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, part of russia. he's writing all these long ed editorials. he appeared at a huge pro putin rally here in moscow last week. he wants, if possible, to win the election next sunday on the first round. that is to get over 50%. >> suarez: you have seen some of that campaign, gotten a feel for the pre-election atmosphere, seen some of the street demonstrations. you were also in egypt and bahrain when they had their uprisings. does russia feel like it's on the verge of a big change too the way those countries did? >> warner: in other words, is this the russian arab spring? that is a question people are talking about here. and the answer is, of course, yes and no. yes, this has been prompted by an urban middle class yearning now for respect, to be treated respectfully in the political sphere and also for an end to the corruption which benefits the elite and disadvantages those not really well connected. but, ray, i don't sense the same level of anger and desperation that i did certainly in some crowds in egy
, part of russia. he's writing all these long ed editorials. he appeared at a huge pro putin rally here in moscow last week. he wants, if possible, to win the election next sunday on the first round. that is to get over 50%. >> suarez: you have seen some of that campaign, gotten a feel for the pre-election atmosphere, seen some of the street demonstrations. you were also in egypt and bahrain when they had their uprisings. does russia feel like it's on the verge of a big change too the way...
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russia has enormous gas, oil and energy resources and prices are very high. yes, part of this money remains in the country and led to the creation of the middle-class which now tries to get rid of putin because they understand that most of the money was simply stolen by him and his friends. >> warner: so what have you achieved with this so far? i mean, even if, as you say, it's a foregone conclusion putin will win. >> we see that putin and medvedev have already announced political reforms and we have realized that there is no huge gap between the political activists and the public. thousands of people came out to the streets and we found that in russia there is this critical mass of people that just will not allow vladimir putin to treat them as he has for the last 12 years. >> warner: prime minister putin and his party, the kremlin, have all accused the west of being behind protest movements, of being behind you. specifically the u.s., the state department, the c.i.a. what do you say to that? >> (translated): i'm quite an ordinary citizen who lives on the ou
russia has enormous gas, oil and energy resources and prices are very high. yes, part of this money remains in the country and led to the creation of the middle-class which now tries to get rid of putin because they understand that most of the money was simply stolen by him and his friends. >> warner: so what have you achieved with this so far? i mean, even if, as you say, it's a foregone conclusion putin will win. >> we see that putin and medvedev have already announced political...
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on monday we'll look at presidential politics in russia. and here in the u.s., as republicans get set to vote in the michigan and arizona primaries. i'm judy woodruff. >> and i'm jeffrey brown. washington week can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you on-line and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you. good night. >> major funding for major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
on monday we'll look at presidential politics in russia. and here in the u.s., as republicans get set to vote in the michigan and arizona primaries. i'm judy woodruff. >> and i'm jeffrey brown. washington week can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you on-line and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you. good night. >> major funding for major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf,...
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the crackdown intensified even as russia and china vetoed a u.n. security council resolution calling for president assad to step down. western condemnation of the vetos kept coming today from london.... >> the human suffering in syria is already unimaginable and is in grave danger of escalating further. the position taken by russia and china has regrettably made this more likely. >> suarez:... and from paris where the french president branded the vetos a scandal. but u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton insisted sunday in bulgaria, that's not the end of it. >> faced with a neutored security council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the united nations with those allies and partners who support the syrian people's right to have a better future. >> suarez: in moscow though, russian foreign ministers sergei lavrov was making no apologies. >> some of the voices coming from the west assessing the results of the u.n. security council vote on the syrian resolution are indecent, i would say, and border on his tearics. >> suarez: chinese officia
the crackdown intensified even as russia and china vetoed a u.n. security council resolution calling for president assad to step down. western condemnation of the vetos kept coming today from london.... >> the human suffering in syria is already unimaginable and is in grave danger of escalating further. the position taken by russia and china has regrettably made this more likely. >> suarez:... and from paris where the french president branded the vetos a scandal. but u.s. secretary...
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syrian state tv awash with love for russia which vetoed the u.n. resolution. and someone reportedly told assad that every leader should be aware of his share of responsibility, adding that he hoped the arab people could live in peace and understanding. but while the president again promised political reforms and assured the russian mediator that he wanted an end to the violence, his military clearly remaining under orders to stop the uprising and across syria, the onslaught continued. in the rest of southern where the revolt began last march, a street demonstration was met with gun fire. this footage is unverified but this video among several to emerge of violence there today. this was filmed in a school. there's clear distress. one woman shouting we're going to kill them, we're going to kill them. then you see soldiers and men face down on the ground. in homs where whole neighborhoods remain besieged and under intense bombardment, not much let-up. fiedrivilians say they feel abandoned by the world. here women and children take shelter in a basement. in the no
syrian state tv awash with love for russia which vetoed the u.n. resolution. and someone reportedly told assad that every leader should be aware of his share of responsibility, adding that he hoped the arab people could live in peace and understanding. but while the president again promised political reforms and assured the russian mediator that he wanted an end to the violence, his military clearly remaining under orders to stop the uprising and across syria, the onslaught continued. in the...
