. >> when hezbollah and hamas would read this statement, they would read it as america is frustrated with israel. this will not encourage the radicals to come to the table, but support the idea of them becoming more radical. >> reporter: israels say the palestinians aren't serious negotiators. you see panetta meeting with netanyahu in october. the palestinians say they're ready to resume talks, if israel stops building settlements in parts of the west bank. in washington, molly henningberg, fox news. >>> we had a wonderful weekend and temperature-wise, we didn't do so badly. 55degrees today at national airport. 57 at baltimore. temperatures in the 40s and 30s. 46degrees at national airport now, with a light southerly wind flow. area-wide, temperatures a little on the cooler side. 37degrees at martinsberg. 41quantico. 46 d.c. 43gaithersburg. 40 at baltimore. with 47 at annapolis. clouds rolling in ahead of a frontal system. with it, a fair amount of rainfall over the next two days or so. a lot of this will push in from the south and we're going to end up seeing this front actually mov

the security council is about so syria's main opposition group has done to cut ties with iran hezbollah and hamas said the current government goes and professor got on the record tell they try centerpiece university told r.c. that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries. the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any range and connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against their position. in syria there with your position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question where the big boys out the big boys which group and the big boys siding the big western parts that's a typical version of this libya being played again we've heard it too and before. that will probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the lives they will protect and it will set the pattern for a war that will go on for a long time. voting in russia's elections to the lower house of parliament or stay do you mean has kicked off in the eastern most regions of the country so seven parties are fighting to o

have agreed to work together and meeting in turkey the council has vowed to cut ties with iran hezbollah and hamas if they are sad regime guys and professor delton of their try said peace university says that corresponds to the regional interests of foreign powers the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any rein in connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against the opposition and in syria their video position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where the big boys are at the big boys which group and the big boys citing the big west advice and so typical. is libya being played again we have heard that the phone would probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the lives they will protect and it will set the pattern for a war that will go on for a long time. well i was saying in russia's elections to the lower house of parliament a state duma has kicked off in the eastern most regions of the country seven parties are fighting to overcome a threshold of seven percent of votes needed to win

it's hezbollah and hamas. d that you're planning an attack on the subway system. of course, 'cause i'm a terrorist. ever since those news reports came out, they've threatened my wife and my child. they painted hate messages on my home and my restaurant, all based on nothing. they could be living next door to you, and you wouldn't even know it. and you feel like it's your responsibility to do something about it. i don't have a choice! there was an anti-psychotic. really helped for a while. uh, davis managed to get through college. got a degree in chemical engineering. what, the drug stopped working? yeah. he had a breakdown after college. had to be hospitalized. all right, mr. fayad, can we take a look at those threats? gladly. wordy, uncuff him. ma'am? (handcuffs clicking) is he on any medication right now? i really don't know. i... i haven't seen my son in over a year. why not, sir? last time i checked him into the hospital, he got very angry. he thought i was trying to have him committed. when he got out, i t

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on top of that, we know of the iranian support for terror, hezbollah and hamas. iran is now the central pillar of the dictatorship in damascus. we know that 30,000 have been kicked out of school. the interior ministry has registered all of their houses. this is a movie we have seen wearing different uniforms in a different country, and we are worried about the same outcome, so what we have said is we should take the strongest non- military means possible, and that is to pick up on what the obama administration has said, that the central bank of iran is the century it -- central money launderer for terror and for the republic of iran, and our amendment says if you do business with the central bank of iran, you may not do business with the united states. it is forced to trigger every financial institution in the world between the shrinking iranian economy and the $14 trillion u.s. economy, but we worked with the administration, especially senator menendez. in the item which says the president can delay sanctions, and we put a catchall kind of get out of free nation

syria's main opposition group has vowed to cut ties with iran hezbollah and hamas if the current government goes professor you have the director of the transcend peace university told us here at r.t. that the agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any reigning in connection as they see it. the west is with the leadership and against the opposition and in syria their video position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where to be voice out a big voice which group and the big boys siding with the big west advice so to precondition of the there is libya being played again we have heard two and divide that would probably cost much more many more civilians than the lives that will protect and it will set the tone for a war that will go on for a long time. you're watching r t live from moscow still to come for you this hour here but unemployment falls in the u.s. a sign of recovery or a sign of the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy we

