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the russians have brought no diplomatic breakthrough. the revolt has entered a new phase. >> suarez: i'm joined by a person who has been covering the story for "time" magazine. she's where the leaders of the anti-assad opposition have set up headquarters. the russians announced their arrival in damascus and there intention to act as mediators. has there been any response to that overture from the opposition in turkey? >> well, not officially, not at this point. however it's the same thing. the opposition says that the russian government is merely buying asaid more time. for him to continue his killing spree across the country. we heard once again pledges by the syrian president for reforms. and the russian foreign minister was touting an upcoming constitutional referendum as some sort of measure of president assad's willingness to enact those reforms. however, this is the same talk that we have been hearing for months. according to all of these amateur videos and the quite gruesome images that we are seeing coming out of syria. it hasn't
the russians have brought no diplomatic breakthrough. the revolt has entered a new phase. >> suarez: i'm joined by a person who has been covering the story for "time" magazine. she's where the leaders of the anti-assad opposition have set up headquarters. the russians announced their arrival in damascus and there intention to act as mediators. has there been any response to that overture from the opposition in turkey? >> well, not officially, not at this point. however...
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>> 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 egypt. who really felt just so beaten down, so demeaned in every way by the mubarak regime. people here in russia know that economically they are so much better off than they were 12 years ago when putin came to power. they don't want to throw that away. they have a much better life than they ever had before. and also i have to say that i don't sense a... there's no romantic notion of revolution here. this is a people that lived through what the communist revolution brought and the ruin it ultimately brought. they are not in love with that idea. there is
>> 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...
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but we need to change the attitude of the russian and chinese governments. it's quite distressing to see two permanent members of the security council using their veto when people are being murdered, women, children, brave young men, houses are being destroyed. it is just dispicible. and i ask whose side are they on. they are clearly not on the side of the syrian people. >> and in washington this afternoon president obama said the u.s. and its ally was quote, look for every tool available to prevent the slaughter of innocents. so what should be done. we ask anne-marie slaughter, she served as director of policy planning in the obama administration state department until last year, and is now a professor at princeton university. richardhauses -- haass held the same position in the george w bush administration he is now president on the council of foreign relations and tom malinowski is the washington director for human rights watch. anne-marie slaughter, i will start with you, you think much more needs to be done. why and what is the essence of your plan? >>
but we need to change the attitude of the russian and chinese governments. it's quite distressing to see two permanent members of the security council using their veto when people are being murdered, women, children, brave young men, houses are being destroyed. it is just dispicible. and i ask whose side are they on. they are clearly not on the side of the syrian people. >> and in washington this afternoon president obama said the u.s. and its ally was quote, look for every tool available...
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the opposition or russian corrupt ruling class? >> warner: so when sunday happens and if the results are as everyone expects, are you prepared to expect them? >> (translated): since we do not recognize the election, we will not recognize the election results. we are quite clear that on march 5, putin will declare himself the president of russia. in fact, he would call himself a czar and an emperor. we will not accept this and we will continue to demand political reforms, new parliamentary elections within a year and new presidential elections within two years. >> warner: so does that mean returning to the streets? >> (translated): the russian opposition groups have already stated that they will encourage people to go to the streets on march 5 around beyond. i do not know what the scale of the protest will be but the fact that it will continue is quite obvious. it doesn't matter how they count the votes because all candidates should have been able to participate in the elections. >> warner: are you saying the protest movement just s
the opposition or russian corrupt ruling class? >> warner: so when sunday happens and if the results are as everyone expects, are you prepared to expect them? >> (translated): since we do not recognize the election, we will not recognize the election results. we are quite clear that on march 5, putin will declare himself the president of russia. in fact, he would call himself a czar and an emperor. we will not accept this and we will continue to demand political reforms, new...
