the patriotic thing to do and it is now. host: you write that in the section about the press saying hat when it comes to the institution of free press it is greater tanf crisis i have evern seen in my -- ever seen. that on?ou base guest: i base it on what the president has said and done. every president we have had has had difficulties with the press had a have never resident who personally raoepbt pls ly attacked the -- relentlessly attacked the -- press saying things such as members of the press are among the most despicable people enemies of ss are the people. -- kind of ret ruck rhetoric from the president's own mouth we have
what frequently happens and did happen in the roll up to the war and during the iraq war the at those in power made case and it was believed by many that to question the strategy of going into iraq was somehow un patriot kwreu patriotic. true.the opposite was the patriotic thing to do was to say i love my country. i'm going to back u.s. fighting en and women any time they are put in danger. but as member of the press i'm going to ask the tough questions. was the patriotic thing to do and it is...
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on the set of a new miniseries. >> rolling! >> iraq war veterans reliving the ferocious firefight that changed their lives. >> fire came from the right-hand side of the street and the left and the front and the rear. >> opening up about the war within themselves. >> the guilt is that i didn't get shot and he did. >> and the emotional battles they say they finally won. >> a year ago i was impatienpat for depression, suicide. a year later, everything's different ♪ i was made for me. >> rising country star cane brown making his cma awards debut tonight. >> i think i'm the first one to break through in country music through social media. >> now topping major country charts, he's breaking records and barriers. >> being in country music, being biracial, is kind of hard. everybody looks at me, thinks i'm a rapper, i can't be a country artist. it drives me crazy. >> first the "nightline 5." ♪ ♪ >>> i love you, droolius caesar. sometimes you stink. febreze car vent clip cleans away odors up to 30 days. because the things you love can stink. >>> i'm
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america is not a foreign agent who is pushing for this it's the endless war lobby the neo con war lobby in america the iraq war brigade and they're angry because r.t. is a growing audience share in america and around the world in r.t. puts a different narrative out to the war party narrative on issues like the syrian conflict for example so i think these are war mongers in the us are very angry that artie's been so successful and this this campaign this new campaign began i think back in august when the atlantic council held a meeting and that's when they actually called it the nato funded atlantic council had held a meeting and that's when they called for our t. to be have to comply under this foreign agents legislation which dates back to nine hundred thirty eight and the nazi era so as i said this is this is really sinister this is mccarthyism on steroids and our team most definitely should not comply with this act because to do so would be the end of it it would be humiliating business for our team to have to put up in america that this is that these programs are the work of a foreign agent and of cour
america is not a foreign agent who is pushing for this it's the endless war lobby the neo con war lobby in america the iraq war brigade and they're angry because r.t. is a growing audience share in america and around the world in r.t. puts a different narrative out to the war party narrative on issues like the syrian conflict for example so i think these are war mongers in the us are very angry that artie's been so successful and this this campaign this new campaign began i think back in august...
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happens and did happen in the rollup to the iraqi war is that those in power made the case and it was believed by many people that question the strategy of going into the iraq war somehow was unpatriotic. and the opposite was true. the patriotic thing to do was to say i love my country, i am going to back us fighting men and women anytime there put in danger but as a member of the press, going to ask the question. that is just the patriotic thing to do and it's a patriotic thing to do now. >> you write in the book that in the second should about the press saying that when it comes to the institution of a prepress in america, it's a crisis rater that i've ever seen in my lifetime, what do you base that on? >> i base that on what the president has said. and done. . that no president we've ever had has had as much difficulties with the press, however i've never had a president in the president and the nixon years, i've never had a president that relentlessly attacked the press both individual members of the press, president institutions, saying such things as to paraphrase but members of the press are among the most despicable people in the country. and that m
happens and did happen in the rollup to the iraqi war is that those in power made the case and it was believed by many people that question the strategy of going into the iraq war somehow was unpatriotic. and the opposite was true. the patriotic thing to do was to say i love my country, i am going to back us fighting men and women anytime there put in danger but as a member of the press, going to ask the question. that is just the patriotic thing to do and it's a patriotic thing to do now....
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ok chris hedges was booted from the new york times after coming out against the iraq war a jolt was sidelined at emmaus n.b.c. after speaking up a lot about the transpacific partnership which was largely considered a global corporate takeover and he was the only one talking about it on that network governor jesse ventura had a major new show with m.s. n.b.c. set to go set ren ready to start for the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true they asked him if he could change his mind on that excuse just jesse oh you for actually going on the whole let's not kill a million innocent people under false pretenses. kenya kenya flippity property on that he said no and they paid him like a million dollars to get out of his contract they paid a million dollars just to make him go away they will. i mean honestly i would love to be got annoying i'd say. that's where the real money is the annoyance is going to go right back you can see i just fire fire fire big guys of a nuisance to m.s.n. p.c. as you were like happen tonio also now on r t america called out a major corp
ok chris hedges was booted from the new york times after coming out against the iraq war a jolt was sidelined at emmaus n.b.c. after speaking up a lot about the transpacific partnership which was largely considered a global corporate takeover and he was the only one talking about it on that network governor jesse ventura had a major new show with m.s. n.b.c. set to go set ren ready to start for the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true they asked him if he...
