in the capital, more calls for president bashar al-assad to leave. protests have been mostly peaceful after mounting pressure on the regime to stop using violence against their people. troops opened fire. many people are believed to have been killed. washington says they're not convinced that the regime is convinced about change. -- the regime is serious about change. >> they will allow a political process that will include a peaceful protests to take place throughout syria and engage and a productive dialogue with members of the opposition and civil society. they will continue to see increasingly organized resistance. >> there are also many who would like the president to stay and are rallying in his favor. despite that support and promises of change by the government, these scenes show that there might be no way back for the government. among the government, the sense is that bashar all the stock lost time is up. -- bashar al-assad's time is up. >> colonel gaddafi has delivered an address to thousands of supporters in tripoli. he vowed to continue

in the capital, more calls for president bashar al-assad to leave. protests have been mostly peaceful after mounting pressure on the regime to stop using violence against their people. troops opened fire. many people are believed to have been killed. washington says they're not convinced that the regime is convinced about change. -- the regime is serious about change. >> they will allow a political process that will include a peaceful protests to take place throughout syria and engage and a productive dialogue with members of the opposition and civil society. they will continue to see increasingly organized resistance. >> there are also many who would like the president to stay and are rallying in his favor. despite that support and promises of change by the government, these scenes show that there might be no way back for the government. among the government, the sense is that bashar all the stock lost time is up. -- bashar al-assad's time is up. >> colonel gaddafi has delivered an address to thousands of supporters in tripoli. he vowed to continue

have had peaceful demonstrations in favor of reforms the syrian government and president bashar al assad responded to the demands of the people but as you may recall every time the government is about to introduce reforms or violence surged in the country i witnessed these acts in dar and other syrian provinces like many other citizens did the incumbent president of syria is committed to reforms and in two thousand people posed a major program of reforms but events in the region that followed affected the implementation of the reforms that were gravely ill the us invasion of iraq and a potential threat that the aggression would sweep over syria after the american government made some tensions clear the turmoil in lebanon and the assassination of the lebanese leader rafik hariri the situation in the region changed in the state of syria is threatened the reforms were shifted to the back burner and defense of the country was made a priority task that has been the most important thing ever since today however the government is considering the implementation of the reform plan their predecess

of largest turnout yet, hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against the regime of bashar al-assad. human rights groups say that several people were shot dead. >> these are some the biggest demonstration since they began in march. these pictures show hundreds of thousands of people in a square. this is the city where at least 10,000 people were killed after the regime brutally suppress the uprising. they are not afraid to defy their rulers. activists say at least 3 million participated nationwide in demonstrations today, a figure that is impossible to verify. what is certain is large-scale protests are taken place. the pictures to show crowds of demonstrators. similar scenes in aleppo, the country's second city. in the capital of damascus, more calls for president assad to leave. the focus has been mostly peaceful after mounting pressure on the regime to stop using violence against its people. in one of the centers of the anti-government unrest, troops opened fired. many people are believed to have been killed. washington says they're not convinced that the regime is serious about

member protests on the streets of sia, this time by supporters of the al assad regime. they took part in a rally against the ambassadors of the u.s. and france. they -- the show support for the democracy movement prompted an angry show from damascus. franz's foreign ministry said the crowds were well organized, while security forces did nothing to stand in the way -- france was a foreign ministry. the u.s. also condemned the day's events. >> it is clear what this is about -- this is about distracting your attention, the press' attention, the world's attention from the real story, which is the story of syrian people in cities across the country processing peacefully and demanding change. >> syria says it is reaching out to redeem opponents with a national dialogue, but the main opposition groups shun those talks for a second day on monday. they say they will not take part until the government ends its military crackdown and releases thousands of political prisoners. despite the crackdown, protests against the regime continue with reports of thousands turning out over the

