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mission to the u.n. and on the board of directors for human rights watch his new book the world through arab odds arab public opinion and the reshaping of the middle east is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the middle east during this period of political upheaval and social change professor thanks for joining us my pleasure it's an honor to have you with us. first of all let's talk about you what what provoked you to write this book well it's interesting to us because you know just two weeks ago we lost my mentor and friend professor at berkeley. by the name of kenneth wells he was one of the the giants in the field of international relations but he was known for the realism for power politics of focus on the states so it's now not natural for a scholar coming out of that school initially to be studying public opinion but i could tell you how it got there it was really one nine hundred ninety i mean very specifically just before iraq invaded kuwait and i had taken a break from the uni
mission to the u.n. and on the board of directors for human rights watch his new book the world through arab odds arab public opinion and the reshaping of the middle east is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the middle east during this period of political upheaval and social change professor thanks for joining us my pleasure it's an honor to have you with us. first of all let's talk about you what what provoked you to write this book well it's interesting to us because you...
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atika shubert, cnn, london. >>> a cnn u.n. said they need to study this more before the machines are given the power to kill humans. >>> look at these pictures. tornado warnings and watches in the midwest. we're live in oklahoma. where forecasters have just issued a special alert. a dangerous situation may be developing. >>> also ahead. >> i looked at her body, her feet and her hands. and her nose and her mouth. and i just -- i knew it was her. >> i'll talk to the daughter of an american woman killed in syria's civil war. she has a lot of pain and many questions she's asking right now. >>> and cnn's anthony bourdain tells me about the most terrifying adventure of his entire career. you're going to find out where in the world he went. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the world. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with breaking news this hour. tornado warnings and watches in the plains and midwest. they are in effect rig
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. >> the u.n. security council, tough to get them to agree on anything, but they consider them to be an alias for al qaeda in iraq. >> absolutely. there is a general concern. in each one of these different areas of syria, regime controlled areas, sunni air patroled areas, we have not only terrorist groups which are present but actually ascendent. hezbollah in the regime controlled areas. the nusra front in the sunni areas and the local branch kurdish workers party. >> it is complicated. i understand it a little bit better. thank you so much. appreciate it as always for coming and trying to explain this very complicated situation. >> my pleasure. >>> turning now to the buried lead, the story we think is not getting enough attention. something in the washington post this morning caught our eye. it was a story titled for obama's ex-aides it is time to cash in on experience and the story details the ways former wades make money from industry and advocacy groups seeking to curry favor with the white hou
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starting off the sour the eighth u.n. math lawmakers are looking to make a few changes to the authorization of the use of military force a joint resolution currently under the national defense authorization act the a u m f contains vaguely which gives the executive branch broad authority to go after threats to national security interests in the light of september eleventh well now congress along with the president are trying to clarify the process for targeting these threats r.t.s. political commentator sam sacks brings us more on the a new amount of and how it's currently managing the war on terror. when we think about our wars since two thousand and one we usually think of just these two countries afghanistan and iraq but those were the signature wars our so-called war on terror stretches beyond those borders if we include nations that we've launched drone strikes into for example it looks like this out in pakistan yemen somalia we have also launched trikes in libya but really even this map doesn't show how limitless th
starting off the sour the eighth u.n. math lawmakers are looking to make a few changes to the authorization of the use of military force a joint resolution currently under the national defense authorization act the a u m f contains vaguely which gives the executive branch broad authority to go after threats to national security interests in the light of september eleventh well now congress along with the president are trying to clarify the process for targeting these threats r.t.s. political...
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al nusra just recently the u.n. security council said that al nusra was an alias of al qaeda in iraq. it is being considered a terrorist organization by the u.s. state department since december. the goal is to achieve an islamic state in syria. the leader is a man named abu mu hamad al julani. there are a lot of concerns and individuals who want to support the people of syria have about the role of this islamist organization. >> so many questions, you know, part of the video we didn't show was, you know, the family says she had some sort of health care background, perhaps she just went to try to help. the thing is, we don't know. there are still so many gaps in the story, so many blanks that need filling in. but we'll look for your reporting on the lead. jake tapper, i appreciate it. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >> thanks, brooke. >>> and rockers, they came from all over the country to celebrate boston strong. aerosmith to new kids on the block to james taylor, jimmy buffett, helping to raise money for the
al nusra just recently the u.n. security council said that al nusra was an alias of al qaeda in iraq. it is being considered a terrorist organization by the u.s. state department since december. the goal is to achieve an islamic state in syria. the leader is a man named abu mu hamad al julani. there are a lot of concerns and individuals who want to support the people of syria have about the role of this islamist organization. >> so many questions, you know, part of the video we didn't...