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lieutenant childers grave site in wyoming. >> reporr: lieutenant shane childers, the first casualty of the iraq warour battalion, alpha company, happened about 400 meters to my right during the morning of the invasion of iraq. you know, personally, that left an endearing mark in my life. when i was in colorado i made a decision to drive up north to wyoming where he laid to rest. >> reporter: some of the gravers he visited were of those who lost the war with himself. >> sometimes you get emotional. >> reporter: one took his own life in 2008. >> as marines, we're not supposed to quit and i felt like, you know, he turned his back on us but i can't put myself in his shoes and i can't say let that bring me the reason why the gw grad left his job in i.t. sales last year to embark on his three month odyssey. >> it felt me with purpose and filled me with an understanding that, you know, i might be looking for help and searching for meaning and purpose, but other guys are searching for it, too. >> reporter: something for all of us to think about this veterans day. in falls church, virginia, bob barnard, fox
lieutenant childers grave site in wyoming. >> reporr: lieutenant shane childers, the first casualty of the iraq warour battalion, alpha company, happened about 400 meters to my right during the morning of the invasion of iraq. you know, personally, that left an endearing mark in my life. when i was in colorado i made a decision to drive up north to wyoming where he laid to rest. >> reporter: some of the gravers he visited were of those who lost the war with himself. >>...
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and you have got a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war, 2004 when you we re from the re, but also you took part ina bike were there, but also you took part in a bike rides to commemorate the battle of passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride. so veterans from recent conflicts but also from a 100 years ago. that's correct, it wasjust conflicts but also from a 100 years ago. that's correct, it was just to follow the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish servicemen who lost their lives over there. the black watch formed up in crieff, and they marched down to the battlefield itself. so a group of us, 17 of us from the city of edinburgh university training corps and other groups jumped on university training corps and other groupsjumped on our bicycles and cycled the route that the two each day reading a snippet of their war diary on what they were doing that day 100 years ago. kevin stacey, thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us today. lots of stories we have heard today, lots of acts of the members and not j
and you have got a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war, 2004 when you we re from the re, but also you took part ina bike were there, but also you took part in a bike rides to commemorate the battle of passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride. so veterans from recent conflicts but also from a 100 years ago. that's correct, it wasjust conflicts but also from a 100 years ago. that's correct, it was just to follow the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish...
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this is not a return to the iraq war or even the afghanistan surge focused on counterinsurgency. this is a different approach. getting back to my main thread. drums criticism of the iraq war was right and the republican party candidates, and some intellectuals continuing to defend what seems to be an indefensible and obvious mistake. i'm not criticizing the people who made it at the time. you had good faith reasons to have been for it in 2003. a not see in hindsight it was mistake and try to correct course after that struck me as so fundamentally misguided that it was a sign conservatism had lost its way. it was departing from principle. one of the principles of conservatism, adherence to the old and tried rather than the new and untried. democracy nationbuilding agenda of 2002 was a new and untried idea and did it do not -- it did not work. yet, here we were in the defending party still it and arguing for policy that would continue it. that seemed to me to be crazy. the other thing was trade. i never felt passionately about trade. i was for it. for 4 -- four free trade. wouldr go
this is not a return to the iraq war or even the afghanistan surge focused on counterinsurgency. this is a different approach. getting back to my main thread. drums criticism of the iraq war was right and the republican party candidates, and some intellectuals continuing to defend what seems to be an indefensible and obvious mistake. i'm not criticizing the people who made it at the time. you had good faith reasons to have been for it in 2003. a not see in hindsight it was mistake and try to...
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own fold democracy ok chris hedges was booted from the new york times after coming out against the iraq war a jolt was sidelined at emmaus n.b.c. after speaking up a lot about the transpacific partnership which was largely considered a global corporate takeover and he was the only one talking about it on that network governor jesse ventura had a major new show with imus n.b.c. set to go set ren ready to start for the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true they asked him if he could change his mind on that excuse just geneseo you for that simple on the whole let's not kill a million innocent people under false pretenses. kenya kenya flippity property on that he said no and they paid him like a million dollars to get out of his contract they paid him.
own fold democracy ok chris hedges was booted from the new york times after coming out against the iraq war a jolt was sidelined at emmaus n.b.c. after speaking up a lot about the transpacific partnership which was largely considered a global corporate takeover and he was the only one talking about it on that network governor jesse ventura had a major new show with imus n.b.c. set to go set ren ready to start for the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true...
