are the faces of the american marine corp, summer 2005, they were part of the ohio based unit sent to western iraq. >> 22 marines and 1 navy corpman that we lost. >> it was crafted by an amateur artist that never knew any of her subjects. she got photos from grieving families and spent two years toiling with dramatic detail. >> the painng, the uniform, the gear is pretty rough and the face is not rough. it's perfect. >> he said that the eyes of freedom exhibit is designed to draw people in to the gaze of each marine's lives, to the smiles on their faces. this marine was 24. lance corpro chris ryans was the same age. >> i didn't know chris, i knew his parents and i know how it affected them. and they are very proud of him. >> as much as this tells a story, it's memorial, an opportunity for us to remember all who served. the lima company organization placed a pair of each marine's own combat boots at the base of the paintings. >> family members leave items in the boots. photos of the marine, photos of their daughter, wives, childhood photos. >> the marine corp museum is a tribute to every servi

once these talks will focus on a heavy water reactors now under construction in western iraq the us and european nations fear the facility could be used to extract weapons grade plutonium. the man insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. in new. i am. do. and. the japanese have learned to keep plenty of food on hand for emergencies some change to the hague after the disaster three years ago in northeastern japan. now researchers at the kitchen products with a longer shelf life. shoppers that can compare the shelf life and carries the product. these two kinds of tofu look thinner. but the one on the left has a longer shelf life. in this corn beef will keep for three years the idea that this nanny was extended from seven to ten months filter the sky that are flourishing. that might be because the products don't spoil for a long time and don't use artificial additives and preservatives when we've seen more of these in the past two years our customers tend to choose products that have only two weeks i read it. how can the shelf life be extended without using preserve a chance.

government, ina iraqi government which is attacking the western side of iraq under sectarian reasons. we have the political formula that has alienated people who are called sunnis. there is a war on the western cities of the country. hundreds of thousands are living -- leaving their homes and trying to come back to them only to find them bond. violenceuge sectarian that is done by the government. that hasegislation alienated all of the women of iraq. it also establishes the sectarian divide by laws, something we did not have in the previous times. and we also have political system that has become so much of a dictatorship that it is close to saddam's time. or we have ainning division in the country that is made a big part of the country vulnerable to the second generation of al qaeda organizations. notave a situation that is better than the war. the war in iraq is not over yet. we're living it over and over again. and on top of that, there is a generation of babies who are born with artifacts, whose -- birth defects, whose parents are living the agony of not knowing what to do with th

i don't think al qaeda will be able to create a save haven in western iraq. they position themselves so they can be combative with convent n conventional force. but the situation throughout iraq will spiral downward with car bop bombings and such until you have the resolution among the elites that the best way forward is political not violent. >> and you were critical of the general who was sitting in tampa during the war. his concept is administered from several thousands of miles away. ... >> who has the time to focus on? we thought there was too much emphasis looking at what we we're doing not enough on the rest of the region still met with u.s. military going through major experiences lessons were of miller and topeka's favors to difficult and viet baum was the big one. people never do that again. how was the military position this time around? and how would you assess clearly there is an effort underway to make sure lessons are learned but. >> you said they were too difficult to learn. there was the unwillingness to learn. with the normandy invasion if w

envoy to iraq says about 400,000 people have been displaced so far this year i violence in western iraq, including the cities of falluja and ramadi. president obama announced thursday insurance enrollment under his signature health care law has reached 6 million people. sign-ups have spiked in the lead up to monday's deadline. the administration issued an extension until mid april for those who apply but are not able to complete enrollment by march 31. president obama was in italy on thursday where he met with pope francis for the first time. during his visit, protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in rome to criticize obama's policies. them, the leader of the cobas trade union. >> obama is not changed the us government policy be it for the wars engage in nor the division the u.s. creates and countries to then be able to intervene, or be it for the economic accords like the transatlantic trade partnership which will be destructive for the environment and the social conditions in this country. therefore, we are here to say that he is not a welcome guest. >> the death toll from a mu

