, including the syrian government. a government wouldn't kill its own people. this is wrong, charlie. >> rose: but they have! >> no government on earth would kill its own people. >> rose: but you don't deny that they have and they've done in the a brutal way. >> no. some of the rebels were using civilians in homs as human shields and this is why sme innocent people got killed in the exchange of fires. but this is not the responsibility of... the exclusive responsibility of the government. when foreign journalists and reporters sneak into the country chren destinely... >> rose: they do that because they're not welcome to come in. >> absolutely not. we provided 400 visas to international reporters and international media agencies. i have a list. >> rose: the ones who sneaked in sneaked in because they couldn't get in otherwise. >> they should have waited until the syrian government tells them... gives them the green light. >> rose: but the people were dying. this is the kind of story... you can't keep journalists from no

, including the syrian government. a government wouldn't kill its own people. this is wrong, charlie. >> rose: but they have! >> no government on earth would kill its own people. >> rose: but you don't deny that they have and they've done in the a brutal way. >> no. some of the rebels were using civilians in homs as human shields and this is why some innocent people got killed in the exchange of fires. but this is not the responsibility of... the exclusive responsibility of the government. when foreign journalists and reporters sneak into the country chren destinely... >> rose: they do that because they're not welcome to come in. >> absolutely not. we provided 400 visas to international reporters and international media agencies. i have a list. >> rose: the ones who sneaked in sneaked in because they couldn't get in otherwise. >> they should have waited until the syrian government tells them... gives them the green light. >> rose: but the people were dying. this is the kind of story... you can't keep journalists from n

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syrian opposition military wing. if they were really careful about helping the syrian people, they would do that. they wouldn't interfere. >> rose: do you believe president obama is trying to interveer in the affairs in syria? >> not now. >> rose: and secretary of state clinton? >> not now, but couple months ago, yes, somebody was giving wrong advice to mr. obama so that they wanted him to get involved. i will give you an example. two senators were yesterday on the syrian/turkish borders. >> rose: john mccain. >> yes, and mr. lieberman. >> rose: joe lieberman. >> and both of them called, publicly speaking, for arming the opposition. >> rose: that's not new for them. they've... >> this is wrong, charlie. this is wrong. this is against... this runs against international law. >> rose: why do you think they did that? >> >> for their domestic agenda. they have personal agendas. >> rose: you don't think it has anything to do with their own sense of outrage about what they perceived to be the circumstances? syria? >> i don'

the free syrian army. that in effect there's a stalemate there's a stalemate and the government forces have a hand against so-called opposition forces so i'm sorry you talk about this stalemate going on we've just had this whole friends of syria group meeting in the past week in istanbul some delegates of the group agreeing to pay opposition fighters and soldiers defecting from the army and with the gallon t.-t. think the money will be used to buy weapons but i think this is a red herring altogether because the free syrian army is why announced by the. times from the outset this i mean the free syrian army are the foot soldiers of the western military alliance and they are advised by their own military handlers we know that we know the special forces on the ground that french army french military officers were arrested late february the thing was hushed up and the for truth but i think the truth is that the western military alliance has been waging a covertly war using the free syrian army for more than a

on their own territories for the syrian external wing opposition weapons to the syrian oppositio. >> chargely, you have right nowe european unionnshe faiy, to sneak into victim or 10,000o me or other journali you always havegeth. four hours, fives ishy i said aa against ane innterview with the. >> rose: john mccain. >> yes, and mr. liema areaot vib you seem to be wantingcouldpp.s carolina. when i tao powers. we need it. the coun thof council is cachnd somehowy tounies do you consider your friends othean violence by tomorrow morning,ssd syrian blood they would have helped us get back land octcued couldn't be done at the betweens whether we are talking about one inherited the job from h main mother homeland. that syria. >> rose: he was groomed by his , called minorities and see and haveo th you believe the cease-fire; whatever we call it complaining about the other sid. democracy, strengthens human international di iostates. why would the united states shouldn't come from wron the wei arabia be ad fuing libya.he gro. i said it also many of thesreenl the way upto pen and 15 feet fromhe

