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is -- they know maliki, maliki has been a disappointment to u.s. special, as ajami suggests we went way too forward with him, he was a petty tyrant, some years ago but now as the worm turns, here is maliki in washington looking for help and in this case, there are reasons why the u.s. ought to give him some help because it is in our interest. >> rose: a group of snawrs wrote to the president accused him of failure of governance that contributed to the surge in violence. what role did that have? what impact will that have? >> you are asking me, charlie, republicans in the senate led by senator mccain and senator gram are just on a warpath in general about the obama administration foreign policy in the middle east arguing it is failing .. in many dimensions. i think there are so many elements that they oppose, the one i would focus on for your viewers is, i think the job that they have done communicating with even traditional and close friends and allies, the uae, jordan would be two obvious examples, has not been what you would expect or indeed what
is -- they know maliki, maliki has been a disappointment to u.s. special, as ajami suggests we went way too forward with him, he was a petty tyrant, some years ago but now as the worm turns, here is maliki in washington looking for help and in this case, there are reasons why the u.s. ought to give him some help because it is in our interest. >> rose: a group of snawrs wrote to the president accused him of failure of governance that contributed to the surge in violence. what role did that...
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now maliki is here asking for a couple of things. principally aid in the form of munitions and weapons systems. apache helicopters first and foremost. the president seems disposed to grant that request. this is a two-hour meeting now going on in the west wing. we a may hear from these two leaders, and how they are disposed towards that maliki request, as well as aid and getting back on its feet i caifeeteconomically. >> does the white house see iraq's security mostly as internal problem. from where i sit that would be a mistake because there are broader implications for violence for iraq in the gledge >> 400 to 500 men and women in uniform who died in iraq in the nine-year war there. remember in 2011 the obama administration was negotiating with the maliki government about exactly what an u.s. resit yowl force would look like in iraq. they were unable to come to an agreement. there are no troops in iraq. there is no over the horizon that would help momentarily help iraq cope with some of the domestic violence that the country is seei
now maliki is here asking for a couple of things. principally aid in the form of munitions and weapons systems. apache helicopters first and foremost. the president seems disposed to grant that request. this is a two-hour meeting now going on in the west wing. we a may hear from these two leaders, and how they are disposed towards that maliki request, as well as aid and getting back on its feet i caifeeteconomically. >> does the white house see iraq's security mostly as internal problem....
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maliki is seeking military and intelligence assistance. we'll have more on this story after the news summary. in egypt, thousands turned out to protest after friday prayers, in a show of support for deposed president mohammed morsi. they filled the streets and denounced morsi's upcoming trial, due to start monday. there were even chants calling for the execution of the military chief who led the coup against morsi. >> (translated): this trial is void because the military coup is void and has no legitimacy. this should never, ever happen not even over our dead bodies. we will never accept a traitor and his accomplish to rule egypt. >> (translated): this is not a trial. until now, no lawyer has been able to meet him and no volunteer has been able to take a copy of the papers of the case. this is not a trial, this is a farce. >> woodruff: the military-backed government has cracked down on morsi supporters since he was ousted in july. secretary of state john kerry acknowledged today that u.s. surveillance overseas has crossed the line at times
maliki is seeking military and intelligence assistance. we'll have more on this story after the news summary. in egypt, thousands turned out to protest after friday prayers, in a show of support for deposed president mohammed morsi. they filled the streets and denounced morsi's upcoming trial, due to start monday. there were even chants calling for the execution of the military chief who led the coup against morsi. >> (translated): this trial is void because the military coup is void and...
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critics say it is not just al qaeda, but maliki who is partly to blame for the violence. the white house disagrees. >> you have repeatedly attributed the violence to al qaeda, others say prime minister nouri al-maliki mismanaged the situation, fostered sectarian strikes there that plagued iraq for the course of the last 10 years. how do you respond to that? >> this is not the product of entree party or entree faction parties, it's al qaeda trying to destablilize iraq. >> a former u.s. ambassador to iraq is critical of nouri al-maliki's leadership. >> the underlying problem is iraq has the kurds, the sunni arabs and the shi'a arabs and politicians play this card in dealing with security problems and national problems. despite that, the mistakes of nouri al-maliki, the country remains a constitutional democracy and has not collapsed under the weight of the horrific terrorist attacks. >> president obama is pushing nouri al-maliki to hold elections to bring the country back to its political use. nouri al-maliki assures him it will be held next year. >> the obama administratio
critics say it is not just al qaeda, but maliki who is partly to blame for the violence. the white house disagrees. >> you have repeatedly attributed the violence to al qaeda, others say prime minister nouri al-maliki mismanaged the situation, fostered sectarian strikes there that plagued iraq for the course of the last 10 years. how do you respond to that? >> this is not the product of entree party or entree faction parties, it's al qaeda trying to destablilize iraq. >> a...
