Abortion is the talking point in Kenya at the moment. A mock trial highlighting the 300,000 illegal terminations and 3000 deaths from backstreet abortions every year was disrupted by pro-life demonstrators earlier this week..... as a consequence four pro-choice participants were forced to abandon the forum in Nairobi... And abortion has been at the centre of debate since.
We're going to be picking up on the discussion in detail on Monday's programme but we're already getting emails about it...
Dr Olungah in Nairobi writes
In this country, when a young girl in school gets pregnant, she is expelled from school, ostracised by her parents, ex-communicated from church, shunned by her peers and abandoned by her boyfriend. She faces a double if not triple tragedy. The morality so common in our African backyard must now be challenged.
Mike also in Nairobi says
Abortion should never be legalised in Africa. Africans unlike Europeans are known to be sexually irresponsible, and legalising this satanic act of murder will culminate in more vices and escalate the hiv/aids pandemic.
What do you think ? Post your comment here. Or if you'd like to take part in Monday's programme, let us know
Hi this is Karnie, welcome to the World Have Your Say blog...
What are we chatting about today?
The American anchor woman, Mika Brzeznski who refused to report the Paris Hilton story on MSNBC...we've received hundreds of emails in praise of Ms Brezeznski.
Something else that has got you talking...is the US Supreme Court's decision to not allow race to be a factor when placing students in public schools...
And native Canadians are staging protests to address the issue of land and poor living conditions!! Follow the debate here..or if you'd like to get in touch..all the details are on the right hand side of this page..
Plenty to get through today so I'm going to work on being brief and to the point, something that is rarely a trademark of my daily posting. If you'd like to receive each day's talking points by email, then click here to sign up.
Here are today's stories....
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When we were in Accra last month I got chatting with Elizabeth who works with the US Peace Corps in Togo. She told me how she likes to listen to the show while cooking her dinner in the village where she lives and that often some of her colleagues come round, eat and hear what you all have to say.
Plenty more of you who we've met on our travels have enthusiastically told us the routines that you follow while listening to the show. I remember Joseph in Nigeria saying he turns on his shortwave radio just before he goes to bed, and that sometimes the topics stop him from dozing off later (though I'm sure we have the opposite effect sometimes). It got me thinking...
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US school race ruling
A Supreme Court ruling says that schools in the . Two Democrat presidential hopefuls, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, have spoken out against the ruling. They say it's a setback for racial integration. The case was brought by .
Is positive action discrimination?
is it good or bad for race relations in the US ?
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We're OFF AIR NOW
Today we're talking about the appointment of an US envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, or OIC. But has president Bush left it too late? Can he regain the trust of Muslims around the world?
Also, new weapons for Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez is in Russia. Does Venezuela need extra protection?
And the Spice Girls are back, it's official... Yes...
Send us your comments.
We've had such a fantastic response to Lubna's appearance on yesterday's show. Messages came in from Japan, Gambia, Germany and America to name but four countries. If you missed it, she lives in Baghdad and turned 21 yesterday. Having lost two close friends in the past fortnight, she understandably didn't see too much to celebrate. I think you helped change her mind on that.
On to today's show....
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Morning, James here with a few ideas to get us all thinking about what to include in the show later...
Do get in touch with us...the numbers and contact details are to the right of this page, or leave us a comment on this blog.
So, Britain's waking up with a . Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as the Prime Minister yesterday. One of the first things Mr Brown has to do is reshuffle his cabinet and that could have implications for Britain's foreign policy...
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We're off air now but you can still post a comment below. We heard from Lubna - a regular caller to WHYS - as she celebrated a bittersweet 21st birthday in Baghdad. Lubna feels there is little hope for her future in Iraq - but is she right? We heard from callers from around the world. Also, we got a sense of the situation in Iran where fuel rationing has come into force. We asked how people were coping? You can listen again here
Mrs Thatcher started to cry when she did it, but there was just a trademark smile and a wave when Tony Blair left Downing Street. To be honest though we've not been deluged with people wanting to talk about Mr Blair's successor Gordon Brown (and we talked about Mr Blair yesterday) so we're going to pick up a couple of other issues. That said it you have any advice for Mr Brown, we'll be happy to pass it on during the show. Now to today's topics...
