this is a superpower that recognizes the syrian national coalition. is is a permanent member of the security council. now there are three that recognize the syrian national coalition. we heard in the introductory segment there are over 100 countries now that recognize it. this truly delegitimizes the assad regime. it makes assad no longer a chief of state but rather the chief of a sectarian militia. and so this is an important if not historic event, yes. >> ifill: it's one thing to delegitimize assad, but how do you know you're back in the right horse? how do you know this opposition group is not entangled in worse? >> you listen to the street and you listen to the protests and you listen to the different political parties and the political factions that are in syria and they have chosen the syrian national coalition as their representative. the legitimacy of the syrian national coalition does not derive purely from a u.s. recognition or a french recognition but the recognition of the syrian street. and syria has spoken and they want the syrian nationa

backed one the new syrian national coalition a new puppet group paid for by the u.s. organized by ambassador robert ford who had been the u.s. ambassador to damascus he's a guy who learned the death squad technique from the past master from negroponte in central america and then in baghdad and concerning this syrian national coalition the head of that is a very interesting guy he's an anglo dutch agent he's a british dutch agent he's an executive of royal dutch shell he's a lobbyist for royal dutch shell he's kind of like cause i remember karzai in afghanistan was union oil this guy is royal dutch shell so there's nothing syrian about this in other words these are foreign fighters it's what use would have been called the cia secret army in the old days i wanted to play a couple clips that are just all too reminiscent of that they are iraq plato's republic. it should come as no shock then that since saddam hussein forced out the last inspectors in one thousand nine hundred eighty we have amassed much intelligence indicating that iraq is continuing to make these weapons

but the the one meeting which indorsed the syrian national coalition.nd which was supported by the by the west an important regional players adopt it also a declaration which says that the main goal of the opposition is dismantling the toppling the regime and dismantling dismantling its institutions a direct directly opposite to what the geneva communiqué said i understand that no one is talking to their position regarding the need to be a bit more realistic and regarding the need. positions which are basically ruining the country they chose the claimant of patrick miss out on turkish syrian border is that part of solution and why they really targeted at well first we understand of course the concern of turkey and of all other countries who are continuing to receive syrian refugees it's a burden. under any circumstances and of course the situation is quite tense the opposition. in the region. the syrian region's border in turkey. it's quite active probably trying to trigger some. cross border activities and then. having the international community you k

the syrian opposition got a boost when they came together to recognize the syrian national coalition and the sole representative of the syrian people. good for more on what this means we can speak to richard hart, the president for the council on foreign relations. thank you for joining me. this is not going to do much when it comes to ousting assad. >> that is probably right. it does not affect the balance on the battlefield, but it seems to be moving their way. not as quickly as people would like, but things are moving in their direction. >> reports coming out of serious adjust the groups that are making the most progress against the -- reports coming out of syria suggest the groups that are making the most progress, but they do not want to arm the rebels, but how you stop them from making progress and taking over the country and not the group you want? it is an incredibly tricky position. >> it reminds me of afghanistan. often the best fighters are not the ones that spend their time reading. this is not even a limited to the middle east. civil wars rarely bring to the for the sorts

. >> russia has invited the officers of the syrian national coalition for parks, and is urging president bashar al-assad to do the same. they say russia must first condemn the president before dialogue him take place. russia says the transitional government should be put in place, with bashar al-assad staying in power. >> we have already had dialogue in cairo. we expressed readiness to meet with them, and are still ready. as we understand, they do not have any objection regarding the offer to leave. we are against interference from outside parties in syria. we understand we need a ceasefire. we agreed the geneva convention contains the elements to move forward for political settlement. >> in the caesarian title, schilling has devastated large parts of the city, including a large suburbs. the rebels say they have also made gains in eastern syria. fighters say they have captured this oil field. tens of thousands of mainly sunni iraqis turned out to protest the government. they are accusing maliki of marginalizing sunni leaders. >> a sea of people gathering in the provincial capital. and th

