there is a un team in syria at the moment.hey were investigating three alleged chemical weapons attacks, but those attacks happened a few months ago. in order for them to investigate a new incident, they will need an official request from the nated nations, but they will also need the approval of the syrian government. the un investigative team, it really took months of negotiations before they were granted access, so it is still not clear whether the un team already in syria will be able to investigate. it's hard to independently confirm what happened on the ground, but this wasn't the first time that rebels accused the government of using chemical weapons, but in the past the government as well has accused the rebels of using these banned weapons as well. a very murky situation on the ground undoubtedly the ongoing conflict would only lead to more escalation. >>> the white house says it is deeply concerned with the reports out of the syria. >> if a verified this would be a shocking escalation of the use of chemical weapons i

. >>> russia urges syria to allow a un team to investigate an alleged chemical weapons third quarter.>> and the trial that is gripping china. >>> we begin with lebanon where at least 27 people have been killed in explosions in the lebanese city of tripoli. over 350 have been injured. the two separate blasts both hand outside of mosques, the first was close to the home of the outgoing prime minister. the second explosion went off minutes later near the hospital. al jazeera's correspondent on on the phone. the death toll keeps going up. >> yes, powerful explosions, victims, really the worshippers who were leaving the mosques following the friday prayers. like you mentioned the explosions went off just minutes apart. there has been no claim of responsibility, but lebanese officials say the attacks had one objective and that is to create secretary aaron strife in lebanon [ technical difficulties ] it is really a dangerous time for lebanon especially at a time when the syrian war has divided people in this country. the divide is not just along political lines but sectarian lines. just last

. >> reporter: diplomates hoped once on the ground the un team would be able to broaden the scope ofpections. and time is not on their side. >> all the indications from the symptoms and the casualties and everything else we have seen over the last 48 hours lead us to believe it's some sort of chemical agent, probably a nerve agent and it has been used in syria before and not persistent agents in effect. they kill people very quickly and then dissipate very quickly. so that evidence will not remain on the ground for very long. usually hours, possibly days, at the most a week or two. so the inspection team needs to get in pretty soon if they get the evidence. >> reporter: and pressure to allow the un team access to the site is mounting. [froze up. ] and so is that report and the report says there are a million two million replaced and in refugee camps and worried about child trafficking and worried about the psychological effects on children. now i spent the day in the camp and spoke to one child who told me his story. normally described as one this a million is a complement and here i

this hours after a team of un weapons inspectors arrive looking for

there is a un team that has arrived in syria. d that team is supposed to examine areas where the united nations security council has received reports of the use of chemical weapons. however, some have already criticized this un mission as having a very limited mandate. some experts are saying it will be very difficult for the team to find the recommend -- remnants of chemical weapons. the government claims in march rebels used chemical weapons to attack civilians and a number of them were killed. the other two locations are undisclosed and it's highly unlikely the united nations team will be able to go to this area where we're hearing use of chemical weapons. >> thank you very much. >>> huge numbers are trying to escape the violence in syria. the un says if the pace keeps up, the number crossing into iraq alone could 100,000 by next month. the refugees are mainly kurds, and they say people are being targeted along sectarian lines inside syria. many children arriving are suffering from dehydration walking in the heat. >>> pakistan'

apparently, the opposition forces have given the obama administration assurances that any un team coming into the area, which is a disputed area with pockets of rebel held territory, that any un representatives would be safe. i think there is an effort. where i would disagree with the caller is that there is any rush to judgment. we saw with the attacks that were the original attacks back in march, it took until april and june for the administration to conclude that there had been attacks at that time. i think it is incorrect to say there is a rush to judgment. i think there is a pretty close conclusion that it was the syrian government. host: that perpetrated the attacks. republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. the first comment i have is a question to try to understand. i have been trying to follow this from the beginning. why do you guys think that al jazeera is not available on any cable stations in the u.s.? i do not know why anyone doesn't say anything would it be possible that cia agent are trying to get us into the war the way we got into the conflict with libya. it

