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and it's and if they see that syria if you can get take syria down one way or another it exposes the weaknesses of iran that's a very cynical foreign policy but there's in between the lines that's what it seems like to me go ahead. well first of all it's true that if the syrian regime or other when it falls it will weaken iran it will weaken. lebanon it is already having been affected by the way on the behavior of hamas which dropped out of the mask was out of their own will and can't you've got to be everything to gaza it is to some extent but look here is the problem with all that logic this civil war in syria didn't start by any kind of western instigation it started by the syrian people that is to say it is not something that started by foreign instigation not the americans not attacks not the israelis for god's sake it's started by the syrian people so this is a given situation now and what i said before and i will repeat it now it's not about democracy it's not about nation building you never add these words from me i agree completely with joshua landis that there can be nation
and it's and if they see that syria if you can get take syria down one way or another it exposes the weaknesses of iran that's a very cynical foreign policy but there's in between the lines that's what it seems like to me go ahead. well first of all it's true that if the syrian regime or other when it falls it will weaken iran it will weaken. lebanon it is already having been affected by the way on the behavior of hamas which dropped out of the mask was out of their own will and can't you've...
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and syria this morning. the bbc says the united nations has reached a deal with syria outlining the rules for the deployment of observers to monitor that country's cease-fire. a spokesman for u.n. arab league envoy kofi annan said the agreement covered the functions of the mission and the syrian government's responsibilities. a nominal truce is in place in syria, but reports of violence have continued. meanwhile, the u.n.'s chief ban ki-moon is due to brief the security council on the situation in new york. earlier, mr. ban said violence had escalated in recent days and he said he wanted the observer mission to increase to 300 to be deployed over three months. some correspondents say the security council, which is not due to make a decision until next week, might be afraid to put unarmed observers on the ground if the situation continues to deteriorate at the same rate. so that, again, from the bbc. as we wait for members to make their way back to the hearing room, let's show you a portion of this morning's
and syria this morning. the bbc says the united nations has reached a deal with syria outlining the rules for the deployment of observers to monitor that country's cease-fire. a spokesman for u.n. arab league envoy kofi annan said the agreement covered the functions of the mission and the syrian government's responsibilities. a nominal truce is in place in syria, but reports of violence have continued. meanwhile, the u.n.'s chief ban ki-moon is due to brief the security council on the situation...
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syria is not ostracized. >> rose: syria presumes... it looks like they're prepared to fight to the end. >> absolutely. we have friends all over the world. those who attended the world in istanbul were only 71 countries. >> rose: which countries do you consider your friends other than syria and russia and china. >> it's very informative that there were only 71 countries while at the united nations you have to deal with 193 member states. so one-third of the so-called international community decided to meet in istanbul the two other thirds did not go. that means the majority are against an interference in the domestic affairs of syria. we are legally speaking in a very strong position legally speaking because it's wrong to interfere in other business and domestic affairs. this is wrong. this is item one. >> you did not have a successful vote in the united nations security council because russia and china blocked it. >> thank god. this is a kind of balance of powers. we need it. the council is not democratic anymore. the shape of the coun
syria is not ostracized. >> rose: syria presumes... it looks like they're prepared to fight to the end. >> absolutely. we have friends all over the world. those who attended the world in istanbul were only 71 countries. >> rose: which countries do you consider your friends other than syria and russia and china. >> it's very informative that there were only 71 countries while at the united nations you have to deal with 193 member states. so one-third of the so-called...
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between the government of syria and the opposition. syria has stated many times that they are sticking to the plan of anon but if mr anon is actually working on a plan you hear the other side is saying we cannot give one hundred million dollars as they said yesterday to pay salaries to opposition and to terrorists to shoot and continue shooting so i doubt that at this point that. you know the peace initiative by is going it's going to be going very smoothly especially with that line is looming very soon so you would agree then with russia's concerns that the friends of syria is blatantly undermining the efforts of the u.n. . oh i think sabotaging the whole you and process and i think the american are dictating violence and chaos in syria and in the region i think it's time for the americans to let the people of syria get together and the healing spark between the syrian i think everybody agrees there is should be a new form in syria but if the americans say we are committed to fund this. that is shooting and putting violence in place t
between the government of syria and the opposition. syria has stated many times that they are sticking to the plan of anon but if mr anon is actually working on a plan you hear the other side is saying we cannot give one hundred million dollars as they said yesterday to pay salaries to opposition and to terrorists to shoot and continue shooting so i doubt that at this point that. you know the peace initiative by is going it's going to be going very smoothly especially with that line is looming...
