that is as of yet the syrian government of bashar assad has not permitted that team for perhaps obviousnto syria. and there's another problem, and that according to scientists is that some of this evidence can be corrupted over time. so it's very important to know what exactly was in the soil samples and in the blood samples that we're told the doctors removed from the victims and from the areas when these attacks apparently happened. i think it's also important to know that many in the security community certainly looking from abroad are very worried about the motives of the assad regime saying that it is possible that they could be using these chemical weapons in these small scale instances to judge and to gauge the reaction from the international community and to see if it is allowed to continue whether they would be able to continue to use it with impun y impunity. back in the '80s saddam hussein used chemical weapons against his own people and against the iranians in the iran/iraq war and that was not reacted to by any stretch at the time. >> good point. all right. christiane, stan

on one side, a young rebel soldier fighting to the death to bring down the regime of president bashar al-assad. >> (translated): my greatest joy will be to become a martyr, and for syria to be liberated. >> narrator: facing him, a career soldier, determined to preserve the assad regime. >> (translated): we are all martyrs in the marking, to keep our country safe. >> narrator: two countrymen, now enemies, in a conflict increasingly driven by hatred. (explosion) >> narrator: with unprecedented access to both sides, frontline journeys deep inside syria to reveal a war that is reshaping the middle east, in "syria behind the lines." frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support ffrontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by tfrontline jou

they're determined to oust president bashar al-assad from power. >> (translated): we want a democratic system, with a government elected by everyone in syria. this would be better than the assad family. we are in the town of kansafra. this town is a stronghold of the free syrian army. it was liberated from assad's army more than three months ago. >> narrator: the army of the assad regime has been pushed back across the valley to the other side of the orontes river. ahmad's village is well within range of their artillery. shells and mortars are routinely fired into this village. >> (translated): god willing, bashar al-assad's army can't get in here. we run things here now. >> narrator: doctors and nurses are ordered to report immediately to the local hospital. ahmad is already there, using his phone to film casualties. >> (translated): i ran to the area to see who was injured, to see how i could help. these people's lives are over. this is what god had written for them. i just despaired, and thought it was time that arab countries felt our suffering. >> narrator: ahmad and the people of

and obviously, we know that bashar assad will do whatever it is necessary in order to stay in power;e so horrific. so i or worry -- i worry that the president and the administration will use these caveats as an excuse not to act right away or act at all, because the president clearly stated that it was a red line and that it couldn't be crossed without the united states taking vigorous action. that action should be a safe zone for the syrian opposition to operate in syria, weapons to the right people in syria and neutralizing the air capability of bashar assad. jenna: i'm just getting some news, and this news is p developing very fast over the last couple hours. you mentioned that britain has also had the same assessment. reuters now coming out and saying the british are saying they have limited but persuasive information showing chemical weapon use including serin in syria. do you think we're at the risk where another country takes the lead here, senator, that maybe britain or france or nato overall like we saw in libya, is that a model that we might see in syria as well, and is tha

its way they don't know what to do this is last two years they have totally failed to overthrow bashar assad absolute nonsense they failed to discredit him as well. we've been closely following the chemical weapons controversy in the syrian conflict and you can find the full account of events as the folder on our web site called the rebels themselves have russians to unleash deadly chemicals on damascus last year they seized a toxin factory and released footage demonstrating the use of poisonous gas on rabbits and plenty more is available on our website. meanwhile the. ship is something the alarm over the number young europeans going off to the syrian war hundreds of volunteers are already fighting alongside rebels and could pose a serious security threat when they return home according to a child but tests are see their reports now europe is increasingly worried about the terror threat from with it. syria's two year old conflict is already seen to spill over some neighboring countries but now it is extended far beyond that it's estimated that hundreds of europeans from fourteen countries mo

its way they don't know what to do this is last two years they have totally failed to overthrow bashar assad absolute nonsense they failed to discredit him as well. i have been closely following the chemical weapons contrasting the syrian conflict and you can find the full account of events as that unfolded on our web site called the rebels themselves paul said late threatens to unleash them a chemicals on damascus last year they seized at talks in funk trade and released footage apparently demonstration of the use of poisonous gas on rabbits that's free to underline timotheus of a little that's. the way you and also in just a few minutes said a. surge of roscoe volunteers from europe to the syrian front comes fresh fears of a homegrown terrorist threats. to mumble the notorious pussy riot find a way to have parole hearing a central russia all the details are coming up. to the limits computers these days so super is the memory for that russian research have got a few ideas that could make cognitive computing a reality what about the process or check out a radical new architecture that promis