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you have a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war, 2004 when you we re from the iraq warrt in nearby great to commemorate the battle passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride for that. so veterans from recent conflicts, but also from 100 yea rs recent conflicts, but also from 100 years ago. that's correct, it was just to follow the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish servicemen, who ultimately lost their lives across the. the 6th battalion and the black watch formed up in crieff, and marched down to the battlefield. soa and marched down to the battlefield. so a good 17 others from edinburgh and the black watch jumped so a good 17 others from edinburgh and the black watchjumped on our bicycles and cycled the route that they took. each day, we read a snippet of war diary about what they we re snippet of war diary about what they were doing on that particular day 100 years ago. so it was very good, culminating in passchendaele. kevin stacey, thank you very much for talking to us today. lots of stories we have heard today, lots of acts of remembra
you have a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war, 2004 when you we re from the iraq warrt in nearby great to commemorate the battle passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride for that. so veterans from recent conflicts, but also from 100 yea rs recent conflicts, but also from 100 years ago. that's correct, it was just to follow the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish servicemen, who ultimately lost their lives across the. the 6th battalion and the black...
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in high school. >> forget the iraq war. that long ago now. >> exactly. he war so long and returning haven't been that great. status quo policies in the middle east, for example, haven't really added up to america's safety very well. so that means that we have a lot of discontent but probably on the people who haven't served in that particular conflict as much as, and with people who served in older conflicts. that are driving thoez those nu among older veterans. >> the split tells me, the leaders are more hesitant to recommend because they're of the older generation and have a longer memory? >> to a certain extent that's nothing new. the generals for the iraq war didn't want to go in. many other options were available. the younger generation in the poll, notice, looking to the future they feel more military engagement abroad would make us less safe. so it's kind of a disparity. i'm not sure whether it's their sympathetic to those on the civilian side to those that served or, you know, what that might be, but there definitely is disparate from current to f
in high school. >> forget the iraq war. that long ago now. >> exactly. he war so long and returning haven't been that great. status quo policies in the middle east, for example, haven't really added up to america's safety very well. so that means that we have a lot of discontent but probably on the people who haven't served in that particular conflict as much as, and with people who served in older conflicts. that are driving thoez those nu among older veterans. >> the split...
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the. illegal invasion of iraq how would international people everything that's against the greenwood could ever again on the international here obviously gave legal advice i've never commented on the iraq war or my comments have been in my book was that we should have pursued the diplomatic road and tried to persuade the french to get a new nanny was decision in the trip to the council but as i said from your role as attorney general is it true the legacy carries on for people like the christopher greenwood that i don't know i don't know but there are. dozens of decisions a different car in this week may well have offended some people if you look at the record and i've looked at many of the cases in some way and he's been involved in most of the decisions in the nine years he's been there and he may well have offended somebody i don't know but whether iraq played a part of it that is beyond my knowledge ok well the fact remains that an aide to him secretary on the road to robert general has accused boris johnson of a major failure of diplomacy in this whole i.c.j. nomination priding that's highly exaggerated it's not at all i mean india is part of a couple of india is a very close trading
the. illegal invasion of iraq how would international people everything that's against the greenwood could ever again on the international here obviously gave legal advice i've never commented on the iraq war or my comments have been in my book was that we should have pursued the diplomatic road and tried to persuade the french to get a new nanny was decision in the trip to the council but as i said from your role as attorney general is it true the legacy carries on for people like the...
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hyping saddam's connection to al qaeda and to justify the iraq war. that's a reflexive thing we see. when we bring this up that doesn't follow we want a regime change in iran. we've watched iraq how many years? this is a nightmare. the fact we'd want another iraq war, are you kidding me? the point is reporting on the facts and what they are is another issue. there is resistance for policy reasons to admit iran and al qaeda collude at times. that's a policy. politicalization goes both ways in the direction of trying to support a war or the other way somebody decides they want to nix any ideas about a war and relationships. we don't want to justify any war, we want to understand what our enemies are doing. >> i was referring about the fact if you read michael murrow's book, great war of our time, he comes out with the narrative in these current -- this current release, it's a different narrative than al qaeda was on its heels and it was the lion in winter watching the good old days in reruns on his non-cable tv. instead, this former deputy director of th
hyping saddam's connection to al qaeda and to justify the iraq war. that's a reflexive thing we see. when we bring this up that doesn't follow we want a regime change in iran. we've watched iraq how many years? this is a nightmare. the fact we'd want another iraq war, are you kidding me? the point is reporting on the facts and what they are is another issue. there is resistance for policy reasons to admit iran and al qaeda collude at times. that's a policy. politicalization goes both ways in...
