2050.be undeveloped in # this is a long-term business that will be with us for come.tions to the westminster government have underestimated significance of -- we underplayed the value of the resource. of the --t given the history and track it notof westminster, is --sible that i think most people in scotland say let's use the resources for the benefit of the scottish people. >> order. scottishked how the government will ensure the future of ship building. tuesday i met with, i spoke -- tomorrow i'll visit the shipyard itself. we all express a very serious sucht that the yard with closed.l was there's no question of the that they wish to continue ship building. the view is shared, and how a climatesure that for 12 new vessels and the using investment will be support of ferguson's and the economy. >> when he made his statement on i did think he -- there have been substantial orders placed with this yard and opportunity given the new generation of ly, and we have great hopes that we'll revise a that can where .ontinue under new ownership two things encourage me. one is that the determination of

different direction and because it was so much larger than scotland we end up with a government westminster which is not chosen by the scottish people so the first argument is the sense that democratic one that nations and scotland's a nation have a right to self-determination and the second argument is about what you do with that book of c. i think it's a pretty universal law anytime anywhere anyplace that the best people to govern the country the best people to choose how a country should be government of the people who live and work in that country i think that applies everywhere and i think it certainly applies to sculp well you're only fourteen months away from the referendum does it worry you a little bit that the majority of scots do not want independence from k. and for the last five years to polls haven't changed. well if it comes to opinion polls when i was reelected to useable by an absolute majority in a proportional system as to the scope and the boat three months before the election i was twenty percent behind in the opinion polls i ended up almost twenty percent in front in t

is that a price worth paying westminster government?> i said earlier, as a society we have an obligation to ensure that we get children out of poverty. hold a minute. stop interrupting. for example, the government has cut a billion pounds from antipoverty programs, you've cut 130,000 college brace, most people ere going into whose only way out of poverty was education. [speaking simultaneously] 100,000 people with disability. these are the people who are suffering from westminster government, that's all very well for to you say you're a labor politician, but why are you standing here defending a policy -- [inaudible] [applause] >> i disagree with the conservative government. i disagree with your government. i believe people across parties believe we're better as part of the united kingdom, just like you're in bed with people you wouldn't normally be in bed with. on the issues of welfare reform, on the issues of stopping poverty, on the issues of ensuring we're a fair and justice society, i believe we can best do that with the resources

westminster stands indicted. >> let me try to follow.applause] >> there are many issues that we could discuss, we are quite pressed for time. the welfare issue that you mentioned, the scottish government estimated that as a being of disability, replaced with a personal independence payment in the coming years more than 100,000 disabled scots lose money. do you support that reform? we have as a country an obligation to help people who need support, but you need the means to do it. and if you end up in a situation where you cut off opportunities to pay for these things, it will be less likely that you can provide the level of support needed in the future. that is why i think this approach is absolutely wrong. we know people with disabilities and an aging population that will require more medical care. burden on 5t million people when it can be pooled and shared? it makes no sense whatsoever. [applause] taxesem that draws on from the whole of the united kingdom rather than just those in scotland. gave ther question you answer, there are ind

davidson will know that major figures in the westminster government have admitted they underestimatedhe significance of oil and gas. we underplayed the value of the resource. it was part of the normal .attern to question the values given the track record of westminster, is it not possible that our government are doing exactly the same thing? [applause] looking at the evidence over the last 40 years, most people in scotland would say, let's get to using natural resources for the benefit of the scottish people. [applause] >> how will the scottish government ensure the future of shipbuilding? >> tuesday, i met with the ferguson shop schools. tomorrow, i will speak with employees about the scottish government's commitment to the future. a multiagency task force has been convened by the cabinet of the secretary and is due to have its next meeting by sunday. everyone in the chamber is doing everything within their power to ensure the continuation of shipbuilding. [applause] >> can i think the first minister for his response? they have already declared and expressed serious interest in the s

we know that won't be implemented from westminster. not from the tory government and certainly not from the labour party which has artie accepted the spending plan. has the labour party so far gone -- that they're prepared to see the expansion of food banks as a sign of success of this union. [applause] >> trust the first minister, how many two-year-olds from work less families will receive free childcare at the start of the new school session? 400.round 300 indeed, the first two euros to benefit started in nurseries on tuesday of this week. in total, we spent more than 8000 two-year-olds from work was households. they will get a better start to in education and the parents are much -- a much better chance of finding work. >> i think every political party in this chamber is on record supporting improved childcare provision. is unclear that the scottish government has had to admit that local authorities cannot deliver the full commitment of two-year-olds from work less families in a timescale that they were promised. and i ask what info

