bashar al-assad lost all their faith when the first bullet was fired at a civilian. >> this is how the assads, both father and son, deal with domestic threats. >> can this regime stop today's revolution? >> there's no question, at this point, that the syrian government thinks it's won. >> these two stories on this special edition of frontine. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund with a grant from millicent bell and the millicent and eugene bell foundation. additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> navai:

bashar al-assad be cursed they cry. more people than ever feel compelled to continue their protests until his regime is toppled. he is looking increasingly isolated. russia invited a delegation of syrian opposition leaders for talks in moscow. they said the meeting marked a turning point even though the kremlin pledged no direct support to the opposition. >> i think the fact we were invited to discuss the question seriously already indicates that there has been considerable progress. >> as for turkey, it has threatened to cut electricity to the country should the violence continue. the turkish prime minister was unequivocal in his message to damascus. >> bashar al-assad should look at the tragic end of those who declared war against their own people. i want to remind him that the future cannot be built on the blood of the oppressed. >> syria's oppressed have welcomed turkey's warning to their embattled president. >> the burmese government has delayed the release of political prisoners. the last freed some to wonder pris

bashar al-assad will have to resign and someone from the minority regime takes over, or there will be an ongoing civil unrest which might even end in a civil war. >> we will keep close tabs on what is going on. thank you for joining us. he is already serving a life sentence, but the courts are not finished with him. the notorious terrorist, carlos the jackal, is on trial again, this time for bomb attacks that took place in the early 1980's. >> almost 30 years after threatening france with or, the man known as -- what are -- with war, carlos the jackal is back on trial. ilich ramirez sanchez has been linked to multiple crimes. this is footage of him 11 years ago. this time, authorities are keeping him out of the spotlight. he has denied the latest charges. >> he is in a fighting mood as always, and we will fight. there is no reason why, 30 years later and 17 years after his kidnapping by the french state, the judicial system can get away with judging him to create propaganda for other interests rather than justice. >> in 1975, ilich ramirez sanchez escaped after leading a deadly raid i

i think it's a conspiracy by the regional power that they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they wanted a different regime different government was different had and that's why there you can see the regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation it's taking the place inside syria actually some of this country has been funneling weapons and money and certain i just to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledged there is opposition in that country and he extended his hand to reconciliation within the his country for those people who are asking for change and that's why today they have a constitutional reform but there is an external power of what they say in opposition an exile those are backed by the western powers some persian gulf country. meantime historian and author f. william things that the west's interference in the uprisings in the middle east and north africa has left post revolution countries in tatters and you can watch his full interview next hour here on our say. the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living st

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vowed to veto it and while the arab league has stopped short of calling for syrian president bashar al assad's departure critics say this stance is nothing short of hypocrisy they have no. they don't have some of them they don't. develop their democracy the. ironic thing though what's more assad is shown he's willing to conduct reforms his government announced the release of one thousand prisoners after previously agreeing to admit five hundred arab league appointed observers this is you know a sign it is is going he still concerned about what his neighbors think and he still. under some sort of willingness to negotiate but it's not clear the arab league has the patience to listen and neither do whiston leaders who decided a long time ago aside needs to go and without the option to do it through the united nations the arab league is the next best option policy r.t. tel aviv well the international project of solving serious conflict has been flawed from the start and constantine cause a trough of the russian state duma foreign affairs committee. the fact that the situation is escalating the vio

that they would continue to keep on calling for the resignation the stepping down of president bashar al assad and they called on the international community to help with us they don't want as they said they don't want any foreign military intervention but they are calling on the nations of the world to ask assad and tell assad to step down now they said as a glimmer of hope of getting people to a table to discuss things and talk the situation out they said that they were willing to negotiate with anybody whose hands were not a bloodied. in their own words essentially the long and short of it seems to be that the syrian opposition here in moscow today are willing to talk which is not to assad. we have said that we want to give a political solution to the crisis a chance and this is also the demand of the syrian people therefore we are calling on those countries that want a peaceful outcome to put pressure on the president to step down we do want to prevent any military involvement in the syrian crisis and to prevent a repetition of the libyan scenario we are in favor of a peaceful solution thr

mosque this eye with a deadline for the government to undergarments expires that syrian president bashar al assad has pledged not to back out international pressure also his test also now has more from brussels. the pressure is certainly increasing the noose tightening around syria president bashar al assad seems to be standing firmly on his ground so keeping his position saying that his government as well as himself won't back down despite all of the increasing pressure and of course his statement comes on the back of the end of that three day old tomato given by the arab league for his government and the bloodshed in the country and that is in addition to to its suspension having been suspended from the arab league and the very latest is that they really had rejected a proposal from syria on amendments to the peace process as well as allowing international observers into the country so essentially there's an impasse at the moment and that pressure is also coming from from the ground from the opposition which is increasingly armed to the free syrian army made up of the factors have claimed respo

