britain. 20, 30 groups that were operating within britain. and -- most of them and -- some from somalia and some from yemen. most taking orders from pakistan. i think that will be true of any western european country and -- >> do you think anybody at high level in pakistan would have known that bin laden was there? >> the question in pakistan is you have the army and security services and have you the politicians and business class. you have a very divided political system. until there is unity in pakistan, until people come together, then the attack on terrorism, fight against terrorism, will be infective and this is the real problem we face. afghanistan is soluble. if we had -- stability in pakistan. and -- terrorism in pakistan needs the local government, local people to come together with these -- with nonsectarian politics and with the army and sturtze services working with them to deal with this threat and too much division in pakistan for the fight against terrorism to be effective. >> finally, what do you miss most about being prime m

britain already shares a huge amount of intelligence with the united states in fact britain's nuclear deterrent can actually a nuclear missile on its own so in fact what is happening today is largely symbolic the special relationship phrase was a deeply testy one when blair was in power and his relationship with bush was seen in britain to be much more one of a rather than a partner and yes in a sense it will describe is unpopular was. not everyone welcomes president obama's presence in the u.k. a range of groups are using it as an opportunity to demonstrate against what they see as the anglo-saxon machine and islamist fringe organizations linked aggressive foreign policy led by the u.s. and the u.k. supported variously by france and other nato allies with terror attacks there's a war taking place against some of the since the last of the two believe that stop supporting the dictators it wasn't countries that's not torturing us supporting the car sort of his role. models you know. the u.s. and u.k. have been involved in two major wars in the last ten years in both iraq and afghanistan

were living in britain. 20 or 30 groups that were operating within britain. and most of them, some from somalia from some yemen, but most were taking their orders from pakistan. and i think that will be true of any western european country, true of america itself. >> do you think anybody at high level in pakistan would have known that osama bin laden was there? >> well, the question in pakistan is you've got the army, you've got the security services, you've got the politicians, the business class, a very divided political system. until there is unity in pakistan, until people come together, then the attack on terrorism, the fight against terrorism, will be ineffective. and this is the real problem that we face. afghanistan is soluble if we had stability in pakistan. terrorism in pakistan needs the local government, the local people, to come together with these -- almost with nonsec tarrian politics and with the army and political services to work with them to deal with this threat. there is too much division in pakistan for the fight against terrorism to be

to come in with them reinforcing britain's reputation as the us is a lapdog. but this time it's different in libya it's britain taking the lead in nato with the us keen to keep its role to a minimum a deepening of cooperation between the two is something this group of demonstrators of a moment lee objects to these cars go through. the starting xi to libya. three major wars the ten year lows get really bad news for those of us who want peace in the world to see a st charles corp more closely affairs outside buckingham palace where obama is staying these protesters are trying to persuade him and british prime minister cameron to stop waging war in foreign lands so far it hasn't worked on cheese day obama and cameron were united in their intention to increase pressure on colonel gadhafi in libya obama's visit and this demonstration come as need to escalate since involvement in the war in libya frances says it will deploy helicopters bringing the fighting closer to the grounds of the global war machine grumbles with the alliance of london and washington in the eng

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is not just a special relationship but an essential one, how barack obama described the ties between britain and america as he and first lady michelle kicked off their two-day visit in london. it is only the second time during the queen's reign that the u.s. has a full state visit. the obamas attended a star-studded banquet at buckingham palace. our royal correspondent has been following all the day's events. for years, the americans shied away from this kind of palace pomp and ceremony, which is why remarkably, this is only the second state visit by a u.s. president, but this evening, a relationship between two nations which have done so much together was celebrated at the palace in style. >> mr. president, i'm delighted to welcome you and mrs. obama to london. >> at a state banquet, the queen recalled how the united states had come to the aid of europe in two world wars. she said america remains britain's most important ally. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate the tried, tested and yet special relationship between our two countries. >> thank you for your -- >> in reply, pres

to come in with the reinforcing britain's reputation as the us is lap dog. but this time it's different in libya it's britain taking the lead in nato with the us keen to keep its role to a minimum a deepening of cooperation between the two is something this group could demonstrate is a payment lee objects to these other cars go to the forefront are starting to libya . three major wars in ten years those good news for those of us who want peace in the world to see those two hours for breaking ball closely or tree affairs outside buckingham palace where obama is staying these protesters are trying to persuade him and british prime minister cameron to stop waging war in foreign lands say for it hasn't worked and cameron will united in their intention to increase pressure on colonel gadhafi in libya. demonstration come as nato escalates its involvement in the war in libya france is better able to cloyd helicopters bringing fighting closer to the ground the global war machine crumple zone with the alliance of london and washington in the engine room and this new