westminster stands indicted. >> let me try to follow.applause] >> there are many issues that we could discuss, we are quite pressed for time. the welfare issue that you mentioned, the scottish government estimated that as a result of disability, being replaced with a personal independence payment in the coming years more than 100,000 disabled scots lose money. do you support that reform? we have as a country an obligation to help people who need support, but you need the means to do it. and if you end up in a situation where you cut off opportunities to pay for these things, it will be less likely that you can provide the level of support needed in the future. that is why i think this approach is absolutely wrong. we know people with disabilities and an aging population that will require more medical care. why take that burden on 5 million people when it can be pooled and shared? it makes no sense whatsoever. [applause] a system that draws on taxes from the whole of the united kingdom rather than just those in scotland. >> in your questi

know it was a white hole but it is a why done it the draft report was released not long off to westminster offered up two thirds of england to any energy companies that want to bid for shale gas drilling licenses to people desperate to find out what the sense of parts are hiding a roland and the retailer they've been trying to sell their home in rasika in lancashire last year they found by as and agreed a price but the sale fell through when plans to frack in the area emerged they've even put the price of the house down by twenty five thousand pounds but still no one wants that are you know what. all our money. we were in a lot of some m.p.'s have been calling for the government to offer financial compensation to homeowners like roland and marie who could lose money because of neighbor i drilling but westminster has so far refused to offer payouts saying that fracking will herald a new era of cheap energy and boost the economy we asked defra why they had sent said parts of the shale gas study a government spokesperson said there is no evidence that house prices have been affected in over h

best sound bite of the night perhaps when he was explaining why he thinks that the politicians in westminster are irrelevant to scotland let's take a listen to him now. but we still get the government but he was accused of. difficult questions about what an independent scotland would look like in particular in relation to scottish currency and the economy he was asked several times by alistair darling and by members of the audience what currency an independent scotland would use if it can't keep the pound as westminster has been saying that it won't be able to alex salmond couldn't come up with an answer he just kept repeating that he thinks that the best option for scotland would be to use the pound and it didn't seem like a satisfying oncet for many scottish people who are wondering how they'll be paying their mortgages and their bills if scotland does become independent now we had another heated exchange where the she was on the other foot alex salmond had backed alistair darling into a corner by repeatedly asking him if he thought that scotland could be a successful independent country bu

if it can't keep the pound as westminster has been saying that it won't be able to alex salmond couldn't come up with an answer he just kept repeating that he thinks that the best option for scotland would be to use the pound and it didn't seem like a satisfying answer for many scottish people who are wondering how they'll be paying their mortgages and their bills if scotland does become independent now we had another heated exchange where the shoe was on the other firth and alex salmond had backed alistair darling into a corner by repeatedly asking him if he thought that scotland could be a successful independent country but alistair darling just wouldn't give him a straight now the leader of the better together campaign has been accused of being slightly negative throughout the debate and talking up the risks of voting for an independent scotland i don't want to see your children's future gambled away i want to have the. world well this debate drew so much interest from around the globe that the website streaming the debate online crashed so overwhelming was people's interest in it but

temperatures in the 60s in most spots. 50s in westminster. luray has dipped to 59 degrees with 68 on the bay in annapolis. the light winds this morning will be with us for the day. the sunshine, the heat, all of them come together to produce some extra ozone at ground level. nitrous oxides. that means the air quality goes a little south. unhealthy for sensitive today. the young, the old, anybody with health issues probably want to keep it indoors in the air conditioning this afternoon. let's turn it over to monika now with a look at timesaver traffic. >>> a couple of issues i need to tell you about. first of all looks pretty good here on the beltway but if you're coming in on the dulles toll road, there was a car on fire at wiehle avenue eastbound on the dulles toll road. the left lane is blocked. you request see that -- you can see that bit of red forming in that area. it's causing that delay through there. once you're beyond that you're okay as you head for the beltway. 66 the lanes are open but slow now manassas into centreville. let's go

