288
288
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 288
favorite 0
quote 0
arwa, russian's foreign minister just arrived a short time ago to visit syrian president al assad in damascus. what's the very latest you can tell us? >> reporter: we don't know the exact details, although the foreign minister is said to be carrying some sort of a message to president bashar al assad. and if you look at the images emerging from state television, they show massive clouds celebrating the arrival of the russian foreign minister. these images could not be in greater contrast to the other images we have been seeing activists uploading to youtube, just showing the sheer devastation and horror people are going through in parts of the country, especially in that flash point city of homs where the syrian government appears to have launched what activists are describing as a full-out assault on them. and no one has been spared the violence. these images that we've been looking at of intensifying attacks are showing adults being killed, children as well. parents begging for help in utter anguish over the fact that they either have not been able to save their children from harm
arwa, russian's foreign minister just arrived a short time ago to visit syrian president al assad in damascus. what's the very latest you can tell us? >> reporter: we don't know the exact details, although the foreign minister is said to be carrying some sort of a message to president bashar al assad. and if you look at the images emerging from state television, they show massive clouds celebrating the arrival of the russian foreign minister. these images could not be in greater contrast...
185
185
Feb 12, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today the quality of our state does not match civil society's readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the problem is scathing. it's from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin, the architect, builder, and chief enforcer of the system that he is critiquing. putin seems to understand russia's problems better than your average dictator. he doesn't seem to understand that he is the source of those problems in many people's lives. in putin's world view, he is the savior of modern russia. the man who stopped its descent into chaos and poverty in the 1990s. his opponents see him as a warmed over kgb operative over a new and improved soviet state. neither view is entirely accurate. the real hero of russia's rescue was oil. the dramatic rise in the average russian's income has been a consequence not of putin's policies bu
he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today the quality of our state does not match civil society's readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the problem is scathing. it's from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin, the architect, builder, and chief enforcer of the system...
211
211
Feb 8, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
that's why 100 million doesn't come to europe from russia. >> reporter: but the russians, of course, deny this. gasprov, the russian gas monopoly, says it has not lowered the volumes, the amount of gas it's pushing through to european customers. so somebody's not telling the truth. >> i think the information was when the deputy of gasprov said they're not ready to give additional gas to europe. the fact is that smaller amount of gas came to us. >> reporter: that was the ukrainian energy minister, blaming russia for the shortfall of gas in western europe. back to you. >> matthew chance there in ukraine. it must be freezing there these days. many thanks for that. let's get the latest on this brutal winter blanketing most of europe. iran cabrera is at the cnn weather center. it's been freezing in britain where i am, but goodness knows whoo it's like in kiev, where matthew is. >>> it's been brutally cold. temperatures at 25 to 30 degrees below zero at times, and the windchill has made it horrific out there. they're using a lot more energy. when a country that supports a significant amoun
that's why 100 million doesn't come to europe from russia. >> reporter: but the russians, of course, deny this. gasprov, the russian gas monopoly, says it has not lowered the volumes, the amount of gas it's pushing through to european customers. so somebody's not telling the truth. >> i think the information was when the deputy of gasprov said they're not ready to give additional gas to europe. the fact is that smaller amount of gas came to us. >> reporter: that was the...
278
278
Feb 12, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 278
favorite 0
quote 0
the russian state has used these revenues to dole out patronage across the country. it is widely believed in the west that putin stays in power through repression. actually, he does so in larger measure through bribery. in the short run, putin will be able to win the march election and consolidate power through a mixture of repression and patronage. his problems are more long term. his government has ramped up revenues that it needs to get to $125 a barrel. it has a population which is aging and shrinking which means pension and health care costs will rise as people retire. labor productivity is abysmal. the region is almost turning into a separate couldn'ty, and the rethnic diversity is straining. like iran, like venezuela, all somewhat dysfunctional regimes, the russian regime will survive these challenges unless and until oil prices come down. for more, read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's get started. >>> the violence in syria escalated this week. hundreds and hundreds of civilians have been killed. the question is in light of russia and china's v
the russian state has used these revenues to dole out patronage across the country. it is widely believed in the west that putin stays in power through repression. actually, he does so in larger measure through bribery. in the short run, putin will be able to win the march election and consolidate power through a mixture of repression and patronage. his problems are more long term. his government has ramped up revenues that it needs to get to $125 a barrel. it has a population which is aging...
473
473
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 473
favorite 0
quote 0
they ee ail behind closed doors but russians had late amendments to the resolution. the key thing that the ambassadors are considering is that this arab league came to the new york security council table and said we need you to back our peace plan with president assad giving up control to a deputy. now that was dropped from this resolution. but still in the resolution really is the heart of the plan, endoshsment of that plan. if the russians don't really want to go along with that because they're a main assad ally, then there could be a russian veto and for the second time in three or manpower months it could go down in flames. the u.s., the french, the german ambassadors furious beyond patience now. they say it's time to act. the russian foreign minister, susan, in munich today said, look, we just want a constructive approach by the security council and we don't have a problem with the resolution. some say this is just stalling tactics, so we're going to find out. could be some real furious words over the security council table in a few hours. they're right now stil
they ee ail behind closed doors but russians had late amendments to the resolution. the key thing that the ambassadors are considering is that this arab league came to the new york security council table and said we need you to back our peace plan with president assad giving up control to a deputy. now that was dropped from this resolution. but still in the resolution really is the heart of the plan, endoshsment of that plan. if the russians don't really want to go along with that because...
