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the point is here, the question of syria is -- we are pretending that this is just about syria, it's about syria but it's also about a very important hurdle in the middle east to achieve a renewed domination or what have you and the objestacle is hezbollah and iran. the target of the attack is a resistance to any form of rule at the state level in the region. that is what is not being discussed. there are two major camps in the region now, the one camp which can be called the resistance camp is manifested by three actors, and a lot of people who support resistance in the region against arab countries domination as well as israel do not necessarily support the syrian regime or the iranian theocratic regime and not necessarily hezbollah, so it's important for us to not take this at face value as i shared and look at what is motivating a lot of people to support the syrian regime or the status quo in syria and try to oppose the opposition, but there are things at stake that are making the trade off horrible. most of the people in the region do not support the syrian regime and also, do
the point is here, the question of syria is -- we are pretending that this is just about syria, it's about syria but it's also about a very important hurdle in the middle east to achieve a renewed domination or what have you and the objestacle is hezbollah and iran. the target of the attack is a resistance to any form of rule at the state level in the region. that is what is not being discussed. there are two major camps in the region now, the one camp which can be called the resistance camp is...
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and around syria well if i said finally quits. which is a possibility of course who do you think will pick up the pound the s.n.c. is most likely to become the the the the ruling party the country which is well first i don't think he will voluntarily quit second of all it depends very much on how he eventually relinquished his power and you know some people have spoken of the prospect for example of a military coup perhaps coming from. with then let's say the alawite security elite who will feel that if they can move him aside it will be much easier to negotiate a transition that preserves their core interests there is a possibility of at some point you know a sudden popular uprising in key cities such as damascus and aleppo which we haven't really seen yet there is a possibility of prolonged conflict and civil war and ultimately what i think would be most beneficial to syria although looking increasingly unlikely is a negotiated transition away from this you know dictatorial one party rule and i think you know we have to admit th
and around syria well if i said finally quits. which is a possibility of course who do you think will pick up the pound the s.n.c. is most likely to become the the the the ruling party the country which is well first i don't think he will voluntarily quit second of all it depends very much on how he eventually relinquished his power and you know some people have spoken of the prospect for example of a military coup perhaps coming from. with then let's say the alawite security elite who will...
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the syrian government destabilize syria as a nation state what they don't like about syria is that syria is not a proxy state still that like with washington it's not all big all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. while that's one possible outcome of revolution in syria we take a look at libya it's pre-pay one yet since the start of its revolution its economy a shambles the rebels fighting each other thousands of former gadhafi supporters reportedly tortured prisoners. overseas demand for indian summer gets drupal that's a recession these hopeful parents struggling to pay the u.s. price tag. greece has fulfilled the last few preconditions needed to secure a second one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but that's a cash injection may yet prove to be in the use of greece push through final cut some wednesday to a written promise to stick by austerity off connections that still not enough for the e.u. . it's now one sentence to accept i don't want is to make sure it's falling in terms of the bailout greece has already struggled to meet the te
the syrian government destabilize syria as a nation state what they don't like about syria is that syria is not a proxy state still that like with washington it's not all big all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. while that's one possible outcome of revolution in syria we take a look at libya it's pre-pay one yet since the start of its revolution its economy a shambles the rebels fighting each other thousands of former gadhafi supporters...
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to shape its policy towards syria. it is important that we maintain pressure on the syrian regime, the european parliament has a key role in ensuring that the syrian people are not left alone in the struggle. the high representative is committed to pair with you on joint efforts to support the arab league and to stop the ongoing violence. syria will be the call of the meeting in washington at the end of this week. thank you. >> translator: transco thank you very much indeed, not on behalf of the political groups come out of first about two kids speaking on behalf of the european people's party. >> thank you madam president. mbers, the searing crisis has three independent factors going together. first of all there's a cold war underway between saudi arabia and iran. then an effect from what has been known as the arab spring sent thursday the desire in china and russia's part as well as other things took a stronger profile in the middle east conflict, trying to move left by the u.n. and the united states. we've been foll
to shape its policy towards syria. it is important that we maintain pressure on the syrian regime, the european parliament has a key role in ensuring that the syrian people are not left alone in the struggle. the high representative is committed to pair with you on joint efforts to support the arab league and to stop the ongoing violence. syria will be the call of the meeting in washington at the end of this week. thank you. >> translator: transco thank you very much indeed, not on behalf...
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on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for syria. the e.u. has been leading international calls for strong u.n. action. we are very disappointed like all of you by the recent failure of the united nations will to adopt a resolution due to a new feature of russia and china. last saturday following the vote, the high representative on the can ress up the eagles continue to support all efforts at the league of arab states and called once more on all members of the u.n. security council to assume their resonsibilities. the searing crisis is and will remain very high on the e.u
on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for...