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there is some pushback on capitol hill to maliki's requests. in a letter to the president yesterday, mccain and five other senators of both parties urged mr obama to press maliki to formulate a comprehensive political and security strategy that can stabilize the country. high on their list of complaints: iran's influence in iraq, and iran's use of iraqi airspace to transit military assistance into syria to support president bashar assad and his forces. iraq's ambassador to the u.s., lukman faily, says baghdad has told iran it won't tolerate such overflights of weapons. but until promised u.s. fighter jets are delivered next fall, he insists, there is little his country can do. >> we think it's a bit unfair for others to ask us to stop a plane or to stop a plane while we haven't got the capabilities to force down a plane. to force it down. we don't have the f16 or any of that type of fighter to try to force a plane >> i just think it's an excuse. there are plenty of nations who don't have the ability to police their airspace yet they don't allow
there is some pushback on capitol hill to maliki's requests. in a letter to the president yesterday, mccain and five other senators of both parties urged mr obama to press maliki to formulate a comprehensive political and security strategy that can stabilize the country. high on their list of complaints: iran's influence in iraq, and iran's use of iraqi airspace to transit military assistance into syria to support president bashar assad and his forces. iraq's ambassador to the u.s., lukman...
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president asking him to be tougher on maliki and they say they blame the maliki government for the rise of violence in iraq the letter says that maliki pursues a sixty ariane and authoritarian agenda which strengthens al qaida in iraq senator mccain one of the six republicans and democrats who signed the letter saying that washington's assistance to iraq should be sized to a new more developed strategy and real changes in iraq so experts know that maliki will face many challenges in trying to convince both the administration and the congress to as he said in his speech make a fresh start in a complicated relationship with the u.s. and his meeting with president obama at the white house tomorrow is only one step forward on a very bumpy road the miles from the. questions in d.c. . and the international chemical weapons watchdog group responsible for overseeing the destruction of syria's chemical weapons now says the country has met its deadline meaning all chemical weapons have been destroyed or rendered an operable organization for what for the prohibition of chemical weapons says its te
president asking him to be tougher on maliki and they say they blame the maliki government for the rise of violence in iraq the letter says that maliki pursues a sixty ariane and authoritarian agenda which strengthens al qaida in iraq senator mccain one of the six republicans and democrats who signed the letter saying that washington's assistance to iraq should be sized to a new more developed strategy and real changes in iraq so experts know that maliki will face many challenges in trying to...
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the prime minister nouri al-maliki is asking the obama administration for more help. as mike viqueira reports, nouri al-maliki did so correctly inside the white house. >> it was their first face-to-face meeting in two years as iraq faces threats and doubts over its stability. >> unfortunately al qaeda has still been active and grown more active recently. we have a lot of discussion about how we can work together to push back against that terrorist organization that operates not only in iraq, but also poses a threat to the region and the united states. >> president obama and prime minister nouri al-maliki blame al qaeda for the surge in violence in iraq. tran >> translation: we have a common vision in relation to terrorism and how to counterterrorism. >> over the last year the security situation in iraq has taken a dramaticic downturn. in october alone 979 iraqis were killed in terror attacks. 852 of them civilians. more than 7,000 died since the beginning of this year. with no u.s. combat troops remaining in iraq, and no chance for american boots on the ground in the
the prime minister nouri al-maliki is asking the obama administration for more help. as mike viqueira reports, nouri al-maliki did so correctly inside the white house. >> it was their first face-to-face meeting in two years as iraq faces threats and doubts over its stability. >> unfortunately al qaeda has still been active and grown more active recently. we have a lot of discussion about how we can work together to push back against that terrorist organization that operates not only...
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the sunnis and kurds and so on yes he has been but the reality is maliki's. actually compared to some other shiites in iraq are quite moderate ok sure they have been including the share the sunnis and someone or at the course we're talking about also this report about global terrorism on the increase more and more people obviously being susceptible and dying as a result but is it being exaggerated of the likes of you and i a greater risk now just briefly put it in perspective for us. well i think i mean there's always them in terrorism if you compare it with let's say people dying from car accidents the numbers are not much high above obviously because of the way it is and the way the targets civilians and the hype get so we see people worry about a more so. i don't think was going on in iraq is going to be a risk to the global sort of risk but obviously is going to be rich to oil markets in the around the world is going to risk the region as middle east iran where you have all these regional players and what's going on in syria i mean this could turn sort of
the sunnis and kurds and so on yes he has been but the reality is maliki's. actually compared to some other shiites in iraq are quite moderate ok sure they have been including the share the sunnis and someone or at the course we're talking about also this report about global terrorism on the increase more and more people obviously being susceptible and dying as a result but is it being exaggerated of the likes of you and i a greater risk now just briefly put it in perspective for us. well i...