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incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on this we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this issue ation is too serious for those who constantly talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated well let's examine the history of sarin a bit more shall we back in march this year the syrian government appealed to the un for an investigation into the alleged use of sarin gas in aleppo by rebels. according to officials of military experts around two dozen people died then and i think the nerve agent used indeed was sarin nerve sarin has been outlawed as we were saying just now by the international community is a band weapon of mass destruction in fact since the one nine hundred ninety if it had been used in aleppo it isn't the first time it's been used it was also used you may recall very notorious case of its use in one thousand nine hundred eight in a northern kurdish city in northern iraq it
incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on this we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this issue ation is too serious for those who constantly talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated well let's examine the history of sarin a bit more shall we back in march this year the syrian...
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around for a while in march this year of course you must forget the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for investigation to alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo we brought extensive coverage on that now according to officials and the military experts around two dozen people were killed by nerve gas then they think that agent used at the time again was sarin sarin is being classified as a weapon of mass destruction of banned weapons of mass destruction now since the early one nine hundred ninety s. in fact and it's not the first time it's allegedly been use one of the most notorious cases of its use you may recall as well about five thousand people died was back in one nine hundred ninety eight then an ethnic kurds city in northern iraq was bombarded by cluster bombs again they think the ages. used was sarin and also thinking of other times it was used this highly toxic agent remember back in the mid ninety's in japan the tokyo underground cemeteries laid off then again thirteen people died in that occasion where beirut based political analyst. believes
around for a while in march this year of course you must forget the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for investigation to alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo we brought extensive coverage on that now according to officials and the military experts around two dozen people were killed by nerve gas then they think that agent used at the time again was sarin sarin is being classified as a weapon of mass destruction of banned weapons of mass destruction now...
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in march this year the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo now according to officials and military experts around two dozen people were killed by that nerve agent then most likely to be sarin sarin gas has been classified as an outlawed weapon of mass destruction since the early one nine hundred ninety s. but one of the mostly tourist cases of its use of five thousand people were killed back in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight when an ethnic kurds city in northern iraq was bombarded by cluster bombs loaded with sarin highly toxic compound was also used in a terrorist attack in tokyo back in one thousand nine hundred five but he sect released the gas from several lines of the city subway that killed thirty. beirut based political analyst roula told she believes a mixture of chemical weapons and the increasing influence of al-qaeda linked terrorists in syria could spell region wide disaster and the consequences. are going to be dramatic in
in march this year the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo now according to officials and military experts around two dozen people were killed by that nerve agent then most likely to be sarin sarin gas has been classified as an outlawed weapon of mass destruction since the early one nine hundred ninety s. but one of the mostly tourist cases of its use of five thousand people were killed back...
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you know, he's gone into great detail in his book about how he saw it and they went to the u.n. a number of times and yes, there were still things going on at the time. so you know, we point out in the piece, that's a disagreement that will be one for the ages, as to whether or not he exhausted his options diplomatically or not. he felt he did. a lot of people feel like he was raring to go, after 9/11 certainly in afghanistan, what he did. and then in iraq. as well about a year and a half later. you know, as to his relationship with the veterans, he was very, i thought pretty frank about his own responsibility for them. but also his, his thinking as to why it's not something that's entirely on his own shoulders. that's also something that will rub some people wrong. but there were vets on the ride who pretty much backed him up on that. >> the last piece, john, it's always interesting to examine former presidents and their relation to the public arena. you asked him about fame and bush said i've comes to realize that power can be corrosive if you've had it for too long. i don't l
you know, he's gone into great detail in his book about how he saw it and they went to the u.n. a number of times and yes, there were still things going on at the time. so you know, we point out in the piece, that's a disagreement that will be one for the ages, as to whether or not he exhausted his options diplomatically or not. he felt he did. a lot of people feel like he was raring to go, after 9/11 certainly in afghanistan, what he did. and then in iraq. as well about a year and a half...
