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we told stories in our view i think here is a council meets on syria seeming to seek consensus rather than any action as a military intervention on sanctions against the country. between the opposition and end up with him. also if the raid south clashes between government forces and rebel fighters continue on the outskirts of the compas so will be the ship has returned to the channels for talks with the country's president instead of threatening the family would have. been sixty nine to haul from the people who are out of work in b. eurozone and then implement. ten points of the sound that was in the bathroom of a single person see the figures were released just today also e.u. leaders pledged eight billion viewers to agree more jobs about that summit of pointed out. the headlines for you know about and his guys discuss syria and what might lie in store. next. blowing welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle syria on the brink as violence escalates in this in battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection
we told stories in our view i think here is a council meets on syria seeming to seek consensus rather than any action as a military intervention on sanctions against the country. between the opposition and end up with him. also if the raid south clashes between government forces and rebel fighters continue on the outskirts of the compas so will be the ship has returned to the channels for talks with the country's president instead of threatening the family would have. been sixty nine to haul...
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different syria's very good ties with syria they have good ties with iran they have access to the rest of the world so they're not completely isolated regime they can hang on i mean they they've proven determination hang on last time an uprising like this. ten thousand people were killed we i think estimates are about half that now so you know the regime may just hang on and crush everything else the regime may collapse and made of all that is so war but my guess is it's the internal events inside the country that are going to drive the future and the decision that the regime makes and the opposition makes and of course that's very complicated because that's a dynamic relationship neither one of them is and an actor but they're going to determine the future of this country much more than the rest of us are standing in the sidelines that's why i really think with what the rest of us are standing on the sidelines with the united states and other countries should be doing is you know we can work to ensure the stability of the region and to deal with this crisis with every direction it goe
different syria's very good ties with syria they have good ties with iran they have access to the rest of the world so they're not completely isolated regime they can hang on i mean they they've proven determination hang on last time an uprising like this. ten thousand people were killed we i think estimates are about half that now so you know the regime may just hang on and crush everything else the regime may collapse and made of all that is so war but my guess is it's the internal events...
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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
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...
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we're talking about events unfolding in syria. ok david i'd like to go to you d.c. you know you've been on the program before and you know i'm a cynic so i'm going to give. a cynical comment and question this has nothing to do with the syrian people this has nothing to do with their rights it has nothing to do with the killing of innocent people eccentric cetera this is all about geo political change in the region you take syria down and it's a boon for israel maybe but certainly for other countries where hezbollah is weakened in the next target the great prize of the mall is a ran that's what it's all about isn't it yeah well that's. a point of view again has no connection with reality what i mean one explain yourself why do you say that you dismiss the jury when you don't know you're one of those who are rising up. as i started to say before you interrupted everyone can see that the syrian people are rising up and risking their lives day after day week after week month after month thousands of people all over the country tens of thousands of people so you think yo
we're talking about events unfolding in syria. ok david i'd like to go to you d.c. you know you've been on the program before and you know i'm a cynic so i'm going to give. a cynical comment and question this has nothing to do with the syrian people this has nothing to do with their rights it has nothing to do with the killing of innocent people eccentric cetera this is all about geo political change in the region you take syria down and it's a boon for israel maybe but certainly for other...
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people in syria really think. there's a media blackout i think it's still pretty hard to say ma if i can go to you in princeton has the west decided to support a side in this conflict in syria that is rapidly looking like a civil war well clearly there is an uprising which has continued unabated since about a year and now we're heading towards the first anniversary of the start of the uprising. there has been a brutal repression on the part of the regime and so far about six thousand civilian casualties killed in this repression so clearly there's a situation that here they are peaceful protesters who have been crushed by the regime security imperative and that has drawn attention internationally so there's been a sigh taken in the sense that there are human rights violations and i would say it's true that the uprisings have taken you know have continued and a large part of the population is supporting it you also have a part of the population which still doesn't know which side to take because they are afraid of
people in syria really think. there's a media blackout i think it's still pretty hard to say ma if i can go to you in princeton has the west decided to support a side in this conflict in syria that is rapidly looking like a civil war well clearly there is an uprising which has continued unabated since about a year and now we're heading towards the first anniversary of the start of the uprising. there has been a brutal repression on the part of the regime and so far about six thousand civilian...
