day after the lebanese militant group's leader reiterated his support for the assad regime the free syrian army has denied any involvement middle east expert allie risible thinks the rebels are too divided or the words of one spokesperson to mean anything definitive. some members of the free syrian army deny that however there was one official who said that it has been a law you know its activity will lead to repercussions that would target but the northern city. tripoli and beirut international airport and that perhaps is an indicator that some of these opposition groups some of these syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened today you have to remember that the free syrian army is in the one block so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that another opposition are opposition group which also use the title fear the free syrian army could have been involved in one of the rockets even landed here near a church and it lies on the border between the southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband. institution it's a clearl

just a day after the militant group reiterated its support for the assad regime is fight the free syrian army denying involvement middle east expert alley risk thinks rebels public statements can't be trusted because they're too divided some members of the free syrian army deny that however there was one official who said that hezbollah you know its activity will lead to repercussions that would target but you were in the northern city of tripoli and beirut's international airport that night perhaps is that in the case of that some of these opposition groups some of these syrian armed opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened today you have to remember that the free syrian army isn't the one bloc so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that another opposition group which also use of the title the free syrian army could have been involved in one of the rockets even landed near a church and its laws on the border between the southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband lobbyists or a husband law institution it's a clearly

syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened you have to remember that the free syrian army is in to the one block so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that another opposition group which also use of the title the free syrian army could have been involved and one of the rockets even landed near a church and it lies on the border between southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband or. institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against the innocent civilians on and habited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of these groups who we are dealing with. reports emerge in the u.k. claiming russia is playing it safe when it comes to defense and when it comes to defense sales to syria moscow halting a deal to sell advanced and here craft missiles to damascus that are worth up to a billion dollars out of fear they could fall into the wrong hands head to our website for more on the aborted deal. and in japan people rally outside a south korean newspaper's offices aggregate comments it made about the

syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened you have to remember that the free syrian army years and to the one block so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that are not the opposition are opposition group which also use of title the free syrian army could have been involved and one of the rockets even landed here near of church of lies on the border between southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband. institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against innocent civilians on an inhabited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of these groups who we are dealing with the u.s. enjoys a vast military presence worldwide a recently president obama unveiled a new face to the war on terror defending america's overseas policies but there are more questions about the legal basis for this military activity when the u.s. is fighting wars under the cover of military threats. as this report. president obama in his major national security speech this may quoted james madison saying no nation could preserve i

by all accounts, this guy is part of a unit, a brigade, if you like, that is allied with the free syrian army radical islamic group. in is the guy that the government is debating to arm or not, for a guy of one brigade that's affiliated with the syrian free army. doing a lot of damage. >> absolutely. this is something that's extremely damaging for the rebels in syria. now, the rebels, for their part, have condemned this. they said this is not an action that should be carried out by anybody, that this goes against the morals of the syrian people and the morals of the free syrian army. but there is a question as to how affiliated this man with with is free syrian army. they're watching whether or not the farouk brigade falls under the structure of the free syrian army. there is whether this man split off and has his own independent brigade that's affiliated with the farouk brigade. but this plays into the hands of the assad regime. they believe that the rebels there are committing atrocities. and this does not look good for the rebels or for the free syrian army. >> mohammed jamjoon, appreciate

armed opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened today you have to remember that the free syrian army isn't the one bloc so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that another opposition of opposition group which also uses a title feel free syrian army could have been involved now a second comment is regarding the term the hospital or control district let me just clarify that the area in which the rockets impacted it is in fact in southern beirut yes and southern beirut does include the main headquarters or institutions of hezbollah but it isn't all of southern by wood which is hezbollah's buildings there are many areas where hezbollah has no presence in southern beirut and one of those areas is the area which was attacked today one of the rockets even landed in the er a church and it lies on the border between southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband law base or of hezbollah institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against innocent civilians on an inhabited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of t

the power balance are the colors of the free syrian army. it will be black like the flag. many fear this could be to critiqtrue. >> was of the men suspected of killing a british soldier on london's streets on wednesday was arrested in kenya in 2010. that was confirmed as police made for their arrest. the political debate continues about how to stop such attacks in future. that oneeen revealed of the suspects held over the murder of the british soldier was arrested in 2010. accused of in court seeking trailing with el shabab in somalia. he complained about conditions in custody. londons under guard in a hospital shot by police following the london murder. on saturday, the family of the young british shoulder, visited the london street where lee di ed, hacked to death. for the family and his young wife, this was an ordeal they were determined to see through. the crowds that have gathered here each day to pay their respects were kept back as the family came to take comfort from the hundreds of flowers and letters and cards left by ordinary people shocked by this brutal murder