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securitf >> rose: tell him to sneak syria inside let usellectiui syria. i acknowledge rebels in one way or thie oth ne government or the >> absolutely. we have government or the qatar theiolpece. evdg democracy, streng all over the rights, strengthening and protection of hu this isac i paid pitcher for yeataking ab. international chinaause wh o'se arabia, r using qatar w with go. are naive. they are victin couldn't be done at the qatar and saudi arabs ges on is qu 193 member saudi arabia. what's going on in cut sr. a it's brought me everything. i nte by an also.howing to you in two have d the clock calling eo me at this table. >> rose: this is a good sign. oe , a golf sending money and ane these facts. person and he will bead customs on the syrian jordanian w supported ses with millionslibn rebels even though gasoline of tho who are bettinn ostracizing turkish government or t al assad, the presid for allthis or will there be changes >> this is ay esumes... it us reform o syrian my friends >> if the issue new consti since assad... if it'sts, strengthenid p
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>> in syria? >> yes. >> first of all, you know, on occasion i've been portrayed as saying this would just be too hard so let's not do it. i want to assure you that's not the case. if asked to do something, we absolutely have the capability. but in terms of my concerns and how they would translate into military advice, is i have to be very clear about the military objectives that i was being asked to achieve, and i would have to be -- i'd have to be clear about how those military objectives were contributing to some outcome that we would all -- we would all understand and probably agree upon. so what is the outcome? if it's just stopping the violence, that's one outcome, or if p it's just changing the regime, that's another outcome. but the point is i can build from that outcome. i can build military options. my other responsibility is to balance the risk to the mission. you know, what would be the cost of doing this in lives and equipment and the risks to the force, because it's a zero-sum game. w
>> in syria? >> yes. >> first of all, you know, on occasion i've been portrayed as saying this would just be too hard so let's not do it. i want to assure you that's not the case. if asked to do something, we absolutely have the capability. but in terms of my concerns and how they would translate into military advice, is i have to be very clear about the military objectives that i was being asked to achieve, and i would have to be -- i'd have to be clear about how those...
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syria is not libya syria is not. syria is not yemen so that is a very strong country with a very strong army with the people that you have never seen anywhere in the way of the syrian people is a miracle by itself it's been with the standing almost fourteen months have sanctions of of caylee has been only killing of innocent. syrians and members of the syrian army and law enforcement forces today and yesterday was last article thirty five adversaries and soldiers and almost twenty civilians killed by those terrorist gangs or leveled the country. it was an international world that has been waged against syria for the last fourteen months but the syrian people they still have the same. lucian they still have the same results the same integrity the same military to their country to their land and we promise you somewhere is not going to be another libya if they ever take any foolish step to attack soon and militarily they're going to regret it for a very very very long time to come talk to new doubts about the now forme
syria is not libya syria is not. syria is not yemen so that is a very strong country with a very strong army with the people that you have never seen anywhere in the way of the syrian people is a miracle by itself it's been with the standing almost fourteen months have sanctions of of caylee has been only killing of innocent. syrians and members of the syrian army and law enforcement forces today and yesterday was last article thirty five adversaries and soldiers and almost twenty civilians...
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in syria. no they're not clear reasons first and then the people originally first in principle we don't want to interfere in the interference of arab states that's always been up on the scene where a lot of them have been developments in the arab world have been excited very serious and very importantly to an extent that nobody really knew movement no party can just not take a position regarding them and. in syria everybody knows that there's a bus service that's regime i wonder if he has supported on the resistance in lebanon supported the resistance in palestine right now to snopes backs down in the face of history be an american pressure. because he says regime which serves the greatest immune cause very well. what we call from serious negotiations dialogue is the idea of reform actually reform is going to be carried out because the alternative to that no one cause of the plane first in terms of but also inside syria because the sensitivity of the situation in syria also that it still has to
in syria. no they're not clear reasons first and then the people originally first in principle we don't want to interfere in the interference of arab states that's always been up on the scene where a lot of them have been developments in the arab world have been excited very serious and very importantly to an extent that nobody really knew movement no party can just not take a position regarding them and. in syria everybody knows that there's a bus service that's regime i wonder if he has...
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there's a three-fold game going on in syria. you have saudi arabia and iran -- you have egypt and israel in the arab spring. then you have electoral campaign in the united states and you in addition have to take into account the attitude of china and russia. the good news is the adoption of the resolution and the security council of the united states and it's important that this resolution should be with the new attitude of all the countries i just mentioned. and the attitude of the these countries has to be the same. this resolution now exists in the meantime and has time to carry on repressing the population. there's a special envoy sending two messages. we're giving more time in power. also until a resolution. china and russia believe it's okay for the people. now that we have the resolution, it's important we take into account all these factors. the european union actions are welcome in regards to humanitarian aid and the funds being channelled by the commission under the responsibility of the commission. we now have to carr
there's a three-fold game going on in syria. you have saudi arabia and iran -- you have egypt and israel in the arab spring. then you have electoral campaign in the united states and you in addition have to take into account the attitude of china and russia. the good news is the adoption of the resolution and the security council of the united states and it's important that this resolution should be with the new attitude of all the countries i just mentioned. and the attitude of the these...
