more than 100 people were killed in the houla massacre in march. 30 people died in the air strikes carried out by government jets near the city of aleppo. that is where our coverage begins. >> the town of azaz, outside of aleppo, hour afters a government air strike that witnesses say killed 30 people. rebels said the dead included four lebanese shia muslim they have been holding hostage since may. they say seven others were injured in the air strike. earlier in damascus, explosive strapped to a fuel vehicle were detonated. the free syrian army has claimed responsibility for the attack. they say they're target -- their target was a meeting of military commanders. there was an attack near a hotel where you and monitors are staying. >>-- where u.n. monitors are staying. >> this is terrorism. it passed to be stopped. the international community should help us. -- it has to be stopped. the international community should help us. >> damascus claims terrorists were also behind the massacres earlier this year in the western houla region. but a u.n. inquiry has placed the blame on regime influences

the affected region told that he believes the timing is no coincidence but once again as with the houla massacre we have a very interesting set of circumstances where right before is un ministerial meeting coming up on august thirtieth we have a big orchestrated p.r. event designed to smear the government in damascus and the west into intervening in syria and i'm very suspicious i was asked about this shortly after the houla massacre and i said we need to wait and see what really happened and there are some indications that much and perhaps most of the killing in the whole atmosphere was actually perpetrated by the rebel forces and the same thing might be true this time the so-called no fly zone of course what that really is is it's just a euphemism for an aerial attack on the country and again i'm told that if western countries do try to take over syrian air space they may very well be shot out of the skies and i did so i certainly hope they don't try because this is bringing the world to the brink of a very dangerous confrontation. over twelve thousand christians are trapped in a syri

the west into intervening in syria and i'm very suspicious i was asked about this shortly after the houla massacre and i said we need to wait and see what really happened and there are some indications that much and perhaps most of the killing in the whole atmosphere was actually perpetrated by the rebel forces and the same thing might be true this time the so-called no fly zone of course what that really is it's just a euphemism for an aerial attack on the country and again i'm told that if western countries do try to take over syrian airspace he may very well be shot out of the skies and i did so i certainly hope they don't try because this is the world to the brink of a very dangerous confrontation. and next hour here on r.t. we talked to a german a left wing politician a yarn about the ongoing bloodshed in syria and he believes the government lynn is actually being two faced when it comes to the ongoing crisis. officially they don't take sides something sure of the. human rights for. repression within the country sure enough but officially them are taking the other side with the rebel

>> well, the houla massacre was shocking event in syria over the last 17-plus months of the uprising.than 100 civilians and 108 civilians killed and more than half of the civilians and you will see there the burials of some of those people who were killed. half of them women and children, and now the u.n. human rights counsel report which is an independent report is blaming the government and the militia, the shabiha for the massacre, and some of the human rights violations are authorized at the highest levels of government. why is that important? because if any of the massacres make it, or the people responsible make it to a human rights trial at the hague, this can be considered some of the research that background research you need for war crimes. >> okay. hala gorani, appreciate it as always. >>> new cnn poll shows that americans are mixed about syria. more than 70% are concerned about the violence there, but 2/3 oppose putting u.s. boots on the ground in syria. >>> gasoline, food, guns all comes through these tunnels from egypt to the gaza strip, but new tensions in the region co

well once again as with the houla massacre we have a very interesting set of circumstances where right before this u.n. meeting coming up on august thirtieth we have a big orchestrated p.r. event designed to smear the government in damascus and the western leaning in syria. very suspicious i was asked about this shortly after the a massacre and i think we need to wait and see what really happened and there are some indications that much and perhaps most of the killing in the whole massacre was actually perpetrated by the rebel forces and the same thing might be true this time so we really need to resist this intense psychological warfare campaign which is mainly based on lies and distortions that's being waged by the western countries i think led by the hardline zionists who want to break syria up into a bunch of squabbling little mini states but that's their long term strategy but also the aim to encourage foreign intervention military intervention by depicting the scenario in the way the western media is exactly that's that's precisely what they're doing and i'm not sure that they're

the panel blames the government for the killing of more than 100 civilians in the village of houla lastth. more than half the victims were children. the panel also found the anti-government groups committed war crimes but on a much lesser scale. >>> finally, remember that big fireworks mishap in san diego on the fourth of july when it all went up at once? it happened again. this time in spain during a town festival, minutes after the show started, a stray firework landed on a pack of mini rockets, igniting the fuses, causing the sky to light up near a church bell tower. three fireworks operators were hospitalized with serious burns. 25 others had to be treated for minor injuries. >>> up next, what do women want in a president? pollster peter hart hit the campaign trail to find out. >>> still ahead, could chelsea clinton get into politics? [ female announcer ] how do you define your moment? the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward,

. >> stephanie: yes, and pussy riot has been convicted of houla gansz. >> stephanie: and i have a barryyou ashamed of yourself? >> i'm ashamed of myself for listening. >> i think he objected to being called the fifth horseman of the apocalypse. >> stephanie: okay. let's go to steve in los angeles. hi, steve, welcome. >> caller: thank you very much how are you? >> stephanie: good go ahead. >> caller: yesterday when i saw romney pull out his white board, i couldn't figure out if we got the information from glenn beck or karl rove. but when he put down that 4 million people were going to lose their medicare advantage plan, i thought that was wrong. i think when the obamacare act kicks in everyone gets medicare advantage except they don't pay for it. is this just misleading or wrong? >> stephanie: it does get more and more like a sketch every day. here is mitt romney writing on his white board. >> romney: my plan presents no change. the plan stays the same. >> you will have no change or money of any kind. and then he shook the board and it erased. >> stephanie: yeah. he can't get anymore ir