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Out go the syrian government. So the movies have been screened, juries have retired to consider their verdict. In all probability, its been reached already. As for the crew and the stars, and directors, theyll have to wait a little longer to find out how this one ends. Thousands of germans gathered in berlins stadium to witness the opening display of the annual fireworks festival. Three international attempts unleashed hundreds of fireworks into the night sky. Some to the tune of famous pieces of classical music. This years colour theme is violet yellow. The festival closes on saturday. Three more will put on their fireworks displays. Plenty more news online. Breaking news, video and ondemand on the website. vo every sunday night gripping films from the worlds top documentary directors. This is just the beginning of something much bigger. I am now in this place where you should never come. vo tomorrow night, the premiere of skydancer. Theres this myth out there that mohawks dont get sc
Welcome back to inside storey. Well dig more into the political challenges of closing the guantanamo detention facility and bringing justice to those who remain there. With us, randy kassem who represent several guantanamo detainees, and max fisher, a Foreign Affairs blogger at the washington post. President obama came into office saying he wanted to close guantanamo. What has stopped him. Its really a fight between obama and congress. Congress doesnt want to close it, and theyve been really effective at stopping him at every turn. We talked about the 84 detainees who we all agree denver is their freedom. Congress passed this law that said okay, if you want to get rid of them, if you want to free these people who we agree need to be freed then a senior official needs to sign an image publicly that this person will never be associated with terrorism. So theyre on the line. Thats the idea. To make the stakes so politically so high that they wouldnt want to do it. Thats pretty cynical, bu
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Had a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Six weeks later, the u. S. Attack. The wmds were never found. Today well speak with media analyst Norman Solomon and colorado Lawrence Wilkerson, with liberty and justice for some how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful. s former chief of staff. I have admitted to this a number of times publicly and privately, was the person who put together Colin Powells presentation on february, five, 2003. Probably the biggest mistake of my life. U. S. Lawmakers are threatening to cut funding to Brooklyn College, this will host a forum to mourn at about the palestinian led campaign to boycott and divest from israel. Extreme radicals, as i said, basically what the state of israel to disappear from the face of the earth. I have a problem with that. They are sponsoring this event. Theyre supporting ms. Event. That is the issue. That is absolutely outrageous. We will be joined by one of the speakers at the Brooklyn College event, o