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. >> we are wishing the new syria will be secular, democratic, and for every person, for every group. >> however lofty that vision, the german foreign minister knows, there are more pressing issues such as the humanitarian situation. the civil war in syria is spreading. 100,000 people fled the fighting in august. most to turkey, others to jordan. syria possible labor -- syria's neighbors say they are stretched to the limit and others the to help. >> i am not going to allow germany taking in some refugees, to help or provide with medical care. but the main focus has to be helping people in the region. >> that means helping syria and the refugees in camps like this one in jordan. germany has provided 22 million euros in aid. >> with bring in our political correspondent who has been following the berlin-syria conference. could you fill us in on the participants and to is backing them? >> when it became clear at the united nations that china and russia were not going to support any resolution condemning president assad, a coalition of approximately 100 nations formed to protest that. the

he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not end in the cycle of sectarian violence. together we must stand with those syrians who believe in a different vision, a syria that is united and inclusive where children don't need to fear their own government. and they have a say, sunni's and christians. that's what america stands for, that's what we will stand for sanctions and consequences to those who persecute and support for those who work for the common good. >> rose: they have the resolution to increase the government three times. meanwhile the killing in syria continues. they're up to 30,000 estimated dead. the impasse is j

new grave, it seems further away. the next starts in just an hour -- the next funeral starts in just an hour. >> for more on the tug of war which is ripping syria a part, i spoke with the author of the new book "syria -- the fall of the house of assad." you have met the president. how did the man that you hoped would be a reformer become so aggressive? -- oppressive? >> they become so comfortable with power. they start to believe the sycophants around them. that the cell -- that the well- being of the country is synonymous with their well- being. it becomes an alternate reality to the point where he believes what he is doing now is actually saving the country. >> in your book, you describe him as being quite unassuming. you say he likes western rock music. what was he like in person? >> at first, he was very unassuming on pretentious, even self-deprecating -- unassuming, unpretentious, even self- deprecating. what i saw over time was this sense of triumphalism. all of that has informed his response, in terms of cracking down on the uprising. >> knowing him as you do, do you think he is determined to fight it out to the bitter and bloody and --

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news." >> the annual u.n. assembly gets underway. syria is likely to dominate the discussions. extremely bad and getting worse, that is the verdict of the new international envoy. >> rising every day from damascus now. what is happening on the ground? we are not allowed to go inside these neighborhoods to see for ourselves. >> hello and welcome to gmt. also in the program, china issues and new warning to japan over the islands in the center in a battle over sovereignty. property damage, economic hardships, and emotional trauma. it is midday here in london and 7:00 a.m. in new york where syria is likely to dominate the discussions in the united nations general assembly. the u.s. and arab league envoy to syria has painted a grim picture of the conflict after his first official visit to the country, saying the situation is bad and getting worse. there are clashes every day but we see little of it been been getting the full story has proven to be an increasing challenge. >> the ruins of war. the government says it wants to journalists to show the true picture. some of it cannot be h

the real thing i am worried about in the middle east news what is going on in syria and has been going on for 18 months. it is a struggle that is becoming increasingly violent, increasingly sectarian, sunni against shi'ah and opening the door for al qaeda who loves to exploit chaos for its own agenda. it is now to the point where we have the risk of a sectarian war in syria that not only destabilizes syria but destabilizes lebanon, iraq, jordan and potentially turkey. the opportunity is to move with countries in the region like turkey and jordan and others in iraq who are waiting for u.s. leadership, and to bring an end to that regime sooner because we have seen the longer it goes the more people die, the more sectarian it is. the more it upsets the neighborhood. in destabilizing the neighbor the question is how to do it. we can talk about it. i think the way you do it is to empower those people who are fighting for their future and give them the weapons so that they can topple the regime themselves. but the mindsets that any president needs to have is this is not just a single crisis

. >> the new international envoy to syria has described the death toll in the country as staggering and the destruction as catastrophic. more than 100,000 people fled syria in august. according to the united nations. it's the highest monthly figure since the county began in march of last year. some of you may find the images in this report distressing. >> they have been forced from their homes. sheltering in crowded camps like this one in jordan. buses arrive with more refugees. some need medical help. others are just glad to have escaped the crisis in their homeland. this injured man says syrian forces are targeting children and old people. houses are being destroyed. they are raping women, killing people with knives, they are targeting everyone. that's what he says. the new u.n. envoy to syria made his feelings clear in his first address to the un general assembly. >> the death toll is staggering. the destruction is reaching catastrophic proportions. and the suffering of the people is immense. >> according to the u.n. high commission for refugees, the number of people fleeing the conf

