i don't believe syria would use chemical weapons it would be political. suicide for the government if it does and it is also accept that by. everybody including go west and colleagues the europeans and americans that the biggest threat. in this situation is. the probability that the rebels might take hold of chemical weapons and therefore when while recognizing these right now of western friends say but still the responsibilities with the syrian government they were in the rebels they called it it's a very strange logic because at the same time there was a very people encourage rebels not to negotiate with the government but to continue fighting and giving them arms money and moral and political support so it's a very controversial position. in general the logic of those who say no negotiations with us that is really very controversial and very dangerous because. well they're not justifying what the government is doing they have been making a lot of mistakes have been using force disproportionately the security forces clearly war and are prepared to face

by these countries during creasing pressure on syria. the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors who are itching to intervene in syria the green light to go ahead with their plans damascus itself says it would be suicidal for them to do so but with the fear and the hype building up over the use of chemical weapons against civilians in syria it seems the u.s. might be preparing grounds to jump the gun on this one the jumping the gun scenario is not new for the u.s. almost ten years ago the bush administration confidently presented false evidence to invade iraq we have and descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels and on rails in beijing triggered a civil war that killed more than one hundred thousand innocent iraqis and years later all washington had to say about this was the president thought it was correct congress thought it was of course i regret that it turned out a lot of it was wrong in the run up to the iraq invasion to u.s. media was instrume

it's an example to syria. low but. i think we can see if. she hears. what you are even if it's real. then it could become something different. beast but so far it seems that you know you can stick. with us for. supporting the rebels. without missing mislead the lane let me just interrupt here just say we just want to apologize for the sound that's coming through hopefully we can hear you in the next question that turkey has come under fire from across its border with syria several times and several turkish civilians have been killed doesn't that give ankara enough reason to protect itself with nato as pay child missiles. secret this was. not checked to protect them from an attack. it's not yeah but we do want here. but syria might. send outside of it. if they leave the country but no one was. very much up in the air with the civilians. to be ready. to defend. the new besides the message sent by the west. is not exactly. a message to syria from the west you say now russia says the deployment of these missiles will only escalate to the conflict what's yo

i have a question to mr president here in syria we see we see that in syria thousands of people have lost their lives in there many refugees have fled from syria russia has voted against this engine begins the syrian regime in russia has opposed. the placement of patriot missiles along the syrian border. do you think that there were guarantees that president assad will not use nuclear weapons against turkey. syria have nuclear weapon nothing of the sort i have no idea but that looks i was one of them so. there's guarantee this year is not going to use nuclear weapon i is saying iran's lation earlier question syria is not in your corner copy countries you know and you're quite a power and not even close to producing or possibly producing the weapons of mass destruction that's firstly and let me repeat even if that was the correct translation of your question as for the pleasure system it's not the best system in the world that's the ration system and secondly i would just separate the turgid is concerned related to the events of the border when are stand the feelings of the church aut

has drawn a red line on syria it has made it clear it's ready to take action but how i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of. a credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to. take action if that eventuality were to occur to american warships are already near the syrian coast with some. in thousand u.s. marines and dozens of fighter jets on board on top of that nato is sending american german and dutch batteries of patriot anti-aircraft missiles to turkey's border with syria meaning hundreds more u.s. and european troops will be deployed to the frontier nato says deploying patriot missiles along syrian borders as a defensive step to prevent syria from attacking turkey i don't think there's any requirement whatsoever for patriot batteries on the ground in turkey again the patriot missiles are designed to really protect primarily against incoming theater ballistic missiles or aircraft the syrians are not according to a detective turks the turks

temptations iran rather than syria well that's what that's what some people say. the configuration as it is being presented in the media it. really looks like it could be used against their own you know syria is not the only issue between america and russia first thing obama did when he got reelected is that he signed the so-called magnitsky law that would sanction russian citizens and some russian officials what does it tell you about the new state of the russian u.s. relations with britain about my health but i don't think this was the first thing about one hundred first was reelected this was inevitable when. the senators some of the guardian and some other censored used this idea. it was clearly. to create catch twenty two for the administration because that ministration was moving the removal of jackson venue amendment with the support of quite a number of people on the hill. and this was absolutely obvious that the ricans wanted because it was rush accession to w two. keeping jacksonville and it would mean depriving the american companies of the benefits of.