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syria. correspond with the u.n. in new york with more. conversation political analyst chris bambery joining us from the lawn of the evening information on the ground in syria where long has been hard to verify it's been sketchy but this is their claim there's shelling ongoing killings in a country we know here in media reports from a syrian t.v. . news in the other side of the sort of things was kind of tit for. these reports to think first of all. well i think it does seem that the ceasefire is part of the country it's a fragile cease fire and as you say there do seem to reports and certain areas in homs for instance there has been continuing fighting reports of government shelling in the government is also it in the armed groups have been taking action so it's a fragile cease fire but it does seem to hold a watch parts of the country and it would seem to me there is a possibility of peace to forestall a civil war inside. actually welcomed i think the developments we saw today it was in par
syria. correspond with the u.n. in new york with more. conversation political analyst chris bambery joining us from the lawn of the evening information on the ground in syria where long has been hard to verify it's been sketchy but this is their claim there's shelling ongoing killings in a country we know here in media reports from a syrian t.v. . news in the other side of the sort of things was kind of tit for. these reports to think first of all. well i think it does seem that the ceasefire...
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it's just a friend of syria not an agent of syria. you know their appearance of lebanon's political and cheering which our relationship with syria was not good we had problems even between us there were problems between us and then and now those who used to benefit from the political. influence of syria in lebanon they are now the ones who are out. there not posing us whereas we used to be under pressure from syria we are friends we're not an agency the syrians are very small segments of the syrian opposition no doubt and all the political forces in the region others no girlfriend. but friends and that's a first go and second period when i say we support a political suppression of that and most certainly will be willing to accept any effort or any contribution and to change that that's what i'm going to call solution to the person i said to you that if you we we contacted some parties but they refused to get into a fine old with the regime to leave so any any group that wants i would rob it i know my regime and would like us to leave
it's just a friend of syria not an agent of syria. you know their appearance of lebanon's political and cheering which our relationship with syria was not good we had problems even between us there were problems between us and then and now those who used to benefit from the political. influence of syria in lebanon they are now the ones who are out. there not posing us whereas we used to be under pressure from syria we are friends we're not an agency the syrians are very small segments of the...
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. >> will the cease-fire and syria hold it? >> and the european court of human rights makes a criminal offense. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- syria and is relatively calm this morning. while there has been no shelling, it is reported that six people were killed there today. annan has called on damascus to withdraw all troops and weapons from flashpoint city's. >> there have been reports of sporadic violations of the ceasefire by government forces and the regime. >> is a fragile truce, but it has brought a measure of calm to syria. troops should have been pulled back two days ago under the annan plan. this unverified video screens to show shelling in homs. the main syrian exiled opposition group says that the cease-fire holds, there should be talks for a transition process. >> there should be, according to the plan, some kind of dialogue. it should be about the transitional phase. >> government is currently in control of most of the country. it denies it agreed to pull back the army, but it sa
. >> will the cease-fire and syria hold it? >> and the european court of human rights makes a criminal offense. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- syria and is relatively calm this morning. while there has been no shelling, it is reported that six people were killed there today. annan has called on damascus to withdraw all troops and weapons from flashpoint city's. >> there have been reports of sporadic violations of the ceasefire by government...
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minister says the assad regime should be more active in implementing the un brokered cease fire plan in syria but also calls on those supporting the opposition to piled pressure on the factions who are separate sargeant peace efforts. the british prime minister seeks to seal and historic weapons deal with japan in a move many see as a mirroring washington's recent drive to boost its military presence in the asia pacific region and. also russia and poland to remember the victims of the tragic plane crash near smolensk that killed the polish president and most of the country's political elite two years ago. the man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime many believe he did not commit america's most famous prisoner jamal talks exclusively to r.t. it's his first t.v. interview since his sentence was commuted to life behind bars. and it's just after five pm on tuesday here in moscow this is artsy with me rule recent showing russia's foreign minister says international monitors will be key to implementing the cease fire in syria's civil conflict so he laughed off met his syrian counterpart
minister says the assad regime should be more active in implementing the un brokered cease fire plan in syria but also calls on those supporting the opposition to piled pressure on the factions who are separate sargeant peace efforts. the british prime minister seeks to seal and historic weapons deal with japan in a move many see as a mirroring washington's recent drive to boost its military presence in the asia pacific region and. also russia and poland to remember the victims of the tragic...
