government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier the site. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for a

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an almost carte approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up next our investigative journalist so when stanley he says there's no unity in the opposition and that calls for military intervention on supported by the facts here's a taste of that interview. although both sides deny differences in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because there isn't any even claim that the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no crimes that is people so no fly zone just seems a political pretext very. p

the u.n. as use if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an all or cart approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for world stability i'm going to check our reporting from washington. and we go clashes in syria continuing and violence on the streets of egypt and libya still present as well as we want to talk about the weapons being used in these conflicts questions like how did those weapons get there in first place exactly who are the people they're being sold to and who is benefiting from the sales financially and politically well this time around fingers are being pointed at russia and its previous arms sales to syria but all western countries including the u.s. are using one answer point those pingers are using the other to sell weapons themselves to plenty of other countries in the middle east and they happen for years r.t. correspondent kareen important i have takes a closer look at the rhetoric versus the reality. at the united nations secur

that he towards the u.n. as use if needed go around if you don't like it but while in all the court approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for the stability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. . well for some more analysis of the syrian crisis we're now joined by james corbett editor of the independent news website a corporate report dot com thanks for being with us the arab league is calling on the u.n. to send peacekeepers to syria what this is a t.v. and how different might it be from the arab observers mission. well given the we will conduct of un peacekeepers everywhere from haiti to the ivory coast in the congo and many other countries besides i think the syrian people should certainly hope that peacekeeping mission doesn't come about but but on the note of what this mission would achieve were it to be put together i think russian foreign minister lavrov has made the most prudent comment saying that there can't be any peacekeeping mission until there'

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for all the ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up for you next hour with investigative journalist also winstanley who says there is no unity in the opposition and that calls for military intervention are supported by facts here's a preview. although both sides deny differences in military intervention essentially political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now open me in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because there isn't any even claimed that i know of the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims of this but people so far as just seems a political pretext very. well

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to be israeli posts in question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank an earlier god. and earlier the sinai the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be recognized as a united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat from going away to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for all sides

general assembly the u.n. security council what's the point then i mean if the u.n. g.a. despite having a lot more members has a lot less tower one of the actual points of today's meeting are they just trying to send a message are they trying to put pressure on russia and china what do you gathering is the point of all this. the luckless scene from what we understand the message the point of this really is to send a symbolic message to the syrian government more so that russia and china because we've been hearing all these countries make speeches today see a thing that's the syrian government is committing atrocities so really this is another opportunity for those who do support regime change on the ground to send out criticism towards the syrian government but many experts are saying really but the fact that under this symbolic diplomatic gestures being attempted to united nations does not really mean much because any sort of document is not going to help stop the crisis on the ground unless it pushes for a cease fire so many are saying that should be priority or priorit

that you do towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. . but more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up in the next hour investigative journalist a so when stanley says there is new unity in the opposition that calls for military intervention and supported by the facts as a taste of that interview. although both sides deny differences in in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protestors who don't so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claim that i know the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claim that it's problem to people so no fly zone just

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very unromantic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank in earlier gaza and earlier some. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does with the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for all si

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier this summer. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat from a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for al

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to be israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier this summer. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be recognized the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for all sid

as the u.n. peacekeepers into syria these are the three main points which the arab league has come up with during their meeting in cairo the arab league has also called on the stronger backing for a position the fact they all rallied there is a board just for the opposition there is also the so-called saudi arabia draft resolution which may be discussed at the u.n. general assembly in new york on monday and there are reports that this resolution isn't that much different from the draft resolution which the u.n. security council was trying to buy which was also vetoed by russia and china earlier this month syrian opposition fighters have received really strong support not just from the arab league members but also from some of the more and expected sources for example from al qaida and some intelligence from iraqi officials suggest that in fact al qaeda militants are fighting alongside armed rebels in syria of course you have to remember also the increasing pressure from washington d.c. just recen

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to the israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier the site. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat following a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call f

