also president obama apparently authorized covert support for the syrian rebels in their violent drive to oust president assad just as russia and america's closest ally britain tried to bridge divisions over how the crisis should be resolved. they were screaming out. in the most brutal my. mother says the u.s. threatened her in an exclusive interview in ecuador where she met the country's president as part of the whistleblowers asylum played more about this to. welcome this is r.t. from moscow my name's kevin now in our top story eight pm here kofi annan is standing down from his role as syria envoy blaming finger pointing and name calling at the u.n. security council has been the key figure in the international hopes to negotiate a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the stricken country let's get the latest comment now from washington to go to a chorus one of their garniture can get a big news in the last what is the u.n. saying about resignation tonight. well kevin breaking news indeed in a statement by the. secretary general ban ki moon he said mr and heading formed him of his int

would intervene if the syrian government were to use chemical or biological weapons on syrian civiliansand britain echoed america's. sentiments we also see the west is planning they say for a post assad era but meanwhile this violence is still escalating and the security council has not reached any kind of consensus so you're dealing still with a deadlock among the international community but they're also at least trying to handle the humanitarian situation in syria so clearly a lot of issues on the agenda for the u.n. security council to be discussing. apart from calls on syrian officials to defect yukos william hague has promised an extra three million pounds to help the country's refugees with thousands fleeing into neighboring states it seems the measure will do little to stem the immense influx of displaced people are reports now from jordan. exhausted and drained there's not much for these refugees to do besides sweltering under the scorching desert sun children from the violence back home in syria they walked for days in the heat to get here and so they come in numbers and under

would intervene if the syrian government were to use chemical or biological weapons on syrian civilians and britain echoed america's. sentiments that we also see the west is planning they say for our post assad era but meanwhile this violence is still escalating and the security council has not reached any kind of consensus on how to deal with the problem so you're dealing still with a deadlock among the international community but they're also at least trying to handle the humanitarian situation in syria so clearly a lot of issues on the agenda for the u.n. security council to be discussing but it's not only the u.n. that's divided there's also no consensus among the syrian opposition let's now talk to bus market money who's been a prominent member of the syrian national council but resigned this week or prompted you to leave the syrian national council what why have you been disappointed in areas. of the council are the same as the ones i pursued there is no difference there the real reason is that i feeling the work from inside the council is not effective enough i believe there is m

speculation that turkey may intervene in the syrian conflict. just south of the border in the syrian city, rebels are holding their ground against government forces. better training is paying off. the rebel fighters speaking in this amateur video is a woman who joined the free syrian army in june. i met her over the border in turkey. she told me about the covert military training here that many rebels have now received. >> the training is really a professional. you can only sleep four hours a day. you have to climb mountains, you have to -- it is very hard. and they train you of weapons. >> it is here in southern turkey had the most important covert training and coordination center for the syrian rebels as reported to be based. there has been no confirmation from the turkish government. no one has been willing or able to tell us exactly where the center is. but we have been told the turkish military is running it and it is reported that saudi arabia is also involved. >> it is possible the center is in this huge american airbase. the united state

and the syrian people discreetly need action. there continues to be finger pointing and name calling in the security council and quits as the international mediator of assyria blaming deep divisions at the un his decision threatens to throw peace efforts now into a tailspin. meanwhile it's emerged that president obama apparently authorized covert support for the syrian rebels in the violent uprising justice rusher and america's closest ally britain try to bridge divisions over the crisis plus. they were screaming at it in a most brutal way. julie the mother says the u.s. threatened to a certain exclusive interview in ecuador where she met the country's president as part of the whistleblowers a silent place. hello and welcome. kevin owen it's now nine pm here in moscow kofi annan is standing down from his role as syria's envoy blaming finger pointing and name calling at the u.n. security council and been the key figure in the international hopes to negotiate a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the stricken country live now to n

mean this is not a forum in syrians who are not interested in this the syrian people are of very. peaceful peaceful people and they managed to live together for centuries since riis . without any problem so the violence we're seeing no it's not a syrian products i went to daraa. which. which was the bit the year before where the trouble started. also that it's near to the jordanian border it's not a coincidence that the trouble started at the border there. at the border town because this underlines once again the influence from abroad i mean. if the situation in syria was really. a syrian. or a city and problem. trouble would have started from. our homes a lot of. outside forces and governments are interested in the to destroy syria why because you have to remember the city has a very strategic position in the area in the middle east in the region i think the main targets as a matter of fact is. because iran is such a powerhouse in the region it's so strong. they know that to take out iran first they have to take out syria and i'm quite convinced if they would succeed to destroy s