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in march this year the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo according to officials and military experts around two dozen people were killed by a nerve agent most likely serry and sarin gas has been classified as a weapon of mass destruction since the early one nine hundred ninety s. and one of the most notorious cases at least five thousand people were killed when an ethnic kurds city in northern iraq was bombarded by cluster bombs containing sarin the highly toxic compound was also used in a terrorist attack in tokyo in one nine hundred ninety five and members of a japanese sect released souring on several lines of the city subway killing thirteen people they were based political analysts through a tug believes a mixture of chemical weapons and the increasing influence of al qaida linked terrorists and syria could spell a region wide disaster. the consequences are going to be dramatic in the region. for all parties engage in the conflict it is
in march this year the syrian government appealed to the u.n. calling for an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in a rebel attack near aleppo according to officials and military experts around two dozen people were killed by a nerve agent most likely serry and sarin gas has been classified as a weapon of mass destruction since the early one nine hundred ninety s. and one of the most notorious cases at least five thousand people were killed when an ethnic kurds city in...
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rebels have been using these sounds nerve agent in a massive investigation that was initiated by the u.n. chief banking room that was criticized by damascus because they saved that what banking mean was hoping to do was to investigate every site in syria and the syrian state of reminded them of the iraqi style investigation into weapons of mass destruction when you're looking at. we've warned repeatedly of provocations connected with chemical weapons we've also insisted on investigations into any case related to their possible use including the incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on this we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this situation is too serious for those who constantly talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated. the use of chemical weapons is bad and under international law when there are concerns that any kind of suggestions or any kind of proof they use will trigg
rebels have been using these sounds nerve agent in a massive investigation that was initiated by the u.n. chief banking room that was criticized by damascus because they saved that what banking mean was hoping to do was to investigate every site in syria and the syrian state of reminded them of the iraqi style investigation into weapons of mass destruction when you're looking at. we've warned repeatedly of provocations connected with chemical weapons we've also insisted on investigations into...
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incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on this we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this issue ation is too serious for those who constantly talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated. the use of chemical weapons is bad and under international no one there are concerns that any kind of suggestions or any kind of proof that they use will trigger an international intervention. now historian and international relations expert carol horan believes that the opposition's foreign backers have already launched a massive build up towards intervention if the syrian government had been caught with serengeti we would have her work hoops from washington london and paris but of course this should not come as a surprise to any he's been paying attention we know that the internationally respected civil servant ponce had basically made a similar discovery and revelation on behalf united nations j
incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on this we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this issue ation is too serious for those who constantly talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated. the use of chemical weapons is bad and under international no one there are concerns that any kind...
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at least one u.n. official says that they are perhaps -- looks like a nice little guy, right? a scary movie inside that little robot. [ stewart ] this is the kind of food i love to cook. i'm very excited about making the shrimp and lobster pot pie. we've never cooked anything like this before. [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mimatch. combine any 2 of 7 exciting choices on one plate for just $12.99! like new cheddar bay shrimp lobster pot pie, and new parmesan crunch shrimp. plus salad and unlimited cheddabay biscuits. combine any 2 for just $12.99. [ stewart ] for the seaside mix & match, we're really mixing it up. there's just so many combinations to try. i'm stewart harrington, red lobster line cook, and i sea food differently. bill: if you can name that theme music. martha: i'm going to go with "the terminator." bill: circle gets the square. a warning from the united nations that killer robots could soon become a reality and we need to act to stop them now. top human rights officials want a freeze on building robots designed for war because they could m
at least one u.n. official says that they are perhaps -- looks like a nice little guy, right? a scary movie inside that little robot. [ stewart ] this is the kind of food i love to cook. i'm very excited about making the shrimp and lobster pot pie. we've never cooked anything like this before. [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mimatch. combine any 2 of 7 exciting choices on one plate for just $12.99! like new cheddar bay shrimp lobster pot pie, and new parmesan crunch shrimp....
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those arrested are believed to be members of the al qaida linked allness refund earlier this month u.n. investigators voiced suspicions and nerve agent was being used by opposition fighters moscow is concerned the use of chemical weapons could prompt foreign military intervention in syria argues middle east correspondent paula sleazier has the details. the group was seized in southern turkey and that is according to local media reports the media are also saying that they carried a two kilogram seven day with the nerve agent sarin britain the united states and france in the past have said that they believe it is a sad however that is using chemical weapons but they haven't been able to prove to produce any kind of evidence to prove this and the other hand we have them here what we're seeing is fighters from the almost for fund allied with the syrian rebels caught with the seven nerve agent guest is important also to for intel to remind our viewers that the united nations in the past enormous and independent investigation and that did conclude that there are signs that the rebels have be
those arrested are believed to be members of the al qaida linked allness refund earlier this month u.n. investigators voiced suspicions and nerve agent was being used by opposition fighters moscow is concerned the use of chemical weapons could prompt foreign military intervention in syria argues middle east correspondent paula sleazier has the details. the group was seized in southern turkey and that is according to local media reports the media are also saying that they carried a two kilogram...
