also iran's envoy to the un atomic watchdog tells r t the agency is biased against his country accusing washington of trying to influence inspectors. concerns over the global economy the business news is in twenty minutes. it's good to have you with us today this is r.t. live from moscow with me role research showing damascus has been dealt its toughest blow by the european union with more asset freezes on the country's central bank now hit with sanctions the e.u. continues to execute its strategy of putting pressure on the syrian regime to force president assad from power its all in with a referendum outcome on the new draft constitution where most syrians said yes to reforms. has the story. so as new constitution is not waiting to be implemented the majority of the people voted in favor of the new charter on sunday but it will only come into force after a presidential decree so while president bashar al assad in syria is getting ready with the papers the rot different prefer races in europe french foreign minister in a speech to the un human rights council on monday in geneva where sy

the arab league is calling on the un degraded joint peacekeeping force for syria as the group aims to mount pressure on president assad to. the greek parliament debates austerity cuts demanded by the then return four hundred thirty billion euro bailout rising seas such people hurt as police fired tear gas and stun grenades into crowds of rallying in the center of aspens seventeen buildings have also been set on fire. these are live pictures from the parliament where they normally occurs at the base and the measures with the vote expected within an hour. to run promises to reveal major advances in its nuclear program which it is said is for peaceful other ship purposes despite the long lengths to western sanctions imposed against it. this is the weekly on all she hello and welcome to the program the arab league is calling on the u.n. security council to pass a resolution crazing a joint peacekeeping force for syria but also some more international support for the opposition and hopes to pile thaw the pressure on the regime or he's a rino going to the latest from cairo with a plan our b

your clue is that the western comments on the outcome of the un security council vote on syria sound indecent and almost hysterical in this connection i can't remember the saying that those who are angry are really right swifties to recall statements attempts are being made to create a full picture of what is really going on in syria and what's really happening is that there are several and not just one sources violence in syria should news now russia said that it had been proposing some amendments that did not get reflected in the text that it quote calls absolutely logical that the west ignored those calls included of course outlining that two sides of the conflict exist and things like the need for the political opposition to separate from the extremists and talks being the key whereas what was pushed through by the west and the arab league did not reflect those things so why are why is the international community surprised that this is what russia did it was clear about its position all along all right in new york city r.t. correspondent ana stasia churkin i am for the very latest

ambassador to the un so is a clear sign to the syrian people at the world is with you. to more reaction, let's talk our correspondent who is there now. the ambassador said the world is with you, but without russia and china, there is clearly still major divisions among the major powers. >> there certainly are fundamental major divisions amongst the main powers, the ones that ultimately make the decisions and the security council. that's why this resolution was vetoed and why its sponsors, which include the arab states and western allies brought it to the general assembly. their point was to try to get a very high yes vote -- although it has no legal weight, we can show the world public opinion is with us. the general assembly is 193 members, most of the nations in the world. they did get more than two- thirds of the members of voting for the resolution, 137 yes votes. susan rice took that as saying we are sending a message to the international community, even if it does not include russia and china, to the syrian people, that we are with you. the idea was to send a mess

russia is making by backing this regime so many in the west russia's decision along with china to veto the un resolution on syria is difficult to understand america's u.n. envoy described the decision to show you full and accuse the countries of attempting to sell out the syrian people and if shielding a tyrant the right from the very beginning and russia has been very clear on its stance so they're quite this in syria and it is continuous calls for dialogue. alongside calls for the government to withdraw its troops from cities we wanted to demand of the armed groups also leave the cities and stop the ongoing attempts to take over residential areas suggestions were vehemently rejected by the co-sponsors of the text it looks like these co-sponsors are more interested in simply finding somebody to blame drawing attention away from the armed groups that are receiving arms and other kinds of encouragement from abroad the west has leveled heavy criticism at moscow's continued arms trade with syria saying it's backing the assad regime has been overlooked however is russia's continued efforts to med