ethnic and confessional sic their income position of syria is so complex that if. the campus is established there it was very very all over the region but coming back to the present situation if people who say you know negotiations with us and if they believe that. he's departure in whatever form is number one priority then they must understand that for these geopolitical goal of theirs they would have to pay the price but the price in the lives of the serious of the syrian civilians our priority number one is not somebody who's head is the say ssion of violence and of the blood ship. and if they say that they want to save syria and to save syrians then they should join us and should. leave the old those who are fighting inside syria to stop doing this and sit down to negotiate without any preconditions and the fate of us that must be decided by the syrian people not by the i would say there's. a part of the syrian opposition. is he to you. you. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on our. reporting from the world talks about seve

a chemical attack in syria they should look to the rebels not the government. recently there have been some troubling videos that we have seen on you tube and some other reports of of the jihadist groups in northern syria assessing some chemical materials with the name of a turkish company on them and the background there was a music playing with this chance it's very worrying they were conducting some experiments on the rabbit said difficult to verify but if it is not a bluff then this is this is very very worrying because judging by the effect of this gas it is a convulsing so it's it's a it's a nerve agent and and this is a dangerous development perhaps if you look also at the fact that the united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian armed opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorist organizations that say something that probably aware that their part of the of the armed opposition in syria and probably the the most powerful part of the armed opposition who are the nasr front probably aren't possession of said such material

rebels in syria come together under one military command meanwhile more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention. and hamas valve's it to see the palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel is losing allies through its plans to build more settlements. broadcasting live from central moscow recapping our week's top stories this is r.t. to have you with us the egyptian opposition has announced it will boycott of the referendum on the new constitution saying the document fails to represent the whole nation president morsi has ordered the military to maintain security until after saturday's vote on the disputed draft it is viewed by many as discriminatory journalist a bell true has more from cairo. the national salvation front which is the coalition of opposition forces how the press conference they express their complete rejection of the referendum of the constitution which they say enforces dictatorial tendencies and the key economic and social rights they've called for mo

amounts among western nations that syria may on leash its chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a pretext for a rocky start invasion. and israel has drawn the wrath of the international community this week with major powers than the u.n. than bastin the country's legal decision to extend the settlement building on palestinian lands. you're watching the weekly news review with me carrie johnston. egypt's president has scrapped the decree that had given him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land but the opposition says that's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution. for next week while the military has stepped in to act as a buffer between the warring sides it's beefing up a barricade around the presidential palace which has come under attack from protesters for the very latest on these developments his journalist bill true. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people really think you know the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday saturday they

in syria. a lot of people ask me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia? and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what's happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. but i think from the administration's point of view, they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out syria, while senator mccain said they need to get involved. what is at stake? >> they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talk about putting american boots on the ground. the question is can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in which more than 40,000 people, men, women, and children have been slaughtered and after nearly two years of this administration

syria was part of the land but now syria is. a member of united nations. and independent state and turkey hasn't any rights. to intervene syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey. which they created forces and every day tens of. people young people lost their lives from both sides so. if i. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think about syria or palestine. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral in return believe that turkey is a cursed one should its present commanders continue on the current course even though. is that the christmas spirit becoming an obsession to buy as much as you can you find out just a bit later in the program. go back to church to read the bible to find free. to remember what the holiday is supposed to be for people shouldn't think that every year has to be the best christmas ever you can join. it later in the program. as usual hits the streets of new york. biting

except for syria. syria, they were fine with it, because russia was their best friend. and this best friendship has survived the cold war. russia and syria have had a sort of de facto exchange program over the last few decades. syrian military officers go to russia to study. and then they return to syria with their education and with russian wives. there are a lot of russian women who are married to syrian men who are living in syria. the two countries have had their share of disagreements over the years, but honestly, they have stuck together. at times when syria has not had a friend in the whole world they have had russia. and vice versa. this is a scud missile. scud missiles are of russian design. they're basically entry-level ballistic missiles, in the words of a bbc story about them today. ballistic missiles 101, if you will. scuds are not that accurate, but they are easy to move around. they're not that big. they're not that complicated. you can put all sorts of different warheads on them. eke. and as ballistic missiles go, skud scud missiles are fairly ubiquitous