220
220
Feb 9, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
the russians don't look too good. frankly, nobody looks very good because you're going to having low grade chaos and instability in the region. everyone's going to get worried. the great danger is this becomes, syria becomes a battleground for the forces of iran, iranian proxies with the syrian regime and the forces of saudi arabia which will tend to be sunni, somewhat religiously motivated militias that will go in in the name of god and jihad to overturn the assad regime. a sort of play of what happened in iraq might take place in syria. remember in iraq, it took a decade before it stabilized. and there were 140,000 american troops helping stabilize it. this could get very messy for very long. >> and fareed, as you know, the russians are being accused of giving aid and comfort to president bashir al assad and for giving a green light to the slaughter occurring in homs. what's the russians motivation? >> they've always been reluctant to have the u.n. used as an instrument to get rid of the regimes. it's their last col
the russians don't look too good. frankly, nobody looks very good because you're going to having low grade chaos and instability in the region. everyone's going to get worried. the great danger is this becomes, syria becomes a battleground for the forces of iran, iranian proxies with the syrian regime and the forces of saudi arabia which will tend to be sunni, somewhat religiously motivated militias that will go in in the name of god and jihad to overturn the assad regime. a sort of play of...
195
195
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
they won't even listen to the russians if they believe that what the russians are recommending will undermine their rule. >> mr. ambassador, this is rick steng gel. i'm the editor of time. i'm curious what you think the role of the arab league has played in regard to syria. they seemed quite out front early on criticizing assad. subsequently they've been a lot milder. it seems to me for it to be resolved the arab league has to take a strong position. will they do so? >> i'm not sure i entirely agree with you, mr. stengel. we have to remember that the arab league used to be all about keeping their members in power, and now, as has been said, the regimes are more afraid of their people than the people are of the regimes. so even regimes like algeria, which are authoritarian, have gone along with the arab league call for assad to step down. and, actually, what the arab league's done, i think, is a bit remarkable. but we should have no illusions. no arab state is going to take upon itself to militarily intervene, but i do think we will find states like saudi arabia, non-arab state turkey trying t
they won't even listen to the russians if they believe that what the russians are recommending will undermine their rule. >> mr. ambassador, this is rick steng gel. i'm the editor of time. i'm curious what you think the role of the arab league has played in regard to syria. they seemed quite out front early on criticizing assad. subsequently they've been a lot milder. it seems to me for it to be resolved the arab league has to take a strong position. will they do so? >> i'm not sure...
101
101
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
what do you make of what the russians are doing here? are they hurting, are they helping the syrian people? what's your take? >> they are definitely hurting the syrian people because this is an uprising that will eventually topple assad, and syrians will liberate themselves, and i think russian will find out they supported a moving horse because they are supporting an oppressive regime that's killing hundreds of people every day. >> i read something you wrote, it's not a matter of if, but when, assad falls. he says there will be a transition in theory, there will be. you lay out a series of scenarios. let me run through a couple of them. fight to the death like gadhafi or face unrest like milosevic. is there any hope for assad? >> in the near future, assad might try to arrange an agreement with his patron russia which will take him in, and that would be the only way to survive. if he takes to power and decides to crack down further on the protesters and decides he's going to go the bloody route, it's very likely he will end up getting ki
what do you make of what the russians are doing here? are they hurting, are they helping the syrian people? what's your take? >> they are definitely hurting the syrian people because this is an uprising that will eventually topple assad, and syrians will liberate themselves, and i think russian will find out they supported a moving horse because they are supporting an oppressive regime that's killing hundreds of people every day. >> i read something you wrote, it's not a matter of...
166
166
Feb 9, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you with us. we appreciate it. should it surprise us, first of all, just how important russia is, bank rolling the syrian military, but how big the syrian military is and how much fire power it has. >> we haven't even gotten to the economic relationship. let's remember russia forgave three quarters of the debt they held to the tune of $10 billion of syrian debt and they have a huge trade and infrastructure relationship that is in the billions of dollars. this is a strategic partner for russia. the port that you mentioned where they're leasing, this goes back to the 1970s. that port now under new agreement that al asaad signed with russia allows them to bring their nuclear war ships in there once it's finished being dredged and renovated. so this is a strategic point for russia because it allows them to have ships on the mediterranean, where otherwise nato is patrolling. >> this is
tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you with us. we appreciate it. should it surprise us, first of all, just how important russia is, bank rolling the syrian military, but how big the syrian military is and how much fire power it has. >> we haven't even gotten to the economic relationship. let's remember russia forgave three quarters of the debt they held to the tune of $10 billion...
155
155
Feb 9, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you with us. we appreciate it. should it surprise us, first of all, just how important russia is, bank rolling the syrian military, but how big the syrian military is and how much fire power it has. >> we haven't even gotten to the economic relationship. let's remember russia forgave three quarters of the debt they held to the tune of $10 billion of syrian debt and they have a huge trade and infrastructure relationship that is in the billions of dollars. this is a strategic partner for russia. the port that you mentioned where they're leasing, this goes back to the 1970s. that port now under new agreement that al asaad signed with russia allows them to bring their nuclear war ships in there once it's finished being dredged and renovated. so this is a strategic point for russia because it allows them to have ships on the mediterranean, where otherwise nato is patrolling. >> this is
tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you with us. we appreciate it. should it surprise us, first of all, just how important russia is, bank rolling the syrian military, but how big the syrian military is and how much fire power it has. >> we haven't even gotten to the economic relationship. let's remember russia forgave three quarters of the debt they held to the tune of $10 billion...