it has put the syrian people in a desperate and difficult situation. it has outraged the conscience of all good people. and it has threatened stability in a very important part of the world. the united states has made clear that the assad regime has lost its legitimacy, and that this crisis has no effective solution without assad's departure. as the president has stated, assad must go. recent days are testing whether the assad regime will live up to all of its responsibilities to the syrian people and to the international community. restoring calm to the cities and towns across syria is just one test for assad in the days ahead. assad is responsible for fully abiding by the transition plan that has been outlined by the joint special envoy kofi annan. he also faces deep skepticism about his motives, a skepticism based on a long train of assad's deceitful actions to date including broken promises to his own people and to the international community. the united states is committed to holding the syrian regime to its obligations. we are leading an internat

secondly, is pressure being put on the syrian government and the syrian national council because the peace plan? >> thank you for sticking to your speaking time. >> president, there's no question that the european union and our european parliament can just look idly on at the slau slaughter that is being carried out of the citizens of a neighboring country. particularly when it's been ordered by those countries. but i think it's only right that we bear in mind two issues to put these into the balance with the other events. how many thousands of corpses should be put into the other part of the scale so that it has to be counterbalanced with democracy which will arrive subsequent wi subsequently. people have dayed in iraq. does that balance warpt bringing into iraq a democracy? and the idea now is to export the same model to syria. and i say no to that. we can't have the plan. unless it's done without the loss of any further life. we have to bear in mind the weight that syria has in the region. and don't forget about the support that china is showing for syria. we may not like it, but

the first ceasefire in over a year of violence between syrian forces and armed rebels comes into force following a u.n. deadline meanwhile russia calls for international monitors to help keep the peace. out of the frying pan and into the red payday loan companies offering purpling interest rates or replacing banks in debt ridden britain for people voting for a cash flow quick fix. and as egypt's first presidential campaign since mubarak's fall gathers pace there is criticism but the country could well end up with a dictator as its leader again. using common broadcasting to launch from the heart of moscow and. well syria remains mostly called after the u.n. brokered cease fire between the government and the opposition came into force on thursday morning a truce resulting from the mediation efforts of international envoy kofi annan is the first in the year long violence but as oksana boyko reports from damascus with mutual distrust between the sides he still remains fragile this ceasefire came into effect at six am local time and so far it's been holding syrian the finance minister promi

the syrian people have asked us not to leave. they have diplomats within the delegation in damascus. i want to say word about the engagement with the syrian opposition groups. it's a critical issue where i believe the parliament has an important role to play. i thank you for your efforts in reaching out to opposition groups. our main objective remains to encourage all groups to put aside their differences and work together towards a stronger coordination and agree on a way forward for an orderly transition that's both inclusive and democratic. they need to build a common vision for the future of syria for all syrians and affiliations. i have instructed to continue meetings with opposition groups and to reach out to minor groups to encourage them in this approach. the future of syria belongs to syrian people. the lives and their rights and aspirations must be respected. we need to do as much as we possibly can, but it's time to match his words with deeds. >> thank you very much for your speech. and i would like to give the floor.

so whether or not the syrian -- the syrians are going back on their cease-fire and will change the russian position, it's going to be a very interesting question. >> daniel, thank you. jim, daniel was mentioning the diplomatic efforts going on, led by kofi annan. he's witnessing a refugee camp today. how important, how significant a role can he still play in this process? >> well, in the sense that if he now certificate fries back to the security council, his plan has come up against a syrian butler, then the security council, as it said in its unanimous statement last thursday, would be obliged to look at further measures as appropriate. so he is the man who will call the shots. we haven't heard his reaction specifically to this syrian demand. we know there's been a lot of traffic between him and damascus, and presumably the syrians have been putting these demands to him for written guarantees. bit as i say, those guarantees they're looking for amount to a complete capitulation by the opposition in advance of any kind of talks. this plan is very balanced and basically called for a cease-f