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syria has more from brussels. well the museum director has started burning artwork he's calling this the art war basically it's a symbolic protest against the way that the economic crisis the european debt crisis is being handled until this point and he also says it over a thousand artworks are already doomed to be destroyed anyway because of the government's indifference to their situation subsidies have been cut to the cultural institutions and again this just brings about the message that no live and nothing is spared from these harsh cuts being imposed by governments in europe because of the debt crisis and it's the same story you have here art and cultural heritage of italy being prized assets and it's going down the drain the same goes with its workforce its assets their human assets bearing the brunt of all these pots and this is a symbolic protest follows what we've seen recently already suicides and suicide attempts in greece and italy as well over a pension cuts or loss of benefits or loss of jobs and th
syria has more from brussels. well the museum director has started burning artwork he's calling this the art war basically it's a symbolic protest against the way that the economic crisis the european debt crisis is being handled until this point and he also says it over a thousand artworks are already doomed to be destroyed anyway because of the government's indifference to their situation subsidies have been cut to the cultural institutions and again this just brings about the message that no...
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>> syria? >> yes. >> if i could give you a firm answer as to what we saw happening, i probably would not be in this job, i would be somewhere else. it is a tough thing to try to look at elements in play and determine exactly how this will play out. obviously intelligence has provided its perspective on this. the best thing that we can see as a result of the broad base insurgency and results of the international community approach to dealing with sanctions and the pressures and continuing to indicate that he must get done, as a result of what the u.n. is doing in implementing a ceasefire were you have the support of russia and china, there is a whole series of efforts that are putting incredible, pressure on the regime to do the right thing. this may continue to play out. he will continue to play this out. >> playing off of that assumption and around how the plans evolves specifically over the past year since we have seen the syrian revelation come out? >> what we do and what general dempsey doe
>> syria? >> yes. >> if i could give you a firm answer as to what we saw happening, i probably would not be in this job, i would be somewhere else. it is a tough thing to try to look at elements in play and determine exactly how this will play out. obviously intelligence has provided its perspective on this. the best thing that we can see as a result of the broad base insurgency and results of the international community approach to dealing with sanctions and the pressures and...
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flowing into syria. it's another one of the complications i mentioned, but we haven't seen any kind of backwash coming back the other way. >> okay. thank you very much. thank you, chairman. i yield back. >> thank you, mr. gibson. as we conclude, mr. secretary, thank you for being here, thank you for your service. general dempsey, thank you again for your service and compliment commitment to our troops, military families and veterans. we shall be adjourned. >>> c-span's congressional directly is a complete guide to the 112th congress. inside you'll find each member of the house and senate including contact information, district maps and committee assignments. also information on cabinet members, supreme court justices and the nation's governors. you could pick up a copy for $12.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org/shop. >>> tomorrow morning, here on c-span3, homeland security secretary janet innapolitano testifies before the senate judiciary committee. an oversight hearing on the department's opera
flowing into syria. it's another one of the complications i mentioned, but we haven't seen any kind of backwash coming back the other way. >> okay. thank you very much. thank you, chairman. i yield back. >> thank you, mr. gibson. as we conclude, mr. secretary, thank you for being here, thank you for your service. general dempsey, thank you again for your service and compliment commitment to our troops, military families and veterans. we shall be adjourned. >>> c-span's...
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to syria. i think that looks to an issue of when we look at the world in regard to russia. they have sent russian advisers to syria and deployed naval forces. how would you say that russia is supporting syria posed a military today? north korea's recent missile failed. i think this is probably misplaced really. we know that north korea continues its quest for missile technology. most recently the 100th anniversary of the founder of the dictatorship that brought forwsrd their mobile missile. secretary gates spoke of this. i ask that my letter be committed to part of the record. >> without objection, so ordered. >> my second question is tell me of your concerns of china's supporting north korea's missiles. is it a direct threat to the united states, something we are witnessing? >> there is no question that north korea's capabilities and their developing nuclear capabilities represent a threat to the united states. for that reason we take north korea and their provocative actions very seriously. r
to syria. i think that looks to an issue of when we look at the world in regard to russia. they have sent russian advisers to syria and deployed naval forces. how would you say that russia is supporting syria posed a military today? north korea's recent missile failed. i think this is probably misplaced really. we know that north korea continues its quest for missile technology. most recently the 100th anniversary of the founder of the dictatorship that brought forwsrd their mobile missile....
