we are here as tony blair appears before the chilcote inquiry for the second time jeremy cotton thanks very much for talking to r.t. now this as i've said is not the first time that blair is appearing before the iraq inquiry can you just remind us what happened last time will he was very nervous to begin with came into the room and was asked some questions of a moderately robust way about the evidence leading up to his decision to recommend to parliament that we know very few to rock and then the latter part of the year it turned into a sort of tony blair lecture in defense of his policies on what he calls humanitarian intervention and then went on to warn the whole world about what he perceived to be the danger from iran and i thought the whole thing was a travesty because this is meant to be an inquiry looking into the absolute final details of the decision to go to war with iraq and it turned into from totally to force and i'm quite pleased that he's been recalled to the inquiry and i hope this time the inquiry shows it's metal and goes through again with tony blair. the legal advic

tony blair walked in through the main entrance. it was two hours before the hearing started and there were a dozen protesters. at 9:30 he took his place at the witness table. foremost among the matters were the private letters mr. belair sent to george w. bush. what exactly had he committed britain to? >> what i was saying to president bush was simple. you can count on was -- count on us but here are the difficulties. i was persuading him to take a few radically different from any people in his administration. i was saying i will be with you in handling it this way. i will not push you down this path and back out with a gets too hot. because it will get hot politically. i did this because i believe in this. i thought it was the right thing to do, but all the time he was making promises to george bush the legality of an invasion was being questioned by his own attorney general. >> on -- no, but i was in the situation where he was giving this advice and there was a debate going on. >> he said he was uncomfortable with the language mr

electors between tony blair and george bush. then take. the creative whiskey that has been buried in the south pole for more than 100 years but t. >> prosecutors have charged the former leader with misappropriation of funds from his 15-year rule which ended in 1986. he was obtained two days following his surprise return to haiti. a judge will decide if they should go ahead. we have the report. >> he is known as baby doc. he is no younger a young man. he is reminded of a darker past. he ruled haiti with an iron fist. he is accused of torturing and killing political opponents. he spent a quarter of a century and exile. he may finally face justice. he has been formally charged with corruption, theft, and other crimes. it will be reported by cuban rights groups across the world. his son returns now. >> if i look at the list of challenges that haiti faces today, there is still time to work for a political crisis it is still painfully slow. though some analysts say it has showing solidarity to the people. . markoff >> our correspondent joins us.

back at the inquishey, tony blair faces his -- inquiry, tony blair faces his toughest questions yet aboutoing to war. >> welcome to "bbc news." >> coming up later, pope benedict makes an appearance. and shock in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager tethered to a wall in a psychiatric hospital. >> the american congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head outside a supermarket has been transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. six people died in the attack two weeks ago. people lined the streets of tucson in arizona as she have driven to the airport. her am ambulance was. >> few thought she would leave this hospital so soon, less than two weeks since she was hot in the head. congresswoman gabrielle giffords departed to cheer crowds. her office had made the route public. inside the ambulance she was tearful and smiled when she heard them. from the ambulance, she was carried on to a waiting plane, a specially equipped medical flight. members of her family, a medical team and staff on board for the two-hour journey, on her way, her husband said, to the next phase o

so tony blair has admitted there isn't a giving up private assurance to george w. bush that he can count on us over iraq but refuses to make that correspondence public how significant is it that he's not there for i guess being fully open i think it is probably the main significance that's come out of the inquiry this week that the inquiry wanted to publish extracts of the correspondence between tony blair and george bush and some of the records of the conversations but the cabinet secretary here blocked it after consulting with blair it does come time to blair blair didn't try to hide behind the officials and what it does is to give blair the right to the ability to hear him to define what he said his own terms rather not actually seeing the very words that he used some of them have been reported some of them have been leaked to some extent it was confirmed today but it is very important we see exactly the terms in which tony blair made a commitment to george bush in the run up to the war and so john chilcot inquiry chairman has made that very clear that we need t