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let the national state from from syria the old syria to a new a new syria but the what are done by old what are it is empowered the policies that is empowered by the u.s. and its allies in the opinion alleys it will make syria feel state and if syria is instability or goes in a tunnel of instability i think all the middle east will come towards this tunnel also and the fundamentalism will raise and this will affect the whole world and especially specially it will affect eastern europe western europe and all. mediterranean region also right dr varian. robin a professor at lebanese international university thank you very much for your analysis. but with less than a month ago before russia's presidential vote emotions are running high i am a campaign shift up a gear following a day of demonstrations and. prime minister and presidential candidates idea where putin continues to lay out his electoral program this time it's more about whether shape democracy with initiatives allowing the people to suggest their own laws online can offer has more of the main idea of the sort of go is that a ci
let the national state from from syria the old syria to a new a new syria but the what are done by old what are it is empowered the policies that is empowered by the u.s. and its allies in the opinion alleys it will make syria feel state and if syria is instability or goes in a tunnel of instability i think all the middle east will come towards this tunnel also and the fundamentalism will raise and this will affect the whole world and especially specially it will affect eastern europe western...
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turkey and syria is the only. one and now you say there are several regional implications here certainly regional implications when it comes to the a qana mees with sanctions or certainly with the west looking to get involved as you say i wish we had more time for this i'm afraid we don't talk to the shop job or director for the center for middle eastern studies live in beirut thank you for joining us on our seats of thank you so. this is artsy now the world's top whistleblower is taking his long legal battle to stay in the u.k. to the country's supreme court julian assange is wanted in sweden on allegations of sexual assault dating back to august two thousand and ten occasions that he denies the wiki leaks founder insists the case is politically motivated and in response to his website publishing top secret u.s. cables on the wars in afghanistan and iraq laura smith now reports from the high court in london. the building that you see behind me the supremes court could literally be last chance saloon a full julian
turkey and syria is the only. one and now you say there are several regional implications here certainly regional implications when it comes to the a qana mees with sanctions or certainly with the west looking to get involved as you say i wish we had more time for this i'm afraid we don't talk to the shop job or director for the center for middle eastern studies live in beirut thank you for joining us on our seats of thank you so. this is artsy now the world's top whistleblower is taking his...
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he is now doing the same and that this family's on acceptable in syria needs a nonsectarian national government to prepare a new constitution the arab league's reportedly calling for a joint arab league u.n. so-called peacekeeping force to be sent into syria president assad has already rejected the idea do you think it's a good idea i don't think it's a good idea to send any so-called peacekeeping forces i mean first we have to see what is the arab league the arab league is essentially amaury bond organization which is brought to life when the west needs it too it has no active role for the last twenty five years in any positive sense in the region it failed to stop the war in iraq it back the war. libya and it's probably being used as a surrogate to try and push through foreign troops an intervention in syria which i'm totally opposed to i think that is the one thing syria does not need is foreign armies we've seen what's happened in iraq and we've seen what's happened in libya but surely the involvement of the arab league which is kind of a local regional group is better than the i
he is now doing the same and that this family's on acceptable in syria needs a nonsectarian national government to prepare a new constitution the arab league's reportedly calling for a joint arab league u.n. so-called peacekeeping force to be sent into syria president assad has already rejected the idea do you think it's a good idea i don't think it's a good idea to send any so-called peacekeeping forces i mean first we have to see what is the arab league the arab league is essentially amaury...
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it is the bird fighters who have moved across the border from iraq into syria. have been engaging the syrian army joining the kind of resistance there to one who seemed that this is indeed the case no way that they will remain is not precisely the question issue is how they will begin to characterize an insurgency bid currently it has one or senior leadership structure that was the problem in libya in libya as well there was a horrific libyan elite it was the fear of the insurgency in washington in paris in london and then on the ground there was a dispersed impact your late resistance in which various squirms of radical islam were here. to prominence in a sense the syrian story is very similar the free syrian army is not a credible address it is not a single police where it belongs. to foreign journalists have been killed in syria's flashpoint city of homs the opposition claims the american and french citizens died when an army shell hit and makeshift media center the same accusations were leveled against the regime just over a month ago when the french governm
it is the bird fighters who have moved across the border from iraq into syria. have been engaging the syrian army joining the kind of resistance there to one who seemed that this is indeed the case no way that they will remain is not precisely the question issue is how they will begin to characterize an insurgency bid currently it has one or senior leadership structure that was the problem in libya in libya as well there was a horrific libyan elite it was the fear of the insurgency in...
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and around syria well if i said finally quits. which is a possibility of course who do you think will pick up the pound the s.n.c. is most likely to become the the the the ruling party the country which is well first i don't think he will voluntarily quit second of all it depends very much on how he eventually relinquished his power and you know some people have spoken of the prospect for example of a military coup perhaps coming from. with then let's say the alawite security elite who will feel that if they can move him aside it will be much easier to negotiate a transition that preserves their core interests there is a possibility of at some point you know a sudden popular uprising in key cities such as damascus and aleppo which we haven't really seen yet there is a possibility of prolonged conflict and civil war and ultimately what i think would be most beneficial to syria although looking increasingly unlikely is a negotiated transition away from this you know dictatorial one party rule and i think you know we have to admit th
and around syria well if i said finally quits. which is a possibility of course who do you think will pick up the pound the s.n.c. is most likely to become the the the the ruling party the country which is well first i don't think he will voluntarily quit second of all it depends very much on how he eventually relinquished his power and you know some people have spoken of the prospect for example of a military coup perhaps coming from. with then let's say the alawite security elite who will...