bashar al assad, and you are watching aljazeera live from doha. also ahead -- north and south step of the war of words, but the u.s. -- the indian top court refuses a patent for a cancer drug. and find out how farmland is bringing new immigrants to georgia. the british-based syrian observatory of human rights says march was the deadliest months in the two-year-old conflict with more than 6000 people killed. this is supposed to show the opposition destroying tanks. activists believe the actual death toll could be higher because both sides often under

as we get more information about this news, is this the red line that has been crossed by the bashar al-assad regime that would elicit more response from us, the united states. that is the big question that overhangs these remarks. as we get more information we'll bring that to you. jon: fox news alert we'll take you now to the campus of southern methodist university in

the president of the united states said that if the -- bashar assad used chemical weapons, it would be a game changer, that it would cross a red line. i think it's pretty obvious that red line has been crossed. now i hope the administration are consider what we have been recommending now for over two years of this bloodletting and massacre, and that is to provide a safe area for the opposition to operate, to establish a no-fly zone and provide weapons to the people in the resistance who we trust. everything that the noninterventionists said would happen in syria if we intervened has happened. the jihadists are on the ascendancy, there is chemical weapons being used, the massacres continue, the russians continue to be assisting bashar assad, and the iranians are all in. it requires the united states' help and assistance. it does not mean boots on the ground. finally, we have to have operational capability to secure these chemical weapon stocks. we do not want them to fall into the wrong hands, and the wrong hands are a number of participants in the struggle that's taking place in syria.

. >>> and they are targeting president bashar assad. >>> a little girl is stabbed to death, what investigatorsaying about her killer. çó >>> welcome back. we are having august weather. >> yes, it has been too weird. >> i mean weatherwise. >> i don't mind, you can keep it going, steve. >> i know, things are just a little strange here, if you are enjoying the warm weather, go inland, 60s and 70s to low 90s. >>> westbound interstate 880 looking good to start, no major problems heading out to the mcarthur maze. if you are looking at the bay bridge commute, it is a good drive into san francisco. it is 5:30 let's go back to dave and pam. >>> they are searching for the killer of an 8-year-old girl leila fowler. she was stabbed to death inside her own home. they are live outside the little girl's school, alex? >> reporter: yes, got a morning and -- good morning and this will no doubt be a difficult day in valley springs for the children. leila fowler was a third grader here and i want to show you the tribe build this -- tribute this community made for her on this fence. the sheriff's office will be st

must be answered well native syrians are not the only fighters battling the forces of president bashar assad they went to terra chief has voiced concerns over the number of europeans joining the ranks of the rebels the main concern is that you wrote could see all these people returning radicalized after the conflict ends artie's chest of so you're a fourth. if syria's two year old conflict is over the scenes pullovers to neighboring countries but now it is extended far beyond that it's estimated that hundreds of europeans from fourteen countries mostly young men have joined the rebels in syria in fighting against bashar al assad a london based international center for the study verticalization with the tall figure at six hundred. will hear an outward builds of the media coverage on the radicalization of young people has recently focused on one specific story that of a father in search of the son dimitriy want to stop him short of radical islamism group that had gone to syria to join the fight father had gone all the way there hoping to bring his son bad. deal planes are flying overhead all t

intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that syrian president bashar al assad's government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas didn't provide any specific facts on when or where the alleged weapons were used and it was not even clear what the phrase with some degree of varying confidence even means does that mean that one intelligence official is confident that this is taking place and one is not confident clearly that that language is either convoluted or are bit confusing now secretary hagel said that assad's use of chemical weapons violates every convention of warfare but what's interesting is that on tuesday israel's intelligence officials claim that syria that the syrian government had used lethal lethal chemical weapons against rebels and at that time secretary hagel expressed his doubts about those findings now the u.s. is currently pressing for the united nations to conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations of damascus is the use of chemical weapons but the united nations secretary general has pr