tony blair faces his toughest questions yet about the decision to go to war in iraq. welcome to bbc news. coming up later for you, pope benedict makes a moral appeal. and shot in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager in a psychiatric hospital. >> congresswoman deferreds was shot in the head and is being transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. people lined the streets as she was driven to the airport. they described her condition as spectacular with great potential for recovery. >> very few thought that she would leave this hospital so soon. they departed through of cheering crowds. many turned out. she was cheerful and smiled when she heard them. from the ambulance, she was carried to a waiting plane. members of her family and her medical team were also on board for the two-hour journey. on the way to the next phase of her recovery. this will be her home for the coming weeks or months. renowned for its work with brain injuries. they are encouraged by their initial assessment. >> from a neurological point of view, she came in and was hoyle alert, away, c

they are blocking the messages between tony blair and george bush. the chairman said he was disappointed that the cabinet secretary has prevented it from releasing the classified comments. >> >> the chairman wrote to the cabinet secretary. they are seeking permission to extract from the letters. he wrote the material requested provide unique insight into his thinking and a commitment that he made to president bush which are not reflected in other pages. certification john was told that they cannot publish the blair letters. he expressed frustration. >> the query is disappointed at the fact that you is not able to do the request. they may not always be able to publish as fully as it would wish. nick, i spoke out against document being withheld. -- nick clegg spoke out against the document being withheld. >> the strength will rest in the acceptance by the public. it is an understanding of why you went to war. that is why i believe the cabinet office should think again. how potentially revealing are the contents of the note? we had a clue when they reje

." >> tony blair and is questioned again about the iraq war. this time he says he has for grabs. clients of course i regret deeply the loss of life whether from our own armed forces, family in to help people or a iraqis themselves. >> 3 died in albania against corruption. the pope voice is concerned about morality in public officials. welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast in pbs in america. a teenage boy has been tied to the wall of a psychiatric unit for three years. goodbye to the gas guzzler. one man's mission to turn the gulf region away from greed. great britain's former prime minister face his toughest questioning yet about the decision to go to war in iraq. he admitted a ignoring earlier advice from his most senior legal adviser that an attack might be illegal. he did say to some he did profoundly regret the loss of life in iraq. >> there was no slipping in through a side door. tony blair walked through the main entrance. there were barely a dozen protesters to see him. he took his place at the witness table. the talked about the private letters he sent to george bush in

and tony blair comes down a few times. >> it is not a day for sound bites.will read those at home. i feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. i really do. i think we need to acknowledge that. >> not a date for sound bites but he delivered one anyway. >> i look it up. this is the total entry. we were met off the plane by helicopter. when he came to eight he did his own thing. hell of a sound bite. the people remembered that as though it was a big speech. it was not a speech at all. that popped out of his mouth. >> the founders of facebook and twittered would never have dared to dream their websites with one day be hailed as engines of political upheaval in the middle east. princess scratching their heads about haven't -- how to put these social media genie back in the bottle. one blogger was promoted from political prisoner -- as the concept of a twitter revelation become dangerous? >> [gunshots] >> in the upheavals many see the internet finally fulfilling its potential, giving repressed people the means to fight back. >> if the internet was seen as such

bush and tony blair in the run up to the conflict and it won't be heard as well as the commission is supposed to question it it's reality it's called who goes on a date where's there's a politician a jammy corbin's party was in power at the time well as of this hour angels are to the investigation would have more respect if it went to an international calls i phoned the judge if a european politician former head of government in the case of tony blair was actually brought before the. international court in the hague and investigated the rest of the world would have far more respect for the international process because the moment the most prominent people who come before that have been. the attempts at arresting post and. the current trial that's going on transitory the from liberia and the past process on milosevic and the situation in yugoslavia but the perpetrators of this war. iraq war are in the united states and in europe and i think it would do an awful lot for the standing of this because there is a bit of a feeding round ok you go off to big guys in small countries you go af

former british prime minister tony blair is due to testify before the iraq war inquiry on friday but he won't reveal the details of his correspondence with george w. bush in the build up to the invasion in two thousand and three the british government rejected requests from the wire even the letters to be published because they said the disclosure would damage britain's relations with the us blair himself was reported to consider the correspondence personal the round war inquiry of investigating why the u.k. supported the us in the invasion of british politician jeremy corbyn with the with the labor party when it was in power under blair and around ten minutes time he tells r.t. that the investigation would have more credibility if it went before an international court. if european politicians former head of government in the case of tony blair was actually brought before the. international court in the hague and investigated the rest of the world would have far more respect for the international process was the moment the most prominent people who come before it have been. temps to

