i could but just a few of them i already knew going to hold a little bit of god would you not muslim assad not good. enough to be a puppet of you know i've been flooded like some of them. look i didn't give a fuck i did not you know a couple. million people give much of me follow up it's not doing it good the local music business the music the subtlety of nothing you know music to get. us through it. look stupid. good morning paul. so if it was. a different eunice yoon revolution has failed to achieve its goals we wanted it to be beneficial to the people we wanted jobs there were half a million people employed we wanted the revolution to produce freedom and dignity but now we're back to square one many people are homeless but those who have a home and live in poverty. as referee presents the new generation of that emerge during the twelve arab spring he and the young people like him see protest and defending the gains of the revolution as they made the commitment. so his is the focal point of the revolution in egypt even a year after the resignation of hosni mubarak it is still the center

the opposition, in my opinion, today, and we should work with them to ensure the muslim brotherhood does not follow assad. they face a threat from hamas and the reconciliation between the palestinian authority. what is the thinking? >> i don't think aye been asked before to speak for the palestinian authority. so i don't know what his thinking is. i think it's absolutely clear that the message from washington, d.c. publicly must be the palestinians will never have a state with terrorists in their government. >> i agree. >> can israel be skppted to negotiate with the palestinian government that includes an unreformed hamas? >> no. absolutely not. but lit me disagree with liz's comments focusing only on containing israel. i think the administration has done more than any in history to help israel protect herself. there's a ten year, $0 billion commitment. $3.1 billion in this year. there's over $600 million to be spent on missile defense. twice what was spent in past years. 200 million dollars on iron domes, which we all agree is already saving lives. and unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation

towards our brother who's you russian girl carried i know that it calls on muslims to support the rebellion against syrian president assad how do you think why has the initial fight for democracy turned into a terrorist calling i think the factors behind. are quite quite complicated i don't think this is army that the message you should actually be given the sectors in among the muslim actually eventually because outside forces has been has the impenitent change nowadays the so-called freedom army of the syria now is not longer the pure syrian people resume freedom army turkey. basically had to have call there basically in turkey and i think i even even sama our colleague our force is also involved in the rebuilding army so this information actually has been released by the cia from the united states and then later on has been confirmed by some other resources so now all those fighting groups i think the background noise becoming complicating it much much more complicated than before. you just touched upon the two segments of the syrian opposition the free syrian army and the turkey's greatest national council also there

towards our brother so as you mentioned al qaeda i know of the cause of muslims to support the rebellion against syrian president assad how do you think why has the initial fight for democracy turned into a terrorist calling i think the factors behind each are quite quite complicated i don't think that this is army that the message you should actually be in the different sectors in a milder mostly actually eventually because outside forces has been has been penetrated nowadays the so-called the the freedom army of the syria now is not longer the pure syrian people resume the freedom army that turkey. basically had to have call their base the in turkey and i think oh you've even. other forces. also you watched in the rebellion army so did this information actually has been released the by the cia from the united states and then later on has come full of some other resources so now all those fighting groups i think the wrong was becoming complicated much much more complicated than before you just touched upon the two segments of the syrian opposition the free syrian army and the turkey greatest national council also the

terrible situation the problem however is what is the aftermath if in fact assad is deposed what actually occurs is the muslim brotherhood that takes over and yet it gets yet another foot half foot the put lock in and that part of the world or in fact does do the democratic forces emerge there are a lot of competing interests russia obviously has a warm water port in syria and would like to see. see the retention of assad you have the chinese playing a role there as well so it's a very very complicated situation where senator mccain has called for military action on the part of the united states and its allies i doubt very much whether that will occur in large part because we are very much concerned about what happens after assad if indeed there is an after assad ok here and i'm glad you're thinking about the aftermath because that's what i always think about lucy if i can go to you i mean the peace process there if we can recall the peace process it least there is the interest to get the indigenous parties on the ground or start talking it may be too late but a lot of people would say and myself included it'

assad has played on the country's religious divide. christians form a large mired note -- minority in largely sunni muslim syria. allied community the president belongs to and there is another non-sunni sect. some believe the opposition would target them if assad fell. in damascus where life usually looks pretty normal, it is hard to know whether people really fear the opposition or just the regime. but for whatever reason, most still are not joining the revolution. >> a lot of syrians believe that this level of violence is temporary. and that the government will go out of this and of the country will go out of this. even though bruised is still intact. >> president assad certainly seems to think the violence is temporary. and as the opposition stands, he might even still be in power in a year's time, fighting what he will regard as a containable civil conflict. tim hugh reporting. my colleague family has been speaking to two syrian opposition activists. danny, who has been in homs until recently. and an academic doctor, a member of the opposition group building the syrian state. >> danny, the what the outside wo