and on his tomb at westminster -- not westminster, yeah, westminster, 15 had a brilliant and lengthy -- what do you call it? [inaudible] yeah, epitaph, thank you, epitaph which includes the phrase that he showed too much zeal, which, of course, is what killed him and what destroyed the chance to have arnold as an asset. >> exactly. i agree with you do often wonder we have nathan hale their. there is a statue outside of the auditorium between the main building and the auditorium at the cia had course of nathan hill. the typist at gc probably in one of 50, 175 places around the u.s. their heroic pose of an individual. truth of the matter is when no idea what nathan hale looked like. except another part of the entire myth. but he deserves credit because he was more than willing to die for his country. the culprits of course has got a renewed interest because of the amc series turn, and a book that is a historical fiction book called the secret six that is able to point out characterizations a little bit better because they're able to use this, a fictional approach to it. >> the issue of

and on his tomb at westminster abbey -- not westminster -- yeah, westminster, the king had a brilliant and lengthy, what do you call it? >> epitaph? >> yeah, epitaph. thank you. epitaph, which includes the phrase that he showed too much zeal. [laughter] which, of course, is what killed him. >> uh-huh. >> and what destroyed their chance to have arnold as a long-term asset. >> exactly, burton. i agree with you. i often wondered why we had nathan hale there. there is a statue outside of the auditorium between the main building and the auditorium at cia headquarters of nathan hale. it's the type of statue that you see probably in 150, 175 places around the u.s. very heroic pose as an individual. truth of the matter is, we have no idea what nathan hale looked like. it's another part of the entire myth. but he was, i mean, he deserves credit because he was more than willing to die for his country while others budget. the culpers have got a renewed interest because of the amc series "turn" and a book that is a historical fiction book called "the secret six" that is able to lay out characteriz

zero in westminster. zero in manassas out toward warrenton, luray, harrisonburg.cumberland we have dense fog. there is a break in winchester. when you go down even toward tappahannock reporting some fog and quarter mile visibility. beautiful in washington. here we are north of reagan national with sunshine. that's going to be the case all day long. upper 70s to 80s by lunch time. mid- to upper 80s, maybe near 90 for a high today. with the light winds, the sungy skies, we do have -- sunny skies, we do have a code orange air alert. that means the air is unhealthy for the young, the old and anyone with illness. if you exercise outside be you might want to do thearlier than later -- that earlier than later. the nationals first pitch looking good. 86 at 7:00 p.m. we'll be down to the low 80s by 9:00. that's a fine evening for baseball. right now, though, with the fog we've got some temps in the 50s in westminster and cumberland in the upper 50s. low 60s. the cooler it is, it makes it easier for the clouds to condense out. that's why we've got that 63 with the fog in fr

political parties in westminster have said that they want to agree to it.luster position. they be they are weighing the cost of trade and having a different currency and scotland versus the cost of going into a with the country with whom there is no fiscal integration. the eurozone crisis is a currency union that many may .2 -- point to as a cautionary tale. that may be why scotland is not officially allowed to use the pound if the yes vote comes through. is there no recognition of that argument amongst those who want to see independence? to be honest, i'm struggling to hear you a little bit here. i will answer based on what i think i heard. what i am seeing quite clearly is that this is a political that the parties are adopting. let's assume there is a yes vote. , because of the international trade between scotland and england, the decisions need to be made that suit both economies. they are an optimal zone. they will need to continue to trade. this idea that scotland is going to become a foreign country is ridiculous. this is about having control of the o

2050.be undeveloped in # this is a long-term business that will be with us for come.tions to the westminster government have underestimated significance of -- we underplayed the value of the resource. of the --t given the history and track it notof westminster, is --sible that i think most people in scotland say let's use the resources for the benefit of the scottish people. >> order. scottishked how the government will ensure the future of ship building. tuesday i met with, i spoke -- tomorrow i'll visit the shipyard itself. we all express a very serious sucht that the yard with closed.l was there's no question of the that they wish to continue ship building. the view is shared, and how a climatesure that for 12 new vessels and the using investment will be support of ferguson's and the economy. >> when he made his statement on i did think he -- there have been substantial orders placed with this yard and opportunity given the new generation of ly, and we have great hopes that we'll revise a that can where .ontinue under new ownership two things encourage me. one is that the determination of