203
203
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
but the russians are there. >> the russians are stalwart in their support for the worst kind of autocracy. >> and they're worried about what you've just been saying. i think they're scared, and they're scared about what happens if they have to try to shoo. and for them there's a lot of money that they're worried about. >> putin was first scared when he witnessed what happened in ukraine. and again and again and again, the pattern of rhetoric is out of fear for this kind of thing happening on red square. and they see what's happening in the middle east. and they're scared as hell yet again. >> and imagine facebook once it has $100 billion. we'll have to leave it there. david brooks, david remnick, neglectgy noonan, chrystia fr freeland. >>> up next, egypt gets its bloodiest swrooutbreak of viole. for fastidious librarian emily skinner, each day was fueled by thorough preparation for events to come. well somewhere along the way, emily went right on living. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. ...which meant she continued t
but the russians are there. >> the russians are stalwart in their support for the worst kind of autocracy. >> and they're worried about what you've just been saying. i think they're scared, and they're scared about what happens if they have to try to shoo. and for them there's a lot of money that they're worried about. >> putin was first scared when he witnessed what happened in ukraine. and again and again and again, the pattern of rhetoric is out of fear for this kind of...
114
114
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
quote
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 1
and the the russians claim they have foiled a plot to kill vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? threat? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a broken home. no matter what, he created a scene of horror and chaos in chard chardon, ohio today. allegedly opening fire in the high school cafeteria, leaving
and the the russians claim they have foiled a plot to kill vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? threat? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a...
196
196
Feb 8, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
china apparently decided it was better not jeopardize relations with russians and risk losing russian support when beijing might need it in the future. so an interesting perspective there. and the national and united arab emirates looking at the bigger picture here, great game in the middle east plays syria like a pawn. syria's conflict and the standoff over iran's nuclear program are unfolding against a backdrop of intentional strategic rivalry. >> and max, as i told you, we did get one of the activists on the line out of homs. if you want to ask a question, feel free because you've been following the global reaction here. abu rami is on the phone. we appreciate you so much calling in. could you just describe the scene for us right now in homs? >> okay. i'm glad to have the opportunity to describe to what you we are facing here in homs city and in the area in general -- in particular, sorry. will city is under she willing for the fourth day in a row and no one knows nothing from else because the regime are cutting off the city and every kind of connection. all of this kind of connect
china apparently decided it was better not jeopardize relations with russians and risk losing russian support when beijing might need it in the future. so an interesting perspective there. and the national and united arab emirates looking at the bigger picture here, great game in the middle east plays syria like a pawn. syria's conflict and the standoff over iran's nuclear program are unfolding against a backdrop of intentional strategic rivalry. >> and max, as i told you, we did get one...
280
280
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 280
favorite 0
quote 0
it's been heavily supplied by the russians. they have some of the most advanced early warning radars, have some of the most profoundly effective surface to air missiles, and they've got, quite frankly, one of the largest air defense systems in the region, if not the world. over 4,000 missile launchers, over 4,000 guns. >> so making the point that syria is backed by russia, we see that the foreign minister is there in syria this morning. behind closed doors there could be some interesting conversations going on, do you agree, at the pentagon? >> well, i suspect that the military at the pentagon and places such as central command are doing exactly what we want them to be doing, preparing a series of options so if the president says i need some options and i need some courses of action, they don't get caught flat footed. there will be options and there will be great plans put forward, but the fundamental question of what we can do and what we should do really has to be addressed before we contemplate any operations inside sir yeah
it's been heavily supplied by the russians. they have some of the most advanced early warning radars, have some of the most profoundly effective surface to air missiles, and they've got, quite frankly, one of the largest air defense systems in the region, if not the world. over 4,000 missile launchers, over 4,000 guns. >> so making the point that syria is backed by russia, we see that the foreign minister is there in syria this morning. behind closed doors there could be some interesting...
406
406
Feb 27, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 406
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> with russia's presidential election less than a week away, russian state media says a plot against the number one candidate's been foiled. prime minister vladimir putin's about id to return to the presidency has stirred widespread protests. and now russian tv says two suspects in an alleged plot to as nature him have been arrested in the ukraine. they attempted a number of attacks in moscow, plus one on mr. putin right after the march 4th presidential poll. those are the headlines from cnn, the world's news business leader. i'm zain vergee and "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i'm andrew stevens. you've watch be "world business today." our top stories this monday, february 27th. the world bank issues a stark warning to china, free up the markets or face some dire economic consequences. >> g-20 finance ministers say europe needs to beef up its bailout fund. they're ramping up the pressure on germany to lead the way. >> and the numbers say it all. 71-31. julia gillard remain
. >>> with russia's presidential election less than a week away, russian state media says a plot against the number one candidate's been foiled. prime minister vladimir putin's about id to return to the presidency has stirred widespread protests. and now russian tv says two suspects in an alleged plot to as nature him have been arrested in the ukraine. they attempted a number of attacks in moscow, plus one on mr. putin right after the march 4th presidential poll. those are the...
282
282
Feb 14, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 282
favorite 0
quote 0
then, let's go to the russians. well, the russians want to see a cease fire first before peacekeepers go in. that's a big ask. besides that, they don't want any outside interference. so it's hard to see how these peacekeepers could be combatible with the russian position. then on top of that, there's the syrian government who say they consider this all flagrant interference in their sovereign affairs, so they're against it, too. so how much talking we see in the days to come, it seems pretty likely to say there are a lot of damaging road blocks in the way of this peacekeeping initiative. >> let me ask you about syria's u.n. ambassador. apparently, he is calling this an aggressive and illegitimate criticism of his country, and he's saying that all of the critique of what's going on there is an effort to undermine the government. all right, that's the u.n., and we all know apart from china and russia, there's a lot of criticism coming from about every angle at the u.n. how is that being received? >> reporter: to be ho
then, let's go to the russians. well, the russians want to see a cease fire first before peacekeepers go in. that's a big ask. besides that, they don't want any outside interference. so it's hard to see how these peacekeepers could be combatible with the russian position. then on top of that, there's the syrian government who say they consider this all flagrant interference in their sovereign affairs, so they're against it, too. so how much talking we see in the days to come, it seems pretty...