this 6-year-old was the first syrian child to die in the exodus.illed by syrian troops as his family fled. jordanian soldiers responded with covering fire. i went to visit his mother in the border town. she and her two boys are now living with another syrian family here. they are all too scared to show their faces. >> there were 31 of us, and we reached the area between the jordanian and syrian borders. when we got there, suddenly we were fired upon. we were at the back of the group. suddenly i saw them on the ground. he fell down after the first shot. >> the drawings of children living in this house dealt terrible stories of violence that left behind. but this family fled months ago, and she tells me she will not go and live in the tented city. >> i will never live there. i will go back to live under gunfire rather than living in a tent. we will be breathing dust, not air. this is no life at all. >> even the u.n. admits no one would choose to live here. many refugees we met in transit centers are refusing to move in. syrians are still welcome, but

among the active syrians now. the majority is not active yet and those can. have us to vote from time to time what is going on how are you doing that. yes they are questioning themselves but i believe this is a reaction will come there which will come to an end sooner or later. because it's not a real culture or real sort of this you know history for the syrian people thank you very much for three q. . my parents really truly honestly believe that what had happened was as a result of my father's exposure to agent orange i was born with multiple problems . i was missing my leg and my fingers and my big toe on my right foot i use my hands a lot in my artwork i find myself drawing my hands quite a bit to me for my hands you know just as if anyone would. but they do tell a story they tell us story of. the oxen. wealthy british style. restaurant on the title of the times well you know right now the. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred lo

syrian activists from the syrian social club of u.k. campaigns for peaceful reform thanks for being with us moscow of course voted against the latest u.n. resolution a couple of days ago in syria calling it one sided why do you think the international community refuses to remain impartial and to help syrians inside their own future for themselves rather than as it appears to be doing. well this is. to get your. resolution well as three question syria actually is not being as your people are not descending on big as if you follow what's really going on in syria it's totally against most people's view. if you having a democracy and step it's what's happening in syria is not really. being handled by syrian themselves if you can see the militias they're mercenaries coming from other countries they're not helping syrians to to have their own of you democracy and freedom actually like more killing more injuries more losses destruction of infrastructure so this is not like syrian decision so what are your thoughts about the u.s. and its. pledg

would intervene if the syrian government were to use chemical or biological weapons on syrian civiliansnd britain echoed america's sentiments so here we see the rhetoric is escalating over circumstances which the west say would lead to their intervention we also see the west is planning they say for a post assad era but meanwhile this violence is still escalating people are getting hurt and the security council has not reached any kind of consensus on how to deal with the problem so you're dealing still with a deadlock among the international community but they're also trying to handle the humanitarian situation in syria that is escalating so clearly this will be a wide range discussion taking place in just a few hours at the u.n. security council. reporting live from new york thanks for that. jordanian security forces a massive refugee camp on the border with syria are on high alert after two hundred refugees turned on the guards over the conditions there the government says anyone responsible for violence will be deported it appears that dealing with the immense influx from syria is f

kurdish organization has been given autonomy by the syrian government to. be one step toward fighting against turkey and uniting kurds in turkey and in other neighboring countries. i think the people in the west to be very happy that ended up in a mess of civil war and a breakup of the country and a lack of competition and by. the claim that they really care one bit about humanitarian concerns as it is a gross right pushing your thoughts paul sheldon foote professor at california state university full intent thank you for being with us. all right still ahead for you this hour a look at the roots of radicalism. we investigate the spread of islamic extremism in russia and whether it's being fueled from abroad that's in a few minutes right here on our team. the syrian delegation has walked out on a session of the nonaligned movement in tehran after egyptian leader mohamed morsi called the syrian regime oppressive in his speech morsi added that assad's government had lost its legitimacy and urged attending nations to support the rebels antiwar activist sara flo