rebels use turkey as a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian troops syrian army troops . walking a fine line as kansas thousands of refugees have crossed the syrian border into turkey keeping the peace here has not been easy and now the violence is still deva thing comes higher reaching across the border. and into a refugee camp government forces killing members of the free syrian army started talking and setting up a buffer zone to ensure the security of its southern border and to take civilians fleeing from the violence in syria this also raises serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage. for a military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just what a refugee camp was located so close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the town as a safe haven before turning back into syria to continue their fight there walking toward across the border again maybe. the army. some people come back you know those people work with. the border crossing to

the syrian army to thank this and to the free syrian army as well we know a number of the gulf states has already pledged large amounts of money to that outside the conference that they actually saw or a small gathering of trade government demonstrates is clashing with the turkish riot police all seemed a little bit unnecessary to be perfectly honest as he went out see find out what's going on there in the turkish riot police far outnumbered the amounts of the pro-government demonstrators they saw some sort of chaotic scenes breaking out by that conference and certainly i wouldn't have been a welcome distraction cause of course the friends of syria conference already coming under many criticisms from both the this pro-government syrians and also the opposition as well he really they feel that their representative all of the forty that's the full thing the syrian national council a representative of the syrian people that's very very interesting to note that that really is it's both sides that level that criticism of the syrian national council. seems to be to song possibly disorganize

in the syrian population i was seeing a large part of the syrian population still supports. us i'm sure a larger homes are in and. so far. we cannot say that he's totally isolated from his people he still enjoys so little of the population of the syrian people will see syrian society here and this is an important because the standoff is continuing. to be going on mental forces are fighting is the putting it there really is the troops and merely groups in syria for them it's an important and something different issue says you know if he gets to a russian deputy foreign minister will be back shortly after we take a break so stay with us we'll be back in west. wealthy british scientists i. time to. time. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars report. there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is for hopes to keep journalism honest we talk. we wanted to present. something else. w

laugh proportion of the syrian people support president assad in fact. some records claim that it is the majority now even if it's not the majority even if it is an equal number or a large proportion of the syrian population then one cannot have a stable syria without dialogue and one cannot have a dialogue without a ceasefire so the the opposition groups or before called the syrian free army that is supported by western powers and some arab countries needs to. resolve this matter of priority needs to set its priorities. and to the international community and to everybody and the united nations is the priority. we have a stable and peaceful syria and to actually build government institutions and all thought of course it would be more graphic we form the order is the priority. it is change you're watching r.t. controversial us gun laws are coming under increasing public scrutiny the latest outrage at lax a legislation sparked by the killing of an unarmed teenager in florida critics say the right to bear arms and shoot in the name of self defense go well b

the sudan well people will see a large part of the syrian population still supports. bush national are sure. and. so far. we cannot see that he's totally isolated from his people he still enjoys so all of that all the population of the syrian people will see syrian society and this is an important because the standoff you screen keening. be going a month old forces are fighting is the portal to really just groups and from the groups to be in syria full of them it's an important and sensitive issue so you know if you get to a russian deputy foreign minister would be back shortly after we take a break so stay with us we'll be back in west. blind in russia would be soon which crisis if you mean about someone from phones to the russians. who for instance on t.v. don't come. face face. to . welcome back to spotlight i'll nerve in just a reminder that my guest on the show today is good idea good russian there for a minister. you actually see well there are plans. of peaceful transition of power in syria and some of these plans include include guarantees safety guarantees pr

based syrian social club. well let's start with the incident of the turkish refugee camp which is also were international envoy kofi annan will be heading tuesday do you think it's a coincidence the timing of. no actually. i was watching this is life i mean i heard some of the syrians people and accounts there were really discussed it was brotherly own there were discuss it was the n.c. the s.n.c. and they were saying things like some summer fiji's they want to go back to the syrian border they want to head to the army and this is not the only group there there is something going on and that camp. i don't know of some civilians being forced into some sort of or. to is kill of the situation to try to push them to the border so the syrian army or syrian soldiers fire them i don't know why the third. of all o.t. and the turkish police don't take action and stop anybody going near the syrian border or somebody want to go back issues should be organized an organized properly but the this is the incident is just to

