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in libya, the united states led the united nations to prevent gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end illicit nuclear weapons programs the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united states played a critical role in supporting the creation of a newly independent south sudan. in cote the u.n. stopped a strong man from stealing an election and ensured the democratically elected president took office, thus preventing a return to civil war. these are just a few examples of how u.s. leadership at the united nations is producing tangible results for the american people. but despite important progress, much remains to be done. that is why we're championing greater budget discipline and comprehensive management reforms that will make the united nations more efficient and cost-effective. in december, we led a successful effort to cut by 5% th
in libya, the united states led the united nations to prevent gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end illicit nuclear weapons programs the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united states played a critical role in supporting the creation of...
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were the product of we think some very important and impressive and successful diplomacy by the united nations special representative martin kobler who has with great sensitivity negotiated arrangements and overseen this -- the beginning of this transition of residents from ashraf to liberty. the united nations is in there monitoring the sidioroviding ao and ears to ensure that the residents are treated in a manner that is acceptable and up to international standards. the unhcr, the high commissioner for human rights, is beginning may wish to move on and is doing that also in accordance with international standards of the sort that we respect and apply around the world. so this is an instance, sir, where a difficult problem we think has begun to be addressed and mitigated by the constructive involvement of the united nations. >> great. thank you. and i think my time is almost up, but i'll, you know, respectfully again -- and you and i have obviously agreed to disagree on the unesco thing. i for one thing we need to show a lot more firmness, not only to unesco because of their attitude but also
were the product of we think some very important and impressive and successful diplomacy by the united nations special representative martin kobler who has with great sensitivity negotiated arrangements and overseen this -- the beginning of this transition of residents from ashraf to liberty. the united nations is in there monitoring the sidioroviding ao and ears to ensure that the residents are treated in a manner that is acceptable and up to international standards. the unhcr, the high...
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chamberlain donna who said, took a strong position, and she made the statement, "the united states on monday urged the united nations human rights council in geneva to stop its biased treatment of israel." it took particularly issue with agenda item 7 on which -- and i complaining about. and she said the united states continues to be deeply troubled by the council's bias and disproportionate focus on israel, as exemplified by the standing agenda item. i the united states became part of this council, and i want to applaud the secretary of state and yourself for taking that position. but i want to reference one other issue, and that is women and michel bachelet and what we're doing with the u.n. efforts to address women's concerns. i've fought my entire life, as you have i know, to raise the status of women. and we see, and i've heard the secretary of state say this many times, in countries where women are in positions of power there are much more peaceful situations. in most countries. >> in this committee. >> and in this committee. that's right. we may be the only bipartisan committee around here. but that's what ha
chamberlain donna who said, took a strong position, and she made the statement, "the united states on monday urged the united nations human rights council in geneva to stop its biased treatment of israel." it took particularly issue with agenda item 7 on which -- and i complaining about. and she said the united states continues to be deeply troubled by the council's bias and disproportionate focus on israel, as exemplified by the standing agenda item. i the united states became part...
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libby at the united states that the united nations -- in libya the united states led the united states. united states pushed the security council to effect the toughest security -- the toughest sanctions on iran. as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. united nations played a critical role in supporting the creation of a newly independent south sudan. ivoire, united nations prevented a civil war. this is a few examples of how leadership at united nations is producing tangible results. despite important progress, much remains to be done. that is why we are championing greater budget discipline and comprehensive management reforms that will make united nations more efficient and cost- effective. in december compared we led an effort to cut by 5% the size of the united nations regular budget, the first reduction in 14 years and only the second in the past 50 years. the obama administration has also succeeded in holding peacekeeping budget levels effectively constant for the past three years. through increase transparency we have secured a comm
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s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to list them quickly. so consequences to unesco -- i know we have 22% of their regular budget. so that's a significant stick if we wanted to use it. also, do you know anything about the presence of russian troops in damascus? i read a piece the other day that the russians had landed in damascus. is there any truth to that? and if so, what were they doing there and what were their intentions? also, what are the -- if you can speak in public session about what the status is of negotiations between iran and the five plus one with regards to nuclr program. where is that status? also, it's b
s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to...