the un team was able to collect samples on monday, despite first coming under gunfire from a sniper.ons are growing on an international scale over syria tonight. and the foreign minister is not backing down. james bays has this report. >> reporter: the syrian foreign minister gave reporters his first comments about the growing possibility of an imminent military strike by the u.s. and its allies. >> translator: we are all hearing the drums of war around us. if they want to launch a war in syria, i think the 3re text of chemical weapon is frail and fragile. >>> russia and the iranians are among those says a military operation conducted without the authorization of the un security counsel would be a breach of law. >> translator: we hope they have enough wisdom especially seeing the un security counsel has issued no permissions in this regard. >> reporter: a un spokesman was asked about this, and was quick to dodge the question. >> i wouldn't speculate on what a hypothetical future military action would look like. >> reporter: and the white house they are expressing certainly that chemi

a un team was able to collect samples on tuesday.gest wildfires in california history moved deeper into yosemite national park this morning. the blaze poses a real threat to more than 4500 homes in the area. meanwhile tests on the reservoir water serving san francisco is safe so far. >>> and sentencing is now in the hands of the jury of nidal hasan, as it decides death or life in prison. >>> there is a team in damascus right now looking for evidence of chemical weapons. they are expected to resume on wednesday, but the obama administration says it is certain chemical weapons were used. al jazeera's james bays is at the united nations for us. james is there anything at this point that the united nations can do or is expected to do once it gets that report from the inspectors on the ground in damascus? >> i don't think the report is going to come out any time soon. i think it is going to take sometime. the inspectors had a mandate that allowed them to be in syria for 14 days. i think now the inspectors in many ways are going to be a pr

>> matter of time in the un team is concerned and question of access, how much access do they actuallynd how much freedom do they do what they need to do to conduct a proper investigation. over time some evidence will simply disappear, other evidence can be corrupted. but this is six days after the alleged attack and i think it's quite possible for the team to find sufficient facts on the ground that will lead to conclusions as to what type of chemical attack this was. >> reporter: but not necessarily who used it because we know the syrian regime has access to weapons and claims the rebels managed to get their hands on chemical weapons, is that a credible scenario? >> it's a scenario and a possibility that i cannot exclude and i think that the u n team will bear in mind. and it's not actually to come back with a statement of this or that party in the conflict was responsible for use of the weapon. they are there to gather facts on the basis of which that as assessment can be done and what they can bring back is evidence that will make it easier to analyze what types of weapons were use

attacks, if there was not a use of chemical weapons here, there is no reason they wouldn't let the un team on the ground, available, happy to investigate in to do just that. >> she said the secretary of state john kerry spoke on the phone with secretary general moon and with french foreign minster. syrian opposition leaders claim that government forces fired rocks loaded with chemical weapons in i suburb of damascus. they demanded the allegations and say the claims are absolutely baseless. the authorities in egypt have released former president mubarak from prison, but he is not free. they went to the military hospital and put him under house arrest. they are believed to be carrying mubarak left the jail in cairo and flees to the hospital. he is 85 and spent the last two years behind bars. a court ruled he could no longer legally be held. he faces charges of is you pressing anti-government rallies and ordering the release of demonstrators. that led to his removal after 30 years in power. mubarak is charged with receiving jewelry and other gifts from state-owned media. militants in lebanon

. >>> the un team was able to collect samples on monday, despite first coming under gunfire from a sniper. >>> one of the largest wildfires in california history has moved deeper into yosemite national park, and covers 280 square miles. the fire is threatening more than 4500 homes in the area. water in the nearby reservoir is still safe, so far. >>> convicted nidal hasan chose not to take the stand in the sentencing portion of his murder trial. after closing arguments sentencing will be in the handing of the jury will choose between death or life in prison. those are the headlines. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera. ♪ >>> well it seems you still hot on the u.s. economy and with good reason. home prices up again. stocks are down, but oil prices are up. the nest egg you are building with your 401k may have a fixable crack in it. all of that is coming up. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show, so join our conversation for the next half hour by using the hashtag ajrealmoney. perception of the economy