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hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle syria on the brink as violence escalates in this one battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection of innocence or regime change that transforms geopolitics of the region. to cross talk of ends unfolding in syria we have marwa dowdy and princeton she is a departmental lecturer in politics and international ations of the middle east at the university of oxford in washington we have david pollock he is a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and in montreal we cross the maximillian forte he's a professor of anthropology at concordia university in montreal all right folks this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but ok first i'm going to go to david david the the white house says that it is inevitable that assad will fall so by saying it does that make it inevitable now i don't think saying it makes it inevitable i think what makes it inevitable is the situation. where the syrian peop
hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle syria on the brink as violence escalates in this one battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection of innocence or regime change that transforms geopolitics of the region. to cross talk of ends unfolding in syria we have marwa dowdy and princeton she is a departmental lecturer in politics and international ations of the middle east at the university of oxford in...
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it is understood by many people in syria. that is one of the reasons why it is not possible just to say to people there is no problem. and the government is doing everything it can when they can see that it isn't acting in the interest of the peaceful transition in syria. so we will come to communicate and directly with the people of syria and the rest of the arab world, there is a lesson in that for russia and china in that. >> stewart jackson, thank you, mr. chairman. >> once we welcome the appointmentst special envoy to the syrian opposition, will that necessarily lead to the establishment of the contact group with the syrian national council and the syrian free army and the individuals in lieu of the establishment of free democratic government? >> we have to find out how much the opposition groups develop. i stress that the contact is with those advocating peaceful action. we have not had contact with the free syria army which is in a different position. >> stephen gilbert? >> mr. speaker, in his statement to my honorable
it is understood by many people in syria. that is one of the reasons why it is not possible just to say to people there is no problem. and the government is doing everything it can when they can see that it isn't acting in the interest of the peaceful transition in syria. so we will come to communicate and directly with the people of syria and the rest of the arab world, there is a lesson in that for russia and china in that. >> stewart jackson, thank you, mr. chairman. >> once we...
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will syria get support from iran. of course that's clear iran did not deny its support to syria maybe did not provide syria yet by military aid but now the. sky is open between iran and syria of iraq and road is open and the iraqi regime you know did not done any conflict with the syrian regime because they have come and arrest and everybody knows the. influence of iran and also they can be provided by help from going on maybe because iran will not go into civil war because they keep on if there is no change in the regime and see it here unless it could be changed any peaceful way because by force by supporting that assertion that is no foreign intervention at all you know and even even trickier know that not stop to talk about. that of foreign intervention foreign intervention or not obviously there are a lot of external player playings going on here whether it's under the guise yes of a revolution as you said a civil war certainly there are some outside influences going on with dr i wish we had more time for this mi
will syria get support from iran. of course that's clear iran did not deny its support to syria maybe did not provide syria yet by military aid but now the. sky is open between iran and syria of iraq and road is open and the iraqi regime you know did not done any conflict with the syrian regime because they have come and arrest and everybody knows the. influence of iran and also they can be provided by help from going on maybe because iran will not go into civil war because they keep on if...
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resolution on syria let's get more reaction on the situation in and around syria with dr omar to xabi a lecturer and professor at the lebanese american university of beirut so why do you think the u.s. and e.u. rushed to put the resolution on syria to a vote even to russia asked for a delay until foreign minister lavrov met with the syrian government. well i think there are some political objectives behind that but let's let's just clarify that the that the russian position and the chinese position was not to support the syrian regime or to support the. heart of is that are coming from syria on the contrary quite the opposite it was to stop this bloodshed and interview of russia and china to stop this bloodshed is to stick to the you and charter and the principles of the un charter and to stick to the united nations as an organization that works with peace and therefore that encourages dialogue and that with that i think is the position of russia by actually saying that there should be more time to actually for the attempts the russian attempts to model minister lavrov is going to be.
resolution on syria let's get more reaction on the situation in and around syria with dr omar to xabi a lecturer and professor at the lebanese american university of beirut so why do you think the u.s. and e.u. rushed to put the resolution on syria to a vote even to russia asked for a delay until foreign minister lavrov met with the syrian government. well i think there are some political objectives behind that but let's let's just clarify that the that the russian position and the chinese...
