Once.Upon.a.Time.in.Iraq.S01E01.720p.WEBRip.x264-GalaxyTV_track3_[eng] Subtitles

00:00:02,043 --> 00:00:06,This programme contains scenes
which some viewers may find
upsetting and some strong language.

00:00:12,323 --> 00:00:18,Now, what are your preferences
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00:00:24,083 --> 00:00:25,TRANSLATION:

00:00:38,483 --> 00:00:42,GEORGE W BUSH: Removing Saddam
Hussein from power was the
right decision,

00:00:42,443 --> 00:00:45,and rescued millions
from unspeakable horrors.

00:00:47,403 --> 00:00:49,TONY BLAIR: This isn't about a lie

00:00:49,043 --> 00:00:51,or a conspiracy or a deceit
or a deception.

00:00:51,603 --> 00:00:53,It's a decision.

00:00:53,203 --> 00:00:57,And I do genuinely believe that the
world is safer as a result.

00:00:59,723 --> 00:01:02,The politicians have had their say.

00:01:04,003 --> 00:01:07,In this series, the story of the
Iraq War is told

00:01:07,323 --> 00:01:11,by the civilians, journalists,
and soldiers who lived through

00:01:11,643 --> 00:01:16,the 2003 invasion, and the years
of chaos that continue to this day.

00:01:16,803 --> 00:01:18,Anybody can invade a country.

00:01:18,883 --> 00:01:20,Anybody can go to war.

00:01:20,443 --> 00:01:22,It's what happens if you win.

00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:24,Through their eyes,

00:01:24,763 --> 00:01:29,we'll see how events in Iraq have
changed the world.

00:01:29,283 --> 00:01:32,Hi, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Nate
Sassaman and the battalion commander

00:01:32,203 --> 00:01:35,for First Battalion Eighth
Infantry Regiment...

00:01:35,003 --> 00:01:39,We sowed the seeds of Isis in 2003.

00:01:39,043 --> 00:01:40,We did.

00:01:41,523 --> 00:01:43,HE EXHALES

00:01:43,003 --> 00:01:47,The only choice you have is either
to be a victim,

00:01:47,443 --> 00:01:49,or to be the killer.

00:02:07,443 --> 00:02:09,Are we starting? Yeah, we can start.

00:02:09,643 --> 00:02:12,I'm interested at where you would
begin in a series like this.

00:02:12,203 --> 00:02:15,Oh, man. Um...

00:02:15,163 --> 00:02:19,Well, Iraq should not be
connected to 9/11

00:02:19,283 --> 00:02:21,but unfortunately it is, you know?

00:02:22,083 --> 00:02:23,Go! Go back!

00:02:23,483 --> 00:02:25,That was the kick-off.

00:02:26,603 --> 00:02:29,Iraq continues to flaunt its
hostility toward America

00:02:29,483 --> 00:02:30,and to support terror.

00:02:31,763 --> 00:02:36,States like these and their
terrorist allies constitute

00:02:36,083 --> 00:02:37,an axis of evil.

00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:45,That's when we knew, "S***t.

00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:47,"We are getting blamed for this."

00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:52,There was a sense of relief.

00:02:54,083 --> 00:02:57,NEWS FOOTAGE: Allied troops have
begun moving into position near the
Iraqi border...

00:02:57,763 --> 00:03:00,The war plans are finalised,
the training is over,

00:03:00,443 --> 00:03:02,the combat units are at battle
positions...

00:03:02,403 --> 00:03:04,It seems increasingly likely that
military action

00:03:04,563 --> 00:03:06,against Iraq could be imminent.

00:03:16,643 --> 00:03:18,At the start of 2003,

00:03:18,803 --> 00:03:22,over 300,000 coalition troops
from mostly America and Britain

00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,had been deployed in preparation
for the invasion of Iraq.

00:03:27,803 --> 00:03:29,And the whole country knew
war was coming.

00:03:31,843 --> 00:03:34,OK, New York,
we're starting the show.

00:03:34,003 --> 00:03:39,Five, four, three, two, one...

00:03:39,003 --> 00:03:41,Hi, and welcome.
I'm Vanessa Ray and today,

00:03:41,563 --> 00:03:45,we're participating in a historic
discussion between the young people

00:03:45,363 --> 00:03:47,of two countries on the
brink of war.

00:03:47,603 --> 00:03:51,Let's everyone in New York say hi to
everyone over in Baghdad.

00:03:51,323 --> 00:03:53,Hi!

00:03:53,163 --> 00:03:57,And if you guys could say hi back to
us just so we know that you saw us.

00:03:57,163 --> 00:03:59,ALL: Hi! Hi, people of America!

00:04:01,483 --> 00:04:02,It's...

00:04:02,723 --> 00:04:05,It's very weird looking at yourself,
you know?