. >> reporter: un teams are on the last day of a factfinding mission in damascus.retary general is expecting word on whether chemical weapons were used on people in syria as early as saturday. carolyn malone al jazeera. >> reporter: and barnabie is here and a major blow for the prime minister. >> yes, and he is a diminish figure in britain and across the world and a majority of mps who are happy they will not use military force against syria but there will be people in the government who will fear what this will do to britain's role in the long-term as an international player and perhaps specifically what it will do the britain's relationship with the united states. let me bring in my guest at this point, it's dr. james boyce and he is an expert on relations and britain and america is now in jeopardy. >> it's important to really the special relationship has been written off more times than i can remember and perhaps more come backs than sinatra and it's far from a high point in the relationship i think it's the end of the relationship is really mistaken. >> reporte

an angelic could have accepted years later we see diplomacy brushed off again in syria even as the un team is working on the ground at every turn the syrian regime has failed to cooperate with the un investigation washington has bypassed the u.n. both in the case of the former yugoslavia and that of iraq in libya the us and its allies have effectively carried out a regime change although the un mandate was to protect civilians we came we saw he died. because we acted quickly a humanitarian catastrophe has been avoided but for many libyans a humanitarian catastrophe has just started as the nation plunges deeper into chaos and tear like in iraq where the intervention was followed by a decade of care for those wondering what awaits american politicians found to have light no weapons over there. should be under here. to check on r.t.e. washington d.c. . while the u.s. gears up for a military campaign against syria newly declassified data has revealed that twenty five years ago washington actually encouraged iraqi dictator saddam hussein to use chemical weapons in his war against iran syrian po

. >> we are focused on getting the un team there, if that doesn't happen in the coming days we need toback to the security council. that is the sequence of steps in the coming days and i'm not going to speculate about after that at the moment. >> reporter: the un security council has yet to agree on anything to do with syria but announced there are one million syrian children who are refugees and this camp in jordan anger and frustration that the world has yet to respond to the latest attack. >> arab league and international community will bear the responsible for crime in the future because they know bashir will commit more crimes because of the weakness of the community. >> reporter: barack obama said the world is watching and it remains an open question if it will do anything more than that. patty al jazeera washington. >> reporter: a former deputy director of plans and strategy at u.s. central command and says while the government may have the missile know how the chemical bombs could have been made by either side. >> they may be the only ones that have access to the missile techno

the biggest ally is urging him to cooperate with un inspectors, russia says syria must give the un teams to the site of an alleged gas attack and moscow wants rebels guaranteed safe access. japan watchdog says the operator of the fukushima plant failed to monitor the storage tanks containing radio active water. the operator has admitted that around 300 tons of water have leaked from the facility and that new radiation spots have been found around other tanks. and egypt's president mubarak is spending friday in a military hospital after being released from prison and people who are angry of the ouster of morsi are planning protests after friday prayers. now the un says number of children who have fled the war in syria has now reached 1 million. more than 10,000 children have crossed into northern iraq. the region has become the fastest growing refugee camp in the world and ron reports. >> reporter: described as one in a million is a complement and here it's anything but. for millions of children this is now their life. and he is ten and likes to tease his sister and arrived in the camp a

the un team has arrived in syria to start a long anticipated investigation into the use of chemical weapons in the ongoing on rest there both the government and rebels have traded accusations of deploying military grade poison a chemical strike near syria's largest city aleppo in march killed dozens of people prompting international condemnation. spanish fishermen have staged a protest over the placing of an artificial reef by gibraltar thirty boat sailed into the territories waters claiming the reef prevents them from fishing in the area the growth here says they shouldn't be working there in the first place this is the latest in the political spot between the u.k. and spain over the rock song front. what appeared as an economic blasting out first has now turned sour for hungary the country's farmers claim their profits have dwindled since the country joined the e.u. as the market is flooded with cheap imported produce they now say they are ready to do anything to save themselves from bankruptcy as are to select reporters. at first glance it looks like a hungarian success story two decades

a un team has arrived in syria to start a long anticipated the rest of asia into the use of chemicalweapons in the ongoing unrest there both the government and the rebels have traded accusations of deploying military grade poison a chemical strike here's your is largest city aleppo in march killed dozens of people prompting international condemnation. thirty seven people have been killed in a street in india when an express train here a group of hindu pilgrims were crossing the tracks at a station the driver was pulled from the train by an angry mob and severely beaten while two carriages were seven fire the train was not scheduled to stop at the station. while what appeared an economic blessing at first has now turned sour for hungary the country's farmers claim their profits have dwindled since the country joins the european union as a market is flooded with cheap imported projects they now say they are ready to do anything to save themselves from bankruptcy. reports. at first glance it looks like a hungarian success story two decades ago this farma started his business with just f