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maliki says is a rise in violence in syria. he's trying to convince the administration to step up their support to help them fight terrorism in iraq is having trouble convincing them. congress takes a harder line on iraq than obama sent a let tore the u.s. president asking him to be tougher on maliki. in it, they say they blame the maliki government for the rise of violence in iraq. the letter says that maliki per sues the sectarian and authority tarne agenda which strengthens them. senator mccain one of six republicans who signed the letter says that washington's assistance to iraq should be tied to a new more developed strategy in iraq. so experts know that maliki will face many challenges in trying to convince both the administration and congress to as he said in his speech make a fresh start in a complicated relationship with the u.s. in his meeting with president obama at the white house tomorrow is only one step forward on a very bumpy road. >> and the international chemical weapons watchdog group responsible for overseai
maliki says is a rise in violence in syria. he's trying to convince the administration to step up their support to help them fight terrorism in iraq is having trouble convincing them. congress takes a harder line on iraq than obama sent a let tore the u.s. president asking him to be tougher on maliki. in it, they say they blame the maliki government for the rise of violence in iraq. the letter says that maliki per sues the sectarian and authority tarne agenda which strengthens them. senator...
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should prime minister nouri al- maliki get the military aid he is asking for? >> he should, but with conditions. >> what should they be? >> you cannot win the battle by military and intelligence means alone. you have to have a political vision and political accountability. you have to go after not only those in other ranks who are terrorists but you have to go after people in your own ranks in the government who are oppressing some of these people. >> a rax prime minister is blaming syria for this uptick in violence. is he right to do that or is a convenient? >> he is right to do that, but the middle east is a mess. struggling as is the rest of the region. people are still committed to raqi statemake this i work, and that is something that he can use an exploit to the benefit of everybody if he is willing to take that step. obama said there should be a new election law and iraqi. what should that be? >> there is a dispute right now and primee kurds minister nouri al-maliki and people in parliament over whether he should have elections by in the visual province,
should prime minister nouri al- maliki get the military aid he is asking for? >> he should, but with conditions. >> what should they be? >> you cannot win the battle by military and intelligence means alone. you have to have a political vision and political accountability. you have to go after not only those in other ranks who are terrorists but you have to go after people in your own ranks in the government who are oppressing some of these people. >> a rax prime...
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isry they argue that -- this where maliki has a big problem. in the united states government circles, particularly in congress, they're perception is the insurgency that is now growing inside of iraq is not primarily a result of what is happening in syria and the spillover but much more directly a consequence of nouri al- maliki's on policies inside iraq. in the sense that it is perceived, at least, that he is excluding the sunni minority from government, prosecuting dissident figures in the sunni community, and as a consequence of that, he is get a wising -- ghettoising the community. the endy 20 years since of the bosnian war but investigators have discovered what could prove to be the largest mass grave from that conflict. 360ar, the remains of people have been found at the, tomasica grave site -- mass grave site. that number is expected to rise. authorities say it could be even larger than the grave at srebrenica. nazi styleup concentration camp's. the body of the long hunted head of the gestapo has never been found. but now it appears a ge
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should prime minister nouri al- maliki get the military aid he is asking for? >> he should, but with conditions. >> what should they be? >> you cannot win the battle by military and intelligence means alone. you have to have a political vision and political accountability. you have to go after not only those in other ranks who are terrorists but you have to go after people in your own ranks in the government who are oppressing some of these people. >> a rax prime minister is blaming syria for this uptick in violence. is he right to do that or is a convenient? >> he is right to do that, but the middle east is a mess. struggling as is the rest of the region. people are still committed to raqi statemake this i work, and that is something that he can use an exploit to the benefit of everybody if he is willing to take that step. obama said there should be a new election law and iraqi. what should that be? >> there is a dispute right now and primee kurds minister nouri al-maliki and people in parliament over whether he should have elections by in the visual province,
should prime minister nouri al- maliki get the military aid he is asking for? >> he should, but with conditions. >> what should they be? >> you cannot win the battle by military and intelligence means alone. you have to have a political vision and political accountability. you have to go after not only those in other ranks who are terrorists but you have to go after people in your own ranks in the government who are oppressing some of these people. >> a rax prime...
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pe minister maliki to hold elections later next year. pakistan taliban leader reported dead: more on the top story, the shooting at los angeles international airport. brian rooney, this is still the case now, plenty of questions that need to be answered. l.a.x. as you know is a very busily airport. what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: there is still a hold on airport traffic. just a few moments ago an airplane landed but they're not taking off. passengers, and you may see one walking behind me are going into the airport hoping to take off time today or tonight, but right now that's not happening. >> and brian, we have identification on the shooter at this point. if you could walk us back through what are you hearing? what have you heard of people coming out of the airport about what's been described as a chaotic scene when all of this was actually taking place and going down? >> reporter: i've been unable to talk to anybody who witnessed the shooting exactly. the chaos that ensued for travelers afterwards is that they were
pe minister maliki to hold elections later next year. pakistan taliban leader reported dead: more on the top story, the shooting at los angeles international airport. brian rooney, this is still the case now, plenty of questions that need to be answered. l.a.x. as you know is a very busily airport. what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: there is still a hold on airport traffic. just a few moments ago an airplane landed but they're not taking off. passengers, and you may see...