with the papers the right different professions in europe french foreign minister in a speech to the un human rights council on monday in geneva where syria is dominating the agenda has said that the time is common for president bashar assad as well as all the syrian officials both civilian and military to face justice for crimes against their people france wants to see the regime before the international criminal court and urges for procreation is to start the draft resolution of the un human rights council condemns widespread and systematic violations of human rights and other freedoms here in syria the diplomats are expected to vote on this resolution on tuesday the un human rights council is also expected to call on syria to stop attacks against civilians here in the country and also to allow a free access for humanitarian aid to the city of homs and as well as other besieged areas here in the country the economic pressure from the national community to the regime is also increasing the e.u. has he damascus with its toughest set of sanctions yet they include more asset freezes again

do you want to perhaps touch on what the un is doing or not doing? the u.s. does play the lead, but certainly the european parliament and other parliaments and lawmakers and leaders ought to be raising their voices on behalf of the disappeared and the persecuted leaders of the human rights movement in china. >> let me say briefly that the un is not gauging on a few cases. the high commission is trying to go to china and seems unlikely it will happen. clearly she should go and needs to raise her voice. she has to her credit raised her voice loudly, but the un frankly needs to do a lot more. her case got a lot of attention internationally and raised the case in the parliament all-around the world. lots of different contexts. there is a lot of support. but i want to underscore that her children live in the united states now. they have protection from the united states. this give this is case in particular a special connection to our country. we have given them asylum status and they have residual status based on family status. if we can reappear him and he is wi

that is the account the un human rights chief brought to the assembly.e criticized last week's veto of the security council resolution on syria, saying this has emboldened the government to try and crush the opposition. >> i am outraged by the serious violations. i am very distressed that the continued it ruthless repression indeliberate starring of sectarian tension -- and deliberate story and irring of sectarian tension might soon stir the country into war. >> syria has rejected arab- league proposals to end the violence. russia remains wary of international intervention. however strong the words at the un, it will not translate into action to protect civilians on the ground -- at least not for now. >> when it comes to trade relations, both mexico and the united states have their eyes firmly set on china. it is a country rife with opportunity. that is why, even the few who have not heard of ---- his attention -- his visit will get a lot of attention. he is expected to be named the leader of china's communist party later this year. on the eve of his mee

head of the un security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you see there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never been in the media by the way. because. we've been filtering you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the trade of the canned has been pretty sparse this graphic video appears to show every sheen supporter being hanged with a clear picture. exactly what's happen

the un secretary general ban ki- moon condemned what he called the -- appalling brutality in the city çwednesday's bombardment was te heaviest. this latest attackç came aftera day that president assad showed the of the russian foreign minister he was ready for dialogue. the residents are experiencing a different reality. our correspondents spent several days inside the city. >> it began at dawn. for fifth day, the bombardment. some said it was the worst day of shelling. >> they roamed menacingly at the edges of those areas still holding out. people here are afraid the çregime intends a final push to crush the uprising. the casualties are mounting. undoubtedly most civilians. they had put their hopes in the un resolution. it was vetoed by russia and china. they are better. -- bitter about that. >> this was three years old. is this wha thçt the un waited, until they kill all the children come kill all the women? >> homs is shuddered and terrified after many punishing days of this. hundreds of shells and mortar bombs have been fired at this place. >> god,, go. >> the one thing you h

and other freedoms here in syria the diplomats are expected to vote on this resolution on tuesday the un human rights council is also expected to call on syria to stop attacks against civilians here in the country and also to allow a free access for humanitarian aid to the city of homs and as well as other besieged areas here in the country the economic pressure from the national community to the regime is also increasing the e.u. has he damascus with its toughest set of sanctions yet they include more asset freezes against officials and impose restrictive measures on the country's central bank it's also maintaining support for the syrian opposition recognizing the syrian national council as a legitimate representative of the syrian people seeking for democratic changes recently russia's prime minister vladimir putin has said that meddling into other states affairs may lead to foreign intervention has also stressed that desire and attempts to democracy by force may and very often does the opposite effect. what is my financial reporting right what i mean to cut saudi arabia and our leadin

