Now on Bbc News, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but americas guantanamo Bay Prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould slahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In Nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Lets begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and in a sense have your name become recognised Around The World years after you were finally released from Guantanamo Bay, when perhaps your story should have been b
Alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In Nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Lets begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and in a sense have your name become recognised Around The World years after you were finally released from Guantanamo Bay, when perhaps your story should have been better known to the world, but almost nobody had heard your name at all. Does it feel weird that your story is now the subject a film . Im still trying to digest but in a positive way because this whole operation, you know, when i was kidnapped, was conducted in total darkness. No one should know anything about this abduction, no one should know anything about torture, no one s
In Haitis Earthquake now a Tropical Storm is bearing down on the country. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. We begin in washington, where President Biden has sought to defend the manner of the us Troop Withdrawal from afghanistan. He was speaking after a day of chaos at kabul airport, as desperate afghans were prepared to cling onto aircraft as they took off, to escape the country. The taliban have taken control of most of afghanistan, encountering very little resistance on the way. But Mr Biden said he stood squarely behind his decision, and that there was never a good time to withdraw. Our first report is from our North America Editorjon sopel. The sudden capture of the Countrys Capital has shocked the world. Whatever the political bent of the network. The taliban has taken over afghanistan, seizing control of kabul. The Verdict Today has been unanimous and brutal. The biden administration is redefining the word i incompetent. An epic humiliation of us fo
To reshuffle his team after the partys disappointing performance in the elections. Hes already removed his deputy Angela Rayner as campaigns chief. Police are granted more time to question a man arrested in connection with the murder of Community Support Officerjulia james. And disruption continues on some of britains busiest Rail Lines after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. Now on Bbc News, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but americas guantanamo Bay Prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould slahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In No
Struggles to cope. The Coronavirus Pandemic has had a devastating impact on the Travel Industry in one of these places is the Galapagos Islands. Tourists go there to see the unique flora and fauna and other industries continue. These services are essential. This is a place of beauty, of natural wonder, but it can also be a place of effort and hard work. Maria Elena Guerra tends to her coffee plants. Her plantation produces 70 tonnes of the stuff per year, but customers are often surprised when they find out whos in charge. Translation there are many women working in the fields i but it is the men seen at the forefront. Its the face people want to do business with. Its a similar story across the islands. Thousands of hectares of Arable Land and its women who do much of the farming. We know from the figures that officially almost 75 of the farms are in the husbands name, but those who go to the fields and those who do the work are mainly the women. In puerto ayora, the most populous town