the most vocal in demand in the journalists release it and the other groups called on the syrian national coalition and the rebel free syrian army to secure her freedom immediately but as you're aware monsieur editor of news junkie oppose a doesn't hold out much hope the your position all we know you know me. but. it's going to be very. good only thing you know it's really easy in the end of the draw. but. by washington d.c. the. old guard and you walk me through washington. know exactly when they are barking and what's going on. dr ali mohamad are from the syria tribe you know online magazine says complacency in pressuring the rebels to secure the ukrainian journalists' release is sending all the wrong signals. it's the word of wisdom or american citizens in particular here to. be sure to put some pressure to release the hostages. leave the. country is. a very local prophecy in very general going from being there were rumors of. people enjoying to support from the information going to be across. the future of the middle east and what role the international community has to play in it as the main t

and given the fact that the second group was not invited to the newly built established syrian national coalition ok that that will prove tension in the future so i think you know they may be after some sort of autonomy or federalism but there is no there is no consensus within the syrian opposition groups actually they are they are against it as far as i understand at the moment so so we are looking for some sort of our tense situation as in maybe as in iraq between syrian kurds and syrian arab ok edward if i could go back to you it looks like the turks have really shot herself in the foot here i mean because kurds are part of the opposition in syria as well. it peter you ask a very interesting question and because that's really the party here with the most to lose you spoke about the kurds winning so we should keep in mind the party here we have. turkey. right to highlight this. turkey obviously looks at the kurdish problem with a great deal of anxiety and one could even ask oneself why ankara would be so gung ho in its opposition to the assad regime for the moment given the potential outcome o

we heard from the head of the syrian national coalition, the main political body in exile. the said -- will not accept any solution that would, in his words, save the regime. we want assad to leave. he will not be able to stay in power. even fighters on the ground, they tell you we will not accept anything if the president is not prosecuted for his crimes and held accountable. because the opposition, when you talk to them, they are very confident and they feel they are winning this war and it is just a matter of time. but obviously on the ground the government continues to strike back and it is striking back hard and there has been no let up in the violence. panic, chaos, anger -- this is the aftermath of what the opposition says was an air strike carried out by a syrian fighter jet. the syrian observatory for human rights as those killed and wounded were queueing outside a bakery. this is a town which only five days ago was under the control of government forces. the rebels recently opened a new battlefront in this region of the hama, a province in central syria. but terri

links with the syrian regime has sent invitation for talks to the head of the opposition syrian national coalition. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says he believes the transitional governments with assad still in power for a time must be put in place. he said both sides must agree to a peace plan to avoid for the chaos. >> we are against any interference from outside parties, outside countries in syria. we have an understanding that we need a ceasefire in order to save the lives of citizens and we agree the geneva convention contains the elements to move forward for a political settlement. >> the lives of millions of children have been affected by the war in syria. thousands of families have escaped across the border to lebanon. the united nations estimates more than 126,000 registered syria refugees there. but getting away from the fighting can be a terrifying experience. >> at a time millions of children are playing with new toys but these children do not. but they do have the natural creativity. she would like to join in the games but she was paralyzed when the syrian army attacked

a spokesperson for the syrian national coalition argues getting rid of assad requires a two-track approach. walid al bunni says nations need to isolate the president and su. >> we have two ways -- putting pressure on russia, china and iran to stop supporting this regime, and then this would be useful, or supporting militarily the opposition or the interfering by the nato to make free zone and no-fly zone. >> reporter: russia and china have repeatedly vetoed u.n. security council resolutions on imposing sanctions against syria. without their support, the international efforts can only put limited pressure on president assad. diplomats here are still hoping their efforts will help in some part to end the conflict in syria. however, after 20 months of violence, they've learned getting peace will take time. akira saheki, nhk world, tokyo. >>> satellite images show north korea could be preparing to launch another rocket. researchers at johns hopkins university in the united states say they have observed the first two stages of what appears to be a long-range missile. these images of the launch

and other non-governmental organizations have demanded from the free syrian army and the syrian national coalition that she be immediately released they have said this is the first taste of the newly widely recognized government at the same time the same rebels who allegedly are holding her have released a video in which they have said that no rein in no russian and no ukrainians would leave the story alive so certainly there was not a lot of optimism as to her fate there has been a recent wave of rebel executions there was one incident that was posted on you tube in which at least ten of bound prisoners executed at point blank range by the rebels this of course we look forward and posted to you tube and then just a few days ago there was another incident and we're told was the last to behave and i'm armed and bound prisoner so there is deep concern over her fate and what is particularly warring is the fact that there's a deadline has come and passed with no word. policy argue correspondent thank you for that update. hope now is that the rebels might listen to calls for the journalist release and