people in syria they are they friends of already they want syria they want to see the government to act outside this boulder but i'm sure this is going to say one favorite sign the height of us about a member of the assyrian social club thanks for making a point so clear it's pretty shady thank you. online fear droning on america reveals a futuristic you weapon in the fight against terror a u.s. manufacturer fails the next generation of unmanned drones fitted with the so-called death ray laser admitting they never run out of ammunition to find out more about see dot com also on our web site so the real cost of studying in the u.k. skyrocketing prices for higher education may soon rise to one hundred thousand talk about. mixed news for jailed human rights activist in bahrain leading campaign enough jobs had his prison term cut from three to two years on appeal that been widespread calls for his release following his conviction in august for organizing illegal gatherings and inciting violence international pressure is mounting on the monarchy to stop persecuting political activists sa

well we've been today in syria where fears of chemical weapons have resulted in one american official after another declaring a red line against the country president obama hillary clinton leon panetta and a host of other american officials have threatened action if chemical weapons are used in the country but behind the curtain of rhetoric are real doubts of what weapon syria actually has and whether the u.s. is really willing to get involved in yet another conflict in the middle east r t international correspondent diane chicana and asks if the allegations are enough for military action. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line next how does america the media quickly picked

and britain are increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's preparing to use chemical weapons we look at what's triggered the alarm and whether the rocky lesson has been learned. meanwhile the u.k. seeking to change the e.u. arms embargo against syria to step up helpful the rebels despite fears the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. in egypt because there are signs mohamed morsi might be giving in to opposition pressure after tens of thousands converge on the presidential palace but dialogue remains a distant prospect. the tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. royal pregnancy with the suspected suicide of a nurse now the focus of a frenzy which some say has gone beyond. its pm here in moscow you live on archie with me to be on the same britain has joined the u.s. saying planes they have intelligence is suggesting syria might be preparing to use chemical weapons western countries have said the use of such weapons would trigger foreign military intervention the situation is increasingly drawing parallels with the run up to the invasion of iraq ten year

way to bring about a peaceful solution to the conflict in syria will be different. there was a quite a few business deals and memorandum is being signed you just mentioned turkey are hoping to reach a hundred billion. turkish prime minister said to russia is the country's second major business partner and he hopes that russia will that the relations between the two countries will only get better and more active helping turkey to build its first. nuclear power plant. and of course they also talked about all sorts of energy resources being delivered through turkey to turkey from russia and so it was really did seem like the. meeting between the two leaders who went by in a very amicable atmosphere in fact. the prime minister has called. friends every speck full every speck even honorable friend. underlined this friendship. will. soon get in britain's unemployed into jobs is proving to be a costly failure more than three quarters of a million people joined the program don't you. fred. previous. high levels. is that me in that what. the rider that takes your breath away

in the center by syria. syria has a very important location. this is why if they left syria to be controlled by iran as the asad regime is doing, they will lose their battle. i can see right now -- syria has become an open ground for many wars between the united states, the russians,iran, the saudis. we try to avoid that from the beginning. we do not need syrians to play the role of the victims of the international and proxy wars. the policies of the regime puts syria and such a position right now. i think right now the focus of the syrian people to get rid of the assad regime. their responsibilities of in the future will be to build the government that has good relationships with all the nations and at the same time the desires of the syrian people to have a free country. >> thank you. i would like to leave it to you to sum up in one minute. >>thank you for hosting me at som -- such an important time for the syrian people. i hope all of us here can play a role. we hope that the obama administration will put

syria. that hearing a military conflict. then a panel on housing assistance to low-income renters. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal", a look at whether medicare and social security should be part of negotiations on fiscal cliff. we will talk with john larson on how house democrats take on the issue and stephen ola and christina martin and david john of the heritage foundation, on the long-term solvency of social security. "washington journal" is live every morning on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the white house was very controversial as most americans were. >> it was designed for appellate, but americans were having a pellets. it was not particularly awe-inspiring. a european diplomat told the congress that it was neither large or are of the awe-inspiring nature. to . >> "new york times" critic kitty goldberg gathered photographs in history on sunday evening at 730 eastern and pacific on c-span3 american history tv. >> president obama this evening said the u.s. now recognizes