my voice and i will fear nothing and no one one freedom of expression but we get nothing only bashar al assad is security and enjoyed it as for us we are nothing why is that. our t.v. . earlier we discussed the situation in syria with a beirut based political analyst come out me who echoes assad's opinion of the country's unrest is part of a foreign plot to topple the syrian government. i think it's a conspiracy by regional power they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they wanted a different regime different government with different had and that's why you can see the regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation it's taking the place inside syria actually some of these country has been funneling weapons and money and start an ideology to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledges there is opposition in that country and he extended his hand to let it come fully ation within the his country for those people who are asking for change and that's why today they have constitutional reform but there is an external power on what they say in oppositio

officially started talks of the syrian opposition as pressure builds against the regime of president bashar al assad earlier britain was reportedly approached by drone to spearhead a diplomatic campaign against assad were pressured by the arab league damascus and great without international observers to enter the country to help end the bloodshed france has already said it's too late for the regime to try and save itself by throwing out the forms for the violence shows no signs of abating ports that at least twelve civilians were killed security forces fired on protesters for and friday prayers or correspondence this says it's all part of the build up to outside intervention in syria. it certainly looks like the beginning of a military intervention i'm surprised turkey is the side to go so far a very cautious and trying to ration with all its neighbors jordan in the sense of sticking its neck out to washington it is. long time to overthrow the regime because it's a key ally of iran and a key supporter of his rule our lives are not. washington. only true along with the saudis and israel is however th

western countries for supporting syrian regime forces in their attempts to overthrow president bashar al assad. reports. well what we've heard from the syrian opposition delegation today is very interesting indeed they said that they would like to see a u.n. resolution put in place now this u.n. resolution would not be a resolution allowing any foreign military intervention that is something that they are vehemently against they share that stance with russia this would be a u.n. resolution allowing observers on the ground in the country and allowing of service to you to see what's going on at the embattled cities that are still under siege in syria now they also said that they would continue to keep on calling for the resignation the stepping down of president bashar al assad and they called on the international community to help with us. we have said that we want to give a political solution to the crisis a chance and this is also the demand of the syrian people therefore we are calling on those countries that want a peaceful outcome to put pressure on the president to step down we do want to

officially started talks with the syrian opposition as pressure builds against the regime of president bashar al assad earlier a person was reportedly approached by jordan to spearhead a diplomatic term pain against assad the pressure for the rest of us are grateful for their interest to enter the front end the bloodshed of the violence for no sign of abating feels that these civilians were killed and security forces for the protesters for the friday prayers. are frauds as well he said it's too late for them to try and save it's like running out of forms war correspondent eric margolis says some possibility up to inside intervention. and some. looks like the beginning of a new terror intervention i'm surprised turkey is the side to go so far of course just trying to ration with all its neighbors the jury sticking its neck out to watch this one. through regime because it's a key ally of iran and a key supporter of hezbollah little not the sort of. washington. overthrew along with the saudis and israel is however your wise heads in washington to literacy and we're going to fuel them through the regime w

that they would continue to keep on calling for the resignation the stepping down of president bashar al assad and they called on the international community to help with us. we have said that we want to give a political solution to the crisis a chance and this is also the demand of the syrian people therefore we're calling on those countries that want a peaceful outcome to put pressure on the president to step down we do want to prevent any military involvement of the syrian crisis and to prevent a repetition of the libyan scenario we are in favor of a peaceful solution through negotiations. on saturday the arab league announced that they were going to suspend syria from their organization now that suspensions expected to be rubber stamp to the meeting on wednesday in morocco this really leaves aside on syria alone in the arab world we heard from the king of jordan king abdullah saying that if he was in assad's position that he would be considering stepping down himself. the news this syria had be would be suspended from the arab league was greeted with dismay here in russia the story ministe

a national hero with his call for syrian president bashar al assad to step down and he paid the ultimate price for his protests do it's good for him was found with his throat slit down a river that would have been removed a clear message to those who dare to speak out and those who enthusiastically chanted after him understood the meaning all too well we are praising the. revolution. i think it will live in the. about what will happen in syria the local happen in syria remains uncertain and indeed be at the story continues to unfold with gates of how the end he cheap is awash with pushy sons and have sprung up across the arab world i don't think the protests this in a get achieved with a simple solution to defeat could. and so bob in music plays on the hopes are fading that we've illusions would bring real change and the only harmony to be found is confined to the airwaves. tel aviv stay with us here in our can still have the already international community builds pressure on iran if you look at the latest stats the un and its atomic watchdog are taking over terror on and when you expert