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an almost carte approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for the ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. . what about twenty minutes we have more in-depth discussion on the standoff over syria today we speak to investigative journalist so when stanley who believes it's incredibly difficult to verify information coming out of that country here's a taste of that interview. i find it all seems to me basically. although both sides deny differences in in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protestors who don't so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seemed ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claimed that i know of. the syrian regime for all its many crim

the u.n. security council to assume their resonsibilities. the searing crisis is and will remain very high on the e.u. agenda. the e.u. foreign ministers will discuss it again on the 27th of february. the e.u. has thrown out the conflict by the syrian people and the high representative continues to increase pressure on the syrian authorities through multiple levels. the priority for now is to stop the regimes repression and the escalating violence. in accordance with the arab league's plan, it is also a sense is that there's political detainees, remove troops, tanks and weapons from the cities and allow independent observance in the media to freely travel and report in syria. to this end the e.u. is intensively engaged with the league of arab states and other players to find a peaceful solution. the higher the percentage high stress a key role of regional involvement inarab league leadership. on the diplomatic front ashton has been seeking to secretary general to discuss next steps and express

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to be israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeated very demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank an earlier gaza and earlier. sinai the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand it be be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations there take up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people in which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call for all

had as the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred dead just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never banned the media by the way. because objectivity we've been filtering a bit how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage is the phrase of the can has been pretty fast. this graphic

and the u.n. isn't the only one playing the blame game israel is now pointing the finger at iran for the bombing at its embassies in india and georgia so was this a case of tit for tat or is there wrong on just the scapegoat. and the first cut is the deepest greeks take to the streets after their government council harsh new austerity plan so what does this mean for the global market and for the people of greeks i now in just a few minutes. it is monday february thirteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine prison. well it starts today with a look at the situation in syria that's really having an impact not just on the people inside that country but it geopolitically in the way different countries view what is going on and what needs to happen and response i mean i remember just over a week ago a u.n. security council resolution was drafted calling on syrian president bashar al assad to step down but that her foot proposal was vetoed by russia and china and since then the question has loomed

that's what you towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an all work hard approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for world stability i'm going to check our reporting from washington archly. but to give journalists the mideast specialists are so when stanley told r.t. that the syrian opposition is very fragmented and so there's no unity between groups over the means of fighting the regime here's a quick taste of an interview coming your way next hour. ok so is there no differences in. military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition and mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protesters don't so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claim that i know of. the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that it's problems peop

the u.n. bonking man, turkish foreign minister and several other leaders at the same object days. the e.u. welcomes the league of arab states as efforts to increase international pressure on the syrian regime. leadership of the arab league is key. due to the escalation of violencegainst the syrian population the league decided on the 12th of february 2 and it's observation mission. the u.n. secretariat council to issue a resolution to form a joint area ou in peacekeeping force to supervise the implementation of the cease-fire. the arab league has also decided to enforce the economic sanctions of previous resoluons of the arab league and agreed on a meeting of friends in syria to take place in tunisia on the 24th of february. we welcome this development. the meetings will provide a timely opportunity to build an international consensus area and put forward urgent proposals to stop the killings and seek a peaceful outcome f the current crisis. there is no doubt that the e.u. and the high represe

as a tool of convenience of the u.n. is supple and going along with the united states then the united states is fine to have a u.n. sanction for its actions but when the u.n. and the people of the world or the countries of the world resist then the united states says the u.n. is unwilling to do its job and then uses other instruments like nato or other military arrangements they did that in the case of yugoslavia they did that in the case of the iraq war whenever the u.n. doesn't go along the u.s. then says well to heck with the yuan we'll use some other instrument for the exercise of american power last year the u.n. security council authorized me to protect civilians in libya but the mission resulted in regime change the libyan authorization of force was very specific and it didn't authorize regime change in the countries that partook in the operation clue you know actually it's for exceeded the u.n. mandate and that operation i think that symbolic of the fact that these libya that these u.n. mandates really are meanin

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an almost carte approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for both ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington. more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up in the next hour investigative journalist a so when stanley says there's no unity in the opposition and the calls for military intervention are supported by solid facts is a taste of that. although both sides deny differences in in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claimed that i know the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claim that it's people so no fly zone just seems a political pr

head is the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all of the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred dead just in the last hour or two part that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i level discrete citizen at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never been in the media by the way. because objectivity we've been filtering you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube well you have also atrocity. the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the trade of the canned has been pretty fast this graphic vid