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last week mr maliki met with president obama and the two leaders agreed iraq was in urgent need of help would be signs general statements nothing concrete came out like how to save people's lives on the ground. anyone who walks in the streets at any moment may face a car bomb a motorcycle bomb or an explosive belt and any moment anyone may be killed. it's ten or eleven years now that they're talking about the new security plan but nothing changes in the situation is only getting worse. and neither new checkpoints arrests and more constant operations seem to be enough to gain control it's nearly impossible to establish exactly how many civilians were killed in iraq since the u.s. led invasion in two thousand and three many became casualties during military operations including shootouts and a shelling some died due to a lack of healthcare and ruined infrastructure but what we're looking at now are deaths specifically from terror attacks this year alone and the figures well the figures speak for themselves you've got this kind of r t moscow well with thousands killed this year september h
last week mr maliki met with president obama and the two leaders agreed iraq was in urgent need of help would be signs general statements nothing concrete came out like how to save people's lives on the ground. anyone who walks in the streets at any moment may face a car bomb a motorcycle bomb or an explosive belt and any moment anyone may be killed. it's ten or eleven years now that they're talking about the new security plan but nothing changes in the situation is only getting worse. and...
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and then they helped the boy mr maliki to power and mr maliki is the most. important source of sectarianism in iraq you know he's fighting with everyone with the kurds with the sunni and even now with the she . dug out cellar now so. it's strange that you know that the wave of. of killings and the wave of car bombs and suicide bombs coincides with. the protest wave against mr mollett case room. you may remember that there is still a huge growth movement going on mainly in the west and provinces. and so on. and i think mr maliki was afraid that the shia might join. the group with movement against his rule so. he's accusing every everyone of having militias and and. doing their respects while you know so during militias doing ok you're saying america caused this would have been different if american troops had pulled out at a different time a later time should they be doing something now to sort out the problem they've made or is it too late. well what you did today should keep out i mean this has not been reported but last year there was a new agreement with
and then they helped the boy mr maliki to power and mr maliki is the most. important source of sectarianism in iraq you know he's fighting with everyone with the kurds with the sunni and even now with the she . dug out cellar now so. it's strange that you know that the wave of. of killings and the wave of car bombs and suicide bombs coincides with. the protest wave against mr mollett case room. you may remember that there is still a huge growth movement going on mainly in the west and...
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maliki is a shiite he feels tremendous amount of obligation to them. is he killing off sunnies like flies. >> promise not talking to maliki about that tonight? >> how do you know he is not? >> because we have been in contact with the state department. we have been? contact with different people with the white house. as far as we know, he is not talking about it he shouldn't just talk about it what he should say i'm going to send airplanes and promise protection to. bring them to the united states. if you don't like it cut off aid. maybe maliki would respond to that instead of the president sort of begging him. >> mr. mayor, nice to see you as always. >> thank you, greta. >> straight ahead. remember the irs lois lerner? the stunning new information tonight about her. what is she acaused of doing this time in the latest coming up. also a sporting event turns to chaos. riot police clashing with sports fans. you will see more coming up. >>> a huge controversy brewing at a colorado high school. a teacher is offering extra credit to students who toured to co
maliki is a shiite he feels tremendous amount of obligation to them. is he killing off sunnies like flies. >> promise not talking to maliki about that tonight? >> how do you know he is not? >> because we have been in contact with the state department. we have been? contact with different people with the white house. as far as we know, he is not talking about it he shouldn't just talk about it what he should say i'm going to send airplanes and promise protection to. bring them...
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hase minister al-maliki called for more support from the united states. october was the bloodiest month in iraq in nine years, as 7000 people died in the strikes between sunni and shiite. the government of a rack cannot get the violence under control on their own, and that is one reason for al-maliki's trip to washington. he called for u.s. military interference and he said that iraq needed to do more for human iraqis.or all >> we want and a rack that is prosperous and i communicated to the prime minister that anything we can do to help bring about this more hopeful future is something we want to work on. maliki said he was in agreement with the united states administration. >> what we want is for them to cooperate and we are working on security and intelligence to fight al qaeda because this is good for a rock and the middle east. >> with his trip is not without controversy. on obama to refuse support for the iraqi leader, saying that the authoritarian leadership style is probably to blame for the surge in violence. >> thousands of medical professionals
hase minister al-maliki called for more support from the united states. october was the bloodiest month in iraq in nine years, as 7000 people died in the strikes between sunni and shiite. the government of a rack cannot get the violence under control on their own, and that is one reason for al-maliki's trip to washington. he called for u.s. military interference and he said that iraq needed to do more for human iraqis.or all >> we want and a rack that is prosperous and i communicated to...