i don't think al qaeda will be able to create a save haven in western iraq. they position themselves so they can be combative with convent n conventional force. but the situation throughout iraq will spiral downward with car bop bombings and such until you have the resolution among the elites that the best way forward is political not violent. >> and you were critical of the general who was sitting in tampa during the war. his concept is administered from several thousands of miles away. ... >> who has the time to focus on? we thought there was too much emphasis looking at what we we're doing not enough on the rest of the region still met with u.s. military going through major experiences lessons were of miller and topeka's favors to difficult and viet baum was the big one. people never do that again. how was the military position this time around? and how would you assess clearly there is an effort underway to make sure lessons are learned but. >> you said they were too difficult to learn. there was the unwillingness to learn. with the normandy invasion if w

i don't think al qaeda will be able to create a save haven in western iraq. they position themselves so they can be combative with convent n conventional force. but the situation throughout iraq will spiral downward with car bop bombings and such until you have the resolution among the elites that the best way forward is political not violent. >> and you were critical of the general who was sitting in tampa during the war. his concept is administered from several thousands of miles away. ... then focusing with a four-star general and instead it was like kids playing soccer. and what we felt with the search is the of wider region with the suicide bombers with those arab countries. we had several command commanders. >> and from a diplomatic point of view spinet there was interagency that why is the commander in baghdad during that?e to we don't have time to focus on the wider region so looking at what we we're doing and not enough emphasis. >> going to the major experience because it was too difficult to process vietnam's was the big one. we will never do that.

decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. iraq war wasat the a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world, but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate, and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. andead, we ended our work left iraq to its people. >> president obama's comments omitted the u.s. attacked iraq without security council approval and that the subsequent occupation lasted over eight years. the comments come as ukraine secured a massive bailout from the imf. the ukrainian government will receive up to $18 billion in credits and aid in return for accepting austerity measures rejected by the ousted former president of ukraine viktor yanukovych. the philippine government has reached an historic peace deal with the country's largest muslim rebel group after decades of conflict. the agreement with the moro islamic liberation f

i don't think al-qaeda will ever be able to create a safe haven in western iraq. they -- every time they try to take and hold ground, they position themselves such that can be combated with some other military force and defeated. on the other hand, the situation throughout iraq will continue to spiral downward with car bombs, suicide bombings, and political violence until you have dense resolution among the elites and buy-in among the elites that the best way forward is the political way forward and not violence way forward. >> you were critical of the general, who, obviously, is sitting darg the war, the concept of the war that's administered, you know, several thousand miles away. does that make sense? other lessons to be learned about how -- obviously, they had a different level of authority, probably than talking to the president all the time. are there any lessons learned and, obviously, the administrator, trying to sort of undercut him as being this. does that structure make sense? >> it does because the general command has a wider responsibility. the proble

moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. now it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world, but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate, and i opposed our military intervention there, but even in iraq america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for other own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of course, neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals. nor do we claim to be the sole arbitor of what is right or wrong in the world. we are human, after all, and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power, but part of what makes us difference is we welcome criticism, just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadersh leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the wor

manufacture russia has pointed to america's decision to go in iraq as a example of western hypock crazy. the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate not only in the world but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereignty iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of c neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherrance to the ideas. nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is wrong and right with the world. we are human after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different. we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stage and we consider that a good thing and mak

moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of course neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals. nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong in the world. we are human, after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stage and

. >> russia pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. i opposed our intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we ended our war and left iraq to its people. >>> still ahead on "way too early," more of the headlines including a fierce fire. >>> and stephen colbert weighs in on an ad in iowa. something you don't want to miss. that story when "way too early" comes back. stick around. >>> for the first time, he claimed he was part of the original hijacking plot that unfolded on 9/11. his role, one personally approved by bin laden was to fly a plane into the white house. nice morning, scott? aye, or...a mornin' of tiny voices crying out, "feed us -- we've awakened from our long winter's nap and we're peckish to the point of starvin'"!! i don't understand... your grass, man! it's a living, breathing thing. it's hungry, and you've got to feed it with scotts turf builder. that a boy, mikey! two feedings now...in the springtime strengthens and helps pro