other rebel fighters in syria will come the efforts of those designated terrorists. this is a demonstration of support for in syria people heard chanting we are students of osama. in its own words the assad government is fighting terrorists that has claimed thousands of innocent lives the measures the syrian government resorted to have been widely criticised but does that mean the world should keep their eyes shocked at who's actually fighting for power in syria now in washington i'm going to check out. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts near a primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person injuring five in a separate incident one person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which could wreck a region wide. what it does is that it opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean heavy weapons will come in contention even i think yo

enjoy to syria meeting to discuss how they would end the now 21-month long conflict in syria and how to move assad from power. and there's no sign they had to reverse the support, and toda a senior lawmaker says the syria government is now incapable of functioning properly. just before the meeting with the russian foreign minister, secretary clinton insisted that the united states and russia share common goals in the region. >> trying hard to work hard with russia to stop the bloodshed in syria and begin a political transition to a post asad future the pressure against the regime in and aroundamascus seems to be increasing. lou: at home, leon pa net fa issuing the -- panetta issuinghe sharpest warning yet. >> the president of t united states made it clear there will be consequences. there will be consequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using chemical weapons on their own people. lou: neither the white house or pentagon elaborating on what the cons -- consequences would be, but having russia back them uld be a determined outcome made by the promise of president ob

in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week thinking that amendment. u.s. is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you think most people are worried i think they are and i think that if i nor dildo buy nothing's really going to change because the economy think that he might think it'll change i just don't they're going to think about it. president asks if americans are prepared to say that's ahead. plus the russian city of sochi is ge

and be an ethnic and confessional sic their income position of syria is so complex that if. the chaos is established there it was very great all over the region but coming back to the present situation if people who say no negotiations with us that if they believe that. he's departure in whatever form is number one priority then they must understand that for this geopolitical goal of theirs they would have to pay the price but the price in the lives of the serious of the syrian civilians nato the claimant of patrick miss out on turkish syrian border is that part of solution and why they really targeted that we recognize the right for turkey to think about its own security and their right to use for this purpose the international arrangements which turkey has in that particular case nato membership . and we accepted this as a given. on the other hand the more military to be or you accumulate in one place. the more risk you have that this had to or one day would be used. as for the. purpose of this deployment yes i read here that some experts believe that if it is intended to

and britain are increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's preparing to use chemical weapons we look at whether the iraq lesson has been learned. meanwhile the u.k. is seeking to change the. help for the rebels is the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. a tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. pregnancy with the suspected suicide of the focus of a media frenzy which some say has gone too far. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian opposition's growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results following days of protests culminating in friday's massive march on the presidential palace signs have appeared that the islamist leader might give in to one of the key demands the controversial referendum on an islamic led constitution could be delayed but that still would not guarantee a resolution to the standoff as karo based reporter true explains. the president may see the referendum for spawn's here in egypt provided the opposition forces open dialogue with the president without precond

rebels in syria claim they are making gains in their push towards damascus when the u.s. is giving the opposition. its official approval. despite global condemnation saying it placed a with us tonight into. live from our new h.t. studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt recording for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations on official tallies released by the ism is can show a narrow majority backing the charter the opposition which has been urging the new food to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage journalists held true has been following the voting in current it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution they've got to live in the results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a y

border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria turkey and in any case those missiles to be the. all ballistic missiles the artillery shells. the border accidentally so the. speculation is based on the fact that perhaps. an. intervention. and this is the interpretation. and he said it's fundamentally part of the game plan against iran. you know these are the questions that. factor into this equation. let's talk about the troop deployment the u.s. the netherlands and germany a. thousand troops to operate the patriot batteries that amount of soldiers really needed to operate six. i wouldn't think so i. wouldn't think you need a thousand soldiers to do it not even for six but there's been increasing pressure from. syria's. position troops on the jordanian. to something. and of course the other question i would like to mention and this very much of what you were talking about before the seizure of the ukrainian journalist who has been held for two months and because he was writing very critical reports about the so-called syrian rebels one ha