187
187
Feb 10, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: the russian delegation's visit to damascus came as a brutal crackdown showed no sign of abating. opposition groups say government forces have bombarded the city of homs, killing hundreds in recent days. the united nations said the total death toll is now upwards of 6,000. russia and china have come under a barrage of criticism from the international community. both countries vetoed a u.n. security council draft resolution condemning the syrian regime's bloody crackdown. it's the second time they've vetoed a resolution on syria. russia and china have also blocked a western initiative to impose sanctions on damascus. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov's meeting with bashar al assad is symbolic of the historic ties between the two countries and moscow's message is clear, it will not be seen as betraying an old friend. >> translator: syria's president has assured us that he fully supports ceasing of all violence, wherever it comes from. with that in mind, syria has informed the arab league that it is interested in its observer mission to continue and their team expanded
. >> reporter: the russian delegation's visit to damascus came as a brutal crackdown showed no sign of abating. opposition groups say government forces have bombarded the city of homs, killing hundreds in recent days. the united nations said the total death toll is now upwards of 6,000. russia and china have come under a barrage of criticism from the international community. both countries vetoed a u.n. security council draft resolution condemning the syrian regime's bloody crackdown....
113
113
Feb 16, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
we should press the russians and chinese. bring a resolution a week. expose them for signing on the wrong side of history and do parallel agreements with the arab league. we need a dual track. >> let me ask you about each of those things. first, providing arms. should we do that and do you feel we really know who this opposition is? >> that's a very good point. who we've got to convince is the people around the president to basically say that you have a place in syria. the coalition that's fighting asaad has to be inclusive and i don't know who we'd be getting weapons to yet, but the arab league seems to be providing some assistance. turkey is a key player here. i'd like to have a parallel track. i'd like to get to know more about the opposition. press them to be inclusive to bring the community in and say listen, our problems with asaad, not with a particular group and arming people with something to consider, but right now, i'd like to know more, but surely, we can help them economically and with doctor care and we can really push the world community
we should press the russians and chinese. bring a resolution a week. expose them for signing on the wrong side of history and do parallel agreements with the arab league. we need a dual track. >> let me ask you about each of those things. first, providing arms. should we do that and do you feel we really know who this opposition is? >> that's a very good point. who we've got to convince is the people around the president to basically say that you have a place in syria. the coalition...
424
424
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 424
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state clinton and russian foreign minister, the russians still vetoed like they did in october along with china. >>> we lost richard roth there. we'll try to re-establish connection with him a little bit later. >>> president barack obama released a very strongly-worded statement today shortly before the u.n. security council vote. he urged to stop what he called the syrian leader's killing machine. he said, "any government that brutalizes and massacres its people does not deserve to govern." he added, the international community must work to protect the syrian people from this abhorrent brutality. a direct statement from the president. not enough to prevent china and russia from splitting with the security council on today's draft resolution. >>> we are also watching the political race unfolding caucus style in nevada. we could learn soon which republican candidate nevadians want to face off against president obama in the fall. wolf blitzer will be hosting our political coverage this evening. maybe those results could start emerging as early as 8:00. >> right. some will close a
secretary of state clinton and russian foreign minister, the russians still vetoed like they did in october along with china. >>> we lost richard roth there. we'll try to re-establish connection with him a little bit later. >>> president barack obama released a very strongly-worded statement today shortly before the u.n. security council vote. he urged to stop what he called the syrian leader's killing machine. he said, "any government that brutalizes and massacres its...
142
142
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
this comes at a crucial time in russian politics. voters are going to the polls this week to vote in an election that putin is expected to win easily. phil black is in moscow and i asked him what we know about this plot. >> according to the state controlled network, the men confessed their plan was to travel to moscow to attack economic targets but with the ultimate goal of attempting to assassinate vladimir putin and apparently confessed they were going to do this to use a military mind to attack his motorcade. >> it was potentially a suicide attack, at least according to the state television, right? >> well, they -- the people asked about boat. would they be prepared to do so. the one suspect interviewed in this particular network show says no, he didn't want to do it and they weren't planning to do it, but his two other comrades in arms were certainly prepared to die. >> of course, looking at the pictures of the man as they caught him, it's pretty incredible video, but i know there's a lot of skepticism, phil, with the election co
this comes at a crucial time in russian politics. voters are going to the polls this week to vote in an election that putin is expected to win easily. phil black is in moscow and i asked him what we know about this plot. >> according to the state controlled network, the men confessed their plan was to travel to moscow to attack economic targets but with the ultimate goal of attempting to assassinate vladimir putin and apparently confessed they were going to do this to use a military mind...
385
385
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 385
favorite 0
quote 0
the chinese and the russians veto. we've been watching it unfold life here on cnn with the help of richard roth at the united nations, nic robertson recently returned from damascus live with us from london on this day. >> you've been listening to john mann reporting with cnn international and our team of reporters talking about that u.n. resolution that has now failed. any attempt to get a united front to intervene on the violence in syria has thus far failed. among the 12 countries that did give a thumbs up, a green light to some sort of resolution of intervention, the u.s. included there, but again, it appears that they're going to have to go back to the drawing board. >>> meantime here in the u.s., all eyes on politics. the race for the white house. today the focus on nevada, where the republican presidential contenders are going head-to-head in that state's caucuses, the first contest to be held in the west. voting began just two hours ago and it continues throughout the day and we continue to watch. we have our re
the chinese and the russians veto. we've been watching it unfold life here on cnn with the help of richard roth at the united nations, nic robertson recently returned from damascus live with us from london on this day. >> you've been listening to john mann reporting with cnn international and our team of reporters talking about that u.n. resolution that has now failed. any attempt to get a united front to intervene on the violence in syria has thus far failed. among the 12 countries that...