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going to reform a syria and it was born of intervention in syria's affairs will not stand the strain a scene or comment on the recent statements by the signature and trainer of the arab league below horridly a moscow and behind an actual science of their position might sunshiny arch you're the most. obviously did you get of the statement made by the arab league's representative expresses nothing but his own opinions so far i see nothing that could make moscow in beijing change the firm stance on the issue expressed in the recent vote on the resolute. on syria in which they called for was urging both sides of the conflict to stop using force rather than only the pro regime forces or should i think we currently have every reason to believe the russian delegation will continue its attempts to persuade the outside government to adjust their approach was the with respect to the use of military force when dispersing opposition groups on the other hand those with the ability to influence the armed groups should use it to ensure the violence is not regarded as the only way out of the conflic
going to reform a syria and it was born of intervention in syria's affairs will not stand the strain a scene or comment on the recent statements by the signature and trainer of the arab league below horridly a moscow and behind an actual science of their position might sunshiny arch you're the most. obviously did you get of the statement made by the arab league's representative expresses nothing but his own opinions so far i see nothing that could make moscow in beijing change the firm stance...
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it is understood by many people in syria. that is one of the reasons why it is not possible just to say to people there is no problem. and the government is doing everything it can when they can see that it isn't acting in the interest of the peaceful transition in syria. so we will come to communicate and directly with the people of syria and the rest of the arab world, there is a lesson in that for russia and china in that. >> stewart jackson, thank you, mr. chairman. >> once we welcome the appointmentst special envoy to the syrian opposition, will that necessarily lead to the establishment of the contact group with the syrian national council and the syrian free army and the individuals in lieu of the establishment of free democratic government? >> we have to find out how much the opposition groups develop. i stress that the contact is with those advocating peaceful action. we have not had contact with the free syria army which is in a different position. >> stephen gilbert? >> mr. speaker, in his statement to my honorable
it is understood by many people in syria. that is one of the reasons why it is not possible just to say to people there is no problem. and the government is doing everything it can when they can see that it isn't acting in the interest of the peaceful transition in syria. so we will come to communicate and directly with the people of syria and the rest of the arab world, there is a lesson in that for russia and china in that. >> stewart jackson, thank you, mr. chairman. >> once we...
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and the veto on saturday. >> dramatically undercut the transition in syria. assad is operating on a premise with at least the constituencies that still support him where he says, you know, we can outlast this because basically we have an insurance policy and that insurance policy is provided by the russians and that insurance policy ensures that it won't be a kind of intervention. it ensures that there's a limit as to what can be done for us and so, stick with me, we'll be able to outlast this. i think had the russians and the chinese gone along with this resolution, i think the message in syria would have been quite different. i also think it would have had an effect on our side. >> onsee our side as hiding out and somehow, you know, with no electricity and no water and i don't see us that way. i think if our side saw that the real balance of power was changing and from the outside it would have an impact further on the inside, i think that you could see a potential change there. >> the more you created a sense of inevitability, the more -- stt idea as spend
and the veto on saturday. >> dramatically undercut the transition in syria. assad is operating on a premise with at least the constituencies that still support him where he says, you know, we can outlast this because basically we have an insurance policy and that insurance policy is provided by the russians and that insurance policy ensures that it won't be a kind of intervention. it ensures that there's a limit as to what can be done for us and so, stick with me, we'll be able to outlast...
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syria is that syria is a proxy us state still the line with washington so it's not having all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. and still ahead on our team the arab spring has already run its course in libya but a year on a cleansing post-revolutionary atrocities cast of dark clouds over adversity celebrations. the thai police as israeli diplomats were the target of a group of iranians arrested after prematurely setting off explosives and bad call the claims are expected to further fuel and to rein in rhetoric that television has ratcheted up after a bomb attacks targeted israelis in georgia and india and these are allies also called on the international community to impose paralyzing sanctions against iran in response to tehran demonstrating the progress of its atomic projects on wednesday well iran in turn says that it's one hundred percent ready to resume six party talks and his controversial program she islamic state insists. it's peaceful about concerns that israel might strike terror nuclear facilities grow some experts believe t
syria is that syria is a proxy us state still the line with washington so it's not having all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. and still ahead on our team the arab spring has already run its course in libya but a year on a cleansing post-revolutionary atrocities cast of dark clouds over adversity celebrations. the thai police as israeli diplomats were the target of a group of iranians arrested after prematurely setting off explosives and bad call...
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the maskers syria. so what exactly will come out of this conference and one of the true purposes earlier i spoke to robert naiman policy director with just foreign policy about what his thoughts are on the mission take a look. will we see the super different elements reflected in the conference there were we describe in your poor memory there are some voices there are looking who are an opportunity who are western military intervention in syria and their own voice in their hurry skeptical that so for example within the congress there was a push that the final conference communicating explicitly bar western know their intervention. but was that the same time. with certain voices western government voices or some media is saying well we ruled out western military intervention so it's very confusing to understand what is it that the u.s. and its western allies are really trying to do they really were willing to rule western north or intervention now be a part of the step because then we can focus attention
the maskers syria. so what exactly will come out of this conference and one of the true purposes earlier i spoke to robert naiman policy director with just foreign policy about what his thoughts are on the mission take a look. will we see the super different elements reflected in the conference there were we describe in your poor memory there are some voices there are looking who are an opportunity who are western military intervention in syria and their own voice in their hurry skeptical that...
