the u.n. security council unanimously approved the formation of a military unit to fight rebels in the democratic republic of congo. we have the story on the special force for the d.r.c. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. >> a unanimous show of support for a hugely significant resolution. the united nations security council has authorized the deployment of troops to the democratic republic of congo, with an historic mandate. soldiers from a newly formed intervention brigade will be able to open fire without being fired upon first. >> it means for the first time that there will be a peace enforcement capacity which will carry out targeted offensive operations. either in support of the army or unilaterally in order to neutralize the armed groups. >> their main target will be m-23 rebels who have gradually taken control of parts of eastern congo and are accused of mass rape, executions and recruiting child soldiers. they're also -- the result of engagement is still unclear and at

so the u.n. actually should have comprehensive strategy to also address the problem of the and the political problem. but if it only relies on the military approach, this is going to maybe assure them but will not solve that issue on the active run. he is speaking to us from nairobi. south africa's government says nelson mandela is responding well to a treatment for a lung infection. he was taken into the hospital on wednesday. this is the third time the 94-year-old has been in the hospital in preent months for a re-occurring illness. tanya, do you have the latest on mandela's health report? >> well, the south african presidency which is the official voice on all matters relating to the former president says if his conditions change they will let us know but for now it remains the same and he is continuing to respond positively to the treatment and under close bservation from him. i agree with the hospital dation increases they are getting used to the fact that how many of them would want him to l

probably the best part of the u.n. in terms of what is working is the security council and that has got to seem a little strange. it has got to seem a little strange for two reasons. one is all of us are watching the news and we see things like syria unfolding and obstruction in the security council, the inability of its come together in order to resolve these major humanitarian disasters that involved dictators slaughtering their own people, so you look at that and think this has got to be the worst part of the un, the reality is the security council is operating as its framers intended meaning that they had a pretty good idea when they created this in 1945 they knew what they were trying to fix and was there were trying to fix was the pre-world war ii league of nations in which everyone got the same vote, everyone got the same voice, everyone had the same impact, big countries, little countries, powerful countries, the good stuff, all those things and it was a disaster so they saw it falling apart in the lead of natio

bases in iraq before that was without the u.n. i understand rob exact moment but basically looking back. i thought the decisions were right to the stage there was another important factor in bush promised to bring in a roadmap for palestine and just the same policy america's the only one that's likely to have any influence on the israelis right a bush went further than twenty or even recognize a two state system and tony blair is out there still trying to achieve some of that that. the americans failed the producing so each stage you look at it he say yes i think it's worth doing we could settle palestine i do a lot of things to try and bring justice back into the for the problem and it's a terrible situation we thought that so each stage and then the un tony thought you could carry the euro your nations a russian obviously was making clear. china as well so to that extent we didn't get the un. only made that decision. the americans make clear we could come out i was said to go in without just any way. tony blair's not that kind of

the u.n. says the drone program is happening without pakistan's consent. the u.s. says the strikes are targeting terrorists in pakistan's tribal areas. we go live to a retired air force officer at the national defense university. thanks very much for being with us. do you agree with this u.n. report that these drone strikes iolate pakistan's sovereignty? >> absolute. i know the u.n. is justified in saying that this is against the law. actually u.n. charter for any nation state to violate, and another mission, except in self-defense. and pakistan, notwithstanding the entire world opinion is behind the u.s. in this. so far, this means the u.s. government and the government, apparently, yes, there is no backing, but i think there's tacit approval from the government, maybe even the military that the drone attacks must continue. if there's widespread belief that pakistan shares intelligence with the u.s., then it's not violating a country's sovereignty, is it? >> apparently what you say is true, is

the u.n. should take control of operations in mali. the original plan for an african force, but after the french intervention, the complicated situation, most diplomats thought was best handled under u.n. command. the u.n. secretary-general has come out with his formal recommendations to the security council about how the u.n. force should restructured. if there is a u.n. force, there should be about 12,000 peacekeepers. he makes it clear that he believes the only way the u.s. force cannot parade is a parallel force -- can operate is a parallel force. these go beyond the scope of the mandated of the united nations, and another force would be needed. the only other force that has been operating in mali is the french. they have been operating there in addition to the african peacekeepers. the french say they are pulling out of their troops out. they will be moving them to countries in the region, chad and synagogue. they will be there over the horizon, on call if needed. his view, that is not wh