on top of that, we know of the iranian support for terror hezbollah and hamas. we know iran is now the central pillar of the final days of the syrian dictatorship in damascus. we know of 330,000 who have all been kicked out of school. the interior ministry is has registered all of their houses. this is a movie we've seen wearing different uniforms in a different country and we're worried about the same outcome. so what we've said is we should take the strongest nonmilitary means possible and that is to pick up on what the obama administration has said that the central bank of iran is the central money laundering for terror and for nuclear proliferation by the islamic republic of iran. and the menendez-kirk amendment says if you do business with the central bank of iran, you may not do business with the united states. it's forcesed to trigger every financial institution in the world to choose between the $300 billion iranian slinking economy and the u.s. economy. but we worked with the administration, especially senator menendez, he put two critical waivers in th

the security council is about syria's main opposition group has vowed to cut ties with iran hezbollah and hamas if the government goes professor your hand gul tung the director of the transcend peace university he told us here at r.t. that the agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries . the western intend this of course to split completely from any rein in connection as they see it in yemen the west with the against differences. there with the opposition and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where to be boys so the big boys which group and the big boys like. the big western parts it's a typical vision of the libya being played again due to an approach that would probably cost much more than most many more civilians than the loaves that will protect and it will set the tone for the award will go on for a long time you're watching r t it's good to have your company today still the compass are in the program unemployment falls in the us a sign of recovery or a sign of the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy

it's hezbollah and hamas. n's convinced that you're planning an attack on the subway system. of course, 'cause i'm a terrorist. ever since those news reports came out, they've threatened my wife and my child. they painted hate messages on my home and my restaurant, all based on nothing. they could be living next door to you, and you wouldn't even know it. and you feel like it's your responsibility to do something about it. i don't have a choice! there was an anti-psychotic. really helped for a while. uh, davis managed to get through college. got a degree in chemical engineering. what, the drug stopped working? yeah. he had a breakdown after college. had to be hospitalized. all right, mr. fayad, can we take a look at those threats? gladly. wordy, uncuff him. ma'am? (handcuffs clicking) is he on any medication right now? i really don't know. i... i haven't seen my son in over a year. why not, sir? last time i checked him into the hospital, he got very angry. he thought i was trying to have him committed. when he

the iranians would find ways to retaliate through their partners like hezbollah and hamas. hink the israelis would have to attack lebanon first to take out hezbollah's 40,000 rockets. so it's not just a matter of a few quick hops over saudi arabia, and a few other places. that's why the us rails want the united states to do us -- the israelis want the united states to do it because they can't, frankly. remaining troops in iraq and afghanistan are sitting ducks, iran is already playing footsie with the taliban in afghanistan, that will become much more pronounced. they will, perhaps, attack the saudi oilfields. i mean, the mischief. weedweed that this cock maimmy t against the saudi ambassador in the u.s., well, i had trouble getting my hands around that one. suicide bombs in our cities. so for what? to set back the program by a year or two and give them an excuse, a really good excuse the the -- to make a weapon? i just don't get it. i don't get the military option. if somebody out there does, please, explain it to me. >> let me ask professor menashri specifically, you saw a

[laughter] more than anyone, so they are not going to use it on behalf of hezbollah or hamas. what hezbollah and hamas have our rockets that can do a lot of damage and that is the way they operate. so what exactly does iran get accept it can be expressed and say we are a nuclear power and we are just as good as pakistan. what does it get them? >> to be like pakistan and india that's good enough. >> maybe they will be satisfied than. >> many ask how. i think there's a difference between the nuclear weapon and the democratic state in the hands of such a regime by think there's a big difference between them. i think israel is the only country that its neighbors threaten to destroy at clear cut from the day that it was born. i remember in 1973 when the defense minister of israel spoke about this might be the end of the temple and the destruction of the state of israel and everyone claims that israel has nuclear weapons. after the destruction there was a difference i would say between the two, and it is not just a question of. i think the position can be prevented. it's much better. >> i agree with y