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i'm delighted to introduce nouri al-maliki, the prime minister of iraq. he also strives to find solutions that will provide greater opportunity and stability for the iraqi people. the prime minister will meet with obama and vice president biden tomorrow to further strengthen ties. they will discuss how we can confront these challenges and discuss ways to enhance our two countries under the strategic framework agreement. this is an important time for u.s.-iraqi relations. we must never forget the thousands of americans and many more iraqis who lost their lives in the struggle for a new, free iraq. iraq has moved on many issues, and its future looks bright. it is blessed with natural resources. it has improved relations with its neighbors, particularly kuwait, and it's deepening ties with jordan and turkey. as iraq has worked to agree integrate itself into the region, you have seen 17 arab countries open embassies in baghdad. we have seen increased opportunity for american business. major corporations are now invested in iraqi. in may of this year the unite
i'm delighted to introduce nouri al-maliki, the prime minister of iraq. he also strives to find solutions that will provide greater opportunity and stability for the iraqi people. the prime minister will meet with obama and vice president biden tomorrow to further strengthen ties. they will discuss how we can confront these challenges and discuss ways to enhance our two countries under the strategic framework agreement. this is an important time for u.s.-iraqi relations. we must never forget...
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maliki. three hours meeting with the president, and he has been in washington for three days, and he has met with vice president, joe biden, twice already. and he gave a speech, and his point this. the violence in iraq is not sectarian, and many believe that it's exactly that, many of maliki's opponents accusing him of fostering the strike against the sunni minority in iraq. they are using it as a staging ground to launch attacks into iraq. the destabilization of syria is bad news, and for allowing iran, one of bashar al-assad bringing weapons into syria to fight the rebels there, and that ongoing civil car. here's one other number as we consider this context with the president of the united states. more than 100,000 iraqis lost their lives in the conflict with the increasing violence and with increasing concern he wantsa an patchy helicopter, and the white house is said to give it to him >> the u.s. has lost influence in iraq, and some are not happy about it, so what influence does the u.s.
maliki. three hours meeting with the president, and he has been in washington for three days, and he has met with vice president, joe biden, twice already. and he gave a speech, and his point this. the violence in iraq is not sectarian, and many believe that it's exactly that, many of maliki's opponents accusing him of fostering the strike against the sunni minority in iraq. they are using it as a staging ground to launch attacks into iraq. the destabilization of syria is bad news, and for...
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maliki rejects issa says the violence stems from terrorism all political differences. this fuel by neighboring syria civil war u s is also pressing the iraqi government which has strong ties to iran to stop tehran from shipping weapons to syria. going to roll the airspace. the white house also says the fourteen billion dollars has been spent on improving control key security since two thousand and five. yet the violence continues and the death toll at its highest level since the height of the american invasion. making things easy duty. washington the un as a special envoy just a lack of a steamy has said the success of the proposed to me with two piece cost cannot be guaranteed without the participation of the syrian opposition speaking at the end of his visit to the mass especially nice that he had held a successful meetings with president bashar al assad other political figures and the domestic opposition the seeming government has confirmed they will attend the conference out the set conditions for steaming acknowledge that the conference will not take place if the
maliki rejects issa says the violence stems from terrorism all political differences. this fuel by neighboring syria civil war u s is also pressing the iraqi government which has strong ties to iran to stop tehran from shipping weapons to syria. going to roll the airspace. the white house also says the fourteen billion dollars has been spent on improving control key security since two thousand and five. yet the violence continues and the death toll at its highest level since the height of the...
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. >> iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki will visit the white house on friday, part of his first trip to washington in two years. on thursday he addressed a packed auditor youm. he said his country needs help to stop the growing violence. patty culhane has more. >> who is to blame for the carnage seen daily on the streets of iraq? prime minister nouri al-maliki's message to the u.s. - this is the work of america's own arch enemy al qaeda, telling the u.s. media, public forums and u.s. leaders he needs their help to stop this. the group's resurgens in iraq is because of a vacuum left by the arab springs, the civil war in syria. some believe he shares some of the blame for consolidating the power, shutting up the sunni community, arguing he's creating conditions for another civil war. the prime minister told the conference he has done nothing wrong. >> as long i use the perog tifs in a contit usual way there shouldn't be a problem. if i ask in an unconstitutional way tell me when and how. >> at the white house promise is the president will raise concerns about now maliki governs. but th
. >> iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki will visit the white house on friday, part of his first trip to washington in two years. on thursday he addressed a packed auditor youm. he said his country needs help to stop the growing violence. patty culhane has more. >> who is to blame for the carnage seen daily on the streets of iraq? prime minister nouri al-maliki's message to the u.s. - this is the work of america's own arch enemy al qaeda, telling the u.s. media, public forums and...