the u.n. and the security council that the troops of bashan assad's regime withdrawn from the village until then the peacekeepers will remain our hostages if our demand is not fulfill during the next twenty four hours we will treat the hostages as prisoners. let's it's not the first incident of its kind last week the united nations confirmed that an employee it was it's a un it disengagement observer force that is stationed in the area was kidnapped you need to remember that the u.n. force was a step back in one nine hundred seventy four following the one thousand nine hundred eighty three cheaper war its purpose is way to monitor the disengagement of israeli and syrian forces as well as maintaining the cease fire and just a reminder that is what was captured israel captured the golan heights from syria back in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven syria once the land that turned in exchange for peace syrian troops are not allowed in the area and israel and syria are technically still at war th

only last week the u.n. ght out a support saying the progress towards human rights normalization in myanmar was patchy. they talked about 250 political prisoners still stuck in jails around the country, 200,000 people in refugee camps as a result of fighting mainly between muslim and buddhists in the country. and julia gillard pointed out in the short press conference she held, some of the money coming to myanmar is conditional on improving human rights in the country. $20 million worth of increased aid was announced for the country but that is largely going to be spent on training the bureaucrats in myanmar on its -- on human rights and making sure that becomes part of the culture in that country. that is what some of that money is targeted towards. i would just say julia gillard, very keen to normalize relationships but wants to make sure, five times she mentioned in that press conference that that money comes with strings attached. >> andrew, thank you. now, it was either bankruptcy or a painful bailout pa

when it happened right on the eve of u.n. general assembly and in that respect the syrian opposition exile has just nominated a prime minister who is expected to fill a seat prepared for him at the arab league meeting in qatar and again we see intensification of the violence in what do we know about my prime minister not actually very much. cato fifty years old he's a syrian born naturalized american has been living in taxes for decades he used to be executive and came to prominence working with the humanitarian. agency during the war and of course expectations are very high that we're at very high that i mean these nomination cooed how stop the flights in the country for it's all about the arab league meeting what are we what are we expecting from the as i sad unfortunately expectations are very high but unfortunately we can't expect too much of of progress here though john kerry and russian foreign minister lavrov found common ground on the geneva declaration recent and kerry's reported to have a personal relationship with o

and the problem with the sober u.n. guy is they weren't able to railroad them. yes of course it will go to the hookers. it goes without saying, but they won't be able to charge as much. >>- q. i what are those cross streets? >> i would say go on snaf expo leave it at that. >> you know what the problem with this story is and the inning -- and the thing that bothers us all? we are paying them to get drunk. that is what angers me. they are having more fun than i am on my dime. and i hate the u.n. >> why are you looking with me? >> maybe immogen disagrees. >> i think it is terrible. >> he thinks it is terrible. >> we will take a break. how about that? >> don't think of leaving now. we have another story or two. don't forget to buy the joy of hate. go to any bookstore and order from amazon.com. for an autographed copy go to g gutfeld.com. you can still get them. from beautyrest40% and posturepedic.ets save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. the beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

the u.n. security council has stepped up sanctions against north korea in response to pyongyang's defiant nuclear test last month the resolution for more penalties was unanimously approved by all fifteen member states well let's get more on this from you can. you know what exactly these sanctions that have been imposed on north korea this time around and what will their likely effect be there on pyongyang. well bill north korea is definitely paying the price for that nuclear test last month the u.n. security council has unanimously condemned the vote and now they also unanimously voted on a resolution to strengthen sanctions on the on the regime the sanctions will target north korean banks and cash core years who might be funneling money to the regimes nuclear and missile programs the resolution also outlines measures to step up to scrutiny of suspicious sea shipments and air cargo and it expands restrictions on several institutions and senior officials in north north korea's weapons industry a

and the team of u.n. observers is set free by syrian rebels whose initial claim to have taken them hostage as human shields has highlighted radical motives amongst the opposition. and i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me andrey pharma. venezuelans will vote on april the fourteenth to decide who will take over from the late hugo chavez the commandant enjoyed a long battle with cancer but is said to have died of a heart attack millions went on a pilgrimage to the military academy in caracas to pay their last respects to the late leader who was lying in state there's a feeling for marty's video agency was also there. vice president nicolas maduro sworn in as the president and so elections take place some voices in the opposition notably the man who is the main opposition. who have called the swearing in as. hugo chavez personally appointed. as the man that he wanted to succeed him and of course hugo chavez the late president has immense popularity and that is why you know russian f.m. has said