as fears mount about western nations that syria may on lease its chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a britax for iraq style invasion. israel's been criticized by the international community this week with major powers under un lambasted the country's illegal decision to continue building settlements on palestinian lands. in the russian capital watching the joshua welcome to the program now edges president has scraps the decree that gave him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land but the opposition says that's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution is still scheduled for next week mohamed morsi extended powers and the charter his islamist lawmakers drew up sparked nationwide protests and clashes seven people have been killed and hundreds injured forcing the powerful military to weigh in with intervention threats the general say the government and opposition must reach an agreement or face tough measures to restore order telmarc has more from cairo. demonstration deja vu it's all this week some fri

all right folks i want to talk to you now about the unfolding crisis in syria it's been twenty months since the conflict began according to u.n. over four hundred thousand syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries with turkey hosting over a quarter of the refugees and since the violent civil war broke out the death toll from both sides of the fighting has reached somewhere around forty thousand people with no clear and to violence in sight and the question of syria is one that has polarized the international community unfortunately it's the syrian people who are paying the price just today secretary general of nato anders rasmussen announced that nato has approved the deployment of anti missile batteries along turkey's border with syria check it out thank you. is clear and to prime and will be to protect turkey it will be surely defensive in nature it will in no way support and no fly zone or any offensive operation. it is clear. nature oh solidarity for so is this the beginning of yet another international military engagement in the middle east and what will become of syria

together to solve the syrian conflict president putin visits istanbul as tensions flare on the turkey syria border. today with. the usual young unemployed in the u.k. despair of ever finding a job with a government billion pound flagship scheme seemingly making matters worse. broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. the u.k. and france have summoned israel's ambassador to israel plans to build three thousand more secular homes on disputed land in east jerusalem and in the west bank in an unprecedented move the two nations are also reportedly considering recalling their envoys from tel aviv. reports. in the immediate run up to that you wouldn't vote we did see the rhetoric from the israeli government in terms of the threat of sanctions being turned down the what we're hearing now is that for the first time ever britain and france are considering recording their ambassadors from tel aviv over israel's expansionist policies in the settlements now this comes after an announcement by the israeli prime minister netanyahu that he was approving the construction of

rebels in syria come together on the one military command now meantime more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons or increasingly see as a pretext for intervention. and how massive to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure to stop building more settlements. hello and welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. it's now eight pm here in moscow my name's kevin know it first egypt's opposition is calling for more protests tonight after president morsi insisted on plowing ahead with a referendum on the new constitution which is viewed by many as discriminatory even his decision to scrap the decree which had granted him always absolute power was dismissed as a play on words journalist well true in cairo for us says is an expected you turn has failed to ease tensions. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people were really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday saturday they had a meeting which was dubbed the nat

in syria then. apart. in fact fred what a lot of the end of the day is going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in the arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and so there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless britain will be pushing ahead this week seeking the elements. well a little over a year before the next winter olympics the whole city of sochi and some of the end of russia is getting a break over prepared to tow a little later on in the program we travel to the area to see how preparations are going on one of the world's main sporting events. invented by the famed soviet orthopedic of really bizarre for the nineteen fifties these frames for initially used to treat fractures in deformities by cutting bones and slowl

why did you intervene in libya and not in syria? a lot of people asked me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. i think from the administration's point of view they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq-type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out of syria while senators mccain and lieberman said thursday that the u.s. must get involved. what is the fear if the u.s. does get involved? >> well, precisely that. that they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talking about putting american boots on the ground or any other boots on the ground. the question is, can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most sort of seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in

syria then. apart. in fact fight one another for the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to. be confronted. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a cool sub in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless pushing ahead this week seeking that amendments. to surf earth reporting for us there now coming up in the next part of the program hundreds of thousands of palestinians but. that leader of hamas is on his first visit to gaza after years of exile calling on his supporters to keep up the resistance we ask what this means for the region and the world he said more after a short break. a forty nine year old southern california man was brought in president charles with possessing materials to make an explosive device all becaus

power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate reporting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing this could g

she met with her russian counterpart and the united nations special envoy to syria over how to stop the violence that has killed more than 40,000. russia has blocked u.n. security council efforts to remove the syrian president. that did not stop secretary clinton from saying any plan for syria's future must not involve the man with the blood of so many of his men, women and children. >> the issue stands with the syrian people in insisting that any transition process result in a unifyied democrat syria in which all citizens are represented, a future of this kind cannot possibly we include assad. >> this comes amid reports the syrians have mixed components for the deadly chemical weapon