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. >> russia. >> that's another column. >> brown: when you're talking tk about the shift to the east, specifically on china, so much talk about china, so much written about china. what are we not understanding? what vision do you have for china vis-a-vis the u.s.? >> the vision that i have is that we can avoid the head-on collision, which was ald the case in the past, when one major power was ceasing to rise and another rival arose on the scene and aspired to replace the previous one. that usually resulted in a major conflict, and in the last century and a half, in world wars. i think we can avoid that with china in part because of the new reality of interdependence. the fact of the matter is, for the foreseeable future, we know and the chinese knows, if one hurt the other, one will suffer oneself. >> brown: when you're talking about a declining power in the west and rising in the east and you used the word "partner." what does "partner" mean, just a partner and no longer awe leader? >> for one thing it means we can't dictate. we can't be the determining player of everything that is i
. >> russia. >> that's another column. >> brown: when you're talking tk about the shift to the east, specifically on china, so much talk about china, so much written about china. what are we not understanding? what vision do you have for china vis-a-vis the u.s.? >> the vision that i have is that we can avoid the head-on collision, which was ald the case in the past, when one major power was ceasing to rise and another rival arose on the scene and aspired to replace the...
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russia, a key syrian ally, has veto power in the council and foreign minister sergei visiting australia today called the resolution a path to civil war. >> i hope that knowledgeable people, reasonable people understand what this is about. and who opt in favor of dialogue and engagement of everyone, not in favor of isolating. isolation doesn't work. >> suarez: back in the security council u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton tried to allay russian and chinese fears about u.n. military action. >> now, i know that some members here may be concerned that the security council could be headed toward another libya. that is a false analogy. syria is a unique situation that requires its own approach, tailored to the specific circumstances occurring there. >> suarez: the security council was expected to continue discussing the resolution tomorrow. it remains unclear when a final vote might come. and joining me now from the united nations is the u.s. ambassador, susan rice. she's been involved in today's security council sessions with secretary of state clinton. madam ambassador, russian diplom
russia, a key syrian ally, has veto power in the council and foreign minister sergei visiting australia today called the resolution a path to civil war. >> i hope that knowledgeable people, reasonable people understand what this is about. and who opt in favor of dialogue and engagement of everyone, not in favor of isolating. isolation doesn't work. >> suarez: back in the security council u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton tried to allay russian and chinese fears about u.n....
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russia and china vetoed a similar measure in the u.n. security council, but the egyptian ambassador said the arab league still wants action. >> ( translated ): this stresses the need for an immediate, complete, and faithful implementation of all the provisions of the arab action plan. the only ideal means to realize the aspirations of the syrian people that are legitimate. >> suarez: meanwhile, the violence inside syria raged on, as the army kept up an assault on homs and other cities. jonathan rugman of "independent television news" made his way to one town under siege-- saraquib. fighters from the free syrian army are trying to hold government forces at bay. >> reporter: saraquib is home to a deadly game of cat and mouse. the militiamen open fire on tanks which we saw stationed along the outer highway. president assad's snipers hidden in empty buildings try to pick the militiamen off and sometimes government tanks shell the outskirts of the town. including this school which like every other school in saraquid has been shot for the last
russia and china vetoed a similar measure in the u.n. security council, but the egyptian ambassador said the arab league still wants action. >> ( translated ): this stresses the need for an immediate, complete, and faithful implementation of all the provisions of the arab action plan. the only ideal means to realize the aspirations of the syrian people that are legitimate. >> suarez: meanwhile, the violence inside syria raged on, as the army kept up an assault on homs and other...
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souhail benchitima recently returned from russia, where he studied engineering, to start a plastics company in tunisia. >> i came back to participate in the revolution, to build my country. because i think, like, everyone here, every tunisian citizen is responsible to improve the economy. >> what happened with the tunisian revolution is that it gave people the belief that, actually, these governments are not as omnipotent as we thought they are. tunisia, given its position, given its resources, and given its people, i think has a real shot at building a real democratic society. >> i feel that in three or four years, which is a really short amount of time, we're going to see a totally different tunisia, we're going to see a new generation in power. we're going to see that tunisia is going to be more open to the rest of the world. so, although i can feel that there are a lot of challenges ahead, i have no doubt that the future is much better than the past. but tunisians are still waiting for answers to their immediate and urgent economic problems , for parliament to create a real constitution
souhail benchitima recently returned from russia, where he studied engineering, to start a plastics company in tunisia. >> i came back to participate in the revolution, to build my country. because i think, like, everyone here, every tunisian citizen is responsible to improve the economy. >> what happened with the tunisian revolution is that it gave people the belief that, actually, these governments are not as omnipotent as we thought they are. tunisia, given its position, given...
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in fact, the soviets been taking thousands of kids into russia and giving them their education and sending them back. it was still, whether communism would be a wave of the future or not hadn't been settled at that time. it's something we were aware of. it guided us i guess a little bit or put impetus behind it. we trained for about two years. there were equipment delays that added another year to that. it was a time period where i think the... some of those early flights helped bring america back into sort of looking at ourselves a little bit differently. it was good for the american psyche. i'm glad we could have some impact on that. >> woodruff: senator, you are seen as an american hero for what he did. what do that mean to you? >> well, to me i leave those observations up to other people. i don't look at myself that way. i can guarantee you that. but i think if we can help some of these events of the past help bring alive some of those experiences for our young people today, where we... their interest in science and technology and engineering and math, the stem things as we call them,
in fact, the soviets been taking thousands of kids into russia and giving them their education and sending them back. it was still, whether communism would be a wave of the future or not hadn't been settled at that time. it's something we were aware of. it guided us i guess a little bit or put impetus behind it. we trained for about two years. there were equipment delays that added another year to that. it was a time period where i think the... some of those early flights helped bring america...