that was a topic shamar from philadelphia university in jordan commenting on the developments in syria. this week in review khadafi loyalist put up dog and resistance against rebel forces with a surrender deadline expiring on saturday fighting rages on near one of his last four strongholds bani walid nato airstrikes continue to assist the rebels maybe as ousted leader is on the run and now interpol's wanted list his audio messages claim he is still in the country despite reports his family and some associates crossed the border into his chair meanwhile that had of levy as transitional council mustafa abdul julio has moved to tripoli in a major step towards setting up a post that afghan government the capital fell to rebels last month but life there shows little improvement as archie's marine financial reports celebrations over the end of the old regime have been replaced by fear in the streets. i.c.t. celebrates for more than ten days and even capital has been reached in the dictator's fall. he wanted to hang his portrayed here in the central square for the forty second anniversary of

has been orchestrated by armed groups to destabilize the country dr tawfik some are from philadelphia university in jordan says that both the authorities of protestors are responsible. but there is two thousand people. say but these two some of them maybe they are insurgents some of them out of the plane members there is also learn thousand soldiers killed in syria so these one thousand soldiers impossibile that have been killed by by peaceful demonstration definitely have them do three patients in syria was not peaceful in any sense because otherwise how could the possibility that one thousand army men and policemen have been killed during these five months yes there is the mistrust from both sides but we have the current situation and we should sit on the table and negotiate because there is no other solution that was dr topic show more from philadelphia university in jordan commenting on the developments in syria. to another conflict now in libya this week after a royalist split up dogged resistance against rebel forces and the surrender deadline expiring on a saturday fighting rages on your

all its course lie to neighboring jordan now to talk to paul fix show you well professor philadelphia university bill to show you how many hours of being with us here on r.t. a desperate situation as we've been saying in syria reports of over two thousand now dead. result of the conflict the solution to it all is hard to find is not moscow's urging action and directing both sides into talks the aim being to prevent a repeat of the libyan scenario but how likely do you think nato intervention is that this point. good evening. thank you for inviting me. i think that. is very difficult to be repeated in syria for many reasons fears that the russians have learned their lesson from libya and they will not give. any. united nation resolution to. the same model of what syria. last six months changed a lot. of. countries that. law. substituted with. law since the beginning of the uprising in syria. more or. many other laws they presented new law for governance new law for parties a new law for media coverage in syria all that have been. done in the last four five months and also the opens up for. this c

as dr topic shamar from philadelphia university in jordan commenting on the developments in syria. ten other conflicts now in libya this week could off the loyalists put up dog and resistance against rebel forces where the surrender deadline expiring on saturday fighting rages on you're one of get out his last four strongholds by walid nato airstrikes continue to assist the rebels libya's ousted leader is on the run and now on interpol's wanted list is audio messages claim he is still in the country despite reports his family and some associates crossed the border into an issue where meanwhile the had oblivious transitional council must offer abdul julio has moved to tripoli a major step toward setting up a post gadhafi government the capital fell to rebels less months but life there shows little improvement searches marie financial reports celebrations over the end of the old regime have been replaced by fear in the streets. a city celebrates more than ten days the libyan capital has been rejoined seeing in the dictator's fall where the. he wanted to hang his portrayed here in the

more let's cross live to neighboring jordan now to talk to dr paul fix shamal professor at philadelphia university dr show many thoughts of being with us here on r.t. a desperate situation as we've been saying in syria reports of over two thousand now dead a result of the conflict but the solution to it all is hard to find is not moscow's urging action and directing both sides into talks the aim being to prevent a repeat of the libyan scenario but how likely do you think nato intervention is at this point. good evening. thank you for inviting me. i think the libyan tsunami is a very difficult to be repeated in syria for many reasons fears that the russians have learned their lesson from libya and they will not give. western powers any. united nations resolution to act in syria as the simple model for syria have in the last five six months changed a lot they defaced country in the arab regime arab countries that. emergency law and they substituted it with official law since the beginning of the uprising in syria. moreover these trees many other laws they presented new law for governments new low fo

dr tough action mara from the philadelphia university in jordan says that although the blame is being pinned on the syrian government the opposition has also been responsible for a good deal of violence there's two thousand people dead or so sort of they say but these two saw them maybe they are incisions some of them out and syrians but they remember there is also one thousand soldiers killed in syria so these one thousand soldiers impossibile that they have been killed by by peaceful demonstration definitely of them demonstrations in syria was not peaceful in any sense because otherwise how could it possible that one thousand army men and policemen have been killed during this five month yes there is the mistrust from both sides but we have the current situation and we should sit on the table and negotiate because there is no other solution. to libya now where rebels have captured a crew of oil engineers and cooks from former soviet countries as they suspected them of being pro khadafi snipers to russians have been released along with the ukrainian couple after they managed to conta

dr traffic from our from philadelphia university in jordan says although the blame is being pinned on the syrian government the opposition has also been responsible for a great deal of violence. but there is two thousand people. it's sort of they say these two thousand and maybe the out of. some of them out and sam jones but remember there is also one thousand soldier was killed in syria so these one thousand soldiers impossible that they have been killed by by peaceful demonstrations if you had to have them do three patients in syria was not peaceful in any sense because otherwise how could the possibility that one thousand odd mean men and policemen have been killed during these five months yes that is the mistrust from both sides but we have the current situation and we should sit on it they have been negotiate because there is the mother of solution. criticized the sanctions against syria with russia's foreign minister repeating the country's calls for a diplomatic solution. that we strongly believe it's unacceptable to instigate the syrian opposition to continue boycotting sugges