we have seen that following this vote in the un council. it's said that it wants to try to reach some sort of peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in syria. i think many people will see that as a stalling tactic and a way to deflect criticism away from china over be telling and voting against this latest u.n. resolution. vetoing and voting against this latest u.n. resolution. >> they hope for a new era of freedom and stability. but amnesty international says that armed militias are still operating and committing torture and murder. gabriel reports from ben zabeng. >> they have been celebrating for days, head of the official anniversary. this is where it all began, a protest that turned into a role, that eventually toppled one of the most entrenched dictatorships of the last half century. this is the birthplace of the results that ousted mall more gaddafi -- ousted colonel gaddafi. still feels ation in many respects like unfinished business. rival militias squabble over territory. most of these laws brigades of former rebel fighters answer

that the un gave them permission. might be important and it can. be. done. a. bit like. the. pentagon plane own in your view dives to such. great times a common goal. and so we're trying to realistically as possible present this world as it could be so people can see what it's like. if you start to work towards it and know we have to push to make things actually help. you. the strike you have to demonstrate you have to go sit in the bar some of those offices if they don't do what you want if you do all kinds of things to make you think straight and the best outcome would be one. that needs to be different. and that should be because the. people. at the top of the. well we need to do is go back to take our lead not from a political party or a politician. but take our leave some people struggle cross the floor have the audacity to say no. because then we must raise our voice says so much the only thing left is to fight to fight to fight. cut. please. let me. see you. just like you. don't know. my daughter molly you know

is this guy just it why did travesty of repeated us vetoes in the un women ever the topic of israel comes to israel for us can be to a.t.c. regarding your zero zero zero zero can keep but killing men and women and children palestine but obviously russia and china they cannot block a result lucian that imposes regina change in syria so what are you going to see from now on is a radicalization and that's already happening. so to speak. the rebels in syria the free syrian army will keep the weaponized by not only in saudi arabia which is already happening for months now but specially by the united states the resolution is not blaming effect on armed insurrection that's what can you imagine if you have a mid-size city in the united states called troll but. how do you see the response of the u.s. government would be for you in the us are seeking to hit syria with further economic sanctions patrick hayes a political analyst for the online magazine spiked says the sanctions will only harm the people not the president. well i think in many ways it's going to exacerbate if it does mean a dialogue

the un general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government position claims hundreds have been killed in recent days during an intensified assault on the city of homes while the authorities and says they're finding armed terrorists operating in the city. a fresh wave of downgrade sweeps across the struggling euro zone as six nations get their debt rating to cut by moody's all this while greece faces further ballot hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan that calls public outrage and mouse riots. and russia's military predicts the west might decide on a strike against iran before the summer and here rainy and rhetoric in the world intensified after israel accused the state of being behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel. up next artie's interview show spotlight today al gore nov in his guest focus on the report on human rights abuses around the world issued by the russian foreign ministry. hello again a welcome to spotlight show our team i'll bring in our voting today my guest in the studio is co

the un security council is debating two rival resolutions on syria the one between russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. or the syrian president to step down proposing something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through negotiations only and all of the west whole. school succeeded. and the opposition agreed to get around the table.

outside syria of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks head of the un general assembly vote on a resolution end of the assad regime. surrenders to the last of it used. to be kept in limbo and presented with board terms that will stir to leave the greek hospital struggling but the military unscathed. iran's display of nuclear progress more talks are dismissed by america and israel as bluster a response to severe economic sanctions. live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is. activists in syria have accused regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held city meanwhile the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution does not appear to have helped stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february is aimed at significantly curbing the power of the ruling baath party and from russia is in damascus for r.t. . but they did for the people's referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced on wednesday it is expected to be held on the twenty sixth of february the syrian government has been working on a draft f