106
106
Feb 21, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
iranians are very much in play as are russians and weapons of both of those countries. we have to be careful about being pulled into a potsie war but we can't use that as excuse, shield to let the slaughter continue. we're going to have to exert ourselves and show a leadership role. so bob, what other options are there? what about the notion of some humanitarian corridor, trying to get relief supplies into these neighborhoods in homs, which have just been under systematic attack? >> i think we should establish a place in northern syria, along the turkish border that would provide refuge for these people. it's winter there, snowing, cold, you have women and children dying. they have to be able to go some place, the best people to protect them are the turks. i don't know what the turks want to do at this point. they're very nervous about it. we're coming to the point there should be a humanitarian corridor. >> but can you do that, fran, without a permission of the regime in syria? and the syrian regime is saying there's no need for this because there's not a war going on
iranians are very much in play as are russians and weapons of both of those countries. we have to be careful about being pulled into a potsie war but we can't use that as excuse, shield to let the slaughter continue. we're going to have to exert ourselves and show a leadership role. so bob, what other options are there? what about the notion of some humanitarian corridor, trying to get relief supplies into these neighborhoods in homs, which have just been under systematic attack? >> i...
128
128
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
and the russians now don't like it. the chinese don't like it. so what should be a domestic civil war is now turning into an international crisis. and the russians and the chinese are reacting to us by pushing this. i think it's none of our business. i think it's tragedy. but i can point out many tragedies, many folds greater than, this but it's not in american interests. now, as president if there were a crisis like this and was building and somebody's making the case it's a matter of national security i'd go to the congress. i wouldn't go to the united nations or nato. i'd go to congress and say, do you think this deserves a war? if it does you declare the war then we go to war, fight and win it. but to assume that we have an automatic obligation to be over there i think ace very dangerous thing to assume. >> and what would you do about the current situation unfolding in egypt in they say 19 americans working for pro democracy groups assisting the citizens of egypt trying to build political parties and the like, egypt wants to put them on trial
and the russians now don't like it. the chinese don't like it. so what should be a domestic civil war is now turning into an international crisis. and the russians and the chinese are reacting to us by pushing this. i think it's none of our business. i think it's tragedy. but i can point out many tragedies, many folds greater than, this but it's not in american interests. now, as president if there were a crisis like this and was building and somebody's making the case it's a matter of national...
320
320
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 320
favorite 0
quote 0
the russians think not enough balance is in this resolution. they think a lot of the violence in syria has been fomented by opposition groups to the government. here in new york there's much anger among western diplomats who want a vote. the german ambassador saying there would be a scandal if there was not a vote today. the french pacing around saying too much time has been wasted, too much violence has occurred, there must be a vote. a russian ambassador churkin dealing with all the western ambassadors here. i walked on thursday night, he walked out of the council, had to be paraded back in. there may be a meeting. russ russia, one of the five members of the council. it's still up in the air. if they veto the resolution, it would not pass. they can stay if it gets a men mum nine votes. it would pass but wouldn't have the cloud of a resolution with all 15 members on board. back to you. >> president obama speaking out against the syrian government as well. richard roth, thank you. >>> some other news now. the group of hackers known as anonymous
the russians think not enough balance is in this resolution. they think a lot of the violence in syria has been fomented by opposition groups to the government. here in new york there's much anger among western diplomats who want a vote. the german ambassador saying there would be a scandal if there was not a vote today. the french pacing around saying too much time has been wasted, too much violence has occurred, there must be a vote. a russian ambassador churkin dealing with all the western...
115
115
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
it was chinese and russian corporation that produced tougher sanctions against iran. it was the arab league's formal request last year that made western intervention in libya uncontroversial. mitt, by and large you have ridiculed this approach to foreign policy, arguing that you would, instead, expand the military, act unilaterally, and talk unapologetically, but just pumping triumalism won't help you promote mesh's ideals in a world set by powerful new players. you can call this new century whatever you like, but it won't change reality. just because we call it the world series, doesn't actually make it one. let's get started. >>> let's get to it with today's terrific panel. to start two davids. david brooks is the columnist for the "new york times". david recommend remnick is -- peggy noonan and christy freeman. welcome all. so if mitt romney gets the nomination, what happens to the conservative base? will it reluctantly accepted -- will it feel like a john stewart said, that's the chocolate in the chocolate box nobody ever wanted to eat but eventually they'll eat i
it was chinese and russian corporation that produced tougher sanctions against iran. it was the arab league's formal request last year that made western intervention in libya uncontroversial. mitt, by and large you have ridiculed this approach to foreign policy, arguing that you would, instead, expand the military, act unilaterally, and talk unapologetically, but just pumping triumalism won't help you promote mesh's ideals in a world set by powerful new players. you can call this new century...