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition they've demanded that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the newly widely recognized government at the same time the same rebels who are allegedly holding her have posted a video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate now recently there has been a wave of rebel executions in one at least ten bound prisoners are shot at point blank range by the rebels and this was recorded and posted so certainly there was a lot of concern over her photo particularly the fact that nothing's been heard from who is very worrying dr lieber hammad from the syria tribe you know online magazine says complacency in pressuring the rebels to secure the ukrainian journalist release is sending all the wrong signals. it's the worst unless it's a western citizen or american citizen particularly both here enough to do. as the local proxies in division two to put some pressure to release the hos

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition they've demanded that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the newly reliably recognized government at the same time the same rebels in egypt holding her have posted a video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate of course want to poor reporting right now russia says the recent official recognition of syrian rebels by the u.s. and its allies is only fueling the armed conflict in syria also reiterated its position that political dialogue is the only solution to the conflict as r.t.c. corpuscle reports. for the past twenty four hours international media has been buzzing with speculation that russia changed its position on the coffin serial now all the speculation in the media began on thursday one of the foreign ministry senior officials was misinterpreted when he quoted the syrian syrian opposition which said that president assad was losing control over the country

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition of demanded that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the newly lively recognized government at the same time the same rebels image of the holding her have posted a video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no rain in will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate the german parliament has approved the deployment of patriot missiles to turkey but it is now also ready to send up to four hundred soldiers to operate the batteries following similar decisions by the u.s. and the netherlands all this to protect our own crew from potential serious attacks but this story german source says there are other reasons for this build up. the reason for staging the missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles are to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells all m

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition if the mom did that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the newly widely recognized government at the same time the same rebels. posted a video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate of course one of us live right there dr ali mohamed from the syria tribune online magazine it is the foreign nations which back the rebels will do little to pressure them to free the journalist. it's for the rest. to. some pressure of. the. country. or have been for being arrested. recently recognition of syrian rebels or by the u.s. and its allies is only fueling the armed conflict there and moscow also reiterated his position that political dialogue is the only solution to the conflict and got a pretty good offer. for the past twenty four hours international media has been buzzing with speculation that russia changed its position on the conflict in syria now the speculation in the m

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition they've demanded that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the nearly a widely recognized government at the same time the same rebels in egypt. video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no rain in will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate it is paula slowly reporting right there in the meantime a dr ali mohamed a from the syria tribune online magazine but if you use that foreign nations which back the rebels will do little to pressure them to release the journalist. but there were. western cities or american citizens in particular here to. be sure to put some pressure of. the. countries. that have been sort of thing there were a massacre for the. way we still enjoy. from information. now russia recently recognition of the syrian opposition by the u.s. and its allies is only fueling the armed conflict in syria that moscow also reiterated its position that political dialogue is the only solution to the confi

of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as the syrian national coalition they've demanded that they immediately secure her release saying that this is the first taste of the newly widely recognized government at the same time the same rebels in egypt. have posted a video in which they have said that no russian no ukrainian and no will leave syria alive so there is deep concern as to her fate not his policy of reporting right now dr ali mohamed out from the syria tribune online magazine he fears that foreign nations which back the rebels will do little to pressure them to release the german just. the words on its list of. american citizens in particular involved here in murphy to. the north of course he is going to be sure to put some pressure release the hostages unfortunately the worst the very country is. going to look for to be a very general good sort of thing there were months ago for the offer of really do we really enjoyed this to support from from the information of every across the. watching r.t. russia says the recent recognition of the syrian op