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in fact if you look at these sixty so-called friends syria's government is calling them enemies of syria it's much closer to the truth they are divided among among many splits they are not all of them you know very brutal hardliners so for example germany is maybe not hundred percent on the side of washington here but they try you know not to make their grief showing too much and what we have in fact here is in any case trying to you know unite as much as possible with the one hundred times to splinter the syrian opposition as much as this group of sixty so you suggest that is the whole friends of syria group is more like the enemies of syria group but if i may president assad still has a lot of support back at home how much does this meeting today in istanbul and over the past few days really reflect the interests of the syrian people as a whole. as a whole one can say this is certainly not in the interest of the syrian people in my latest article are pointing out that the syrian armed up with this opposition those who right now in a phase before the next the first free election in a lo
in fact if you look at these sixty so-called friends syria's government is calling them enemies of syria it's much closer to the truth they are divided among among many splits they are not all of them you know very brutal hardliners so for example germany is maybe not hundred percent on the side of washington here but they try you know not to make their grief showing too much and what we have in fact here is in any case trying to you know unite as much as possible with the one hundred times to...
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the border crossing to syria. and of the many of the free syrian army people here there are people here and they're operating there inside you know. let him go on back and forth as well as a civilian refugee can take he has the military army defectors and the man considered the head of the f.s.a. in the country the camp with a state closely guarded. thirty's make it extremely hard to access information here but we managed to speak to one member of the free syrian army about what they're wanting from the turkish government. and from. all of this. is not just the at the say that turkey supporting it recently played host to the friends of syria conference where many countries including gulf states qatar and saudi arabia agree to. contribute millions of funding the free syrian army it was a nice this some country soars undermining. to put an end to the violence in the country beastly and these latest incidents are just the latest in a long line of setbacks this has this to be realized syrian refugees here skeptical th
the border crossing to syria. and of the many of the free syrian army people here there are people here and they're operating there inside you know. let him go on back and forth as well as a civilian refugee can take he has the military army defectors and the man considered the head of the f.s.a. in the country the camp with a state closely guarded. thirty's make it extremely hard to access information here but we managed to speak to one member of the free syrian army about what they're wanting...
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water live a witness on the ground in syria. what you brought to him is that i can start the car and run him has a critical if not the whole day of course is the right exceptions streams approved by former journalists of al-jazeera and he is the resigned. after he resigned the thing. with the protesters against the world policy of the algeria for the e.c.v. station the cargo and the honey. why didn't you stop that you have him for the year. thank you and while we're here love you. i. thank them. rip the hole through dear one hundred three and i agree with him completely. with this tool we. don't sell out most russian t.v. channels to work in syria as we give them access to very syrian regions you've got the nation we are ready to continue to do so and you will. respond the most that the russian journalists are professional and used to. work in accordance with their. excellence a sense of huge change rather than some hidden agenda and. france twenty four. how they didn't have got there they haven't got half so. i thought this fro
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to syria. seeing as how the department of defense would have more precedent in such a role, what can your agency coordination -- what agency coordination is occurring between the department of state and part of defense? >> congressman, there is ongoing coordination with the department of defense, with the department of state on this issue. we do have a liaison who is they are working with them. let me give you a more in-depth report as to what the level of that relationship is like. but there is a military liaison that is working with the state department on this issue. >> i have nothing to add, congressman. >> thank you very much. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thank you, ms. sanchez. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, both gentlemen, for being here once again and for your service to our country. russia has not been very cooperative in moving the un closer to authorizing some form of action in syria. i know a lot of us have been disappointed in one to move something. some members sugge
to syria. seeing as how the department of defense would have more precedent in such a role, what can your agency coordination -- what agency coordination is occurring between the department of state and part of defense? >> congressman, there is ongoing coordination with the department of defense, with the department of state on this issue. we do have a liaison who is they are working with them. let me give you a more in-depth report as to what the level of that relationship is like. but...
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in syria. clear response first and then the originally first in principle returned want to interfere in the interference of arab states has always been not on the scene where we have been prevented the center of the world had been excited very serious and very importantly to an extent that nobody really knew move the new policy can just not take its position regarding peace and clearly i was. in syria everybody knows the facts of this sort of assets regime and i wonder if he has supported the resistance in lebanon supporting terrorism stands in palestine right now as to snopes backs down in the face of this radiant american pressure so it's a regime which serves for participating in course very well. what we call for in serious negotiations dialogue is the idea of reform actually the reform is going to be carried out because the alternative to that in a way because of the first season but also inside syria because the sensitivity of the situations in syria and also the just of course they lead
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this free syrian army doesn't represent anybody in syria. there's evidence of not this monday evidence of atrocities i mean just the report which was published by the spiegel magazine the german magazine last week points to extrajudicial killings and atrocities committed what we what is all we've heard about the reports of these atrocities and as yours as your saying the there's been a covert operation by nato countries in syria for quite a number of months now then then if you're calling this whole of friends of syria group a big red herring then perhaps you'd also call it a red herring with kofi annan and six stage peace plan for syria you've said in one of your recent articles that this plan was quote slated to fail another red heading for a red herring do you think or. it was it was a stage i think it was a state of shock really shouldn't because you see the coffee and calls for a cease fire between the opposite sides because it does not acknowledge the fact that one of the sides is integrated by nato forces all forces from nato countrie
this free syrian army doesn't represent anybody in syria. there's evidence of not this monday evidence of atrocities i mean just the report which was published by the spiegel magazine the german magazine last week points to extrajudicial killings and atrocities committed what we what is all we've heard about the reports of these atrocities and as yours as your saying the there's been a covert operation by nato countries in syria for quite a number of months now then then if you're calling this...