former british prime minister tony blair faced the country's iraq war in korea for the second time toexplain his decisions leading up to the invasion it was to clarify his previous answers after witnesses question parts of his testimony the hearings are designed to establish exactly how when and why britain was dragged into the u.s. led conflict where expressed regret for the loss of life but emitted that he ignored his top lawyers advice that the war may be illegal protesters gathered outside calling for a blair to stand trial for war crimes at the hague british politician jeremy corbyn whose party was in power at the time of the invasion so the investigation would be more credible at an international court. if a european politician former head of government in the case of tony blair was actually brought before the. international court in the hague and investigated the rest of the world would have far more respect for the international process because the moment the most prominent people who've come before it have been. attempts at arresting the president to see the current trial tha

. >> will tony blair's correspondence with george bush be pushed before mr. blair's next appearance in front of the iraqi inquiry. >> there's a very long-standing intention quite rightly that a serving prime minister does not and cannot order the release of papers that refer to a previous prime minister and that's why the cabinet secretary will be looking at this issue and it's a matter for him. anyone who is unhappy with the conclusions is clearly able to write to tony blair and to make their views known. for my own part, i hope this inquiry can be as open and as clear as possible so we get to the bottom of the very important issues that we're looking at. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the prime minister will be aware, i spent most of my working life in schools and colleges. i have overwhelming evidence of the benefits of education maintenance allowances. to bring benefits to teenagers from modest backgrounds both in terms of employeeibility skills and in raising achievement. so can i urge the prime minister to go back to his position where he claims to suppo

if a european politician former head of government in the case of tony blair was actually brought before the. international court in the hague and investigated the rest of the world would have far more respect for the international process because the moment the most prominent people who come before it have been. the attempts at a rest in the president of sudan the current trial that's going on charles taylor from liberia and the pass process on milosevic and the situation in yugoslavia but the perpetrators of this war. iraq war are in the united states and in in europe and i think it would do an awful lot for the standing of this because there is a bit of a feeding the rand ok you go off to big guys in small countries you won't go after big guys in big countries. want to take a look now at some other headlines from around the world the south fifty three members over deposed two museum president's family have been arrested in front of the country these are crimes against the interim leader earlier promised to live up to the people's with all their good work i live in a total break from t

next tonight former british prime minister tony blair has faced the countries or iraq war inquiry for the second time to explain his decisions leading up to the invasion it was to clarify his previous ounces after witnesses question parts of his testimony and he will protesters outside called for blair to stand trial at the hague investigative journalist chris ames told me new documents sing about britain's involvement in the war more important than blair's testimony. i think to some extent the documents that are being published all the time now are giving us a picture we can always see documents more and more that say that in late two thousand and one after september the eleventh in early two thousand and two blair was looking for regime change was backing to looking to back the americans over regime change i think it's pretty conclusive that's why we went to war it is the document to do telling the story rather than mr blair especially as blair seemed rather less sure of his case towards the end he was questioned about the detail of you know why he thought that saddam wasn't complyi

civil service has blocked the iraq war inquiry from publishing and home of its descent from tony blairouse to whom george bush -- to president george w. bush. they are disappointed by the decision. they said it would harm britain's international relations. during his 15-year rule, he was deposed in 1986. he was detained and charged after the supplies returned to haiti. the prime minister has retained the leadership of his party, choosing to back him in a secret confident valid. the polish investigation of a plane crash has accused russia of failing to warn pilots. the official russian inquiry has accused polish officials of putting the pilots under psychological pressure to land despite bad weather. tunisia's new government looks to be in tatters. the streets erupted again. protesters are angry at the survival of the old regime under a new guise. will that be enough to ensure their supply? >> this is not the sound or the side of the city returning to a peaceful stability. instead, the center erupted in violence against today. the protesters make it very clear they will not accept the n

they manage to do that better than they expected, predicting a bigger majority than tony blair's labor,td÷c party got hen 1997. >> you are watching bbc news. a breakthrough for british scientist. the chicken and the fight against bird flu. police have revealed she was strangled for a purse. her funeral takes place on monday. >> the coffin containing the body was driven away from the hospital mortuary this morning. it passed mostly unnoticed. yesterday, the three hotel workers charged in connection with the murder appeared at the local district court. last night, one of them gave a statement to the police implicating the other two men. but police said this morning, one of the two men charged with the murder confessed to his part in the killing. >> they went inside the room. they took for wallets. -- they took occur wallets. she entered the room and she asked, what are you doing? you are stealing my money. she did not have time to escape. >> the three days after the murder, the body has left the mortuary here at the victoria hospital. this marks the first stage of the long journey home.