the u.n. and the security council that the troops of bashan ascends regime withdrawn from the village until then the peacekeepers will remain our hostages if our demand is not fulfilled during the next twenty four hours we will treat the hostages as prisoners now the united nations has of course condemned this incident the u.n. is currently negotiating with the rebels it demands the immediate release of its forces there is no reason at all under any circumstances in any kind of a sick imagination to try to harm harm those people so clearly gross disrespect for united nations gross disrespect of international norms of behavior of the united nations says that it's absurd as well on a regular supply mission earlier on wednesday when they were stopped by the militants the un force was established back in one nine hundred seventy four to monitor the disengagement of israeli and syrian forces and maintain the cease fire between the two countries who are technically still of war it will come to the go

and mr emerson also urge an end to what he described as quote forcible military interference now the u.n independent expert said that it's time for the international community to heed the concerns of of pakistan and give the next democrat democratically elected government the support it needs to deliver a lasting peace without any outside military interference and that was a reference to the u.s. drone campaign in pakistan now emerson's comments were released in a statement at the end of his three day visit to pakistan last week during his visit he inspected the impact of drone warfare on the local civilian population and it was back in january when emerson announced that he would be investigating twenty five drone strikes that have taken place in areas such as pakistan yemen somalia afghanistan and the palestinian territories mr everson is scheduled to present his final report to the united nations general assembly in october so this is just one of many statements that he. expected to be making as his investigation into drone strikes continues throughout the year and this is the stronge

welcome back to what you know if you live from moscow twenty one the u.n. peacekeepers have been released by their syrian rebel captors after being held for three days the militants handed the observers over to jordan after u.n. recovery team stopped short of reaching the captives let's get the latest now from our he's middle east correspondent paula we're so paul what are the details of the u.n. teams release and why were they even held in the first place. well the peacekeepers crossed into jordan on saturday afternoon after having been captured back on wednesday the rebels themselves moved the hostages off to a u.n. team inside syria was prevented from doing so because of heavy fire slicer in the area now the un secretary general ban ki moon has welcomed their release but he has said that all sides in the conflict must respect the united nations impartiality what we do know is that the peacekeepers were held in the village of jamila which is about ten kilometers north of jordan by a group calling itself the martyrs brigade it is important to point out that

the u.n. is demanding the release of a group of its peacekeepers taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights the militants say they're using the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village middle east correspondent has the details. all twenty one you in personnel well armed they're all from the philippines and we've heard from the philippines foreign office who has demanded their immediate release the philippines government says that they are being treated well that negotiations are underway to try and secure their release the militants are admitting that they took these u. n. personnel to try and prevent an attack by assad's loyalists in other words what we're seeing is that the rebel forces are using this you and seen as human shields now the u.n. has of course condemned this action we've heard criticism particularly from moscow at the united nations there is no reason at all under any circumstances any kind of a sick im

the u.n. says children are being used as fighters by both government and opposition forces in syria while colder to arms rebels from abroad grow louder this point in international involved word. to boldly say what no one has said before bradley manning is very claiming he became a whistleblower because of the u.s. army's a blood lust and leaked audio from his court hearings. there's more and you'll start to raise in your rope with a blog why day all the action aimed at stamping out a budget cuts that are blamed for an epidemic of unemployment. also as a new leader comes to power in china beijing and washington struggled for dominance in the age of looks set to heat up. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to bomb would say it's good to have you company with us of the soft and the child soldiers fighting them both sides of the bloody conflict in syria that's according to u.n. investigators and charities as a crisis in syria approaches its second anniversary this week of the u.n. is wa

they won't release them, they say, until the u.n. and the u.s., press syrian regime forces to withdraw from a nearby town. >> sreenivasan: the u.n. security council demanded the peacekeepers be freed immediately, and without conditions. the russian ambassador to the u.n.-- presiding over the council this month-- called the incident bizarre. he said the peacekeepers are unarmed, and their mission has nothing to do with the civil war in syria. the government of egypt confronted new uncertainty today when a court suspended upcoming parliamentary elections. they had been scheduled to begin in april. the court ruled that the islamist-dominated parliament rushed through the law setting up the elections. it said the country's supreme constitutional court needs time to review the statute. advisers to president mohammed morsi said they plan to appeal the decision. the european union has fined microsoft more than $700 million for failing to provide a choice of internet browsers. the software giant had pledged in 2009 to make those options avail