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the united states and our western partners. the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique company that russia and china typically don't like to find themselves in. that has been followed by continued strong action out of the human rights council and repeated international unity with the glaring exception of russia and china on issues related to syria. i think the combination of that kind of isolation has given them, particularly the chinese perhaps to a greater extent than the russians, some pause. they are both embarked on public relations efforts, particularly in the arab world, to try to mitigate the consequences of their actions. and i do think that s
the united states and our western partners. the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it...
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joining our team for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar fahri and a sitter thank you very much for speaking with far today thank you for having me with your father thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is one victim or it's oceans this is too much for the seat of people and for the seat of government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the themes the government is not responsible for the school trip because as you know there are i was going to an international women's tribute taken into consideration while assisting and the assistant what's going on in syria own groups in syria maybe even resist an arm unless they have a credible force the reason that they use against the government forces we have been saying for months that we are dealing with groups and the beginning during the first eight months everybody was denying these facts
joining our team for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar fahri and a sitter thank you very much for speaking with far today thank you for having me with your father thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is one victim or it's oceans this is too much for...
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he has forgotten -- he is not the united nations secretary of defense. he is the united states' secretary of defense. we have yielded none of our constitution of party from the congress to the united nations or to nato to authorize use of force without the congress approving its. he is fundamentally wrong and all of us should be alarmed at the idea that the congress we elect no longer matters and a group of foreigners over whom we have no impact are the people who decide when to put young americans at risk for their lives. it is a fundamental mistake by panetta. last, in terms of iran, which should have a short and long term stature she. -- strategy. it should be to undermine and replace the government using every non-military means possible. we defeated the soviet empire without a war because we brought to bear economic, psychological llama political strategy . we can defeat the dictatorship in iran the fight -- decisively if we have a strategy to do so. in the short run we should say to them, we are serving notice that no israeli prime minister will run
he has forgotten -- he is not the united nations secretary of defense. he is the united states' secretary of defense. we have yielded none of our constitution of party from the congress to the united nations or to nato to authorize use of force without the congress approving its. he is fundamentally wrong and all of us should be alarmed at the idea that the congress we elect no longer matters and a group of foreigners over whom we have no impact are the people who decide when to put young...
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in new york i wouldn't say i know united nations certainly but certain members of the united nations they have their agendas but the united nations has one hundred ninety three states and the organization is not being directed by any one in particular but what the organization has to do is to be indicate the rule of law until they indicate the validity of the charter and to make it clear that international law cannot be a la carte you cannot say we will apply international law in this case we will not apply it in that case take the non proliferation treaty article four guarantees the right of every state to have access to nuclear. energy. and article three requires a certain level of inspections iran agrees with a certain level of inspections you have to see where the threshold lie or certainly all you got to offer desire i do apologize if this is certainly an issue that requires a lot more time than we have available for both of us here on our t. today professor of international law at the geneva school of diplomacy lives in geneva thank you so much for coming on our team to
in new york i wouldn't say i know united nations certainly but certain members of the united nations they have their agendas but the united nations has one hundred ninety three states and the organization is not being directed by any one in particular but what the organization has to do is to be indicate the rule of law until they indicate the validity of the charter and to make it clear that international law cannot be a la carte you cannot say we will apply international law in this case we...
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many israelis think europe still has not learned the lessons of the holocaust. >> the united nations security council has sent a united message to the syrian government and opposition. it has called on both sides to immediately implement the plan by the united nations special envoy aimed at ending a year of violence. >> the non-binding statement was approved by all 15 council members. it details the proposals, which include calling a cease-fire, securing humanitarian access, and facilitating a political transition. >> western powers reportedly agreed to tone down the statement to win the support of russia and china, which have threatened to block an earlier, tougher draft. the russian foreign minister was in berlin today to further talks on syria. >> the russian foreign minister was in berlin today meeting his german and polish counterparts. all three say they are pleased the security council has agreed to issue a statement about syria after months of russia and china blocking proposals by western countries. >> we do have differences of opinion, including about the situation in syria
many israelis think europe still has not learned the lessons of the holocaust. >> the united nations security council has sent a united message to the syrian government and opposition. it has called on both sides to immediately implement the plan by the united nations special envoy aimed at ending a year of violence. >> the non-binding statement was approved by all 15 council members. it details the proposals, which include calling a cease-fire, securing humanitarian access, and...