we're getting reports from the state news agency in syria that two ieds went off in damascus.eople wounded. these appear to have gone off in the center of damascus close to a security battalion building is how we understand it at the moment. we don't have more details. there's certainly the images that we're getting from the state news agency in syria appears to show smoke rising up in that area. of course, the battle around damascus has been intense. the government trying to reclaim control of many of those suburbs. for the free syrian army and the rebels, damascus, if they with k win parts of that, that's really going to unsettle bashar al assad. >> no question about that. nick robertson for us on the border with syria. nick, thank you very much. >>> well, if you think that you have a busy week ahead, just wait until you hear about president obama's schedule. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 2,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single mil

the news reports and according to two trips to the analysts last month was the bloodiest in syria since the uprising began in march two thousand and eleven. to me there has been following the news and here's this report. violence in syria has reached its peak five thousand people were killed in august alone that's the highest in the seventeen month old uprising which has by now calling the police twenty three thousand lives the u.n. refugee agency says one hundred thousand people fled syria last month another record breaking figure assad's forces begin wide use of air power for the first time in august to try to put down the revolt some western countries including the u.s. insist on a radio solution to the crisis this is not at root a humanitarian crisis it is a political crisis caused by the cruelty and callousness of the assad regime no amount of humanitarian assistance will and the bloodshed and suffering. that day will come only once assad has departed and a peaceful syrian led transition to democracy has begun russia keeps on warning against this kind of one sided approach. t

the new syria, after the new egypt, god willing. i cannot stay here, to reiterate that egypt will work with these irrigation's for syria to -- with this arab nation to occupy its place in this world, an integral component of national security, of a larger home land that extends from the arab gulf to the atlantic ocean. there is a huge field of opportunity for cooperation and interaction with the countries of the arab world. egypt also considers the extremely valuable contribution of the arab world within the wider islamic sphere is of vital necessity to promote joint action within the organization of islamic cooperation. egypt will make every effort to make sure that the next oic conference due early next year in egypt, egypt will make sure that it will strengthen understanding between egypt and the countries of the arab world and precipitate dialogue and eliminate the causes of misunderstanding. employed by fanatics on both sides to improve the differences between us -- to prove the differences between us are great and to achieve po

the platform crew nearly for text minority rights and the others to join in on the future of a new syria. inviting command and control. this is going to -- everyone wants this to end as quickly as possible, but the real key is getting the political cohesion inside the opposition. you have seen that because there is no institution that can deal with this effectively, you have seen in u.s. investment in rebuilding and catalyzing international consensus in the region more broadly on a national basis to go with this difficult problem. >> so, my follow could be the next question. i am willing to criticize my own question. the media, we all focus on the tough, dramatic questions about the toppling of leaders and use of military force, but this is hard work, post-revolution. on that level, how do we fare on that? do we have the tools to actually deal with those things, if we believe in smart power? >> i believe that this administration has really tried to make operational the notion of smart power. also obviously diplomacy are the biggest elements of that. there are cases where the relationship

news. explosions rocking cities across syria. w amateur video showing the bombing rebels, strong holds across the country and the government claims they beat back an attack on the north. and captured a regime based in the east. >> and the u.s. is reportedly striking another blow against terrorists in pakistan. pakistani officials are saying u.s. drones fired a barrage of missiles killing at least five suspected militants on the afghan border. >> and isolated in the middle of the u.s. the remnants of hurricane isaac making trouble for the chosing watching weather radar and we'll bring you any updates. >> president obama hitting the battle ground state of iowa today. holding the first of two rallies beginning in des moines in just under an hour and the president is making a second visit to the state this week as brand new polling shows his lead over republican nominee, president obama is beginning to lag. and ed henry live in des moines with the president in the leadup to the dnc. ed, great to see you, i want to ask you, it sounds l

so you look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe the new un syria on voice says the crisis in the country is escalating and posing a danger to the whole world locked arbor he is now in damascus and has already met president assad plus several diplomats and opposition leaders both rebels and government forces are still ignoring calls to end the fighting with battles continuing in syria's main cities including aleppo and homs british activists say one hundred sixty people were killed across the nation on friday. police in south africa have fired rubber bullets at striking mine workers in the marikana area this after a raid on hospitals used by workers led to the arrest of at least twelve people friday the government announced a crackdown on the strike that has already halted production at several platinum and gold mines erupted last month after police shot dead thirty four striking workers. britain's prince harry will remain on duty at cannes bastion in afghanistan despite a deadly attack on the nato base the taliban claimed responsibility for the assault in which

news america." >> haunting stories emerge from syria. a special report on the widespread use of sexual violence, including rape. running battles in athens as police confront protesters angry at the new round of severe government cutbacks. author j.k. rowling reveals her new book and her regrets about writing to of her most famous novel so quickly. >> there were times when it was really tough, and i read them and i think, maybe i will go back and do it over. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two massive bomb blast have shaken the syrian capital today setting the military headquarters of light. bombs and bullets are not the only weapons in this war. we heard firsthand evidence of rape being used to emulate and a great victims -- used to humiliate victims. graphic attacks are taking place. >> is just one of the many roads along which they fully. these are among the quarter of a million refugees of syria's war. they bring with them a handful of belongings and stories of crimes that haunt the survivors. this wom