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For those who listen to us on a regular basis, you'll know Lubna. She oftens calls and texts us from Baghdad. She contacted us this week to ask what hopes she could have for the future in Iraq as she turns 21 today. Three of her friends have been killed in the last few weeks, and the once-optimist Lubna now doesn't really know what she has to celebrate. Last night I chatted to her at length, she dictated a letter to me over the phone expressing her feelings on the eve of her birthday.....you can read it below. Lubna will be on today's programme - send her your messages or leave your number if you'd like to speak to Lubna tonight. Here's her letter...
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A at the top here in Britain today - not that there's been any build-up to it or anything. We talked about Tony Blair's on yeterday's programme, so i'm wondering what - if anything - you want to talk about Gordon taking over.
There are a few other things that might get you going......
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. . . unless of course you're listening in Australia where it's WEDNESDAY MORNING LIVE! We are revisiting the Aborigine Child Abuse story from Friday and we'd love to hear from any of you Down Unda.
Also tonight we're talking about Tony Blair: Can he make a difference in the Middle East.
We're off air now - you can comment on the blog below.
It's time-up for Tony tomorrow. Prime Minister Blair will make the short drive from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace to tell the Queen he's standing down. Not long after she'll get another visit, this time from Gordon Brown saying he's taking over. No doubt a walk with the corgis will follow that.
You might think that Mr Blair would fancy some time with his feet up, but as he goes about his last full day in charge, he's already being lined up for another major job.
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I've just received an email from Aabi Zaid in Pakistan who'd like us to talk about child prisoners. You can see that the 成人快手 covered some elements of the story last year. Let Aabi know below if you'd like to talk with him about this.
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Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi has said there was no future for individual African nation states. He urged leaders attending next month's African Union summit in Ghana to decide to create a .
Would you want to be a citizen of the United States of Africa? Can individual countries get over their differences and does more unite than divides?
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Condoleezza Rice has accused the international community of letting down those in Darfur. French Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy has called on countries to make a greater effort. And UN Secretary General, Ban Ki -moon, says slow but credible and considerable progress has been made to end the crisis in western Sudan. As another round of talks takes place today, the local people of Darfur continue to suffer. 200,000 have died and 2 million have been displaced. But what is the solution? What can be done? Let us know what you think - follow the debate here or post your comment below.
To take part in the programme now call us on +44 20 70 83 72 72 or text on +44 77 86 20 60 80 - remember to tell us to ring you back.
Are you in Cologne? We're talking later in the programme to people on the different sides of the debate about a new mosque being built in the city.....did you join the protests against it?
Thanks to all of you who have already taken time to tell us where you are and what you're doing around the time we're on air.
There are plenty of you who argue that the time to act on Darfur was several years ago. Indeed, Condi Rice would seem to agree. "I do not think that the international community has really lived up to its responsibilities here," she told a news conference yesterday in France. Whatever you think about what's been done, and so new solutions are needed...
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Hello, James here with a few ideas we're looking at for the show later. As ever, please leave your comments below and if you have something you think the world should be discussing then please, get in contact.
If you would like to pitch your idea to the team, just call us on +44 207 557 0635 and we'll call you back.
FAILURES IN DARFUR
The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the world has . Her comments come as a summit's held in Paris focusing on the troubled Sudanese region. Speaking to reporters she pulled no punches, saying:
"I do not think that the international community has really lived up to its responsibilities here"
Some 200-thousand people have died and 2.4m have fled the violence in Darfur since 2003. Representatives from the US, France, China and Egypt will be at the conference, but not from Sudan nor the rebel factions. So can the meeting achieve anything concrete if two of the main players aren't there? What is the future for the people of Darfur and can the international community really have an impact on the region? Your thoughts please ...
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We're off now now, but you can listen again here
We were discussing three topics... is a ban on alcohol and pornography in some aboriginal communities justified? Should a 16-year-old girl in the UK be allowed to wear a 'purity ring' to school? And we discussed the death row inmate who is asking the public for what joke he should say before he's executed.
Leave us a comment.
at Glastonbury Festival so think of Richard and Anna from the WHYS team. It's making Woodstock look like a desert event. It's hard to feel too sorry for them though. They have tickets after all, and there were plenty of us disappointed on that front (I'll get over it in a few months).
Here are today's topics...
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Hi everyone. How are you all doing? Good I hope. After two weeks parked at home and in hospital, I'm very happy to back in the office and, for those of you kind enough to as, my nose is just about fine. But before I start telling you about 'nasal douches' I'd best move on to more important matters... like today's show.
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The debate over Salman Rushdie's knighthood rumbles on and lots of you have been asking to talk about it.