travel to syria into iraq they turned to the western countries of the arab world and two euro to attract new fighters at all. so do blame them for it to his speech attacking iraq through syria are attacking iraq directly so you think that saudi arabia and to tell our kids that are trying to destabilize the rack directly so it will thicken more bloodshed but they are attacking iraq through syria directly. they absolutely say that the war on the wrong side visited the lawrence area. looking at. the what reasons on religious and political dissent on. those trees are concerned that iraq will become strong because iraq has all the elements needed to become strongly what this is why they're mobilizing or less and spend lots of money and all possible means to weaken you the crisis on iraq i mean the religious atmosphere is security crisis. this crosses the article is due to those two companies for some form cut off from work to do with these two countries. it's the support of western countries including the us and iran on francisco. you think that western countries flop i don't mind i known wha

in the western part of iraq, al-qaeda was gain control of anbar province, this according to the intelligence report of a marine colonel who said were no longer in control of anbar province. al-qaeda's. but there is a glimmer of hope in the city of ramallah become and will talk about that later. nevertheless, by december 2006 more than 3500 iraqis were being killed every month due to sectarian violence. the problem is that multinational force iraq failed to adjust to this approach, with focus on killing and capturing insurgent terrorist operatives. and on the rapid transition security responsibility, secret forces, forces funding under to accept those responsibilities. in some cases, especially in terms of iraqi national police, were complicit in the sectarian violence that was ongoing. part of the problem and multinational force iraq is a silly didn't understand what was going on on the ground. i know this because i got a hold of general cases documents as well as general petraeus. if you look at the campaign plan review in april 2006, this is now two months after the shrine bombing, it has

moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about ts own future. of course neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals. nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong in the world. we are human, after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stage and

moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate. not just around the world, but in the united states, as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people, in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of course, neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideas. nor do we claim to be the soul arbiter of what is right or wrong in the world. we are human, after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stage,

. >> russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. now, it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world, but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate, and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that could make decisions about its own future. >> howard dean, some very big differences between what the united states has done in iraq and what russia is doing in crimea. >> well, it's true. but iraq, let cease not mince words, iraq was probably the largest foreign policy blunder in the history of the united states, with the possible exception of the war of 1812 where we got our capitol burned down. we turned iraq into a conflagration and a satellite of iran. so that wasn't such a good adventure. and it was a problem. this was an

moreover, russia has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as an example of western hypocrisy. now, it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate. not just around the world, but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i posed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people in a fully sovereign iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of course, neither the united states nor europe are perfect in adherence to our ideas. nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong in the world. we are human, after all. and we face difficult decisions about how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership. we look to the east and the south and see nations poised to play a growing role on the world stag

iraq's easy oil is finally getting to market. iraq in 2012 produced more oil per day than it had at any point in the previous three decades. it's now on track to become the world's second largest oil exporter behind only saudi arabia. >> this idea that iraq mattered because it had oil was important, if not central to the decision to invade the country. >> anyone who controls the straits hormuz can control the structure of the u.s. in my view, taking out saddam hussein was a very important thing, so i -- my view of the war was yes, it was about oil. >> in the decade since the invasion, declassified documents have revealed private deliberations about iraq's oil in the u.s. and in the uk that were unknown to the public at the time. deliberations that were never part of the public case for war. with the revelation that saddam did not have weapons of mass destruction, with the collapse of the public case for war, those involved in the war effort have also now begun to reflect on what transpired in private, behind that public case. wha

moreover roszak has pointed to america's decision to go into iraq as western hypocrisy. it is true that the iraq war was of a subject of vigorous debate not just around the world but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate and i post our military intervention there but even iraq within the international system we did not claim or a anax the territory. we did die grab resources for our own game but instead we ended and left it to a fully sovereign of iraqi state that can make decisions about its own future. of course, neither the united states nor europe are perfect in its appearance nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right to or wrong in the world. we're human after all. and we face difficult decisions how to exercise our power. but part of what makes us different is be welcome criticism. just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership will look to the stand the south with nations on though world stage and we consider that a good thing if it is the diversity that makes us stronger as a nation and of what europe

this the western part of -- in the western part of iraq, al-qaeda was gaining control of el anbar province, this according to the intelligence report of a marine colonel who said we're no longer in control of al anbar, al-qaeda is. but even then there's a glimmer of hope in the the city of ramadi, and we'll talk about that later. never less, but december 2006 more than 3,500 iraqis were being killed every month due to ethnosectarian violence. the problem is that the iraqi force failed to adjust its strategic approach which was focused on killing and capturing insurgent terrorist operatives and on a rapid transition of security responsibilities to iraqi security forces, forces that were fundamentally unready to accept those responsibilities in most cases. and in some cases, especially in terms of the iraqi national police, were complicit in the sectarian violence that was ongoing. part of the problem in multi-national force iraq is they simply didn't understand what was going on on the ground. i know this because i got ahold of general casey's documents as well as general petraeus', and you

