shiites were dismissed from their jobs at that time. maybe half of them have been reinstated. there are some measures like this and as your segment said, the behavior of the police is a bit better now although we had that portrait goes on. what i'm talking about is the underlying political situation. >> the majority -- the fundamental issue of a minority rolling over a majority. >> correct. that and political institutions have very little power in this system. what the demonstrations are asking for is constitutional monarchy which does not exist. although the kings have been interviewed and said, we are a constitutional monarchy. there is a denial on the part of leadership that will changes are needed. >> when you put bahrain in the context of the broader arab spleen, we have seen political change, does it strike you as surprising that there has not been more of this? >> bahrain is an exception among the arab monarchies. it is the only one where there has been significant unrest and that is because of this majority, minority situation w

, or close to shiite approach. our attitude against mubarak, gadhafi and assad is same and the demands of the young people and today of the people of homs is the same, they is a society, they had a same demand. what people in the square, young people wanted, is free and fair election, transparency accountability and what people in homs today want is same. rule of law, accountability, free and fair election. so it means, it is not an issue of shiite and sunni, we need one consistent approach. turkey has a consistent approach. we are against any oppression in our region. we not want to see any regime seeing a country as if it is their own personal property, or property of their one ideology, but it belongs to the people of that nation. and turkey in principal is against any foreign intervention, we show this many times but at the same time, if there's an oppression by a leader, we could not be expected to be silent. two weeks ago i was in moscow, i was asked a question that was, had good relations before, but you hav

the problem is that the allawi the interconnector to the shiite in the area and most of the powerful groups inside let alone such as hezbollah or the party of god they are immediately shiite animal movement let's say they are major ruling parties actually representing the shiite muslim they are recruits they connected to the regime of president bashar al assad and they are not well thought of by current local sunni is inside tripoli and i courage and which is a very close region geographically and strategically towards the border with the republic of syria so these there is a high tension between the not only the two peoples that see but certain people they have been you know supporting actually the opposition is inside syria by the people from north london on majorly they are sunni sunni but they're our ally it's inside the north especially. what's in or about what's said which is a majority of alawite that the occupy there or the actually they live there by my immaturity and that they are closely related to the ruling party the ba'ath party and dr bashar assad the ruling alawite se

so the government is trying very hard to portray this as a shiite vs. sunni thing. that is a double edged sword. the majority of the arab world around syria are sunni and the challenge for the opposition now and it's a little hard for them, they are being slaughtered, but the challenge for them now is to reach across sectarian lines and persuade the shiites who are supporting the government that, look. you've got to come and join us, come and join this -- because it's better for the future of our country to be rid of assad. it is not a matter of shiite versus sunni but it should, that all syrians, also christians, kurds, many different religions and ethnicitys that everybody should unite against assad. >> with the u.s. and russia sort of at odds with china and almost kind of cancel each other out on this because they don't want to escalate anything, which international powers should have the most clout here that could bring this to an end game that could be satisfactory? >> well, at the moment turkey and qatar are taking the lead in any efforts to coordinate with th

and sunni and sunni of course saudi and all the other countries are definitely against the shiite we see this in bahrain where the majority of the population is shiite but they have no voice at all in politics they talk about democracy in egypt but we still don't have democracy in egypt because israel and the u.s. and the u.k. are to make sure that there is a sort of a western friendly government in power and so the military still control egypt that is not democracy there is no democracy in bahrain syria is a duplication of libya there's no question about that it is a force regime change and nothing else but kerry i'm sorry let's focus back here on iraq up until last august at least i spoke to president. personally we did an interview with him and he said that as far as he was concerned he was happy that atomic officials were given the access they needed that was his side of it that's that's that's what he told us. now you want to make official saying iran is refusing to cooperate with them during the last two visits in recent months and so therefore i can't provide assurances that t