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there's arrested are believed to be members of the al qaeda linked al nusra front earlier this month a u.n. investigators a voice especially in the nerve agent was being used to buy opposition fighters in moscow is concerned the use of chemical weapons could prompt foreign military intervention in syria archie's middle east correspondent a bullet here has the details. the group was seized in southern turkey and that is according to local media reports the media are also saying that they carried two kilogram cylinder with the nerve agent sarin now turkish authorities haven't yet commented on this report and we are waiting to hear from them questions the united states and france in the past have said that they believe it is a sound however that is using chemical weapons but they haven't been able to who did produce any kind of evidence to prove this the british government has written to the united nations banking new alleging we knew incidents of chemical use by assad's forces and at the same time the french government says that it is testing samples that were smuggled out by journalists but
there's arrested are believed to be members of the al qaeda linked al nusra front earlier this month a u.n. investigators a voice especially in the nerve agent was being used to buy opposition fighters in moscow is concerned the use of chemical weapons could prompt foreign military intervention in syria archie's middle east correspondent a bullet here has the details. the group was seized in southern turkey and that is according to local media reports the media are also saying that they carried...
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the new u.n. destine designation, which legally comes into force the next 24 hours, means the group is subject to travel ban, arms embargo and freeze of any known assets. al jazeera, the united nations. >> three people have been arrested in bahrain after a remote-controlled bomb exploded injuring seven police officers. this happened in a village 10 kilometers west of the capital. more than 60 people have been killed since sunni buddhas began crockdown on protest by the island's shia majority. i u.n. envoy said iraq could zeeped into mayhem unless political leaders find ways to ease tension. more than 20 have been killed in bomb attacks around the cun. one police officer was killed when bomb destroyed a checkpoint in the ca rotia district. in the neighborhood, a car bomb exploded killing four people and injurying a dozen more. >> there have been at least six car bombs in baghdad and in the northern city of mosul. the targets as we have seen have been ordinary markets particularly in shia areas as w
the new u.n. destine designation, which legally comes into force the next 24 hours, means the group is subject to travel ban, arms embargo and freeze of any known assets. al jazeera, the united nations. >> three people have been arrested in bahrain after a remote-controlled bomb exploded injuring seven police officers. this happened in a village 10 kilometers west of the capital. more than 60 people have been killed since sunni buddhas began crockdown on protest by the island's shia...
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they'll meet with u.n. officials next week to discuss ways to bring the parties together. >>> chinese president is trying to reclaim relations with emerging economies. he's setting off on a tour to latin america. he will make his second overseas trip since march. he'll make the first visit to trinidad and tobago by a chinese president. the nation has large reserves of oil and natural gas. but the chinese are weary of have appearing too eager. costa rica has established relations with china six years ago. he also wants to make more inroads in mexico. like china, it's enjoying rapid growth. xi will meet next week with president obama. they will sit town in california. they are expected to discuss their concerns about trade, cyber security and north korea's nuclear program. >>> defense ministers and military chiefs in the asia pacific region may soon have a chance to hear how chinese military leaders view territorial disputes. one of china's most senior military officers is getting ready to speak in singapore
they'll meet with u.n. officials next week to discuss ways to bring the parties together. >>> chinese president is trying to reclaim relations with emerging economies. he's setting off on a tour to latin america. he will make his second overseas trip since march. he'll make the first visit to trinidad and tobago by a chinese president. the nation has large reserves of oil and natural gas. but the chinese are weary of have appearing too eager. costa rica has established relations with...