afghanistan libya after us and western invasions that was done under force of arms of her move to governments this was completely peaceful and it is more than obvious to anyone observing it that the crimean people welcome the presence of self defense forces and other trips that were on hand in order to secure work of the crimea peace and stability there and then allow this vote take place so that this is a completely ridiculous argument. i am already is around the corner you're if you're a natural cooling a look out whether a link and see one of the wealthiest province is a breakaway. new name. the other eye. you tune into them on the news and knew we would use his will obama is today i saw control is not caused a huge number of civilian casualties there are the most part they've been very precise it's like this. this small body on the ground is a little girl and just next to her. it's a little boy of eight. we did some upper seconds. to which other countries. guess it's only one that i can confirm that we are the property. new name this is the only adventure for us. guess it. does the human

the iraqis wanted to get out of iraq and the region and move to other western countries much the syrians want to go back to their country as soon as possible. what frightens them is they won't be able to go back, and a lot of territory going to fighters. who have changed the reality on the ground and how syrians live. >> thank you so much. one of the largest impacts of such a prolonged conflict has been on civilians. this is the u.n. humanitarian coordinator. he says the crisis in syria is the worst in 25 years of service. >> we have not been able to reach homs, but when we did and spend a day there, coming out i described it as it was a day from hell. this is what the people in such situations go through every day. every day. not just one day. every day. it is terrible. it is terrible. there is nothing happening there except destruction. there is actually no possibility to survive in a human or humane way because supplies of basic needs are disrupted. if at all, they can come. hospital - the field hospital we visited in - in the old city of homs, i also described it as a place not to ge

specifically mentioning the united states interventions in iraq afghanistan libya. he said all came without a un resolution authorizing the action. as for the leadership of ukraine he said the interim government was the result of a co op and that the current home and as part of the legitimate by the country's acting president does not. he was so forces say that militants has sent the country into chaos and the ukrainian nationalist anti semite or walking the street of tea and other cities. clinton also was support for ousted ukrainian president viktor eunuch a the russian leader's a eunuch a bit cold and yet not given orders to shoot demonstrators. the news conference came just a few hours after president putin order one hundred fifty thousand troops taking part in military exercises near ukrainian border. return to their bases with them forty dollars. presidential spokesman to meet the press call made the announcement tuesday called exercises that success. this prize will take pills in the central and western territorial commands it was last wednesday. as tensions

as an example of western hypocrisy, and i opposed our military intervention there. but even, you know, in iraq america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people. >> and, mike, also he had a message for european allies. >> he did. after jon meacham accurately pointed out, the speech was a history lesson and a pretty good one. and later in the day, the president addressed nato and suggested -- didn't suggest -- he said freedom is not free and urged all the nato component members to increase the defense budgets, because many of them have reduced their defense budgets over the last ten years. and in order to, you know, deal with the soviet aggression, russia aggression, it was going to require them spending more in europe. >> the thing is, not only over the past ten year, but my god, since world war ii ended. since 1945 we've been carrying western europe on our shoulders. and everybody -- i mean, whether it's western eur

our western partners led by the us but i prefer to use a strong hand which they believe the unique. interests by god to decide the fate of other people the pressure of the states to get the resolution in the way they need and if they can do it they ignore the security council's that was the case in one thousand nine hundred ninety in yugoslavia then we had afghanistan. they distorted the resolution of the un on libya they didn't just minister a no fly zone. libya. the president also spoke about the course saying that by recognizing its independence from serbia the west created a precedent and in now the way the same countries have been approaching the situation around the crimea according to the president isn't only based on double standards but it's cynical. to hear from our colleagues in the west and europe they say that we are violating the norms of international law it's good that they remember that international law still exists it's better late than never. cry means used to cause severe is a precedent. set the precedent themselves with their own hands. in a situation which is