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prime minister maliki was just in washington and left empty handed because he's instigating a lot of problems in syria by sewing sectarian divisions and, which he was held accountable for by congress and poor john kerry having to make sure that the situation in the middle east where these fostering negotiations between israel and palestine continue. then guess what, he has to go to saudi arabia and jipegypt and t to repair negotiations. >> nothing in this region happens in a vacuum. the syrian civil war led to a spike in violence in iraq where we're now back to levels from 2008 in terms of violence. what is the connection there? >> the connection is awful. bottom line is prime minister maliki, a shiite, instead of sewing sectarian reconciliation, he's exacerbated a tax on sunnis and arrested and roundup prominent sunni politicians and as a result basically pushed most of the prominent sunnis into the hands of more extremist elements in western iraq. that's given al qaeda a base once again which to launch attacks into syria as well into iraq. moreover, maliki is facilitating iranian a
prime minister maliki was just in washington and left empty handed because he's instigating a lot of problems in syria by sewing sectarian divisions and, which he was held accountable for by congress and poor john kerry having to make sure that the situation in the middle east where these fostering negotiations between israel and palestine continue. then guess what, he has to go to saudi arabia and jipegypt and t to repair negotiations. >> nothing in this region happens in a vacuum. the...
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nouri al-maliki is in washington to garner u.s. support to deal with violence in the country. barack obama says he wants an inclusive iraq and democratic elections should be held as soon as possible. >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki came here to the white house, he said, with an urge request. he wanted the obama administration to speed up for promise additional equipment for the armed forces in iraq. at the end of the meeting barack obama said the u.s. was committed to helping iraq fight al qaeda, but did not give specifics. >> throughout the discussion, the main theme was that the united states wants to be a strong and effective partner with iraq. >> we had a common vision about all issues discussed when it comes to diagnosing the return of terrorism to the middle east. we talked about ways of counting terrorism and had similar positions and ideas. >> the obama administration wanted concrete promises from iraq's prime minister that he'd change the way he's governing, making it more inclusive, leading to the election. they said it was the goal. they didn't outline what
nouri al-maliki is in washington to garner u.s. support to deal with violence in the country. barack obama says he wants an inclusive iraq and democratic elections should be held as soon as possible. >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki came here to the white house, he said, with an urge request. he wanted the obama administration to speed up for promise additional equipment for the armed forces in iraq. at the end of the meeting barack obama said the u.s. was committed to helping...
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side is genuinely help maliki. the u.s. agrees that this is a much larger threat than it was even six months ago. and i worthy of more u.s. suppo. the challenge is convincing congress to go along wit because of a very, very long list of complaints that congress particularly in the administration behind ite with the way mall flick can i has governed. >> host: anne, how great is al qaeda's influence in iraq? >> guest: political influence is not great at all. but illt has resurged in rather spectacular fashion about over the last six months. as recently as a year ago al qaeda in iraq was not dead but really not a, not a daily presence. you would see anc bombing here d there. it wasn't something that nouriel malikith worried much about and wasn't something the u.s. took as a major threat either to his governance or to u.s. interests. that's really changed and one of the ways it's changed is the very effective, outside influence that organization has been able toe garner from forein fighters. it was clearly, the work of some for
side is genuinely help maliki. the u.s. agrees that this is a much larger threat than it was even six months ago. and i worthy of more u.s. suppo. the challenge is convincing congress to go along wit because of a very, very long list of complaints that congress particularly in the administration behind ite with the way mall flick can i has governed. >> host: anne, how great is al qaeda's influence in iraq? >> guest: political influence is not great at all. but illt has resurged in...
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nouri al-maliki is in washington to gather u.s. support to deal with violence in his country. president obama wants an inclusive iraq and elections should be held as soon as possible. more from patty culhane in washington. >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki came to the white house with an urgent request. he wanted the obama administration to speed up or promise additional military equipment for the armed forces in iraq. at the end of the meeting president obama said that the u.s. was committed to helping iraq fight al qaeda, but did not give specifics. >> throughout this discussion the main theme was that the united states wants to be a strong and effective partner with iraq. >> translation: we had a common vision about all issues we discussed, when diagnosing the return of terrorism to the middle east. we talked about ways to counterterrorism and we had similar positions and ideas. >> the obama administration wanted concrete promises from iraq's prime minister that he would change the way he governed in iraq, making it an inclusive prospect leading to the election. they
nouri al-maliki is in washington to gather u.s. support to deal with violence in his country. president obama wants an inclusive iraq and elections should be held as soon as possible. more from patty culhane in washington. >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki came to the white house with an urgent request. he wanted the obama administration to speed up or promise additional military equipment for the armed forces in iraq. at the end of the meeting president obama said that the u.s....