. >> a federation of the kurds, sinise, and shiites? -- sunnis, and shiites? >> it could be very destabilizing. this is why in israeli war with iran would be so damaging to us. >> turning our attention at home, we have to -- horrific national debt, a financial system that is a disaster, the business of income and equity at play right now. nothing gets done in washington, because of the gridlock. as you pointed out, americans know very little about what is going on. these are huge domestic problems. how do we even begin to tackle those? >> you cannot begin by saying that you are going to tackle just one of them. you have to tackle all of them. >> we do. to maintain momentum and make sure that we're not surprised by others. i also think that public education is absolutely critical. we have an enormously, amazingly, global geography and very little knowledge of global history. very little, minimum understanding of global complexities. that foreign-policy is dependent on public support. what i particularly deplore is the primitive level of any discussion of foreig

the shiite majority suffered discrimination. the government has been slow to redress this. the rest of the country is growing increasingly weary with the nightly clashes an ongoing civil disorder. >> with a man in the studio is a -- with me in the studio is a bahrain spokesman. it is the first anniversary. why is the government so worried about activists turning up at parole roundabout? -- at pearl roundabout? >> the government understands the difference. the government guarantees the right of freedom of protest, but there is a line. it does not condemn acts of violence. could simply going to pearl roundabout is not simply a violent end. it is protesters wanted to go to the place where they gathered one year ago. >> that location is the gateway to the capital, the gateway to the financial sector. to disrupt the free flow of traffic and raise concerns about entering the area has a significant impact on the economy. it is almost similar to occupying actual wall street. it does more destruction than opinion. >> given what happened one year ago, what changes have taken place? w

. >> they would like to have a cooperative shiite-dominated government in iraq, which they have, but that's not to say the iraqi government, particularly president malachi, is necessarily the complete satellite of iran. he has his issues with the iranians as well. >> but clearly their efforts are teaching sectarian violence? >> absolutely. the three principal shiite militant groups that iran has supported in the past, some of which were directly responsible for attacks on u.s. forces. of course, the issue is whether they will turn their ire against the iraqi government or simply become part of the political process remains to be seen. >> and when you throw on top of it, of course, their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, no question they're a grave threat to our national security and to that of our allies. >> that's true. iran is a big problem. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator ayotte. senator blumenthal. >> thank you, and i appreciate your being here this morning. focusing on the road bombs or ieds. the senate considers the role of pakistan in providing ingredients used to make t

you have the high rate of people with no nationality, on shiites. -- no nationality among shiites. >> some businesses have relocated to other countries, others are filling the void. >> we were looking for a regulatory framework that was offered by the central bank of bahrain. this has an excellent infrastructure. the proximity to saudi arabia is another reason. >> around the financial district, there is anecdotal evidence that the economy is suffering. building projects look stalled. in the streets of the capital, western tourists are markedly absent. many that sided with the opposition have lost their jobs. this man has a ph.d. in economics -- this woman has a ph.d. in economics and was fired for her association with the protest movement. >> my husband came home for lunch and he left and he was ambushed and he did not come home. and he was gone for 10 months. he was sentenced to three years in a military point of -- in a military court. i had no access to him. he was tortured. >> with the one-year anniversary of the uprising, it is possible that tension baubles to the surface once mo

you can tell from names sony muslims from shiite muslims. they removed from the bus all of those they thought were shia muslims and executed them, shot them dead, and the rest were left alone. at the moment police don't have many claims from any group that carried out the attack. there have been any attacks in the past against shia muslims in pakistan. >> how worrisome is? this is the idea that far from being a bomb attack that indiscriminate, people are selected because of their religion and then executed? >> unfortunately, even this kind of scenario has happened many times in the northwest of the country and in the baluchistan province close to the iranian border. there have been attacks against shiite muslims for years since the 1980's and even before that. earlier this month there was a suicide bombing outside a she a mosque. -- shia musliosque. this has been going on for some time. there's a feeling there's sort of a resurgence of this. there are constant complaints from this minority group and other minority groups that the government

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mubarak was or gadhafi was sunni sunni -- [inaudible] close to shiite approach but not shiite at all.ut our attitude against mubarak, ben ali, gadhafi and assad is same. and the demands of the young people in tahrir and the demands today of the people of humus are same. they don't look at this is pro-west, this is pro-east or this is sunni, this is shiite. they have the same demands. what people in tahrir square, young people wanted is free and fair election, transparency, accountability. and what people in humus today want is same; rule of law, accountability, free and fair election. so it means it is not an issue of shiite and sunni or strategic and revolutionary or pro-west, anti-west issue. we have to have one consistent approach. turkey has a consistent approach. we are against any oppression in our region. we don't want to see autocratic tendencies. we don't want any regime seeing the -- any country as if it is their own personal property or property of one -- [inaudible] but it belongs to the people of that nation. and turkey in principle is against any foreign intervention. we