opposition fighters this home to help with sofa syrian conflict. michel chossudovsky director of the center for research on globalization says syrian rebels fred from the outside with weapons aren't interested in giving up the fight for the free syrian army of the foot soldiers of the western military alliance and they are advised by the best foreign military commanders we know that special forces on the ground french military officers were arrested in late february the thing was hushed up but the big truth is that the western military alliance has been waging a code word war using the free syrian army. for all the media know. this free syrian army doesn't represent anybody in syria the opposition is not an opposition is a bunch of thugs and terrorists and that made by the western military alliance and that the trial cities which are blamed on the uk a bit by the free syrian army and ultimately the free syrian army is on the payroll of the western military alliance so that you can have a ceasefire called by the so-called international community whe

it's the eleventh hour for the syrian cease fire plan but mutual distrust and suspicion permeated the country as both governments and rebels refused to make the first step. on the russian markets open choose their struggle to go down but have now almost completely recovered join me in twenty minutes from. what you are going to live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital a marina joshie welcome to the program one son of daf row inmate and now he's spending live behind bars for shooting and killing a police officer the case of former journalist and black panther meowed which of all gained attention around the world he says he's innocent and for decades supporters have rallied behind him in what they see as a quest for justice artie's the first t.v. channel in the world to speak to average of all since he was removed from death row and he gave an exclusive interview to unnecessary we'll hear her impressions. a revolutionary journalist and activist an honorary citizen in over twenty cities with a street named after him in france case is said to be one of the most debated in modern l

fire in the syrian civil conflict. closely developing us me following the developments for us here on r.t. peter so what exactly did kofi annan have to say. well he was kofi annan said there was still time for his six point peace plan to be put in place he said that beat the deadline of six am on the twelfth of april was still a viable deadline and he appealed to both sides both the opposition and the government forces to put down their weapons and to as he is to the point solve that peace plan that he was the the main architects both despite criticism from the west kofi annan the former u.n. secretary general saying his plan was still very much alive. i believe it's. true. to say that the plan has a plan. because i can't really hear anything. well the kofi annan also went on to say that there was no real alternative to the peace plan that he put forward and he had heard from the syrian government that they were hearing to some of those points we've heard that there's been a partial withdrawal of troops and heavy weapo

unlike some we're seeking to be friends to all syrians not just one part of the syrian nation from the friends of syria group should uni up to the un security council so not to this organization to judge about the effectiveness of koofi enhance speech mission russia is committed to implementing his plan and we are constantly pushing the syrian government to seek prompt steps in line with to finance proposal according to eat the syrian government be the first to begin to pull out of its forces this has been our position to hire we expect all western partners and some arab states to simply seem signal to the armed groups who are also responsible for bloodshed in syria. another reason the friends of syria group was criticized by russia it is recognition of the opposition syrian national council as the only legitimate representative of the country the us led group has now even reportedly agreed to pay wages to syrian rebels and defecting soldiers story of artists or of whom talks of ending the violence on the inside it their friends in syria conference. outside their intake this riot polic

intervention and any other violations of syrian of the syrian sovereignty the destiny of the future of the nation should be decided by the people and this is deemed the. basis for the statements of the state in the letter has been made by the chairman of the security council which was taken last last year. why jenny a pedestrian the cleaning lady i want to share them with. the doc with creating a little you think how. one would feel the bayani the icy feel majesty and not the will i let them make the whole the whole. i'll be at the left there who think. it's something modern and with so much to nobody's on but the drilling we have actively supports is the whole initiative of the bleak rubel us to. put up with work which was why i mentioned by say that i noticed that nobody should mention last year that i let you down that you cannot shut down the member. in mother of the things i do so based on this initiative french was the consent of the syrian government the arab league sent certain mission and step by step of these this will help to normalize the situation with deep regrets we h