I believe this important topic and the wider cultural misunderstandings bound up in it are worthy of debate... so please let us have one
Ben Fitzpatrick, Corscombe, Dorset, United Kingdom
I find it incredible that the so called leaders of the Muslin world have missed the irony of it all.
The Ayatollah Khomenei,who issued the death warrant for Mr. Rushdie, passed away long ago.On the other hand, Mr. Rushdie, is alive and well, though in hiding. Many years ago, I asked my Spiritual Master," Who is responsible for all the chaos in this world" The Master replied " Two classes of people whose policy is divide and rule - one are the politicians and the other, preachers."
Kuldip Singh, Patiala, India
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Welcome to the time of day when we want, on a dry news day, to hear what your talking points are. As ever you can e-Mail us on worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Read on for some early suggestions . . .
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We're on air, it's Wednesday and Peter Dobbie is hosting today's discussions. It's 100 days since our colleague Alan Johnston was abducted in Gaza, we've got dozens of messages of support for him from journalists and presenters around the world. We hope he's listening.
And as Nigeria grinds to a halt due to a nationwide strike over increases in fuel prices, Ghana is celebrating new oil reserves discovered earlier this week. We'll be hearing from Nigerians across the country about the impact of the strike and the test for the new government that it's seen to be. We'll also be asking Ghanaian oil - jackpot or jinx ? There are mixed reactions to the new find. What do you think?
Have your say - email us at worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, post your comments or follow the debate here on the blog, call us at +44 20 70 83 72 72 or text us +44 77 86 20 60 80.
Our colleague Alan Johnston has been held hostage for 100 days. Today we will be hearing messages of support from 成人快手 journalists, including Jeremy Paxman, Lyse Doucet, Huw Edwards, and a host of people who work behind the scenes.
You can still , or send your own messages to .
What else would you like to hear on the programme today?
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We're live discussing the proposal by some British to boycott Israel. You can listen live on the internet here. Post your comments below or text us or phone us or e-Mail us . . . the details are on the right >>>>
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"Sink your pick, you never know where you'll hit paydirt" goes an old saying. Well Ghana has sunk and, it seems, it's hit the .
Africa's first independent nation has just located over of the sticky stuff and president John Kufour says: "My joy is that I'll go down in history as the president under whose watch oil was found to turn the economy of Ghana around for the better."
Is this good for Ghana? Read on . . .
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Steve, a regular listener in the US, says we were naive in reading out a message to Alan Johnston (our abducted Gaza correspondent) from a prisoner in US custody. Read the original letter and our email exchange with Steve, and tell us what you think about it.
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WE'RE NOW OFF AIR
Today, we'll be talking about another controversy involving British writer Salman Rushdie. Is his knighthood, announced this weekend, offensive to Islam? He rose to global fame in 1989, when Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for his novel, The Satanic Verses. Has his knighthood reopened old wounds?
We'll also be talking about Gaza. Is the split in the occupied territories a good thing? Israeli historian Martin van Creveld thinks it will ease the path to peace. He'll be with us defending his case. Do you agree? Send us your comments.
From Peter Dobbie...
One week of violence, a government has been dissolved, more than hundred dead -- and the end result is two Palestinian factions running two different part of the Occupied Territories. The gunmen are in control and now have to be dealt with -- on their own terms. And that's the big problem, not just for the politicians in the Palestinian areas, but also for Isreal, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and all the countries who have a vested interest in a calm and settled Middle East.
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Hello, James here with a few ideas we're looking into for the show later. As ever, please leave your comments below and if you have something you think the world should be discussing then please, get in contact.
If you would like to pitch your idea to the team, just call us on +44 207 557 0635 and we'll call you back.
PALESTINIAN AID
Within the past few hours, . Western countries and Israel stopped giving aid after the Islamist Hamas movement won elections eighteen months ago. But last week the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, dismissed the Hamas cabinet and swore in a new emergency one. It's likely to deepen divisions between the West Bank and Gaza - which is now effectively controlled by Hamas. Reports from Gaza say fuel and other essential supplies are beginning to dwindle and people are stock-piling food. We did a lot about the situation last week - but is the world still talking about it?
What do you think? Are you in Gaza now - what do you make of the EU's decision? Will people in Gaza be more isolated than ever, as the international community shuns Hamas? ....
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Hi everyone,
It's Madeleine in the chair for Ros today.
Things appear to have quietened down in Gaza - for the moment at least - so at the beginning of the programme we're going to check in quickly with some of the Gazans we've heard from throughout the week to see how they're coping.