it certainly will not be the colors of the free syrian army. it will be black among like a fly that saying that that hangs on the skyline. -- that flies on the skyline. many fear this could be too good to be true. >> we are live in istanbul where the main opposition is meeting. splits in the rebel groups fighting on the ground in syria. what control does any of the opposition have over what is happening on the ground? >> they have no control over the brigade operating there. coalition has not been able to take advantage of the momentum that has been generated by the capture of a civil -- of the city like araka. they have a chance to show the world that they are able to an armyh a city, create there. it was blown away by the fact that the-florida -- the high authority of the opposition was not really focused on that issue. rather looking into different issues, like the fight in the northern parts of the country and what is happening. i was talking to the representative of arak, and he said he was literally begging for money to be able to establi

during a trip to syria, the arizona senator met with the head of the free syrian army salimidris. margaret warner is in lebanon continuing here series of reports on the syrian war spillover effects in the region. earlier today she spoke to general idris and she joins me from beirut. margaret, the general had been involved in serious fighting near the lebanese border. fighting you could see in the distance. how does he see the situation on the ground in and around cue ai? >> he said the situation is really quite desperate in the sense that they've run out of food and medicine. many civilians are dead, many fighters are dead, many wounded they can not get out and he described them as sort of hunkered down. but when i said "how long can you hold out?" he said "for a very long time." and this they are sending -- the free syrian army is sending reinforcements. he said that they had inserted 300 more fighters today, that he and his commanders had established some sort of an operating center where they hoped to get 700 more fighters nearby by tomorrow night and take -- get them in with fo

armed opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened today you have to remember that the free syrian army years and to the one block so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that are not the opposition armed opposition group which also use of title the free syrian army could have been involved in one of the rockets even landed in near a church and it lies on the border between the southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband lobbyists or institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against innocent civilians on it inhabited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of these groups who we are dealing with. reports emerge in the u.k. claiming russia is playing it safe when it comes to defense sales to syria is halting a deal. to damascus up to a billion dollars out of fear they could. cite. and also. what it takes to win a scholarship an elite british school teenagers to pretend to be the prime minister and justify the shooting and killing twenty five protests. today. and these are the images the world has been seein

syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened today you have to remember that the free syrian army years in the one bloc so if one spokesman denies that it might very well be that are not the opposition are opposition group which also use of title the free syrian army could have been involved but one of the rockets even landed in mirror church and it lies on the border between the southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on our. institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against innocent civilians on anything and habited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of these groups who we are dealing with. we can head to r.t. dot com to find out how moscow's decided to play it safe when it comes to defense sales to syria halting a deal to sell advanced aircraft missiles worth up to a billion dollars to even ask this for fear that they could fall into the wrong hands details on that right now at r.t. the called and also online at the moment. when it takes to win a scholarship and the lead british school asks teenagers to pretend to

at the united nations we go here today safe passage with the syrian army forces in the area meanwhile we are receiving reports that the free syrian army which is the main opposition to the syrian president bashar assad is using fine tunes as well as capabilities to get the most in says inside syria in some cases recruited entire units of the f.s.a. have defected and they've moved to jump. which is and those numbers organization with links to al qaida who are being told is that the main reasons for the defections are better conditions and emissions and weapons but it certainly does present a dynamic for the united states britain and other governments who provided support to the syrian rebels and also considered arming them with weapons the entire situation is of course also of great concern to israel which is just next door this is why many on me stalks between russia and britain to see what they will yield policy on team tel aviv. coming up big brother group members in the high demand the following the blossoms are you know it's not easy. craving wall cameras but privacy advocates worry that the surveillance will only trum

