More than six decades. We begin tonight with the standoff in ukraine. A morning after a day of bloodshed in the capitol, kiev. This is independence square, now early friday morning there. A world in shock, leaders express their concerns. At least 70 lost their lives in fighting thursday, according to opposition. Owner observers on the ground. Our nick shifrin is there. What is going on there . John, it is caulk in the square behind me. You can hear the solemn singing of the National Anthem here. Its 6 00 a. M. , they have been keeping each other awake with political speeches. A video posted online that may go down as more of the horrific and memorable of this situation, got 3 million hits. Protestors walking up hill, armed by only plastic shields, hit one by one by police snipers. This was defined by violence. Over 70 dead, the single deadliest day in ukraine, since the soviet union collapsed. Because of that video, because of that violence weve had a huge outpouring of support from yo
Protest about kidnapped Nigerian School girls. And the decision, the High School Senior accepted to all eight ivy league schools, annoyanceannounces his choice. We begin tonight in iraq, where the country has held an election. Despite months of rising violence millions of iraqis are turned up and central baghdad, people particularly the elderly found it tough to walk to polling station but walk they did to cast their votes. We came to vote. The only thing we can do now is choose the right person for the right job. I wasnt scared to come here despite the dangers. I wanted to come out and vote. And kurd all can meet among themselves and against each other. After the elections in 2010, it took nearly eight months for iraq to get the government and the public utility climate back then was very different to the one now. Back then there was a leader. Faces a fight, that iraq faces a number of months without a government whilst all that, many thought would never come. An election free of viol
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Ackerman is also a bestselling author who has now turned his attention to what went wrong in afghanistan, what we could have done better, and what this means for future conflicts. What does Elliot Ackerman say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by. And by. Corporate funding is provided by. Elliot ackerman, welcome to firing line. Thank you for having me. This weekend marks the 21st anniversary of the september 11th attacks against our nation. You joined the marine corps the year after those attacks. You served five tours of duty in afghanistan and iraq, receiving a purple heart, a silver star, and the bronze star for valor. What is the single most important thing you think americans ought to know about your generation ofmericans who served in these wars . I think, unlike other wars that the United States has fought, these wars were not generationally defining events. So, my parents generation was the vietnam generation. They call themselves the vietnam nera