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an all or card approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for world stability i'm going to check our reporting from washington. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria that's coming up in just over twenty minutes with investigative journalist also winstanley who says there's no unity in the opposition and calls for military intervention are supported by facts here's a taste of that interview. although both sides deny differences in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and the protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly you favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claimed that i know the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that this people so n

towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an all or card approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for world stability i'm going to check our reporting from washington. for more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up in twenty minutes time. in this day so when stanley says there's no unity and opposition and that's calls for military intervention aren't supported by solid facts with a taste of the interview. although both sides deny differences in military intervention essentially political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because there isn't any even right now the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no crimes that is people so no fly zone just seems a political pretext very. unpre

government wants the u.n. but they want the u.n. to do the u.s. bidding way in the united states uses the united nations in regard to be israeli palestinian question is very emblematic when the united nations passed resolutions which it has done repeatedly demanding that the israelis get out of the west bank and earlier gaza and earlier this summer. the united states didn't enforce those resolutions they didn't demand that they be enforced when it came to the united nations saying the palestinians have a right to be a recognized state the united states acted as if there was a crime against humanity that the united nations they're taking up the issue of palestinian rights we can see here a manipulation of the united nations when it does what the united states wants fine but when it stands with the palestinian people which it has repeatedly over and over again then the united states government republican or democrat found a way to condemn the united nations. the u.s. also did not support the resolution on syria put forward by russia which would call

that he too tours the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an carte approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for both the ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. . investigative journalist and mideast specialist also when stanley told r.t. that the syrian opposition is very fragmented and says there's no unity between groups over the means of fighting the regime here's a quick taste of an interview coming your way next hour. although both sides deny differences in. in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between the people who support outside intervention and the protest was who don't so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly you favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even claim that i know of. the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that this proble

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for both the ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. . well for some more analysis of the syrian crisis we're now joined by james corbett editor of the independent news website the corporate report dot com thanks for being with us the arab league is calling on the u.n. to send peacekeepers to syria what this is cheap and how different might it be from the arab observers mission. well given the the disgrace for conduct of un peacekeepers everywhere from haiti to the ivory coast to the congo and many other countries besides i think the syrian people should certainly hope that peacekeeping mission doesn't come about but but on the note of what this mission would achieve were it to be put together i think russian foreign minister lavrov has made the most pertinent comment saying that that there can't be any a peacekeeping missio

the u.n. veto by the russian and chinese as a carte blanche to go ahead on the ground and try to finish off the resistance. while the russians are talking approximate a political solution, they would like to get the protested reforms that mr. assad has supposedly launched and sped up and made more real. they would also like some kind of dialogue going with the opposition, but they're not at all well placed to preside over that, because the relations with the opposition were already bad, and they've been made worse by the veto on saturday at the security council. >> now, a factory in the pakistani city of lahore has collapsed, killing several people, we understand, but trapping dozens more as well. the gas explosion caused the three-story building to collapse in a residential area. there's still around 60 people thought to be trapped inside. this is in lahore. it manufactured medicine. we'll be speaking to our correspondent a little bit later in the bulletin for more on that story. police in eg

the u.n. report estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed since anti-government protests began last march. the u.n.'s human rights council interviewed about 370 people in syria and neighboring countries by phone or in person. the report says government troops have been firing of crowds of protesters in locations across the country. the document says syrian security officers interrogated demonstrators using electric shocks at a hospital in the central city. the report says the u.n. has received a list of senior government and military officials involved in the crackdown. the united nations and arab league have appointed former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as their special envoy. annan headed the u.n. for ten years until 2006. he won the nobel peace prize during his tenure. the former u.n. chief has experience in conflict resolution. after leading the world body he helped negotiate an end to ethnic conflict in kenya. through the appointment of annan, the u.n. and arab league said th

attitude towards the u.n. as use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an almost carte approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington r.t. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up in around twenty minutes from now but investigative journalist someone stanley he says there's no unity in the opposition that calls for military intervention on supported by the facts but here's a taste of that interview. although both sides deny differences in in military intervention essentially in political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and protest. so you've got groups like the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because you know there isn't any even right now the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that it's people so no fly zone

so what do you think of all that says about the u.n. and the role of the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it's going to say that really has no credibility anymore and yet you can say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here in south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get some good aid packages out of it but that neither china nor russia as is fairly need that anymore and they're willing to you know to assert that and the influence that they have what i'd say two things here i mean one is that this idea of responsibility to protect that the u.n. would step in to protect civilians even while not i'm willing itself in the ultimate political resolution of accomplished i think that was a very very important idea that's been badly wounded by by the libyan example and so i think that promising role has been question really but secondly i i wouldn'