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or it's the damascus syria. there are thirty and live from moscow shortly in the program the whistleblower turned in quick. as two days from now controversial wiki leaks founder julian assange premieres his new interview show right here on. we look ahead for you. that's written post it's eastern influence hawking its arms to japan which is loosening up its military market. but first ten of the twenty three candidates who want to run for egypt's presidency have been banned from taking part in next month's election thousands of islamists rallied in cairo in support of a new law preventing former regime officials from entering the race which has now been rubber stamped by military rulers excluded candidates have forty eight hours to appeal and supporters demonstrating traitorous a sense are expected in the capital among those are the former spy chief of marsa the man and one of the two muslim brotherhood candidates political analysts part rose and cairo believes the estimates one for control i believe this law is u
or it's the damascus syria. there are thirty and live from moscow shortly in the program the whistleblower turned in quick. as two days from now controversial wiki leaks founder julian assange premieres his new interview show right here on. we look ahead for you. that's written post it's eastern influence hawking its arms to japan which is loosening up its military market. but first ten of the twenty three candidates who want to run for egypt's presidency have been banned from taking part in...
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the un resolved to expand its monitoring mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote of the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace. controversial formula one grand prix does go ahead despite widespread protests against the regime and a brutal. police that at this point left at least one person dead. and thirty minutes that gripped global attention. premiered his own interview show on r t this week sparking a range of reaction from. worldwide news twenty four seven this is the with me. french voters are beginning the process of choosing their next president now there are ten candidates in the running including incumbent nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande the main concern though is turnout it's all going to be lower than expected my discontent over a struggling economy and a record unemployment in paris as. the a voter turnout is a big concern here i mean people are watching it closely because the numbers could sway the results of round one of this presidential race we've got early numbers according to the ministry of the interior
the un resolved to expand its monitoring mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote of the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace. controversial formula one grand prix does go ahead despite widespread protests against the regime and a brutal. police that at this point left at least one person dead. and thirty minutes that gripped global attention. premiered his own interview show on r t this week sparking a range of reaction from. worldwide news twenty four seven...
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responsible for the bloodshed in syria. just over the weekend seventy nations gathered together it's a group that's referred to as the friends of syria the united states indicated that it would increase its financial support to the syrian people now some gulf countries announced the establishment of a multimillion dollar fund to financially support those that are fighting president bashar al assad's government now for more on what happened at the meeting we go to our tease our first. talks of ending the violence on the inside the friends of syria conference. outside they take issue riot police were getting heavy handed and they dispersed a tiny preceding government gathering. quite a crowd. person of the trade but their actions only seem to serve to further rank already rowdy crowd how else are. we won't just. i think i'm good and so. it's not. new but they can force. the conference continued throughout the afternoon and they say talk is cheap friends to syria have pledged millions of dollars for the free syrian army effect
responsible for the bloodshed in syria. just over the weekend seventy nations gathered together it's a group that's referred to as the friends of syria the united states indicated that it would increase its financial support to the syrian people now some gulf countries announced the establishment of a multimillion dollar fund to financially support those that are fighting president bashar al assad's government now for more on what happened at the meeting we go to our tease our first. talks of...
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security council vote to send three hundred observers to syria russia wants nations not undermine the mission of the u.s. says only pressure on the assad regime will work. campaigning in france ahead of sunday's presidential poll with voters facing a tough choice of a time social division and record unemployment. energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the arctic and its untapped mineral resources chinese premier one of the top of the nordic states. russia closer team troubles beyond the arctic circle to see how herding and fishing communities there survive and thrive. on screen online around the world this is r.t. life here in moscow the u.n. security council has unanimously voted on a resolution to send hundreds of observers to syria moscow says it will help promote the un backed cease fire agreement with multiple reports of a truce been violated by both sides portnoy has more from new york. once again the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the resolution
security council vote to send three hundred observers to syria russia wants nations not undermine the mission of the u.s. says only pressure on the assad regime will work. campaigning in france ahead of sunday's presidential poll with voters facing a tough choice of a time social division and record unemployment. energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the arctic and its untapped mineral resources chinese premier one of the top of the nordic states. russia closer team troubles beyond the...