. >> bill, is there a degree of ethnic cleansing going on between shiites and sunni muslims throughout the country at the behest of the government? >> reporter: at the behest of the government is a different question. there is evidence -- i wouldn't call it ethnic cleansing either, but i would call it sectarian killing. a couple of nights ago three families were killed, around 20 people, by a militia group in one particular area. there has been evidence of this sectarian killing for the last few months. the difficult thing is that this is a patch work, this country, of sectarian groups. it is majority sunni muslim, but president assad and the people who are in the leadership of the military are from a shiite sect. there are christians in this country, as well. the real danger here as with lebanon which is syria's neighbor and iraq which is its neighbor on the other side is this dissends into a sectarian bloodbath. it is a multi-layered problem here. we've got a political situation of people against a dictatorial president. we've got a sectarian element and proxy war involving russia, i

during that war iran supported armenia against shiite azerbaijan. >> jon: why?ecause, again 40,% of the iranian population are arab and in case of azerbaijan winning a war and azerbaijan is a turkic country and they have a strong relationship with turkey they feel they're going to be surrounded. >> jon: how did this war get snuck by us? i don't remember this war. do they not tell us about wars unless we're doing the bombing? do we not hear about these other wars? >> i think this region was. >> jon: well, it is very difficult to say. when you said that i was about to say god guess there you but i didn't. i held back. the situation in syria now is what's perplexing me. if the u.n. can't formulate a resolution to condemn what's happening in syria, is... then they are basically... it's like not formulate ago resolution that cape upton is kind of hot. (laughter) it's obvious. how did china and... how did that... >> russia. >> jon: how did china and russia block that? and why? >> well russia has historical relationship with syria. not just with bashar assad but also h

a year ago today, bahrain's shiite majority rose up. the rulers responded with violence. the country remains deeply lly divided. >>> an american tradition is being embraced by lovers. officially considered an unwelcome and imported western custom, valentine's day is being celebrated by many young iranians. the best part of valentine's day is the chocolate. >> around the world, people get to celebrate a little bit of love. that's cool. >>> time for the weather across the country. a mix of rain and snow from detroit to cleveland, buffalo, pittsburgh, and west virginia. showers from atlanta to jacksonville. spreading to wichita, houston, and shreveport. heavy downpours from seattle to northern california. >>> mostly 30s from fargo to indianapolis. milder in the northeast. climbing near 50 in new york and boston. miami hitting 78, and new orleans, 70. >> it's carnival season down there. 70s perfect parade weather. >>> business news coming up after the break. how you can buy a piece of the empire state building. >>> and a developing story from california. hundreds of human bon

hanging in the air, rather malevolently, wherever you go, who was a christian, who is a sunni, who is a shiite? they have emphasized they want to have a pluralistic society. i think the impetus for revenge grows greater. todayou're seeing in homs could be serious tomorrow, although we are not quite there yet. >> what about the actions of president assad? do you get a sense that as more international pressure builds up against him, the more intensified his crackdown? >> international pressure has not worked so far. i note the british foreign secretary william hague reiterated today that all diplomatic pressure would be used to get the arab league plans to hand over power. that has not worked so far, and muir exhortation to the regime has not worked so far -- and mir -- mere exhortation to the regime has not worked so far. so western governments have a choice. do they take them on on their own? do they are the free syrian army? or do they stand by and watch the slaughter continued? >> thank you for watching -- thank you for joining us. now to japan, where a year on after a tsunami and earthquake

the shiite majority does suffer discrimination. the government has been slow to address it. the security forces or criticized for excessive brutality. now, despite nightly clashes, they have show some restraint. they come under frequent attacks for molotov cocktails but they don't always come out on top. clashes look like to continue. >> for more on the flare-up in sight of bahrain, i'm joined by a former specialist in the u.s. take part in who heads the atlantic council middle east center. you wrote a year ago that if these demonstrations died down now, they will be back at some point. >> i think the demonstrations that we are seeing right now on limited. they have met with a very heavy security presence and an attempt to limit coverage of what is going on. this issue will go on and on because of the underlying grievances of discrimination have not been addressed since the uprising started. >> yet, when that report was given to the team which monitors the excess is that the government has used in terms of force, many people were surprised that such a tough report would be r