inspectors safe and the you want she has been pushing assad's government into giving approval for un team to look at the science that's not. going to shrink is joining us now live as a rino so you want to specter's are in syria reggie white come they get access well basically part of it is because the alleged attack supposedly the supposed leak took place actually happened and it's territory controlled by the syrian rebels so considering the fact that there are very severe clashes taking place even to today on friday between the forces and the opposition forces it's incredibly unsafe for any team was pictures to get there and you know russia has turned to the syrian opposition asking them to provide to guarantee state passes for any team of inspectors into the areas of alleged. that request hasn't been honored by the syrian opposition as a few yet all on top of that moscow is also decried the calls coming from some european countries who say that the u.n. should use force in syria if the claims of chemical attack are indeed proven true but again all of it all of it ends up at the stumblin

opposition and activists are now urging the un team to investigate this latest incident. in the last two years in syria, there have been many claims and counterclaims on the subject of chemical weapons. it means that people may never know the exact truth of what happened or how these people were killed. >>> more on that story a little later in the news hour. we go to japan now because the nuclear regulator has upgraded its alert level to level 3 serious incident, and that's the highest level of alert since the 2011 earthquake a 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >> reporter: 300 cubic meters of contaminated water has leaked from the plant. the authority has upgraded to their assessment to a serious nuclear incident. tepco still doesn't know for sure how the radioactive weather has got out. but enough water to fill an olympic-sized pool in a week has breached the tanks. tepco suspects the water got through a rubber valve connected to gauter. and now the water gathering outside is so toxic. >> it is equivalent to the limit of cumulated exposure over five years. [ technical diffic

now the un investigative team, it really took months of negotiation with the syrian government. so it is not clear whether the team will be able to investigate. it's hard to independently confirm what hand on the ground, but this doesn't the first time that rebels accused the government of using chemical weapons. the government has accused the them of using these weapons as well. undoubtedly the ongoing conflict would only lead to more escalation. >> thank you. in egypt former egyptian president, hosni mubarak was ordered to be released from prison. it's possibility he could be free, however, his legal troubles not ever. jonathan betts joins us from cairo. what has the reaction before to this news, jonathan? >> yeah, it is a huge development, the reaction at cairo is waiting and seeing. two years ago the country celebrated when hosni mubarak was thrown from office, but in the past two years, a lot has changed in egypt, the government has changed triwice. but today acourt in cairo, cleared one of the last hurdles. now it looks like it is becoming increasingly possible that hosni

during a previous attempt to access the site, the un team reported it came under sniper fire. the un special envoy to syria said today those inspectors came back with samples and spoke to witnesses and that, quoting here, it does seem that some kind of substance, unquote, may have killed as many as 1,000 people. syria's president, bashar al-assad, has called the accusations preposterous. in fact, the syrian ambassador to the un today said it's the rebels who used chemical weapons on government forces. they inhaled poisonous gas as a result of use of chemical agents. syrian government is against the use of chemical weapons. by all means. by all means. this is a moral obscenity. >> quite a claim considering u.s. officials have said only the regime and not the rebel groups even have the capability to launch such attacks. in the meantime, four u.s. navy warships are off the coast of syria with their crews awaiting orders. u.s. officials say they won't launch any strike without support from our allies, something they are working right now to rally. and just about an hour ago, a stat

. >>> there's a team of un chemical weapons experts that arrived in syria. their mission is to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in that country's civil war. the regime and the rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons, but the un team will try to determine if they were actually used and not who used them. >>> now, some of the big celebrates from hollywood live in sun valley, and now firefighters are pouring in there. they're trying to go into central 50eud hoe t idaho to baa wildfire threatening thousands of homes in the lovely state. dry timber and winds fueling the blaze that has no signs of lessening at the moment. hi, domonic. >> hey, eric. marginal gains in containing the beaver creek fire overnight. heavy smoke grounded firefighting aircraft early saturday cleared by the afternoon allowing helicopters and the dc-10 tankers to make drops in the late afternoon. well, containment inched forward to just 9%, but still at about 100,000 acres, it's bigger than the city of denver. nowhere near being under control, though, and the