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does the united nations do? lp but take a swipe at the united states, and while they're at it, let's kick israel too. megyn: kt mcfarlane, thank you. >> thank you. megyn: critics are hammering president obama regarding recent comments he made about u.s. troops, but is the criticism fair? we'll play you his entire comment and have a fair and balanced debate coming up. >>> plus, a group of doctors has put up an attention-getting billboard near wrigley field in chicago. the hot dog and sausage industry is not happy. that story right after the break. the best part of angreat meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste gourmet gravy every day. fancy fst. the best ingredient is love. peg meg fox news alert, the federal reserve just wrapped up a meeting by offering a more positive view of the economy after what it called a burst of hiring in recent weeks. the central bank is not taking any further steps right now to boost the recovery.
does the united nations do? lp but take a swipe at the united states, and while they're at it, let's kick israel too. megyn: kt mcfarlane, thank you. >> thank you. megyn: critics are hammering president obama regarding recent comments he made about u.s. troops, but is the criticism fair? we'll play you his entire comment and have a fair and balanced debate coming up. >>> plus, a group of doctors has put up an attention-getting billboard near wrigley field in chicago. the hot dog...
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the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. put in, prime minister puttin said last june the goal of this effort is to establish international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu. has the administration taken a position on that or will the administration come out in opposition to protect the internet from global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you. >> great, because i think that's one hopefully we can agree on. third, another one that i think we might be able to agree on is an issue dealing with the residents of camp ashraf. they're moved to camp liberty, they have constant surveillance. they have listening devices installed i believe by the iraqi government. that's supposed to be a home, not a prison. is there anything that you can do to ensure that the cameras are removed? pressure to see if those cameras can be removed? what pressure is being placed on the iraqi government to guarantee the security of those i ra iranian residents that live that and
the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. put in, prime minister puttin said last june the goal of this effort is to establish international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu. has the administration taken a position on that or will the administration come out in opposition to protect the internet from global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you. >> great, because i...
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there there has also been a report by the observer mission the united nations of the arab league observers mission which stated that the opposition was guilty of perpetrating his many atrocities as the government now there was absolutely no publicity given to the united nations observer commission report the arab league or keeps a united nations but this course was supported by the united nations and mr l. debbie was never invited to address the security council on january thirty first and he had been on the ground in syria for almost a month and this is. the u.n. high commission of human rights who had never entered syria addressed the u.n. general assembly for more than half an hour and her allegations of atrocities by the government were based upon reports of defecting military officers so. the the lack of impartiality is very very very very troubling in this matter a lot of it let's talk about the water implications of any possible military intervention there are calls from some of the white house saying yes intervention is right but indeed the u.s. military top brass that report to be
there there has also been a report by the observer mission the united nations of the arab league observers mission which stated that the opposition was guilty of perpetrating his many atrocities as the government now there was absolutely no publicity given to the united nations observer commission report the arab league or keeps a united nations but this course was supported by the united nations and mr l. debbie was never invited to address the security council on january thirty first and he...
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the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost of down $130 billion. radiation is preventing 100,000 people from returning to their homes. our correspondent has been back to see how life has changed into communities close to fukushima. >> you cannot see it, it is absorbed by the trees, the radiation threats is all around us. >> at this point, everybody had to evacuate. >> a year ago, this was home to 6000 people, 25 miles from the fukushima nuclear plant. today, it is too radioactive to live here. japan's government wants to clean up several thousand square kilometers of contaminated lan
the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost...
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the united nations charter the equality of all nations the seven equals until full nation was something to be put in the dustbin of history and they have started that in yugoslavia they've continued in afghanistan in iraq in libya and somalia it's a car and they are spread disaster after disaster in my opinion and of course like all invaders they provide the they provoke a counter force and now the approval to counter force which seems to exist in syria which is the beast of the resistance of your hands crushing china today or germany of a lot of latin america today when he goes in eighteen they will meet resistance and eventually they'll be docked ladywell block in vietnam like israel has been blocked by hezbollah in lebanon and this is maybe the endgame for the humanitarian intervention is making that's a very good thing because we'll go back to more stable world based on the international law negotiation and not the unity of all use of force by people who self proclaimed themselves defenders of human rights and it's a fitting actually that good the pulley and the hitler wer
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over the world have flown to new york to take part in a high level security council meeting at the united nations discussing the middle east and syria details from new york coming up. american tactics in afghanistan come under question once again as a u.s. soldier killed sixteen people most of them children and on ground. and in spain thousands for a test of cuts and labor reforms they fear might cost them their jobs are few business in town that's already given up on the crisis hit single currency. is a.t.m. the russian capital you're watching artsy with mary and josh welcome to the program washington has reportedly begun discussions with allies on a possible military intervention in syria among the measures being considered are arming the opposition sending troops to form a humanitarian corridor and assault on the country's air defenses the u.n. security council is meeting on syria later today that has more in a fortnight is in new york. eyes and ears will be focused on the united nations security council today as fifteen foreign ministers have flown in from all over the world to take part in a
over the world have flown to new york to take part in a high level security council meeting at the united nations discussing the middle east and syria details from new york coming up. american tactics in afghanistan come under question once again as a u.s. soldier killed sixteen people most of them children and on ground. and in spain thousands for a test of cuts and labor reforms they fear might cost them their jobs are few business in town that's already given up on the crisis hit single...