We'll also hear the incredible story of from Cameroon, who's changed his entire village's attitude to female genital mutiliation, also known as female circumcision. We'd love to hear from you if you have any views about the rights or wrongs of this ancient practice, or if you have any stories of your own relating to female circumcision.
Listen here....post your comments, or worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
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and the situation still tops the news. On World Have Your Say on Wednesday we heard from people in the Gaza Strip yesterday we did our whole programme on the issue, we asked - Is this the end of the dream of an independent Palestinian state? And what can the rest of the world do about it? We spoke to representatives of Fatah and Hamas and from Jerusalem, Egypt, and the US.
Is the world still talking about it? Do you want to hear from the West Bank? The fleeing refugees?
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Hi everyone,
GAZA SPECIAL
It'll come as little surprise that we a dedicating the entire show to Gaza today.
Violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas continue, there have been several days of fighting and 80 deaths.
Hamas claim to have gained control over most of Southern Gaza and fighting has now spilled over into the West Bank. The region seems to descended into out and out civil war.
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Good morning, here's a round up of the stories we think might make the programme today.
Gaza
After five days of fighting, the Palestinian group and is launching attacks on the security and political command centres of its rival, Fatah.
The battles have raged on despite a statement from based on conditions set by Hamas.
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We're now OFF AIR.
Today, we're talking about this new wave of violence in the Gaza Strip, where 55 people were killed in four days. We'll also be hearing from South Africa, where a public sector strike has paralysed the country.
We couldn't get through to Cyril Ebie, who led a fight against female genital mutilation in Cameroon. But we should have him in the programme on Thursday.
We're waiting to hear what you have to say. Send us your comments.
Hi everyone, hope you are all keeping well, Anita Rani here. I thoroughly enjoyed my first show doing WHYS yesterday, so I'm back for another go. Today should be a thoroughly interesting listen, as it is everyday, but today we are making three global stops with the stories we're looking at.
To South Africa, Gaza and Mbemi, a village in Cameroon....
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The death toll in Gaza after two days of fighting stands at 34 as I type. Palestinian militants from the rival Hamas and Fatah groups are spreading violence towards the West Bank, .
The Palestinian Fatah movement says it will of the coalition government with Hamas until a Gaza ceasefire is implemented.
There are mixed reports about who is attacking who. Human Rights Watch said both sides have committed atrocities. Let's try and hear from both sides today.
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Anita Rani is hosting the show - we're talking about today's announcement by the Jamaican police that the Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, actually died of natural causes. Earlier they'd opened a murder inquiry, fuelling speculation that he'd been killed in suspicious circumstances, and feeding rumours about who the suspects and what the motive might have been. Fingers are being pointed at the Jamaican police and the media. What do you think? Who was to blame ? Are apologies owed?
We'll also be talking about a case which has caused controversy in the US - a young man was sentenced to ten years in prison for having had consensual oral sex with a fifteen year old girl. He's served two years and had his sentence overturned by a judge yesterday, but the state attorney has not released him because he intends to file an appeal. Should the young man be released? If the couple had consensual sex, should he have been charged at all? Or do you think he should serve the full ten year sentence?
Call us at +44 20 70 83 72 72 to take part, or text on +44 77 86 20 60 80 - let us know if you'd like us to call you back, email at worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk or simply follow the debate here on the blog
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Hi all,
It's Anita Rani in for the next three days instead of Ros. It's my first time on World Have Your Say and I can't wait to get stuck into some lively debate with you all. Today's two talking points will not disappoint.
BOB WOOLMER
Since he was found dead in his hotel room on March 18 during the Cricket World Cup, there has been much speculation as to the cause of Bob Woolmer's death. Well today it is expected that the Jamacan police will announce he died of natural causes. This is quite a u-turn for the Police force who initially announced they were treating the death as murder, in fact Lucius Thomas, the Jamaican Police commissioner saide that Woolmer had died as a result of 'manual strangulation'.
So where does this leave the entire situation, a lot of finger pointing has taken place. So what do you think. Should apologies be made and if so by whom to whom?
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Good morning, a late but nonetheless varied look at what we think should be on the programme today.
Please send us your ideas so I can put them up here for discussion before we hold the morning editorial meeting. And don't forget you can join us via the telephone if you would like to pitch your idea to the team, just call us on +44 207 557 0635 and we'll call you back.