adam sinned, o dissent is months are terrorized britain to the waterfront. they sent tax collectors, burned their homes from preventing ships from landing. gradually, they close the waterfront and close boston to almost all british ships. adam sandler to political leaders and other coastal cities. he is absolutely filled with a sense of power and he wanted to gain more. he convinced other cities to follow suit. he soon found harbor front up and down the coast aurore wrightson gained national rep temptation is a great revolutionary leader. merchants meanwhile stopped importing british goods. within months, british manufacturers and exporters observed huge financial losses. reduce trade fell by 50% and the british merchant, british exporters demanded the parliament repealed the stamp tax in america to restore trade relations. 1765, parliament did just that in turn sam adams and james otis and two euros and boston and elsewhere in america. not just who are these heroes? both were from wealthy families and like many of the wealthy new englanders, they were harva

>>reporter: so for some people it's great to be in britain, but is britain still great? >>jiang: it is still great britain and i guess if it can find that growth engine it'll be even greater going forward and i see that foundation is still there for people to be rebuilding on. >>reporter: that will be a big task and it's clear the uk will never be the global super power it once was. but compared to other european economies britain is in a better position to bounce back. >>india may be one of the economic success stories of the modern world, but it has achieved this despite some truly antiquated transport infrastructure. the government is pushing to improve this with a massive investment programme which will benefit millions of people, yet there is some resistance to the plans. >>reporter: every weekday morning in mumbai, 5000 lunch deliverymen go to work, taking hundreds of thousands of home cooked meals from the suburbs, to workers in the city centre. >>reporter: the dabbbawallahs, as they are known, are semi literate, but achieve a loss rate of only1 in a million; usin

britain's joint planning staff started preparations for hostilities against the soviet union a month before the wars and the operation planned by the british implied an attack on the soviet union without declaring war on july first one thousand nine hundred forty five forty seven british and us divisions were to deliver a crushing blow to the soviet army the attack was to have the support of twelve german divisions. they went so to say that russia should be forced to succumb to the will of the great britain and the united states here's just one quote from the plan of the operation. the elimination of russians could only be achieved as a result of. the occupation of such areas of metropolitan russia the war making capacity of a country would be reduced to a point and niche for the resistance became impossible. some credit is certainly due to the british military planners they were clearly aware that the soviet army was nearly twice the size of the western allies combined forces and quick success in any such conflict would be impossible. some historians suggest that stalin was wary of

to come in with the reinforcing britain's reputation as the us is lap dog. but this time it's different in libya it's britain taking the lead in nato with the us keen to keep its role to a minimum a deepening of cooperation between the two is something this group of demonstrators abatement objects to these are the cars go through the first the are starting to see to libya. three major wars. turn yes there's got to be bad news for those of us who want peace in the world to see those two cars corporation both closely triffitt outside buckingham palace where obama is staying these protesters are trying to persuade him and push prime minister cameron to stop waging war in four announced so far it hasn't worked i thought and cameron we you know i see it in their intention to increase pressure on colonel gadhafi in libya. and this demonstration come. late since involvement in the war in libya france's says it will deploy helicopters bringing fighting closer to the ground the global goal machine grumbles though with the alliance of london and washington in the engi

super bowl britain was aiming to see germany destroyed in which there was on the other hand it wanted the soviet union weakened as much as possible i knew by their real concern was the body appearance of a new arrival on the consulate and the continued from. in early april the ford most u.s. troops were about one hundred kilometers west of berlin there were almost no battle ready german armies facing them all of them had been loosed treat the eastern front to repulse the soviet offensive. person hours known to have asked general simpson whether u.s. troops could take berlin farms was lost as he expected in that case and simpson said he expected some thirty thousand a casualty or eisenhower sat there that wouldn't do for us troops were to hold their positions i don't want to let the russians do the fighting. on april first stellan called a meeting of his supreme command where he decided that the berlin operation should start in mid april. when you were i think that if roosevelt hadn't saw it on april the twelfth stolen would have agreed to the participation of the western allies forces