. >> when we're talking about values, it doesn't matter if you are shiite or sunni it doesn't matter if you're an atheist, it doesn't matter what you are. basic human values are basic human values. >> i mean there are humanitarian values. you want people who are honest, you want people who are hard working, etc. but what are the values that distinguish the arab world, or saudi-arabia or which ever country we're in, from the rest? and without understanding that we can't move forward. >> no matter where i go in the world i get criticized. in the west i get criticized because a couple of characters cover their hair, one wears the burka. back home i get criticized that they are not all wearing coverings. you can't win, but that's the whole point of the 99. it's about being inclusive not being exclusive. my name is naif al-mutawa. i'm a kuwaity clinical psychologist and creator of the 99. i've created positive role models through my characters. there are 99 of them. they are from 99 different countries. they are based on the 99 attributes of allah in the koran. but the content is secular.

police say all casualties were shiite muslims, a minority sect. they are on high alert for sectarian violence. tensions have been rising since last month with a sunni muslim was killed. >>> japan plans to resume development aid to myanmar as they take steps towards democracy. the yen loans have been suspended since the 1980s. >> translator: building infrastructure is essential to accelerate myanmar's democratic reform. resuming yen loans will help the move. >> japanese foreign minister koichiro gemba says adjustments are being made to restart yen loans in april. when myanmar's president thein sein visits. he added the government will grant 5 billion yen or $62 million in march. the humanitarian aid is intended to help myanmar's recovery from floods last year and provide food to ethnic minorities. gemba says he believes myanmar's efforts toward democratization and national reconciliation are real. >>> a japanese equipment maker plans to test cell sheets to restore weakened heart muscles. cells are taken from the patient's thigh and cultured to crea

you have the sunnis and shiites. >> remember remember what happened in lebanon the war from 1975 to 1990. >> rose: if you a civil war everybody is going to charge in and it just gets worse and worse. >> i think interfering in syria, whether through nato or through coalition of countries or the arab league, this will not resolve the matter at all. >> rose: now the iranians have been strongly supportive of syria for the most part. what do you make of that? >> well, iran sees syria as being a foothold of its philosophy and mentality to advance its own causes. we have seen iran aiding syria and lebanon and bahrain and yemen and even saudi arabia, and we just had delegation from iran visit saudi arabia, the head of intelligence and i think they gave them the message if you would like to have peace with us you have to take care of certain matters very quickly. >> rose: what were those matters? >> i think number one, stop interfering in bahrain, must be 2, stop interfering in saudi arabia and the provinces and also take your hand officer i can't and not to be involved in lebanon and i think the

mubarak work gadhafi was sunni -- some say it -- [inaudible] close to shiite roach, but not shiite atall. but our attitude against mubarak, said three, gadhafi and assad is insane and the demands of the young people and to rear and the demands today of the people of homes are safe. they don't look at this as pro-west, this is proteus or this is sunni, this is shiite. they have the same demands. but people interrater square, young people want to do is free and fair election, transparency, accountability. and what people in homs today want his same, rule of law, accountability, free and fair election. so it means it is not an issue of shiite and sunni or static or revolutionary pro-west, anti-west issue. we have one consistent roach. turkey has a consistent approach. we are against any person and i region. we don't want to see autocratic tendencies. we don't want any regime seen the any country as if it is their own personal property or property of one archaic ideology, but blocks the people people of that nation. and turkey in principle is against foreign intervention. we showed this m

they are mainly alec, members of a shiite sect.luding more than one in and syrians, downtrodden for centuries. alawites have been more favored since the assad family came into power 40 years ago. those families probably have at least one member employed by the security forces. in this district, the increasingly separated city of homs, they bitterly oppose the revolution that is raging just a few blocks away. >> ours is one of thousands of families who have had to flee our homes, she said. i used to live in a different area, but now we have all had to move because of these armed gangs. >> government supporters often cite this anti-alawite threat from a popular rubble cleared to try to prove sectarianism. we will not hurt those alawites who were neutral, he sets, but then adds, the line is certainly not typical of the opposition. those who fight against us, i swear by god almighty, that we will turn them into mincemeat and feed them to the dogs. fears of the rushing collapsing, inevitably high in districts like this, a hillside of da