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the once u.n. ambassador susan rice used on sunday shows five days later. political detractors say is little more than a fishing expedition. waiting for confirmation on fbi threatening letter somebody went to the contained the poison ricin. mail screeners intercepted the letter and similar to letters addressed to the new york city mayor mike bloomberg and to his gun control group in d.c. officials say those letters did test positive for ricin, which is a poison found in caster beans and the new york city police commissioner ray kelly confirms tonight the letters threaten the mayor over his stance on gun control. >> the letter in essence complains about gun control, it says that anyone who comes from a gun will be shot in the face. >> shepard: shot in the face. postal officials say the two officials targeting the new york city mayor were post marked in shreveport, louisiana. some officers that came in contact with one of the letters showed symptoms of possible ricin poisoning but they are now feeling better. eric shawn with this news outside city hall in new
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department of state, worked for the u.n. high commissioner on refugees, and now serves as president of the middle east institute. she has been there since 2007. a 29-year veteran of the u.s. foreign service, she was ambassador to pakistan from 2001 to 2002 when she played a key role in securing pakistan's operation in the campaign to boot out al qaeda in afghanistan after september 11. as assistant administrator in the asia, near east east bureau of the usaid from 2002 to 2004, ambassador chamberlain oversaw civilian reconstruction programs in iraq and afghanistan and development assistance programs throughout the middle east and east asia. other assignments included u.s. --director of public affairs for the near east -- araberic raised to israeli affairs, so she is been all over. a graduate of northwestern university, ambassador chamberlin earned a degree from boston university and attended the executive program at harvard. she serves on the boards of the american academy for diplomacy and the hollings center. she is a memb
department of state, worked for the u.n. high commissioner on refugees, and now serves as president of the middle east institute. she has been there since 2007. a 29-year veteran of the u.s. foreign service, she was ambassador to pakistan from 2001 to 2002 when she played a key role in securing pakistan's operation in the campaign to boot out al qaeda in afghanistan after september 11. as assistant administrator in the asia, near east east bureau of the usaid from 2002 to 2004, ambassador...
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signs that rebels have been using the nerve agent in a mother investigation that was initiated by the u.n. chief bank you knew that was criticized by damascus because they said that what banking really was hoping to do was to investigate every site in syria and the syrian state of reminded them of the iraqi style investigation into weapons of mass destruction the use of chemical weapons is banned under international law and there are concerns by many people that the arguments that they are being used could trigger some kind of international intervention now there are efforts by the u.s. and russia to hold peace talks in geneva next month but the syrian national coalition has said that it will not participate in these talks and less iran and hizbullah renounce all involvement in the syrian conflict a statement does follow the syrian army's advances in the central part of the country but with the european union's arms embargo non lifted something that the rebels may try might make try to gain the upper hand on the ground. well to contribute russian to time c. told me that he believes the u.
signs that rebels have been using the nerve agent in a mother investigation that was initiated by the u.n. chief bank you knew that was criticized by damascus because they said that what banking really was hoping to do was to investigate every site in syria and the syrian state of reminded them of the iraqi style investigation into weapons of mass destruction the use of chemical weapons is banned under international law and there are concerns by many people that the arguments that they are...
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of the two weeks around then-secretary of state general colin powell giving his push for war at the u.n., february 5, 2003. a speech he would later call, general powell would later call a stain on his career. that speech was the final nail in the coffin for so many, because he had been hesitant about the war, so he had a great deal of credibility. and he said, yes, the evidence was in. there was, there were -- there was final proof that there were weapons of mass destruction. f.a.i.r. did a study to have two weeks around that address and looked at the abc world news tonight, cbs evening news, nbc nightly news and the pbs "newshour". in that two-week period six weeks before the occupation, this was extremely significant because this was the period when americans are making up their minds. about half the population was for the war, half opposed to war. in those two weeks, there were 393 interviews done around war in the four major nightly newscasts. guess how many were with anti-war leaders? well, you figure, you know, half the population for, half against, maybe 200, 150. three. three of
of the two weeks around then-secretary of state general colin powell giving his push for war at the u.n., february 5, 2003. a speech he would later call, general powell would later call a stain on his career. that speech was the final nail in the coffin for so many, because he had been hesitant about the war, so he had a great deal of credibility. and he said, yes, the evidence was in. there was, there were -- there was final proof that there were weapons of mass destruction. f.a.i.r. did a...