more than 100 countrys recognized the syrian national coalition hours after president obama declaredthe legitimate representative of that country. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge tells us this opens the door for a dramatic boost in western aid and leads to a new set of problems. >> opposition forces advance toward damascus, including this attack on the syrian government interior ministry, president obama confirmed interview with abc news that some of the rebels now have official u.s. backing. >> we have made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in opposition to the assad regime. >> less than 24 hours after the president's statement, u.s. officials confirmed the intelligence showed the conflict is escalating. >> we are seeing use of another egregious weapon, barrel bomb. an incendiary bomb containing flammable materials. it's indris crimnant in terms of civilian. >> the move to recognize element of

has not recognized the opposition, syrian national coalition, but that may happen. there's been some concern because of who makes up the syrian nationals including some of those folks with connections to al qaeda. the u.s. and nato allies pressed for assad's departure but any u.n. action has been blocked against assad and tess piety a flurry aimed at the foreign minister at lyclinton's last st in dublin. fundamental decisionses about reforming syria's political system must be made by syrians themselves without outside interference. a disappointing statement for a lot of those trying to get the russians off of a assad's side. opposition should agree to the parameters of a transition period. looking for a solution to the conflict but continues to oppose making the exit a precondition. the u.s. gets involved in syria, it won't transform u.s. policy in the middle east and change the dynamics of everything in washington. trust us on this including the fiscal cliff. >>> well, driving a hard bargain, president obama heads to the motor city and in the middle of a union fight

syrian people in opposition to the assad regime and so we will provide them recognition and obviously with that recognition comes responsibilities on the part of that coalition. >> shepard: the head of the syrian nationalon says they need military equipment. but the white house is still against arming the group. at the same time syrians say television reports a huge explosion rocked the main gate of the interior ministry in damascus and senior u.s. defense official says the syrian military is firing scud missiles at rebel fighters. think of that. the government firing scud missiles at its own people inside its own borders. the fox report jonathan hunt has this, live from the united nations. what else do we know about the scud missiles? >> according to the u.s. official, shep, something like half a dozen of those scuds have been fired over the last few days. the target, not surprisingly, groups of the opposition rebels, although according to the same u.s. individual, there have not been any reported casualties among those rebels, which is a demonstration of just how inaccurate these scuds generally are. our viewers might remember them being used dozens of times by saddam hussein back in the gulf war in

that interview later this hour meanwhile some syrian analysts are convinced that by warmongering and political inflexibility the national syrian coalition will never win the hearts and minds of the syrian population. when the opposite position the coalition now the national coalition. decision to make probably an executive. important decision to make whether they want to proceed and join the talks abide by the geneva communique or still get stuck really and bogged down with the islamist governments that are supporting them for them to prove that they represent fragment of the syrian opposition or from the syrian population they have to get to get on board. egypt's top prosecutor is looking to outlaw the leaders of the opposition launching a probe into mohamed morsi three top opponents they are accused of inciting their followers to overthrow the islamist president earlier this week the country's new constitution was officially adopted after a two stage referendum that received the support of over sixty percent of voters amid a low turnout and allegations of massive fraud opposition activists say the new charter hastily drawn up by the m

syrian population. so that is something we need to be working on. but we cannot keep looking for new bodies to represent us. we are urging the united states to formally recognize the national coalitionis the sole legitimate representative of the syrian people. we are working very hard with the leadership of the coalition to make adjustments to perhaps introduce quotas as a temporary measure to make sure we are adequately represented at the syrian society and we want to push forward to begin assuming functions of this state is supporting the local councils that are cropping up. >> okay. we need to go in q&a. one quick thing before we start but i hope it's some point in this day someone will address the question of, how you mention the hope that some remnant to see would be involved in an effort to coalesce from government. .. excellent description ever what at least that body would like to see the united states stand for with regard to syria. perhaps i'd like to comment the panelists to see what the bipartisan unanimous measure might add to the clarity of the u.s. vision at blueprint for what we want to see next presending from all the shall we say tactical and diplomatic and other c