that came after the un security council failed to halt the violence. an activist who goes by the name of danny said the resolution left the syrian people vulnerable. >> we didn't want the arab league. we wanted the un to take control and the un abandoned the syrian people. we have no one now. how are they going to defend him? they have the whole super countries from the un to pay what they want. >> they insist the crisis has been manufactured. tense standoffs come to an angry boil. protesters throwing rocks at police. police responding with tear gas. they popped up in cairo ever since last week's deadly soccer riot. the anger behind the clashes. >>> the chaos regardless of who is to blame is on display where clashes continue. it's not clear how many of these mostly young men are dedicated revolutionaries are here for the adrenaline. slightly cooler heads and full throats try to convince the crowd to move back, singing the egyptian national anthem. chanting those who love egypt can destroy it. this is an attempt to try to end the protests which paralyze

assessments and conclusions from the universal periodic review of the un human rights council. also the assessments given by such i was well known non-governmental organizations as for instance amnesty international or human rights watch or someone here also we also used definitely some of the some of the national sources not only russian sources. and also quite a number of open sources by the way in serbia information to be. very much in the in the open domain so. you said something about who used to jab or maybe a who has the monopoly to judge nobody has the monopoly to judge others and does everybody have the right to judge. well i would say that. well we all have sort of the right says states and it's not too probably to judge use of judges not be the right word to. underline the existence of problems yes i think every every country has this right and we will he did this very important struggles you don't consider. your paper to to to be judging we are not judges we're judged you're trying to highlight the problem with highlight their our lives and we are a we are making it

that the resolution has been blocked the only way for western nations to intervene is to go beyond the un mandate which some likely before. chinese university of hong kong. the chinese have a sense of being true because of an authorized forms and. do you know and it has been your digital to be in the opposition so are the chinese citizens or bugging the trimmers time i would use is unlikely to learn two balls and if there inductance are similar to the situation of. only military action was is likely it must be gone beyond you through which means you have to do it by a cost to you platform. in the moon which i don't think is possible and probably. you in the us are seeking to hit syria with further economic sanctions but patrick hayes a political analyst for the online magazine spiked says the sanctions will only harm the people not the president. well i think in many ways it's going to exacerbate if it does mean that dialogue gets off gets taken off the table it does mean that the west will try and intervene in other ways you know as we've seen the last few months affectively the arab lea

the un security council is debating two rival resolutions on syria the one between by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. it tickles for the syrian president to step down and proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through negotiations only and all over the west old. school succeeded as. both bash and the opposition agreed to get around the table. mr rabbani welcome to the show thank you very much for coming for being with us and my first question is about the mediaeval moscow has become a many enter in the talks between the syrian opposition and. namely the syrian national council and president do you think this can be considered a good and the step towards a peaceful solution of the conflict we're only programs like this a military solution well i certainly hope it will succeed because as you indicated yourself this may well be one of the very final opportunities to prevent an even bigger catastrophe and in syria i think there are basically two questions one is the question of t

international community can find a compromise on how to deal with damascus after russia and china vetoed the un resolution on syria russia's foreign minister went to damascus to talk to the syrian leader shortly after having a shot. to negotiate now they say the russian mediation may be the last chance to settle the diplomatic so is it really possible to bring back peace and stability to syria and avoid a large scale military conflict. middle east report contributing to that by. the u.n. security council has debated two rival resolutions on syria the one vetoed by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. the syrian president to step down proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through. only the west has. succeeded. both. position agreed to get around the table. when mr rabbani walked into the show thank you so much for coming for being with us and my first question is about the mehdi. become a media to the talks between the syrian opposition namely the syrian national council and the president

very few people are talking about the assassinations of iranian scientists this is striking because the un did release a very definite statement the nonaligned movement has released a statement condemning the assassination of those scientists there's been no word from the atlantic powers condemning this act of terrorism in the streets of their own and according to my sources scientists in iran are now fearful of going outside conducting the every day of business after all one of the scientists was shot sitting in his car we didn't do because his daughter from a daycare center that means ordinary activities have become very fine to scientists . well you can find details on that story and more on our website r.t. dot com here's a look at what else is waiting for you there this is from an empty handed after almost two million dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from the russian airport. and occupy wall street heads to the classroom as one u.s. senator opens up of course starting the campaign thought about it online at r.t. dot com. u.s. soldier bradley manning who's now awaiting a court marti

