Flynn: "I'm not going to disagree with you on those issues" Mehdi: "Well you can't. Those are facts"

@krinka1458

4 жыл бұрын

best line in every video

@coreycox2345

4 жыл бұрын

@@krinka1458 He has a knack.

This was great, I had almost forgotten what real journalism looks like.

@aashaikh8532

4 жыл бұрын

R u from india ?

@coreycox2345

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Nelson Excellent comment. Except what were the ties to 9-11?

@fionaferris7431

3 жыл бұрын

Madhi Hasan is a brilliant journalist. He is armed with real facts.

@imac2682

3 жыл бұрын

The winged warrior also reminds me what real journalism looks like.

@stevefromsaskatoon830

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

The importance of this interview will sadly never resonate amongst the people like it deserves. Its sad. brilliant job.

@stevefromsaskatoon830

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

I think the General got owned, but I give him respect for putting himself on the spot. It is more than I can say about most

@00BillyTorontoBill

8 жыл бұрын

+ElAsaltaCulos2 yeah i concur...with a small difference. he has the ego...and thought he could dance past Mehdi. But, yeah kudos for answering in a TV debate.... honour is in attendance..but maybe not in content...lol.

@matrixdzab7416

8 жыл бұрын

+ElAsaltaCulos2. I agree but I also think he under-estimated the intelligence of Mehdi Hassan unfornutaletly for him he was grilled.

@Topbitcoinexchanges

8 жыл бұрын

+ElAsaltaCulos2 He refused to do it in front of a studio or with a panel. He only agreed to do it with Mehdi and no audience.

@jannmutube

8 жыл бұрын

+ElAsaltaCulos2 I don't feel responsible for what Bush and the neo-cons did. Nor do I feel responsible for the Islamic ideology and its violence. However, I do hope that Muslims will get a 1st century Bible, find out who Jesus Christ really is and accept him as their Savior.

@ElAsaltaCulos2

8 жыл бұрын

jannmutube Or.... or they could start thinking for themselves and do away with bronze age fairytales

the general uses poor choice of words

@LifeinAmerica2022

8 жыл бұрын

+David DeVIlla I agree...

@harunaamadu6560

8 жыл бұрын

+Captain America really poor

@garethdunn9752

8 жыл бұрын

+Captain America So did a Christian girl in Pakistan who is about to be hung for saying she didn't think Mohammed was a prophet within earshot of muslim co-workers. Look at the moderate muslim world and decide if you want those values in your neighbourhood.

@bipolatelly9806

8 жыл бұрын

+Gareth Dunn who told you that?

@bipolatelly9806

8 жыл бұрын

+Gareth Dunn who told you that?

Mehdi Hasan will do *anything* to shift blame for *anything* from Islam, no matter what. Same deal in every interview. Islam can never be at fault.

@stanislavkocur3408

7 жыл бұрын

Yes and I think Mohammed, the prophet himself is responsible for the rise of ISIL.. Islam is a religion dude... the way of life and enybody in the world can modify it a bit to work better for himself

7 жыл бұрын

The True Fizz that's because people like you want to blame Islam people like you are not looking for a true solution to the problem. This is political. This is economic. This is not a religious war or a clash of civilizations. You might just have a warped view of the world. You don't want to arrived at the boring fact that's your country and your people are in it for money are in it for political gain and are in it for natural resources. It's more noble to believe that the United States are fighting a war against and ideology and the war against an evil force. But that's not the case whatsoever.

7 жыл бұрын

Dan C can you provide a link please?

7 жыл бұрын

Musician G well I find it interesting how no one can provide me with a link to his comments. Apparently he told non-muslims cattle. Anyway I haven't seen the link and what's the point of calling him an apologist if you're not arguing the point? He brings up some very interesting points that most of these so-called terrorists have nothing to do with Islam and are not religious at all. He's not an apologist he's merely stating some facts. Why do you call anybody that disagrees with the normal bullshit narrative in the media an apologist? It's called correction.