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this week sparking a range of reaction from praise to his syria. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. . in france presidential election front runners nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande looked to have reached the second round of voting in two weeks time early polls suggest our land won the first round by a small margin so severe is following the voting in the french capital. the big surprise is actually the voter turnout earlier before the actual election at the projections was that up to a third of french people will not actually go out and vote but now we're seeing eighty percent turnout and that is a big difference indeed we know from the last few weeks of the campaigns of psychos and a lot of they have been encouraging people to vote throughout all of this it's been about jobs and employment and the economy and this has been the top concern of the french people as well as purchasing power which is essentially money in their pockets and this is going
this week sparking a range of reaction from praise to his syria. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. . in france presidential election front runners nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande looked to have reached the second round of voting in two weeks time early polls suggest our land won the first round by a small margin so severe is following the voting in the french capital. the big surprise is...
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taking place in syria so that it's a systematic killing. taking place when you mention that the shipment which was discovered you saying that actually indicates to mask is his positions because of course damascus is claiming that this is a foreign funded insurgency was that symbolically a very interesting indication from the point of view of damascus. oh obviously the smuggling weapon hasn't stopped from the day one and it's all we know that's how these been funded by by syrian live ensued uribe and we know the money is coming from saudi arabia and from qatar and from other entities and they're coming through lebanon one of the route is through love anon and this is this one chip ben actually ben ben stop but there are a lot of ben that have been used and smuggle into syria and that tell you the real story when the foreign minister of studio arabia say we have to arm the opposition that he's saying let's keep killing continue and terrorism taking place hold on syria even the american the western eyes the western world know that there is a l
taking place in syria so that it's a systematic killing. taking place when you mention that the shipment which was discovered you saying that actually indicates to mask is his positions because of course damascus is claiming that this is a foreign funded insurgency was that symbolically a very interesting indication from the point of view of damascus. oh obviously the smuggling weapon hasn't stopped from the day one and it's all we know that's how these been funded by by syrian live ensued...
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, inside syria itself. we can speak to an activist from homs. thank you for talking to us. given the situation we are in at the moment, tell us, first of all, what is happening? >> this is the center of homs, and since this morning i spoke to your radio around 9:30 a.m., and i said before you called me and around 15 minutes, the shelling started -- and we received a lot of videos from the killed persons today. about 14 persons were killed and we documented them by name. today our organization -- this is our main work, to document all the killed persons, their location. and we always requested videos for those, and we are following the measurements for the human rights organizations. what we want to say -- >> just before we get to what you want to say. we are getting there for a clear suggestion there is still fighting, from government forces. but of course, for this cease- fire to work, and has to be reciprocal and we have reports of six soldiers also being killed by rebels in the attack. >> we cannot trust
, inside syria itself. we can speak to an activist from homs. thank you for talking to us. given the situation we are in at the moment, tell us, first of all, what is happening? >> this is the center of homs, and since this morning i spoke to your radio around 9:30 a.m., and i said before you called me and around 15 minutes, the shelling started -- and we received a lot of videos from the killed persons today. about 14 persons were killed and we documented them by name. today our...
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this is the case and if you talk about syria we have. an organization of course this is also the syrian opposition but it faces goals and ways of achieving them are strikingly different these kurdish women are against the entrenched discrimination of their ethnic group others in the crowd call for free elections and stopping arbitrary detentions still the main slogan they're rallying under is for peaceful change. we think that bashar al assad has stepped down but we are totally convinced it can be achieved through nonviolent means the only way for this democratic revolution to proceed peacefully all sides have to stop the violence small rallies like these almost the wicklow curran's in damascus but this time even syrian state t.v. came to fill my heart to travel to grab all the attention the syrian opposition has many faces and there's a growing concern here that basically warning the radicals the last may be hurting because of more moderate forces that the gunfire has essentially drowned out more legitimate calls for democratic change w
this is the case and if you talk about syria we have. an organization of course this is also the syrian opposition but it faces goals and ways of achieving them are strikingly different these kurdish women are against the entrenched discrimination of their ethnic group others in the crowd call for free elections and stopping arbitrary detentions still the main slogan they're rallying under is for peaceful change. we think that bashar al assad has stepped down but we are totally convinced it can...
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of syria's government it will be an. observer mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki-moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how the resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted access throughout see. whether humanitarian officials are being granted access throughout syria if the syrian authorities and the syrian opposition is complying with what the security council's this monitoring mission will eventually grow to a team of two hundred fifty people we should note though that it does say in this resolution that has some there is a vague reference that if syria does not comply with what this acuity council is asking further measures can be taken but those further measures are or is not clear yet i think at this point all security council members are hoping that the armed opposition group in the syrian government do comply with what's being asked and peace is finally established in syria. we present ourselves with forms ap
of syria's government it will be an. observer mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki-moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how the resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted access throughout see. whether humanitarian officials are being granted access throughout syria if the syrian authorities and the syrian opposition is complying with what the security council's this monitoring mission...
