- Newsnight
- 19 Mar 08, 06:47 PM
Iraq Special
Five years ago tonight, US bombers were preparing to attack targets in Baghdad. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the war, a special Newsnight asks what went wrong, what have been the successes and what does the future hold for the country?
Jeremy Paxman will interview Tony Blair's former Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell and we will have guests from Britain, Iraq and Washington, including Richard Perle, the high profile conservative who enthusiastically backed the war, and Charles Kennedy who opposed the war here in the UK.
Newsnight will follow the final drama which tonight stars Kenneth Branagh as Colonel Tim Collins preparing his troops for battle.
- David Grossman
- 19 Mar 08, 02:36 PM
If like me you share the twin obsessions of the Beatles and American politics, you might enjoy this example where the two "Come Together".
It seems that the woman whose evidence was branded in places "wholly exaggerated" or "make-belief鈥, who may have attempted to defraud her husband over the mortgage on a property and has "an explosive and volatile character" and who could provide no evidence of her claim of giving 80-90% of her income to charity does have a couple of things going for her.
Heather Mills has two celebrity video character witnesses proudly displayed on her website, Richard Branson and Hillary Clinton.
It's been said of Senator Clinton that she reminds too many men of their first wife. Being on the side of Heather Mills won't help dispel that impression.
Watch the endorsement for yourself .
- Newsnight
- 19 Mar 08, 10:36 AM
Dan Kelly is today's programme producer - here's his early email.
Good morning all.
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War, we plan to discuss the legacy of the conflict and the future prospects for Iraq.
Mark Urban has been working on an audit of the last five years and an assessment of the current situation in the country. During the live discussions we will look at the consequences of the conflict for Britain, trust in public life and US foreign policy.
We have a live interview with Tony Blair's former Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell. We plan a wider discussion as well. Which guests would you like on and what questions would you like asked?
We also have the final drama, starring Kenneth Branagh as Colonel Tim Collins.
Iraq will dominate the programme, but what other suggestions have you got? We should clearly keep an eye on the National Security plan to be announced in the Commons, and the McCann story.
See you in the meeting
Dan