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strategy toward syria. this is a strategy i would defined as relying principally on statecraft, international diplomacy and sanctions with one aim at first and foremost, which is to increase the cost of loyalty to the regime. to peel away critical constituencies from the regime including the business community, including various minorities, and to cause sufficient strain and tensions with in the ruling coalition including, we hoped, a military leadership of the regime and the security service leadership of the regime to cause the regime itself either to fracture or force the inner circle to except some process of a negotiated transition, whether it is defined by the arab league frank workmework or someone surrounding the regime that transitions were in place. raise the cost of loyalty with the cost paid of consequences leading to the end of the regime, yet here we are almost a year, the policy began to be put in place with virtually no evidence to suggest it is working. we know the regime is frayed. we've h
strategy toward syria. this is a strategy i would defined as relying principally on statecraft, international diplomacy and sanctions with one aim at first and foremost, which is to increase the cost of loyalty to the regime. to peel away critical constituencies from the regime including the business community, including various minorities, and to cause sufficient strain and tensions with in the ruling coalition including, we hoped, a military leadership of the regime and the security service...
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territory imperative of syria and should also respect the. parent choice the syrian people and their child's should not be made by all sides of course it's so china opposed to. all saddam or to go violation or. caught change the regime. so i think who wish to respect the syrian people so. close to ration that i just ask you then very briefly very briefly hillary clinton has predicted a military coup will overthrow the assad regime how far do you think the u.s. is prepared to go. i think you see it is the international community. that iran girls the so-called friends of syria have been meeting in tunisia. and in that conference. recognized so called the largest emitter rights syrian national council and also the standard strong pressure syrian government. and other. lucian i think they're all one that is very dangerous that one not all the parties. are you white or participate to the conference so somehow as the russian foreign ministry said that it is one sided to me and that will not be helpful to solve the. second since a while though seen
territory imperative of syria and should also respect the. parent choice the syrian people and their child's should not be made by all sides of course it's so china opposed to. all saddam or to go violation or. caught change the regime. so i think who wish to respect the syrian people so. close to ration that i just ask you then very briefly very briefly hillary clinton has predicted a military coup will overthrow the assad regime how far do you think the u.s. is prepared to go. i think you see...
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over syria other news now here on our t.v. the world's top whistleblower has made his appeal to the u.k. supreme court and now it's up to the judges to decide his fate gina saunders wanted in sweden on the negations of sexual assault we can leaks founder denies the accusations and sister case against him is politically motivated or smith is outside the supreme court in la. and laura both sides have put their case before court can we expect a decision soon what's the time scale of all of this. for the time scale is according to the supreme court's they will deliver that takes in what they're calling and number of weeks so we're not sure whether that means two weeks or whether it means eight weeks but certainly we have now reached the end of this day herring and which base.
over syria other news now here on our t.v. the world's top whistleblower has made his appeal to the u.k. supreme court and now it's up to the judges to decide his fate gina saunders wanted in sweden on the negations of sexual assault we can leaks founder denies the accusations and sister case against him is politically motivated or smith is outside the supreme court in la. and laura both sides have put their case before court can we expect a decision soon what's the time scale of all of this....
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your clue is that the western comments on the outcome of the un security council vote on syria sound indecent and almost hysterical in this connection i can't remember the saying that those who are angry are really right. statements attempts are being made to create a false picture of what is really going on in syria and what's really happening is that there are several and not just one sources violence in syria those issues now russia said that it had been proposing some amendments that did not get reflected in the text that it quote calls absolutely logical that the west ignored those calls included of course outlining that two sides of the conflict exist and things like the need for the political opposition to separate from the extremists and the talks being the key whereas what was pushed through by the west and the arab league did not reflect those things so why are why is the international community surprised that this is what russia did it was clear about its position all along all right in new york city r.t. correspondent ana stasia churkin i am for the very latest on the un
your clue is that the western comments on the outcome of the un security council vote on syria sound indecent and almost hysterical in this connection i can't remember the saying that those who are angry are really right. statements attempts are being made to create a false picture of what is really going on in syria and what's really happening is that there are several and not just one sources violence in syria those issues now russia said that it had been proposing some amendments that did...
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syria pose a powerful neighbor turkey is intensifying support of syria opposition activists. the prime minister wants assad's opponents to work together. >> we are going to start a new initiative with those countries that stand by the people, not the syrian government. this is what we are preparing. >> the u.s. has closed its embassy in damascus. britain and several other eu countries ever called ambassadors as have the gulf states. international pressure on syria is mounting. >> let's bring in our correspondent. markets, the russian foreign minister received an enthusiastic welcome in damascus. what does he want to achieve? >> we do not have any details, so it is hard to say. what we heard, what you talked about already is assad agreed to take up talks with opposition leaders, and he will allow air bleed observers to get back to the process, and he is already ready to allow even more observers, to increase the number of observers. russian media speculated today that there might have been roa maps that would allow parties and a process to save face, and very important, to kee
syria pose a powerful neighbor turkey is intensifying support of syria opposition activists. the prime minister wants assad's opponents to work together. >> we are going to start a new initiative with those countries that stand by the people, not the syrian government. this is what we are preparing. >> the u.s. has closed its embassy in damascus. britain and several other eu countries ever called ambassadors as have the gulf states. international pressure on syria is mounting....
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to secure syria. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in the civil conflict. we also believe that the syrian government should not be the only side obliged to lay down their weapons and that we armed groups opposing the government should do the same my task here is to conduct negotiations with the representatives of the authorities and the opposition to get a clearer picture of the situation and to give a report to the chairman and to keys of the state duma members as you know russians closely follow the situation in syria despite all the heated arguments in view of the upcoming presidential election of united russia for the ruling party and the opposition spoke in unison on this matter of what it was just about i don't rule out t
to secure syria. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in the civil conflict. we also believe that the syrian government should not be the only side obliged to lay down their weapons and that we armed groups opposing the...