the international criminal court and urges for procreation is to start paris has also criticised the un security council's impotence on syria its resolution force an assad out of power was vetoed by russia and china calling on dialogue the draft resolution of the un human rights council condemns widespread and systematic violations of human rights and other freedoms here in syria the diplomats are expected to vote on this resolution on tuesday the u.n. human rights council is also expected to call on syria to stop attacks against civilians here in the country and also to allow a free access for humanitarian aid to the city of homs and as well as other besieged areas here in the country meanwhile negotiations on effect creating the journalists from homs and releasing the bodies of those killed earlier have so far failed the red cross and reached the city but came back without journalists because into the sources here in syria the turks sold off to the opposition fighters asked . members of the free syrian army to be evacuated as well there is also speculation but they may have kept them

french foreign minister in a speech to the un human rights council on monday in geneva where syria is dominating the agenda has said that the time is common for president bashar assad as well as other syrian officials both civilian and military to face justice for crimes against their people france wants to see the regime before the international criminal court and urges for preparations to start the draft resolution of the un human rights council condemns widespread and systematic violations of human rights and other freedoms here in syria the economic pressure from these national community to the regime is also increasing the e.u. has he damascus with its toughest set of sanctions yet they include more asset freezes against officials and impose restrictive measures on the country's central bank it's also maintaining support for the syrian opposition recognizing the syrian national council as a legitimate representative of the syrian people seeking for democratic changes recently russia's prime minister vladimir putin has said that meddling into other states affairs may lead to forei

outside syria of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks head of the un general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. often surrenders to the last of use bailout demands only to be kept in limbo and presented with all terms as austerity leaves a greek hospital struggling with military unscathed. iran's display of nuclear progress an offer of talks are dismissed by american israel as bluster response to a survey on exemptions. the russian markets have opened up today's trading session in the red following on from losses in asia and the us all of the figures are much more in our business bulletin and it's time. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. activists in syria have accused the regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held cities meanwhile the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution does not appear to have help stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february is aimed at significantly curbing the power of the ruling baath party reference is in damascus forty. but t

after the united nations security council could not agree on how to end the violence in syria the un general assembly will now be taking on the issue the one hundred ninety three member body will be voting on a draft text that was drafted by saudi arabia and circulated by egypt this draft essentially supports the arab league plan for syrian president bashar al assad to step aside and relinquish his powers now the assembly draft essentially demands five things you from the syrian government including that the government stop all violence release all those detained during the past eleven months of violent unrest does the government withdraw all armed forces from cities and towns guarantees of peace peaceful demonstrations and the assad government allows unhindered access for all our of league monitors and international media this draft resolution being voted on in the general assembly thursday is very similar to the draft text that was proposed within the security council about them a week and a half ago now the resolution adopted by the general assembly essentially have no legal force

dollar and all the outlawed code just on workers' party p k k he's facing the death penalty to turkey the un the us regard the pick of the terrorist organization to have some of his own fixing kurdish rebels have been killed in the past few days as tensions rise on the anniversary of his capture. french president nicolas sarkozy has officially declared he will run for a second term in the forthcoming presidential election april it is the public with his reluctance to declare his reelection bid for months sarkozy's announcement has come as france struggles with a deepening debt crisis and he's already announced a plan for the future to give the french people a voice through a referendum on further economic reforms. up next on talks to middle east expert tariq ali on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to tariq ali who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clingin

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the russians say that for the un council to enact it would require outside support. in the and, they drop a new text and sent it to their government to make a difficult decision. the main sticking point is whether the human counselor should support the arab peace plan or should it be noted -- the un council should support the arab peace plan. the sponsor of the resolution has put it into a vote-ready format. but diplomats have said that negotiations can continue so the story is not over yet. >> finally a question -- is drug addiction hereditary? medical experts a step closer to one of the most difficult questions in addiction treatment. the answer is yes. >> it is one of the great scourges of the modern world. addiction to drugs. but what determines who gets poked? new research offers an answer. a study focused on addicts and their siblings, like sophia and her sister teresa, brought together in the same troubled family. they described how one state clean and the other did not. >> the people we were hanging around with, the influences, it was not getting into the crac