they blame rebel groups from take keeping the un team out and for last week's chemical attack. we have details on actions the us could take against syria. >>> senior administration officials say if the us takes action it will be with sea launched crew miss les not ground troops. they deployed off the sea of syria. the goal would not be take out the president, but punish him for using chemical weapons. they'll target am i irish a training camps and command posts. secretary of state john kerry made his case for an attack at a news conference yesterday. >> the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obsenity. >> they ran into problems again today. >> syria foreign minister blames rebel groups and they'll delay its investigation until tomorrow. some in copping don't want the obama administration to move forward with any attack. i'm working for you on this story. >>> two 16-year-old boys are accused of beating a 88-year- old veteran to death will be tried for adolts. it appears to be random. they took his wallet and savagely beat him. the

we don't have corroborated evidence but we think the un team should have access as soon as possible. >> in june we established that chemical weapons had been used, the line had been crossed and you stated what we did was expanded our aid. is that correct? >> we expanded the scale and scope of our aid. >> shepard: so is that what the president meant when he said it was be a game-changer, send more aid? does that help the credibility? >> aid has many he meetings. i'm not going into the details but we remain in close with the general and the smc and remain in touch with what their needs are. we're working with counterparts around the world on how to strength and assist on the ground. they're all ongoing. all options are barring boots on the ground remain on the table. that's the decision the president can make. >> during the process that all options have been on the table, more than 100,000 people have been killed. i wonder what concern there is history will reflect syria was in the middle of some sort of annihilation or genocide or civil war that claimed 100,000 people and the united s

, the opposition forces have given the obama administration assurances that any un team coming into therea, which is a disputed area with pockets of rebel held territory, that any un representatives would be safe. i think there is an effort. where i would disagree with the caller is that there is any rush to judgment. attacks thathe were the original attacks back until april too untik and june for the administration to conclude that there had been attacks at that time. i think it is incorrect to say there is a rush to judgment. a pretty closes conclusion that it was the syrian government. host: that perpetrated the attacks. republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. the first have -- comment i have is a question to try to understand. i have been trying to follow this from the beginning. why do you guys think that al on any is. available cable stations in the u.s.? i do not know why anyone doesn't say anything would it be areible that cia agent trying to get us into the war the way we got into the conflict with libya. it is obvious that obama did not want to get involved. that

on the ground in syria, the un inspection team has postponed any ongoing investigations due to safetyoncerns. >>> earlier this morning the syrian foreign min ster had this to say. >> translator: we are all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. if these countries are willing to deliver an attack against syria, i believe the use of chemical weapons is baseless and groundless. >> we go now to david jackson who is standing by in lebanon. david, what are you hearing about these reports that military action in syria could happen very soon? >> well, del, most people here expected that. they thought it would come sooner than later, and there is a contingent here that wants it to be sooner than later. the government is nervously awaiting what will happen, and saying if it is a serious large attack, it can just destabilize the region. but in the street-level population, which covers both sides of the issue somewhat here, both sides expect there will be an attack, and it will be a cruise missile attack and it will come very quickly. one of the things that is of interest here is what w

on the ground in syria, the un inspection team has postponed its chemical weapon's investigation dueo safety concerns. >> translator: we are all hearing the drums of war being beat around us. if these countries are willing to launch an attack against syria, i believe the chemical weapons acquisition is false, baseless and groundless, and i challenge them to show one piece of evidence. >> david what are you hearing about these reports that some type of military action could happen very, very soon? >> dell, everybody thinking that will be imminent. they are thinking there will be additional inspections on the ground by the un. it is thought they will get another day in of work, before this is perhaps terminated early, i don't know. the indication was last night from mr. kerry that there was new information that was being withheld by the united states regarding what those inspectors had found on the ground, and everybody here wondering what would that be, and what that is. perhaps it won't be revealed or released until they go back in for another day. but here it is nile -- nail biting

inspections team -- un inspections team was parked in damascus? the answer is easy, because it suggests that no one will do a damn thing to stop them. there is a good chance that he is a correct. is the u.s. going to do anything to stop them beyond what is done? >> there are a number of steps that we have taken i have walked through what those steps are. those involved humanitarian aid, close coordination with our allies, important conversations with regional partners. and it involves some assistance to the syrian military council. there are a range of things that we have done already. in terms of additional assistance that could be -- that i certainlyvided, would not rule that out. but again, that is something we are considering on a very regular basis. the results of this investigation or the results of the assad regime is seeking to inhibit this investigation will results in calculated measures later. >> will the president grant bradley manning a presidential pardon? >> there is a process for clemency applications. i'm not going to get ahead of