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expected to increase tension in this two-year conflict and undermined some efforts put forward by the u.n. in part to start some peace talks. the arrival of these missiles is coming days after a visit from arizona senator john mccain. he met with some rebels and he says he is confident that we can send weapons to the fighters in syria without the risk that they will fall into the wrong hand. we're joined now on the phone by someone who spent a lot of time in syria and currently right across the border in turkey. tom peter, is a correspondent for "the christian science monitor". we talk to him when he is in d.c. now you're back overseas. tom, a quick question. i saw one report from turkey that the turkish military has returned fire into syria or across the border into syria. what do we know about that? >> yeah. the incident happened relatively recently so there's still not too much information out but what appears to have happened at about 1:00 turkish time today a turkish armored vehicle received fire from someone on the syrian side of the border and may have returned fire. throughout the
expected to increase tension in this two-year conflict and undermined some efforts put forward by the u.n. in part to start some peace talks. the arrival of these missiles is coming days after a visit from arizona senator john mccain. he met with some rebels and he says he is confident that we can send weapons to the fighters in syria without the risk that they will fall into the wrong hand. we're joined now on the phone by someone who spent a lot of time in syria and currently right across the...
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the u.n. presents with evidence of three more chemical weapons attacks that the uk believes were carried out by the assad regime this as the u.s. is increasingly concerned about a fierce battle raging in western syria, where civilians are being tar getted. the rebel held city of kusar, near the border has been under siege for more than a week. as president assad's army fight to gain control of the key supply lines that cross through it. syrian rebel commander warned there will be massive atrocities without immediate western intervention in a letter to u.n. security council members, he wrote, 40,000 syrian civilians trapped inside qusair are facing possible massacre. there are thousands of hezbollah fighters from lebanon. a group the u.s. considers terrorists. the increasing role in the conflict was condemned by u.s. state department spokesperson. >> this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation. we demand hezbollah remove fighters from syria immediately. >> reporter: the red cross is
the u.n. presents with evidence of three more chemical weapons attacks that the uk believes were carried out by the assad regime this as the u.s. is increasingly concerned about a fierce battle raging in western syria, where civilians are being tar getted. the rebel held city of kusar, near the border has been under siege for more than a week. as president assad's army fight to gain control of the key supply lines that cross through it. syrian rebel commander warned there will be massive...
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ambassadors to the u.n. welcome out there there in los angeles. what do you make at first blush about this request? >> my first thought why hasn't "the new york times", "washington post" or out media outlets thought of this? it is an amazing development for the rnc to say, what did we know, who talked about this at the campaign, if anybody, and let's try to get to the bottom and figure out of exactly what happened so it doesn't happen again. bill: you wonder where it could lead. reince priebus said this. we certainly hope political consideration did not come into play when the administration decided what to tell the american people but the administration's changing answers raise valid concerns we don't know the full story. when he talks about political considerations there are many people who believe that the talking points were amended strictly to protect the campaign and politics that were involved in that year. >> there is no question. you go back and look at the facts. from the moment that mitt romney kind of talked about some of these issues,
ambassadors to the u.n. welcome out there there in los angeles. what do you make at first blush about this request? >> my first thought why hasn't "the new york times", "washington post" or out media outlets thought of this? it is an amazing development for the rnc to say, what did we know, who talked about this at the campaign, if anybody, and let's try to get to the bottom and figure out of exactly what happened so it doesn't happen again. bill: you wonder where it...
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more than 80,000 people killed so far, according to the u.n. today in geneva, the u.n. human rights commission condemned the siege of qusair. monday the european union lifted the arms embargo on the syrian opposition with russia objecting to both moves, threatening to send sophisticated antiaircraft missiles to the assad regime, upping the ante in case the obama administration decides to order air strikes or set up a no-fly zone. senator mccain thinks the obama administration ought to be more. he says his trip was funded by the administration and the senior senator from arizona joins us tonight. you're the first senior senator to visit syria since the conflict began two years ago. what was it like to be there? >> it was a very moving experience to meet these fighters who have been struggling now for over two years, and they're very aware of the battlefield situation and they're very disturbed about the dramatic influx of hezbollah fighters, more iranians, and of course, stepped-up activities of bashar al assad. >> which rebel group or groups did you meet with and what s
more than 80,000 people killed so far, according to the u.n. today in geneva, the u.n. human rights commission condemned the siege of qusair. monday the european union lifted the arms embargo on the syrian opposition with russia objecting to both moves, threatening to send sophisticated antiaircraft missiles to the assad regime, upping the ante in case the obama administration decides to order air strikes or set up a no-fly zone. senator mccain thinks the obama administration ought to be more....