representatives of the syrian armed opposition in washington one the u.s. to push through a no fly zone over the country saying the time has come to bind the hands and feet of the ousted regime. in egypt is looking east the leader of a country which for decades has been a close ally of the united states to china hoping to bad billions of economic deals from. the british immigration system is under fire after more than one hundred fifty thousand illegal immigrants but compound accounted for after arriving in the country. in the russian capital you're watching a group representing the free syrian army to washington and trying to talk americans into pushing through a no fly zone over the volatile country the so-called syrian support group says the time for the move has come as a claims there's been a sharp increase in the use of airstrikes against rebels by government forces activists have kept reporting heavy shelling and air raids by the syrian army across the country including parts of the capital damascus recent reports of mass death in the capital caused

the battle for control of the syrian capital is intense. the assad government has been using fighter jets against the rebels. there is also heavy fighting in the north. and in the northwest. more and more assyrians are deciding to flee the violence. -- more and more the syrians are deciding to flee the violence. there is a sharp rise of people crossing into turkey, with peaks of 5000 people per day. there are more who cannot make it across. >> there are lots of people on the syrian side. they don't have passports, so they are not allowed to cross. >> from what we saw, there were more than 2000 refugees waiting across the border. we saw people sitting and sleeping on the ground. they had no toilets, water or food. >> turkey is already hosting around 80,000 refugees and says it can't take many more. it has suggested the u.n. create a safe zone inside syria to protect people from the fighting. >> while the fighting continues at home, a syrian opposition officials are making plans for a post-assad syria. >> have drawn a road map of democratic r

for the syrians is only half funded so at this point the u.n. doesn't even have the resources that it needs to take care of the humanitarian concerns within syria and this is despite all the funding that the u.s. and its western allies say they are providing and donating to the syrians so clearly you have a very complicated situation here but we did hear western countries or just the security council there about her senate calling once again for syrian president bashar al assad to step down britain and france the foreign ministers of those countries today made a new call encouraging for more defections within the syrian government and this. syrian military so you have a situation where the security council is still divided the russian ambassador to united nations vitaly churkin i did address the security council and raised the issue of the fact that the unilateral sanctions that western countries including the us britain and france those sanctions that they've placed on syria are only hurting the syrians and could be exacerbating that the humani

earlier today, syrian prime minister riad hijab said the syrian regime is collapsing.s, it's coming a week after he defected to jordan. on monday, united nations observers in syria planned both government forces in the armed opposition for the increasing civilian death toll in syria. the escalating conflict has magnified the refugee crisis, both internally and in neighboring countries. more than 4000 people entered turkey in recent days, bringing the total number of syrian refugees there close to 60,000. there are tens of thousands of syrian refugees in neighboring lebanon as well. to talk more about the situation in syria, we're joined by omar dahi, assistant professor of economics and hampshire college. he was born and raised in syria and just returned from a research trip to lebanon looking at the consequences of the syrian uprising. still with us from cairo is "democracy now!" correspondent sharif abdel kouddous. his article on his recent trip to syria was published in "the nation closed on monday called, "on the ground in zabadani, a syrian town in revolt." sharif

when the syrian people desperately need action. there continues to be finger pointing and name calling in the security council kofi annan and quick says the international mediators for syria blaming deep divisions at the u.n. and potentially slowing peace efforts into a tailspin russia calls a man's resignation regrettable. meanwhile it so much that president obama apparently authorized covert support for the syrian rebels in their violent uprising just as russia and america's closest ally britain try to bridge divisions over the crisis plus. they were screaming it is. the most brutal my julian assange and his mother says the u.s. threatens this exclusive r.t. interview in ecuador where she met the country's president as part of the whistleblowers asylum played. a very good evening thanks for being with r.t. from moscow it's kevin owen here with you this with our top story at ten pm kofi annan is standing down from his role as syria envoy blaming finger pointing and name calling at the u.n. security council and iran's been the key

france calls on the syrian opposition to form a government pledging to recognize it while casualties of the conflict mounts also . by. activists carrying school supplies are denied entry to the west bank by israel with the country's soldiers also accused of using palestinian children as human shields . and over one hundred nations not aligned with the u.s. intel to look for global solutions despite washington dismissing the events. online on screen international news and common live from the new center here in moscow the french president has called on the syrian opposition to form a provisional government saying it would be recognized by paris. already the second leader to back military intervention in syria echoing barack obama who said chemical weapons would be a legitimate cause for direct action this is heavy clashes continue in the syrian capital with opposition supporters claiming rebels have shot down an army helicopter over damascus activists have blamed syrian security forces for killing more than three hundred civilians in the town of daraa near the capital the government s