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think well less than ten percent of americans back the idea of military intervention in syria that's according to a recent survey anti-war activist highbury explains why people in the u.s. are far from enthusiastic with the prospect of involvement in yet another war for the last twelve years the united states has been fighting. a war of choice in iraq it war of choice in afghanistan that turned out to be longer battle the war than the then the vietnam war which also was a war of choice the american people are war weary we know that what's going on inside syria americans even the average american know it's a proxy war we know we're not going to get the correct information from our government and we know that our government officials are only interested in continuing what would be a fear tactic of a continuation of war after war after work to keep the american public in check in the american public is no longer going to buy into it. well our we

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think. well syria's president refutes the claims that his army was behind a chemical massacre calling it an affront to common sense in an interview with a russian newspaper he slammed the u.s. for a finger pointing without gathering any proof sean thomas has the details the president bashar al assad in his interview directly refuted international claims of allegedly chemical weapons use and his forces using it against his people the bashar al assad in his interview said that it just doesn't make sense it refutes logic this is what he had to say statements made by the u.s. and other politicians violate common sense and ignored public opinion in their own countries it's nonsense they threw accusations first and collect evidence later and the one doing this is the u.s. a powerful country now the military option has always been on the table in fact the western powers have been trying to go through the u.n. channels to get some sort of a military

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think. i love all interview with jessica jonas no clogs available if you're on line if you want to catch it r.t. dot com while there as well you might want to take part in today's web vote we will know what you think the preparations for a military response could mean thanks for the taking part with them if you have done this is what telling us forty six percent of you believe that it's washington trying to distract public attention away from its own problems at home that will not change thirty two percent of the last hour or so at least nearly a third of you think the u.s. will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the risk of evenly split between believing it's being done to get leverage over the university geisha or whether it's all just the pentagon's plan b. plenty of time to have your say r.t. dot com. edward snowden's revelations that the u.s. has been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on th

. >> a team of un inspectors in syria has begun investigating claims that chemical weapons are being used in the civil war. the forces on wednesday accused the government of using such weapons leading to hundreds of deaths. the team is focusing on three locations that include a suburb in the northern city where chemical weapons were allegedly used in march. they received reports of 13 cases where the chemical weapons are suspected of having done used. the latest was on wednesday. an anti-government activist said forces fired rockets loaded with chemical weapons on opposition stronghold in a suburb of damascus, killing hundreds. another activist said 1300 people were killed. a government official denies the allegation. the state-run news agency said the opposition issic maing the claims to disrupt the un inspections. an anti-government activist asked the team to inspect the site of wednesday's attack. the movements and actions are being restricted by the syrian government. >> egypt could be on the verge of more unrest. the court ordered that former president mubarak be released on bail

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think our full interview with investigative journalist neil clark is available for you any time at r.t. dot com while you're there also tell us what you think the preparations for a military response could mean well at this point let's take a look at a picture most of you have voted in our online poll say it's washington trying to distract public attention away from its own problems and hold this view of the majority now just under a third of the respondents believe that the u.s. will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the rest of this point seem to be believing it's being done to get leverage over at the u.n. investigation and another part thing that whether it's all just the pentagon's plan b. so do let us know what you think on this issue by logging on to our team dot com. our snowden's revelations that the u.s. have been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on the political race in germany wher

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think a full interview with investigative journalist no clark available for you any time to catch it at r.t. dot com live there as well reviving you to take part in today's vote what you think about the preparation for a military response what we could mean thanks for voting if you have done this is what it's telling us. forty six percent of the most you believe it's in washington trying to distract public attention away from its own problems at home just under a third view there that's not changed much think the u.s. will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the rest of the divided between believing it's been done to get leverage over the u.n. or it's all just the pentagon's plan b. as you put it you have your say r.t. dot com. edward snowden's revelations that the u.s. has been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on the political race in germany where there's an election in just under a month chan