osma assad grew up as a muslim in west london where her father was a cardiologist. >> was he marryingruling family in syria would automatically make you part of elite. it would allow you unparalleled access to wealth and money and prestige. i think that family was seduced by that lifestyle. >> reporter: according to the bbc, she attended king's college and got a degree in computer science. she later became an investment banker and in 2000 married assad in syria. they have three children. there was great hope mrs. asod's western upbringing might bring a softer touch to the shadowy regime and help bring reform to syria. instead, the woman once dubbed a rose in the desert by "vogue" magazine is now just another black mark on assad's inner circle. randi kaye, cnn, atlanta. >> a rose in a desert. we're following other important stories. >>> anderson, charges filed against army staff sergeant robert bales includes 17 counts of murder and six counts after tempted murder. bales is accused of shooting afghan civilians in a remote village. u.s. and afghan officials initially said 16 people, not

asma assad grew up as a sunni muslim in west london where her father was a cardiologist. >> was he marryingnto the ruling family in syria would automatically make you part of the elite. it would allow you unparalleled access to wealth and money and prestige. i think that family was seduced by that lifestyle. >> reporter: according to the bbc, she attended king's college and got a degree in computer science. she later became an investment banker and in 2000 married assad in syria. they have three children. there was great hope mrs. asod's western upbringing might bring a softer touch to the shadowy regime and help bring reform to syria. instead, the woman once dubbed a rose in the desert by "vogue" magazine is now just another black mark on bashar al assad's inner circle. randi kaye, cnn, atlanta. >> a rose in a desert. we're following other important stories. >>> anderson, charges filed against army staff sergeant robert bales includes 17 counts of murder and six counts after -- of attempted murder. bales is accused of shooting afghan civilians in a remote village. u.s. and afghan officials

remember, president assad is a sight -- a shiite and the divisions and suspicions between those two parts of the muslimty is at the root of the arab league not getting a unified position and statement against president assad today in baghdad. >>shepard: and now we will talk to a fellow from the brookings institution, a public policy organization in washington, dc. thank you, michael, as always. where are we, pal, do you know? >>guest: well, jonathan was getting at it. because when you talk about the sunni shia problem you realize that if we try to do a little bit to help, say, start to arm the opposition, we could make things worse rather than better. what do you get in the bargain? the syrian army is holding together, and the syrian elite is holding on around assad and they describe their enemies as "terrorists," and it could get a lot, lot worse because it could actually produce a stable new area or we could end with up another iraq of 2004 or 2005 or 2006 other 2007. you cannot trust assad, the added peace plan is the only real hope because trying to reduce the violence could be a lot more real i th

assad has lost credibility. people in syria whether of different muslim background a christian, they all agree that al-assad needsgo. what we need to do is assist it and to do it in the most orderly way possible. sometimes we have stronger opportunities than others. a lot will depend on how resistant al-assad will be when the inevitable happens, when his government falls. caller: good morning. silvan lake. i really have a hard time going along with that. first of all, the united nations has already made up its mind -- two roads, china and russia -- not to get involved. we ought to be out of the united nations. the israel -- if we cannot do better to help them out then we should get out of the way and let them handle it on their own. guest: i think we have to gauge the international community. i am disappointed with what china and russia did in regards to syria. it is outrageous they would not support the security council resolution. so that we were on record against the massacres taking place in it cerium. russia and china are on the wrong side of history, and i think that will show. we saw in the arab spring, wh

we would not like to see the muslim brotherhood come to power after assad.need to be working very closely with the opposition and syria. we ought to be arming the opposition in my opinion today, and we should be working closely with them to ensure, in fact, that the muslim brotherhood does not follow assad. [applause] >> there's a fair amount to cover. we talked about syria and iran. the jewish state is a threat also from hamas and the possible reconciliation between hamas and the palestinian authority. but we come back to you first. what is his thinking behind inviting him into the government? >> i don't think i've ever been asked before to speak to the palestinian authority. so i don't know of his thinking is. but i think it's absolutely clear that the message from washington, d.c. publicly must be that the palestinians must have a stated they have terrorists and their government. [applause] is that what we go to jane with the same trend of thought can israel be expected to negotiate with the palestinian government that includes an unreformed iran? >> abso

cycle of the we used to live in peace muslims and christians of course were afraid people from outside the city and the country may come and destroy disunity assad became more than just a head of state he is a kind of international symbol of this fight for our life here. when the time came the people returned good for good mother plagal the same thecla monastery says that people here didn't join the uprising not because they were scared of the regime but because they were scared to lose this regime so that all of that there were people here he wanted to push against the government because it and the army if you hear the army enter the city and kill people believe me this is a mistake the army is here to protect people god bless our side he didn't want to protect the state and make it strong he is mounted though that these aphoristic will not be enough with increasing calls for foreign intervention and the army of the opposition and no we'd fight would be tragic. our country before the crisis was developing now we are all losing jesus said any kingdom that splits will die fast these people are receiving money and listening to the orders they want