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and one sided reports from syria blaming only the regime for atrocities are seen by some as an attempt to hide the truth of the conflict sweeping rebel crimes. were next laura smith talks to middle east experts on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to tariq ali who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks on likely as if he'll step. of its own accord i think he has to be pushed out the syrian people who are of course doing their best in the country what is more dangerous is the pressure being built outside especially in istanbul and by nato to try and organize an intervention that i think would be disastrous and lead to enormous bloodshed much much worse than what's happened in libya. so i think that be a disaster i think the best way is for pr
and one sided reports from syria blaming only the regime for atrocities are seen by some as an attempt to hide the truth of the conflict sweeping rebel crimes. were next laura smith talks to middle east experts on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to tariq ali who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for...
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presence in syria. but i think what we have to consider is that this regime is now doomed one way or the other. it is a question of how it falls, and of when, not a question of whether it will fall. that is the importance of our work with the syrian opposition. i met two of the groups of the syrian opposition, my honorable friend has had many meetings with them of impressing on them if they are alternative future government of syria the importance of the protection of minorities including of christian minorities. we have to look to that protection from a future government since this regime has no future. during the course of the conversations in new york, did your court raise itself and while i also do understand it's still necessary to give the present regime an exit strategy. nevertheless sh these crimes now do warrant that level of legal sanction. >> here-here. >> these are very serious crimes. that is a wholly legitimate question. we all know where a country is not a signatury to the court and they
presence in syria. but i think what we have to consider is that this regime is now doomed one way or the other. it is a question of how it falls, and of when, not a question of whether it will fall. that is the importance of our work with the syrian opposition. i met two of the groups of the syrian opposition, my honorable friend has had many meetings with them of impressing on them if they are alternative future government of syria the importance of the protection of minorities including of...
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play our welcome back to cross talk time you were talking about the war in syria. lebanon. and you just start playing ok i'd like to go back to rami and in cairo i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has very important political and geopolitical input implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk about it and it's the sectarian strife there i mean this is about you you said in the first part of the program about defectors most of them at least i've been told are sunni what does that tell you. not actually the case of the country is so you would see a majority of defectors being cinese we've seen the whites we've seen christian defectors that's actually not the case but what you have in syria now is the government basically portraying the sectarian violence and that's sort of provoking both sides what you're seeing is in the army i have to be detailed about this in the army with mobile phones
play our welcome back to cross talk time you were talking about the war in syria. lebanon. and you just start playing ok i'd like to go back to rami and in cairo i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has very important political and geopolitical input implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk about it and...
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muscular issues general ford and i were friends of syria in tunisia. what do you expect from that it manually. yeah the. last of the show stewart of some i think moscow refused to take part in that meeting because judging by the statements we've heard in the format of the so-called friends of syria club it will soon be formed with the sole purpose of that conference is not to find a way out of the current situation but to promote the idea that the conflicts can only be resolved if asked sadly it is i have met with mr assad himself the foreign minister of a parliamentary speaker and with representatives of two opposition organizations i have to say that i did not get the impression that it is the people versus i sat in this conflict the situation is different just a fraction of the people is indeed opposing the regime while the other support mr assad has some quite actively a lot of while yet another faction does not want syria to fall into chaos or to force a support the regime passively like you are clearly not on the side of armed insurgents or the f
muscular issues general ford and i were friends of syria in tunisia. what do you expect from that it manually. yeah the. last of the show stewart of some i think moscow refused to take part in that meeting because judging by the statements we've heard in the format of the so-called friends of syria club it will soon be formed with the sole purpose of that conference is not to find a way out of the current situation but to promote the idea that the conflicts can only be resolved if asked sadly...
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to secure syria. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in the civil conflict. we also believe that the syrian government should not be the only side obliged to lay down their weapons and that we armed groups opposing the government should do the same my task here is to conduct negotiations with the representatives of the authorities and the opposition to get a clearer picture of the situation and to give a report to the chairman and to keys of the state duma members as you know russians closely follow the situation in syria despite all the heated arguments in view of the upcoming presidential election of united russia for the ruling party and the opposition spoke in unison on this matter of what it was just about i don't rule out t
to secure syria. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in the civil conflict. we also believe that the syrian government should not be the only side obliged to lay down their weapons and that we armed groups opposing the...