as human shields in the disputed golan heights despite calls for the u.n. for the immediate release. the bolshoi ballet dancer admits a masterminding an attack on his artistic director but claims as blushing his boss with acid wasn't the plan the renowned a soloist dimitri django and his accomplice will remain in jail until next month. and venezuelans are in mourning as the country braces itself would change after the death of its flamboyant leader who. examined the prospects of the political transition. it's six pm here in the russian capital you're watching r t a live with me to bomb would say it's good to have you with us the u.n. is demanding the immediate release of a group of its peacekeepers taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights militants are say they use in the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village archies middle east correspondent has the details. all twenty one new in personnel well armed they're all from the philippines and we've heard from the philippines foreign

the. independent u.n. xperts said that if drone strikes continue into the next pakistani government the u.s. could further destabilize pakistan which is a nuclear power and it undermines a key u.s. strategic goal at the allegedly at the heart of america's drone program but we should mention that special rapporteur tours like mr emerson are appointed by the un human rights council to examine and report back on situations or specific human rights themes their positions are honorary and experts don't have any legal or binding authority but nonetheless these types of statements coming from an independent un expert especially when they're critical of the us is is quite symbolic to say the least and it adds liz as you mentioned another layer to the criticism that's already been delivered for the past weeks and months over america's drone program i guess the question now is now that he's made this proclamation oh we're now why doesn't the u.s. might scale back its drone missions in pakistan as a result of this ann

the opposition is setting up a diplomatic mission in a block overlooking the u.n. he flags lining the front of the building are taken down each evening. the doctor says he will work tirelessly until the flag is emoved for good. >> an egyptian court has ordered the reinstatement of the prosecutor general fired by morsi. the decision angered senior judges. >> according to egyptian law, the prosecutor general can only be dismissed by the judiciary and not by the president. when morsi issued his controversial decree last year sacking the prosecutor general, there were thousand s of people who took to the streets accusing morsi of putting himself above the law and appointing a replacement in as close to brotherhood to implement their agenda rather than the law. now the court's decision effectively overturned this move by muhammad morsi last year. in this decision comes as a very critical time for egypt. because he is coming under fresh criticism, he just referred to interrogation. his position said that swift move only indicates he acted in defense of the brotherhood rat

they did ask the u.n. to send a representative but the u.n. did not do so. there are many accounts of what actually happened inside syria today. what we do know is they have arrived. they are safe. they were not harmed. they were detained for three days with the armed rebels and returned to jordan and now they are officially under the responsibility of the united nations, and no longer under the responsibility of the jordanian army. >> thank you. more violence in egypt's capital was supporters protesting as the final verdict handed out over the stadium riot. 74 fans were killed in the bins of the first of february back in 2012. 21 fans have been sentenced to death. there is anger at the verdict given to police and officials. >> on one thing football fans having, no matter what club they support is a hatred of the police. after hearing seven of the nine security officials on trial were acquitted, dozens of athletic fans headed to the building closest to the club stadium, setting ablaze and looting a police social club as well as the football federation buildi

the u.n. office of the high commissioner for refugees says more than 400,000 people have fled to neighboring nations since january. they are flood nothing turkey and jordan. several thousand more are fleeing syria daily. the u.n. hcr has been calling on the international community to provide about $1 billion in assistance. this would cover expenses through june, but agency officials say they have received only about $250 million so far. agency chief antonio gutierrez said that turkey, jordan and other countries hosting refugees have been shouldering a large financial burden. he urged other nations to extend more humanitarian assistance. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer. chavez dreamed as a young soldier of revolution. he rose up to become president of venezuela and an anti-u.s. leader and became an inspiration for socialists across latin america. chavez was first elected president in 1998. he redistributed oil profits and won the support of poor

families live below the world bank's poverty line statistics that haven't improved much since the days of crushing u.n. sanctions in the one nine hundred ninety s. elections may have brought democracy to iraq but critics say the government is rife with corruption and infighting. despite the various that's occurred in the time of the former regime which is not comparable to the number of thirty is by the politicians and the current government. and more troubling perhaps are the lingering divisions of this occupation separated us from to try to place the political structure with a troubling one which aggravated the political conflict which i see no good in this kind of regime and. today iraq is facing a new political crisis there's tension on the ground between the sunni provinces and the shia led government as well as between baghdad and the kurdish north i think if these issues are not resolve it can lead to more significant problems including conflict which can lead to i think break up but if you look and destabilization region and an upsurge in violence is sparking fears of a return to sectarian str

or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the u.n. is very happy to section and punish certain countries birdie if you out there i even have to think that they'll sanction the usa or send a peacekeeping mission to stop the human rights violators in washington not a chance the un really has no business meddling in the affairs of sovereign countries but they do it all the time but there is a zero percent chance that the un will stand up to the bad behavior from the u.s. government no matter how much it's investigators wind and plead and beg but that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter lavelle the catholic church has a new leader of pope francis from argentina and a jesuit you see mr dramatic even bold departure from the past can this simple man of humble origins reverse the fortunes of a church in crisis and what can the world expect from a pope hate when from the global south. across not the recent election i'm joined by sister my report in london she is a religious sister and.