more reticent about its involvement than britain likes it likes the will to talk about afghanistan with the u.s. trying to persuade the british army not just to pull out troops they say this year both countries see two thousand and fifteen as the target date for withdrawing troops but it's still unclear what the terms of that would be terrorism bills they will be adjusted with the u.s. also big new cases to cool to its tough line on pakistan harboring terrorists and requesting the cameron tells more to come back to british muslim extremism the u.s. will also ask person to reassure russia about the sighting of a missile defense shield in poland all in all the so-called special relationship between the u.s. and the u.k. is alive and kicking and looks set to deep. but of course. that was already met reporting from the british capital and now for more on obama's visit to the u.k. we're joined by a phil recent expert on terrorism and political violence thank you very much for joining us now are obama and cameron are planning to establish closer security ties by creating a special joint secur

for some this is just a parliament building in britain. but sixty six years ago it was the final target. and the last major offensive for the red army. itself became the symbol of the fascist since of. the big three nazi germany. is. a telemarketer broadcasting live from washington d.c. . coming up today on the big picture. download the official and see how to keisha your money phone on called touch from the i choose ops to. the job sheesh life on the go. see video on demand ati's minefield comes and already says feeds now in the palm of your. question on the call. early in the rush dog home to germany's parliament it was right here that the final flight of world war two took place. there are ever fewer surviving witnesses to the events of those days sylvia veterans will never forget what happened sixty five years ago show us the foreign corpses plane that saw the right start look by the end of april nine hundred forty one. german soldiers fought for every piece of flame didn't really try to stand to the last minute against soviet troops.

and britain as essential. why does it matter so much? >> as much as anything, this visit as about shifting a special relationship and to what is now being called an essential one. in new i did you redefine and establish partnership. -- a new adjective to redefine and establish partnership. there is no doubt the affection felt for the president and first lady. the message underlying the visit is that the special relationship is mutual, and not one-sided. >> it is too closely associated with the kind of desperate longing for american approval i am glad that it is out of the way. >> what is she going to talk to the queen about? >> the special relationship has always been essential, especially when one parent is american and the other is english. we meant to such families in south london. >> you realize that the attention that america is moving to china. he starts to think, we are not that special to them. >> the uk wants to have a special relationship. >> we came down to see history. it was worth while to come down and see a piece of histor

ireland and britain are talking to each other on equal terms. there was a normality to it but something extraordinary as well. >> thank you very much, indeed. it is the case which still has jaws dropping from paris to washington. tonight, domonique strauss-khan, the man who hoped to resign in the french palace remains in an 11 by 30 foot scale cell at new york's riker's island. he will next appear in court friday on charges that he attempted to rape a maid in times square. the talk of a possible successor is starting and some are suggesting that it time for a lone european to take the helm of the imf. >> the international monetary fund was established in 1944 and always headed by a european. with domonique strauss-khan unable to carry rout his work as managing director now in a new york rikers island jail waiting to contest the charges against him, the lobbying over his successor has started, particularly by those who believe the next head should come from one of the emerging economies. >> so turkey could have a candidate and mexico has a possib

in echoed of emerald green, queen elizabeth of britain is stepping on to the soil on britain's nearest neighbor, ireland. they hope to end years of enmity and suspicion. the center of london was locked down by irish police. a bomb had been found and defused overnight. in phoenix park stands the building which once housed the british viceroys who ruled ireland on the mark's behalf. it was here that the president of the state greeted the current wearer of the british crown as an equal. an irish military band played the british national anthem while a 21 gun salute was fired. in one part of the city center, a group of about 100 republicans was staging a protest against the decision. police were there and force. the union flag was burned. the irish police made it clear that this was a day when protests were not being tolerated at all. they swept through everyone who stood in their way. while republicans are still agree, it seemed that the overwhelming republican -- over on the majority of people welcomed the queen. >> i think it is great. >> i think it is fantastic. i think it is 2011, try

blair was in power and his relationship to bush was seen in britain pretty much more one of approval rather than. yes in a sense it will describe these unpopular wars. not everyone welcomes president obama's presence in the u.k. a range of groups are using it as an opportunity to demonstrate against what they see as the anglo-saxon machine and islamist fringe organizations linked aggressive foreign policy led by the u.s. and the u.k. supported variously by france and other nato allies with terror attacks there's a war taking place to go. out unless and until they leave they stop supporting the dictators it was the countries. supporting the parcel division all the violence you know. the u.s. and u.k. have been involved in two major wars in the last ten years in both iraq and afghanistan america persuaded britain to come in with the reinforcing pushkin's reputation as the us is a lapdog. but this time it's different in libya it's britain taking the lead in nato with the us keen to keep its role to a minimum a deepening of cooperation between the two is something this group of demonstra