elections in iraq afghanistan libya after u.s. and western invasions that was done under force of arms that removed the governments this was completely peaceful and it is more than obvious to anyone observing it that the crimean people welcomed the presence of self-defense forces and other troops that were on hand in order to secure the crimea peace and stability there and that allowed this vote take place so this is a completely ridiculous argument our markets about i think it's much for coming over and sharing your thoughts with us here i was mark the boat international affairs expert from moscow state university thank. also civilian the fans volunteers in the nance green gin say they intercepted and stopped a grainy army convoy of vehicles were heading east towards the border with russia as ryan o'neal now reports. tensions have taken a sinister turn here in donetsk following sunday's referendum after reports of emerged that activists stopped military movements of soldiers and the quitman from ukraine moving towards the russian

placesady see that in out in the east, not far from the iraq border. aleppo whereven in different factions control different neighborhoods. the regime controls the western part of aleppo city and the bytern part is controlled different armed factions. sometimes they get along, sometimes they fight. concernsrd question assad's allies. he basically has four. if you do not count the unwillingness of the to tiptional community the balance through intervention, which is also helping him. iranians, iin, the well,uming ukraine, ukraine is going to make it almost impossible for the with respecto much to cooperation with us. hezbollah is locked into a struggle of its own in lebanon and in syria. iran strikes me, is were the potential, you there at the second geneva. you have been around the iranian angle of this. is there potential cooperation between the united states and iran when it comes to syria? and would it be significant? we have not had a serious discussion with the iranians about syria, to my knowledge. i am not aware of a serious discussion with the

today president anemia person ordered troops to tow cars in the three exercises in central and western russia to return the bikes up to completing their training. for more on this developing a crisis would join via our correspondent roy iraq and that is standing by for us being here. i welcome again riley of the u s secretary of state to joan kerry has left the us to visit you crying has he arrived of course and a can you tell us the latest on the standoff there. and it is supposed to arrive some time at midday it's just past eleven am here so we do expect them here in the coming hours we know that we'll be speaking but to the press about five thirty pm so in about six hours time here and up. according to sources is expected to lay flowers on institutes dial which is on the other side of the maya done behind me the independence square if you can make it out through the fog couple hundred meters behind me. that was the scene of some of the deadliest violence here of down to about ten days ago now. one of things to note falling about what you said is this announcement but we will likely

closer this week than two weeks ago because, if anything, putin's actions have driven the -- driven the western allies closer together. there was lingering problems. the united states and asian occupation of iraq was opposed by france and germany, there have been disagreements sometimes on what to do in the middle east, but there's been now the recognition of dependence and interdependence, that they have a lot more in common than they have dividing them, and i think, if anything, the allies, as we call them, the western europeans are a lot closer and more united than they were, in large part because the leadership of the leaders, including the president, but particularly because of putin's actions. >> ifill: more united, david, and strong enough to do what it takes? >> well, those are two separate questions. more united, for sure. certainly united on our analysis of vladimir putin. i think president obama said it very well in brussels this week that putin represents a threat to the global order, the idea that you can change borders, the idea that you can have spheres of influence, that's not a

action, iraq, afghanistan and libya. is he coming right back with that. >> and, of course, in none of those cases did the united states of america want to exert influence and have our troops stationed there to basically occupy the country. he may say he is not doing that but he is there is 16,000 rush troops there and also he said by the way when asked if they were russian soldiers that are not. he said those were local self-defense units. he even denies that they are russian soldiers there when we all know that that is the height of arrogance in my view. you saw the picture of those two sitting next to each other. have you seen the attitude that putin has towards the president of the united states. he doesn't respect him. >> so what are we going to do? it doesn't look like britain is going to go with us and germany is not going to go with us and western europe is so hungry for that oil that either originates in russia or comes through it or the natural gas. >> well, we are going to tell them they should be ashamed of th

blood pressure throughout the western worlds and then really the world because the heat. over the last ten years there's been this is the sense of consensus since the aftermath of the invasion of iraq made it clear that it said that warfare wasn't and was really an effective way to get things done there's been this consensus that there's not can it be a huge stain on steve moore. and it anymore. and all the sun we get it and we get this the service at a preview of what it will make it look like and again the kind of scenario where their worm is calculations and where things can easily get out of hand and escalate so. for the time being it's still signaling it still was and i think and maybe even the first steps towards a negotiation to success. he set the agenda and let people know what the costs would be but it's still pretty frightening. but israeli twenty four hours ago though it is the same time to talk about this in the studio difficult in hand the panelists were saying effectively dead. what moscow has stood the west does mean is that this matters more russia than i