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think over the past few minutes john kerry's been responding to the situation in syria he reiterated that washington has got little doubt that it's the assad regime that's behind the alleged chemical attack let's go to new york. what evidence did he bring up to back up those claims that the assad regime is faulty or . well u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that first and foremost the obama administration does not believe that the syrian opposition would be capable of carrying out a chemical attack and attack with chemical weapons because he says that those chemical weapons are not in the hands of the opposition they are in the hands and protected and guarded by the syrian government and this is why the u.s. is now blaming the syrian government of carrying out an attack with chemical weapons and kerry also said that the obama administration is still considering their options on how to respond to the use of chemical weapons they made it v

moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think ok but i don't think. i mean do they not have states won that war i mean if we look at the polls they show that american people are ganz to a new war because i mean it's going to be again a burden on the taxpayers so and also do you think that we potentially damaging for president obama and why would he want to go ahead. well it would be only nine percent of americans support the war is america a democracy that's what we're about to find out the american people are sick of war they're war weary you have wars to war to war but i'm afraid there's powerful lobbies in the us the israel lobby is pushing for this war pretty strong the saudi arabians want this war and it's a question of whether president obama stands up to them i fear that what's going to happen is there will be some military strikes in syria the way president obama will sell it to the syrian american people is will say to them on t.v. look guys i don't really want this you do

that the united states is jumping the gun and that there needs to be the findings of this un investigating team before any conclusions can be drawn and then austria has indicated that it will not allow fide to jets over its airspace you have a stalemate situation at the united nations security council a draft resolution was put forward but behind the scenes both russia and china have voiced their opposition to it what we're hearing from the french from the british and from the turks is that they will act they can act without any kind of u.n. mandate to serve me not a consensus in terms of the international community and that might be part of the reason why the latest word from the american president barack obama is that he hasn't yet made a decision as to whether or not to launch military action inside syria now britain's prime minister david cameron is taking the same hawkish stance as the u.s. although unlike washington the u.k. government has said it will wait to see the findings of u.n. investigators before deciding whether to act or not are just laura smith reports from london. david camer

un team on the ground trying to investigate.yrian govt denies the accusations. >> reporter:hosni mubarak may be released from jail soon. egypt's prime minister has ordered that ex-president hosni mubarak be placed under house arrest when he's released from prison following more than two years in detention. prime minister hazem el- beblawi said in a statement wednesday that he ordered mubarak put under house arrest as part of the emergency measures put in place this month. >> reporter:prison officials said mubarak may be released as early as thursday. mubarak's release order followed an appeal from his lawyers in one of the cases of corruption he is facing. the 85-year old ousted president is still facing trial on separate charges. the decision to put him under house arrest comes amid fear his release would fuel tensions already roiling the country president mohammed morsi in a july 3 coup. >> jacqueline: still in the '80s for inland valleys '90s near antioch. 70's near south bay. typical summer pattern as we head into tomorrow a

told syria's opposition to expect an strike within days. >>> and the second site visit of a un investigator's teama has been delayed by a day. the team is trying to determine if chemical weapons were used in an attack last week. >>> a senior member of the muslim brotherhood in egypt has accused the government of using the threat of terrorism to crush all opposition. al jazeera has obtained an exclusive message from a man currently in hiding because he is facing an arrest war rent. his 17-year-old daughter was killed by security forces earlier this month. >> translator: if the protesters had any type of weapons why didn't they use them to defend themselves? if the muslim brotherhood has militia as weapons, why didn't they use them to defending their leader? how can general sisi claim that they are terrorists, how can he claim we are terrorists yet throughout the years he was head of military intelligence, he never classified us as a terrorist group. >>> the prime minister has said protests are not the way to heal conflicts within the country. >> translator: we also do not believe that taking to the

talked to hans blix who had the un's weapons inspection team to iraq before and during the two thousand and three u.s. led invasion he says the western media are now putting pressure on their governments to take action in syria i think that the public opinion and the media in the west will be pressuring the their governments to do something they say that this is some horrible thing that there must be a punishment there must be action you cannot sit with your hands just folded so the public say that you know you must call the police we've called for a world police but the question is who is the world police is the united states is it nato it should be the security council and after an intervention which could take place i don't exclude that it's going to happen what will they do will just have been a punch on the nose and then telling the belligerence in syria that they go back and continue to fight the war the mandate is to establish whether chemical weapons have been used to or not and the way they go about that is that they go to sites and they may take samples of dust and of water an