@blakeigle

7 жыл бұрын

archive.org/details/MehdiHasan_201601 is the only video I can find. Its part of a 45 minute speech, I couldn't find the full version of. The context seems to be a general criticism of violent extremism and I believe that hes quoting or paraphrasing from the Koran. Its not marginally troubling to me even as a Western anti-theist...

Wow this is a great interviewer. Amazing

The best head to head i have ever listened to. Kudos to Mehdi Hasan for professional interview

The Greeks fell, the Romans fell, The Ottomans fell, the British fell why does the Imperial Empire of US think its gonna live on forever? It wont.

@godefroidnyamurangwa8385

3 жыл бұрын

On the way falling

I have to admit this but the General got fully dominated by Medhi Hassan. Every time I watch Hassan, he fully destroys his opponents with an amazing amount of research, accurate quotes, and salient evidence. He's just so bloody invincible.

@tiger3091

2 жыл бұрын

No he doesn't call those people who would rip him apart

@MaximilianXXX

8 ай бұрын

@@tiger3091 Like Ben Shabibo?

@tiger3091

8 ай бұрын

@@MaximilianXXX yeah...n like sam Harris!

That was one of best shows I have ever seen.....with brilliant questions.

I subscribed to Al Jazeera English because of Mehdi. Thank you Mehdi!

@sajidchoudhury9475

4 жыл бұрын

Unie I ....exactly I also did for that person only.

Amazing interview!!!!!!! Hasan is so brilliant. Ma Sha Allah

@cultivatoroffreethinking3562

4 жыл бұрын

How can you beleive in a man who gives permision to his soldiers to rape their female captives? Koran 4:24. How would you feel if your mother, little sister were raped in a time of war?

those 'fighting terrorism' are as much terrorists as those they claim to be terrorists

@meccamedina5430

8 жыл бұрын

+MR Man they are doing just that, Bush and Blair retired.

@NavsOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

110% true

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

+MegaAtoo Its nice to know that you can always count on people like you to come off with bullshit comments. It always seems to be the Wests fault and never Islamic culture. Those poor put upon Islamists, why don't we just leave them alone to rape, murder and destroy in peace!?

@MegaAtOh

8 жыл бұрын

+spex76com why do you think you are in the right.and they are in the wrong?why do you think exactly like them.but somehow they are crazy and you are sane?

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

MegaAtoo Maybe because I don't think that cutting unbelievers heads off, taking sex slaves or Muhammed flying to heaven on a winged horse etc.. is particularly sane or moral. Sane behaviour isn't relative when it comes to Islam. The same thing with Christianity during the Middle Ages. But this is 2015 and a huge amount of Muslims believe and act accordingly with everything written in the Quran, Hadith and Sunnah.

Mahdi hassan is a fearless straight journalist.

Wow Mr MH. Always on point.

This guy is so good at lying that even he didn't agree with his previous comments lol No matter what u say or how u twist your words, the world know that Americans are responsible for what's happening in Middle East. Enough said.

@CarosAnon

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad he tried lying to the fbi. ;)

@TheZacdes

4 жыл бұрын

AMEN!!

@staffanlundberg

4 жыл бұрын

The thought that radical islamists are able to develop a lot of nukes scares me. Why would it not scare the US administration ? The US Military is in the middle east not just because the oil. I actually believe that the primary reason is that the west is afraid of what may happen if radical islamists get control of major oil resources there and thus have the financial means to get them some nukes to attack the west with. I agree with mr Flynn that this is a frightening perspective that motivates radical means. I also agree that the US use to little diplomacy and too much military hardware to succeed. I hope the russians will do it much better since they actually understand foreign cultures like the US does not. The west need to trust Putin to achieve security. Kind of funny IMO... :-)

@alliearscott3978

4 жыл бұрын

Hans Lundberg the Russians are no better at dealing with the Middle East either lol Look at how they handle their invasion of Afghanistan. Don’t get me wrong the U.S is no better and is handling this whole situation very badly but at the end of the day the U.S government and European governments don’t really want to fix the Middle East.

@staffanlundberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@alliearscott3978 "Look at how they handle their invasion of Afghanistan." The Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan. Like in Syria they were invited by the local regime that was under pressure because USA supported islamic terrorist groups to destroy the regime. But in Afghanistan the russians lost . In Syria Putin use another strategy that includes some cooperation with USA and as Russia no longer is a communist state the US work with the russians to some degree in Syria.

"We have a continued investment in conflict." At about 46 minutes. Succinct statement that describes the US's activities in the Middle East perfectly.

...awesome interview.

Isn’t this the same general now being locked up in the USA for treason? 😂

@enlightenedwarrior7119

4 жыл бұрын

It's a set up

@dwightmanne

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't get locked up

@MrChipathenIsMyDoggo

3 жыл бұрын

No

@t0mbakpenerkam595

2 жыл бұрын

Is!s it's the real isLammm!!!

@fitaxplus

Жыл бұрын

@@t0mbakpenerkam595 and US is the real crusades islam defeated centuries ago? Right?

Every once in a while "...history will not be kind..." is NOT gonna remove your guilt M. Flynn.

Flynn did not accept responsibility for the torture in Iraq. Very funny.

31:53 " I mean they [Iran] definitely are a nation state that has demonstrated behaviour that is unacceptable to international norms and laws..." erm, projection much? swap "Iran" with "the U.S" or" NATO" and you have a sentence that is just as correct.

General Quote-"The best plan gives you the most options at the last possible minute"

Wisdom from the General " Dropping a bomb causes more damage than good "

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!! Very intelligent conclusion by this "wise" general lol!

As an American, I am ashamed to learn how much this ex general, a freaking general, "didn't know" or perhaps more precise didn't act about such issues that were literally happening under his watch.

excellent program.

United Kingdom, Israel and United States!

@justsain3236

8 жыл бұрын

Nope mate, United Kingdom, United States & Australia!

I have a new found respect for Gen. Flynn after seeing this. Well done both.

Bravo General on acknowledging the faults nd wrong policies on US's part.

we need scripts of this interview! perfect job Mahdi!

Mehdi, you nailed it

This interview would've been so much better if you would've let your guest finish his sentences.

@omariw845

8 жыл бұрын

Dixon Charles You let a politician keep talking and you will never move on to something else , He has a limited time to get as many answers as he can and that's what he is doing .

@brick4100

8 жыл бұрын

That's how the show works!!!! You argue - that's head to head !!

@omariw845

8 жыл бұрын

+Abdassalam Bashir Dishonest ?, He is the one asking questions -.- .

@00BillyTorontoBill

8 жыл бұрын

+Dixon Charles read up more on the issues they discuss. Mehdi jumps in almost every time I smelled BS on the answers...due to what has been proved in the public record... i want new info. not the spoon fed stuff rehashed so people who know nothing can catch up on the issue. mehdi im sure agrees. Do your homework as well as mehdi...then you can talk. Also, familiar with oxford union debate rules?

@00BillyTorontoBill

8 жыл бұрын

Bman Chu name some examples..links please.

Like Chomski once said to the West : "Wanna end terrorism? Stop your terrorism"

phenomenal journalism.

Also, fantastic program Aljazeera...rr

The principle, make enemies to fight enemies, always works.

Another excellent interview conducted by Mehdi Hassan! Kudos!

Best journalist, proud of u

mehdi ur an oustanding journalist ! well handled sir

Wow this head of intelligence guy is either not responsible for anything or simply made some mistakes. There will be years of deceit, in which a truthful person will be disbelieved and a liar will be believed(Ibn Kathir) The time will be years of confusion. People will believe a liar, and disbelieve one who tells the truth. People will distrust one who is trustworthy, and trust onewho is treacherous.(Ahmad)

Watching this, I feel like hard-hitting video journalism took a long vacation between David Frost and the day this piece was released. A quiet triumph for those who have always wanted accountability for actions taken in Iraq / Afghanistan and the world we live in as a result of those actions. No matter which country you live in, we should all want that accountability from our governments - because it's the people on the street, any street, that reap what has been sown by those we've put in office. If they speak for us, they can also answer to us.