the attackers are supporters of president bashar al assad, whose regime accuses the united states of encouraging the uprising against his dictatorship. last week, american ambassador robert ford visited the city of hama during huge anti-assad protests. he was greeted with cheers and flowers. today's attack and violence over the weekend are the regime's payback. but america's ambassador isn't backing down. despite the embassy attack, the state department says ambassador ford will stay in damascus, today calling his role there "essential." diane. >> thanks so much, alex. >>> and back in this country, our "made in america" summer is in full swing with our biggest challenge yet. as we all look for ways that can help support jobs right here at home. and our tireless team, david muir and sharyn alfonsi, have hit the road, knocking on doors. and they found that everyone in the neighborhood gets knocking too. >> we had no idea our "made in america" journey this time would hardly be just the two of us. less than an hour after we arrived in our newest neighborhood, this. >> are you all ready? >

implementation of the reform plan their predecessors have launched but not finished president bashar al assad has lifted the state of emergency and signed a decree that allows holding peaceful demonstrations in the country by doing this the president actually enforce one of the basic civil rights besides the draft lauren parties were submitted for discussion about the text can be found on the internet previously we had a law that limited the allowed number of parties in syria to ten the new law stipulates that people may create new parties if they wish to their number is no more limited and whether the newly established party will be in opposition or not doesn't matter either a lot of attention is also paid to the new normal mass media which is essential a part of the national dialogue as a law on parties on elections or on local authorities. after the us will topple us you mentioned the national dialogue as a part of this framework the syrian government called a consultative meeting on the national convention schedule for tenth of july what was the opposition invited to join this convention

success and our progress on the reforms travel through under the leadership of president bashar al assad what happened in syria today expected to spread like an epidemic across other our countries in order to weaken now israel in the quest to impose their civilization supremacy values mindset on us i very carefully and all of the signals the west wants from us especially you have restrictions and i must say the truth they do not wish us well. and you can watch that full interview with syria's deputy foreign minister on r.t. throughout sunday. the u.s. media has come under fire for its reporting of a number of high profile criminal trials a case of a single mother casey anthony acquitted of murdering her two year old child earlier this week has been at the center of heated debate for years and is artie's on the stand see a trick in the reports there are concerns that public opinion is unduly swayed by the headlines rather than evidence. innocent until proven guilty it's a whole mark principle of the american justice system legally after shoved aside from the vigor of some of the arrests y

tens of thousands took part in a rally in the city of hama on friday calling for president bashar al assad to step down at least thirteen people were killed and mass demonstration is really about to be in aldershot is according to activists tanks were deployed in crackdowns on protesters only more than fourteen hundred people have been killed since anti-government protests began in march today is the deputy foreign minister has told r.t. that any interference in the country's affairs would and in disaster. is serious position has been clearly articulated and the global community is aware of the military force in syria hands so even if the west is thinking of going to benin we would advise them not to syria is the key to the balance of at least any meddling with the symptoms for those who drive this region to destroy the western countries are going to glare of this but nevertheless they keep hating arabs and syria in particular what is of our political stand again i was really kind of late because of our chief wants of success progress on the reform struggle to under the leadership of presi

thirteen people tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets calling for president bashar al assad to step down so the protests began in march a government crowds have killed more than seven hundred demonstrators syria's deputy foreign minister told r.t. that any interference in the country's affairs from the west would end in disaster . syria's position has been clearly articulated and the global community is aware of the military forces syria hands so even if the west is thinking to be seen we would advise them not to syria is the key to the balance of the middle east and eventually the symptom is here to drive this region to disaster western countries are well aware of this have never been asked to keep hating arabs in syria in particular was a little startling i was really kind of it because of our success progress on the reform struggle to under the leadership of gaza. what happened in syria really expected to spread. across other our countries in order to weaken israel in the west of what you post there civilization supremacies values that remind us very carefully all of the

mark on friday calling for president bashar al assad to step down at least thirteen people were killed in mass demonstrations today in other cities. and tanks were deployed in crackdowns on protesters earlier on in the. fourteen hundred people have been killed since anti-government protests began in march syria's deputy foreign ministers told us about see that any interference in the country's affairs would end in disaster. serious position has been clearly articulated and the global community is aware of the military force in syria hands so even if the west is thinking about it meaning we would advise them not to syria is the key to the balance of the middle east and the middle of this interview with dr this relativity is a mystery western countries are one of where of this but nevertheless they keep hating arabs and syria in particular was of our political standing arab israeli conflict because of our chief wants of success and our progress on the reform struggle through under the leadership of president bashar al assad what happened in syria expected to spread like an epidemic acros