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ambassador to the united nations. lus a passenger's ireport of a flight attendant's bizarre outburst today including talk of the plane crashing and references to 9/11. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions... [ beeping ] ...to bring all the right results. it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪ today is gonna be anmore important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherm
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rushed back also the united nations has launched a new initiative how do they hope to spur economic development across the globe and in its daily take what's so super about today anyway. and about the rest of the news if you listen very carefully you can hear a giant sucking sound of the ad revenue leading the rush limbaugh show nearly a week after rush limbaugh began his vicious sexist attacks against georgia law georgetown law student sandra fluke as many as thirty companies have pulled their ads from his radio show to radio stations have taken rush of the air as favor ability ratings among poor listeners who wanted it so fresh hope is not apology on saturday would have closed the book on what gate he thought wrong then again he's not exactly helping his case as he made another disparaging remark about women today on his radio show referring to author tracy mcmillan who recently wrote a book on the american food system. what is it with all of these young single white women over educated doesn't mean intelligent just get help and meanwhile during a press conference today president obama was as
rushed back also the united nations has launched a new initiative how do they hope to spur economic development across the globe and in its daily take what's so super about today anyway. and about the rest of the news if you listen very carefully you can hear a giant sucking sound of the ad revenue leading the rush limbaugh show nearly a week after rush limbaugh began his vicious sexist attacks against georgia law georgetown law student sandra fluke as many as thirty companies have pulled their...
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the united nations security council is expected to vote on this draft statement after syria the statementas such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is because over violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in lagos minus security council members has been that i'm able to agree on the resolution a resolution by comparison is binding statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now russia is best making the statement and has that it will backfire resolution that will be formulated from the proposal being put forward by the former head of the united nations kofi annan he has a six point peace plan but moscow has made the point that any kind of statement any kind of resolution can not blame slowly need syrian regime for what has transpired in syria now we don't have to tells of course announce a plan we do understand it includes elements such as calling for hopeful violence such as humanitarian access such as the withdrawal of seclusion also from protest cities and some cities that are under siege and also for the
the united nations security council is expected to vote on this draft statement after syria the statementas such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is because over violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in lagos minus security council members has been that i'm able to agree on the resolution a resolution by comparison is binding statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now russia is best making the statement...
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yuen said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution -- the united nations said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution. >> the people have not received any assistance, humanitarian aid or help in weeks. the situation was difficult. it was very serious. it is even worse now. >> bashar al-assad can still shelter behind russian diplomatic cover, but he had an uncomfortable nudge when the russian president refused to say whether mr. assad would stay in power. information is still coming out about what happened in baba amr well as under siege. yuen rights watch has -- un rights watch has released this chart. this is taken on a 25th of february. the shelling did not stop for another five days. among the dead was the sunday times reporter and a french photographer. their bodies have now been handed over to damascus. a photographer would end in the same attack is now back in london. bj wounded in the same attack is now back in london. -- wounded in the same attack is now back in london. >> we will make sure ithat there is a day of reckoning for those responsible. i have a clear me
yuen said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution -- the united nations said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution. >> the people have not received any assistance, humanitarian aid or help in weeks. the situation was difficult. it was very serious. it is even worse now. >> bashar al-assad can still shelter behind russian diplomatic cover, but he had an uncomfortable nudge when the russian president refused to say whether mr. assad would stay in power. information...