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. >> ifill: as russian presidential elections approach, antigovernment protests grow. ray suarez talks with margaret warner, who's reporting from moscow. >> woodruff: and spencer michels reports on how music therapy can help the brain recover from disability or injury. >> music can make a positive impact on people suffering
. >> ifill: as russian presidential elections approach, antigovernment protests grow. ray suarez talks with margaret warner, who's reporting from moscow. >> woodruff: and spencer michels reports on how music therapy can help the brain recover from disability or injury. >> music can make a positive impact on people suffering
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we'll see as we get deeper into negotiations where, in fact, the russians are. they have a fundamental choice to make. they can stand with the syrian people and the countries in the region in the arab league in support of a peaceful plan to transfer power and have democratic elections or they can be on the wrong side of history and as secretary clinton said today complicit in the consequences for the syrian people. we hope they'll make the right choice. but there's no assurance of that. in fact, we will get into negotiations and we'll see whether a resolution that itself imposes no sanctions, has no threats or authorization for the use of military force but simply condemns the violence, condemns the syrian regime for the atrocities against its people and calls for supporting in toto the arab league plan tpursue this peaceful transition can garner their support. it will be an important indication of their intention. >> suarez: earlier we saw your boss, the secretary of state, speaking to reassure china and russia. given the wording which is what the russians have
we'll see as we get deeper into negotiations where, in fact, the russians are. they have a fundamental choice to make. they can stand with the syrian people and the countries in the region in the arab league in support of a peaceful plan to transfer power and have democratic elections or they can be on the wrong side of history and as secretary clinton said today complicit in the consequences for the syrian people. we hope they'll make the right choice. but there's no assurance of that. in...
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>> he took advantage of the chinese and russian veto and accelerated the bombing of homs. homs is a city of the quarter of a million people. the third largest city in syria. what the world is witnessing is a slow grinding, killing of a major syrian city. homs is going to become the sarajevo of syria and when you have a larger massacre, which is very likely to happen soon, not only people... today 70 people were killed. i'm talking about a day or two or three we have hundreds of people dying. it's going to be extremely difficult from the neighboring country from turkey to the arabs to the e.u., europeans, to the united states just sit there silently and watch this ugly grinding taking place on a daily basis. and i think those who are saying if the west and arabs intervene they will push the country towards civil war. we are going to an inevitable civil war and the united states will likely be... all the five countries around syria. they have strategic political interests in all of them. particularly in turkey, israel and iraq not to mention lebanon and jordan. so the united
>> he took advantage of the chinese and russian veto and accelerated the bombing of homs. homs is a city of the quarter of a million people. the third largest city in syria. what the world is witnessing is a slow grinding, killing of a major syrian city. homs is going to become the sarajevo of syria and when you have a larger massacre, which is very likely to happen soon, not only people... today 70 people were killed. i'm talking about a day or two or three we have hundreds of people...
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they set fire to the russian flag, the russian veto of last saturday's u.n. security council resolution seen as assad's license to kill. they have the support of king abdullah of saudi arabia, who rarely speaks out like this in public. >> ( translated ): we are in frightening days and, regrettably, what happened at the united nations, in my opinion, is an unfavorable move. the confidence of the whole world in the united nations is undoubtedly shaken. >> reporter: today, there was even a small demonstration in isalli, a suburb in the center of the capital, damascus. hundreds have been killed in syria this week, but it's not quelled the uprising. >> sreenivasan: in washington, the state department said it has information that some in the syrian elite are trying to get their money and families out of the country. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost 89 points to close at 12,801. the nasdaq fell 23 points to close below 2,904. for the week, the dow and the nasdaq lost about half a percent. the chairman of the house financial services commit
they set fire to the russian flag, the russian veto of last saturday's u.n. security council resolution seen as assad's license to kill. they have the support of king abdullah of saudi arabia, who rarely speaks out like this in public. >> ( translated ): we are in frightening days and, regrettably, what happened at the united nations, in my opinion, is an unfavorable move. the confidence of the whole world in the united nations is undoubtedly shaken. >> reporter: today, there was...
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the russians are supplying the syrian government, aren't they, joshua landis? >> they are indeed. i'm sure iran is helping out where they can. this is, you know, this has an international dimension. russia does not want to see syria collapse. it's a long time ally. it's got an important port there. the only port that the russia has in the mediterranean and they see this as a, you know, as the canary in the mine shaft in a part with iran because if syria is taken down, the syrian government, iran is going to be next. and they don't want to see iran fall, neither does china. china gets much of its energy from iran and has invested a lot in iran. so change in this, you know, both in syria and iran is going to come at a high cost. there's no doubt about it. >> steven heydermann, before we close, how important is it for a country to close down its embassy in a nation with which it has diplomatic relations? the united states closed it, evacuated its personnel. the united kingdom recalled its ambassador. a big thing? >> these are very, very important shifts in policy. the statement from
the russians are supplying the syrian government, aren't they, joshua landis? >> they are indeed. i'm sure iran is helping out where they can. this is, you know, this has an international dimension. russia does not want to see syria collapse. it's a long time ally. it's got an important port there. the only port that the russia has in the mediterranean and they see this as a, you know, as the canary in the mine shaft in a part with iran because if syria is taken down, the syrian...