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it has put the syrian people in a desperate and difficult situation. it has outraged the conscience of all good people. and it has threatened stability in a very important part of the world. the united states has made clear that the assad regime has lost its legitimacy, and that this crisis has no effective solution without assad's departure. as the president has stated, assad must go. recent days are testing whether the assad regime will live up to all of its responsibilities to the syrian people and to the international community, restoring calm to the cities and towns across syria is just one test for assad in the days ahead. assad is responsible for fully abiding by the transition plan that has been outlined by the joint special envoy kofi annan. he also faces deep skepticism about his motives, a skepticism based on a long train of assad's deceitful actions to date including broken promises to his own people and to the international community. the united states is committed to holding the syrian regime to its obligations. we are leading an internat

and as the eleventh hour for the syrian cease fire plan but mutual distrust and suspicion permeated country has both the government and rebels refused to make the first down. and the two years after the polish president's failed plane crash in russia which impacted the turbot of elations between the two countries have rationed are held at the site of the tragedy. ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program once a daft row inmate now he's spending life behind bars for shooting and killing a police officer the case of former journalist and black panther mumia abu jamal gained attention around the world he says he's innocent and for decades supporters have rallied behind him and what they see as a quest for justice artie's the first t.v. channel in the world to speak to jamal since he was removed from death row and he gave an exclusive interview to honest as he well here are her impressions. of revolutionary journalist and activist an honorary citizen in over twenty cities with a street named after him in france case is said to be one of the m

-based syrian member of the opposition. first of all, you just heard him say he thinks the kofi annan plan is in grave danger. however, it does call for the free syrian army and other opposition forces fighting inside the country to also observe a cease-fire. are they going to do that to at least show good faith in the peace plan? >> yes, the free syrian army has a clear objective to protect civilians. it does not pose any real threat against the military machine of assad. if they were to withdraw, the free syrian army would have no jobs to undertake. it is unable to cause any threats to military capability. it can at best hold back a few ground troops. if the free syrian army -- they would by nature observe the cease-fire. >> they say they're waiting for you to do that and give a written guarantee. is that something that you think would be considered at all? >> it is extremely unrealistic. we have a military capability four international warfare. it is asking the free syrian army, who are widely armed, to give up everythin

it's eleventh hour for the syrian cease fire plan but mutual distrust and suspicion permeate the country as both a government and rebels refused to make the first step. two years after the polish presence fatal plane crash in russia which impact the turbulence relations between that you can remember asians are held at the site of the tragedy. eight am in the russian capital you're watching r.t. i'm marina joshing once a death row inmate now he's spending life behind bars for shooting and killing a police officer a case of former journalism black panther momi average of all gain attention around the world he says he's innocent and for decades supporters have rallied behind him and what they see as a quest for justice are he is the first t.v. channel in the world to speak to average of all since he was removed from death row and he gave an exclusive interview to an associate you're going up and here are her impressions. revolutionary journalist and activist an honorary citizen in over twenty cities with a street named after him in france cases such as the one of the most of the needed in m

has been cooperating with the syrian. cover almost all of the provinces is within syria where the risk to change me. jenny i'm not a three year. why there are probably three of them committee of a book conviction rienzi is a great singing movie too it's in the end the truth is it was doubling again in anything but out of school in the city are helps to alleviate suffering for the syrian population in the hot spots across the syrian pre-publication we look at why there has said you have. the idea. by the in the lead while. in the us when most of the reason the what the hell. is from. this honest professional. muslim do to politicize. the students helps to you superstring the events of internal confrontation we can meet the bullies able to fifty of them are going to go to the polls suing gets in its work with that man when i hear him say yes when he agreements without any agreements on the cease fire and. had that is that the legend. of the idea i thought i'm with you from here had to be don't ya be doing it while. i have t