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>> actually maliki visit the united states -- this is his fourth visit. and he tried this year to meet obama, but for one reason or another they said that they cannot meet him at that time. and now they arranged the meeting today. in addition to that this is the first time that he is not going to see him today alone, but is scheduled to see the kurdish leader sometime during next month. also he would be seeing the head of the parliament which [ inaudible ] and representing a big sunni block. so in a way the message is being conveyed conveyed to malaki that the american support is not cart blanche. the other thing that he is asking for is more weapons and more assistance from the americans in the name of fighting terrorism. but from the american experience, fighting terrorism in iraq was not successful only when moderate arab sunnis stood against al-qaeda and thus were able to stop al-qaeda from having influence in the area. the americans see this change of attitude and create what is called awakening of [ inaudible ]. unfortunately maliki during the last
>> actually maliki visit the united states -- this is his fourth visit. and he tried this year to meet obama, but for one reason or another they said that they cannot meet him at that time. and now they arranged the meeting today. in addition to that this is the first time that he is not going to see him today alone, but is scheduled to see the kurdish leader sometime during next month. also he would be seeing the head of the parliament which [ inaudible ] and representing a big sunni...
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prime minister maliki message to the u.s. this is the work of america's arch enemy al-qaeda and telling media and forums and leaders he needs their help to stop this. the group's resurgance is because of the war in syria but people say he shares part of the blame for shutting out the sunni community and said he is creating conditions for another civil war but the prime minister told the conference he has done nothing wrong. >> translator: as long as i act in a constitutional way then no problem. if i act in an unconstitutional way please let me know when and how and tell me to go back to the constitutional. >> reporter: at the white house promises the president will raise concerns about how maliki governs but there are indications they will not block or slow 16 fighter jets or vehicles. >> it's necessary in denying assistance would be contrary to our interests. >> reporter: they may help by sharing more intelligence but analysts don't expect a huge shift. >> status of force agreement doesn't provide for more u.s. personnel ob
prime minister maliki message to the u.s. this is the work of america's arch enemy al-qaeda and telling media and forums and leaders he needs their help to stop this. the group's resurgance is because of the war in syria but people say he shares part of the blame for shutting out the sunni community and said he is creating conditions for another civil war but the prime minister told the conference he has done nothing wrong. >> translator: as long as i act in a constitutional way then no...
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al maliki is seeking more american aid. the u.n. reported the violence claimed the lives of thousands of iraqis this month. >>> eric snowdon is offering to help investigate the phone tapping of chancellor angela merkel. he called the actions of the u.s. government, quote, harmfulings and offered to visit germany to help in its investigation. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris in new york. al jazeera. >> fully engaged or left out of the loop. when things go wrong what is president obama's approach, and is it working? you're watching inside story from washington. >> hello, i'm libby casey. a familiar theme played out in washington this week as bad news circled the white house, and the critics took their shots, fair and unfair at president obama and his administration. but by any viewing this was not a good week for the president. second terms always have their rough patches but history shows they can be overcomed and mr. mr. obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, a
al maliki is seeking more american aid. the u.n. reported the violence claimed the lives of thousands of iraqis this month. >>> eric snowdon is offering to help investigate the phone tapping of chancellor angela merkel. he called the actions of the u.s. government, quote, harmfulings and offered to visit germany to help in its investigation. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris in new york. al jazeera. >> fully engaged or left out of the loop. when things go wrong what is...
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of course, prime minister maliki, thank you for returning to the institute. we have his excellency, the minister of foreign affairs. the minister of defense, his excellence, the national security advisor, and both members of the council of representatives, the ambassador to the united states. the chief of staff to the prime minister. the head of the counterterrorism bureau. the deputy chief of mission for the embassy of iraq, and major general, the military attachÉ for the embassy of iraq. also joining us today, one of my favorite people in all of the world, former secretary of state and the first woman secretary of state for the united states, madeleine albright. i'm list being -- i'm listing her as part of the usip teen. ambassador george moose was there with us, also a member of our board. professor jeremy rabkin and judy ansley who are also members of our board. doctor christian lord is with us. gsr executive vice president. in addition i would like to reference come to recognize a couple of special state department guests. ambassador beth jones was the
of course, prime minister maliki, thank you for returning to the institute. we have his excellency, the minister of foreign affairs. the minister of defense, his excellence, the national security advisor, and both members of the council of representatives, the ambassador to the united states. the chief of staff to the prime minister. the head of the counterterrorism bureau. the deputy chief of mission for the embassy of iraq, and major general, the military attachÉ for the embassy of iraq....