obama said britain and america were the most willing to stand up for tolerance and self-determination, but he added that the west needed to overcome charges of hypocrisy in the middle east. he hosted a bang yet for queen elizabeth. this is nick robertson and does contain some flagstaff photography. >> yes, that really is the prime minister cooking a burger and the president serving one up. this was the day when barack went out of his way to prove that he gets on with david and his country has not forgotten how much it needs ours, and joked about the typical london weather. this barbecue for american and british soldiers at the garden at number 10 is a reminder that the relationship, whatever it's called is forged by war. president obama and prime minister cameron presented themselves as very different from the war-time partnership between bush and blair and yet today, they are talking about how not to lose an old war in afghanistan and a new one in libya. today's talks focused on how soon they could safely get troops out of afghanistan and how they can secure victory in libya without

in britain as you say the holy war does. a war and presenting it as it was the americans to do wonderful and now having said that of course the united states did play a very important role in the war was the sort of unions my support in support. i was i would people say that they should recognize our country roads as well tickles the russian contribution the soviet contribution to the last year when russia commemorated the sixty fifth anniversary of the three day i russian research center found that most russians believe that the red army the soviet union could have defeated hitler without western assistance as a historian do you think it's a brace on part of the russians no i don't think it's true that the soviet union could have defeated the nazi germany on it but it would have taken them a lot longer not spread across some of course or the taking the country much longer term couple off to the sec second world war so yes you know the sort of you didn't really need to win a war but to think that it's a launch with particula

they say members look at siphoning support for the libyan rebels the exact these frogs and said britain russia wants the alliance is involved and is getting dangerously close to a ground invasion. troops at times under arrest in syria with new signs of an end to the financing. the e.u. deploys sanctions to force the regime to end its violent crackdown on its citizens of its. paper roll out the big guns for the annual ground victory day parade as he puts it want to defeat the nazis and how it's not just straight. to her room but welcome she this is the life from moscow with me alice has now we have been dominated by the death of the world's most notorious terrorists after ten years on the run a solid bin laden was eventually tracked down enough through in pakistan and so. there's unease and now we reports the world's medicines will seek out a new torchbearer for terrorism. the man wanted dead or alive for a decade is gone the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden for some it was a moment of victory years of caring for others a moment of embarrassment reside

losses of the usa and great britain hundred thousand people. was a result of casualties on the heroism of off fathers and grandfathers it was the result of self-sacrifice and heroic deeds. of force in europe not just in africa. hundred thousand victims come to compared to twenty million lives. history of mankind was over sixty five years have passed since. survive still remember the victory like it was yesterday they still live with victory in their hearts. the price of freedom from the most polluted fascist regime in history. those who fought to win the war stand proud. against the tide of history being written. sixty six years of victory on our team. they faced it this is not a provocation but a warning that comes from the forces and you should see everybody you should disapprove retraced because they have no idea about the hardships to face. plate one is this is it ok to do this and for any army the life of the usaf is the most precious thing in the world. is of self-sacrifice and heroism with those who understand it fully but you have to li

able to step on the soil of britain's nearest neighbor, ireland. it looked as so many other state visits have looked with the honor guard and dignitaries, yet here was a moment of history, a visit which signifies the end of centuries of suspicion and hopes to introduce something new and better. the queen was brought into dublin and much of the city center was a state of lock down. security concerns have prompted authorities to discourage spectators. a pipe bomb had been founded defused overnight outside dublin. in phoenix park stands the building which was what's called to the british viceroys who governed ireland in the name of the queen's ancestors. it is now the residents of ireland's head of state and it was here the president of a nation which fought the british crown greeted the current where of the crown as equals. an irish military band played the british national anthem while a 21 gun salute was fired. in one part of the city center, a group of 100 republicans was staging a protest against the visit. police were there in force. a union fla