. >>> hours of tough questions for tony blair as he spoke looking into britain's role in the war. this is his second grilling. he was called back to clear up discreptancies. >>> oo new audio recording from osama bin laden. this is his second tape which blasts french policy and links their presence in afghanistan to the kidnapping of -- >>> we had clear skies and warm temperatures today as we head into the weekend a couple of small changes. high clouds into the bay area as a storm passes us to the north and kicks up the winds. other than that temperatures on the mild side, 60s tomorrow and then cooling down a couple degrees for sunday. here is a look at our picture, very dominant dry air off shore, as you can see the shape to the north is hooking back over the california and oregon border, this dips down to the south and brings us high clouds tomorrow and breezy conditions. also we will see a return of our winds, the winds off the ocean, that kicks up the surf. just dangerous conditions thin water and you want to avoid it. tomorrow morning, no fog spected, clear skys and cold tempe

tony blair and mr. christopher hitchens. hot back [applause] [applause] [applause] >> tony blair with the prime minister of the united kingdom from 1997 to 2007. among its many international rules today, he is the quartet representatives in the middle east, working with the u.n., the u.s., russia and e.u. to try and secure a lasting peace in the region. after leaving politics, mr. blair converted to catholicism and he launched to tony blair face foundation, a global initiative to promote respect and understanding among the world's major religions. many of us in this room have read his recent si memoir, a journey, my political life. christopher hitchens is a author, journalist and atheist. his regular "vanity fair" column as prolific speeches and essays are essential reading for anyone and everyone can learn about global affairs. christer has a number of best-selling books, too. obviously "god is not great," how religion poisons everything. as his recently published memoir, hitch 22. christopher was recently diagnosed with a

global stories of 2011, i was stunned by the former chief of staff of the british prime minister tony blair and by stephen hadley. let's talk about china and the economic context, in addition to america. have you see the economic relationship? >> obviously, since the financial crisis in 2008, we've seen the emergence of china as an economic power. i think it is invested in asia as a whole. that is driven by china, india, indonesia, and the like. it is an indication that the united states and europe would need to address in your head. >> politically, america and others want china to step up to the plate and take a bigger role. do you think there is a reluctance there? >> i think the interesting thing that has changed in china is they have become more assertive. now they are being more assertive, and there are in tensions with india, vietnam -- >> tensions? >> border tensions. >> i do think it is a very public thing. you have a lot of poor countries becoming richer. it is not quite timmy stepping up to its responsibilities in the world. -- it is not quite to me stepping up to its responsibili

the middle east envoy and former british prime minister tony blair has been giving his reaction to the protests in egypt. he's in the swiss ski resort of davos for the economic forum. he spoke to my colleague earlier. >> what is important for all of these countries, especially when, in any event egypt there will be change in time to come and change in other parts and other countries in that region. what's important is that it happens in a way where the country ends up in a better place. not sometimes as easy as it sounds. >> can you think of a model where something like this has happened and has been managed without ultimately blood shed and the rather difficult removal of those in power. >> i think any of our countries in the end underwent a protestive change over a period of time. you can look at examples in europe but it's important that it happens in a way that recognizes there are a lot of different elements in this situation. i deal with these leaders day in and day out and frank liam focused on the israel-palestinian question but there's no doubt what is going on in the middle e

the middle east envoy and tony blair has been giving his reaction to the protests in egypt. he will be at the ski resort of davos for the world economic forum. >> what is important for all of these countries, especially when, in any event, egypt, there is a change in times to come, there will be changes in other countries, what is important as it happens in waiver the country ends up in a better place. >> quickly, can you think of a model where something like this has happened and it has been managed without ultimately bloodshed and the rather difficult removal of those in power from where they have been for so many years? >> i think any of our countries under went to the process of change over a period of time. you can look at -- you can look at examples where this has happened. it must happen in a way that recognizes there are different elements in the situation. i deal with things day in and day out. i'm focused on the israeli- palestine question. what is going on in the middle east as a whole, there is a process of transition. where is a transition into? i hope and belie