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where are we on a new a umf, and what would -- what would that look like to the ones compared to the iraq war? work inhe presidents that broad's laugh of offer couple of the sahara dust that broad swath of africa below the sahara desert. one is to work with countries to train and it's that their military and their pleas. the 2001ing authorization to use forth in -- force in afghanistan. it is a stretch to go from afghanistan to molly and measure -- mahli and niger. where are we with congress reasserting its authority? ?ost of congress many democrats in nearly all republicans are hiding. they are not standing tall and saying we must take on our constitutional responsibility. the founding fathers, and mothers were quite clear about the cost of war. they do not want the commander in chief to start a war, but rather the authority to conduct a war that congress had authorized. host: let's here on our democrats line. miami, florida. caller: i wonder how concerned about what you are looking at. we have three aircraft carriers and a small area of ocean. area.is missiles in that i am concerned about t
where are we on a new a umf, and what would -- what would that look like to the ones compared to the iraq war? work inhe presidents that broad's laugh of offer couple of the sahara dust that broad swath of africa below the sahara desert. one is to work with countries to train and it's that their military and their pleas. the 2001ing authorization to use forth in -- force in afghanistan. it is a stretch to go from afghanistan to molly and measure -- mahli and niger. where are we with congress...
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against the iraq war, and there weren't many of us. and against the cuts in 2001 to the tax system and 2003. all advertised as pro-growth economics. there was no economic growth from the tax cuts of 2001, which toe at that -- totaled by the way $1.3 trillion. for everybody who says at the time, everybody gets a tax cut, they were correct. you look at the tables seerks what people got at the top and then what people got at the bottom. and then we came back in 2003 and cut another $1 trillion in taxes. advertised as pro-growth economics. zippo growth occurred. then by the way, the grand daddy of them all, how about repatriation. repatriation, bringing back those earnings to the united states for investment in job growth. at by the way 5.25% was the tax burden they carried. all based on job growth. it was for stock buybacks, dividends and layoffs. we had a chance here to do something historic. we had a chance here in this debate and discussion because there's a genuine of aability on that committee. we had this opportunity to take the tax
against the iraq war, and there weren't many of us. and against the cuts in 2001 to the tax system and 2003. all advertised as pro-growth economics. there was no economic growth from the tax cuts of 2001, which toe at that -- totaled by the way $1.3 trillion. for everybody who says at the time, everybody gets a tax cut, they were correct. you look at the tables seerks what people got at the top and then what people got at the bottom. and then we came back in 2003 and cut another $1 trillion in...
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iraq for how many years? this has been a nightmare. the fact that we would want another iraq war, are you kidding? reporting on the facts and what they are is a whole other issue. there is resistance for policy reasons mainly to admit that i iran and al qaeda colluded at times. politicization goes both ways. it can go in the direction of supporting a war, or the other way where somebody decides they any ideas that are out there about an idea and play down real existing relationships. we are not trying to justify any war, we just want to understand what our enemies are doing. >> i was referring to the fact, if you read michael morel's book, he comes out with the narrative that is in these release,- this current it is a different narrative than al qaeda was on its heels, was the lion in winter watching the good old days and reruns on cable tv. instead, this former deputy director of the cia, former acting director, said, we realize they were in touch in a very micromanaging way with their entire network. so what the intelligence community thought versus what the two administrations decided to release
iraq for how many years? this has been a nightmare. the fact that we would want another iraq war, are you kidding? reporting on the facts and what they are is a whole other issue. there is resistance for policy reasons mainly to admit that i iran and al qaeda colluded at times. politicization goes both ways. it can go in the direction of supporting a war, or the other way where somebody decides they any ideas that are out there about an idea and play down real existing relationships. we are not...
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the real thing that unleashed iran's power in the region is the iraq war. the united states moved in, took out saddam hussein, lethal enemy of iran, took out the taliban in afghanistan, also, a lethal enemy of afghanistan. then the united states failed to stabilize these two countries which further gave the iranians leverage. right now they're in a much more powerful position than they were before. i think the obama administration, came to the conclusion that at the end of the day despite the many problems the u.s. and iran have we have to find a way to work and reach deals and agreements with them. they're too big of a player in the region to be able to ignore or indefinitely contain. in fact, containment tends to make them more problematic than less. can we contain china on a global scale. on a regional scale, iran is the china of the middle east. >> is it possible to get back to losing iran as an enemy. >> i think it's possible, but we're running out of time. we need to make sure this deal good not collapse. we need new sanctions or measures that would ch
the real thing that unleashed iran's power in the region is the iraq war. the united states moved in, took out saddam hussein, lethal enemy of iran, took out the taliban in afghanistan, also, a lethal enemy of afghanistan. then the united states failed to stabilize these two countries which further gave the iranians leverage. right now they're in a much more powerful position than they were before. i think the obama administration, came to the conclusion that at the end of the day despite the...