it is only in control of 30% of syrian land. >> the syrian government disagrees. these images, reportedly from rustan, shows the full force of the military offensive, and the violence is displacing more serious. the u.n. says it is looking at ways to step up its humanitarian efforts. >> we have a situation where there is an ongoing humanitarian crisis. three months ago, we thought that there were about 1 million people who were in need of assistance. we are having to revise the number to about 2.5 million. >> the u.n. says over 150,000 people have fled to iraq, lebanon, turkey, and jordan where refugee camps are growing by the day. >> in jordan, the german development minister has visited one of the camps. he announced a sharp increase in relief for syrian refugees and pledged 20 million euros in aid. >> we have this report from the turkish-syrian border on a wounded syrians who have been getting medical attention from the group of international physicians. >> traveling along the turkish- syrian border in the direction as aleppo. it is not tinges, these men tell m

. >> how small, peaceful protests marked the syrian rebellion. -- sparked the syrian rebellion. >> one of the first protests in damascus against president assad pierre find out how they now see their country's future. >> i am definitely ready to die. many of the syrian people are prepared just to see assad go. >> julien assange has been granted asylum in ecuador. we ask where he goes from here. >> and life after the party -- one empoverished london district is struggling with a mixed legacy from the olympic games. hello. the narrative in syria these days is familiar to us. we have seen the violence, accounts conflicting on what is going on, and watch people flee to safety across the border. let's find out what it looks like to the people " 18 months ago were first to call for demonstrations in damascus. >> damascus, january, 2011. news reaches the syrian capital of the demonstrations in tahrir square in cairo. six long sets -- six young syrians -- muslims and christians -- post an invitation on facebook 28 and a demonstration of support -- to attend a demonstration of support. >> the c

outlines a possible military plan against syria as russia warns against democracy body balms all syrian officials top peace and moscow. a suspected al sporadic sympathizer is charged with plotting a copycat massacre and you check with public days before the norwegian mass killer is due to hear his verdict. on washington slam for al qaida style tactics for striking those who want to help victims and previous american drone raids. though and welcome to our team where we've got the latest for you on screen and on line i'm karen taraji broadcasting to you from our studio in moscow well syria's ongoing crisis and ways of ending the bloodshed are under scrutiny for top syrian officials and moscow across the atlantic president obama said washington could use military action if there's any sign the syrian government might try it to deploy its chemical or biological weapons for more on this r.t.s. lucic off an elf. they really contradicts with what russia has been pushing for throughout the course of this bloody conflict which is an international solution that really is originated on the ground

turkey's pitch for a syrian intervention hits a dead end at the u.n. nato countries warning they might simply pass the security council. plus republican mitt romney except he's a nomination presidential candidate with a promise to show russia back but critics like that is not his greatest. online on screen international news and comment live from our new center here in moscow russian billionaire a man of. top of a high profile jewel with a london based compatriot in one of the most expensive cases in british legal history the judge dismissed the multibillion dollar challenge from controversial tycoon boris berezovsky and the trial which offered a rare glimpse into the lives of the super rich more in the case from smith and london the final verdict in this case found against a body so good results which means that he won't receive then all the more than five point six billion dollars that he was asking for. but i want to promote himself in court this morning. was he a relieved looking very upbeat saying that he had full confidence in the british legal s

outlines a possible military plan against syria as rochelle warns against democracy bob bombs while syrian officials talk peace in moscow. they suspected on there's a brevig sympathizer is charged with plotting a copycat massacre in your czech republic just days before the norwegian mass killer is due to appear his first day. and washington slammed for al qaida style tactics trying to those wanting to help victims dead in previous american drone raids. hello and welcome to our team this tuesday i'm karen tara and it's six o'clock here in moscow now moscow does believe that syria has chances of reaching peace despite parliament's inside and outside the country syria's ongoing crisis and ways of ending the bloodshed came under scrutiny for top syrian officials in moscow and across the atlantic president obama said washington could use military action if there's any sign the syrian government much tried to deploy its chemical or biological weapons for more on this now we're joined by our tease of lucy call phonology live from moscow to see how do the statements by barack obama fit in with mos