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We're on air at the start of the week, Peter Dobbie is in the hot-seat again. We'll be discussing the debate sparked by a British government minister who has said too much translated material can deter immigrants from learning English and hinder integration. We've had lots of comments coming in today on this subject. Let us know what you're thinking......post a comment here, email us at worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, text us at +44 77 86 20 60 80 - remember to let us know if you want us to call you back to take part on air, or call +44 20 70 83 72 72
We're also asking 'The Sopranos - why was it such a success?' After 8 years, the US television show came to an end last night. Millions watched the last episode. What made it such a hit? And what did it do for the image of New Jersey?
Hi everyone -- Peter Dobbie in the Have Your Say office with news of today's show.
So, James Gandolfini made the role of Tony Soprano his own -- oh yes he did, no one else could have played the Big Guy with the on-tap schrink. More on that in a moment.
First, our main topic today: how far should immigrants be pushed to integrate, and is it a given that they would benefit from being made to do more -- on their own, in the language of the country where they're trying to settle ?
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We're off air now - but you can still post your thoughts
We were talking about US immigration, Sri Lanka Tamils and religious views in the classroom
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
Millions of illegal immigrants in the US had hoped this week would allow them to plan for their new lives as legal residents. That dream is on hold as legislation stalled in Congress. What does this mean for them and their families abroad? Has the American dream turned sour, or is it still alive? We'll hear from illegal immigrants and others.........
(Gina in the USA emailed us to say: "Many of the latino immigrants pay their taxes but our culture has rejected them. The US has put its nose into the business of every other country. Why are we refusing to help these people out?")
SHOULD RELIGION BE KEPT OUT OF SCHOOL?
A teaching assistant here in the UK is seeking compensation for religious discrimination after she was disciplined for stopping a student reading from a Harry Potter book.
Here's a to the full story.
She says Harry Potter glorifies witchcraft and therefore goes against her Pentecostal upbringing.
Was the school right to reprimand her? Whose freedom is being affected here?
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A very good morning to you from Television Centre. A few ideas to get you thinking this morning with the help of my colleague David over at Bush House.
G8 Deal
The leaders of the world's eight major industrialised nations will end their summit on Friday with a pledge to help Africa. The heads of six African nations will join G8 leaders, and a $60 billion pledge is expected to help fight AIDS and other diseases. A good result?
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We're on air with Peter Dobbie today and you talking about the G8 - is it relevant to your lives? Do you think these meetings ever achieve anything? Or are our expectations if them just too high? What do you want these leaders to be talking about?
And Paris Hilton's released - the most read story on the 成人快手 website and we've already had around 600 emails in an hour to the 成人快手 site about this story. She's been allowed to leave prison after just 3 days on medical reasons, she'll now be under house arrest. Has she got off lightly because of who she is? There are some who argue that she's in fact been unfairly treated and given too harsh a sentence because of her status. We'll be talking to a US criminal defence attorney who thinks just that.
What do you reckon? You can post your comments here, call us on +44 20 70 83 72 72, text your thoughts on +44 77 86 20 60 80 - remember add 'Call me back' if you want to be on air, otherwise you can always email at worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
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Hi there, Peter Dobbie here with what's coming up on today's World Have Your Say.
One way or another I've been in journalism since 1979. That makes me older than I'd like to admit, but more cynical than I care to consider. Having said all that, there are some questions which I wouldn't feel comfortable asking of an interviewee. The classic "how did it feel ?" is a big no-no, "tell us more" is lazy and pointless.
But there's been one journalistic question doing the round for several weeks which was not asked -- until yesterday.
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There鈥檚 a huge row going on after a 成人快手 investigation reported that a Saudi prince who negotiated a 拢40bn arms deal between Britain and Saudi Arabia received secret payments for over a decade.
It says the UK's biggest arms dealer, BAE Systems, paid hundreds of millions of pounds to the ex-Saudi ambassador to the US, Prince Bandar bin Sultan - and that the payments were made with the full knowledge of the Ministry of Defence. All allegations have been denied.
It鈥檚 a pretty complicated row, and the programme isn鈥檛 broadcast until Monday, but would you like us to look into it on the show today?
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Today we'll be talking about the decision by a TV channel in Britain to show the last photographs of Princess Diana alive. The photos were taken in Paris at the scene of the car crash that killed Diana in 97. One photo, in particular, has caused great controversy in Britain. It shows Diana receiving oxygen. They're part of a documentary on Princess Diana's death. The British broadcaster behind the programme -- Channel 4 -- say the pictures are relevant to the programme and are being shown in the public interest.
Nigel Kendall, deputy editor of The Knowledge, will be in the studio. We'll also hear from Ken Wharfe, a former bodyguard of Princess Diana.
