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jackie roland, al jazerra, paris. >> members of syria's main opposition group are going door to doorcapitol hill lobbying members of congress, they are not only asking them to approve president obama's proposed military strike on syria, but to go even further. kelly reports. >> reporter: he is leading the campaign of the syrian national coalition in washington. his group petitions congress from its headquarters here, trying to swing the vote to authorize use of force in his homeland. he wants more than just a mission to punish the syrian government. >> we don't need a slap on the hand for bashar al-assad for using chemical weapons we don't need it to be a retaliation effort. we need it to be a complete campaign to did he great the what regime's ability to kill civilians women and children. >> reporter: a message delivered wednesday. >> american values and american interests have both come on syria. and this is about human rights, this is about telling dictators around the world it's not okay to gas your way out of conflict. >> reporter: 100,000 syrians have died in the war. khalil's

jackie roland our correspondent in london, two things, jackie the response, we'll talk about that in a moment. i guess first the proof that the french have put forward in this intelligence report. >> yes, they're leaning first of all very much on satellite imagery which they say shows that the weapons were fired from territory controlled by forces loyal to bashar al-assad. secondly, the nature of the attack which they said was massive and concerted and also the nature of the weapons which they say were industrially manufactured. both these indicators they say, they simply wouldn't have the resources to mowbt that kind-d to mount that kind of action. also, the report points to the location of the attack. they say it was territory held by option fighters yet bordering on territory held by government forces. they interpret the attack as a tactical attempt by government forces to re-take that area. another key element to this does 88 is dose -- dossier that govet forces then shelled, thoroughly bombarded the area in question apparently to try to wipe out, to erase the evidence of chemica

jackie roland reports from paris. >> the french president makes a solemn visit to the site of a naziassacre during the first world war. this entire village was wiped out, events from 70 years ago which still resonates today. and in paris parliament has been debating how to respond to atrocities, in particular, the chemical attack last month. the president pressed the government's intervention. >> not to react is to let bashar al-assad continue his atrocities. to encourage the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to abandon syria and the entire region to chaos. with its partners france will live up to its responsibilities. this is its honor. this is its duties. >> an enthusiastic response from the ruling socialists. but there were scathing item civil from the right wing position who accused the president of leaving france isolated and without allies. >> on august 21st chemical weapons were used in damascus. we condemned the barbaric savage and inhumane act. on august 27th the president announce they'd france was ready to inter15 in syria. we have to admit that francois hol

jackie roland is live in paris.rance will be key, it's one of the few countries that is actually given out any positive signals. tell us about, as we're coming to this vote or this debate that's coming up where france is heading? >> well, we're expecting to hear the french prime minister reiterate france's case, or the president's case for taking action. and it's very similar to the arguments that we've heard from barack obama, namely, the prime minister will argue it's in france's national security interests to act against a government that possesses and is willing to use chemical weapons. and also he'll make the point to do with french values. how can a country based on a principles of liberty, equality and fraternity, how can they stand by and let a country use chemical weapons against its civilians. right wing opposition has expressskepticism. a number of members of parliament, they say they still haven't seen conclusive proof that this was a chemical attack carried out by forces loyal to al-assad. there won't b

not keen on military intervention and make a slight backtrack without losing face. >> reporter: jackie rolandfrom paris and thank you very much. well, david owen is a british diplomate and foreign secretary and eu peace negotiator and we are live from london. so the british parliament had categorically been against intervention, now with this possible new resolution on the table, does that take the pressure off the uk from having to make further roads into syria? >> i think they can rightly claim that they have managed to arrive slow the drum beat of war and almost certainly ensure a peaceful way of resolving what was a crime, which was the use of chemical weapons. if it is not rated like that, the most certainty was this a few day's time that weekend there would have been an attack and also gave president obama time to say he would consult congress and to give diplomacy its chance which obviously started at petersburg and gone through the russian prime minister, direct to the syrian government and now we have what we have long wanted, a u.n. resolution and it will go before the u.n., that re

and jackie roland in paris and fred weir in moscow. let's take a step back and take a look at the u.n. inspector's report released on monday and it says objectively that chemical weapons were used. it describes the type of weapons and the path they took and says the rockets contained sarin and 85% of blood samples tested positive for the nerve gas but inspectors were not asked to determine which side carried out the attacks so the report doesn't blame anyone. and we have this report from the u.n. >> the u.n. secretary general came to speak to reporters after presenting the security council with what he said was evidence of a war crime. as he spoke he was frank by the head of his weapons inspection team, professor selstrum who wrote the report, 38 pages of scientific and forensic details. >> the report makes for chilling reading. the team gathered testimony from survivors, medical personnel and first responders. the findings are beyond doubt and beyond the pain. this is a war crime and grave violation of the 1925 protocol and other rule