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prior to the iraq war, british intelligence analyzed how the iraq war was being set up and they said that the intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy. and that's exactly what is being pushed on you right now, so i would like to ask you to not allow yourself to be stampeded by the reservoir staff into making a big step that will have substantial consequences on the entire community. hopefully you read my other stuff that i send you. anyway, thank you. >> thank you. mr. roger scott? good afternoon. welcome. >> good afternoon. my name is roger scott. i taught at city college for, i believe, 42 years and i'm currently a member of the san francisco labor council and also i served on the executive board of ift 2121 for over four decades. i would like to share some personal observations and suggestions and then would like to quote parts of the resolution that was passed last night at the labor council. i think history supports my skepticism of public solutions by private-public organizations. i think we've been examples of that, working well in theory and to the detriment o
prior to the iraq war, british intelligence analyzed how the iraq war was being set up and they said that the intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy. and that's exactly what is being pushed on you right now, so i would like to ask you to not allow yourself to be stampeded by the reservoir staff into making a big step that will have substantial consequences on the entire community. hopefully you read my other stuff that i send you. anyway, thank you. >> thank you. mr....
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iraq for how many years? this has been a nightmare. the fact that we would want another iraq war, are you kidding? the point is, reporting on the facts and what they are is a whole other issue. there is resistance for policy reasons mainly to admit that i iran and al qaeda colluded at times. politicization goes both ways. it can go in the direction of supporting a war, or the other ay where somebody decides they want to nix any ideas that are out there about an idea and play down real existing relationships. we are not trying to justify any war, we just want to understand what our enemies are doing. >> i was referring to the fact, if you read michael morel's book, he comes out with the narrative that is in these current -- this current release, it is a different narrative than al qaeda was on its heels, was the lion in winter watching the good old days and reruns on able tv. instead, this former deputy director of the cia, former acting director, said, we realize they were in touch in a very micromanaging way with their entire network. so what the intelligence community thought versus what the two
iraq for how many years? this has been a nightmare. the fact that we would want another iraq war, are you kidding? the point is, reporting on the facts and what they are is a whole other issue. there is resistance for policy reasons mainly to admit that i iran and al qaeda colluded at times. politicization goes both ways. it can go in the direction of supporting a war, or the other ay where somebody decides they want to nix any ideas that are out there about an idea and play down real existing...
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i also want to thank you because in 1991 when i came back from the iraq war, it was 3:00 in the morning. i had my squadron from the 101st. we landed in bangor, maine. we were some of the last guys out of the iraq war, the first gulf war. my guys, we were watching on tv waiting back in saudi arabia. we saw all the parades and everybody being welcomed home. my troops are saying, nobody will greet us. 3:00 in the morning, we get off the airplane so they can refuel it, and there was a group of vietnam veterans at 3:00 in the morning shaking the hands and giving my soldiers and myself a welcome home from combat that you guys never got. i will never forget watching young soldiers exchanging their sandy caps with the bush caps on the vietnam veterans. get touched me anyway that you will never know -- it touched me in a way you will never know. this series about helicopters and those daring and that flew helicopters and their crews as part of the vietnam series is something that all americans should know about. we should take time to honor. i am very pleased that the archives are doing that. wh
i also want to thank you because in 1991 when i came back from the iraq war, it was 3:00 in the morning. i had my squadron from the 101st. we landed in bangor, maine. we were some of the last guys out of the iraq war, the first gulf war. my guys, we were watching on tv waiting back in saudi arabia. we saw all the parades and everybody being welcomed home. my troops are saying, nobody will greet us. 3:00 in the morning, we get off the airplane so they can refuel it, and there was a group of...
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who's washed away the iraq war and 100,000 dead people because of his idiotic decision-making. why did we go to war in iraq? dick cheney made the decision? who made the decision? i don't see 43 have anything to brag about. he has not been a great help to this country. for him to talk about his grand notions of who he voted for, the problem was he took us into war and took the lives of how many people and 100,000 people dead in that country for what reason. will somebody please tell me why we went to that war, and he did it. >> i don't have the answer to that question for sure. >> he's got a lot to answer for and i don't care how he voted. >> so you're under the impression -- >> i'm not interested in the guy. i don't think he should be talking until he explains that war and apologizes for it. >> how about the fact that his father calls donald trump a blowhard. there are many -- >> that doesn't surprise you. >> sure. but how does that play out within the gop, the divisiveness. >> of course he thinks this guy is a joke. he's new money. the bushes are old money. everything about bus
who's washed away the iraq war and 100,000 dead people because of his idiotic decision-making. why did we go to war in iraq? dick cheney made the decision? who made the decision? i don't see 43 have anything to brag about. he has not been a great help to this country. for him to talk about his grand notions of who he voted for, the problem was he took us into war and took the lives of how many people and 100,000 people dead in that country for what reason. will somebody please tell me why we...