You can post your comment on this form, you can send us an email, to worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. You can also text us +44 77 86 20 60 80 and you can call us on 44 20 70 83 72 72
It may be almost ten years since Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris, but your appetite to talk about her shows no signs of waning. The surround the decision by British broadcaster Channel 4 from a medic at the scene of the crash. If you watch , you'll also see a picture that shows her in the wreckage of the car.
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What are you're talking points for today? G8? Scooter Libby? Princess Diana Photos? The Lao Plot? Castro speaks? The Republican debate? The horrendous treatment of French Exchange students by British families? Let us know what you want to talk about.
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Tonight we are dedicating the programme to the war that reshaped the modern Middle East.
We'll be asking if we should what it means to you and how should we remember it?
We'll look at the troubled legacy of '67鈥..Who was to blame for the new wave of Palestinian refugees? Was Israel an expansionist aggressor or provoked into self-defence? Did it win the battle but lose the bigger struggle for security and international legitimacy? Does the trauma of collective defeat still haunt the Arab world?
Our studio guests are David Horowitz, Editor of the Jerusalem Post, and Ayman Al Safadi, Editor of the Jordanian paper Al Gad.
You can post your comments here - we will try our best to read them out on air.
Paul is a freelancer who works on WHYS a fair bit (you'll occasionally hear his lilting Scottish tones on the show when he reads your messages). In a bout of activity (and some would say keeness to get more shifts) he's on Facebook for people who are keen on the show. I'm hoping some of you might fall into that category, so here's the link if you'd like to join. There are 11 members so far, so you'll be joining a select group.
Dan in Detroit (listening on ) is also threatening to create a WHYS page on . I'll keep you posted on that. Here's the info on today's show...
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Good morning from a sunny London, and first a little introduction. I'm James Harrod and I'm pleased to say I've just joined the World Have Your Say team.
I was coming in on the train a couple of hours ago and, as ever, we passed the building site for the Olympic Games - due to be held in . I looked across at a group of commuters sitting opposite me, all reading different newspapers. And - on every front page - the , unveiled yesterday. The headlines weren't very flattering. But Tessa Jowell, the Olympics minister for Britain, said the logo was "very edgy, very imaginative", and that "kids will see it as a badge of ambition". But within hours of the logo launch, 10-thousand people had signed an calling for it to be scrapped and replaced. What do you think? Is it a futuristic symbol that will kick-start the process of selling some 拢750m of merchandise, or is it a load of rubbish destined for the scrapheap? Here's what's around today...
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We're on air now - click here to listen.
On today's show we're asking if Vladimir Putin's recent comments now make him the greatest threat to global security. We're also talking about rowdy football fans and asking if UEFA were right to name Liverpool fans as the most violent in Europe. They'll also be more message for Alan.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
We ran a story last week about the High School pole vaulter - Allison Stokke - who, much to her annoyance, has become somewhat of an online celebrity following a video posted about her on (click here for our original story).
We said...
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Sorry if this is a little late in coming. It's my first day back in the office since our trip to Africa and the 2000 emails that have greeted me have taken a little time to get through. In fact I've replied to an email from Kevin in Kenya earlier and he's just got back telling me to stop writing personal emails and get on with preparing for the show, so I'd best do that...
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"When taking visiting family on a boat ride on the Thames on a scorching hot summer's day, don't forget the suncream". Those were my early thoughts as I got out of bed this morning, with my crisp, beetroot red shoulders causing me much discomfort. (Well that's the polite version anyway).
Here's my thought for today's programme having read the news.
. The former Liberian leader will be the first African head of state to face such a trial. The atrocities in Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war are well documented, and make for pretty sobering reading on a Monday morning journey to work. But there are signs of support for Taylor, apparently posters of the man with the words ``God willing, I shall return鈥 around the streets of Monrovia.
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Three subjects to get your teeth into today. We're starting off with the video of our colleague Alan Johnston and your messages to him, then we'll move on to the much-discussed idea that the US and Russia are looking at the next Cold War and finally the Indian air-hostesses that have lost their jobs because they were over the specified weight. The Indian courts have upheld the ruling of the airline. Should they have done it? You tell us.
As ever, you can post your comment on this form, you can send us an email worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk you can text us +44 77 86 20 60 80 and you can call us on 44 20 70 83 72 72
Good Morning,
We have seen and heard from our missing colleague for the first time since he was captured in Gaza on March 12th. of Alan, who says he has been treated well and is in good health.
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