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taking to impose tougher economic sanctions on syria's government after failing to boost pressure on president assad through a u.n. draft resolution that was blocked by russia and china. and russia the foreign minister called western reaction to the double veto indecent and hysterical at the head of his trip to damascus aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing crisis. also ensuring greater political involvement for the people through the internet prime minister bruited lays out a plan to upgrade russian democracy the day after mass protests in anti-government rallies the country. the russian latvian minorities hopes for their language to be officially recognized in the post soviet baltic states are marred by reports of intimidation being used to dissuade people from taking part in an upcoming referendum. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and you so now it's four pm here in the russian capital our top story the e.u. is preparing to further toughen sanctions on syria in a bid to crank up pressure on the country's regime this is and cam
taking to impose tougher economic sanctions on syria's government after failing to boost pressure on president assad through a u.n. draft resolution that was blocked by russia and china. and russia the foreign minister called western reaction to the double veto indecent and hysterical at the head of his trip to damascus aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing crisis. also ensuring greater political involvement for the people through the internet prime minister bruited lays out a...
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that would save syria the destruction and save so many people live lives because of the way things are today in cities it seems that the country has had to two words. total destruction and and that's for sure it is not to the benefits of the city of the third to all the nations who are truly friendly to the city of peace and not just want to use the trouble in syria to advance their own political objectives so that dialogue will have to move forward yes there's a significant number of syrians who still support assad and his reforms do you think that's sufficient enough reason for the opposition to lay down their arms and engage in dialogue to finally reach stability. well i don't think if perhaps if it was up to the to these persons themselves i think yes it would be sufficient but apparently. as we have seen in the past weeks and there is ample evidence to show this many of the groups who are fighting today in syria who are. bringing in weapons to this indian territory wm in gunmen they actually are not ready for dialogue they have they are working according to western agenda. that is
that would save syria the destruction and save so many people live lives because of the way things are today in cities it seems that the country has had to two words. total destruction and and that's for sure it is not to the benefits of the city of the third to all the nations who are truly friendly to the city of peace and not just want to use the trouble in syria to advance their own political objectives so that dialogue will have to move forward yes there's a significant number of syrians...
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diplomatic deadlock russia says no to regime change in syria as moscow slams a proposed u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down. but want to be out of wiki leaks founder julian assange is due out of britain supreme court shortly to appeal against his extradition to sweden. and israeli ad campaign in the u.s. backfires by inadvertently insulting many jewish families across america. what are they coming to you live from moscow i'm reading josh welcome to the program the u.n. security council has agreed it wants to avoid military intervention in syria but differences remain over the way had the u.s. as well as its european and arab allies one president assad out of power for its part russia says the u.n. shouldn't be used as a platform for excessive interference in syrian affairs has the latest from new york. the united states france britain could talk are. all those countries supporting this draft resolution said that there would be no military intervention imposed in syria if the draft resolution was adopted but the most important thing to note is that those sp
diplomatic deadlock russia says no to regime change in syria as moscow slams a proposed u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down. but want to be out of wiki leaks founder julian assange is due out of britain supreme court shortly to appeal against his extradition to sweden. and israeli ad campaign in the u.s. backfires by inadvertently insulting many jewish families across america. what are they coming to you live from moscow i'm reading josh welcome to the program the u.n....
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going to reform a syria and it was born of intervention in syria's affairs will not stand the strain a scene or comment on the recent statements by the signature and trainer of the arab league below horridly a moscow and behind an actual science of their position might sunshiny arch you're the most. obviously did you get of the statement made by the arab league's representative expresses nothing but his own opinions so far i see nothing that could make moscow in beijing change the firm stance on the issue expressed in the recent vote on the resolute. on syria in which they called for was urging both sides of the conflict to stop using force rather than only the pro regime forces or should i think we currently have every reason to believe the russian delegation will continue its attempts to persuade the outside government to adjust their approach was the with respect to the use of military force when dispersing opposition groups on the other hand those with the ability to influence the armed groups should use it to ensure the violence is not regarded as the only way out of the conflic
going to reform a syria and it was born of intervention in syria's affairs will not stand the strain a scene or comment on the recent statements by the signature and trainer of the arab league below horridly a moscow and behind an actual science of their position might sunshiny arch you're the most. obviously did you get of the statement made by the arab league's representative expresses nothing but his own opinions so far i see nothing that could make moscow in beijing change the firm stance...
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and around syria. i will pose four questions and try to answer them in this, which is an impossible task. and the questions are, what explains the syrian uprising in terms of the structural effects. what is key, in other words. what explains the resilience of the regime. why is there stalemate and then where are we going? i will start by the structural effects or causes of the uprising. i will not talk about all the causes. i will focus on one key structural element which is usually diluted by all of the politics and major stakes that most people have in the conflict. and that is, basically, the question or the answer for me is the issue of what i call dual polarization. which is very much what i have researched for more than 14 years in the book that was just publi published. and that is, we have in syria, historically over the past 25 years at least, an economic change or reform process led by the regime and its partners, which is a select group of private-sector moguls. we have a process of economic
and around syria. i will pose four questions and try to answer them in this, which is an impossible task. and the questions are, what explains the syrian uprising in terms of the structural effects. what is key, in other words. what explains the resilience of the regime. why is there stalemate and then where are we going? i will start by the structural effects or causes of the uprising. i will not talk about all the causes. i will focus on one key structural element which is usually diluted by...
