Invited on the set of the television news, Xavier RAUFER, professor at the institute of criminology, talks about Osama bin Laden, suspected of having ordered the attacks against the embassies of the United States in Kenya and Tanzania. He explains that he formed a constellation of terrorist Islamist groups and had them vote a joint motion saying that the United States was the main enemy of Muslims and that it was legal to kill Americans all over the world.
Explanations by Olivier DA LAGE, author of "Geopolitics of Saudi Arabia", and by Clarence RODRIGUEZ, author of "Saudi Arabia 3.0, words of the Saudi youth", political purges organized by the crown prince, Mohammed BEN SALMANE, and reforms initiated, Things unheard of in this ultra-conservative country that seems to want to modernize its mores.
Desmond Tutu gives his realistic Christian response to the problem of violence in his country: "in certain circumstances, one can only respond to violence by violence".
Part Two. Following the discovery of Istanbul through different aerial views of the Bosphorus, the Hagia Sophia Mosque and urban constructions reflecting the history of the various conquests of the city. Then immersion in the streets of Istanbul where bustle hawkers or craftsmen working outdoors, amidst the noise of cars.
In Great Britain, at a time when Queen ELIZABETH II is celebrating her 80th birthday, the question of her succession logically arises... Interview of Dickie ARBITER, specialist of the royal family, explaining that the destiny of the Prince of Wales is to reign: "The Prince of Wales is next, it’s his destiny, what he was born to do... Only Parliament can decide, after debate, whether the Prince should be excluded..." And micro-sidewalk of a subject of his majesty: "Charles must have his chance but I don’t know if we’ll give it to him..."
At the Republican headquarters in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, Barry Goldwater’s supporters are growing angry. In particular, they accuse the media of announcing too quickly the victory of Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson...
In North Korea, a dictatorial state held by the propaganda of the "venerated" KIM IL-SUNG, a small anthology of the total hold on the bodies and especially the minds of the population with the interview of a model citizen: "The greatest politician of our time is Comrade Kim Il-Sung, our revered and beloved great leader... It is bigger and better known worldwide than Mao, Stalin or Kennedy..."
Reporting in Egypt at a time when tension is mounting between the Arab countries and Israel, Roger Louis makes us discover the painters of patriotic banners at work in the streets of Cairo. An interpreter translates the slogans in particular: "we support President Nasser in the battle of Arab destiny", "long live the free Arab homeland"...
A wealthy landowner, José PALMA, who knew the time of the parliamentary regime, before 1926 and before the army took power and established the "National Dictatorship", explains that the arrival of Antonio de Oliveira SALAZAR, In 1932, was a benefit for the country that, according to him, sank into disorder and anarchy, from the time of political parties and parliamentarism: "It was necessary for the Portuguese army to save the nation... Mr Salazar was a saviour for Portugal from the political point of view and all points of view... He was a very energetic, very intelligent man, and there was immediately the adhesion of the whole nation, youth as well as old age..."
In Israel, 20,000 men and women, reservists of the IDF, the national army, must leave everything, work, family, love, in order to join their units of assignment following the evolution of the situation in the country and the growing tensions with the Palestinians. Testimonies of several soldiers: "We have a job to do, we must do it, we have no choice...", "My salary suffers, my work, my family, no one is happy, but we are Jewish in a Jewish country that must be protected..."
Questioned by Léa Salamé, one year after the emergence of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran, Golshifteh Farahani believes that Iranian youth are in "channeled anger". People know exactly what to do with this rage and make sure not to waste this energy, assures the actress. She believes in civil disobedience in Iran.
Ten years ago, in Rwanda, the genocide killed nearly one million people, in the quasi-indifference of the international community. More than half of the 6,000 prisoners in Kigali Prison are accused of participating in the genocide and there are reportedly 123,000 accused in the country. Comment on factual images and interviews of two genocidaires, Jean-Marie VIANY NYABYENDA and Madeleine MUKAMNGIRA.