of groups fighting today in syria, the people that want democracy who are the minority, the free syrian army, and within the free syrian army, hard corps islamists who are allied with al qaeda today and slaughtering everyone from the other side. and you have another group who want sectarian -- they want sunni supremacy, who are backing today the free syrian army. i'm with you that assad is a brutal dictator and must go. have to go. but the other side is backed by the qataris and the saudis. they don't want democracy in their own countries, but they want democracy in syria. is that who we're dealing with? >> i want to show this photo that you sent to me. we have this photo of a picture of some fighters in the free syrian army, and it just represents the -- >> these are hard core islamist jihadists who wants -- they have one agenda, an islamist state. and in that islamist state, the minorities, 12% alawites, the christians who are 10% and others are not included in a post assad era. the only examples that we have today is iraq, where the sunnis, where actually put on the side and the -- took o

ascendancy of the islamic states of iraq, from al qaeda.es there's been a big clash with the free syrian army and a number of fighters were arrested from the free syrian army and an arms shipment was intercepted. responded to the first incident four days ago by trying to arrest one of the leaders of this group. then detonated a hand grenade and killed himself and his brother. that will escalate tensions even more between the fsa and the sort of groups. the opposition, the biggest problem for the opposition aside forcese assad regime's is inviting. that could escalate even more, not just here in the northeast but elsewhere in the country as well. ands along sectarian lines on the lines of ideology, what people want from the revolution. >> thank you, andrew. in istanbul, the opposition has been making its position clear on potential peace talks. the syrian national coalition sent out a number of demands but insisted they were not preconditions. the russian foreign minister has accused the group of porting efforts -- thwarting efforts. >> with the opposition is doing is outlining their negotiati

>> reporter: well, certainly one is considered one of the most moderate parts of the free syrian army and what we refer to the free syrian army for the most part is not really that hardcore radical fringe, the most frequently referred to al qaeda affiliate that's part of rebel ranks. of course, everyone has to deal with each other at some point, and the free syrian army in many ways has shown gratitude for the military prowess on the battlefield. but of course relations increasingly strained over time, increasingly fractured among the ranks of syrian rebels and i think really what it gets for meeting senator mccain is a clear dose of credibility. and while the civilian part of the -- whether they'll attend these key talks in geneva, senator mccain is actually meeting them on the ground. >> secretary of state john kerry is meeting with the foreign minister of russia, certiappare trying to do something as well. i don't know if they achieved much. what are you hearing? >> reporter: very little. this was pinned on to the end of secretary state kerry's trip. they clearly have a good rappor

as it goes to the free syrian army, how will that affect the power balance in places like al- raqqa? more immediate, obviously, this decision by the european union will have an effect on the peace talks. the british and french think it will be positive. that remains to be seen as well. >> we thank you very much indeed. just back from syria, and are symonds inside the turkish territory. snc,ng on behalf of the welcoming the european union's decision. he says more needs to be done. >> first of all, we think this is a positive move, a positive step forward, but we are afraid and theen the attacks escalation of attacks, that will push the whole lifting of the embargo until august, and it will take more time to really allow the fighters to have the weapons they need to repel the aggression. the regime has started using chemical weapons. we are sorry to realize that the word is silent despite the red lines. >> russia says ending the arms embargo will affect the chances a proposed peace talks expected in june in moscow. what has been said where you are? >> some very strong words coming out

fighters from the free syrian army are now joining the resistance to defend it against the terrorist invaders infiltrating our country from lebanon and other places. they are flooding in to liberate it. >> after more than a week of talks, the opposition syrian national coalition reached a deal on expanding its membership but it has elect to elect a new leader. we are covering the meeting in istanbul and he sent this report. >> after intense negotiations that lasted for eight days and suspicions the open session coalition might not ever agree, members here finally announced a deal. they will be expanding the coalition by 51 members. of those 51, 15 seats have been assigned to the free syrian army. 14 seats to other resolutionarry groups on the ground and finally 12 seats have been going to members of the liberal block led by secular opposition figure michelle kilo. that had been one of the demands by the international community to ensure a more representative opposition coalition with liberal figures, not just figures from islamic parties ahead of proposed peace talks in geneva. .f an