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we have this report from tunis. >> defense of syria conference was hoping to put more pressure on the syrian president, but it produced little agreement on how to do it. the syrian opposition says it needs weapons. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton favors an embargo on syrian oil. the conference was not set up to discuss the possibility of military intervention, but at the end of the meeting, france's foreign minister refused to dodge the issue. >> some people have raised the hypothesis. we continue to think about what concerns us in the security council. in the and, if the situation does not improve quickly, of course, all possibilities could be taken into consideration. >> in syria itself, that suffering continues. this video of homs uploaded to the internet appears to confirm reports that the city is under constant bombardment. the city is surrounded by government troops. activists say civilian deaths are a daily occurrence. like other rebel strongholds, it is running out of food, water, and medicine. help from the international community is seen as the only hope by many syri
we have this report from tunis. >> defense of syria conference was hoping to put more pressure on the syrian president, but it produced little agreement on how to do it. the syrian opposition says it needs weapons. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton favors an embargo on syrian oil. the conference was not set up to discuss the possibility of military intervention, but at the end of the meeting, france's foreign minister refused to dodge the issue. >> some people have raised the...
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i asked him a question about the nature of the opposition in syria. the question going not to what the assad regime would be capable of doing, which, by the way, director, i thought you laid out in very understandable specifics, but, really, what is on the other side of the picket line, who are they, how much of this is domestic, how much is foreign, what is the regional dynamic? and he made one comment, i'm going to give you a partial quote, and he said syria is a much better situation than we saw in libya. it presents a very different challenge in which we all know other regional actors are providing support rebelling against an oppressive regime. we all know this, you made some comments about this as well. i asked him about the reports in the media last week that al-qaeda was involved in some of the assassination attempts in syria. he would not reject it offhand, he said he didn't know. but one of the things that general dempsey was very clear about was they were still attempting to analyze the intelligence information, to come to some sort of conc
i asked him a question about the nature of the opposition in syria. the question going not to what the assad regime would be capable of doing, which, by the way, director, i thought you laid out in very understandable specifics, but, really, what is on the other side of the picket line, who are they, how much of this is domestic, how much is foreign, what is the regional dynamic? and he made one comment, i'm going to give you a partial quote, and he said syria is a much better situation than we...
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muscular issues general ford and i were friends of syria in tunisia. what do you expect from that it manually. yeah the. last of the show stewart of some i think moscow refused to take part in that meeting because judging by the statements we've heard in the format of the so-called friends of syria club it will soon be formed with the sole purpose of that conference is not to find a way out of the current situation but to promote the idea that the conflicts can only be resolved if asked sadly it is i have met with mr assad himself the foreign minister of a parliamentary speaker and with representatives of two opposition organizations i have to say that i did not get the impression that it is the people versus i sat in this conflict the situation is different just a fraction of the people is indeed opposing the regime while the other support mr assad has some quite actively a lot of while yet another faction does not want syria to fall into chaos or to force a support the regime passively like you are clearly not on the side of armed insurgents or the f
muscular issues general ford and i were friends of syria in tunisia. what do you expect from that it manually. yeah the. last of the show stewart of some i think moscow refused to take part in that meeting because judging by the statements we've heard in the format of the so-called friends of syria club it will soon be formed with the sole purpose of that conference is not to find a way out of the current situation but to promote the idea that the conflicts can only be resolved if asked sadly...
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to vist he means of offering the world glimpses of the violence that's torn three syria actually his goods report how we got the brick through and we've just seen pictures which the b.b.c. can't verify to say many differing numbers and reports getting to the bottom of what's really going on is a major challenge even from inside the country. had a fever they think. they. had as the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never been in the media by the way. because of the objectivity we've been filtering you how can y
to vist he means of offering the world glimpses of the violence that's torn three syria actually his goods report how we got the brick through and we've just seen pictures which the b.b.c. can't verify to say many differing numbers and reports getting to the bottom of what's really going on is a major challenge even from inside the country. had a fever they think. they. had as the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists...
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play our welcome back to cross talk time you were talking about the war in syria. lebanon. and you just start playing ok i'd like to go back to rami and in cairo i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has very important political and geopolitical input implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk about it and it's the sectarian strife there i mean this is about you you said in the first part of the program about defectors most of them at least i've been told are sunni what does that tell you. not actually the case of the country is so you would see a majority of defectors being cinese we've seen the whites we've seen christian defectors that's actually not the case but what you have in syria now is the government basically portraying the sectarian violence and that's sort of provoking both sides what you're seeing is in the army i have to be detailed about this in the army with mobile phones
play our welcome back to cross talk time you were talking about the war in syria. lebanon. and you just start playing ok i'd like to go back to rami and in cairo i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has very important political and geopolitical input implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk about it and...