handpicked his team captain for another libya style control group aimed at forcing president bashar al assad out to begin with it will be a diplomatic offensive but russia please it's an overreaction that could pave the way for military intervention. we suggested in order to put your initiative in place all countries concerned with a peaceful outcome develop a system seriously if you demand not only from the syrian authorities but also from the opposition to stop the violence the ongoing attacks of this government buildings in syria look like a civil war. at the moment there's no mention of military action from britain their offensive is purely verbal for now but that's exactly how the libyan intervention began and the timing is very similar to the opposition in syria is now militarized making a much easier to support and adds more weight to any international threats. who there are of them powers for regime change is clearly in provo utah numbed we should learn the lessons of thousands and thousands of. our nato partners or any other incident and then another military intervention will have

said that the opposition all willing to enter into negotiations with the members of president bashar al assad's government now they did say that they would enter into negotiations but only with those members of the government whose hands were not bloodied. and they did also have praise for their. their hosts here in moscow thanking what they called their russian brothers for helping them to come to moscow and come to the dialogue table they said they wanted russia's help in trying to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in syria the arab league is meeting on wednesday where it's expected. that decision to suspend syria from the group they've also put forward a plan to send a five hundred strong delegation into syria on a fact finding mission now that delegation which contain military personnel they are saying and syria has welcomed this offer of sending this this fact finding delegation into the country now in syria across syria we've seen protests from pro government protesters against the decision from the arab league to suspend them now we saw the embassies of saudi arabia and qata

slapping down heavy sanctions well the drumbeats a lot of her international pressure against bashar al assad there are fears it may . only made a bad situation worse. so the arab league votes and then a senior turkish official openly discussed the possibility of imposing a buffer zone on the syrian side of the border to give sanctuary to refugees in other words direct military action boy repeatability a scenario that seems likely to get annoyed but it is not a demand for reform it is. getting syria which is very very risky to the whole region even in israel syria's archenemy some would rather assad stayed in power but we're also doing us a. favor of course this is not understood as we can we. control go. but the pressure on assad continues to mount tuki which once supported his government says it plans to suspend joint oil exploration and is considering stopping electricity supplies to syria just the latest in a long list of sanctions already imposed on the country the sanctions may be a way for the powerful western countries to exert some sort of pressure over syrian government but really t

reportedly been asked by the king of jordan to lead a diplomatic offensive against president bashar al assad the move echoes the build up to the recent libyan operation a direction that moscow opposes or that it has more. after its pivotal role in the overthrow of moammar gadhafi britain's become the new go to guy when there's trouble in the middle east prime minister david cameron's been handpicked his team captain for another libya style control group aimed at forcing president bashar al assad out to begin with it will be a diplomatic offensive but russia fees it's an overreaction that could pave the way for military intervention would look good we suggested all it would be a revolution to be in place all countries concerned with a peaceful outcome a development in serious demand not only from the syrian authorities but also from the opposition to please stop the violence the ongoing attacks on government buildings in syria look like a civil war. at the moment there's no mention of military action from britain their offensive is purely verbal for now but that's exactly how the libyan inter

i think it's a conspiracy by regional power they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they wanted a different regime different government was different had and that's why you can see the regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation taking place inside syria actually some of this country has been funneling weapons and money and certain ideology to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledged there is opposition in that country and he extend his hand to the conciliation within the his country for those people who are asking for change and that's why today they have a constitutional reform but there is an external power what they say i'm a position an exile those are backed by the western powers and some persian gulf country. historian author and western critic f. william m. dollar thinks the uprisings in middle east then north africa were instigated by the west and left the poster of all countries in tatters the full interview with him coming up in about twenty minutes. the events of the so-called arab spring have been planned years back th

i think it's a conspiracy by regional power they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they wanted a different regime different government with different had and that's why you can see the regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation it's taking the place inside syria actually some of these country has been funneling what pens and money and start an ideology to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledged there is opposition in that country and he extended his hand to reconsolidation away then the his country for those people who ask him for change and that's why today they have a constitutional reform but there is an external power or what they say in our position in exile those are backed by the western powers persian gulf country western in interference in the arab spring has left the middle east and north africa deeply wounded that's according to a story in william and you can watch his full interview in a less than a half an hour's time here and. a preview. all of these and far. libya had the highest living standard in all the africa