the conflict in syria to be coming to an end. these pictures appear to show fighters in an eastern damascus suburb. hashim, the turkish prime minister says the bloody conflict soon be over. why is he saying that? >> they have been saying about for the last few months. he said a dictator cannot stay in power by killing his own people. the news behind his statement is that there is a new syrian administration coming in very soon. maybe he is referring to the plans to establish an interim government when the conditions on the ground are there. they have a major concern. they say there is a group of deputies that we stream in if the crisis moves are. this is why they have asked them to tackle particularly what is coming out from the syrians. >> brahimi seems to be taking the opposite view. he says the pace of deterioration in superior -- syria is deteriorating and they risk becoming another somalia. >> the concerns is that everyone is talking about the fighter is not being able to move forward and make a decisive victory, particularl

in syria the. part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands numb the last person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment and coming up in the next part of the program hundreds of thousands of palestinians welcome home for. the leader of mass is on his first visit to gaza after years in exile calling on his supporters. for the region for the. next winter olympics. you can tell an ordinary russian. apologist. eight different food. different animals. my journey began in the big city was all shiny. and shopping much like any other prosperous russian. so.

inside syria and with the external pop sigs as well. the united states played an important role in encouraging the opposition to form a new national coalition which does appear indeed to be quite representative of the opposition. >> brown: how much are we able to control the flow of arms and supplies inside? are we able to pick the good guys and the bad guys? the potential winners and losers? how much do we play a role there? >> i suspect, jeff, that we know a lot more now than we would have known 90 days, 180 days or a year ago. the amount of non-lethal supplies that are going into syria is quite substantial to the best of my knowledge the united states is still not in the business of sending weaponry into syria. >> brown: your title is literally looking at transition whenever it comes. what kind of influence do you think the u.s. can hope to have based on everything that's happened up to this point when and if we do get to a post-assad syria? >> i think the united states and its allies can have a great deal of influence on the shape s

turning and i to syria, he called for an end to the conflict -- turning an eye to syria. the pope appealed to those responsible to stop the bloodshed and slaughter of innocent people. he called for dialogue in order to find a political solution to the conflict. the pope then delivered a christmas message in 65 languages. >> remind the world that true happiness lies in their hearts with hope and joy, for the savior has been born for us. >> for many in the audience, hearing the message in their own language was an obvious highlight. then came the blessing -- to the city and to the world. >> we are joined now in our studio by our religious affairs correspondent. it has been a busy year for the pope and the catholic church. >> it has indeed. it started off in february when he appointed 22 new cardinals, all europeans, to correct, as he saw it, the imbalance in the college of cardinals, created by his predecessor, john paul ii, who appointed a lot of latin americans. the pope wanted to restore the balance, as he saw it. then, of course, although he is 86 or will be in april, h

autonomy within syria but that is opposed so far by the syrian national council that. includes the free syrian army and even within the kurdish community in syria there are some divisions yes and.

in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment. syrian rebels have created a new unified military command to better coordinate things sentiency in syria but so far it's only caused even more division a spokesman for the free syrian army which was in attendance to announce the new authority such rated by islamists and by one's control from outside syria meanwhile the netherlands is mobilizing to patriot missile batteries to send to turkey joining german and american units t

the western powers demands their support for syria's main opposition alliance as a friends of syria conference opens in moral code this comes after washington officially it throws its backing behind the rebel coalition. new song russia and around the world this is our see with me thanks for joining us north korea says it has successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit the launch on wednesday was the second by the reclusive state this year attended in april shortly after liftoff the move by pyongyang immediately sent shock waves around the globe raising criticism from its neighbors with the south korea and japan reacted to the launch which talk is saying let's talk you saying it will not tolerate the actual washington called it provoked to counter any possible threats moscow says the launch will have a negative effect in the region and goes against a un resolution north korea is currently under sanctions on the banned from conducting missile and i think nuclear related deaths. will contain the ari says peace negotiations are the only solution. to our cause. it is to have war not less tal