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national party damascus syria. the your friends of syria meeting what may achieve with us on the line is going consult of the political analyst christoph waltz the line from them kristoffer good to see you tonight mounting reports that foreign military intervention could follow today's gathering how likely do you think that is. just let me say this to take the word of hewitt able reporter with this kind of friendship syria needs no enemies it is very very clear that what happens in syria is breaking any law any international carter the carter of the united nations this grass interference if they talk about whether they should you know militarily act in syria or where they are doing that nato is doing that right now under the table with the help of some corrupt arab states unfortunately with the help of our dear nato friend turkey so that is a very bad situation we are lying our teeth out we are telling the people we are not engaged in military action but in fact we are doing that we are guiding them there's a germa
national party damascus syria. the your friends of syria meeting what may achieve with us on the line is going consult of the political analyst christoph waltz the line from them kristoffer good to see you tonight mounting reports that foreign military intervention could follow today's gathering how likely do you think that is. just let me say this to take the word of hewitt able reporter with this kind of friendship syria needs no enemies it is very very clear that what happens in syria is...
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damascus syria the e.u. is continuing to put pressure on syria's assad to step down confirming new sanctions against the country are on the way political analyst dr omar in a shabby things western powers are sending the wrong signals to the opposition who should be encouraged by the announcement of a referendum on a new syrian constitution. the way forward is to have dialogue and i think in order to have dialogue there must be sacrifices on on on both sides here is a president making. a huge move forward by presenting a draft of the constitution and i think that that should be in his view in many people's view sufficient to convince the other side to sit down on the table. and to have a serious dialogue. that would save syria the destruction and say this so many people. syrian opposition is calling for reform what is the best way to get that done is it through cutting weapons and shooting at government institutions to get to each other and having a civil war in syria of course not i think all the city and. h
damascus syria the e.u. is continuing to put pressure on syria's assad to step down confirming new sanctions against the country are on the way political analyst dr omar in a shabby things western powers are sending the wrong signals to the opposition who should be encouraged by the announcement of a referendum on a new syrian constitution. the way forward is to have dialogue and i think in order to have dialogue there must be sacrifices on on on both sides here is a president making. a huge...
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to you live from moscow our top stories syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution which would effectively end nearly fifty years of single party rule in the country amid escalating turmoil at rallies marking one year. marking the one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh clampdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . iran says it will review its oil exports to six european states in retaliation against sanctions as international rhetoric is ramped up to further found the flames of friction with the islamic state. laura smith talks to me as expert tariq ali on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to tara kelley who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks on likely as if
to you live from moscow our top stories syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution which would effectively end nearly fifty years of single party rule in the country amid escalating turmoil at rallies marking one year. marking the one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh clampdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . iran says it will review its oil exports to six european states in retaliation against sanctions as...
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there are forces in syria that see the russian veto in the u. . and perhaps russian policy more general us generally is somehow a betrayal of your syrian people but i think there are also others who view the russian role as having prevented the type of internationalization of the syrian crisis and foreign military intervention that they would dearly like to see thank you thank you very much for being with us and just a reminder that my guest today was not by the middle east report contributing editor and that's it for now from paula spotlight will be back with more first on comment on what's going on in and outside russia until then stay on our team to take a. look . that's. syria's forces bombed the city of homs with reports of dozens more casualties but with the conflicting number of deaths coming from the country it's almost impossible to get a true picture of current events. as the e.u. plans to bring iran to its knees with an approaching. there are fears that the movement could backfire and hit a european countries the hardest. plus u.s. dron
there are forces in syria that see the russian veto in the u. . and perhaps russian policy more general us generally is somehow a betrayal of your syrian people but i think there are also others who view the russian role as having prevented the type of internationalization of the syrian crisis and foreign military intervention that they would dearly like to see thank you thank you very much for being with us and just a reminder that my guest today was not by the middle east report contributing...