or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the u.n. is very happy to section upon the sudden countries birdie if you out there i even have to think that they will sanction the usa or send a peacekeeping mission to stop the human rights violators in washington not a chance the un really has no business meddling in the affairs of sovereign countries but they do it all the time but there is a zero percent chance that the un will stand up to the bad behavior from the u.s. government no matter how much it's investigators wind and plead and beg but that's just my opinion. please.

the u.n. says children are being increasingly used as fighters and human shields in the syrian crisis is why both the rebels and government forces. speaking out in secretly recorded ordeal from korda bradley manning reveals why he sent thousands of the with classified documents to wiki leaks to discuss how this case could affect whistle blowing. china's new leader of fishing he takes the reins of power with his priorities do you believe the fans to make the country one of the world's a military giant. wherever you're watching around the world this is our duty to mahmoud's and it's good to have your company with us. an increasing number of children are being recruited by both rebels and pro-government forces in the bloody conflict in syria that's according to un investigators and charity activist as the crisis in syria is approaching its second anniversary this week at the u.n. is again warning the conflict is far from a simple fight between good rebels and evil government forces reporter dilemm

staff damaging the building and a u.n. vehicle. he says about half of 100 foreign staff members will move to lebanon or egypt. as those employees pull out the secretary general is sending team to investigate allegations by syrian forces. they say they used chemical weapons near the northern city of aleppo. he hopes the team will not consistent only of u.s. and european investigators. >>> rebel forces are now in control of the african capital. both sides signed a cease-fire? january. the rebels broke the agreement last week when they entered the capital. they took control of the city. their leader named himself interim president. they have announcdenounced the for breaking the cease-fire. the u.n. secretary general is calling for the rule of law to return as soon as possible. he says he's deeply concern over reports of seriousuman rhts abuses. >>> he's on his first trip abroad as leader. he is spending several days on the continent. a part of the world his country has come to rely on for trade and natural resources. the president del

north korea's response to the latest round of u.n. sanctions has put china on edge. ficials in beijing want to avoid driving authorities in pyongyang into a corner which could result in the regime's collapse. they fear that would prompt north koreans to flee across the border and into chinese territory. china is north korea's biggest aid provider and trading partner. its incoming leaders have not made any public comments about this latest tension on the korean peninsula. so it's not clear how they'll follow up on the new sanctions and what kind of relationship and influence their administration will have with the north korean regime. north korea is just one of a long list of issues the next generation of leaders will have to face head on. we wanted to get a snapshot of the challenges they face at home and abroad. so we spoke with experts from two of china's leading universities. one focuses on internal affairs, the other specializes in foreign policy. >> thank you very much for your time. >> welcome. >> nice to meet you. >> this professor teaches law at peking univers

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and that was based on the palestinians seeking state hood from the u.n. nge and the obama administration suddenly decide to send this money? >> well, i think they believe that that's the way to engineer peace in the region. i just don't see signs that that's going to help. and then if we're giving money that's being used for, you know, groups like hamas who work with the palestinian authority, that doesn't further our interests. just two weeks ago abbas, chairman of the palestinian authority, said that hamas should not be viewed as a terrorist organization and that they were basically the same as the palestinian authority. so as i see it, i don't think that much has changed. i think they're trying to push peace forward, but i just don't think they're seeing it in the way that we should be seeing it. >> greta: do you factor into any sort of your thinking or discussions on this the fact that we've now gone into the sequester and they're trying to figure out who to cut or furlough and i realize that he we use foreign aid to sort of help people and also put th

it is a grim milestone, the u.n. ts the number of refugees fleeing from syria will hit 1 million. people are primarily spilling into jordan, lebanon, turkey. numbers are so high, relief agencies are having trouble keeping up. a civil war has raged through the country for the last two years. in moscow, police are questioning a suspect in an acid attack on a ballet director. he was doused with the chemical by a masked man in january. it left burns -- left him with severe burns to his eyes and face. doctors worked to save his sight. they say it will take at least six months to recover. he's the artistic director of russia's bolshoi ballet. >>> let's head to iran where they have a big problem and it's kind of a gross one, too. begin n genetically mutated rats. army snipers are hunting these things. an environmental expert thinks they're going to big because they've been exposed to radiation and chemicals. >>> sloane stephens burst on to the spotlight with her upset win over williams. the phenom is the "it" girl of profess