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>> reporter: john served two years in iraq shoe when i first got there, i was excited but nervous. >> reporter: it was the bloodiest time of the iraq war>> a lot of times, you were just waiting for something to blow up, you know. >> reporter: jon's mission was looking for enemy explosives before they killed his fellow soldiers. >> we knew that our luck was going to run out. we didn't care anymore. just get it over w. just blow up. >> reporter: after iraq, there was afghanistan 72 i just remember the mortar came in. i remember getting knocked back from the glass and hit the back of my head. >> reporter: this is not the first time jon had suffered a brain injury but this one got his shipped home. >> the guy th plane is not the man i sent over. the lights were on. no one was home. he was afraid of everything. he would not go anywhere without me, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and no couple should be like that. >> reporter: melissa tried to convince him to take art classes at the uso. >> he doesn't want to be around other soldiers because he was embarrassed of his brain injury. >> reporter: jon found that art gave him a voice especially wor
>> reporter: john served two years in iraq shoe when i first got there, i was excited but nervous. >> reporter: it was the bloodiest time of the iraq war>> a lot of times, you were just waiting for something to blow up, you know. >> reporter: jon's mission was looking for enemy explosives before they killed his fellow soldiers. >> we knew that our luck was going to run out. we didn't care anymore. just get it over w. just blow up. >> reporter: after iraq,...
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do you think he has any capacity -- i remember during the bush presidency, the iraq war was a policy process rebuked the world over, along with extraordinary renditions and enhanced interrogation. there were policies that were not just loathed but really created revolts and real breaks in the relationships between this country and others. however, never once did the president tweet or send off a letter that was based -- i mean, they were just real policy differences. it was u.s. foreign policy that they protested. do you think, one, the president understands he's put the lives of the people who protect our embassies and our consulates and american soldiers around the world in danger, and, two, do you think he cares? >> you would like to think they can't both be true so you'd like to think that -- i think number one is probably true. >> he knows he put those kind of -- >> true that there is the real possibility of danger as a result. i'm sure he's been informed. we saw a warning come out of the state department which was quite pointed and probably would have involved rex tillerson sign
do you think he has any capacity -- i remember during the bush presidency, the iraq war was a policy process rebuked the world over, along with extraordinary renditions and enhanced interrogation. there were policies that were not just loathed but really created revolts and real breaks in the relationships between this country and others. however, never once did the president tweet or send off a letter that was based -- i mean, they were just real policy differences. it was u.s. foreign policy...
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the ottoman empire was to be destroyed. in both iraq and syria kurds found themselves on the front lines in the war against ins. it called attention to the plight of an ancient people with its own history culture and language arabic nor turkish the. kurds are scattered across modern day iraq syria and turkey people without a state forgotten during the division of the ottoman empire. until the nineteenth century the kurds didn't have a national identity they merely saw themselves as subjects of the ottoman empire as part of ottoman society ineos on an empire identity who is defined by religious rather than national terms there was mens and no muslims since the kurds were muslims they were treated like the majority of muslims or that they had semi autonomous status they too had to pay taxes and do military service that prevented the development of a national consciousness until the end of the nineteenth century only when the autumn an era came to an end did this consciousness arise in reaction to the empires turkey vacation. tells us that when they realized they were different they were oppressed they had been ass
the ottoman empire was to be destroyed. in both iraq and syria kurds found themselves on the front lines in the war against ins. it called attention to the plight of an ancient people with its own history culture and language arabic nor turkish the. kurds are scattered across modern day iraq syria and turkey people without a state forgotten during the division of the ottoman empire. until the nineteenth century the kurds didn't have a national identity they merely saw themselves as subjects of...
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. >> reporter: and john oliver, whose own wife, an american army medic, a veteran of the iraq war. >>unlike me. i'm a natural whiner. >> reporter: back on that stage, a beaming retired corporal and a message, determined to help the warriors coming home behind him. >> a wonderful story there from david. our thanks. and we thank you for watching. facebook. >>> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning, blame game. after once accusing china of raping the united states, president trump in beijing overnight changes his tune. >> i don't blame china. >> this morning, trump's message to the chinese and who he's now blaming for the ballooning trade deficit. >>> sounding the alarm on airport security. an undercover test reveals just how often the tsa is failing to detect threats and what's to blame. >>> breaking overnight, kevin spacey replaced. the actor now pulled from his upcoming movie. >> spacey made his move and sexually assaulted him. >> as a new accuser comes forward. >>> plus, country music's night to shine.