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the united nations secretary general use his speech at the summit to keep the pressure on the syrian leader. >> the world is waiting for commitments to get translated into action. the key here is implementation. there is no time to waste. >> arab league members are divided on what their next move should be. saudi arabia and qatar want to supply arms to rebel forces. algeria and iraq are pushing for a political solution, fearing the possibility of a proxy war fought by outside powers. that a german political foundation that promotes democracy abroad has been ordered to close its office in of without a in the united arab emirates. >> the german chancellor says she regrets the move. foundation is close to merkel's conservative party. the reason being given for the closure -- earlier this month, authorities in egypt or the organization to shut down its office in cairo. here in berlin, shoring up the eurozone is top of the agenda in parliament. >> the government needs to persuade the opposition and some of its own members approve the permit rescue fund for the zone and a new fiscal pact.
the united nations secretary general use his speech at the summit to keep the pressure on the syrian leader. >> the world is waiting for commitments to get translated into action. the key here is implementation. there is no time to waste. >> arab league members are divided on what their next move should be. saudi arabia and qatar want to supply arms to rebel forces. algeria and iraq are pushing for a political solution, fearing the possibility of a proxy war fought by outside...
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the united nations stands with japan just as japan has always stood by the united nations. >> japan'sassador to the u.n. expressed gratitude for the support. he said japan will use the lessons it learned through the disaster to step up its contribution to countries around the world. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.
the united nations stands with japan just as japan has always stood by the united nations. >> japan'sassador to the u.n. expressed gratitude for the support. he said japan will use the lessons it learned through the disaster to step up its contribution to countries around the world. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.
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now the united nations is going to pile on. why? because, i think, because it's a whole pattern of apologizing on bended knee to countries who don't respect this. megyn: who is this jan? >> he is the personal representative of the secretary general of the united states. he's in afghanistan. incidentally, i'd like to know who's providing his personal security. my guess is it's the united states, or it's nato. so who is he thankful for that he's not getting a bullet in the back of his head? megyn: way to have our back because what this guy went on to say was we, we at the united nations, we weren't the ones who desecrated the holy quran, then he went on to say we were very hurt that the international military allowed the desecration. we rejected and condemn this act. it doesn't matter that it was a mistake. colonel north, i mean, when you hear this by this guy who's supposed to be representing the united nations, what should we be saying to the u.n. in response to in this. >> once again, this is the united nations that has been anti-am
now the united nations is going to pile on. why? because, i think, because it's a whole pattern of apologizing on bended knee to countries who don't respect this. megyn: who is this jan? >> he is the personal representative of the secretary general of the united states. he's in afghanistan. incidentally, i'd like to know who's providing his personal security. my guess is it's the united states, or it's nato. so who is he thankful for that he's not getting a bullet in the back of his head?...
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the president has characterized the prevention of mass atrocities as -- quote -- "a core national security interest." unquote. he has made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria must stop, that assad must go. he has committed the prestige and credibility of our nation to that goal, and it is the right goal. however, it is not clear that the present policy can succeed. if assad manages to cling to power or even if he manages to sustain his slaughter for months to come, with all the human and geopolitical costs that entails, it would be a strategic and moral defeat for the united states. we cannot, we must not allow this to happen. for this reason, the time has come for a new policy. as we continue to isolate assad dip diplomatically and economically, we should work with our closest friends and allies to support opposition groups inside syria, both political and military, to help them organize themselves into a more cohesive and effective force that can put an end to the bloodshed and force assad and his loyalists to leave power. rather than closing off the prospects for some kind of negotiated transition that is acceptable to t
the president has characterized the prevention of mass atrocities as -- quote -- "a core national security interest." unquote. he has made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria must stop, that assad must go. he has committed the prestige and credibility of our nation to that goal, and it is the right goal. however, it is not clear that the present policy can succeed. if assad manages to cling to power or even if he manages to sustain his slaughter for months...
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. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing in several parts of syria. >> fighting in the north syrian town on the turkish border has left a trail of carnage. when the troops on both sides and scores of innocent victims all around. syria if's army has gained control of the city after intense fighting with rebels, but amnesty international says president assad's forces used appalling brutality. >> the use of torture in syrian prisons has increased dramatically over the past few months. we have seen this continual increase ourselves. since april 2011, we have compiled a list of 275 people whose torture in syrian government prisons was so g
. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing...