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and in syria, we don't have a majority and minority. there are syrians only in syria. i say the homeland is owned by all and it is the property of all and it is a trust, a trust even if some were misled and even if some defied what is right. syrian patriotism rejects external intervention and stresses that syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity is a red line. syrian patriotism stresses that syrians will stand one rank against dissent, rejecting violence, rejecting resorting to arms while calling for reform. homelands are built by their citizens. we as syrians have an opportunity to undertake sincere national dialogue and peckspedite the pace of reform so we can establish a genuine national partnership that preserves the security of the homeland and that of the citizen as the only way out of the crisis. one that responds to the leaget aspirations of the syrian people without necessarily undermining the homeland. future generations will hold everyone who lost this opportunity accountability. mr. president, the arab people would have very much hoped t
and in syria, we don't have a majority and minority. there are syrians only in syria. i say the homeland is owned by all and it is the property of all and it is a trust, a trust even if some were misled and even if some defied what is right. syrian patriotism rejects external intervention and stresses that syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity is a red line. syrian patriotism stresses that syrians will stand one rank against dissent, rejecting violence, rejecting resorting...
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really cared about his regime he was very isolated syria's very different syria's very good ties with syria they have good ties with iran they have access to the rest of the world so they're not completely isolated regime they can hang on i mean they've they've proven determination hang on last time an uprising like this of ten thousand people were killed and we i think estimates are about half that now so you know the regime may just hang on and crush everything else the regime may collapse and they'd evolve into civil war but my guess is it's internal events and.
really cared about his regime he was very isolated syria's very different syria's very good ties with syria they have good ties with iran they have access to the rest of the world so they're not completely isolated regime they can hang on i mean they've they've proven determination hang on last time an uprising like this of ten thousand people were killed and we i think estimates are about half that now so you know the regime may just hang on and crush everything else the regime may collapse...
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damascus syria a top u.s. intelligence official has admitted al qaeda is working alongside syria's armed opposition but could mean washington and the terrorist group are actually fighting on the same side because as an investigative journalist russell baker believes foreign states are helping armed rebels to. we're seeing a similar pattern to what we saw in libya and that is this the western countries clearly want bashar assad out just as much as they wanted khadafi out and we are seeing this introduction of tremendous amounts of force very skilled sophisticated operations like the assassination of that cleric like the assassination of a general the other day in damascus very skilled operatives are bringing this battle right home to assad and that is not the sign of a traditional peaceful uprising that's not to say that there are not a large number of people in syria who would like to get rid of assad but i think that that sentiment of part of the population is being dramatically helped along by outside forces
damascus syria a top u.s. intelligence official has admitted al qaeda is working alongside syria's armed opposition but could mean washington and the terrorist group are actually fighting on the same side because as an investigative journalist russell baker believes foreign states are helping armed rebels to. we're seeing a similar pattern to what we saw in libya and that is this the western countries clearly want bashar assad out just as much as they wanted khadafi out and we are seeing this...
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the syrian government destabilize syria as a nation state what they don't like about syria is that syria is not a proxy state still that like with washington it's not all big all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. while that's one possible outcome of revolution in syria we take a look at libya it's pre-pay one yet since the start of its revolution its economy a shambles the rebels fighting each other thousands of former gadhafi supporters reportedly tortured prisoners. overseas demand for indian summer gets drupal that's a recession these hopeful parents struggling to pay the u.s. price tag. greece has fulfilled the last few preconditions needed to secure a second one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but that's a cash injection may yet prove to be in the use of greece push through final cut some wednesday to a written promise to stick by austerity off connections that still not enough for the e.u. . it's now one sentence to accept i don't want is to make sure it's falling in terms of the bailout greece has already struggled to meet the te
the syrian government destabilize syria as a nation state what they don't like about syria is that syria is not a proxy state still that like with washington it's not all big all those it's a secular government it's a country of tremendous religious tolerance. while that's one possible outcome of revolution in syria we take a look at libya it's pre-pay one yet since the start of its revolution its economy a shambles the rebels fighting each other thousands of former gadhafi supporters...
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on syria as well as the u.k. britain has recruited its ambassador from syria for consultations and it looks like new resolutions are just around the corner. hawse from box. struggling to convince the west impartiality critics. approach which brought into question. it's divisive on every level the syrian crisis has splits opinion from the streets to the international stage the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council continue to prevent us from fulfilling our sole purpose here this is a doomed. as well as i murdering regime there is no way it can get its credibility back internationally or with its own people and when you come when you realize that you see what a mistake russia is making by backing this regime so many in the west russia's decision along with china to veto the un resolution on syria is difficult to understand america's u.n. envoy described the decision to show you full and accuse the countries of attempting to sell out the syrian people and if shielding a tyrant the right fr
on syria as well as the u.k. britain has recruited its ambassador from syria for consultations and it looks like new resolutions are just around the corner. hawse from box. struggling to convince the west impartiality critics. approach which brought into question. it's divisive on every level the syrian crisis has splits opinion from the streets to the international stage the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council continue to prevent us from fulfilling our sole purpose...