. >> when the hezbollah and hamas would read this statement they would understand it america is frustratedel. this is not going to encourage the radicals to come to the table. it is going to support the idea of them getting more radical than ever. >> molly: palestinians say they are ready to resume talks if they stop building settlements in the west bank. >> heather: following this statement has there been any response from the israelis to that? >> yes, israel which has given up the gaza strip say palestinians are not serious. a spokesman for benjamin netanyahu the palestinians are playing diplomatic games to try to cover their position to boycott israel and refuse to enter into negotiations. israel says it's ready to resume peace talks without conditions but you heard what leon panetta had to say. >> heather: molly henneberg reporting live from d.c. thank you. >> gregg: iran is feeling the heat as diplomats pull of stakes and leaves the country now taking embassy staff out of britain and britain withdrew their diplomats. iran's most serious fallout from the west since 1979. here is christ

where his mouth is, providing weapons, money and support for several terrorist groups including hezbollah and hamas, which are waging war against israel and our allies in the middle east. and last month, the international atomic energy agency provided a report saying that tehran has been working on nuclear weapons for years despite calling on them to abandon these efforts. their intentions are crystal clear. we clearly understand the urgency of the iranian threat. many of our closest allies understand this sense of urgency from the israelis, to the british and canadians. we tried the olive branch of negotiation and diplomacy and what did we get? calls against the united states and our allies and plot to shed blood on our soil. the resolution passed in november does not even begin to cover the ground that we need. the resolution had no deadline for compliance which by the regime and no consequence, just rhetoric. we need crippling sanctions against the iranian officials and we need the sanctions to be fully implemented with serious violations, penalties for their violations. we must undermine the fo

and past work on what position that has now been documented by the iaea and it's continued support for groups like hezbollah, hamas, and other terrorist organizations, makes clear that tehran is a grave threat to all of us. all of this upheaval is posing new challenges for israel regarding its security and position in the region. in this time of understandable anxiety, i would like to underscore one thing that has stayed constant the past three years of this administration -- the determination of the united states to safeguard israel's security. that commitment will not change. i want to be clear, israel can count on three injuring pillars in u.s. policy in the region, all of which contribute directly to the safety, the prosperity of the israeli people. first, our commitment to israel paul security second, -- israel's security, second, our broader commitment to stability. third, our determination to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. [applause] these are not merely rhetorical assurances. these are firm principles. principles that are backed up by tangible action. the commitment of resources and demonstra

country and save the country is no seeing and if it would several ties iraq it severed ties and hamas and hezbollah it would treat russia as a special relationship i don't think that sounds very very good by the way and it would strengthen ties with qatar saudi arabia the other gulf states and with america and france now it would seem to me an agenda to be joyous the years of people in paris. in washington and in soda and saudi arabia and i think there is a developing difference here between for the people who have been organizing the peaceful demonstrations the uprising if you like inside syria on the grown to many forces there the people in the grown by and watch are opposing as i understand it foreign intervention people have been organizing the demonstrations have not come up with a demand for western intervention this is coming i think that extraneous to the movement and i think it's something which should be a pause and indeed those forces are opposing it and indeed they have said they are against the violent overthrow of the asaad regime they want to see it toppled by peaceful means and i th

that is a shield of terror all over the world, but not just israel, and not just supporting hezbollah and hamasauthority but we're talking about as we saw just recently, iran having the temerity to actually plan an attack on american soil. it will not be -- it is not the first time i'm sure they had planned it and with a nuclear shield, it will be the first of many to come. that's why we must stop it. [applause] >> yes, over here. >> my name is peter foreman. i love the fact that you mentioned that we are -- we should be wary of our dependence of oil. we're giving money to enemies. given that, what are you prepared to do to declare war on those oil dependencies? and are you willing to promote every alternative including biofuel, which many experts say is the most credible substitute given our current infrastructure? >> thank you very much for that question. and you're absolutely right. people talk about energy independence. i believe that energy is obviously the key to the economy of this country. the cheaper the energy it is, the better our economy is going to be. this recession that we starte

