This russian mob 77 years since the breaking of the seizure leningrad one of the most appalling humanitarian. Welcome great to have you with. The pentagon insisted its being to washingtons own watchdog afghan reconstruction accuse the military leadership of routine lies over progress in americas longest war. And has details. Common cynicism aside most people would prefer that those responsible for leading the country tell the truth and this is most especially true when it comes to situations like war where the lives of the men and women in the armed forces are on the line well according to the special inspector for afghan reconstruction the pentagon. Has been lying for years the problem is theres a disincentive really to tell the truth we have created an incentive so almost require or for people to la theres an odor of mendacity throughout the afghanistan issue and i know congressman connelly has heard me talk about this years ago mendacity and who bruce now the department of defense w
In paris hundreds of gathered for the latest protest against the governments pension reform plans in some parts of the french capital clashes erupted between police and demonstrators. I was i a strike by public transport workers has brought chaos city french capital for almost 2 months now despite the governments promised to compromise going to drop some of the most controversial aspects of his reforms the French Parliament is due to debate the pension bill next month. Prison under huge pressure over the controversial reform and on friday night he was booed as he left a paris there too with people theyre chanting macro resign some demonstrators against bankrolls Pension Reforms got passed police into the hall and delivered their angry message. Was. It was. Us i i. I. I protest is full of veterans motorcades its hard to speak the way the president s was reportedly with his wife but he did in a rental car school to buy police motorbikes. Journalist and political activist who half noticed
Since the end of the siege of leningrad one of world war 2 was the most appalling humanitarian disasters. A very warm welcome youre watching r. T. International with me. First to paris where hundreds of gathered for the latest protest against the governments pension reform plans in some parts of the french capital clashes erupted between police and demonstrators. The old. A strike by public transport workers has brought chaos to the french cops off almost 2 months now that despite the governments promise to compromise agreeing to drop some of the most controversial aspects of its reforms the French Parliament is due to debate the pension bill next month. President Emanuel Mccraw is under huge pressure over the controversial reform on friday night he was booed as he left a paris theater with people chanting mark wrong resign from demonstrators again smoke rons Pension Reforms got past police into the hall to deliver their angry message. It was. The. Us. Dollar mccrackens motorcade as th
But now on bbc news its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known euphemistically as the troubles. One aspect of it got a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given to the covert operations of the British State both army and intelligence infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the Republican Movement from within. One agent was my guest today, willie carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein. Hes written a book exposing his secrets. How does he justify what he did . Willie carlin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is actually quite extraordinary having you in the studio given you were an undercover spy in the 70s and the 80s at an extraordinarily dangerous, sensitive time in Northern Ireland and you then went in hiding, you lived in secret. Why have you now, later in life, decided to come out of the shadows . I think its because
Now on bbc news its hardtalk with stephen sackur. He interviews former spy willie carlin. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known euphemistically as the troubles. One aspect of it got a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given to the covert operations of the British State both army and intelligence infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the republican this is the briefing. Movement from within. Im ben bland. Our top story one agent was my guest today, willie carlin, who became an undercover spy within syrias refugee crisis worsens. The political wing turkeys president warns eighty of the ira, sinn fein. Thousand people have fled fighting hes written a book in idlib province. Exposing his secrets. How does he justify what he did . Calls for a government inquiry, after another racism row rocks english football. Campaigners say racist incidents are on the rise. Nine dead as storms and flash f