look fishing -- the president warned his country will reply >> the former british prime minister tony blairas expressed his deep and profound regret over the victims of the iraq war. he made the statement at the end of four and a half hours of testimony before the iraq war inquiry in london. in a written statement, he acknowledged he had discounted advice from his attorney general in 2003 that the invion of iraq may not legal without the backing of the u.n.. the former prime minister said he viewed that advice as provisional. so berlin is hopping. fashion week in green week. >> double the amount of visitors expected for the world's biggest food fair. i do not know the two go hand- in-hand. but i would not mind eating my way through this. food prices have been one topic that consumers are concerned about. dioxin has been another. the gornment has made ves t make sur the dioxin scandal does not occur again. producers of announced plans to introduce controls. high levels of cancer causing dioxin found in northern germany, prompting some consumers to steer clear of eggs and pork. many have star

so service has blocked the iraq war inquiry in london from publishing extracts of notes sent by tony blair to the former u.s. president george w. bush in the run-up to the conflict. the inquiry chairman said disclosure would have offered insights into mr. blair's think again critical points. he says in korean members are disappointed by the decision. they were told the publication would harm britain's international relations. a police investigation into the plane crash in london last year that killed the polish president and 95 others has accused russian air traffic control of failing to warn pilots the aircraft was of course. the official russian inquiry has accused polish officials in the cockpit of putting the pilots under psychological pressure to land despite bad weather. police in los angeles have apprehended a teenager in connection with an accidental shooting at gardena high school. the 16-year-old student, so far unnamed, took a gun to school, it is reported, but it went off when he dropped his backpack. two people were injured. one is said to be critical. the former haitian leade

prime minister tony blair has to face a second round of questioning over his role in the run up to the rock wall well inquiries investigating zeigler u.k. site all to the us in the invasion they are very close to terrified an iraq. war protesters are expected to demonstrate throughout the to go to school. for one hundred twenty people have been arrested in the largest single day in lafayette crackdown in u.s. history they're accused of responding to it's led to extortion to drug trafficking f.b.i. agents used whatsapp so tonnage and its assistance from the families informants sweeps which to me york's five million one families took place in the city and in other areas north east of the country. the mysterious billboard depicting the infamous deceased colombian drug lord public giving season's greetings has been taken down by police in the ukrainian city of hot coffee the border showed a smiling asked wishing locals a happy new year shows claim they have no idea who was behind the bizarre message that had paid their forty twenty five thousand dollar cost to use the billboard even with t

former british prime minister tony blair has faced the country's iraq war in korea for the second time in his role in the lead up to the invasion it was to clarify his previous answers after witnesses question parts of his testimony blair says he discussed regime change with then president bush an admitted ignoring advice that the war was illegal anti-war protesters outside called for a blair to stand trial at the hague. in the albanian capital tehran least three people have been shot dead and several injured during a rally thousands of protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office demanding the government step down over allegations of corruption police do use tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds who called for fresh elections the country's been in political deadlock since the opposition rejected the result of the ballot two years ago. finally in this news block and chapman the so-called sexy spy has taken another career turn this time on two russian television sets. after years of being under the radar snooping in the u.s. the spy world's pin up girl is now uncoveri

prime minister tony blair is to face a second round of questioning over his role and run up to the iraq war i think a lot is investigating right in any case of i think any of us in the invasion there will be asked to clarify his earlier own since i think the drugs and in which i still expect to demonstrate throughout interrogation. more than one hundred twenty people have been arrested in the largest single day mafia crackdown in u.s. history queues of numerous run into the illegal acts from extortion to drug trafficking f.b.i. agents use wiretaps and intelligence including assistance from more than a fantasy elements. rests which targeted new york's five main crime families took place in the city and in other areas northeast of the country. a mysterious billboard depicting the infamous deceased colombian drug lord scuba diving season's greetings has been taken down by police and ukrainians if you all cough or show the smiling school wishing the calls happy new year officials claim they have no idea who was behind the bizarre message that paid a reported twenty five thousand dollars cos