from philadelphia university in jordan says both the authorities and protesters are responsible. there's two thousand people. sort of the say but these two some of them maybe there are incisions or some of them out but remember there is also one thousand soldiers was killed in syria so these one thousand soldiers are impossible that they have been killed by by peaceful demonstration and if you've been demonstrations in syria was not peaceful in many a sense because otherwise how could also be that one thousand. and these men have been killed during these five months yes there is mistrust from both sides but we have the current situation and we should sit on that they have been negotiating because there is no other solution. well that was dr atomic shamar from philadelphia diversity in georgia commenting on the developments in syria. to another civil conflict in libya this week could offer you loyalists put up a dog to resist in sagansky rebel forces with a surrender deadline expiring on saturday fighting rages on one of could obviously last for strongholds body while the nato air

i grow up in the philadelphia area, in new jersey, went to school up and down the east coast. i went to undergrad at duke university and law school at harvard. after clerking for a judge, i came out here and have been in here for the last 14 years. i always assumed i would go back to the philadelphia area because that is where my family is, but i was always interested in sanford cisco in terms of the city, culture, the amazing lgbt community -- i was always interested in san francisco. i am an attorney. i started off in private practice, doing complex litigation. in 2002, i moved to the san francisco city attorney's office, where our work on the trial team, doing trials for the city and doing my own cases and supervising a team of attorneys as well. another huge issue confronting the city is the deferred maintenance on our infrastructure. we have a lot of infrastructure that has been deteriorating because we have not maintained it properly, from our roads to our sewer system to muni. we need to be much more diligent about maintaining our infrastructure. i have been interested in politics since i was a kid. i have w

philadelphia area, in new jersey. i went to school up and down the east coast. i went to undergrad at duke university. i went to law school at harvard. after clerking for a judge, i came out here in 1997. i have been here for the last 14 years. i have always lived in the castro. i am an attorney. i started out in private practice. i settle private law firm during complex commercial litigation. in 2002, and moved over to the sentences the city attorney's office where i worked on the trial team doing trials for the city, handling my own cases, and supervising a team of attorneys as well. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? >> i always assumed i would go back to the philadelphia area since that is where my family is. i was always interested in san francisco in terms of what it is as a city, its culture, it's amazing lgbt community. i came out here for a summer, fell in love with it. i have been interested in politics since i was a kid. i worked on campaigns as a teenager. i was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i cannot hear, and was not initially invol

activist advocated for the desegregation of the philadelphia school of the north carolina gubernatorial candidate twice in 1968 and 1972 of the student smith university who organize and civil rights actions here in charlotte and across the state. dr. martin luther king jr. sent several telegrams over the course of time regarding organizing activities on a national level dr. hawkins involvement with coordinating activities herron charlatan with the nation

university. joining us from philadelphia this morning. good morning to both of you.ou. you heard the answer president obama got about weren't of the criticisms he's been receiving, why he's not specifically targeting help for the african-american community. now, the bottom line is, while jobless number, unemployment rates have always been higher for blacks in america, the spread has increased under his administration, which is ironic. do you think he answered the question well about whether things should be done differently for black america than america as a whole? >> no, i don't. here's the reason why. look, i admire this president for saying what he believes and believing what he says, refreshing in american politics when a president speaks with his head and heart and speaking unfiltered, however, you can't have this argument that, you know, all of the largest votes, look at national unemployment, 9.1% across the country, but in the black community, 16% or 17% which tells me you need a very targeted message and a very specific program for brown people and also for

universal human story, and that's what we believe it was. thank you so much for that. [applause] hi, my family came from virginia. i'm from philadelphiathat's part of the migration. >> it's classic. >> new york is the next train stop, the two-state jump i'd always say. why do you think they didn't go on to canada? you mentioned the three -- within the borders, you said that a couple times, canada in theory was freer and whatever, why not canada? >> the question is why not canada as had occurred during the underground railroad, and one of the reasons is because they were american, and they were american citizens, and it's my belief that they believed that within want borders of their country they should be recognized as citizens to which they had been. they had descended from people who had been in the country for centuries, even do this day, african-americans descended from slaves, as a group, have lived fewer years as free people than in slavely, and it will take another 100 years before that balance is made even. that's how long slavery existed in the country, and in some ways, i believe it was a staking of a claim of their citizens

universal human story. and that's what we believe it was. it is so much for that. [applause] >> my family came from western kenya, from philadelphia'sus part of the migration. >> it's classic. >> and new york is the next train stop. a two state jump. why do you think they did not go on to canada? you mentioned within the borders a couple of times. canada was in very more free and maybe, whatever. why not canada? >> the question was why didn't i going to canada as that occur during the underground railroad. and one of the reasons is because they were americans. and they were american citizens, and it's my belief that they believed it within the borders of their country they should be recognized as the citizens to which they had been. they had a sense of people have been in this country for centuries, even to this day, african-americans who are extended from slaves, as a group, have lived fewer layers -- fewer years as free people than slavery but it will take another 100 years before that balance is made even. that is how long slavery had existed in this country. and in some ways i believe it was a staking a claim of their citizenshi

university, and she was in school with her daughter also getting a nursing degree. you think that's exactly how t.a.a. works, and there are those examples, i'm sure, in philadelphia and harrisburg, and i will bet you there are even examples in provo of that trade adjustment assistance working in that way, and that's why it's so very important. at the same time, the language we wrote also gives help for people to continue their health insurance. i -- i was at a place in columbus not too long ago that specialized in helping people get back on their feet and get work, and to hear someone tell a story, first they lose their job. they don't get much assistance. then they lose their health care. and then they have got to talk to their 12-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter about moving because they have lost their home. and does nobody here -- i mean, i shouldn't say nobody because a lot of my colleagues do care, but does nobody here care about somebody that has got to sit down with their kids and say sorry, honey, we're going to lose our home because of foreclosure because we have lost our job and we're not getting retrained and we can't find any work? that to me is