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damascus syria. your perspective on this i'm joined by patrick hayes reporter for online magazine spiked so russia has warned of a repeat of the libyan style scenario in syria despite diplomatic efforts of moscow and beijing not to allow it so how likely do you think foreign intervention of a certain kind is. well obviously china and russia did veto the u.n. resolution. over a week ago now but support what we seem to be seeing is another resolution being put on the cards being proposed by qatar and other countries and it does seem like it's the typical kind of situation which the west are particularly good at which is that if they don't like the fact that vessel lucian was vetoed in the first place they'll just put forward enough on intil people. then they get their will so you know i think in their cameras see the french and british prime minister and now talking about having a summit about how they can help the free syrian army everything seems to be pointing towards a desire from the west to inter
damascus syria. your perspective on this i'm joined by patrick hayes reporter for online magazine spiked so russia has warned of a repeat of the libyan style scenario in syria despite diplomatic efforts of moscow and beijing not to allow it so how likely do you think foreign intervention of a certain kind is. well obviously china and russia did veto the u.n. resolution. over a week ago now but support what we seem to be seeing is another resolution being put on the cards being proposed by qatar...
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as night falls, men with guns stand guard across syria. there is little reason to think that they would accept the idea of the cease-fire. the road ahead is likely to see more bloodshed and death. >> inspectors from the united nations' nuclear watchdog have concluded that iran has increased production of higher grade uranium. iaea officials say that they are concerned about where a large amount of uranium has gone. >> the iaea says that iran is ramping up its sensitive nuclear work. it says that iran is increasing uranium enrichment at its main plant and at its underground site. enriched uranium can be used for civilian or military purposes, something that worries the best. iran says its nuclear work is purely peaceful. iaea inspectors recently held talks in tehran and they were met at the airport by protesters. the reports say there is no agreement on how to clear up the question. they said that iran dismissed the concerns as unfounded. the report is likely to heighten the tension about iran. >> not only have they increase their ability t
as night falls, men with guns stand guard across syria. there is little reason to think that they would accept the idea of the cease-fire. the road ahead is likely to see more bloodshed and death. >> inspectors from the united nations' nuclear watchdog have concluded that iran has increased production of higher grade uranium. iaea officials say that they are concerned about where a large amount of uranium has gone. >> the iaea says that iran is ramping up its sensitive nuclear work....
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the meeting won't paint an accurate picture of the situation in syria. judging by the statements we have been hearing in the form of the su called friends of syria purpose of the conference is not to find a way it is the current situation for it to promote the idea that the conflict can only be resolved if assad leaves this way more school refused to take part and i've met with mr assad and with representatives of two opposition organizations i did not get the impression that it is the people versus assad in this conflict the situation is different faction of the people is opposing the regime will another part of it supports mistress or will yet another faction does not want syria to fall it just feels the support the regime possibly they do not support the idea of a second to see that it is not black and white it is not a scenario where a whole nation rises up to overthrow a government they don't like they believe that the situation cannot be resolved without the regime in representatives of the governments which do not have a single democratic institut
the meeting won't paint an accurate picture of the situation in syria. judging by the statements we have been hearing in the form of the su called friends of syria purpose of the conference is not to find a way it is the current situation for it to promote the idea that the conflict can only be resolved if assad leaves this way more school refused to take part and i've met with mr assad and with representatives of two opposition organizations i did not get the impression that it is the people...
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we told stories in our view i think here is a council meets on syria seeming to seek consensus rather than any action as a military intervention on sanctions against the country. between the opposition and end up with him. also if the raid south clashes between government forces and rebel fighters continue on the outskirts of the compas so will be the ship has returned to the channels for talks with the country's president instead of threatening the family would have. been sixty nine to haul from the people who are out of work in b. eurozone and then implement. ten points of the sound that was in the bathroom of a single person see the figures were released just today also e.u. leaders pledged eight billion viewers to agree more jobs about that summit of pointed out. the headlines for you know about and his guys discuss syria and what might lie in store. next. blowing welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle syria on the brink as violence escalates in this in battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection
we told stories in our view i think here is a council meets on syria seeming to seek consensus rather than any action as a military intervention on sanctions against the country. between the opposition and end up with him. also if the raid south clashes between government forces and rebel fighters continue on the outskirts of the compas so will be the ship has returned to the channels for talks with the country's president instead of threatening the family would have. been sixty nine to haul...
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russia and china rebuffed the western backed draft resolution on syria with moscow saying it's vague wording leaves the door open for foreign military intervention. rocked by a return it to on rest of dozen dead and thousands wounded in egypt protesters attempt to loosen the military's grip on power. in russia hundreds of thousands gather for rival rallies ahead of next month's presidential vote with massive pro and anti government marchers. occupy wall street loses ground to d.c. police protesters are kicked out of washington downtown as police and victims. in an early morning raid. iran is bracing itself to face fresh western imposed sanctions in our interview up next tehran's interior minister ahmed jar looks at the potential fallout of the ongoing economic attacks from the u.s. and its allies. the possibility of war between the united states and iran is being debated around the world that's what the mood is like inside the country to discuss that the n.l. joined by iran's interior minister. lot larger it's possible thank you for your time mr stone yesterday we're talking several
russia and china rebuffed the western backed draft resolution on syria with moscow saying it's vague wording leaves the door open for foreign military intervention. rocked by a return it to on rest of dozen dead and thousands wounded in egypt protesters attempt to loosen the military's grip on power. in russia hundreds of thousands gather for rival rallies ahead of next month's presidential vote with massive pro and anti government marchers. occupy wall street loses ground to d.c. police...