prime minister tony blair is to face a second round of questioning over his role in the run up to the iraq war why are is investigating why did you take support of the us in the invasion they will be asked to clarify his anyroad says and he was protesters are expected to demonstrate throughout the inquiry. more than one hundred twenty people have been detained in the village a single day and i feel down in u.s. history use of force of violent and evil acts from murder and extortion to drug trafficking f.b.i. agents use wire taps of intelligence including assistance from the thousand informants switch targeting new york's five main crime families took place in the city and in other areas northeast of the country. south korea has agreed to a joint high level military talks with the north following months of tensions between the two countries and their proposals right from geck to buy so as sincere relations on the peninsula have been at their worst level in years since last november's deadly to exchange between the two countries washington has been the latest development calling it an i

ok now at some of the walls of the main stories this hour and former british prime minister tony blair has been questioned in london for a second time obey his role in the run up to the war the inquiry was investigating among all the issues why the u.k. supported the u.s. led invasion blair says he discussed regime change with then president bush and image of ignoring advice to the war was illegal when he was asked to clarify also as he gave to the panel members in january last year. so korea's military has a free all twenty one a crew members held on a kong a ship by pirates off the coast of somalia navy commandos stormed the vessel killing eight pirates and capturing five others the chemical transporter was hijacked at the weekend while on its way to sri lanka from the united arab emirates . into new zealand thousands of people have gathered near the interior ministry demanding the dissolution of the new interim government it gave them made a national day of mourning for those who died during the month long uprising that overthrew president ben ali and he says seventy eight people we

bush and tony blair in the run up to the conflict won't be heard the commission was supposed to question military and political figures on why britain invaded british politician jeremy coleman's party was in power time itself tells r.t. that. would have more respect if it went to him in national court. judgement and it's the only one that was involved in every single one of the decisions in every single one of the meetings he's the one that saw the attorney general's. informal advice he's the one who decided what from the attorney general would be put in front of the cabinet he's the one who discussed with jack straw and with jeremy greenstock what went before the un security council and he's the one look decided what he was going to say to parliament and what he didn't say to parliament so yes he's absolutely central to it but this is in a sense the last chance saloon. british public inquiry is because we had the foreign office. committee inquiry we had the parliamentary process and then gordon brown agreed that this inquiry would be set up and indeed it has been set up if we're to have

former british prime minister tony blair faced the country's iraq war inquiry for a second time on fridayto explain his reasons for the military conflict said he stood shoulder to shoulder with the usa with decision to go to war but admitted he would granted the loss of life they stick it in journalist chris saying says documents about britain's involvement in the conflict only own says. i think to some extent the documents that are being published all the time now are giving us a picture we can always see documents more and more that say that in late two thousand and one after september the eleventh in early two thousand and two blair was looking for regime change was backing to looking to back the americans over regime change i think it's pretty conclusive that's why we went to war it is the documents of the telling the story rather than mr blair especially as blair seemed rather less sure of his case towards the end he was questioned about the detail of you know why he thought that saddam wasn't complying and he talked about the inspectors not being able to have free interviews with th

adjustment and it's a judgment it's as if a european politician former head of government in the case of tony blair was actually brought before the. international court in the hague and investigated the rest of the world would have far more respect for the international process because the moment the most prominent people come before. the. temps a resting place for him to see the current trial that's going on charles taylor from liberia and the past process on the loss of it the situation in yugoslavia went up but the perpetrators of this war. the iraq war are in the united states and in europe and i think it would do an awful lot for the standing of this because there is a bit of a feeding a round ok you go off to big guys in small countries you go after big guys and big countries. again it's a brief look at some of the headlines from around the world the saw now. korea excepted a fresh hopeful for north to hold high level military talks that she was selling are expected to try and resolve tensions caused by the recent steady exchangeable to reply and also by young earlier this month to hold discu

it's all been mero but the basis i want to come back to because after what we've just heard from tony blair dryness wrong lebanon has never had a government in the way in which the western states have a government it is a power sharing arrangement it is not a government by which one sect one group dominates and has had germany over the others it's if you like a four legged race in which the main force sects are tied at the ankle together and struggle as best they can towards the finishing line now what happens and what has happened recently has been that one group has tried to if you like use a western style view that there is an absolute mandate for anyone who has a majority in parliament to use against other sectarian groups and there's been naturally a very strong reaction against that and that's part of what the problems that we three and which we're facing today finally on the point of the day of rage there are sporadic elements of violence but actually there's been a very small turnout of protests both in tripoli where they had to delay the protest in fact because not enough people tu