assad off the hook. >>ohlo o the on suggestion is. the opposition has got to for of hamas, the support of al- qaeda, they've got the suor of a muslim brotherhood. if that opposition wins, the christians go to the wall in syria. this is a hoenusme. know the devil got in there but there's devils coming. my judgment the united states should work along with the russians to put an end to this conflict. [everyone talking at once] >> t sovereignty of the state -- that is the -- failure agreement, or will it be huynh assistance? >> it's a sickening huynh. people are starve to go death and freezing to death. and i think -- yes, the saudis are beginning to talk about arng the opposition. the opposition is not a bunch of angels, but i think it's innerrable assad will go, and if you don't arm them it prolongs -- [everyone talking at once] >> let me -- [everyone talking at once] >> okay, hillary's reprimand. >> the entire world, other than russia and china, were willing to recognize that we must take international action against the syrian regime. it's quite distressing to see two permanent members of the security council using their veto when people are a

muslim opposition in wars that took on increasingly sectarian tones illusia u.s. forces and the shia iraqi troops were seen as infidels in syria their religious wrath is aimed at assad's alawite forces according to some disparaging you to common salad right monkeys satanic troops those are just some of the many slurs now amid the violent clashes gut wrenching images like these showing the human toll of war streets littered with bodies of the wounded not to mention those of the dead but this is where the similarities and civilians did suffer most in both wars and yet the stories of collusion innocents remain largely untold those reporters in two thousand and four were embedded with the u.s. troops today the few who do sneak into syria often stick with the rebels the difference in the coverage as well self evident. americans hit the military me and murders even. more of them i'm sure i mean during the the main. key keep proving they need help from the outside world medicine the most basic supplies so goodness that's so uncommon valor in the us soldiers are always with protesters fearless protesters really. now those who dared show images of the civilian casualties in pa

seeing stability occur after assad is removed how that stability will occur remains to be seen will it be a democratic will there be democratic impulses i doubt it the muslim brotherhood is well organized to take control of the country ok maybe sunni. tribal leaders or here is what i need what have you confused the legal issues around everyone well if the muslim brotherhood does come to power in syria democratically then we have to accept the outcome right herbert exactly i'm sure we will matter as well but what are you saying is you don't like the current government in syria but you sound like a potential future government in syria in other words this isn't about democracy it's not about what the syrian people themselves well it's about what the americans want and that is not acceptable. you stay with us across talking about an hour and twenty minutes from now but for this hour here on the program still ahead for you. it's really creepy to have someone holding up a machine to your face that you have no idea not only the health effects of it but they're actually use it with their larger purpose do you think it is or how soon will your dishwasher starts fly

seems to belittle occur after assad is removed how that stability would occur remains to be seen will it be a democratic will it be democratic impulses i doubt it the muslim brotherhood is well organized to take control of the country ok maybe. for me briefly as the leader forty years ago when i need what have you to speak of this is number one what if that rule of muslim brotherhood does come to power in syria democratically then we have to accept the outcome right herbert exactly and this is really the matter is what are you saying if you don't like the current government in syria but the potential future government in syria and other was this isn't about them not was a is knows about what the syrian people themselves want is about the americans one is not acceptable. and stay with us here on our key still to come this hour fuel frenzy drivers in the u.k. rushing to the promises they're warned of a possible fuel tanker strike plus. it's really creepy to have someone holding up the machine to your face that you have no idea not only to help the fact that it but what they're actually use it with their larger purposes you think it is or how soon might your

assad's regime and his troops. yes because the comparable situations also in earlier cases i was talking about the war in but only in yugoslavia before for example in bosnia the muslims and the. serbs and provoked reaction reactions because otherwise they would have been to read because the western intervention and i think syrian government insurgence probably learned from this previous examples. look over search of their life in vienna thank you for coming on r.t. today thank you. egypt has unveiled the line up of a long awaited government panel tasked with creating a modern democratic and inclusive constitution but already human rights groups are unhappy claiming islamic factions have banded together in order to dictate just to get to write the document now just a year since the revolution hopes for change of all but evaporated as artists are going to go to score points how diliman could be poster boy for egypt's revolution young educated a t.v. talk show host and politically active he was among those whose protests on few square toppled the regime of president mubarak last year but like many others who were on the streets with him he doesn't feel things in egypt h