00:04:05,083 --> 00:04:10,As a young man, I think I was 18
years old at that time. Oh, it's...

00:04:10,323 --> 00:04:13,I mean, ** I wrong or did
I sound like Borat?!

00:04:13,163 --> 00:04:14,You know, it's like I don't know...

00:04:14,643 --> 00:04:16,IMITATING BORAT:
"Hello, people of America!"

00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:18,HE LAUGHS

00:04:18,683 --> 00:04:21,I'm generally interested
in computers

00:04:21,123 --> 00:04:25,and I like internet, I like e-mail
and all this stuff.

00:04:25,523 --> 00:04:30,Let's live a happy life,
and let's rock and roll.

00:04:30,283 --> 00:04:32,You know, I love rock a lot.

00:04:32,603 --> 00:04:34,Listen for some Metallica,
it will help you.

00:04:34,803 --> 00:04:38,Let's take a little bit more of an
in-depth look with this first video

00:04:38,363 --> 00:04:41,from Waleed who, as we all know
by now, is a rocker.

00:04:41,563 --> 00:04:42,Let's check it out.

00:04:42,603 --> 00:04:43,ROCK MUSIC

00:04:47,723 --> 00:04:49,So, I formed this little group.

00:04:50,963 --> 00:04:55,And we were the only
heavy-metal band in Iraq.

00:04:55,523 --> 00:04:56,CROWD CHANTING: Hey, hey, hey!

00:05:01,323 --> 00:05:05,I was infatuated with the West.

00:05:05,163 --> 00:05:07,I wanted everything
that was Western.

00:05:07,723 --> 00:05:09,It was like...
I wanted the blue jeans,

00:05:09,883 --> 00:05:13,I wanted the skateboards,
I wanted the headphones,

00:05:13,003 --> 00:05:17,I wanted all of these things
that I grew up watching.

00:05:17,443 --> 00:05:20,And that's how I learned English
was from movies and songs.

00:05:25,363 --> 00:05:26,It's a cool place.

00:05:26,883 --> 00:05:29,But it's a fake McDonald.

00:05:29,203 --> 00:05:32,We thought it's real McDonald,
and the first moment that we saw it,

00:05:32,683 --> 00:05:34,"Oh! We have McDonald's here in
Iraq!"

00:05:34,843 --> 00:05:37,But this is not McDonald's.

00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:41,There are two girls, very beautiful
girls here, are sitting there.

00:05:41,723 --> 00:05:44,You know, I hadn't met that many
Americans at that time.

00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:47,But there are so many things
about America

00:05:47,203 --> 00:05:51,that we appreciated, we like,
we want.

00:05:51,003 --> 00:05:53,So, when I hear, you know,
statements like,

00:05:53,763 --> 00:05:55,"They hate our freedom
and our democracy," it's like,

00:05:55,963 --> 00:05:57,"No, we actually love it!

00:05:57,723 --> 00:06:00,"We freaking love it!
That's all we wanted."

00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:02,MUSIC: Everybody

00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:02,by Backstreet Boys

00:06:04,643 --> 00:06:08,Despite 24 years
of Saddam's brutal regime,

00:06:08,043 --> 00:06:10,Baghdad was considered to be
one of the most liberal

00:06:10,843 --> 00:06:13,and cosmopolitan cities
in the Middle East.

00:06:18,243 --> 00:06:21,I want to ask about Backstreet Boys.
What do you know about them?

00:06:21,283 --> 00:06:22,What are their latest?

00:06:22,683 --> 00:06:25,I g***t to be honest, I think the
Backstreet Boys

00:06:25,083 --> 00:06:27,have some really, really
catchy tunes.

00:06:27,963 --> 00:06:30,So, I'm definitely down with
the Backstreet Boys.

00:06:30,163 --> 00:06:31,They are s***s, you know?

00:06:34,003 --> 00:06:37,I always want to be
one of the Backstreet Boys,

00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:41,when I was a teenager.
I even know the dances like...

00:06:43,323 --> 00:06:48,I had the same clothes - the
white pants, and the open shirts.

00:06:48,323 --> 00:06:50,# Backstreet's back, all right! #

00:06:50,723 --> 00:06:53,And I go to high school with
these things.

00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:56,"Sup, my name is Kevin," not Ahmed.

00:06:58,563 --> 00:07:00,No!

00:07:00,523 --> 00:07:04,Ahmed Albasheer is now
a famous comedian.

00:07:04,563 --> 00:07:09,He presents a satirical show
that's watched by 19 million Iraqis

00:07:09,443 --> 00:07:12,and regularly pokes fun
at the leaders of Isis.

00:07:12,843 --> 00:07:14,SINGING:

00:07:25,323 --> 00:07:26,But as a teenager,...