@fouadibrahim9508

4 жыл бұрын

Well written. You spoke my mind . Thank you

Iran has never been a threat to the US.

If you're re-listening to this in 2021 then you're a legend

I didn't think I would learn much from Flynn. Not that articulate and a bit thick.

Excellent job Mehdi. Fantastic questions and use of the public record to highlight the typical woolly-headedness found in people who occupy positions of greatest power. To think that with all this guy's experience and time working at the tip of the US Def IA he hasn't developed a more sophisticated and human perspective of this issue is very disturbing. Also, the invasion of Iraq was not a 'strategic error', it was a war crime.

Respect Ahmed big love from Algeria

He is no angel but at least he recognizes that the Middle East needs less bombs that fuel conflict and more strategic economic plans.

i believe Mehdi Hasan is one of the journalists who speaks about reality.. He makes the other Person see things in totality rather than breaking them in bits and pieces, which people have been doing for decades

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

+ibrahim gillani Yeah Medhi speaks about reality when he says that Muhammad flew to heaven on a winged horse.

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

+ibrahim gillani Medhi Hassan is only using taqiyya to further his cause. He's an Islamist apologist.

4 years later and i still cant get rid of the smell of bulshit from that general

@enlightenedwarrior7119

4 жыл бұрын

That picture of Stalin might be the source of that smell

“I think that we have invested more in conflicts instead of invest in solutions”

Just curious-what is that ziggurat being bombed during the 2004 Shock and Awe footage? Does anyone know? Please provide sources, as well.

this guys' a male version of Sarah Palin

@mcchonky5709

3 жыл бұрын

was she a good person?

No matter how many times we see and watch TV or KZread the war in the world will never end.

I would recommend "A Peace to End All Peace" and Faisal I (Ali Allawi), if the object were to sound like you know something about the Middle East. Its a start.

Mehdi God pretext you! What an extraordinarily human being you are! Wish we had many of your kind

Good interview, very well informed interviewer, Flynn is articulate and interesting (personally I disagree with him on a lot of stuff but...) however ffs let the man finish a thought. Mehdi Hassan is too anxious to insert himself at times. Good intelligent stuff.

@cherryfairyy

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I think he's really good but people say that that's just his style because it's head to head and a debate more then an interview, but I think he can still do that without cutting people off lol.

when someone like mehdi hassan say something really good, people say he is being manupilative when we all know what he justify is all fact because he prove that fact. but for that people, they say he so manupilative and mostly just agree and support some people at fox news who just dancing around trowing trash at another people who want the truth. why we need to trash talking to someone for example like mehdi hassan when he say something true? come on guys we are better than this.

@firebeardnc6012

8 жыл бұрын

So it makes what he said okay?

@subwoofer611

8 жыл бұрын

+Travis Schpeltinger we are delusional? you came to our country with forced army. you try to blame our religion not the people. it is like blaming the entire school because one student bully another student. you always praise about your army technology yet they still well intact. who's funding them? who's supporting them? who's giving them weapon? we again? muslim? islam? we do that all? you said we ate delusional yet youre the one who judging our religion because of some minority people who admit they are muslim but never follow our true islam. so you judge us 1 billion muslim because of them who just like 1 to 3 hundred thousand people. really?? for real really?

@MaisieDaisyUpsadaisy

7 жыл бұрын

That..... That did not make sense

@joeatheist3545

7 жыл бұрын

I just get tired of the Muslim world never taking responsibility for anything. It's so easy to blame everyone else for their failures.

@subwoofer611

7 жыл бұрын

+Can-Trac Technologies yeah do that while taking over Iraq,iran Libya and pay isis to bomb syria, and so many more, credit?? you make a country fall by bombing them just to say you do them a favour then you give something that are not equivalent with what you had done and then you wanna credit because of that????

And... I will tell you 😂. Gets me every time

@ghostalk2em159

4 жыл бұрын

I will lie to you i read the art of the deal

Mehdi u r awesome...

This general will face prosecution, if no in this life, then in the hereafter.