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damascus syria. on the situation in syria i'm joined by sharmeen our one year middle east expert and senior associate at st anthony's college oxford so russia has warned of a repeat of the libyan style intervention in syria despite diplomatic efforts of moscow and beijing not to allow that via the un so how likely do you think it is that that may happen. you know i think i'm concerned about the discourse on syria i think we start the wrong starting point there's so much escalation of rhetoric. going on and i think you know the main thing to look at is that syria sits at a geopolitical fault line in the middle east and is at the center of. the struggle for of but the balance of power in the region. it's it's one of the few countries that has experienced a revolt in the region where people were actually discouraging for discussions or dialogue and negotiations i think what we first need to look at is what is actually happening in syria you know video photographs being beamed outside satellite pictures
damascus syria. on the situation in syria i'm joined by sharmeen our one year middle east expert and senior associate at st anthony's college oxford so russia has warned of a repeat of the libyan style intervention in syria despite diplomatic efforts of moscow and beijing not to allow that via the un so how likely do you think it is that that may happen. you know i think i'm concerned about the discourse on syria i think we start the wrong starting point there's so much escalation of rhetoric....
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any answer a military intervention in syria would be. very different from worse a kurd it's. a regional conflagration. and it could even increase support for the regime in country we saw we see what happened in the case of iran army grows opposition. from within the there is rhetoric from the outside of threats of either bombing from israel or . the u.s. well all this talk of immediate threats i like regimes to then say i look you have to support us because otherwise you're going to go in and you're going to get bombed and broad based opposition people they're not general position they're just agents and so on and so forth so. i think an outside intervention. in terms of whether it's just the so-called no fly zone or any kind of military intervention very much many things worse the arab league solution to the syrian crisis is for the present as to see power to his deputy is that fair i think that's a way of keeping the regime in place and changing the figurehead and that seems to been very much the g.c.c. plan in yemen for example where
any answer a military intervention in syria would be. very different from worse a kurd it's. a regional conflagration. and it could even increase support for the regime in country we saw we see what happened in the case of iran army grows opposition. from within the there is rhetoric from the outside of threats of either bombing from israel or . the u.s. well all this talk of immediate threats i like regimes to then say i look you have to support us because otherwise you're going to go in and...
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will syria get support from iran. of course that's clear iran did not deny its support to syria maybe did not provide syria yet by military aid but now the. sky is open between iran and syria of iraq and road is open and the iraqi regime you know did not done any conflict with the syrian regime because they have come and arrest and everybody knows the. influence of iran and also they can be provided by help from going on maybe because iran will not go into civil war because they keep on if there is no change in the regime and see it here unless it could be changed any peaceful way because by force by supporting that assertion that is no foreign intervention at all you know and even even trickier know that not stop to talk about. that of foreign intervention foreign intervention or not obviously there are a lot of external player playings going on here whether it's under the guise yes of a revolution as you said a civil war certainly there are some outside influences going on with dr i wish we had more time for this mi
will syria get support from iran. of course that's clear iran did not deny its support to syria maybe did not provide syria yet by military aid but now the. sky is open between iran and syria of iraq and road is open and the iraqi regime you know did not done any conflict with the syrian regime because they have come and arrest and everybody knows the. influence of iran and also they can be provided by help from going on maybe because iran will not go into civil war because they keep on if...
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this imperialist genda which takes countries and syria adam as their target now concentrating on iran expresses the permanent war that is waged against subject peoples by american corporate capitalism this united nations has forever been an instrument of such imperial policy first attempt to cut off iran's your own trading capacity its ability to import placement equipment for its refineries then they want to tie up its banking and to preclude people from from trading with banks then every company that is in fact engaged in trade with iran is subject by the united states to penalty what do you think this is better than act of war. around response to external pressure europe is looking further afield as it tries to isolate the islamic state german chancellor angela merkel wraps up her lobbying toward china have planes they cut off its uranium only i don't yes that's coming up here on r.t. next on. wall street the u.s. lost some ground this weekend as they were addicted from downtown washington activists had been gathering there despite a campaign that issued by a local authorities anyo
this imperialist genda which takes countries and syria adam as their target now concentrating on iran expresses the permanent war that is waged against subject peoples by american corporate capitalism this united nations has forever been an instrument of such imperial policy first attempt to cut off iran's your own trading capacity its ability to import placement equipment for its refineries then they want to tie up its banking and to preclude people from from trading with banks then every...
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officials continue publicly scolding countries over relations with syria critics say the accusations are being thrown from a tremendous glasshouse the us is a hugely difficult in this regard because they've long been the largest arms dealer and most of those weapons the us sold the story quickly more than four hundred billion dollars worth of since the one nine hundred sixty s. have gone to the middle east and you can't argue. seriously that it's made that region any more stable in the past few years nearly fifty percent of u.s. weapons exports have been flowing to the middle east many countries with the biggest appetite for american weapons have also made headlines for carrying out brutal crackdowns against dissidents and opposition groups if you are you're ok and they're thugs you're not i mean this is for all of us who have been overseas the duplicity and. of american foreign policy is painfully. evident according to congressional figures america has sold one point four billion dollars worth of weapons to bahrain since two thousand and america struck its single biggest arms deal w
officials continue publicly scolding countries over relations with syria critics say the accusations are being thrown from a tremendous glasshouse the us is a hugely difficult in this regard because they've long been the largest arms dealer and most of those weapons the us sold the story quickly more than four hundred billion dollars worth of since the one nine hundred sixty s. have gone to the middle east and you can't argue. seriously that it's made that region any more stable in the past few...