it is a very difficult moment for the free syrian army and all the other opposition fighters who are on the ground there. more andmakes things more difficult. you have these pockets of resistance, these different groups fighting everywhere. i think the government's tactic at the moment is less take back all the main highways, let's make sure they don't get closer to damascus. let's get back all the vital installation of the government. >> and help might be on the way. we are hearing the british government say that maybe the -- maybe chemical weapons were used. do you think that could prompt some kind of intervention come of the sort, if i can use that word? >> i think there was hope a few weeks ago that the chemical weapons issue would be a very big issue and would prompt -- i heard from a lot of refugees comparing that issue to what happened in iraq and how it pushed the international community to act more swiftly. but you also get the feeling that they are not really sure if chemical weapons were used, who they were used by, and that confusion that is on the ground -- i think the i

it is pretty complex, but one thing is certain -- the free syrian army is losing that battle. we started our journey from aleppo. no matter how many rockets they fire, this is a city of broken promises. it is nearly a year since rebels stormed aleppo, making the first of many assurances to its people of a free syrian army victory. through the ruins of its streets, we head east, following the trail of another rubble promised. raqqah.ination is ar it is no wonderful opposition -- it is now under full opposition control. the vista of the river euphrates, all now in rebel hands. checkpoints ahead do not give any clue as to which part of the divided opposition has the governing hand. two groups want to form an islamic state. whomever it is, at first sight, ar raqqah looks at the city in peacetime. volunteer police, a constant power supply, traffic lights, well supplied markets. it may look pretty normal, but what is happening in the city right now makes it like no other city in syria. there is one event that many see as a warning for the future, a public execution right here. crowd

i give you the last word. >> there is a free syrian army, larry, there is a free mccain army.nders the earth. >> okay. thank you john batchelor. present it. >>> now, folks, we are going to the economy. bond interest rates are shooting umm. that has some investor, getting nervous. but i think, actually, higher rates could be a very bullish sign. we will debate the stockmarket and the economy next up on "kudlow." stocks up a tad today. the dow rising 22 points. in dmik news, first quarter gdp revised slightly lower to 2.4%. while jobless claims edged up, the four-week average stayed below the 5500 mark for five straight weeks and could be a singling out of the 200 jobs game in next week's employment report for may. pending home sales up 13.9% above year ago levels. that is terrificst let's talk, here now is jeff klein, chief market strategist lpl financial and john crechefski. one point i want to talk about is japanese stocks and the second is u.s. bond stocks. ron, i'm an optimist, i'm a bull on our market. i want to get your opinion. japan stockmarket is in a nasty correct e c

the free syrian army. d to get them supplies, we need to get them weapons. >> i do believe as we have in the past, we can help facilitate weapons to get to the hands of the libyan military, those who are fighting against qadhafi. >> congress passed a law a couple of years ago, the administration has done nothing. we should help them with arms. >> if it's not a viable option, what if any military option would you think realistic and plausible? >> arming the bosnians, recognizing training has got to be a part of that. >> john mccain's big push this time around has had a real tangible effect on the syrian conflict. european union has lifted its arms embargo against the syrian rebels which mccain tweeted thanks for today. and last week, while everyone was paying attention to breaking weather news, the committee passed by a huge margin a bipartisan bill calling for the u.s. to arm certain syrian rebel groups. now, we have no reason to believe that during this secret trip to syria to meet with the rebels that joh

told that the united nations negotiated a safe passage with the syrian army forces in the area meanwhile we all received reports that the free syrian army which is the main opposition to the syrian president bashar assad is losing finds who's as well as capabilities is the most says inside syria in some cases reportedly entire units of the if they say have defected and they've moved to jump. which is and those numbers organization with links to al qaida what we've been told is that the main reasons for the fictions are better conditions and the missions and weapons but it certainly does present a dynamic for the united states britain and other governments who provide that support to the syrian rebels and also considered arming them with weapons the entire situation is of course also of great concern to israel which is just next door this is why many of these talks between russia and britain to see what they will yield point of c r t tel aviv moscow's night sky is lit up with an amazing part technique show on r.t. dot com you can see the dazzling victory day virus's white which marks sixty eight years into the defeat of nazi

rebel syrian army has denied involvement in the rocket attack on beirut and to middle east affairs expert allie rees believes an opposition splinter group could be so blame some members of the free syrian army did either however there was one official who said that hezbollah you know its activity will lead to repercussions that would target by the northern city of tripoli and beirut international airport and that perhaps is an indicator that some of these armed opposition groups of these syrian opposition groups are indeed involved in what happened one of the rockets even landed in the road church and it was on the border between southern beirut and the christian district so obviously this is not an attack on a husband. or institution it's a clearly an act of terrorism against innocent civilians on any inhabited area and so i think it just goes to show you the nature of these groups who we are dealing with. this is our see and so ahead for you this hour a global battlefield. on the you agree with me that when it comes to international terrorism we're talking about a worldwide struggle. absolutely so that. as washington continues to flex its muscles around the world we'll look at