@stevefromsaskatoon830

3 жыл бұрын

And then get pardoned by Trump 😪

@shezzy113

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevefromsaskatoon830 trump has no authority in the hereafter tho

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevefromsaskatoon830 Forget about Trump pardoning this general, now Trump himself has to save his own rear-end and will be bagging for pardon lol!

The general has belief issues.

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, and plus he has a memory issue!

Atleast he is agreeing to some of the mistakes they made. Unlike some other people blindly supporting n defending their actions, he has guts to accept.

General: No, I don’t think that statement is true. Mehdi: That statement is yours General! General: well, I think it’s not incorrect ! 😂 What a shame being inconsistent !!

US Generals always contradict the President. Always lol.

@romant142

7 жыл бұрын

Malecha Vinashak why is that?

@phil7

7 жыл бұрын

To fool others. to prove false righteousness.

Is this new?

Excellent interview!! Flynn got absolutely owned !!!.... can you pull Rumsfeld up again and put him head to head with Mehdi for a right grilling?!?! The last few Al Jazeera interviews with Rumsfeld were jokes.

mehdi hassan plays the devil's advocate very well, he's knowledgeable and modest in his supreme ability to confidently debate subjects without using many of the facts that he's fully aware of in order to aid debate. A sharp mind when taking sides in a debate due to the obvious lengthy time he takes to study his topics. Even if u disagree with him, respect him for being a shining light in times of dark for democracy and open debate.

Has an should interview Obama himself, the man who makes foreign policy, he was an ex employee!

as ever with Medhi Hasan's team, very well researched. Share with others who may still be watching only BBC and mainstream media

@stevefromsaskatoon830

3 жыл бұрын

Mehdi is a BBC contributor incase you didn't know 😉

@cherryfairyy

Жыл бұрын

@@stevefromsaskatoon830 I didn't know that. I like a lot of his work. There's a few head to heads he did where I disagreed with him, but those were more about tactic then belief.

Forgot :fine interwiew

Every one who committed crimes against humanity should b accountable

"Iran is a nation-state that has demonstrated behaviour that is unacceptable to international norms and laws and they don't accept accountability for any of their actions" and "An entirely new economy is what this region (the Middle East) needs. You've got to give (people)something else to do. If you don't, they're going to turn on their own governments and we (the US) can solve that problem" says former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency. Oh the irony!

This lack of knowledge and understanding at such a senior command level of the US Armes Forces shows the world is currently in a most precarious place.

@thachhuynh4262

3 жыл бұрын

Just this dude. Other generals know a thing or two or at least not trying to be a smartass

@alanconlan8337

3 жыл бұрын

@@thachhuynh4262 Listening to it again, I fail to understand how this ex-general doesn't even seem to know or care that ISIL was trained, armed and backed up by CIA contractors in Syria and still is today; churning the pot and manufacturing more terrorists to be able to use if deemed necessary or to oppose at will. Talk about creatures of the swamp! It's sad to see a system so degenerate, so rotten to the core, that has now become a terrible blight upon humanity.

Its so funny seeing him say again and again that US policy to continue conflict is counterproductive, yet they still keep on asking for more

Mehdi Hasan asks the best questions - hitting the bull's eye every time; a very enlightening talk indeed.

Why is the nefarious role of Israel never mentioned?

Mehdi Hasan is so obnoxious that I could only watch fifteen minutes.

@AZ-rm6mm

8 жыл бұрын

and incant watch fox news...they sound like inciting violence against Muslims...

@fachryaruwija

8 жыл бұрын

+billsf94131 Ya because you cannot deny his capability, to make people confessed and tell the people a truth. And you cannot accept that truth.Peace

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

+billsf94131 Well done. I could only manage 10 minutes. Medhi never fails to blame the West and never Islamic teachings. Who the hell is he to say that ISIL is following the wrong interpretation of Islam. Their just following it literally, which is what Muhammed expected of every Muslim.

@sarakhader729

8 жыл бұрын

+spex76com It's saddening to read your comment. When you say they are literally following Islam in the same breath you are also saying that the rest of us muslims who are peaceful are actually not following Islam. You have a wrong interpretation of our religion.