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responsible for bloodshed in syria. just over the weekend seventeen nations gathered together it's a group that's referred to as the friends of syria they gathered for a meeting and reaffirmed their support for the opposition groups they also recognized the syrian national. council as the legitimate representatives of the syrian people now the lover of said that this only undermines the peace process that is trying to be implemented in syria and also said that it this group known as the friends of syria cannot replace the un security council and it is only the un security council that can really make a decision as to whether mr kofi annan peace plan is moving in the right direction or not reported talking to the little earlier based political analyst commodore was me has told me that he thinks the friends of syria group is destroying un peace efforts in the country the friends of syria headed by the united states and france they're actually not looking for. one corner of the organization produced the allies region. alli
responsible for bloodshed in syria. just over the weekend seventeen nations gathered together it's a group that's referred to as the friends of syria they gathered for a meeting and reaffirmed their support for the opposition groups they also recognized the syrian national. council as the legitimate representatives of the syrian people now the lover of said that this only undermines the peace process that is trying to be implemented in syria and also said that it this group known as the friends...
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what do you say to that, that somehow syria -- that if we would get involved in syria we could help the people there move on to a more democratic or different type of government, that it would help us to bring the threat of iran down in the neighborhood? >> there is absolutely no question that if the assad regime comes down, that the one country in that part of the world that's going to be even further isolated is iran. and iran knows that, and that's the reason they continue to provide some assistance to assad, is because they know that their interests are in maintaining the assad regime, not in seeing it go down. >> the only thing i think i'd add, congresswoman, is the fall of the assad regime would be a serious blow to iran. i think the general has testified before this body to that effect. but saying that it is the key would be analogous to saying you're going to solve a rubik's cube puzzle by lining up one side and neglecting the other flee. three. as was said, there are no silver bullets out there. >> secretary, is there any circumstances under which the united states would get in
what do you say to that, that somehow syria -- that if we would get involved in syria we could help the people there move on to a more democratic or different type of government, that it would help us to bring the threat of iran down in the neighborhood? >> there is absolutely no question that if the assad regime comes down, that the one country in that part of the world that's going to be even further isolated is iran. and iran knows that, and that's the reason they continue to provide...
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communities relieve you know here in syria. like. the muslim everyone in the mosque and. in. the homes and we like the beast because the dam a scene stores that once helped syria to ward off european seders some fear that syria may become the target of yet another mortar and a western compress it would again seek to impose its values this time its twenty first century reference. bludgeoned the infallible dumbest thoughts isn't purpose possible for syrians seeing themselves as a nation of great warriors who value poller about everything else but it's. revolutionary strain the country why more syrians are far more eager to after five than the other part of their cultural heritage about peace loving peace cherish a nation. at least true that syria doesn't have a long record of political pluralism and main rallying cry of the opposition but there are efforts to change the. nine political parties for the fragile state in recent months some of them openly seeking to challenge the dominance of the ba'ath party. we used to have three t
communities relieve you know here in syria. like. the muslim everyone in the mosque and. in. the homes and we like the beast because the dam a scene stores that once helped syria to ward off european seders some fear that syria may become the target of yet another mortar and a western compress it would again seek to impose its values this time its twenty first century reference. bludgeoned the infallible dumbest thoughts isn't purpose possible for syrians seeing themselves as a nation of great...
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back to your point about syria i think. more importantly we're witnessing in syria is a some sort of tug of war between iran and the other arab gulf states specifically qatar and saudi arabia. i'm not mentioning jordan or iraq because they are taking a different position than saudi arabia in iran somehow and one how you see that it's trying to support the syrian regime and saleh a the foreign minister recently said that any any political change in syria should come within the framework of the assad regime and there. they don't want to see the regime is removed from power dates they support them militarily their support and diplomatically and and before we go to. break it has nothing to do with democracy and the welfare of the syrian people right all of this western media coverage is this junk that well yeah well i think all it's depends on who you're looking for and so if you look on the iranian position here you go with your brain i'm going to ask you after the short break after a short break we'll continue our discussion
back to your point about syria i think. more importantly we're witnessing in syria is a some sort of tug of war between iran and the other arab gulf states specifically qatar and saudi arabia. i'm not mentioning jordan or iraq because they are taking a different position than saudi arabia in iran somehow and one how you see that it's trying to support the syrian regime and saleh a the foreign minister recently said that any any political change in syria should come within the framework of the...