176
176
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state clinton and russian foreign minister, the russians still veto just like they did in october along with china. the russian ambassador saying it's an unbalanced resolution and that there were misleading statements put forth by other council members and sort of a rush that wasn't needed in the u.n. >> translator: and influential members of the committee, unfortunately, including those of you at this table in the process have been undermining the opportunity for the settlement. you're calling for a regime change, pushing the opposition and not stopping the provication and feeding the struggle. >> the u.s. ambassador and the others say the work here is not done. they'll still keep trying. it's clear events on the ground may determine, should there ever be another u.n. meeting like this where resolution has a chance. syrian opposition groups upset. amnesty international calling it a disgrace. they have their principle positions and they were not able to be budged this time. back to you. >> richard roth, thank you so much at the u.n. >>> let's take tout nation's capitol now
secretary of state clinton and russian foreign minister, the russians still veto just like they did in october along with china. the russian ambassador saying it's an unbalanced resolution and that there were misleading statements put forth by other council members and sort of a rush that wasn't needed in the u.n. >> translator: and influential members of the committee, unfortunately, including those of you at this table in the process have been undermining the opportunity for the...
125
125
Feb 20, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
the iranians and the russians are providing bashar assad with weapons. people that are being massacred deserve to have the ability to defend themselves, end quote. u.s. joint chiefs chairman says it is premature to be arming syrian rebels. robin wright covered the area for a long time as a reporter. she knows it well. it's nice to have you. great to see you again. let's start with what senator john mccain has said, who has tons of experience on this front. also, lindsey graham as well. basically, saying the same thing, arm the rebels. good idea or bad idea? >> it's a bad idea. >> why? >> first of all, the opposition is divided into three different parts. you have the free syrian army which is a group of defectors estimated to be between 10,000 and 25,000. then there is the syrian national council, a group of exiles based overseas. and a third group of internal very loosely affiliated local coordinating committees who are trying to keep track of what's going on on the ground, coordinate protests and so forth. but they all are not coordinating with each ot
the iranians and the russians are providing bashar assad with weapons. people that are being massacred deserve to have the ability to defend themselves, end quote. u.s. joint chiefs chairman says it is premature to be arming syrian rebels. robin wright covered the area for a long time as a reporter. she knows it well. it's nice to have you. great to see you again. let's start with what senator john mccain has said, who has tons of experience on this front. also, lindsey graham as well....
176
176
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 1
it's not just it is russians and the chinese. their shame is obvious to the rest of us, but there's also so much abdication elsewhere. abdication by the turks nearby, by the arab league, there's abdication in washington. >> he's saying washington could be and must be doing a lot more. what also realistically can they do to stop the slaughter? >> i didn't hear him make any specific suggestions, but wolf, we think that the assad regime is on its last legs, that the pressure is increasing, the economy is crumbling defection shuns are increasing, so we're interested in accelerating that process of economic and political pressure, such that assad stops the violence and gets out of the way and gets out of power. we do think there are additional steps that we can take along that dimension that are -- that have yet to be undertaken, and we're going to do so, but not every situation is identical. this is not a situation which unlike libya, where the arab league called for military intervention, where there was brought -- and frankly even
it's not just it is russians and the chinese. their shame is obvious to the rest of us, but there's also so much abdication elsewhere. abdication by the turks nearby, by the arab league, there's abdication in washington. >> he's saying washington could be and must be doing a lot more. what also realistically can they do to stop the slaughter? >> i didn't hear him make any specific suggestions, but wolf, we think that the assad regime is on its last legs, that the pressure is...
315
315
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 315
favorite 0
quote 0
she thinks the russian ambassador was acting in good faith but told me so much more needs to be done to help the people of syria to overcome this double veto by china and russia. >> what, if anything, would with a formal condemnation accomplish? >> reporter: these resolutions are important. they are legally binding when approved and would provide momentum to know the international community was behind them. it would send a message to president assad there is unity among the big powers. moscow and beijing wanted the resolution watered down. for now, u.n. action is dead in the water. >> i want to listen to what the ambassador had to say, how she had to explain this, then we'll talk about it. >> at the 11th hour, russia tried to introduce amendments that would have gutted the text. they were unacceptable to the other members of the council. the one silver lining in this is that 13 members of this council supported the resolution, made strong statements in its favor. countries that had originally not supported the resolution last time changed their position and voted in favor. >> reporte
she thinks the russian ambassador was acting in good faith but told me so much more needs to be done to help the people of syria to overcome this double veto by china and russia. >> what, if anything, would with a formal condemnation accomplish? >> reporter: these resolutions are important. they are legally binding when approved and would provide momentum to know the international community was behind them. it would send a message to president assad there is unity among the big...
330
330
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 330
favorite 0
quote 0
a visit by the top -- essentially the top russian diplomat is not changing anything on the ground right now, brooke. >> given the fact we saw over the weekend with china and russia blocking any u.n. action, at least thus far, is there, nick, anything else other world leaders can do to stop the assad government from wiping out the opposition altogether? >> one of the things they are doing is trying to sort of unify the opposition and get them to agree to sort of at least discuss and talk through issues and formulate sort of a coherent, unified vision of what their next step should be. that's one thing and that takes a long time. the last time the international community got them together, which was a few months ago, they brought them all together around a table and then the opposition became more divided. there are some practical things going on as well. we heard the british foreign secretary describe how the british government would be giving special equipment to the opposition. we don't know what the details of that are, but certainly one of the forcing positions has been to get that v
a visit by the top -- essentially the top russian diplomat is not changing anything on the ground right now, brooke. >> given the fact we saw over the weekend with china and russia blocking any u.n. action, at least thus far, is there, nick, anything else other world leaders can do to stop the assad government from wiping out the opposition altogether? >> one of the things they are doing is trying to sort of unify the opposition and get them to agree to sort of at least discuss and...