i want to play to you is something that the syrian deputy foreign minister had said during the talks that was grossly missed interpreted and exaggerated in fact in some of the news headlines there are. recommending resignation as a condition before conducting any dialogue means that you can't attend to the matter at hand the dialogue can discuss any problem i do we are ready to talk about anything even vicious question can be discussed but a resignation before any mechanisms in place for the syrian people to express their opinion is a democratic approach. but as you can hear right there which i was talking about is the need to remove any kinds of precondition such as for example other requirement to present bashar al assad stepping down before some sort of a peaceful solution could be negotiated that is not what was reflected in the news coverage of the talks on tuesday between the the syrian delegation and the russian government of course we do it to keep in mind that the press conference that had taken place was in arabic as they were translated to russian and then into english but

syrian opposition group tries to use the nonstop flow overboard some government shelling and air raids to urge washington to impose a no fly zone over syria a move always good tested by russia and china. egyptians looking east the leader of the country which for decades has been a close ally of the united states test china hoping to bag billions of economic deals and. the british immigration system is under fire after more than one hundred fifty thousand illegal immigrants come on account of their bribing the country. a group representing the free syrian army in washington is trying to talk to us into pushing through and no fly zone over the volatile country the measure has always been opposed by russia and china which believe it would destabilize the situation even further rebels though once to bind the hands of feet of forces by taking advantage of nonstop reports claiming an increase in government airstrikes and artillery shelling a hailstorm of foreign media criticism against a mask this was also caused by a recent report of mass deaths in the capital suburb but the release of shoc

saturday i am karen broadcast live from our studio in moscow fresh clashes have erupted near the syrian capital with reports of heavy shelling and gunfire in damascus fighting between government and rebel forces is also escalating in the key northern city of aleppo casualties are reported on both sides with rebels saying the syrian army is bombarding several areas opposition fighters also claim they have taken control of more than half of the financial hall where the clock ticking on the u.n. observer mission and the looming departure of peace mediator kofi anon the prospects for a diplomatic solution are fading oksana boyko reports. decision to resign as un special envoy for syria was a math disappointment and almost despair in this country it confirms what many people felt all along that the situation in that country is only getting worse the death toll continues to rise and violence spreads to new areas so seeing kofi annan throwing in the towel certainly doesn't instill much confidence in the quick resolution of this flood of conflict something that the overwhelming majority of syri

maybe for the syrians more than others what the syrians are trying to do is to work with their own forces to count on their own strengths if that is an option then i think the syrian opposition should find the means to get to that face what the regime is doing now that means facing the regime and its air force because the air force is actually bombing of the areas and the regime does not control many of these areas on the ground it is only pounding cities and and villages from the air so using the air force to against the civilian population is obviously. almost unseen and unheard of against the civilian population in any other context so it really is a responsibility here for the international community what do you do to protect the population in those areas actually across the country of course not only in the liberated areas but in those areas where the people have fought and liberated that region this region in the north of the country you need it for humanitarian assistance you need it for coordination and building in a structured command for the free syrian army i think these are co

while foreign media coverage of the conflict is puerto sized as inconsistent by some syrians as rebel atrocities go largely unreported. the trial on members of a woman's punk band over an anti putin stunt in moscow's main orthodox cathedral continues but the controversy bringing sharp divisions that's the cold case that everyone seems to have if they don't both you and russia deplored in the way in which they view this dream president glad to be of join me in a few moments for all the latest on this ongoing face. below and welcome to our team am karen tara and i've got your top stories this friday beginning with syria the u.n. and the arab league are looking for a new joint envoy to syria after kofi annan said he'll step down at the end of the month the diplomat blamed a lack of consensus at the u.n. for the shortcomings of his peace plan for syria where the violence is escalating and i started going to has the latest from new york. this was a job that most called a diplomatic mission impossible from the get go firstly of course because of the intricacies of the conflict on the ground

crisis but this is also a text that condemns the syrian government for failing to put down the heavy weaponry and for failing to leave civilian areas we have one hundred thirty three countries having supported this text twelve voted against it and thirty one members abstained so russia has called this text on balanced and one sided and along with china traditionally did not support this text citing that it was more focused on criticizing the syrian government instead of trying to find a real solution to the realistic situation on the ground it's become quite obvious since kofi nouns meant of resignation on thursday that the international community remains pretty much just a split as they were ahead of agreeing on a non six point peace plan as we remember of course the plan included actually left open assad's role in the syrian crisis calling for the syrian people to form a trans a transitional government including both sides of the conflict but really the second that announced that he's stepping down we have started hearing loud cheers from the u.s. and the west again now for the syr