ya jackie roland reports from paris. >> reporter: making the case for war. senior politicians arrive at the prime minister's residence to get a key briefing on intelligence from syria. the government wants to convince members of parliament from across the political spectrum that france should intervene. it's a tough sell. >> translator: on the 21st of august president assad's regime used chemical weapons to oppress the syrian people. nobody denies the reality. u.n. inspectors and the evidence we have gathered allow us to hold the regime responsible. this act cannot remain unanswered. >> reporter: the government game mps a nine-page report to support the case. the document makes a number of key points. the report says that satellite imagery shows the chemical weapons were fired from government-held territory. the attack was massive and coordinated, and the rebels would not have had the capacity to launch it. government forces bombed the area afterwards to remove evidence of chemical weapons. some opposition politicians left the meeting unconvinced by the gove

jackie roland, al jazeera, paris. >> the senate foreign relations committee will meet today as the administration continues its full on press for con depressional approval. joining us to assess congress' reaction to the vote on syria is stephen zunya. professor, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> it's a pleasure to have you, but professor, the secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary are scheduled to testify today before the senate attorney relation committee, what can we expect in terms of talking points? >> i think they will really try to push that they have actual intelligence that syria is responsible for the raid, and that killed so many people. and that u.s. credibility is at stake. the united states does not respond, it would give so called rogue states from iran, north korea, license to attack and go to all lengths to maintain their power and influence. whether congress will buy it or not is another question. >> now, you said that credibility is at stake, but is credibility also at stake internally? is there a political price? if obama is wrong or congress

jackie roland, al jazeera, paris. >> and here is the response, syria's president has warned that francehat there will be consequences if it joins an attack. in an interview with the french newspaper, bashar al-asaad said if the policies are hostile to the syrian people, the state will be their enemy. there will be repercussions negative ones obviously, on french interests. bashar al-asaad also said the middle east is a powder keg, they must not only talk about the syrian response but what might happen after the first strike. nobody knows what will happen everyone will lose control of the situation, when that powder keg explodes. chaos and extremism will spread. there is a risk of regional war, strong words there. and russia's president wants to do what he can to propersuade the u.s. not to launch military action. he is planning to send a delegation to washington. vladimir put tin with the two senior legislatures. they are hoping to persuade members of the u.s. congress against intervention. >> in order to better understand each other, there is no other way than a direct open dialog with

jackie roland, aljazeera, northern france. >> beginning next week, the federal government will run newnsurance markets in the united states. the first time the obama administration is releasing details of what the prices could be. policies come in gold, silver and platinum, including doctors visit, and drugs and stays. second covers 70% of medical expenses, and it will cost individuals $378 a month, and the costs will vary widely. consider with an income of $54,000, can you see $600 a month in arizona to more than $1,000 in mississippi. earlier today, i spoke with sherry glee, dean of the new york university's wagner service. and here's what she had to say about the different coverage rates. >> these are the numbers at which the insurance companies are promising to sell them at october 1st. and they're credible. and they're plans that are going to be on the market. >> so are there any rates or any cost factors that we need to think about here that are not necessarily included in the numbers. >> those are premium numbers that you pay for the plan, but you have to pay deductibles and cos

. >> and jackie roland is live for us in paris, so jackie, give us an idea debate is coming up, franceas been one of the -- or one of the countries that has been in europe that has been open to intervention, tell us how this has been playing out and how things are expecting to evolve? well, we have seen in the united kingdom, we are going to see it in the u.s. being put to a vote in congress, so anybody who has been watching the evolution of thinking in various capitols will be maybe getting a sense of deja vu, because now for the first time senior politicians are starting to talk about the point of a parliamentary vote now in france. in a few hours time, the parliament will be meeting to debate the whole question of intervention in syria, it is quite clear that the vote will not be taking place on this occasion, but it would seem that the president and people around him are no longer ruling out the question of a vote. i think that in a way, is reflecting the public opinion here in france, which is skeptical, which is cautious about intervention and in particular about france interveni

this french resolution dreamed up in paris by the french foreign minister, jackie roland has looked athe twists and turns of the diplomatic situation. >> in paris, like in washington, the threats of military action against syria appears to be on board. senior ministers gather to discuss the latest diplomatic developments. after the meeting president franÇois hollande will work to punish the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime and deter the use of them again. france is working on a resolution to put towards the u.n. security council but russia has objected to the use of military action if syria does not comply. it said it draws print principld objections meaning that syria may never use chemical weapons again. >> it's very much in line with president obama's position in his late-hour address to the american people. >> it's too late to tell if any agreemenagreement. thirussia is one of syria's strongest allies. >> china has welcomed the russian initiative. >> russia has already made a proposal to resolve the syrian chemical weapons issue, and this has created an important opport

. >> we've got our correspondents jacki roland in paris and fred in moscow. fred, still seeing key differences between france and russia over first the threat of military force in any security council resolution and secondly over who used those chemical weapons. >> yeah, the russians say that if you put this threat into the security council resolution, which has got to be decided on pretty soon, in the next few days, that that will just make it impossible to carry out the liquidation of chemical weapons in syria. i don't know how that's going to be resolved, but one way or the other, probably within the next few days. the longer term problem is that they just completely disagree about who may have used the chemical weapons. everybody agrees since the u.n. report that they were used. the russians still insist the evidence is flimsy, that they have other evidence that suggests the rebels do have these types of ordinance that were used and that in any case, investigations proper, full investigations, not only of that august 21 event, but three previous ones have

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