@spex76

8 жыл бұрын

You always hear Muslim apologists say Islam means peace. That's utter nonsense, it means surrender or submission. There will be peace (salam) when everyone submits to Allahs will. The most quoted sura is 5-32 ' ...if anyone killed a person, it would be as if he had killed the whole of mankind ', and no one ever mentions the whole verse. It was being applied to the Jews (Children of Israel). The Muslims were allowed to kill anyone considered an enemy of Islam, be it a kuffar or someone considered a heretic. You,ve either got to stop lying or burying your head in the sand about your faith.

This studio is better than the Oxford Union.

General made good points as well, i.e. the leaders of the ME should more to creat jobs, infrastructure ....

In every answer !!!! there was something the General was trying to hide and eventually was caught at times changing his statements !!! hold the path to the truth and you shall never be degraded !!! Something for US army to learn i believe!! top notch stuff MEhdi

The yankee mentality is beyond believe. th

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

Muammar Gadaffi changed his behavior, what did that get him?

Mehdi is an death angel for all politicians. He takes their soul and then rips it apart

Mike Flynn got busted at 41:00

please include a component of Iran in the Title of the video ,to get clicks from people who want to know about US Iran love hate relationship

34:35 "ecosystem" Big word bro..

what we learned from the history is that those who has nuclearbombs, will not be invaded by us empire

Summary Flyn : It was a side effect (Thats why we are not to be blamed) Mahdi : It was a side effect (Thats why you are to be blamed)

What a remarkably unremarkable U.S General

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

lol

I think the point near the end about Obama being tough at a tactical level, but not necessarily strategic, is possibly the most insightful of the whole interview.

It seems theres a Dove general Flynn and Theres Hawk general Flynn. HAHAHAH

و عليكم السلام الر چمن الله.. الحمد الله أحبك all.. a salaam aliakum Rahman tu Allah.. alhamdulilah, and lives u all.. salaam peace سلام عسل-

of all generals in us were this open and mature about questions and scrutiny then they wouldn't be looked at like twats by the rest of the world fair play to this guy :)

@sunflowersweetness9644

4 жыл бұрын

General Flynn was trying to talk truth the power of President Obama’s Administration. He has paid a big price for speaking out, but he won’t stop speaking out. He comes from a very good family.

@patmax9005

Жыл бұрын

@@sunflowersweetness9644Thatz💯%Factz & Sadly Hes Now Selling Pillowz For Mike the _PillowGuy_ 😴💤💤

why do not we have a few journalist like Mehdi Hassan?

Why is he so worried about economy of Middle East? Let people of Middle East decide what is good for them.

Can we have Medhi Hasan's views on Human Rights abuses in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq etc etc etc etc. Today this year without trial, court etc etc.

@AZ-rm6mm

8 жыл бұрын

or HR in west especially supression of Muslims

@spendaringan

8 жыл бұрын

can we have view from American, why they kill the black person without trial.last time i heard, one black man choked to death just selling cigarette.

@spendaringan

8 жыл бұрын

+Varoonmg it is not changing subject, you idiot. it is useless argument. what you have in america is not any better in other place. moron..

@LotBountyHunter

8 жыл бұрын

let's also bring up the crimes against humanity George bush and tony Blair committed, on a baseless war against the civilians in the middle east!

@ignorthepain

8 жыл бұрын

+Razor E human rights is a joke that not one country in the world is not guilty of abusing. it goes on in America and Canada time to put your self glorifying throne back in the closet.

This must have be an opportunity for Michael T. Flynn to clear his conscience.

@honestghamdi1053

3 жыл бұрын

This should be an opportunity for him to get exposed for his failures; however, the real punishments have to be given to these wrong-doers (just like these Americans when they went out of their way and killed the Iranian top general a year or so before who also did wrong things, killing people unnecessarily! It is an irony these Americans swift in handing punishments to their opponecessnet's key figures, and yet turning a totally blind eye on their own when they do the same crimes!

A smart general he stood his ground

@rmt1594

3 жыл бұрын

haha did you even watch the interview?

Flynn is thinking why the heck did I come to this debate. 😤😖😡