With turkey. Taking it lying down protesters take their message to the white house as pressure might some lawmakers over the Florida School shooting. Oxfam issues its first direct apology to the haiti government after an internal report reveals that new details about the prostitution scandal thats rocked the ngo. And she needs under threat the passage of time overtakes the philippines favorite many buses. And sport norway are enjoying their best ever Winter Olympics thats top of the medal table after winning two more golds on day ten its a long shot. But we begin in syria where developments near the border with turkey have the potential to further complicate the Battle Ground turkey says its troops will fight forces loyal to the syrian president if they enter the northern on klav of afraid to defend kurdish fighters syrias state News Agency Says the Syrian Forces would enter our freedom within hours to join what it called the resistance to turkish aggression a report now from Stephanie
Or with the the enemies call the , american vietnam war. Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet vietnamese participants. I was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and who fought and also the vietnamese viet cong. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives and hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archives. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. Johnsons National Security Council Staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict, but in American History. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this
Mark bowden author of hue 1968. What was it . Its a city in vietnam, third vietnam aty in south the time, and the scene of bloodiest e biggest battle fought in the vietnam war, or what the vietnamese call the american war. You know that a lot has been written about this so how did differently . It this is the first time that a have list like me would access to vietnamese participants. So i was able to tell the story the eyes of both the american soldiers and marines who fought and also the vietnamese, vietcom, north Vietnamese Army, and i think by, there e has gone is a lot of documentation in the hanoi, as well as in bethesda, maryland, and also the records of the johnson administration, all of william papers are there. Johnsons National Security really, staff papers, so 50 years is kind of a good time, go back, because the record is established and yet he participants for the most alive. E still tet ll, up till the offensive, which this was part of, in january of 1968, the administra
Nazanin Zaghari Radcliffe was arrested last year accused of trying to overthrow the regime. Her husband tells this programme how his wife reacted to the froegin secretarys inaccurate comments about why she was in iran. She was pretty cross, said things that i couldnt repeat on television. She also, you know, yeah, i think, i think, television. She also, you know, yeah, ithink, ithink, was television. She also, you know, yeah, i think, i think, was angry with all sorts of people with me, with all sorts of people with me, with the campaign, with the government having done nothing. Shes just angry and it is just unfair. Richard ratcliffe tells us he is hopeful his wife could be released on humanitarian grounds well hearfrom him after 9. 30. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Monday morning and i have this question for you how stressed are you . New Research Today suggests that over 80 per cent of us feel stressed at some point during the week is that you . W
Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet participants so i was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and also the vietnam ease viet cong, the North Vietnamese army. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives than hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archive. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. The National Security staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict led in american history. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this is part of, general westmoreland had argued that this war was winn