the u.n. report estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed since anti-government protests began last march. the u.n.'s human rights council interviewed about 370 people in syria and neighboring countries by phone or in person. the report says government troops have been firing of crowds of protesters in locations across the country. the document says syrian security officers interrogated demonstrators using electric shocks at a hospital in the central city. the report says the u.n. has received a list of senior government and military officials involved in the crackdown. the united nations and arab league have appointed former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as their special envoy. annan headed the u.n. for ten years until 2006. he won the nobel peace prize during his tenure. the former u.n. chief has experience in conflict resolution. after leading the world body he helped negotiate an end to ethnic conflict in kenya. through the appointment of annan, the u.n. and arab league said th

head of the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred and say there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we have never banned the media by the way. because of the objectivity we've been filtering but you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you to. in broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the. it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the truth of that can has been pretty spun as this graphic v

and the role of the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it's going to say that really has no credibility anymore and yet you can say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get some good aid packages out of it but that neither china nor russia as a certainly need that anymore and they're willing to you know to assert that and the influence that they have but i'd say two things here i mean one is that this idea of responsibility to protect that the u.n. would step in to protect civilians even while not i'm willing itself in the ultimate political resolution of accomplished i think that was a very very important idea that's been badly wounded by by the libyan example and so i think that promising role has been crushed you really are but secondly i i wo

as a tool of convenience if the u.n. is supple in going along with the united states then the united states is fine to have a u.n. sanction for its actions but when the u.n. and the people of the world or the countries of the world resist then the united states says the u.n. is unwilling to do its job and then uses other instruments like nato or other military arrangements they did that in the case of yugoslavia they did it in a case of the iraq war whenever the u.n. doesn't go along the u.s. then says well the heck with you one will use some other instrument for the exercise of american power last year the u.n. security council authorizes need to protect civilians in libya but the mission resulted in regime change the libyan authorization of force was very specific and it didn't authorize regime change in the countries that they're protecting their operation clune actually it's for exceeded the u.n. mandate and there are provisions i think that symbolic of the fact that these will be these un mandates really won't mean

had is the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seem to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies that have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never banned the media by the way. because. we've been filtering a bit but you know how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you to. broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube well you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the pro-government can has been pretty sparse this graphic video appe

russia and china vetoed the resolution at the u.n. security council, saying the resolution could lead to foreign intervention and regime change. joining me now is our correspondent, nick chiles. we've just seen this news conference. what die interpret by russia's statement, trying to block as much as possible? >> i think they're still being very cautious. at the same time, the russian foreign minister was trying to be polite. he said we'll look at the proposal, but we need more details. and frankly, there are a lot more details that need to be flushed out on this new plan. but it's clear the arab league has come out from their meeting with tough, new language and this proposal for a joint arab league-u.n. peacekeeping force for syria, in order to try to keep up the diplomatic pressure, as you say. the russians and the chinese vetoed the last arab league plan at the u.n. security council, but that got a lot of criticism internationally. since then, there's been a lot of focus on the violence that we were reporting on all last week in h

head of the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seem to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homes that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you say there could be as many as two hundred dead just in the last hour or two part of that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never banned the media by the way. because objectivity we've been filtering a bit but you can't how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage is the phrase of the can has been pret

is there any sign of a break the deadlock over a u.n. resolution for syria. quite honestly no not unless the draft of this wreckage that unless the text of the draft of this resolution changes because a it calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step aside handover of power to the deputy make room for a unity transition government to be formed that is something that is a move that some members of the council consider a regime change secondly it has wording that allows for possible foreign intervention even though west major western powers as well as arab league representatives have for us have underscore the fact that no military intervention or foreign intervention would be allowed into syria a lot of a lot of countries are skeptical because of what took place in libya so unless the text of this draft resolution changes and holds both sides accountable and allows for mediation instead of you know a change in government then i don't see russia supporting this resolution or even abstaining from it i see russia casting a veto we're going to thanks very mu