315
315
Feb 26, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 315
favorite 0
quote 0
today russian state paper is calling you the despicable one. i mean, how are you going to get that aid in if president assad won't do it, and the russians won't pressure him to do it? >> well, i think that speaks for itself. i think the syrian people themselves need to start acting on behalf of their fellow syrians. where are the people inside syria who are going to demand that men, women, and children cannot be assaulted and left to die, given no medical care, no food, no water, and you know, look, i think that russia has a commercial relationship idealogical relationship with syria. it's made its decision to stand. >> there are consequences to the relationship with russia if they're not willing to at least help use their influence to provide the aid? >> well, i mean, i think we've already seen some very clear disagreements played out in public between us, but at this point we're doing everything we can to marshall public opinion internationally, and work with neighbors in the region to try to get that humanitarian aid in. >> so deb, what she'
today russian state paper is calling you the despicable one. i mean, how are you going to get that aid in if president assad won't do it, and the russians won't pressure him to do it? >> well, i think that speaks for itself. i think the syrian people themselves need to start acting on behalf of their fellow syrians. where are the people inside syria who are going to demand that men, women, and children cannot be assaulted and left to die, given no medical care, no food, no water, and you...
1,110
1.1K
Feb 16, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 1,110
favorite 0
quote 1
it seems a hard sell for the russians. it still is probably days or weeks away. >> we know a resolution did not pass because russia and china both objected. how do they feel about this? >> once again they denounced western countries for fomenting the violence. china and russia, get in the "no" column, and china right now is speaking and explaining its votes. both those nations worry one day the u.n. may come after them for violations. they think any resolution may open the door for potential intervention in libya. ambassador rise and others scoffed at that. this doesn't call for military use. it does condemn syria and says it should adopt this peace plan and let the outside world in. stop attacking your own citizens, which is the world message inseed the general assembly hall. if you're guess noesnoes, is th anything else the general assembly could try to do to pressure the syrian government? >> they are talking about an envoy, that may not accomplish. sometimes the country will vote no on an issue, but vote yes on somethi
it seems a hard sell for the russians. it still is probably days or weeks away. >> we know a resolution did not pass because russia and china both objected. how do they feel about this? >> once again they denounced western countries for fomenting the violence. china and russia, get in the "no" column, and china right now is speaking and explaining its votes. both those nations worry one day the u.n. may come after them for violations. they think any resolution may open the...
160
160
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
the russians say they have a proposal that could end the crisis in syria. they have not yet revealed it. >>> here's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. everybody is still talking about the clinton eastwood commercial that aired during the super bowl. a lot of people think this commercial had a political message behind it. carol costello, a little bit more about all of that. it's interesting because some people don't know which way it fell politically. some people think it was for obama. other people think it was for the gop. >> reporter: i know. i guess i should ask our audience -- are you tired of talking about clint eastwood's ode to detroit? i'm not, sorry. it's endlessly fascinating politically whether eastwood meant it to be or not. >> detroit's showing it can be done. and what's true about them is true about all of us. >> of course, detroit still has a long way to go. the city teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. but the big three are thriving thanks in part to a government bailout. president george w. bush seems on eastwood's
the russians say they have a proposal that could end the crisis in syria. they have not yet revealed it. >>> here's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. everybody is still talking about the clinton eastwood commercial that aired during the super bowl. a lot of people think this commercial had a political message behind it. carol costello, a little bit more about all of that. it's interesting because some people don't know which way it fell politically. some...
195
195
Feb 10, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
the theme of these protests, holla, were the russians are killing our children. why are syrian opposition activists saying that? well, they are accusing russia of providing the syrian government with the diplomatic cover of intensifying its attacks against the syrian opposition just over the course of the last week. and an important american voice is added to that. the u.s. ambassador to damascus, robert ford, just closed the doors to the u.s. embassy to damascus a few days ago, holla, and he posted a satellite photo of the besieged city of homs highlighting damage of the relentless shelling of that city and tanks in that city and went one step further to criticize russia and china which vetoed a resolution to put more pressure on the syrian government. he said, quote, it's odd to me that anyone would try to equate the action of the syrian army and armed groups after tattempt on the areas and it's using its biggest weapon. you have to treat the opposition and the syrian government as equal players in this struggle when it's very evident that the syrian army has a
the theme of these protests, holla, were the russians are killing our children. why are syrian opposition activists saying that? well, they are accusing russia of providing the syrian government with the diplomatic cover of intensifying its attacks against the syrian opposition just over the course of the last week. and an important american voice is added to that. the u.s. ambassador to damascus, robert ford, just closed the doors to the u.s. embassy to damascus a few days ago, holla, and he...
127
127
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
not just the russians and chinese, shame to the rest of us. there's abducation elsewhere, by the turks nearby, abducation by the arab league and washington. washington spent an enormous amount of time chasing after the false mirage maybe we can get the russians and chinese on board. we should have known. when the secretary of united states says this is a travesty what russia did, we schild have known russia would vote this way and china. we just gave assad more time to do what he's doing. there is that shame. we live in a world where people suffer and suffer alone and die alone and no one rides to the rescue thus far. >> it reminds me, i worked in sariaf voe in the early '90s and it reminded me of that. people shelled and killed by snipers. what are the options at this point? >> i would second the power of those images. there are three options. the first is we watch this happen and it's just going to get worse and worse. between friday and today, it's gotten worse. they're shelling with mortars. this guy father leveled a city of 20 to 40,000.
not just the russians and chinese, shame to the rest of us. there's abducation elsewhere, by the turks nearby, abducation by the arab league and washington. washington spent an enormous amount of time chasing after the false mirage maybe we can get the russians and chinese on board. we should have known. when the secretary of united states says this is a travesty what russia did, we schild have known russia would vote this way and china. we just gave assad more time to do what he's doing. there...