they've summoned the syrian people. they've warned of unspecified consequences if anything like this happens again. lebanon is in a tougher situation. it is led by a pro syrian government which has to play a very delicate balancing act. however it's been under tremendous pressure. the prime minister was flooded with twitter demands that he act and do something after this journalist was killed. what's interesting to consider is whether this was just a coincidence or whether it was somewhat planned perhaps by the syrian regime. the syrian regime has threatened in the past to bring the whole region down with it. if it were to suffer. and this could very well be a couple of warning signs to both turkey and lebanon which is near and dear to many western governments that if this situation continues, if it continues to feel the heat, it will lash out in ways that will destabilize other countries. >> brown: and is is there... is that being heard and taken seriously? is there a fear, more fear after today's events of this all sp

is you have been butchering men women and children in syrian cities and towns. the deadline has passed for egypt's presidential hopeful stuff officially registered for the poor next month about twenty plans that are hoping to fill the shoes of hosni mubarak was ousted last year the electoral commission is expected to announce the full list of approved candidates in the next couple of weeks. kyra looking at who's standing for the top job. you can divide the candidates into essentially three groups the first group are the liberals who are those who have the support of mostly young educated people and you have the second group who are essentially hailing from the camp of hosni mubarak the ousted president we have his former prime minister running for president as well as i'm going to former foreign minister in egypt i also as the former head of the arab league is also vying for the top job as well as the former head of the intelligence service of egypt a model a man and finally you have the third group who probably have the loudest the most rowdy supporters in egyp

troops syrian the syrian army before fleeing back across the border into turkey and the relative safety there. for more on syria now from patrick having said all regional expert on the twenty first century. project a bit of that can negotiate or coffee and still optimistic about the peace plan why do you think some countries are looking to write it off already. well i think it was doomed to fail from the beginning if you look at how this so-called peace plan is designed it's really a lot sided kind of contract inspecting the assad government in syria to in fact lay down their arms and to withdraw all their military state military forces from certain areas but really there is no way to control this sort of confederation of syrian rebels who are basically made up of al qaeda some from libya that have been shipped over which are to reported many months ago and also people insurgents from qatari backs insurgents are saudi backed and there's weapons going over al jazeera has provided the rebels with sat phones so they can better organize and do logistics about some cells so it's a free for a

rebels use turkey as a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian troops syrian army troops walking a fine line as tens of thousands of refugees have crossed the syrian border into turkey keeping the peace here has not been easy and now the violence is still they are saying gunfire reaching across the border and into a refugee camp government forces to see fleeing members of the free syrian army take he started talking of setting up a buffer zone to ensure the security of its southern border and to protect civilians thing from the violence in syria has also raised serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage for three flights for a military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just why a refugee camp was located say close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the count as a safe haven before turning back into syria to continue their fight for walking toward across the border again. the army a turkish army. some people come back you know this peop

rebels use turkey as a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian troops syrian army troops walking a fine line as tens of thousands of refugees have crossed the syrian border into turkey keeping the peace here has not been easy and now the violence is build a searing gunfire reaching across the border and into a refugee camp government forces to see fleeing members of the free syrian army take he started talking of setting up a buffer zone to ensure the security of its southern border and to take civilians fleeing from the violence in syria it's also raised serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage for a fully fledged foreign military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just why a refugee camp was located so close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the camp as a safe haven before turning back into syria to continue that fight for walking before. i don't cross the border again. i took a shower culture among. some people come back you know

the free syrian army becoming stronger country turkey is now haint twenty thousand displaced syrians refugee camps near the border see a continual flow of new arrivals and these we met will have tales of war videos of things to support. we had to skip over the border when the violence got through. negotiations they tell us why were the opposition will not back down from the sites all they feel will fit into fads despite the syrian government's along with the international community having signed up to the un envoy to syria case he announced peace plan at a friends a syria conference the parties have already decided who is just a minute representative of the syrians france of syria student people support finnish new covenant declared by syrian national council we see syrian issue council illegitimate representative of all syrians a seemingly one sided approach is a part of the reason why russia and china has dismissed agree on the same concerns that excluding the assad government from talks undermines diplomatic efforts to end the violence if they want to help syria to engage the syri