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i would like to welcome prime minister al-maliki. we have shared high moments, as well is difficult ones. we worked hard with our partners and government and civil society to overcome the peak of violence in 2006 and 2007. we take pride in the fact that we have always been in iraq and maintain an office in baghdad. even during the most difficult days. the core mission is to strengthen local capacities to prevent and manage conflicts peacefully. we work with iraqi partners to develop tools and institutions necessary to resolve disputes through nonviolent means. we have worked with iraqi facilitators and working with youth, women comment and minorities. and working to prevent incitement of violence. and building institutions along iraq. our partnership and civil society has grown stronger over the years. we have many success stories to point to, such as a capacity we have supported, distinguished leaders, and organizations critical to advancing iraq's transition to peace and stability. we have mitigated conflicts across a rack -- acros
i would like to welcome prime minister al-maliki. we have shared high moments, as well is difficult ones. we worked hard with our partners and government and civil society to overcome the peak of violence in 2006 and 2007. we take pride in the fact that we have always been in iraq and maintain an office in baghdad. even during the most difficult days. the core mission is to strengthen local capacities to prevent and manage conflicts peacefully. we work with iraqi partners to develop tools and...
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damascus today iraqi prime minister al maliki met with president obama to discuss u.s. aid to iraq he says moloch his first visit to the u.s. in two years comes after a wave of recent tragically routine violence in his country within seven thousand people in iraq have been killed this year according to the database iraq body count in an op ed in new york times this week maliki wrote al qaeda in iraq and its affiliates are conducting a terrorist campaign against our people the prime minister is requesting helicopters and fighter jets from the u.s. to help his military fight its insurgents. now we go to new york where a federal appeals court on thursday david greene lied to the n.y.p.d. as controversial stop and frisk policy now back in august judge shire a scheindlin ruled that stop and frisk is that unconstitutional as it unlawfully targets minorities and she said that police made at least two hundred thousand stops between two thousand and four and two thousand and twelve without any reasonable suspicion she blocked further use of the tactic until the n.y.p.d. makes ch
damascus today iraqi prime minister al maliki met with president obama to discuss u.s. aid to iraq he says moloch his first visit to the u.s. in two years comes after a wave of recent tragically routine violence in his country within seven thousand people in iraq have been killed this year according to the database iraq body count in an op ed in new york times this week maliki wrote al qaeda in iraq and its affiliates are conducting a terrorist campaign against our people the prime minister is...
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i want to welcome back prime minister maliki to the white house. it's been two years since the last u.s. troops left from iraq, but the strategic partnership between our two countries remains very strong. we honor the lives that were lost, both american and iraqi, to bring about a functioning democracy in a country that previously had been ruled by a vicious dictator. and we appreciate prime minister maliki's commitment to honoring that sacrifice by ensuring a strong, prosperous, inclusive and democratic iraq. >> [speaker translates] >> we had a wide-ranging discussion about economic issues, regional issues, and security issues. [speaker translates] and much of our discussion centered on the fact that, although iraq has made significant progress in areas like oil production and a range of other reforms that have taken place, unfortunately, al qaeda has still been active and has grown more active recently. so we had a lot of discussion about how we can work together to push back against that terrorist organization that operates not only in iraq but
i want to welcome back prime minister maliki to the white house. it's been two years since the last u.s. troops left from iraq, but the strategic partnership between our two countries remains very strong. we honor the lives that were lost, both american and iraqi, to bring about a functioning democracy in a country that previously had been ruled by a vicious dictator. and we appreciate prime minister maliki's commitment to honoring that sacrifice by ensuring a strong, prosperous, inclusive and...
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al maliki wrote an op-ed for "the new york times" today and the word "iran" was not in there once. analysts will be watching closely to see whether president obama leverages his influence over the iraqi leader that many are calling a puppet of the iranian regime. what is the conversation likely to be like? >> interesting enough, al maliki would like to present himself as the mediator between things iran and the united states. he has been facilitating arms transfers from iran into syria in violation of u.n. resolutions. he has been providing navy intelligence to the iranian government to forces in the persian gulf and escalated the shiite terrorism occurring in syria himself. so for him to come in and ask for this assistance, it's important for the united states and the president to impose conditions. one, he has to guarantee the protection of the inhabitants of camp liberty. two, he has to stop these shipments of arms from iran to syria. and three, he has to permit sunnis to come back in the government and reconcile the role that sunnis need to play in iraq or else the sectarian vi
al maliki wrote an op-ed for "the new york times" today and the word "iran" was not in there once. analysts will be watching closely to see whether president obama leverages his influence over the iraqi leader that many are calling a puppet of the iranian regime. what is the conversation likely to be like? >> interesting enough, al maliki would like to present himself as the mediator between things iran and the united states. he has been facilitating arms transfers...