remain poles apart over the syrian issue as artie's laura smith now explains. it's unlikely to be an easy meeting prime minister cameron will reportedly use this opportunity to press president putin again over ending violence in syria the two countries have taken opposing views over the conflict britons calling for the removal of president assad and un sanctions on syria while russia maintains talks are the only way the leaders meetings also taking place as reports emerge that the u.k. is closest ally barack obama has signed a secret order authorizing the cia and other u.s. agencies to support the rebels fighting against president after the moves likely to cause outrage with russia but insists there should be no foreign intervention in the syria conflict or taking the last time cameron and person met the british leader claimed hussein had changed his stance on syria and had explicitly called for president assad to go it might have been wishful thinking or lost in translation but either way russia denied that was the case causing embarrassment to cameron since t

protesters angry at hillary clinton's visit who promises another five and a half million dollars to the syrian rebels as she discusses plans for a future without president the sand. syria's rebels plan to fight back meantime in key parts of the country's second city of aleppo while the u.n. backs the observer mission with a veteran algerian diplomat touted as the new peace envoy. and the u.s. says it's our interests around shows there's no in nuclear weapon in the works yet but a leading paper reports that an israeli strike on iran could be imminent. if just joined us warm welcome to this is r.t. live from moscow eight pm here now my name's kevin irwin and first washington stepping up plans for syria's post a sad future and getting ready for worst case scenarios including a possible chemical weapons attack u.s. foreign policy chief hillary clinton is in turkey as i'm kristie threats to weigh in with force if it feels threatened from across the border washington's also pledged a further five and a half million dollars in aid to syrian rebels bringing the total end to eighty two million total fu

syrian opposition activists have accused. of slaughtering up to three hundred civilians and tanya damascus the reports are difficult to verify but the government says it's carried out an anti terror operation in the area the rebels claim that these are the latest in a series of similar previous accusations that all came just as international policy to decide their next moves on syria dr kevin barrett tunes a specialist in the affected region told odd to you earlier that he believes the timing is no coincidence but once again as with the houla massacre we have a very interesting set of circumstances where right before this u.n. ministerial meeting coming up on august thirtieth we have a big orchestrated p.r. event designed to smear the government in damascus and prod the west into intervening in syria and i'm very suspicious i was asked about this shortly after the school massacre and i think we need to wait and see what really happened and there are some indications that much and perhaps most of the killing in the whole atmos

the refugee camp on the jordanian syrian border. still ahead for you this hour a look at the roots of radicalism we investigated the spread of islamic extremism in russia and whether it's being a few old from abroad and that's in a few minutes here are. the syrian delegation has walked out on a session of the nonaligned movement in tehran after egyptian leader mohamed morsi called the syrian regime oppressive in his speech morsy also added that assad's government had lost its legitimacy and urged attending nations to support the rebels and i wore activists sara flounders says morsi is trying to do america's bidding who didn't want to see the meeting go ahead. there was an all out effort to stop this made in an all out effort to blockade iran itself and to stop any country from having any economic political relations with iran whatsoever so it is very fact that one hundred and twenty eight nations or thirty five heads of state have come to tehran for this meeting is an extremely short of them now will they all agree with each other n

the freeze syrian army, a very strong now in the east -- the freed syrian army, very strong now in the east of the country. many people say the government has given up their. but the free syrian army has been very active in the mosque is, -- damascus, daraa. i think we get the idea of government troops and their garrisons fighting a sea of insurgency. things like the highway that goes through homs to aleppo becomes important. being blocked by guerillas, we see the response escalate. let's look in some video we have got. this is what happens when men with guns blocked the highway. syrian army, the playing ever- heavier firepower. we have frozen the image there. this is one of two objects that flies down toward this town. it is actually a heavy artillery system. either way, it is the type of weaponry the assad regime has taken for possible use against israel, here being used against insurgents. >> that is a lot of what is called collateral damage. aleppo now is the site of a major attack. >> exactly. the government has been left in their wretched position there, really. there has been a