they have been long time critics of bashar assad but you are critical of u.s.eapons of mass destruction in iraq. >>> egyptian state news says they are requiring mubarak to stay in jail for 15 days. mubarak has been held for more than two years for charges that include the death of protesters during the 2011 uprising. he can appeal the latest decision. >>> a prison camp at guantanamo bay has been a topic of controversy including efforts to create a justice system for enemy combatants. author and "wall street journal" reporter joins us along with lieutenant colonel now reteared stewart couch. thank you both for coming. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: interesting to look at this in the context of what is playing out in boston. two brothers. one became a u.s. citizen. tamerlan tsarnaev who didn't survive but his younger brother did and beam a citizen. how differently would be they treated in the context of what is set up for terror suspects? >> military commissions in the past haven't made any distinction based on citizenship. including in world war ii. the current

president continues his tough talk toward the government of syria and president bash arail asad -- bashar assad. u.s. and u.n. regulators suspect syria has used a small amount of gas. today the president sauled this a game changer not only for the united states but for the entire international community. >> when you use these kinds of weapons, you have the potential of killing massive numbers of people in the most inhumane way hospital. and the proliferation risks are so significant that we don't want that jeanne out of the bottle. >> the president and the administration said no action would be taken until it's confirmed that syria has used chemical weapons. the government of syria has charged the rebels of using the chemical weapon weapon -- weapons. president obama today said he will not proceed with any action until he knows more of what happened. >> when i'm making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional actions in response to chemical weapon use, i've gotta make sure i have the facts. >> today aannouncement comes -- today announcement comes -- to

bashar al assad, and you are watching aljazeera live from doha. also ahead -- north and south step of the war of words, but the u.s. -- the indian top court refuses a patent for a cancer drug. and find out how farmland is bringing new immigrants to georgia. the british-based syrian observatory of human rights says march was the deadliest months in the two-year-old conflict with more than 6000 people killed. this is supposed to show the opposition destroying tanks. activists believe the actual death toll could be higher because both sides often under report fatality. aljazeera has learned that the united nations is considering sending in a peacekeeping force as one of the options if the syrian government falls. our diplomatic editor has this exclusive report. ofat the u.n., hundreds staff have been working on secret contingency plans. it is a project code-named syria, the day after. after more than two years of bloodshed, they are preparing for this decisive event, including a possible fall of bashar al assad, but, of course, no one knows what will

president bashar assad's attacks are getting more extreme even with the levels of high security. >>> we want to take you there live where workers will install the final two sections of a 4008-foot fire making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. it will be the last one to be put into place. the last piece will make it 1,700 fetal. marking the year we secured our indicent from -- independence from england. >>> an elite team of fbi agents is now working around the clock to find out if two suspects acted alone. so far u.s. intelligence have not covered any other evidence that others were involved but the investigation is still in the early stages and the actions of the two suspects raise disturbing questions. >> the way they handled these devices and the trade craft leads me to believe there was a trainer. >> now we are in the second phase which is to find out who these two bombers communicated with, how they became radicalized, is there a third- party or is it russia? >> meantime they have now tracked down a mysterious man who tutored him in the ways of radical islam. a m

simple question, is it perhaps that we will end up with a situation that is far worse than if bashar al-assad had been in power for all the things he had done before this war started. >> i am almost certain that under bashar al-assad, you had an authoritarian system, so i am not -- no one is going to excuse what was going on, it was massey for a lot of the syrian people, there was nothing like democracy, small numbers were getting wealthy. >> rose: better off as to what we might be looking at now. >> you do not have genocide, you also had a situation of no war with israel for several decades. you did not have jihad disney there all over the region going in there and getting trained up .. and access to chemical weapons, absolutely. >> rose: the idea that we might have been better off with bashar al-assad than what followed? >> i think that is not even arguable. of course we were. and most iranians were, and, you know, it is too bad in some of these cases you can probably make the same argument some other places that authoritarians these are not totalitarians but authoritarians. >> it is a clos