with 49 now in westminster, maryland.7 in la plata and easton and manassas and leesburg in the mid-50s. a great day going into the low 80s. we'll talk about the holiday weekend when i see you in a few minutes. right now andrea and nick have more news for you. >>> time to see what our partners over at cbs this morning have on tap. >> our favorite partner gayle king is live in new york with a preview. may i introduce nick giovanni to you. >> i was going to say there's a new name i don't recognize. nick, very nice to meet you on camera. >> very nice to meet you through the screen there. >> yes, i've heard wonderful things. hello, andrea. always good to see you. ahead entertainment tonight's nancy o'dell is monitoring joan rivers' condition. she's in a medically induced coma this morning. plus, the n.f.l. takes a strong vance against domestic violence. and dr. david agus on the experimental shots to the brain that could boost your memory. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00 straight up. melissa rivers is th

temps range from the upper 70s in cumberland, westminster to 81 in orange. only 77 at pax river naval air station. 82 in gaithersburg. also in d.c. a quick look at temps locally. upper 70s to low 80s across the board but the humidity is up. the sun is out on our michael & son weather camera. the dew point 64. notice the storms to the west. we'll have a system today, one tomorrow afternoon, one friday afternoon. so the yellow alerts are going to stay up for the next few days. our futurecast trying to bring the showers and storms at least out introthe shenandoah valley. this may be a little slow the way the development is happening. maybe closer to the blue ridge by 3:30 which would bring it toward us 4:00, 4:30, 5:00 in d.c. and a second batch toward 9:00, 10:00. stay up on the weather this afternoon. of course we'll have the latest online and on air as we go throughout the afternoon and evening for you. topper is coming in here in just a little while. weather wise this afternoon, yellow alert with scattered storms into the evening hours, 88. 70 tonight. acti

a team of workers not afraid of heights scaled the 314-foot tower in westminster. the cleaners will also inspect the clock for damage. the job should take about a week to complete. big ben was first installed in 1859. >>> the coach of the cleveland browns says johnny machine zell's obscene jest -- manziel's obscene gesture last night is disappointing. he gave the finger at last night's fed ex field. the skins won. cleveland's coach promised to name the team's starting quarterback today but after uninspired games from both single callers, he suggested he may delay that decision. >>> i'm tracking spotty showers at this hour which are coming through the metro mainly south of route 50 here. see how they've been hoffing from east to west. not the usual direction. we have an easterly wind today. we see them in prince george's county down more -- a little more heavy, nothing terrib heavy but a little bit heavier into charles county. i want to take you into prince george's and the upper parm borrow area -- marlboro area. we're seeing this 301 pasting just south of joint ba

a sliver of clouds from winchester, westminster. that's about it. lots of sunshine and lots of temperatures already into the lower 80s. we're up to 84. low 80s in the shenandoah valley. cumberland also 84 and 83 in washington. it's going to be a hot and humid afternoon. thinking about any relief? probably not going to see much in the the way of shower or thunderstorm activity even though there's a front coming except for the mountains of west virginia, northern maryland perhaps as well and part offed shenandoah -- parts of the shenandoah valley as well. 92 at reagan national. easton 89. many of you in the upper 80s. we get a little break tomorrow and friday, but the weekend into labor day looks very much like the heart of summer which hasn't been that summery. i'll have the full seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, howard. >>> we've been talking a lot about back to school and staying healthy this school year. dr. melissa wisner of inova is answering your questions live at wusa9.com. her colleague is joining us

you can see the black front page with one photo, the grave of the unknown warrior at westminster abbey, where a candlelight vigil was held. all over the country people joined in this strange but necessary act of commemoration a memorial for something we cannot remember but we must not forget. as part of a cartoon from the guardian, have we actually learned the lessons from history? you can see the poppy, the symbol of world war i and veterans in general. the poppy says "never again." but you can see it is being stamped on by a boot, some soldier, we don't know where it is. this comes in the context of the fighting in ukraine, the middle east, etc.. china daily focuses on this as well. and also the ebola crisis that we have been seeing spreading in africa. a pretty bleak situation there. you can see the angel of death launching a rocket toward the world on the edge of a cliff. a pretty depressing cartoon. >> you mentioned the ebola crisis, and that is at the top of the agenda of the first ever u.s.-africa summit in washington. >> that summit was aimed to encourage investment u.s. invest