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>> if you look at the u.n. climate panel, they have done a lot of surveys on a lot of different studies. they actually have a very hard time telling us, are we going to get more or fewer storms, are they going to be stronger or less strong? but the underlying point here is to say, it has very, very little -- it's a marginal influence. what really matters, one of your storm guys also pointed out, we have many more people with much more stuff living close to where hurricanes hit. that's what we need to focus on, if we actually want to help future storm victims. >> see, bill nye, here's my problem. i'm very concerned about global warming, very concerned about core carbon emissions, want a better planet for my child and so on. the u.s. annual count of strong to violent tornadoes, f-3 or above. 1954 through 2012, really, you've seen sort of reduction, it would seem, on the average, of very violent tornadoes in the last 20 years, compared to, say, the '50s and '60s. so there's no real conclusive evidence there. but t
>> if you look at the u.n. climate panel, they have done a lot of surveys on a lot of different studies. they actually have a very hard time telling us, are we going to get more or fewer storms, are they going to be stronger or less strong? but the underlying point here is to say, it has very, very little -- it's a marginal influence. what really matters, one of your storm guys also pointed out, we have many more people with much more stuff living close to where hurricanes hit. that's...
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franklin well we can get jamie we can and you think harder over there and we get the u.n. but i think that's problematic of the regime is going to have to prove to the world that it's a clean election and there'll be plenty of pressure on him. to make sure that happens but give credit to the syrian people you know it's not just their eight thousand years of history and their deep culture they're not in love with their government but they're in love with their country and i'm saying that from homes to aleppo to damascus it's remarkable i'm going to american i love my country but i don't think i have that kind of deep love for syrian people have they go to survive with third or without this regime and i think we should have faith in them and let them decide these regime issues in the next election ok dan in washington jump in here i'd like i'd like to say that first of all to set the record straight israel has no interest in this conflict continuing why it's important but then why is it one serious you know it was the other you know why is it on syria and israel why does it
franklin well we can get jamie we can and you think harder over there and we get the u.n. but i think that's problematic of the regime is going to have to prove to the world that it's a clean election and there'll be plenty of pressure on him. to make sure that happens but give credit to the syrian people you know it's not just their eight thousand years of history and their deep culture they're not in love with their government but they're in love with their country and i'm saying that from...
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that is the exact cause of that or that those numbers are accurate official say that they are but the u.n. tends to disagree now if we can reveal to the next slide i'll show you something else this is the number of murders in the murder capital of the world that being on the arrest eighty five to ninety one killings for one hundred thousand people twenty people dying violently every single day in that country and found pedro sula that's one hundred sixty nine people per one hundred thousand people so the crime rate in that city in particular are very high so adrian does al salvator offer a ray of hope you were just speaking about it but does it offer a ray of hope that the hondurans need in this case absolutely you know i think hundreds can take any hope that they can get. one of the important things to note on that chart that you saw just showed was that the increase the. steepest increase in killings in the death rate homicide rate in honduras happened after the us supported military coup in that it was carried out on june twenty eighth two thousand and nine and and a large number of th
that is the exact cause of that or that those numbers are accurate official say that they are but the u.n. tends to disagree now if we can reveal to the next slide i'll show you something else this is the number of murders in the murder capital of the world that being on the arrest eighty five to ninety one killings for one hundred thousand people twenty people dying violently every single day in that country and found pedro sula that's one hundred sixty nine people per one hundred thousand...
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. >> short of resources, the u.n. as she struggled for refugees, let alone track -- tackle prostitution. scatters, the war more women into a world of agonizing choices. >> a desperate situation. a suspected u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed a second- in-command. the pakistani taliban. officials say an unmanned killing 70re two, total. militants have attacked a building in eastern afghanistan. local security forces managed to rescue all seven aircraft. it is the second time aid workers have been targeted. in britishst 100 forced its -- forces could be held without charges. the men are taking their cases to court and they say it amounts to unlawful attent -- detention and internment. in response, they are suspected of killing british soldiers. >> since last november, the uk has refused to return suspects to the afghan authorities for fear they will be tortured. the solution seems to be to hold them here indefinitely and without charge in a facility where uk lawyers claim up to 85 men are being held illegally. the
. >> short of resources, the u.n. as she struggled for refugees, let alone track -- tackle prostitution. scatters, the war more women into a world of agonizing choices. >> a desperate situation. a suspected u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed a second- in-command. the pakistani taliban. officials say an unmanned killing 70re two, total. militants have attacked a building in eastern afghanistan. local security forces managed to rescue all seven aircraft. it is the second time...