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resolution on syria. china law and political hours for me instead of democracy in cooperation says countries pushing for regime change in syria are also pursuing goals that lie beyond just this middle eastern country but it's part of their general program of regime change across the middle east of course behind syria there is the more important target of the wrong syria is one of iran's most important allies in the world and certainly in the middle east so we have a target syria targets iran as soon as the international community starts to get involved even even politically never mind by sitting in bombers or troops even politically as soon as it starts to get involved in the civil. situation of civil unrest of this kind then the tables are kicked in favor of the rebels in favor of the rebels in the country in question. because those people think that they can rely on foreign support political or military and it weakens as it were the government position really straight from friends. back in the gates the
resolution on syria. china law and political hours for me instead of democracy in cooperation says countries pushing for regime change in syria are also pursuing goals that lie beyond just this middle eastern country but it's part of their general program of regime change across the middle east of course behind syria there is the more important target of the wrong syria is one of iran's most important allies in the world and certainly in the middle east so we have a target syria targets iran as...
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but the borders doors and windows do est despite international isolation syria's borders have remained opened and easy to pass through and that may have played a crucial role in the militarization of the country's conflict almost immediately after the crisis began here last march there were reports of weapons being smuggled through to arm president al assad's opponents one thousand dollars for a truck full of weapons capable of delivering wholesale destruction and death that's how much al qaeda will pay to smugglers usually iraqi or lebanese drivers according to ziad ismail chief of the customs service on the border with lebanon. these people bring we are here to destroy our nation to try to get syrian people on the syrian territory to enemies. syria has more than two thousand kilometers of front here with five states a stroll iraq jordan turkey and lebanon the syrian cities where the most violent clashes have taken place homes and there are all over the in an hour of the border is a fact that some believe has determined their fate or destiny is. this is one of three checkpoints on the
but the borders doors and windows do est despite international isolation syria's borders have remained opened and easy to pass through and that may have played a crucial role in the militarization of the country's conflict almost immediately after the crisis began here last march there were reports of weapons being smuggled through to arm president al assad's opponents one thousand dollars for a truck full of weapons capable of delivering wholesale destruction and death that's how much al qaeda...
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force of the people in syria will the regime sooner rather than later ok we did it. for so many and you want to say it will have to die before that happens ok marwan what do you think about this is nothing to do is jeffersonian democracy when we were promised that in libya my wife i go to you in princeton i mean how much of this is that a geo political play because this is something the saudis are just drooling over they're just so pleased about this and a lot of people in media don't like to talk about the shia sunni sunni sectarian difference here which is playing a very big role in what's going on in syria right now. peter let me just to get back to what was discussed previously before the interruption i mean there are two dimensions to the to the situation in syria now there's on the one hand a very legitimate powerful movement of civilians.
force of the people in syria will the regime sooner rather than later ok we did it. for so many and you want to say it will have to die before that happens ok marwan what do you think about this is nothing to do is jeffersonian democracy when we were promised that in libya my wife i go to you in princeton i mean how much of this is that a geo political play because this is something the saudis are just drooling over they're just so pleased about this and a lot of people in media don't like to...
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presence in syria. but i think what we have to consider is that this regime is now doomed one way or the other. it is a question of how it falls, and of when, not a question of whether it will fall. that is the importance of our work with the syrian opposition. i met two of the groups of the syrian opposition, my honorable friend has had many meetings with them of impressing on them if they are alternative future government of syria the importance of the protection of minorities including of christian minorities. we have to look to that protection from a future government since this regime has no future. during the course of the conversations in new york, did your court raise itself and while i also do understand it's still necessary to give the present regime an exit strategy. nevertheless sh these crimes now do warrant that level of legal sanction. >> here-here. >> these are very serious crimes. that is a wholly legitimate question. we all know where a country is not a signatury to the court and they
presence in syria. but i think what we have to consider is that this regime is now doomed one way or the other. it is a question of how it falls, and of when, not a question of whether it will fall. that is the importance of our work with the syrian opposition. i met two of the groups of the syrian opposition, my honorable friend has had many meetings with them of impressing on them if they are alternative future government of syria the importance of the protection of minorities including of...
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united nations about what he thinks the international community needs to do to resolve the crisis in syria you watching. marty sitting down with mr hardeep thing poori the indian ambassador to the united nations ambassador pouri thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. i'd like to begin with syria because that seems to be a great point of contention within the u.n. security council not the last and the only time the council reached any type of consensus on the conflict in syria was nearly six months ago it was under your presidency of the security council a presidential statement was issued in august why has it been so hard since that for fifteen members to agree on does some kind of solution i wouldn't use the word solution but i would use the word approach but you know you're absolutely right the only occasion on which the security council was entirely on the same page insofar as developments in syria are concerned was on third august two thousand and eleven under the indian presidency when the council accepted adopted it be honesty that statement is a fairly strong statement it ca
united nations about what he thinks the international community needs to do to resolve the crisis in syria you watching. marty sitting down with mr hardeep thing poori the indian ambassador to the united nations ambassador pouri thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. i'd like to begin with syria because that seems to be a great point of contention within the u.n. security council not the last and the only time the council reached any type of consensus on the conflict in syria was nearly...