or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the u.n is very happy to section and punish certain countries birdie if you out there naive enough to think that they'll sanction the usa or send a peacekeeping mission to stop the human rights violators in washington not a chance the un really has no business meddling in the affairs of sovereign countries but they do it all the time but there is a zero percent chance that the un will stand up to the bad behavior from the u.s. government no matter how much it's investigators wind and plead and beg but that's just my opinion. the truth about them and when i am ugly i hate to hear the truth about myself. but the arab countries themselves. out of the national humanitarian. and many couldn't beauties and do what next to nothing thirty five people we knew died in the day we were leaving and if according to informal sources over nine thousand soldiers died. let alone all those peaceful civilians who died at the hands of the so called freedom fighters from the free syrian army. these instigators wan

the u.n. security council unanimously vote. career. could spend up to twelve years in prison. to look at his involvement but said splashing acid on his. chain. examine the prospects of the political transition. around the world and screen online international news and comment. the un is demanding the immediate release of a group of its peacekeepers taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights the militants say they are using the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village middle east correspondent paula has the details. all twenty one you in personnel were unarmed they're all from the philippines and we've heard from the philippines foreign office who has demanded their immediate release the philippines government says that they are being treated well that negotiations are underway to try and secure the release of the militants are admitting that they took these u. n. personnel to try and prevent an attack by assad's loyali

officials from france and britain have asked the u.n. to investigate the allegations. u.n. spokesperson martin nasarke says selstrom will not be conducting a criminal investigation. >> it's a technical mission aimed at ascertaining whether chemical weapons were used. and not by whom. >> nesarke did not say what action the u.n. might take if he finds evidence of chemical weapons use. >>> u.s. president barack obama has made history with his pick for director of the secret service. he appointed julia pierson as the first woman to head the agency in its nearly 150-year history. pierson began her career as a police officer in florida. she's been with the secret service for three decades. she's protected presidents and investigated cyber crimes. her appointment marks a shift for the male-dominated agency, which has been tainted by a series scandals. more than ten agents assigned to protect obama last year in colombia were accused of hiring prostitutes. in 2009, a couple attended a state dinner despite not having invitations. secret service representatives admitted proper procedu

the u.n. ekeepers until the syrian government withdraws the troops from the village east of the golan heights. free syrian army are working with the local militias to try to release these philippine know peacekeepers. bill, it does appear and there is lot of hope they will be released next 24, 48 hours. bill: conor, who is holding them, are they working on behalf of the assad regime or the other side? >> reporter: these are rebels. they are anti-assad forces t appears to be a local militia in the southern part of the syria. these are not people connected to the assad regime. the u.n. has been more critical of assad regime than they have been of the rebels but for whatever reason this rebel group thought this was the best way to press the assad regime. bill: 21 being held. conor thanks. when there are developments we'll bring you back. martha: we are getting reaction now from the senate republicans who were there about the prospect of a grand bargain beinging back on the table now after this din

matter if it's one single person they have the right of self-determination is clearly outlined in the u.n. charter this is a very fundamental rights and they have exercise this right and the world should listen ok you guys are being real quick here alex. it could be short for the past few years the argentine gorgon has accused the u.k. of a policy of twenty first century calling at least some in the islands they were for in the most interesting and important tool by the u.k. to show that the wheel of the island being respected the need for people to help lived in most of their cases most cases for their entire lives in the silence ok richard but peter peter out peter i would say that it's not what is going to go to a church or as you say be very lively richard first please go ahead and the problem is it's not a question of what the island does think it's

or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the u.n. is very happy to section and punish certain countries birdie if you out there naive enough to think that they'll sanction the usa or send a peacekeeping mission to stop the human rights violators in washington not a chance the un really has no business meddling in the affairs of sovereign countries but they do it all the time but there is a zero percent chance that the un will stand up to the bad behavior from the us government no matter how much it's investigators whine and plead and beg but that's just my opinion. to live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food i should try it because you know how fabulous bad luck i got so many i mean at ten pounds i know that i'm seeing the same thing really messed up. in the old story so personally. it's a little worse if you're going through the white house or the. radio guy and politico minestrone probably want to close for about a good cause you've never seen anything like good times roll. call most thousands that is so i mean mart