but there is far too much that still controlled at westminster. we could not stop the bedroom tax. we can't stop illegal wars. we cannot stop the disabled with welfare cuts. billionsstop countless being wasted on a new generation of weapons of mass destruction. now we have the opportunity to change all of that. three weeks on thursday, we can take matters into scottish hands. to go backward. more and more scots want to complete the whole world journey. the case for independence depends on a simple proposition will stop absolutely no one will run affairs of this country better than the people who live and work in scotland. no one cares more about scotland. just like in 1979, the voices of doom tell us we can't do it. we can't do it every other country takes for granted. and just like then, they are wrong. we are a rich nation, resourceful people are making -- we can create a prosperous nation and a fair society. a real vision for the people of scotland. this is our time, our moment. let us do it now. host: scottish national party leader alex salmond from last night's debate laying o

it is for you to decide. >> the cutbacks from westminster? >> you have made the point time and time again. >> it is for you to decide. >> they don't play these games. >> it is a national pub service. >> do your colleagues estimate they should try the system? >> i don't think that you choose between defending the country in the national health service? >> i don't believe it. >> do we choose to believe it? >> i am telling you, there were 13 years i was in government. spending more money in the future. >> is that a sensible allegation? -- allocation? >> i understand that many people think trident is wrong. [applause] >> answer the question. >> i think we have an obligation to defend this country. >> name three job creating powers. >> first of all, devolving the work program. devolving further. >> what would that be first? >> secondly, it would be making sure that we guaranteed the unemployed getting back into work. >> i have told you that there is a program for devolving the work into the program. >> part of the united kingdom. >> is this the un

free education, that had a good welfare state, and these are things that are not priorities for westminster. >> her arguments go down well with some of the other mothers, but not all. >> everybody is talking about, "we want to pay less taxes" and "we want to pay more benefits." my logic is like many goes around. if we want to pay less but we want to have more, where is that money coming from? >> suzan robertson says shescottish independence would not provide a magic solution, but she thinks that it would at least give scots more say in the political process. her daughter holly was just a few weeks old when she founded mums for change. another reason she says she wants scottish independence is in case london opts to leave the european union. >> scotland would probably be taken out of europe on the back of a no vote as well because i think that would be another thing that i think we would not have any say in. for me personally, i want my daughter to grow up in a country that is outward looking. i like being part of europe. >> but her main reason is her desire for more social justice. she says

scotland where there's an independence referendum in just six weeks some social media responses accuse westminster of dangling a scottish spaceport and the potential local jobs and economic growth it would create as a carrot for scots to stay in the union and if you listen to the gas company they will see that they want to work very closely with the rest if you listen to the press the go to our side door this is a completely new countries and that really they were working towards this so you are already going to or perhaps it will be scottish national party leader alex salmond says that whatever the outcome of the referendum scotland would still be the best location for a new base but the rumble is that scotland won't want to gift an independent scotland a spaceport that would create jobs that could be kept south of the border wretched bronson's virgin galactic. is already advertising space tourism in the window display of its london head courses from the end of this year anyone willing to stump up one hundred and twenty thousand pounds can take a trip into space from a spaceport in new mexico the

concerns over the islam mix states reign of terror and over the spread of extremist ideology at home westminster could be forced to reconsider i. see london. the u.n. has declared the highest level of emergency in iraq warning that thousands of christian refugees trapped by jihad is on mountain jar face imminent genocide within days a u.s. helicopter delivering food to the area led to desperate crowds rushing to the aircraft begging the crew to take them to safety the pentagon though says an evacuation is not necessary because far fewer people are under siege than bring usually thought. after thousands managed to escape to safety. for now america and some european partners are trying to get weapons to kurdistan which was long one of the tanami from iraq and other territories while washington was first to offer hardware with the cia providing local militia with light weapons and ammunitions france which is only ever had a humanitarian involved move for as those who agreed with baghdad to supply some weaponry while the u.k. is helping transport soviet era weapons from eastern europe foreign policy

concerns over the islam makes states reign of terror and over the spread of extremist ideology at home westminster could be forced to reconsider i. london. the un have declared the highest level of emergency in iraq warning about thousands of refugees to. bind you hiatus could face imminent genocide within days a u.s. helicopter delivering food to the area was rushed to by disparate crowds begging the crew to take them all to safety the pentagon though claims a complete evacuation is not necessary because far fewer people are under siege than previously thought. for now america and some of its allies are delivering arms and ammunition to the kurds while washington was the first to offer the firepower with the cia now providing local militia with light weapons and bullets friends which has only ever had humanitarian involvement before has also agreed with baghdad to supply some weaponry while the iraqi government which have been reluctant to help to separate is kurds before is now giving them weapons as well while the u.k. is helping transform. soviet era ammunition from eastern europe foreign poli