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time for you headlines diplomatic deadlock russia says no to regime change in syria as moscow slams a proposed u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down the kremlin's warning against using the world body. to impose outside interests on the syrian people. through the live pictures here coming in all over wiki leaks founder julian assange she's in britain supreme court it's where he's appealing against his extradition to sweden and those are live pictures for you now back to pictures my archives here is wanted for questioning over alleged sex offenses which he denies by claiming the allegations against him are politically motivated. and that is really a campaign in the u.s. backed by inadvertently insulting many jewish families across america many of criticized the commercials saying they use scare tactics to encourage israelis jews to return to their. right to stay with us if you can hear it on t.v. now it's time for people of ellen is cross talk so the main subject for debate syria and what the future may hold in store. right now. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm pete
time for you headlines diplomatic deadlock russia says no to regime change in syria as moscow slams a proposed u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down the kremlin's warning against using the world body. to impose outside interests on the syrian people. through the live pictures here coming in all over wiki leaks founder julian assange she's in britain supreme court it's where he's appealing against his extradition to sweden and those are live pictures for you now back to...
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syria reforms. to go in this week the date for the national referendum on the country's new constitution was announced the vote is expected to take place next sunday as far as the ministry of internal affairs of syria has said around fifteen million people in syria today have the right to vote this new constitution was drafted. and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this referendum and this new constitution it's too little and too late this week the chinese delegation visited syria both russia and china are calling for the dialogue to be restored between the syrian opposition and the authorities. saying that this is the only way out of this crisis. let's now get some opinion and insight from beirut based political analyst kamel was me. as we've just heard from our reporter in syria beijing has joined moscow's efforts to mediate talks between damascus and the opposition what's chin
syria reforms. to go in this week the date for the national referendum on the country's new constitution was announced the vote is expected to take place next sunday as far as the ministry of internal affairs of syria has said around fifteen million people in syria today have the right to vote this new constitution was drafted. and the monopoly of the ruling party the bath party here in syria had been in power for the last fifty years but people on the ground are actually fearing that this...
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reporting from syria. well as the international community have to syria the un's responsibility to protect initiative is put on the microscope next hour on crosstab here's a preview of. the power of the security council is precisely the problem in these situations we've always had great power interventions with or without security council approval for the idea of sovereignty is being inviolability is totally out of date and has been for at least twenty years the notion that states consider themselves to be beyond any external interference i mean we had the genocide convention in one thousand forty myriad international treaties since then recognizing some role for the international community in intrastate affairs and that starts a rule i welcome the problem i. disagree with what i've been saying. over and impunity is purely to protect governments so that they can slaughter their own people and have no international accountability the idea of noninterference isn't about protecting genocide or governments. an
reporting from syria. well as the international community have to syria the un's responsibility to protect initiative is put on the microscope next hour on crosstab here's a preview of. the power of the security council is precisely the problem in these situations we've always had great power interventions with or without security council approval for the idea of sovereignty is being inviolability is totally out of date and has been for at least twenty years the notion that states consider...
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people in syria really think. there's a media blackout i think it's still pretty hard to say ma if i can go to you in princeton has the west decided to support a side in this conflict in syria that is rapidly looking like a civil war well clearly there is an uprising which has continued unabated since about a year and now we're heading towards the first anniversary of the start of the uprising. there has been a brutal repression on the part of the regime and so far about six thousand civilian casualties killed in this repression so clearly there's a situation that here they are peaceful protesters who have been crushed by the regime security imperative and that has drawn attention internationally so there's been a sigh taken in the sense that there are human rights violations and i would say it's true that the uprisings have taken you know have continued and a large part of the population is supporting it you also have a part of the population which still doesn't know which side to take because they are afraid of
people in syria really think. there's a media blackout i think it's still pretty hard to say ma if i can go to you in princeton has the west decided to support a side in this conflict in syria that is rapidly looking like a civil war well clearly there is an uprising which has continued unabated since about a year and now we're heading towards the first anniversary of the start of the uprising. there has been a brutal repression on the part of the regime and so far about six thousand civilian...
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as russia steps up diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in syria major european and gulf states were caught. all their ambassadors from damascus. greek standoff clashes on the streets of athens as protesters voiced their anger at massive new jobs cuts both coalition members struggled to agree on more austerity measures to secure a vital second bailout. and a discovery that could reveal previously unknown lifeforms russian scientists drill deep into a sub glacial lake in the coldest spot on earth explore the significance of those where fighting with our own correspondent in antartica. one am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story both the syrian government and opposition leaders say they would welcome russia mediating talks between them that was their reaction after russia's foreign minister held negotiations with president bashar al assad in damascus after the meeting sergei lavrov said moscow will continue its efforts to settle the crisis through diplomatic means or he was with the rush delegation in the syrian capital russia's foreign minister se
as russia steps up diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in syria major european and gulf states were caught. all their ambassadors from damascus. greek standoff clashes on the streets of athens as protesters voiced their anger at massive new jobs cuts both coalition members struggled to agree on more austerity measures to secure a vital second bailout. and a discovery that could reveal previously unknown lifeforms russian scientists drill deep into a sub glacial lake in the coldest spot on...