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from the russian capital top stories now syria's first steps to democratic reform ridiculed by the u.s. as washington stops just shy of labeling president assad a war criminal while allegedly pumping weapons into the war torn state. france spain greece the czech republic unfolding and yesterday protests hit the e.u. as governments hack and slash policies leave economies and public patience at the points of collapse. the man charge of the murder of prominent russian journalist anna politkovskaya says the killing may have been orchestrated in london by a fugitive russian businessman and a suspected chechen terrorists. i'll be back with more on this story as more of. the meantime on cross-talk peter navarro and his guests get hot under the collar of a what the global economy thinks it should do about war torn syria heated debate next on altie. well the perks science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. and if you. want to. know him well come across talk i'm futile about the right to protect or the right to penetrate as syria conti
from the russian capital top stories now syria's first steps to democratic reform ridiculed by the u.s. as washington stops just shy of labeling president assad a war criminal while allegedly pumping weapons into the war torn state. france spain greece the czech republic unfolding and yesterday protests hit the e.u. as governments hack and slash policies leave economies and public patience at the points of collapse. the man charge of the murder of prominent russian journalist anna politkovskaya...
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on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for syria. the e.u. has been leading international calls for strong u.n. action. we are very disappointed like all of you by the recent failure of the united nations will to adopt a resolution due to a new feature of russia and china. last saturday following the vote, the high representative on the can ress up the eagles continue to support all efforts at the league of arab states and called once more on all members of the u.n. security council to assume their resonsibilities. the searing crisis is and will remain very high on the e.u
on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for...
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resolution on syria calling for president assad to step down russia says no. and pushes for talks and all the details from new york just ahead of the program. on vacations of sexual assault. cases. based in the u.s. already feeling alienated by the spirit. stories. international news and comment live from moscow this is. russia will not agree to an embargo on weapons to syria moscow says doing so would not prevent the continued arming of opposition groups in the country there's deadlock at the u.n. security council where russia is refusing to back any military intervention or the resolution that could aggravate the conflict. the latest from new york. russia says it won't accept even a hint of an embargo on arms embargo when it comes to syria and its reasoning for this is pretty simple it says firstly that the weapons and arms are that russia provides to syria cannot be used against demonstrators thus don't influence anything that goes on inside syria when it comes to this conflict now secondly russia says that it is only following its legal obligations it's fo
resolution on syria calling for president assad to step down russia says no. and pushes for talks and all the details from new york just ahead of the program. on vacations of sexual assault. cases. based in the u.s. already feeling alienated by the spirit. stories. international news and comment live from moscow this is. russia will not agree to an embargo on weapons to syria moscow says doing so would not prevent the continued arming of opposition groups in the country there's deadlock at the...
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to shape its policy towards syria. it is important that we maintain pressure on the syrian regime, the european parliament has a key role in ensuring that the syrian people are not left alone in the struggle. the high representative is committed to pair with you on joint efforts to support the arab league and to stop the ongoing violence. syria will be the call of the meeting in washington at the end of this week. thank you. >> translator: transco thank you very much indeed, not on behalf of the political groups come out of first about two kids speaking on behalf of the european people's party. >> thank you madam president. mbers, the searing crisis has three independent factors going together. first of all there's a cold war underway between saudi arabia and iran. then an effect from what has been known as the arab spring sent thursday the desire in china and russia's part as well as other things took a stronger profile in the middle east conflict, trying to move left by the u.n. and the united states. we've been foll
to shape its policy towards syria. it is important that we maintain pressure on the syrian regime, the european parliament has a key role in ensuring that the syrian people are not left alone in the struggle. the high representative is committed to pair with you on joint efforts to support the arab league and to stop the ongoing violence. syria will be the call of the meeting in washington at the end of this week. thank you. >> translator: transco thank you very much indeed, not on behalf...
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in syria we don't have a majority or minority. there are syrians in syria. the homeland is don't buy all and it is the property of all and it is a trust even somewhere if it is misled and even if some defied what is right. syrian patriotism rejects external intervention and syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity is a red line. syrian patriotism stresses syrians stand one rank against dissent. rejecting violence, rejecting resorting to arms while calling for reform. homelands are built by their citizens. we as syrians have the ability to undertake sincere national dialogue and expedite reform so that we can establish a genuine national partnership that reservists the security of the homeland and that of the citizen as the only way out of this crisis, one that responds to the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people without necessarily undermining of our homeland. future generations will hold everyone who lost this opportunity accountable. mr. president, the arab people would have very much hoped the secretary general of the league of a
in syria we don't have a majority or minority. there are syrians in syria. the homeland is don't buy all and it is the property of all and it is a trust even somewhere if it is misled and even if some defied what is right. syrian patriotism rejects external intervention and syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity is a red line. syrian patriotism stresses syrians stand one rank against dissent. rejecting violence, rejecting resorting to arms while calling for reform....