members of the audience about which currency scotland would have if it couldn't retain the pounders westminster is saying that it can't he didn't have a concrete answer to that he avoided the question about what his contingency plan b. c. or d. would be another heated exchange was when alex salmond was asking alistair darling if he thinks scotland could be a successful independent country he was dodging that question pretty much as much as alexander was dodging the currency question he didn't want to give an answer and he did manage to avoid it i don't want to see your children's future gambled away i want to have the. world in fact it's not clear and experts say that t.v. debates very rarely have any sway in these very important issues that they rarely make a difference because a lot of scots will have already made up their mind which way they want to vote so the aim of this debate was for the undecided voters to sway into some way or another. one hundred years on the world is commemorating the start of the great war the battles which took place in western europe are taking basically the main

over the islam makes states reign of terror and david the spread of extremist ideology at home westminster could be forced to reconsider i. see london. and the un has declared the highest level of emergency in iraq warning the thousands of years e.d. and christian refugees trapped by jihad based on months in jail facing imminent genocide within days u.s. helicopter delivering food to the area led to desperate crowds rushing to the aircraft begging the crew to take them to safety the pentagon now says an evacuation is not necessary because far fewer people are under siege and previously thought after thousands managed to escape to safety. often our america and some european partners are trying to get weapons to cut a stock which has long wanted all to. providing local militia with light weapons. only ever had humanitarian involvement before has also agreed with baghdad to supply some weaponry or the u.k. is helping transport soviet era weapons from eastern europe foreign policy expert robert nyman told us the arms supplies will be another incentive for iraqi kurds to seek more independence.

concerns over the islam mix states reign of terror and over the spread of extremist ideology at home westminster could be forced to reconsider i. see london. germany has also pledged nonlethal military aid to iraq after american fronts released arms supplies to the kurds to help them fight the islamic state some u.s. new officials though say the jihadist must be dealt with because they pose a direct threat to western countries these warnings have been backed up with some powerful social media images to move this youngster only a boy in syria holding up a decapitated head and this latest photo depicting a british rapper who also traveled to syria and join the radical movement there one prominent muslim activist told us the actions of european governments are driving some people towards the jihadi scamp. and government policy is actually alien eight hundred people and other parts is is just double sort of misses is that on one side we have to be involved in the move all of the syrian government and the other side you know read it is a confusion miss is just going up and use the unfortunately there

highlight the suffering caused by the blockade have a look at the symbolic protests in the heart of westminster demonstrators placing themselves and wooden boxes to highlight the confined spaces the people of gaza have to endure to read more about that right now online at r.t. dot com while you're there we've got the story also i want how a recent social media posting has attracted the attention of the u.s. secret service after a message supporting the islamic state militant group was sent from just outside the white house. in the meantime the islamic states offensive in iraq continues and entire kurdish villages are reportedly being massacred by jihadists militants that have managed to occupy large areas of northern iraq the population of the village consists mostly of the yazidi. minority persecuted by islamists are considered to be devil worshipers by the she harvests thousands of years people have fled their homes to escape the onslaught i mean while e.u. foreign ministers have agreed to supply heavy weapons to the kurdish forces in iraq to help them fight. now or something more that could

concerns over the islam makes states reign of terror and over the spread of extremist ideology at home westminster could be forced to read. i. see. british say our soldiers have already been sent here to mount sin jar where the u.s. has been weighing up the possible rescue of thousands of years eating christian refugees who are trapped by islamic state writers the pentagon says an evacuation is unlikely because far fewer people under siege than previously thought but as a u.s. helicopter delivered food to the area desperate crowds rushed to the aircraft begging to take them to safety the u.n. has declared the highest level of emergency in iraq warning that thousands of years each face imminent genocide within days. from now western nations are trying to get weapons to iraqi kurdistan the u.s. was first to offer with the cia providing local militia with light weapons and ammunition for arms which is only have a hunch humanitarian involvement before has also agreed with baghdad to supply some weaponry while the u.k. is helping transport soviet era weapons from eastern europe foreign policy expert ro