. >> reporter: and john oliver, whose own wife, an american army medic, a veteran of the iraq war. >>unlike me. i'm a natural whiner. >> reporter: back on that stage, a beaming retired corporal and a message, determined to help the warriors coming home behind him. >> a wonderful story there from david. our thanks. and we thank you for watching. facebook. >>> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news...
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bush and the iraq war. they loved obama. if i told something negative about the president, they didn't want to hear it. now the pendulum has swung back. the added difficulty is that the president just says things that are not true and that astauncons people around the world and also in the netherlands. now the whole world is watching it and there is this added layer of fake news on top of it. >> eric, u.s. correspondent for rtl dutch tv. the next time i'm having you on this show, i swear it god, it's going to be for something awesome america has done to holland. stay with united states. -- stay with us. patrick woke up with a sore back. but he's got work to do. so he took aleve this morning. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. fixodent plus adhesives. there's a denture adhesive that holds strong until evening. just one application gives you superior hol
bush and the iraq war. they loved obama. if i told something negative about the president, they didn't want to hear it. now the pendulum has swung back. the added difficulty is that the president just says things that are not true and that astauncons people around the world and also in the netherlands. now the whole world is watching it and there is this added layer of fake news on top of it. >> eric, u.s. correspondent for rtl dutch tv. the next time i'm having you on this show, i swear...
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and you have a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war of 2004 when you were there but youn a bike ride to commemorate the battle of passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride. there were veterans from recent conflicts, but also from 100 years ago. that is correct. it was really following the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish servicemen who ultimately lost their lives. but the black watch took part in the battlefield. so a good 17 of us from edinburghjumped on our bicycles and we cycled the route that they took, each day being given a snippet from theirwardiary as to each day being given a snippet from their war diary as to what they were doing on that day 100 years ago. it culminated in passchendaele itself. kevin stacey, thank you for talking to us. we have heard lots of stories today, lots of act of remembrance and not just here today, lots of act of remembrance and notjust here in london. this is whether national service is taking place, but services are taking place at war memorials across the uk today. now some breaking news to bring you
and you have a personal connection with veterans from the iraq war of 2004 when you were there but youn a bike ride to commemorate the battle of passchendaele, a 700 mile bike ride. there were veterans from recent conflicts, but also from 100 years ago. that is correct. it was really following the route that the 6th battalion took. passchendaele had a lot of scottish servicemen who ultimately lost their lives. but the black watch took part in the battlefield. so a good 17 of us from...
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the eight part series follows the iraq war and one of the deadliest days in the war where eight u.s. soldiers were killed, -- 8 u.s. soldiers were killed, 65 were hurt. >> an advanced screening takes place this evening. the information is on your screen. tickets are free and available on a first come, first serve basis. >>>we also want to show you something that's happening. >> yeah, you've been talking about it. >> yeah, i was driving in and i glanced over at the skyline and that's what i saw, and that's what we're showing you. many of the big buildings lit in blue this morning, and that is for autism awareness month. >> and a lot of people are becoming more and more aware as the research reveals a lot more about autism. 1 in 68 children are diagnosed autistic. boys are four times more likely to have it than girls. its becoming more prevalent and affecting more families, but the color blue is synonymous with autism research. >> the more awareness spreads and the more research is done, able to give families some tools on this. nice. >> in the north bay, surveying the damage from the
the eight part series follows the iraq war and one of the deadliest days in the war where eight u.s. soldiers were killed, -- 8 u.s. soldiers were killed, 65 were hurt. >> an advanced screening takes place this evening. the information is on your screen. tickets are free and available on a first come, first serve basis. >>>we also want to show you something that's happening. >> yeah, you've been talking about it. >> yeah, i was driving in and i glanced over at the...
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these things i've never seen well the kind of foreign influence media that we saw leading up to the iraq war or the support for the. first goal for through the new year a. fight no knowing can always be one direction only the weskit influence everyone else not the other way around here you know leigh it seems to me listen what rocky just said right there is that liberals in america are creating the soviet union of america and when you have this you when you have this hermetically cloak closed media box where you no one can penetrate it they only can hear messages they can hear anybody from the outside that is very authoritarian and very dangerous kids considering the level of trust the people have in the mainstream media in the united states and in the u.k. go headlee well that's why i think what we're doing on my radio show is so radical it's not it's not about me look we've got a trunk supporter and a burman supporter on the same show you'd think if the commercial media wanted to appeal to a big audience they would have looked at the election and gone look at the size of bernie's crowds lo
these things i've never seen well the kind of foreign influence media that we saw leading up to the iraq war or the support for the. first goal for through the new year a. fight no knowing can always be one direction only the weskit influence everyone else not the other way around here you know leigh it seems to me listen what rocky just said right there is that liberals in america are creating the soviet union of america and when you have this you when you have this hermetically cloak closed...