262
262
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 262
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> some strong words towards russian leaders also coming from inside the country. thousands of demonstrators gathered in moscow to rally against prime minister vladimir putin. they are demanding changes in the wake of the disputed elections that took place in december. there was also a pro-putin rally. these demonstrations are seen as a test for vladimir putin with just with a monthing to to go until he runs for president. >>> the cuban leader unveiled his 1,000 page memoir on friday. do not expect to read about the cuban missile crisis or his decades in power. the two volume memoirs only cover his life from birth to the eve of the revolution in 1958. >>> now back to politics. the nevada caucuses, as you know, were held last night. the first western contest has produced the same results as the biggest eastern primary. here is cnn's political editor paul steinhauser. >> another big night for mitt romney. >> romney, romney, romney! >> reporter: mitt romney does what no other candidate has been able to do so far this year. win two in a row. less than a week after his
. >>> some strong words towards russian leaders also coming from inside the country. thousands of demonstrators gathered in moscow to rally against prime minister vladimir putin. they are demanding changes in the wake of the disputed elections that took place in december. there was also a pro-putin rally. these demonstrations are seen as a test for vladimir putin with just with a monthing to to go until he runs for president. >>> the cuban leader unveiled his 1,000 page memoir...
121
121
Feb 10, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
either assad is going to stay in power or he isn't and either the russian-iran-hezbollah support will prevail or we the united states and the other allies prevail. however -- this is one reason ron paul continues to do reasonably well in the republican race, he says in essence this is madness. we don't need another war. we don't want another war. we can't afford another war. and if you went to war in syria, if you went with a military option, there's no telling where it would lead. about that, my own personal opinion is he's probably right. american public opinion is not going to be behind any big military intervention in syria. i come back to what can be done. strangle, maybe slowly, strangle the assad regime and two questions about the assad regime are as follows. one, can a face-saving exit be arranged for assad? will russia give him wheel status? maybe iran. if assad goes, who and what will come in to his place? that's an unanswerable question. this is a real tough one. likely to be an issue insofar as anything referring foreign policy in the campaign deeper in the year because th
either assad is going to stay in power or he isn't and either the russian-iran-hezbollah support will prevail or we the united states and the other allies prevail. however -- this is one reason ron paul continues to do reasonably well in the republican race, he says in essence this is madness. we don't need another war. we don't want another war. we can't afford another war. and if you went to war in syria, if you went with a military option, there's no telling where it would lead. about that,...
201
201
Feb 12, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 201
favorite 0
quote 0
>> since the russians and the chinese have vetoed u.n. action, we've got to form a coalition of the willing. and that will now include the arab league and the gulf countries and turkey. >> but for people did listen if you look at polling now about what the u.s. did in libya, which was not to commit a single ground force and take a backseat in the flyovers, even almost half of americans still didn't want us do that. >> yeah. >> so we're talking about an environment where people just don't see a need for the u.s. to get involved. so, describe to me what is the strategic interest of the u.s. in getting involved enough to arm a friend, arm the enemy of a friend of russia and china. >> it's a very important question. look, go back to libya quickly. we got involved in libya to stop the humanitarian disaster and thanks to the courage of the freedom fighters in libya on the ground and the help we gave them and the air cover we gave them, they succeeded in overthrowing gadhafi. the truth is, our strategic interest in syria is even greater. if we c
>> since the russians and the chinese have vetoed u.n. action, we've got to form a coalition of the willing. and that will now include the arab league and the gulf countries and turkey. >> but for people did listen if you look at polling now about what the u.s. did in libya, which was not to commit a single ground force and take a backseat in the flyovers, even almost half of americans still didn't want us do that. >> yeah. >> so we're talking about an environment where...
430
430
Feb 4, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 430
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary clinton had talked with her russian counterpart in munich earlier, hours earlier. that failed to reach an agreement. they now it will have to be human rights groups and others trying to get in, you know, u.n. officials keeping a close eye. but syrian president assad had a good day here at the u.n. >> thanks so much for that. >> all right. witnesses in syria say it is a massacre. in this town near damascus, several people were killed today during a public funeral processi procession. yesterday at least 260 people reportedly died when syrian troops shelled the city. an opposition group says the shelling started when some syrian soldiers defected and fled to homes. president obama today blasting the syrian government for in his words relentless brutality against its own people and he repeated his demands for syria's president to step down. >> and this is one of those political days worth watching. in this country right now across nevada, gop voters are meeting in caucuses and before this day is over, nevada will decide which republican they want to run against preside
secretary clinton had talked with her russian counterpart in munich earlier, hours earlier. that failed to reach an agreement. they now it will have to be human rights groups and others trying to get in, you know, u.n. officials keeping a close eye. but syrian president assad had a good day here at the u.n. >> thanks so much for that. >> all right. witnesses in syria say it is a massacre. in this town near damascus, several people were killed today during a public funeral processi...
44
44
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> despite last-minute talks in germany between clinton and the russian foreign minister. they vetoed like they did in october along with china. >> that was richard roth. president barack obama released a strongly worded statement today. he urged the u.n. to stop the syrian leaders killing machine. here's what he said. any government that brutalizes and massacres its people does not deserve to govern. he added, the international must work to protect the syrian people from abhorrent brutality. a very direct statement from president obama. not enough to preefl china and russia from splitting with other security council members on today's draft resolution. >> a big night tonight as we mention here. goldie taylor fired up and has a lot to say. she is next live in our studio. y on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. and who ordered the yumm
. >> despite last-minute talks in germany between clinton and the russian foreign minister. they vetoed like they did in october along with china. >> that was richard roth. president barack obama released a strongly worded statement today. he urged the u.n. to stop the syrian leaders killing machine. here's what he said. any government that brutalizes and massacres its people does not deserve to govern. he added, the international must work to protect the syrian people from...