nine executions in twenty thirteen that number is an increase on previous years and in neighboring iraq. the figure also well as up to one hundred sixty nine. saudi arabia carried out seventy nine death sentences and thirty nine people were executed in the united states the only western democracy to use the death penalty their capital punishment is declining. last year the number of executions fell and marilyn joined the list of states that have abolished the practice. and death penalty opponent bella rose been carried out a single execution in twenty thirteen that means that no european country to use the death penalty last year. walk around the world more than twenty three thousand prisoners are currently on death row. the overall number of executions of rose last year and just this week egypt seconds more than five hundred members of the muslim brotherhood to death. even if some of those sentences are community. it's still a worrying sign for amnesty international. but before we go it professional climber in france is getting spiderman a run for his money to go look it is a lawful th

we ended wars in iraq, ending it in afghanistan, focusing on the threat from al qaeda. around the world we're focusing on regions we see tons for the united states, be it the asia-pacific region, sub-saharan africa, latin america. in ukraine, i think we're standing for principles thac the been consistent across parties and decades which is we support our friends and allies in eastern europe and stand against these types of proef cases. that was the case in 2008 when russia invaded georgia and both democrats and republicans opposed that intervention. that's the case today as we oppose russia's aks in ukraine. >> ben rhodes, thanks for your time. also for correcting apparently a major oversight on my part as well as the rest of media that's been covering this. it's kiev and not kiev? >> it is kiev. that is how the ukrainians refer to it. i know chicken kiev is the way in which -- >> dash cafeteria hopes around the world. >> yes. kiev is definitely the capital of the government of ukraine and frankly the place we see very inspiring actions by the ukrainian people to take c

the regime controls the western part of aleppo city and eastern part neighborhood by neighborhood is controlled by different armed factions. sometimes they get along, sometimes they fight. >> my third question concerns assad's allies. you touched on it briefly. he is basically has four. if you don't count the unwillingness of the international community to tip the balance through external intervention which is inherently also obviously helping him you've got malaki, you've goat putin, you've got iranians and you've got hezbollah. i'm assuming ukraine has, well, ukraine will make it almost impossible for the russians to do much with respect to cooperation with us. hezbollah is locked into a struggle of its own in lebanon and in syria. iran strike me and i'm not sure where i come out on this, but is there the potential, you've been around, i mean you were there at the second geneva, you've been around the iranian peace and ainge bell on this, is there really potential cooperation, do you think, between the united states and iran when it comes to syria? and would it be decisive or would

elections in iraq afghanistan libya after u.s. and western invasions that was done under force of arms that removed the governments this was completely peaceful and it is more than obvious to anyone observing it that the crimean people welcomed the presence of self-defense forces and other troops that were on hand in order to secure the crimea peace and stability there and that allowed this vote take place so this is a completely ridiculous argument. now morny is round the corner here and here national including a look at whether italy could see one of its wealthiest provinces break away. the moon and children continues to. flow so many use is work with martin luther king said i have a dream obama is today to me i have the john. drones have not caused a huge number of civilian casualties and for the most part they have been very precise decision strikes against. this small body on the ground is a little girl and just next to her is a little boy of eight so. we do some of her service and also with other countries. the one that i ca

politicians in washington are convinced that putin was encouraged by western weakness. it's actually quite possible that he, putin, felt he was acting to stop the west's growing strength. look at the situation from russian eyes. in 1991, moscow gave up its 75-year-old soviet empire. it also gave up large parts of its 300-year-old russian empire, including ukraine. since then, its historical rival, nato, has expanded closer and closer to moscow's borders and then the west encouraged ukrainians to take to the streets and depose their president who had close ties to moscow. none of this excuses aggression or justifies putin's response, but if we're going to find a political solution in ukraine that will stick, we need to recognize that issues at stake are not personal, and that they are larger than obama's weakness and putin's paranoia. let's get started. >>> in the midst of a crisis like crimea, the president's national security adviser is charged with keeping the president up to the minute on developments, advising the president how to proceed, and ensure that the presid