they call it the credo of the syrian revolution but if you call schoolkids was arrested in doubt last spring for the painting and they're feeding the protests to the streets for days and. the syrian military responded by rolling mean it's kind of given a year later the chief security officer in daraa is unapologetic demonstrators. shooting at civilians and of course their intention was to blame the government and those kids. food. things. but even among assad supporters it's not a view shared by everyone to protest in daraa and even seeing friends down by the military through the turning point for syria and in hindsight some syrian officials now wish they handled it differently. we made a mistake when back in the days we didn't give a chance to syria based peaceful opposition to express itself more freely some of them truly care about the nation and now we have to deal with the armed rebels the council in its stand bowl and then you have religious sects like the selfies or the muslim brothers. because nellie's no longer bound to meet your emergency law lifted the syrian authorities an

and i could play a festival in syrian cities and towns and it has cost the syrian army and security forces and innocent civilians hundreds of extra lives so syria does not want to see the same thing to happen again during the existence of any international observers on the ground that are as syria has demanded. is from main handlers and supporters of the. free syrian army i agree with that we need to do family family is right we went through for. a peaceful and civilized manner not under bill bennett's. hobbies who have been butchering men women and children in syrian cities and towns. the deadlines passed for egypt's presidential hopefuls to officially register for next month's race about twenty candidates hoping to fill the shoes of howe's new mubarak was ousted last year the electoral commission expected to announce in the next couple of weeks the approved list of candidates or teaser in english to reports from cairo. but you can divide the candidates into essentially three groups the first group are the liberals who are those who have the support of mostly the young educated people the

rebels use turkey as a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian troops syrian tommy troops walking a fine line as kansas thousands of refugees have crossed the syrian border into turkey keeping the peace here has not been easy and now the violence is still dave a searing gunfire reaching across the border and into a refugee camp as government forces because he's fleeing members of the free syrian army take he started talking of setting up a buffer zone to ensure the security of its southern border and to protect civilians thing from the violence in syria this also raises serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage for a fully fledged foreign military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just why a wreck e.g. kant was located so close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the count as a safe haven for returning back into syria to continue that fight walking before. i don't cross the border i walk again. the army i took an army. for. some people

first drafted resolution made many demands of the syrian government and no explicit demands of the syrian opposition the russian ambassador. vitaly churkin said at this critical junction is very very important for all syrian parties including the arm opposition to comply with the six point peace plan that was laid out by u.n. special envoy kofi annan on this of course also calls for an immediate cease fire and for an inclusive political process in syria in which the opposition groups and the syrian government engage in dialogue with the russian ambassador said that moscow from the very beginning has been supportive of mr are not peace plan it is only he said through an objective balanced approach that the security council was able to reach a consensus on saturday with. russia on the number. of members draft resolution has been significantly changed it became more balanced instance which sees more. interest. in syria's government it will be an. observer mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki moon will have to report back to the security council on april ninete

for the syrian foreign ministry actually tweeted. he went on to say that, yes, indeed, syria has a plan for military pullbacks already in place and being implemented, but completing and achieving the main goal would definitely require guarantees from the other side and those supporting them to abide by terms of calm. on syrian state television, he went a step further. he said he ps written guarantees from the rebels that he described as terrorists that they will turn in their weapons and stop fighting. he also wants fwarn tease from the governments of turkey, qatar, and saudi arabia that they will not send support to those rebels, and this is as the united nations, secretary general, has condemned the syrian government for stepping up tank and artillery and even a helicopter attack against syrian civilians in the last couple of days that have driven thousands of syrian refugees across the border here to turkey in the last three to four days. randy. >> ivan watson for us in turkey. thank you. >>> and breaking news this morning out of

voices of syrians who are cheering for this are kept off i mean stream t.v. screens they are all was. trying to sticks against the support that evolution and the army of course and there are many other see as who do not support the regime who are scared something possibilities. for. the pave the way the american media is covering the destruction in syria rushing aside alternative news the mainstream media was quick to accuse russia and china of being responsible for the bloodshed video chanting russia is killing our children some syrians countered that media outlets in fact increased the tallies on the ground through misinformation forty. believe in the people in syria just above the law so people good eyes and i don't know that but if you stood strong and did not so want to give in deceptive information like this it's killing people in the street while the world works to hash out a plan of action for syria the media need to provide thoughts and call into the syrians weary of a potentially risky future for their country distorted views will only deepen and pr