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lashing out calling the elder bushes legacy weak and the younger bush's decision to enter the iraq war one of the greatest mistakes in american history. >>> recently disclosed federal documents suggest there is no link between the cia and the assassination of john f. kennedy. according to the cia. the report is after the national archives released more than 600 new files about the assassination. it is a third public release so far this year. a cia memo from 1975 said an internal review shows lee harvey oswald never worked for the agency. >>> still ahead, it is a sign of fisherman's wharf you don't see much. an upgrade for san francisco well below city streets. we'll show you that. >>> and beginning to see the rain move on for now. clearing skies and setting the stage for a chilly night. we'll see more rain before the end of the weekend. we'll have the time line when we come back. wharf that people don )t see... and they probably prefer to keep it that way. >>> while it is a side of fisherman's wharf don't see and they probably prefer to keep it that way. but now san francisco is workin
lashing out calling the elder bushes legacy weak and the younger bush's decision to enter the iraq war one of the greatest mistakes in american history. >>> recently disclosed federal documents suggest there is no link between the cia and the assassination of john f. kennedy. according to the cia. the report is after the national archives released more than 600 new files about the assassination. it is a third public release so far this year. a cia memo from 1975 said an internal review...
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had several people that worked with him and knew history and of the things i have done against the iraq waratriot act. i think he was flattered that i would sacrifice my street credit to do something. it was really cool that he got that deep on it. obama is a really extraordinary human being. i think that he had some successes and many failures. i would like to see things pushed in a progressive direction. overall, we are all to blame collectively for where we are with trump and obama was not able to do more. >> i don't like to play the blame game with specific people. i try to plug in my art to where it needs to be plugged. >> i think you said smoothly that he was not as aggressive or you wanted him to be on certain polici policies. you don't regret. you don't redprgret the poster though? >> no, i don't. everyone makes decisions based on everything you know up to that point and so what i knew up to that point was where obama stands on producing the green energy and technology and universal healthcare and clos c quantanamo. >> that's you will you can ever do. >> sure. i continue to push on
had several people that worked with him and knew history and of the things i have done against the iraq waratriot act. i think he was flattered that i would sacrifice my street credit to do something. it was really cool that he got that deep on it. obama is a really extraordinary human being. i think that he had some successes and many failures. i would like to see things pushed in a progressive direction. overall, we are all to blame collectively for where we are with trump and obama was not...
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the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true they asked him if he could change his mind on that excuse just jesse are you for actually going on the whole let's not kill a million innocent people under false pretenses saying. kenya kenya flippity property on that he said no and they paid him like a million dollars to get out of his car. untracked they paid a million dollars just to make them go away they will now like i mean honestly i would love to be that annoying. that's where the real money is the annoyance is going to be right back you can see i just fire fire fire big bad of a nuisance to m.s.n. p.c. as you were like happen tonio also now on r t america called out a major corporate sponsor on m.s.n. b.c.'s morning joe and then joe scarborough went on the air the next day to want politics guys to the corporation we're sorry mr corporation we mean to tell the truth about you poisoning children with arsenic that was supposed to be our little secret. and then of course there's me. or may not have been physicall
the iraq war began but then they found out he's opposed to war. and this is true they asked him if he could change his mind on that excuse just jesse are you for actually going on the whole let's not kill a million innocent people under false pretenses saying. kenya kenya flippity property on that he said no and they paid him like a million dollars to get out of his car. untracked they paid a million dollars just to make them go away they will now like i mean honestly i would love to be that...
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understood that my boss is a son of a bitch. [ laughter ] >> mark, you mentioned earlier that the iraq war was the in instance where the son talked to the father. incredibly close yet he didn't turn to him that much. talk a little bit about that, the tightness of their bond, what that was founded on but the fact that they kind of -- he wasn't calling his father all the time for advice. >> nor was his father imposing his point of view on his son. that goes back to the inherent humility of george h.w. bush, he didn't want to be an added bud tone his son. hey, junior, here is how you can do things. he would also concede as would george w. bush say that the world had changed since his father was president. i think he harbored some reservations about his son's policy in iraq, but he didn't want to do anything to jeopardize. if i could make one point, john, nancy talked about comfortment. you can't under emphasize the important of civility in times of great division. george w. bush says in his address-01 when we were consider very divided after that election of 2000 was contested. he said, civil
understood that my boss is a son of a bitch. [ laughter ] >> mark, you mentioned earlier that the iraq war was the in instance where the son talked to the father. incredibly close yet he didn't turn to him that much. talk a little bit about that, the tightness of their bond, what that was founded on but the fact that they kind of -- he wasn't calling his father all the time for advice. >> nor was his father imposing his point of view on his son. that goes back to the inherent...