thank you. >> i think you short-circuited the discussion of iraq in your analysis. the dominant motif of president obama in the region appears to be a grand bargain even if that frees our allies like saudi arabia. iran will do every thing in its power as i see it to keep assad in power and if we go and remove assad from power which is an extreme step it undermines what obama is trying to do. >> yes i know we didn't have enough time to discuss this but there are lots of indications and they were stronger earlier on that iran was willing to see some kind of a change in syria but what they really wanted was not bashar as a person. they had a certain -- centrist in syria and at the centrist could be taken into account they might consider it and we are not even talking about them. my problem with the deal with iran on nuclear weapons is that a is insufficient on the nuclear weapons issue itself and b it's not at all comprehensive. the real problem with iran is the behavior in the region, is hezbollah and the confrontation with saudi arabia. we are not even talking to the

or as we need to scream yell and iraq. will these countries. i've seen their national integrity. and with the reading test to see to the ukrainian style. this that's the real real challenge for the dvd the western countries dealing with russia now with everything to do we able to read tutu received a pre teen oh yea and for them because i think everyone knows that to me as an ox. now we have to make sure that he's not going to move to is an extinct for example are low cost entry the time you might lose easy to make a move for the russian speaking parts in eastern ukraine. i don't think it killed it. so like all the kiln to because there isn't a little bit of wishful thinking. well i don't think you'll make this move and how but i am a freight train me as it's known to law school kid maybe it's because they're awesome. on the characteristic grace and truth. it's been nice to you therese kazakhstan. unity between rich and creamy adding nutrients into talents but i would say ahh. thank you i really i was surprised with what he did to me and him and i saying that we can become really

kidnapped six months ago near syria's border with turkey taken by fighters of the islamic state of iraq it's unclear if demands were made to set the men free or any ransom was paid. >>> activists say syrian government forces have dropped barrels filled with explosive in to a neighborhood in the western cities of homs. this video which al jazerra can't independently verify appears to show the bombings which co-sign sided with fighting. the biggest battles there yet between rebels and government forces will try to recapture the neighborhood. >>> the iraqi capital bag da bad has reportedly killed a mother and three children he were earlier people died in rue ma rd i. another attack killed seven soldiers at an army base. coming up here on the news hour, on al jazerra from doha, it's a first in more than three decad decades. we'll tell you the consensus in myanmar. trying to roundup members of drug gangs. the top of the english premiere league. we'll have the details later in the program. ♪ ♪ >>> more than 100,000 taiwan-yes have rallied against the government. campaigners say it will ma

sure you go back to iraq in two thousand and three in terms of credibility of western corporate media so forget about this look the big picture is the new great game in eurasia russia is the eurasia nation by the finnish and the ukraine is this swing nation at the heart of eurasia. for the us for nato and for certain european nations not all of them there is a lot of divergence in brussels as well it's absolutely essential to as they put it ukraine for the west so this is why in their it think it's an either or operation either they are with us or they are going to be gobbled up by russia it's not reality the reality is that ukraine is split into roughly western ukraine is more westernized in eastern ukraine. emotionally politically economically industrially is linked to russia so i have d.n.b. we should have a government of national union in fact trying to steer a crane into the future after all why do we had which was the real old of an orange revolution which by the way even if it goes on it's going to fail just like the first one failed when we have i.m.f. a structural adjustment

we've seen is coalesce in syria as al-qaeda veterans from afghanistan and extremists from libya and iraq. these extremists bring a wide range of contract, skills, experience, and exploit what's become a promissive environment in which you plot and train. shifting briefly to lebanon, one of the continuing effects of the syria conflict is the instate of lebanon in the upcoming year. i traveled to lebanon and jordan and the impact of the continuing conflict in syria continues to be of great concern to officials in the region. hezbollah admitted in the spring it is fighting for the syria regime and framed the war in agent of self-defense in the extremists, and the group is sending fighters for proregime operation for the militia, and in addition, iran and hezbollah use live iraqi shia groups to participate in counterrer opposition groups. the assad regime is, of course, driving nrkz to the extremist attacks and sectarian vieps. in short, various factors craibility to instability are exacerbated in syria. finally, iraq. what we witnessed there over the last three years is resurgence by the is