jenna: it's been stew years and bashar al-assad still stands.r. so what is the key, if that is the end goal, jonathan, which is regime change, which the white house has talked about, what is the key now to having that happen? >> i think the key is having a white house that is committed to doing so. i mean talking about red lines, and then having those red lines be crossed, that ultimately poses a major challenge to our credibility and underscores the fact that the u.s. really lacks a strategy right now in syria. we need to take some definitive steps. we are obviously very nervous about doing so. we have a war weary population here, people who don't want to go back into war after iraq or afghanistan. i think we need to find some half steps, intermediate measures that could help bring about a conclusion to this syria conflict without necessarily deploying our men and women onto the battlefield. jenna: david cameron the prime minister over in the uk says he's worried. he's worried that what happened in iraq is unfairly influencing our decisions in

the russians would finally say, yes, we agree, bashar al assad must go. then the mechanisms that have been prepared by former secretary general kofi annan would go forward. >> would they take the assad family to russia? >> they might. that's been discussed in the past. on the question that you ask, if the russians refused to support a negotiated settlement, the u.s. is going to have to take action, i think, and so they're looking at a menu of options and you can imagine it, it ranges from syrian command and control facilities, facilities associated with this chemical weapons program. the special units that have been the scourge of the syrian population in this war. those are all very heavy -- >> you mean bombing -- >> heavy duty military operations. >> bombing missions. >> well, they might be bombing. various ways you could do it. they're big operations and they require precisely the kind of major commitment that the u.s. has wanted to avoid. >> what would be our right to do that? this has gotten to be so practiced now, i guess it's an odd question. what'

counteroffensive to prevent rebel forces from seizing the capital this comes amid reports that president bashar assad's troops have intercepted some of the opposition fighters main supply routes the rebels are said to currently control some parts of the north or in syria as well as several districts of the country's largest city of aleppo. south korea says its northern neighbor could test launch a missile at any moment as part of celebrations of the communist states main national holiday next week when all russia's a foreign minister has said the situation can be defused on the korean peninsula as long as foreign policy stop intimidating with a joint military knew this washington seoul and tokyo have all raised their military alert levels in the pacific and beefed up security next hour on america's dongs on north korea and other so-called alkalis states will be under discussion and cross on the pizza lavelle. this regime is going to drag us as a potential to drag us all into a nuclear nightmare and dave but the u.s. wants regime change there and you know first of all i would argue that when it comes to

they want their western and arab allies to provide the arms they need to topple the regime of bashar assad but the meeting comes against a backdrop of mounting concerns over extremist groups within the rebel ranks as me for national found. the meeting in turkey comes when the situation around syria is heating up dramatically and the countries will decide to go are losing patience and while the gender is unclear the right indicators of a military solution could be discussed at istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un that they have credible evidence that syria used chemical weapons at least once while the u.n. investigation over the issue is told two major european powers have stated that soil samples witness interviews and opposition sources prove nerve agents were used in and around the cities of aleppo homes and damascus it hasn't been specified which sites did it but president obama had earlier made it clear no matter who is going to utilize chemical weapons once it happens it will be a red line and while u.s. officials have stresse

syria has faced a rather dire state of civil war where the embattled government of president bashar al assad has been growth fighting a growing insurgency various groups of rebels who have been rebelling against the government it's been a serious state of civil war with that has claimed more than seventy thousand lives and of course heavy weapons on the ground both within of course the military of president bashar al assad and also with the rebels there have been some reports of anti aircraft weapons in the hands of the air the rebels we will of course keep you updated on all the latest as the details come in well it's remains unclear whether the people on the ground knew there were firing at a russian civilian plane however syrian rebels earlier said they consider any aircraft belonging to countries they see as backers of president assad to be legitimate targets daddy mckay from the syrian youth movement suspects the attack was intentional. the most amazing concept which could have happened was rebel fire from missiles which could have been given by regional countries or taken from governme

army in the war old can use as for the rebels or this group so opposition groups fighting against bashar assad of the current regime i can say that they i mean definitely they're using terra tactics because we've seen many terror attacks happened in damascus in homs in the lab and many other places all around syria and attack to say using of course i mean very hard i mean making it very hard for the army to fight to get. they are not carrying weapons all the time they have storage is a weapons everywhere throughout the country in major cities and in the suburbs of these cities and every time the army comes to the area to liberate this area to fight against these rebels they just throw their weapons and pretend to been civilians they leave the area safely and next on the move to another place and i mean take the weapons from that storage and they continue to go out and how he was looked on touchable absolutely right all right oh well i'm glad you're back from the area but good luck if indeed you are anybody understand you heading back to the syrian border maybe to turkey in the very near future