in a coat of emerald green, queen elizabeth of britain is finally stepping onto the soil of britain's nearest neighbor, ireland it is a visit that should signify an end to an intense suspicion. the area was locked down by irish police. outside the city, a pipe bomb had been found and defused overnight. in this park houses the building that once housed the viceroy that ruled on iraq -- on england's behalf. ♪ an irish band played the british national anthem while the 21 gun salute fired. in one part of the city center, a group of about 100 republicans were staging a protest against the visit. police were there in force. a union flag was burned. and the irish police made it clear this was a day when protests were not being tolerated at all. they swept through everyone who stood in their way. but while committed republicans feel aggrieved, it seems the overwhelming majority of irish people welcome the queen's visit. >> it is great to be moving forward. >> i think it is fantastic. it is 2011 and time to move on. >> but in order to move on to obstacles from the past need to be neutralized

and britain. president obama vows they will rise to the challenges ahead. >> of the alliance will remain indispensable. it will be more peaceful, more prosperous, more just. >> making her own impression on the u.k., first lady michelle obama reconnect with some lucky students in the hope of finding them once again. >> devastating storms ravaged america opposing midwest. after the deadliest single tornado, the look for any survivors. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it is called a special relationship and on his state visit to the united kingdom, president barack obama showed that the alliance is alive and well. the president and british prime minister addressed all the major issues that confront both nations. it was up to parliament where they became the first u.s. president to seek -- he welcomed her majesty as a tenor who of the american ambassador to london. you can see that barack obama and his wife has seen amazing dresses. they have just returned to buckingha

and today americans love visits to britain. i think he'll secure more votes. >> what can we expect at the banquet? he's giving a speech, the queen is giving us a speech. give us color on the protocol. >> it's amazing. frightening, in fact. >> really? >> you'll have three very long tables. obviously, the president will be at the head with the queen. there are about 48 different knives and forks on each side. you do actually -- you're given a note when you first arrive -- >> really? which knives and forks to use? >> so you know, always start from the outside. the outside, you could be imposing on other people's territory it's so vast. >> wow. >> it will be dressy dressy and a lot of uniforms. but, again, the president's goinging to bring his own personality to this. we know the queen likes him. and i think if his speech is as good as the one yesterday in ireland, then, certainly, it will be fun. >> who's invited? there are, what, 200 people? >> yes. various dignitariedignitaries. the american ambassador, who's going down so well.

and britain. also they'll be talking a lot, certainly about the arab uprisings in general and egypt and tunisia. this is one of the president's items that he really wants to discuss. he announced last week sort of his plan for how he wants to insure that democracy can take hold in the middle east. in north africa. his plan for egypt and tunisia, which has to do with billions of dollars of assistance. in debt forgiveness and guaranteed loans. so that's certainly going to be one of the big items as he looks for support on that, zain. and those are areas where they may find more agreement. >> what kind of a personal dynamic do they have? >> you know, it's interesting, because obviously they come from different political traditions. i think if you were just sort of watching them yesterday, they're sort of experience together. it's not long-lasting at this point. there isn't a really long history. so this is sort of about building, i guess some of that rapport. it seemed to be pretty good. i can't cert

i think security will be high on both sides of the irish border on this island and also in britain. >> fionnoula, give us an idea of how historic this day is. >> reporter: this visit would not be happening without the good friday agreement of 1997. it is thought the queen wanted to visit ireland for some time but it was the detail about policing in northern ireland that was a major stumbling block in the full implementation of the full friday agreement that prevented her visit up until now. over the next four days she will be going mainly in dublin but she will be visiting the garden of remembrance. she'll be going to lay a wreath for the 42,000 irish soldiers who fought in the first world war. it is an extremely contentious visit from the part of irish republicans. many in ireland having a benign, if not welcoming sense of the queen and wants her to come here, great respect for her as an individual. there is a sense somehow if she comes here, everything that was fought for to achieve this irish state will be lost. the irish government say it's the right time for this visit. it is ind

in britain, internet data is stored for years as. britain also has the biggest dna database in the world. this is unthinkable in sweden. across the political spectrum, there is broad agreement that the citizens' privacy data should be protected. many worry about where the collected data should and up. >> i think there is a huge risk that the information will get into the wrong hands and that someone who should not be using it is going to use it. i have not really seen this except for compromise civil liberties. >> sweden has refused to implement the new directive on data retention. the european commission has taken stockholm to court twice over the issue. activists in europe hope the you will reconsider its plans on data retention. they want to be free to make phone calls and surf the internet without being watched. >> as we saw there, some parts of europe are more free when it comes to the state knowing who you talk to and send emails to. the constitutional courts of several european courts have said that implementing the new data d