. >> and when hamas and hezbollah reads the statement, they would understand that america is frustrated with israel. this will not encourage the radicals to the table but support them to being more radical than ever. >> secretary panetta tried to reassure israel's commitment and safety. >> mole, thank you. we told you about the strained relations there in the region and israel weighing in on the election results for egypt disturbing. unofficial ballot counts point to a win for islamic parties specifically the muslim brotherhood. that is a major concern for israel following years of deadly confrontations with hamas in the gaza strip. they hope that the peace treaty with egypt will hold once the new government is in place. >> a disturbing discovery in ohio. police identifying a third body in a shallow grave. is this another victim of the jobless ad. >>> and a country music star on the run with her five year old son. they track them down hundreds of miles from the child's home in a closest. yguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. real

don't think that that's right and we also do know that iran has been represented in similar cases before related to attacks that have been committed by hamas and hezbollah so there is a precedent for this this type of thing this ruling also said the. leadership. upset aside their mutual hostility against the u.s. how likely is scenario is that. well i don't i don't find it particularly likely. before nine eleven but you know i will say that given what has happened in the middle east since those attacks with the war in iraq with the war in afghanistan you have natural enemies like iran who had a real interest in seeing a stable afghanistan. and had an interest in seeing a stable iraq finds themselves now with an interest in. not opposing groups that they would otherwise be opposed to like the like the taliban so like i said this is a self-fulfilling prophecy it's very dangerous. from the national radio american council thank you. the battle for the future of internet continues with the u.s. congress debating amendments to the stop online privacy act or sopa the legislation aims to slash the amount of pirated online content but some of the original engine

which is both in the country and save the country is no seeing an interview with the wall street journal if it would sever ties with iraq it was severed ties to hamas and hezbollah or it would treat russia as a special relationship i don't think that sounds very very good by the way and it would strengthen ties with qatar saudi arabia the other gulf states and with america and france now it would seem to me an agenda to be joyous the years of people in paris. in washington and in soda and saudi arabia and i think there is a developing difference here between for the people who have been organizing the peaceful demonstrations the uprising if you like inside syria on the grown to many forces there the people in the grown by and watch are opposing as i understand it foreign intervention the people who are no increasingly. retired to turkey as well which i should mention the qatar and the west are arguing and arguing in favor and indeed calling for it nor and also i think what happened in libya and i think therefore we're seeing a very dangerous situation in washington i think there are worries to. the developing civil war in the situation room the americans have no

relatively weak saddam hussein's iraq was in a box the islamic republic of iran was relatively weak hamas and hezbollah had not been legitimate elect coralie in their respective arenas the consolation for the power in the middle east for the united states was very much in america's favor back in two thousand and three on the eve of the invasion today clearly that is not the case unfortunately the united states is actually on the run we have actually been kicked out of iraq it's not just that we've drawn our troops we have been kicked out of the country which is really a very profound development for the united states i mean if i go to you in tel aviv it's quite interesting here is that we what kind of legitimacy does the iraqi government have because we're on the one hand. and we have they've really been quite american it's been quite constraining keeping troops there which they'd like to do the iraqi government saying no but they don't want them to leave completely so is the role of the u.s. military now is to make maintain that there is a government in baghdad that is friendly to the united states. w

we know of iran's support for hezbollah and hamas. we know of their oppression of minorities, especially 330,000 baha'is who have been prohibited from contracting with the iranian government. kids are not allowed to be in university. even though one important iranian actress who was sentenced to 90 lashes later suspended for simply appearing in an australian film without a headdress. the time for action on iran is now. with the passage of the national defense authorization act and the signature that we now expect from the president, a set of clocks begin, 60 and 180-day clocks. i will be teaming up with senator menendez and others and in fact the entire united states senate that supported this to make sure we have the toughest action possible to collapse the central bank of iran which the treasury department noted is the central money launderer for that government to support terror and nuclear proliferation, and with that, i yield back and -- actually, i would yield to my colleague from new hampshire. ms. ayotte: thank you. madam pres

the iaea report moving towards a nuclear weapon, with the danger we see from that government, hezbollah and hamas against our allies in lebanon and israel, with the plot announced by the attorney general of the united states to blow up a georgetown restaurant in an effort to kill the saudi arabian ambassador, with the plight of 300,000 baha'is, and the lawyer for the nobel prize laureate, her lawyer was thrown in jail just for representing that client. for all these reasons this is the right amendment at the right time sending the right message in the face of a very irresponsible regime. with that i yield back and thank the gentleman for offering this well-timed amendment. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: on behalf of senator inhofe i ask to withdraw amendment number 1093. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: mr. president, very briefly i'd like to congratulate both senators for their leadership on this issue. there is a threat to the security of the world posed by the islamic nation of iran. this is much-needed legislation. i think it's important to n