. >> given the experience in iraq, it is essential we establish that bashar assad used them.enator mccain is suspicious. i wor that the president is using it as an expense. >> and assad refuse tod allow access to experts. lawmakers suggest that syria used chemical weapons in two location and 20 people died as a result. experts say the small scale usage would be difficult to confirm. meanwhile hagel will not say he he would recommend the president to respond. >> we'll be ready to do that. privately all options are on the table aides say but will not say whether he asked for options. >> president obama spoke late this afternoon in a memorial for people kill would, at least 14 in the last week's fertilizer plant explosion in west, texas. law enforcement officials preceded the ceremony and the president spoke of the loss. >> we may not all live here in texas, but we are neighbors, too. we are americans, too . we stand with you and we do not forget [ applause ] and we'll be there even after the cameras leave. >> we will talk with some of the journalist who covered the >> the polit

capitol this comes amid reports that president bashar assad's the troops have intercepted some of the opposition fighters may not supply routes the rebels are said to currently control some parts of northern syria as well as several districts of the country's largest city aleppo. and another new south korea says of the north could test launch a missile at any moment as part of. maine a national holiday a communist state is preparing to mark the birthday of its founder kim il sung in response the u.s. says south korea and japan have raised their military alert levels in the pacific in two hours time washington's stance on north korea and other so-called live states will be under discussion and cross talk he's in about. regime is going to drag this as a potential to drag us all into a nuclear nightmare and david the u.s. wants regime change there and you know first of all i would argue that when it comes to hearing to international norms that probably the biggest outlier state right now is the united states self what. the u.s. is as assume for itself the thora to do whatever it wants re

that channel said the interview took place tuesday night in one of the presidential palaces of bashar al assadn damascus. it marked assad's first public appearance since rumors of his having been shot and/or killed swept the twitter sphere will 10 days ago. assad tore into the turkish prime minister for supporting the rebels saying he hasn't given, quote, a sincere statement since the syrian crisis began. both the tv channel and its newspaper which assad also spoke to have r. affiliated with the turkish labor party which opposes him. >> shepard: james rosen in washington tonight. plans to visit turkey this weekend to talk about the crisis in next door syria. that's the word from the state department. the two countries share a border of more than 500 miles. u.s. officials say turkey is a key partner in supporting the syrian opposition and planning for life after president bashar assad. we're 1315 days from the next presidential election. ugh. and former secretary of state hillary clinton gave us one more reason to speculate about a possible run for the white house. campaign carl cameron is in n

officials are calling on syrian president bashar al assad to cooperate with international bodies to prove he had not sanctioned their use back in march when the u.s. intelligence community previously investigative reports that syria blood samples were taken by opposition groups from the alleged victims but here's the problem according to reports american analysts couldn't be entirely sure where exactly the blood came from or when precisely the allegedly exposure took place however according to some experts what is proving positive or factual here is that the current accusations against the syrian government is eerily similar to the accusations that were made against the iraq government perceiving america's two thousand and three invasion so many experts believe here that all this talk can be leading the u.s. and its western allies to take military action against syria possibly without all the correct facts in place during a nationwide question and answer session russian president vladimir putin called for greater cooperation between russia and the us in fighting terrorism so it was durban

allowing one is of jihad in syria to rape sunny women he specifically mentioned members of president bashar assad and the white sect as possible targets well for more on the situation that's top live now to dr beller he's a syrian academic in london a member of the syrian dawdled human rights groups say that syria's facing a rape crisis with forces on both sides accused of sexual assault just how bad is. indeed syria is facing a rape crisis only and not only a rape crisis but also child abuse crisis and targeting all sorts of civil life it is quite bad and it's been bad from the start but little attention has been paid from the start of the crisis in syria now and this is what we're hearing is. is a new islamist clerics in fact words that have been released legitimized rape and child abuse well john this is rescissions child abuse this is highly disturbing and clerics permission to issue such a fatwa we're not hearing much from the opposition about this ali what why not well simply because those who are committing the war crimes and the. and the child abuse and and and the rapes on the ground are