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obama administration is really making a mockery of its obligations under the geneva conventions under the un convention against torture treaties that have been ratified by congress and they have an obligation to allow the u.n. to do its work thus far they have been prohibiting one mendez the un's special repertoire on torture from being able to have a private meeting with bradley manning in order to investigate some of these claims of prisoner abuse and so it's it's really unconscionable you know i don't think we would want a foreign government to treat one of our troops this way let alone one of our own and you exactly like many regard bradley manning as a hero he was recently nominated for a nobel peace prize but what about the argument that by releasing this classified information that he put american lives at risk when you joined the military you were choir to take this oath of honor and some see him see this as him violating that oath what's your response to that well first of all everyone in the military and the president as well is required to take an oath also to defend the constitut

the un. resolution text on syria which isn't system. aimed at regime change calls for the removal of president forced into the arms of have been dropped from the updated text which is due pending approval by the security council. more killings are reported in egypt after two days of clashes left more than seven thousand dead before it is criticized for not doing enough thousands of protesters are also on the trip and so. personality exclusive as the father of. xander. says he regrets accusing the kremlin of hurrying out his son's death. appalls the latest action from the world of sports. hello welcome to the sports headlines here's what's coming up. the countdown continues new england patriots a new york giants prepare for super bowl forty six. on truck australian casey stoner looks in almost form as he gets set to defend his moto g.p. world title. brings the magic number denali moscow come from behind to record the third consecutive victory. only one place to start the hottest ticket in town this weekend is undoubtedly for super bowl fo

is that wha tht the un has waited for, until they kill the children and the woman? >> homs is shattered and terrified after punishing days of this. hundreds of shells and mortar bombs have been fired at this place. amid the grief and the panic the one thing you hear over and over again from people is they feel abandoned by the outside world. they have not been out to play since the uprising began. their mothers in despair. prexy outside world will not help this, she says. god vengeance will come down on the syrian president. the kalashnikovs of the free syrian army can do little against tanks. they hope the regime's forces will crumble from the inside. the syrian armies morale has collapsed. says an officer who defected. they know they're killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe no one is coming to help. >> paul has left homs and is now in beirut. he describes how the people of homs have been dealing with the shelling by government forces. >> there

brady and place pulling out the observers mission and of course calling for the un peacekeeping force these are the main three points of agreement which the arab league has come up with during their meeting in cairo on this sunday no of course the syrian situation is going to be discussed further during the u.n. nationalist embley in the u.n. general assembly pardon me in new york i which is to happen later monday while all of this is going on the violence in syria continues of course it's really hard to confirm exactly the reports of the people who have been killed or wounded most of the recovery from unconfirmed sources there is a media blackout in the countries that it's really hard to say whether or not really hundreds of people are being driven out on the weekly basis as the activists who are affiliated with the opposition have a tendency to claim however at the moment we do know that. the syrian opposition fighters have received really strong support not just from the arab league members but also from some of the more and expected sources for example from al qaida and now it's i

league observers a recent report which says both sides in the conflict to be taken into account when the un debates syria dr marcus papadopoulos editor of politics first magazine says it's not in western interest to list. for the report's findings. western interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by wanting to advance human rights democracy or the rule of law in the region if it was about that then we'd probably see an american naval flotilla off the coast of saudi arabia which happens to be one of the most repressive and brutal regimes in the world but it follows a pro western foreign policy the reason why western governments are we can all in the findings of the report is because it doesn't fit into their agenda syria is a huge player in the in middle eastern politics and the west principally america has a very problematic relationship with syria so it would be very much within america's interests for the syrian government for president assad to fall from power and for a more accommodating a more sort of pro western government to come to parallel should that happen. that would give