the leadership of the rebel free syrian army is calling for a foreign military intervention in their country even without u.n. backing that says the us pentagon said it's reviewing and planning additional measures that may be necessary to protect the syrian people and secretary of state hillary clinton claimed turkey may seek nato support in dealing with damascus after gunfire and fighting spilled across the border last week artie's orks on the border went to the syrian city of daraa where the unrest is thought to started people there if they have any regrets. they call it the cradle of the syrian revolution when a group of schoolkids was arrested in that last spring for painting and they're feeding protesters took to the streets for days on and. the syrian military responded by rolling mean it's times even a year later the chief security officer in daraa is unapologetic demonstrators. shooting at civilians and of course their intention was to put the blame on the government and those kids give them a few food. things. but even among supporters it's not a view shared by everyone to p

of so-called free syrian army will actually succeed to take over then we. will most likely face. very serious series of or in syria with all these different factions fighting each other like muslim brotherhood extremists representatives of certain minorities. so i have read this our choosing sovereignty over sympathy we have to be it's hot in this province of south or all were that people are keen to keep their cash instead of losing it to a all the rest of italy our debt. in egypt presidential hopefuls are racing to round up enough support to have the first round of the vote next month sunday's the deadline for nominations with several candidates hoping to fill the shoes of hosni mubarak who was ousted more than a year ago arches renegotiate is in cairo it was more. it is true that the military is still rather powerful and it is also true that among the candidates for the upcoming presidential elections you can see some of the names which were very familiar during the mubarak era for example his former prime minister is a running for the presidential seat as is the head of his i

. -- syrian refugees in lebanon. many of these people fled their homes, taking only what they could carry. the refugees take shelter in an abandoned industrial buildings, garages, and unused schools. the lebanese government officially supports damascus and has done little for serious displaced by the unrest. the u.n. provides a lifeline for people. >> we are doing well in comparison to our relatives who had to stay behind and syria. people are starving and cold. this is why we are demanding action from the international community. we are being pacified like sheep. >> what is just as important as looking after us is supporting the rebels and the free syrian army. >> with no help from abroad, the syrians are fighting . the eldest son in this family came with them to 11 non-. not long afterward, he was killed. -- the eldest son in this family came with them to lebanon. >> this violence in syria is leading to the displacement of people inside syria and here in lebanon, turkey, jordan. and of course, all these people are

first drafted resolution made many demands of the syrian government and no explicit demands of the syrian opposition or russian ambassador. churkin said at this critical junction is very very important for all syrian parties including arm opposition to comply with the six point peace plan that was laid out by u.n. special envoy kofi anon this of course also calls for an immediate cease fire and for an inclusive political process in syria in which the opposition groups and the syrian government engage in a dialogue the russian ambassador said that moscow from the very beginning has been supportive of mr a knowledge of peace plan it is only he said through an objective balanced approach that the security council was able to reach a consensus on saturday which was. russian and a number of the new security council members if draft resolution has been significantly changed. instance if you represent realities. more secretly it is taken in. syria's government it will be admitting the u.n. observer mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki moon will have to report back

syrian rebels matthews' the regime's demands for guarantees they lay down weapons before the massacre still calls its own troops more details in just a few moments. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls have now submitted their applications to fight it out for the vacated cedar falls new mubarak. and moscow valis to secure the return of victor boot that's after a u.s. judge sentenced the russian businessman to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill americans. but the stories that made headlines this week this is the weekly with me rory solution the u.n. back peace plan for syria could be in deadlock just days ahead of a ceasefire deadline for the rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees that they will lay down their arms when the government troops pull back middle east correspondent paula now the latest joining us live on the program up paula with the clock ticking now until the end of the ceasefire deadline the two sides don't look to have moved any closer to complying with a peace plan well can you give us some other. well the commander of the rebel free syri