from fourteen countries mostly young men have joined the rebels in syria in fighting against bashar al assad a london based international center for the study of radicalization but the tall figure at six hundred. will hear an outward build for the media coverage of the radicalization young people has recently focused on one specific story that of a father in search of the son dimitriy want to stop him short of radical islam is a group that had gone to syria to join the fight father had gone all the way they're hoping to bring this somebody. built planes are flying overhead all the time when they're on the streets or inside a building we had a bomb was dropped on us i haven't had a contact with a year and we shoot him he's here in aleppo i we spoke to dimitri's lawyer who's in constant contact with him and he says the father is hell bent on finding his eighteen year old son you and we don't expect that you will send me to syria i think that's that's clear so that's also why didn't he. was eager to go himself he said i want to do something for myself a son who started changing about three year

bashar al-assad has denied he ordered the attacks. it's conceivable that he could be telling the truth and that one of his generals did it or opposition extremists used the gas to get the u.s. involved. either of the last two scenarios would mean that some chemical weapons are not under bashar al-assad's direct control and that may mean another red line was crossed. jon: what is the republican response to all this. >> reporter: arizona senator john ma chain and south carolina's lindsey gray many ha both say the chemical weapons reports shows the obama administration should have got even more involved some time ago. they've been pushing for a no-fly zone to protect opposition forces in an enclave in syria and to send u.s. weapons to the opposition. mccain thinks the president's demand nor more evidence is an excuse not to act. >> they say we need to have more information, et cetera. it sounds like the british didn't, sounds like the israelis don't and the fact it that should it surprise anyone that bashar al-assad would be using chemic

defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the syrian president bashar al assad has used chemical weapons against rebels and now while fielding questions from the media during and after news press conference carney said that he could not speculate on what action if any president obama would pursue against assad but he said that as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now we all remember how back in two thousand and three washington acted unilaterally against iraq claiming saddam hussein was harboring weapons of mass destructions those claims of course proved to be false but forty five hundred u.s. soldiers and tens of thousands of iraqis died in the decade long war that followed a few months ago u.s. president barack obama did say that the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government would be a game changer in the u.s. position on intervening in syria now talking about just two words about hazels comments they came while he goal was addressing reporters in aboud dobby on thursday the defense secretary that the set of the white house has informe

the americans are aware that jihad have left the north caucasus to fight in syria against the bashar assad regime and so on and fighting there. and they're fighting on the islam and side and so on so therefore the american perception of the european perception of the caucasus is summer work which is basically radical islamist it may be in fact quite on true but this is the picture now and with this such a winter olympics coming up next year the russian authorities will be concerned and there's been this type of thing could happen in america it could actually happen in in or near sochi next year's world how do you assess the actual terrorist threat level in the u.s. right now. well the terrorist threat to the united states is not all that great because it's a massive country and you get the homeland security of the numbers number of organizations which are concerned with security and identify and suspects and so on with computer networks and software which can identify links and so on and all this is done to next introduced and this bombing will in fact intensify the concern about security

of state john kerry announced a new aid package for the syrian rebels trying to oust president bashar al-assadkerry says the u.s. plans to double hesitate nonlethal aid bringing the dollar element to $25 million. a new york official says it could include battlefield equipment. >>> in other news of the world in india a 22-year-old man is facing charges of rape, kidnap and torture after police say he attack his 5-year-old neighbor. there were angry protests outside of the new delhi police headquarters. the girl's paratransits say they found her wednesday in the suspect's apartment. police say the victim was kidnapped sunday evening and at that the suspect says he left the young girl shortly after fearing she was dead. had he remain not. the girl's family claims that the police failed to take their case seriously and later an investigator offered them about $37 to keep quiet. >>> in pakistan lawyers shouted insults as former leader pervez musharraf appeared in court. he nas charges for firing the chief justice and putting the country's top judges under house arrest back in 200. musharraf is also