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. >>> a u.n. official is expected to call for a moratorium on lethal autonomous robotics or what some call killer robots. during an address to the u.n. human rights counsel this week, these are robots that once launched can engage targets without future further human input. and the official warns they could "exercise the power of life and death over human beings." a professor called for a ban writing recently for cnn that robots don't have the moral agency to make crucial judgment calls much less conform to international law. >>> our third story "outfront," the mysterious death of a former football star. investigators in lake county, michigan, are searching for answers to night as they try to figure out what happened to the 30-year-old collin finerty. the quarterback at grand valley state university won three national championships and even played briefly in the nfl. but he mysteriously died over the weekend during a fishing trip by himself. his family says they received a disturbing call from him
. >>> a u.n. official is expected to call for a moratorium on lethal autonomous robotics or what some call killer robots. during an address to the u.n. human rights counsel this week, these are robots that once launched can engage targets without future further human input. and the official warns they could "exercise the power of life and death over human beings." a professor called for a ban writing recently for cnn that robots don't have the moral agency to make crucial...
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and the u.n. i looking at this different way and you know if you come to syria you'll see it's a little more complex and those who say they understand it all i think they don't i think there's plenty of confusion so i thought i'd bet on the only bright spot i see are the iranians the americans and the the russians are pushing with arab or he may be the others are peace program and plan and remember ball on the foreign minister said that the syrians will show up when we have them come to the table let al gore a short can let john mccain come there all calm that's better than what's going on now it's got to be preceded. by a cease fire so what's wrong with that martin what's wrong with that. franklin well i wonder frankly do you believe that. any peace can come with assad remaining in power franklin you want to answer the question tell the election yeah tell the election i think it can and i'm not convinced point of anything else to say on a free and open and fair election. franklin well we can get
and the u.n. i looking at this different way and you know if you come to syria you'll see it's a little more complex and those who say they understand it all i think they don't i think there's plenty of confusion so i thought i'd bet on the only bright spot i see are the iranians the americans and the the russians are pushing with arab or he may be the others are peace program and plan and remember ball on the foreign minister said that the syrians will show up when we have them come to the...
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theontinue to press for assad regime to allow the u.n. investigators into the country to look into this matter. and we talk about without getting into specifics about the process, the answer is we do have some ability and we work with our partners and allies and most importantly the opposition on this matter, but i can. youtube what we said about the evidence that we had gathered and the intelligence assessments that were available at the time. i have no new announcements to make on that, but we are continuing to pursue this matter as one we consider to be very serious and important. you talk about the balance between national security and the need for the press to do it stop. is it the standard that a journalist is prosecuted [indiscernible] things should be said about this. first, on a specific case, beyond the public reports, i cannot really offer my opinions about it. i would. you do what the president said last week. i would point you to some of the president did some of the published reports about what you are raising, but i would a
theontinue to press for assad regime to allow the u.n. investigators into the country to look into this matter. and we talk about without getting into specifics about the process, the answer is we do have some ability and we work with our partners and allies and most importantly the opposition on this matter, but i can. youtube what we said about the evidence that we had gathered and the intelligence assessments that were available at the time. i have no new announcements to make on that, but...
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are stuck there you're literally imprisoned there because other countries won't won't let you out the u.n. conventions give people the right to move within their countries and also guarantee the right to leave your country i guess that's not an unconditional right. depends on. having someone willing to willing to take them will future generations judge us for our unwillingness to open our borders dashwood lism is considered ok in a way that racism and sexism are not so it's ok to think no we don't want those foreigners or that they don't want foreigners taken our jobs in a way which if we said this about race or about sex would be considered you know beyond the pale in washington d.c. greenest enclosed are. all right that's going to do it for now from now on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash our team america check out our website our to dot com slash usa and follow me on twitter at meghan underscore lopez stay tune prime interest is next. mission free cretaceous free in-store charges free. range month free is free. free. download free broadcast quality video projects and
are stuck there you're literally imprisoned there because other countries won't won't let you out the u.n. conventions give people the right to move within their countries and also guarantee the right to leave your country i guess that's not an unconditional right. depends on. having someone willing to willing to take them will future generations judge us for our unwillingness to open our borders dashwood lism is considered ok in a way that racism and sexism are not so it's ok to think no we...