the u.n. >>> first in the west. tonight, voters have their say in nevada. as decision 2012 turns to a key swing state. >>> winter whiteout. record snowfall blankets part of the u.s. as europe suffers through a deep freeze. >>> super bowl fever with 24 hours to go, it's pandemonium in indianapolis. the fans, the teams and the high school kids given a once in a lifetime opportunity. captions paid for by nbc-universal television. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, all eyes are on the middle east and two unfolding crises. in syria, the latest attempt to crush the anti-government uprising may have been the deadliest yet with hundreds reportedly killed in a bombardment of syria's third largest city. tonight, president obama is calling on syria's president assad to step aside and allow a democratic transition to proceed immediately. but today, a u.n. resolution calling for assad to leave failed when china and russia refused to support it. and also in the region tonight, iran is putting

the u.n. is waiting for? is this what the u.n. is quitting for, for more children to be dead? -- is this what the u.n. is waiting for. >> homs is terrified after many days of this. hundreds of mortar shells have been fired tear -- fired here. the one thing you hear from people is that they feel abandoned by the outside world. they have not been out to play since the uprising began. their mother is in despair. the outside world will not help us, she says. god's vengeance will come down on the syrian president. the kalashnikovs can do little against tanks. they hope that the regime forces will crumble from the inside. the syrian army's morale has collapsed says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> chilling scenes from homs. the u.n. secretary general says that the chinese and russian vet

that's here to towards the u.n. use it if needed go around it if you don't like it but while an approach to the world body might suit washington it makes for a bad recipe for wealth ability i'm going to check on reporting from washington. well more in-depth discussion on the standoff in syria coming up for you next hour with investigative journalist also instantly who says there's no unity in the opposition and the calls for military intervention aren't supported by facts here's a preview. although both sides the differences in military intervention essentially political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition mainly between people who support outside intervention and protest. the syrian national council which are now openly in favor of the no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous because there isn't any even claimed that i know of the syrian regime for all its many crimes there's no claims that is what people so far as i'm just seems a political pretext very. well unprecedented humiliating se

so what do you think of all that says about the u.n. and the role of the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it's going to say that really has no credibility anymore and yet you could say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get some good aid packages out of it but that neither china nor russia as a certainly need that anymore and they're willing to you know to assert that and the influence that they have what i'd say two things here i mean one is that this idea of responsibility to protect that the u.n. would step in to protect civilians even while not i'm willing itself in the ultimate political resolution of accomplished i think that was a very very important idea that's been badly wounded by by the libyan example and so i think that promising role has been question really but secondly i i wouldn

ahead is the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never banned the media by the way. because of the objectivity we've been filtering but you can how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you to. broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the pro-government can has been pretty sparse this gr

the head of the u.n. security council should be down this weekend and the violence in syria seem to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies that have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never been in the media by the way. because. we've been filtering you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you to. broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage is the phrase of the can has been pretty fast this graphic video appears to s

and that's something that is not authorized by the u.n. security council and that would require a massive military operation. >> the actions are evil and the russians and chinese are he would -- woeful, some did warn during the libyan intervention that we were in danger of playing into their hands and provide them with an alibi because we doesn't stick strictly to humanitarian action. not when we were pursuing it in the last hours of his life before he was executed by our allies. where we go from here, the fact is that the chinese are impervious to grandstanding. in term this prohibits any repetition of the kind of action that took place in libya. >> i disagree. i don't think what happens in libya provides an alibi. after all, a country is on the security council such as india that did not vote for the resolution in 1973 on libya or south africa that did vote for it but then were very critical of the implementation who were perfectly happy to vote on saturday for this resolution. it's entirely different. these are different circumstances.

head of the u.n. security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all of the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred dead just in the last hour or two part that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never banned the media by the way. because objectivity we've been filtering you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the trade of the canned has been pretty sparse this gra

so what do you think of all that says about the u.n. and the role that the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it. really has no credibility anymore and yet you could say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get some good aid packages out of it but that neither china nor russia as a certainly need that anymore and they're willing to you know to assert that and the influence that they have what i'd say two things here i mean one is that this idea of responsibility to protect that the u.n. would step in to protect civilians even while not i'm willing itself in the ultimate political resolution of accomplished i think that was a very very important idea that's been badly wounded by by the libyan example and so i think that promising role has been question really but secondly are i wouldn't count the u.n.

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