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. >> sreenivasan: a team of russian scientists has drilled into a massive lake in antarctica that has been sealed off for millions of years. find the details of the decades long expedition on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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
. >> sreenivasan: a team of russian scientists has drilled into a massive lake in antarctica that has been sealed off for millions of years. find the details of the decades long expedition on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others....
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its response to the pressure that the chinese and the russians are issuing to the iranians, that they need to get back to the table, during the time when we're talking about the potential israeli military strike, engagement in diplomacy protects you from that military retribution. so a protracted process of dialogue has a lot of advantages for its iranian regime. >> suarez: flynt leverett, same question. >> i would agree there isn't anything new about this but i would put it in a different context than ray did. i think the iranians have been willing to negotiate on the nuclear issue for some time, even in september when president ahmadinejad and his foreign minister were here in new york, they were indicating that. and the letter that came from mr. jalily is of course a response to a letter sent by catherine ashton, in her role as the spokesperson for the p5 plus 1. i think the iranian position on the as soon as not really changed. they are prepared to am can to talks. they are prepared to reach various types of agreements, but the fundamental issue, what they would describe as their
its response to the pressure that the chinese and the russians are issuing to the iranians, that they need to get back to the table, during the time when we're talking about the potential israeli military strike, engagement in diplomacy protects you from that military retribution. so a protracted process of dialogue has a lot of advantages for its iranian regime. >> suarez: flynt leverett, same question. >> i would agree there isn't anything new about this but i would put it in a...
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"soon we won't need the russians." they lowered the rod into the heart of the research reactor. this development does not bring iran any closer to building a bomb; this place produces radio isotopes for nuclear medicine; but if tehran is trying to convince the world that its purpose is peaceful, no one's buying it. particularly as the president also presided over the unveiling, today, via videolink, of a new generation of centrifuges for enriching uranium-- all carried live on state tv. their nation is isolated. they're suffering from sanctions. prices are rising, credit tightening, currency plummeting. the tehran regime thinks its brinksmanship gives it leverage. it's written to the e.u. offering to resume stalled nuclear talks. for president ahmadinejad, this is a defiant projection of power and prestige. "times have changed" he said today. "the world has changed. the age of imperialism is over. we will continue along this chosen path." >> sreenivasan: in another development, iranian state tv reported six european nations have been put on notice that their supplies of iranian
"soon we won't need the russians." they lowered the rod into the heart of the research reactor. this development does not bring iran any closer to building a bomb; this place produces radio isotopes for nuclear medicine; but if tehran is trying to convince the world that its purpose is peaceful, no one's buying it. particularly as the president also presided over the unveiling, today, via videolink, of a new generation of centrifuges for enriching uranium-- all carried live on state...
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but russian prime minister vladimir putin warned against interference. he said, "we should not act like a bull in a china shop." the prime minister of egypt insisted today that a crackdown on foreign non-profit groups will go forward. on sunday, judges referred 16 americans and 24 other foreigners to trial. they are accused of illegally using foreign money to stir unrest. the u.s. and others have threatened to cut off aid to egypt unless the military-backed government relents. but in cairo, prime minister kamal el ganzouri was defiant. >> ( translated ): egypt will follow and abide by the law. egypt has known civilization for thousands of years, so egypt won't back down or take a different route because of the threat of losing some aid. >> sreenivasan: u.s. officials say the americans being held in egypt have done nothing wrong. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to europe's debt crisis. negotiations are going down to the wire on yet another bailout for greece. one that would require german help. from germany,
but russian prime minister vladimir putin warned against interference. he said, "we should not act like a bull in a china shop." the prime minister of egypt insisted today that a crackdown on foreign non-profit groups will go forward. on sunday, judges referred 16 americans and 24 other foreigners to trial. they are accused of illegally using foreign money to stir unrest. the u.s. and others have threatened to cut off aid to egypt unless the military-backed government relents. but in...