it's a marriage that president obama that paranoid authorized secret support for the syrian rebels and their violent drive to oust president. also video was rooms where would show executions pro-us of supporters by syrian rebel fighters side of the war often ignored by the foreign media plus. they would scream. in the most brutal way. julian assange his mother says the u.s. threatened her son an exclusive interview door where she met the country's president as part of the whistleblowers asylum plea. six pm in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program u.s. president barack obama apparently authorized covert support for the syrian rebels to help them oust president reports of a secret order allowing the backing of the cia and other agencies follow washington's warning that the current finding in syria will be and nail and its cost and the syria issue came into focus at a meeting between president putin and the prime minister of washington's closest ally great britain well let's talk now to laura smith has been following the talks and along the coast

very important meeting and the iranians said that the or the syrian opposition was the seat of the syrian opposition agreed to negotiate in two to to engage in dialogue this could be area of hope but let's hope that clinton's visit did not true in that ok thanks to the program. for the syria tribune take it. egypt's president of iran the sebring ordered his two top military officials the defense minister and the chief of staff to resign no explanation was given yet for why this happened one of them the defense minister hussein sent previously been egypt's interim ruler after the ousting of hosni mubarak last year he also served in the defense role of the mubarak for nearly two decades and get be replaced now by abdul fattah el-sisi will also take charge of the country's powerful military council islam is president mohammed morsi is also what comes of the army's amendments to the constitution that gave top generals wide ranging powers the muslim brotherhood relationship with the country's military have been strained since last year's uprising always comes as a gyptian security forces say t

army and syrian people? >> oh, absolutely. i think the international community had a moral responsibility to prevent these types of massacres we're seeing. they had a moral responsibility to prevent what is now really genocidal proportions of killing and the international community failed to act. the united nations has been paralyzed through russian and chinese vetoes but i think nations could have done far more. >> rose: as you know, at some point early on there was some notion on the part of other governments that he might have within him some reform tendencies. did he ever, is the first question, and secondly is he simply a reflection of power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely? >> well, i think initially when he assumed the presidency i believe he was optimistic. i believe he had good intentions and wanted to see reforms implemented. what he actually provided were cosmetic reforms that benefited mainly the middle and upper classes where this popular revolt started was with the lower classes,

night in the free syrian army has not withdrawn.s fighting with them. we have killed one headed syrian soldiers and destroyed tanks. >> for more we're joined by reese erlich, a freelance foreign correspondent brit he joins us on the phone from antioch and the turkish-syrian border. welcome to "democracy now!" what are you reporting on? what is the scene on the border? what's the most recent interviews were with refugees from aleppo who told me about horrific carnage as a result of missile and artillery attacks on neighborhoods. apparently, the patter is if a neighborhood -- the pattern is if a neighborhood was the victim of a takeover or a previous demonstration there, the civilian neighborhood is bombarded from the air or by artillery. it has forced a lot of people to leave. one of you an estimate was 250,000 just over the last week or so -- one u.n. estimates was to under 50,000 just over the last week or so >> can you describe the camps? >> the camps in turkey are what you traditionally think of as refugee camps with tents that p

two syrian state t.v. channels but couldn't bear to be a part of the propaganda machine anymore and after spying for the rebels for months eventually defected to turkey but the syrian news channel. says he's nothing but a fantasy business with. claims that he used to work as a correspondent in the syrian news channel have nothing to do with reality. he applied a year and a half ago to channel didn't find and identify for the job so says from outdoing near the other t.v. stations labor claims to have worked for also confirmed he never had nevertheless the guardian and b.b.c. have jumped on the story as the first example of quote a high profile defector from damascus is powerful propaganda. but as an actual anchor from pointed out when we spoke to him if labor really was a public figure it wouldn't have been hard to verify his credentials or thought i think i saw his profile on facebook and was shocked to discover it says he was right channel there are lots of ways to check this each of us has an idea of a j

revealed for the first time who could become the next key international envoy to try and solve the syrian crisis former algerian foreign minister locked up to him is expected to replace kofi annan who resigned last week blaming finger pointing and name calling among foreign powers over the failure to end the fighting . and now takes a closer look at the man who could be tasked with breathing new life into peace efforts. it's not a job many people would have wanted you think considering the situation in syria but it's that lakhdar brahimi will be taking over from kofi annan as the next special envoy on the syrian crisis now the seventy eight year old former algerian foreign minister does have pedigree when it comes to dealing with serious conflicts he was instrumental in forming a peace in the late one nine hundred eighty s. in the lebanese civil war in two thousand and one he was sent by the u.n. as the envoy to afghanistan as the united states invaded the country following nine eleven he was again sent to iraq in two thousand and three for the invasion of that country representing the u.