told that the united nations negotiated a safe passage with the syrian army forces in the area meanwhile we all received reports that the free syrian army which is the main opposition to the syrian president bashar assad is losing finds his as well as capabilities is among the forces inside syria in some places reportedly entire units of the f.s.a. have defected and they've moved to jump. which is and there's none of this organization with links to al qaida what we're being told is that the main reasons for the defections are basic conditions and emissions and weapons that it certainly does present a dynamic for the united states britain and other governments who provide that support to the syrian rebels and also considered arming them with weapons the entire situation is of course also of great concern to israel which is just next door this is why many in these talks between russia and britain to see what they will yield paula see on television. all coming out here in r.t. big brother equipment is in high demand following the boston tea. u.s. cities are being more cameras but it's god the privacy advocates worried that the

air force intervene that would have been smushed which would have given an advantage to the syrian free army and thus repeating the scenario of libya cause without a cover the syrian army the regular army would be unable to move from one city to the other with impunity like it does not really interesting perspective thank you very much indeed dr you would have a new schwinn this up in a university in amman thank you very much thank you thank you well you might call the research she spoke to me at all and he said any course part of israel's how it's newspaper he believes the airstrike is justified as a preemptive attack to ensure the nation's security. this is part of the israeli policy which you can describe as pownce but do not announce don't let the syrian regime transfer surface to surface missiles and surface to be so stupid paula but don't brag about it so while the reason no official confirmation you can take it almost as face value when you hear the u.s. side confirm it officially what about the legality of israel bombing syria like this without even a un mandate i mean how do you exp

time we know that john mccain senator mccain is always he went to syria to meet with the free syrian aggression army whatever they like to call them the opposition so america is involved in all of this and i think russia is probably finding homes itself without a partner and a reputable reliable partner to discuss syria with. indeed and the u.k. and france push for an end to the arms embargo didn't they but what should the governments be wary of weapons falling into the wrong hands. oh well it depends in fact a former israeli intelligence chief in february this months in this year i'm sorry did say the israeli policy for i'm going to we have syria exactly where we want it not in so many words but the fact that the syrian military is in templating and they're no longer a force to reckon with is a great it's to their advantage and and they're aware of al qaeda. and i would actually being in syria but they reckon that this is far easier for them to deal with than the might of the syrian army and i think there should be no doubt why the uprising in syria started many would like to push the narrative tha

time we know that john mccain senator mccain is always he went to syria to meet with the free syrian aggression army whatever they like to call them the opposition so america is involved in all this i don't believe america wants a peaceful resolution to the conflict america started it i don't think that senator mccain would take the can hand so to go to syria and research with the opposition how did how did he not how did nod from the government otherwise he would be locked up the minute he returned. son of a journalist loses their life reporting on the conflict a prominent syrian a war correspondent is killed by the rebel sniper fire the details online for you at our team dot com. and of the conflict in syria threatens to go beyond its borders the fears of an all out sectarian war increase in lebanon up to hezbollah strongholds shelled. download the official occasions so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device if you could watch your t.v. any time anyway. in the wake of the brutal slayi

that we should be working with the free syrian army.rmy and training them and as a response to what russia is doing in iraq. and hezbollah. i don't happen to be in that camp. i tend to believe this is a sectarian civil war. in fact i know it's a sectarian civil war that stretches well beyond syria. encompasses lebanon, encompasses iraq, even down into bahrain on the persian gulf. i heard doctor brzezinski on msnbc, "morning joe" the other day, say exactly that. and i respect his opinion highly. and agree with him. >> what do you say to those, though, who argue that you've had 80,000 people die. and that america has to do something? >> america has to do something. we have to use all diplomatic channels we can. even though the russians are blocking a number of those channels. we have to be offering as much humanitarian assistance as possible. we have to be talking with all our allies in the region, including turkey, saudi arabia and qatar who are arming certain elements of the rebels and trying to insure that their weapons are not going t