snc, the student, non-violent coordinating committee. now, when you think about this music, obviously not all the musical selections are coming from african-american artists, but if a song was recorded by a black artist, it was likely to be invested by audiences with political meaning, regardless of its content so when aretha franklin sings a song called "think" which you've probably heard, which is really about a relationship, and she starts singing about freedom. well, it's not hard to sort of make the -- the connection with the struggle, or respect. so -- and i think it's really important to have this idea from susan smith who did a study of motown when you consider how the songs would both have been heard by black and white audiences. this is a period of negro firsts and mary anderson is known as a civil rights icon as having given the concert on easter sunday in 1939 after she was denied the use of constitution hall in washington, d.c. by the daughters of the american revolution in an act of discrimination, so -- but here she is doi

is the snc worthy of support from alleys around the world? and what can we do with the continuing opposition from russia? >> i cannot make a judgment about that. i just heard the statement, we have a diplomatic relationship with the syrian government. here is what i think we need to do. and i think we are doing it by the way. first, trying to examine the nature of the opposition. how much of it is regional players trying take advantage of the situation and how much of it is organizations like al qaeda attempting to take over the situation and escalate it and we need to look at the measures that the syrian government has taken to put down the opposition and these other portions of the oppositi opposition. in that context, it's been useful for us to go to the international community, and to have their participation in coming up with a solution and this is not -- >> senator, should we be arming the rebels? >> i think, first of all, we have to examine who they are. and that is what i was saying in the first part. i had a discussion with director

informal recognition is also a change for the obama administration, which spent months downplaying the snc's capability but now sees the group as a possible alternative to assad. >> the consensus opinion by the arab league and all the others who are working and planning this conference, is that the s.n.c. is a credible representative and, therefore, they will be present. >> reporter: but outside of the increased pressure and global outrage, there's not much of a plan b. clinton clt admits if assad blocks the humanitarian aid, syria'sa suffering will increase and regime change will take more time. but that leads to the other big question, why not simply arm the rebels? that is not part formula formal agenda but has been part of the informal conversations. scott, two senior diplomats tell cbs news that several arab countries are arming the rebels already. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. we were reading today's u.n. report on syria, and this jumped out at us. the u.n. investigators say syrian army officers shot unarmed protesters, including children, as well as medical doctors, ambulance criefers,

. >> you are the center say you don't have to call a theology but in the next snc calls those differences a different set of moral values and accuse the president of opposing those values on the christian church. the very next day on sunday, yesterday, when asked about his initial marks, he seemed to say this wasn't about the president or religion. but was about the environment. >> i've got to ask you, what in the world were you talking about, sir? >> i was talking about the environmental mess. i was talking about energy, this idea that man is here to serve the earth as opposed to has spent in a good story of the earth. i think that is the ideal. i don't believe that is what we're here to do. that man is here to use the resources and use them wisely, to care for the earth, the start of the earth. we're not here to serve the earth. the earth is not the objective. and is the objective and a lot of radicals have an upside down. >> how does that translate into some sort of theology, the president's theology is not based on the bible? that suggests he is not a christian. >> i wasn't suggesting

demonstrate their own effectiveness is important but i think it is also important to create that the snc is the future because that will have some impact on the insight squeezing the sanctions making them more effective is important doing all we can -- >> with russia not cooperating. what is russia's reason is a grand historical thing? is it, you know, autonomy? >> i think it's several things. >> is it lavrov or putin? >> let's put it this way. i think that on saturday putin was focused on what was going on in the streets of moscow. i think that he's focused on what's going to happen on march march 4th and then afterwards, he is thinking about what's the kind of government he is going to put together. his preoccupation is much more on the inside. now there may be a kind of anticipation about put putin seen to demonstrate russian independence. they have come the only naval base they have in the middle east and syria. but if you take a step back and want to preserve a position in syria the only way you're going to preserve a position in syria is being on the right side of history. the long

i understand up until now the requiring that snc to do more to demonstrate their own effectiveness was important that but i think it's also important to great incentive inevitability that the essence he is the future because i think that will have some impact on the side. squeezing sanctions, making them more effective is important, doing all we can -- >> that's hard to do with russia not cooperate. >> it is. >> what is russia's -- some grand historical thing? is it, you come autonomy? >> i think it's several things. let's put it this way. i think that on saturday and was focus on what was going on in the streets of moscow. >> correct. >> i think putin is focused on what's going to happen on march 4. and then afterwards he's thinking about what's the kind of government is going to put together. his preoccupation is much more on the inside. now, there may be a kind of anticipation of, putin is seen as wanting always international to demonstrate russian independence. the only naval base they have in the middle east is in syria, but you'd think if you take a step back on if your rush and