. >> and they won on the ground for syria's new international peace broker as he arrives for his first official talks. >> of the german chancellor teams up with a bunch of football legend's to tell gay soccer para -- tell gay soccer players is ok to come out. >> disgusting and reprehensible -- washington has denounced a low-budget film that has sparked deadly attacks on u.s. missions across the arab world. >> that tension is highest in egypt and libya. the u.s. has sent two warships close to the coast of libya after the american ambassador was killed two days ago. >> there is also violence in to nietzsche, iran, iraq and yemen, where four people have died. >> a mob of protesters stormed the u.s. embassy, pushing through security and torching cars inside the compound. police fired shots and tear gas in an attempt to control the crowd. finally, they managed to force the protestors back. >> we entered the embassy gates and raised the flag of the profit. if we -- if they repeat this, we will come back until the are no ambassadors in the world and no americans either. >> the protesters are

if they go down with assad it will make their -- in the new syria even difficult. is it hard work? absolutely. >> responsibility to protect? >> the answer is there's no real alternative because if we leave it, -- on the russian point. i think brent is right. i think we need a tactical shift. right now the assad think the russians and the chinese can safe him because they presented any security action. i think in the short run the president needs to say i'm not dealing with the security counsel. i'm going deal with the countries in the region, turkey, jordan, and the rest we're going to deal with assad. when it's clear, i think it will cause some of the groups to break away from assad. i think it may bring the russians to their senses and once that train gets moving and assad is going. there's a question of opening the door back for the rush russians to come back. maybe they can be part of a solution for that end game. for the moment, we have, i think, in the short run, break the lock that the russians and the chinese through the u.n. have had because they're impeding any action. ag

syria. join us and she has also found a way to be heard by world leaders in new york think using the u.s. of silencing the truth and creating a world of secrecy is still holed up in ecuador's embassy in london bought r t provided him with a link to share his views r.t. sara furthur has the details. despite having been told that the hole in the at the end of the here in london we want this latest on the full attention of all powers as if they can find such lightning at the u.n. conference now in his address. this is president obama and the us from the one hand things things are very lovely defend the principles of freedom of speech the same time can burst the plastic eating whistle blowers now he spoke not only about his age but so bit about the wider implications that this could have if the us to continue along this cools the days if you can ease even the details of genie in a subject case you keep it given the media coverage a bit has been very confusing at times now a t.v. in the sun the founder of wiki leaks and wanted in sweden for questioning abel sexual assault allegations now some

media is allowed to perform in syria and not others it's clear now that the the held it's been unleashed by the u.s. and their allies and the gulf states has now reached new levels of violence in the heart of syria in the capital of damascus so this is this is the result of of eighteen months or two months two years of progressive planning and trying to get into the country and having foreign fighters all over all over the different regions of syria and now the violence is coming to damascus it's very very sad to see the country descending into this sort of chaos but that's to be expected. and the syrian crisis is dominating the general assembly of the united nations now into its second day in new york i just on the program. who is closely watching the high level gathering. well there are several leaders and foreign ministers that are scheduled to address the general assembly but british prime minister david cameron is among them it is expected that he will address the issue of syria of the syrian crisis and deliver some harsh rhetoric against the syrian government of bashar al assad now this harsh rhetoric was first delivered just a day ago by the u.s. p

turkey stab at military intervention in syria gets the cold shoulder with a new u.n. peace envoy arguing any such interference would make a cease fire impossible. a chorus of support for iran's peaceful nuclear program as the country destroys any notion it's been politically isolated by the u.s. with its hosting of a massive international summit. the freshly nominated republican candidate in the race for the white house promises a hard line stance against russia a place of criticism for flip flopping on major issues. and the war of the wealthy but i'm on now but i'm over it successfully beats back illegal at times by a london based tycoon bodies because of cut off a slice of this multibillion dollar fortune. hello and welcome to our tease the weekly it is four o'clock here in moscow and karen terror well the most open post yet for military intervention in syria came this week proposed by turkey with a backing from both britain and france they propose the un establishment of refugee camps on syrian soil which will be guarded and protected by foreign forces at the no fl

prompting britain and france to him they might like the wind altogether meanwhile the new international envoy to syria brahimi warned that any military intervention would be the death of peace efforts but there's a poll sheldon furder from california state university says that for some it's not about ending the violence. it's a pretext it's still another way to divide and take over the country using the united nations as your vehicle that playbook worked in libya they want to try the same playbook and do it doesn't work anymore well there is no desire. for us there in iraq you have a negotiated settlement the older the purpose of this exercise is to make sure that there is no competition in the middle east or pipeline such as by way of syria iran and other places i think that people in the west to be very happy that ended up with a massive civil war and a breakup of their country and the lack of competition of life while they claim that they care one bit about humanitarian concerns as it is a gross war to melbourne bloss have hit damascus going off almost simultaneously near the headquarters of the jo