embassy were the last straw with syrian president bashar al assad. >> from our perspective he's lost me also add that if anyone, including president assad, thinks that the united states is secretly hoping the regime will emerge from this turmoil to continue its brutality and repression, they are wrong. president assad is not indispensable, and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power. now, secretary clinton stopped short of calling for assad to step down, but she also made no secret of the fact that the u.s. does not want him to continue in office. nevertheless, the u.s. continues to say it's up to the syrians themselves to decide whether he stays or whether he goes. wolf? >> jill dougherty, thank you. the attack in damascus as well as stalled middle east peace talks were also part of my interview with former british prime minister tony blair. can you believe that the regime there apparently authorized hundreds of anti-american protesters storming the u.s. embassy in damascus? >> i'm afraid in a way i can believe it. i mean, i think the regime there is increasing

. >> warner: the nearly four- month-long uprising against president bashar al-assad showed no sign of abating today, with some of the largest protests yet. >> ir-hal! >> warner: in the city of homs, marchers thundered cries of "ir- hal", or "go", a demand echoing across the arab world this year, aimed at longtime rulers. elsewhere in homs, security forces fired on protesters from roadblocks. large crowds also turned out in most other major syrian cities, in the now-weekly protests after friday prayers. in hama, one sign told assad "sorry, president, game over." activists said more than 200,000 people filled the streets. in damascus, demonstrators marched near the great mosque of mezze and in other neighborhoods. the protests appeared peaceful, but clashes and deaths were reported as well. in the north, the syrian army reportedly staged new attacks, aimed at stanching the flow of refugees toward the turkish border. more than 10,000 syrians are now at camps in southern turkey. during a visit to lithuania today, secretary of state hillary clinton issued a new warning. "it is absolutely c

it was the scene of the largest demonstration since the uprising against president al-assad began in march. joining us to discuss the situation in syria, a scholar and author from syria who himself has taken part in reform talks in the past. thank you for being with us. thank you. we know this area has seen some of the worst violence. why there? >> there's a history of unrest in the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. this time is different because this time they have a critical mass. they are asking for the step down of the syrian regime. id is significant. -- it is significant. the history of the problems of the unrest toward the syrian regime -- this gives you a sense that' they will keep it as peaceful as it is keeping it is best for the president to set down. >> president assad has promised national dialogue. help serious are his promises? >> unless they withdraw all the troops from all the cities, we have more than 15,000 detained during the last three months. the syrian regime, unless the syrian regime will accept these conditions, none of the opposition figures will accept our roundt

i think you are seeing some results of the pressure in that president bashar al-assad has indicated he wants to move to a national political dialoguing in some change. i think we have good reason to be skeptical about that give then choices he has made to date but this is the path we are on, continued pressure and isolation to force him to a set of decisions to a more responsive government. >> the president said in his speech on the arab -- that there were points of interest that our values and interests may collide. seems to be nowhere is that more true than in saudi arabia. if there were significant street protests in saudi arabia, would the administration side with the saudi government or the saudi people? >> if this are significant protest it would depend on the circumstance. that is a hypothetical that i wouldn't want to address, wouldn't be responsible nb my position to address. i can tell you this. the united states and saudi arabia have a set of very important shared interests. we have a shared interest in seeing that no country force in the region seeks or tries to achieve dom

this was the scene of the huge demonstration against president bashir al assad. three people were killed including two brothers. at least 20 other people are believed to have been injured. we're joined by an opposition supporter on the line. we have heard there has been cash's between residents and security forces. what can you tell us? >> early morning around 5:00, we heard the people going out to the streets, screaming, calling each other. that means that there was a problem in the area. the security forces, they come to capture people here. they came only on the edges of the city from all sides. they captured around 20 to 40 people. they don't know how many. people were all in the streets. they were shouting and they blocked all the city entrances by 8 tires and garbage boxes. the military tried to capture people there. then some people came back and supported the military and tried to stop them. they remained in those classes for two hours. all the people on the streets are putting fire to the blocks and there was many civilian people that work on arm to. --

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