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let's listen by the former head of the united nations is the latest attempt to solve diplomatically what is happening in syria and ratings ago friday and now and will brief and update members of the u.n. security council who are guarding the latest proposals on the table and these include an immediate halt to the fighting humanitarian assistance to civilians who've been caught up in the crossfire as well as political debate and political involvement not last weekend coffee and i was in damascus where he met with the syrian president bashar assad as well as the opposition and he went on record after those meetings in saying that the door was open to a diplomatic solution and at the same time the syrian regime has indicated that its response to announce proposals is positive now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has urged all members of the international community to back this mission with lavrov saying that russia puts its weight behind it and it's because of this those fish i hope this mission won't be ruined we have a feeling it every time we manage to achieve some positive cha
let's listen by the former head of the united nations is the latest attempt to solve diplomatically what is happening in syria and ratings ago friday and now and will brief and update members of the u.n. security council who are guarding the latest proposals on the table and these include an immediate halt to the fighting humanitarian assistance to civilians who've been caught up in the crossfire as well as political debate and political involvement not last weekend coffee and i was in damascus...
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resolution that will be formulated from the proposal being put forward by the former head of the united nations coffee or not he has a six point peace plan but moscow has made the point that any kind of statement any kind of resolution can not blame soli needs syrian regime for what has transpired in syria now we don't have details of course announced plans we do understand that includes elements such as calling for hope for violence such as humanitarian access such as the withdrawal of security forces on protest cities and some cities that are under siege and also for the release of detainees with moscow saying that that those proposals to be put on the table they should be discussed and debated at the united nations as soon as possible not a day goes past without reports of dozens of people including again those losses are being experienced by both soldiers as well as the opposition as far as the opposition goes it is a fragmented group then it's not quite clear who is in control over oh the united states and other western bodies has backed the syrian national council which is effectively mad
resolution that will be formulated from the proposal being put forward by the former head of the united nations coffee or not he has a six point peace plan but moscow has made the point that any kind of statement any kind of resolution can not blame soli needs syrian regime for what has transpired in syria now we don't have details of course announced plans we do understand that includes elements such as calling for hope for violence such as humanitarian access such as the withdrawal of...
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the united nations humanitarian envoy has said they will agree to allow limited observation. she was speaking from turkey. the un estimates nearly 1.5 million people in syria are in need of food and aid. refugee camps along the turkish- syrian border from where we report. >> this is our dinner is served. one of six camps built by the turkish government in the last 10 months. like the others, is filling up with new arrivals fleeing the syrian government onslaught against the opposition. many of them feel badly let down by the lack of international support. like this family, who arrived three weeks ago. >> we do not ask anything from other countries because so far, they have been no use to us. if they give weapons to the free syrian army, we can save our country. >> it has not saved former opposition strongholds from the relentless opposition. homs is being bombarded. areas where people dare to defy the government are shrinking. the un humanitarian on voice stopped briefly in turkey. she is trying to get syrian agreement for a large-scale aid operation. so far, little headway. >
the united nations humanitarian envoy has said they will agree to allow limited observation. she was speaking from turkey. the un estimates nearly 1.5 million people in syria are in need of food and aid. refugee camps along the turkish- syrian border from where we report. >> this is our dinner is served. one of six camps built by the turkish government in the last 10 months. like the others, is filling up with new arrivals fleeing the syrian government onslaught against the opposition....
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attacks in new york for example there wouldn't be a place on the planet where the united states wouldn't have the entire united nations marching in courting them off the court or killing him and dumping him and see obviously this group could not operate in syria with impunity without the backing of the united states and he you know the arab league countries qatar aggressive stance towards assad has led to a string of resignations of the country's al-jazeera t.v. news channel those who left describe bias at the station which they say has become a tool to get the syrian regime the story now so i think the point to sleep now. we receiving information now about the reported resignations of key employees in al-jazeera beirut office and they are claiming that the channel has a very provocative stance and has been involved in agenda stating biased reporting these resignations include the managing director of the correspondents and the producer and specific reports that we are hearing particularly from the correspondent is that al-jazeera refused to publish pictures of armed five to clashing with the syrian army and in additi
attacks in new york for example there wouldn't be a place on the planet where the united states wouldn't have the entire united nations marching in courting them off the court or killing him and dumping him and see obviously this group could not operate in syria with impunity without the backing of the united states and he you know the arab league countries qatar aggressive stance towards assad has led to a string of resignations of the country's al-jazeera t.v. news channel those who left...