supervisor kim: i want to request to be added as a co- sponsor for the citizens united resolution.ervisor mar: please add me as well. supervisor campos: colleagues, any other comments? do we need a roll call? supervisor avalos: i would also like to be added and i think we could have had is about a while back. supervisor campos: anyone else? can we take this same house, same call? this resolution is adopted. can we call item 31? >> resolution urging the restatement of the 31 categories of music that were eliminated by the national academy of arts and sciences for grim consideration on april 6, 2011. -- for grammy consideration on april 6, 2011. president chiu: i feel in many ways the same way as supervisor weiner, except for the people in our city who are directly impacted. it feels strong, the impact on them. i will repeat what i mentioned. at the request of local musicians, respected, grammy- nominated musicians, i move to table item 31. it is at their urging, because we can focus on other ways to create more diversity in the music industry, and respect for cultural forms, whether

. >> we are very clear about the united nations resolution. they forbid any occupation, foreign occupation of any part of libya and we will absolutely stick to that. >> the road to sending british special forces back into libya was throughout qatar. the emirates had stake in -- had taken a strong stance against gaddafi from the outset. this led to a joint mission being established. special forces from all three countries would be sent to libya to assist with training as well as coordinating their command and the nato air strikes. the french would go to the west, the british to the east. by august, are around 20 men from the squadron were operating in small teams in places like misrata, as well as a training base in southern libya. the air strikes have gone on for months and many had predicted that doing it from the skies alone might not work. >> it had become a much more difficult fight, we had more difficult targets. as i have observed in recent days, essentially, it is very much stalemate in the vicinity of brega. >> within days of the team'

the french and you have resolution nine hundred seventy three that has been accepted by the internet a lot a later date which the united nations because the resolution of this is a matter of cost i'm very careful consideration to what would need to have libya and frankly deliberations at that particular point in time remember when the libyan for a bottle be slaughtered in benghazi libya. were anxiously asking for intervention now you could argue as a result of the army they are arguing don't know who their children nato intervention really went to beyond what nine hundred seventy three allowed but nevertheless you have a government in place that is as was mentioned not elected which is a problem there certainly is an enormous amount of chaos and chaos may probably deepen over the next few weeks in the next few months but overall i think the alternative that particular as you were looking at libya and september and october and so there really was no alternative and so yes you can argue that the international community went too far that the responsibility to protect wasn't really implemented very carefully but i think in

nations this is the united nations resolution was adopted and what the international community i had the right and you're not only out for that rather than telling the whole world what to do you just have this same old imperialist mentality that you have the right and the power because you have the power to tell other countries what to do and i basically disagree with that ok do you do you think the right to protect doctrine is dead now or is it is severely undermined because of what happened. in libya or strengthened the other way. well i think libya was an unusual case it's hard to see how a right to protect can be applied to somewhere like syria for example you really read my mind you read my mind exactly ok. but i think i think its use in libya was was very successful this wasn't regime change it was a revolution and happened in soil and what whatever they were doing with the new energy starved and recognition nick they would no interest in cheesy and when it did witness then regime change and also if there had a little nato bombs in there would not have been a regime chang

as a difference this is the united nations resolution and it was adopted and what the international community i had the right to protect your not only for that rather than telling the whole world what to do you just have the same old imperialist mentality that you have the right and the power because you have the power to tell other countries what to do and i basically disagree with that ok go to.

basically with that i don't think it's up to us to decide we're going to remember this is the resolution. of the united nations this is the entire donation resolution and it was a document the international community i had the right of your not only for that rather than telling the whole world what to do you just have this same old imperialist mentality that you have the right and the power because you have the power to tell other countries what to do and i basically disagree with that ok. do you do you think the right to protect doctrine is dead now or is it is severely undermined because of what happened in libya or strengthened the other way. well i think libya was an unusual can.

all of this ahead of the push at the united nations for a resolution calling for president assad to give up power. western and arab diplomats descended on head cars to back a security resolution to call for assad to delegate powers to his deputy also to diffuse ten-month uprising against his family's rule. arab league secretary urging council to take what they call rapid and decisive action all of this happening in syria has been called a timber box which could lead to potential civil war. some reactions at the united nations but begin with secretary of state hillary clinton who traveled from washington to new york to address this issue. >>> now in the past few days the regime's security forces have intensified their assault, shelling civilian areas and homes in other cities. this weekend the arab league suspended its monitoring mission pointing to the regime's in trangisence. why are they here before the security council? because they are seeking support for the international community for a negotiated peaceful political solution to this crisis and a responsible democratic transition in

a new united nations draft resolution is facing opposition from russia, but secretary general remains optimistic. >> when it comes to the situation, they have made the resolution trying to resolve the issue through a political process. >> more unverified footage posted on the internet shows the protesters in syria had not given up hope. they are keeping up their calls for the president to step down, a man supported in the united nations by the arab league and western powers. >> we will have a special report from inside syria coming up later on this half hour. france has just announced that it will withdraw combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2013. yesterday, germany said its pullout would be completed within the same timeframe. president sarkozy unveiled the french plan in paris after talks with his afghan counterpart, hamid karzai. there had been speculation that france might accelerate its pullout after the killing of four french soldiers last week. france has troops in afghanistan, the fourth largest contingent in the nato-led international security force. to iraq now wher

members russia and china they're not they don't just hold this veto power that blocks whatever resolution the united states want the point is that russia has been involved for a very long time in negotiating with syria in really trying to resolve the crisis as well and it's a significant player in this because what essentially is calling for is talks negotiations and avoiding any sort of escalation do not do further harm is really the key element that russia has been calling for so essentially what it would take liz is for the diplomats to get together and make sure that whatever document they vote on it's not just something that the u.s. in the west backs but also important players like russia and china who do have reasons to what they're calling for now the u.s. is presenting this as a humanitarian effort we heard from playing today she said quote we all have a choice stand with the people of syria and and the region or become complicit and allowing violence there but you know russia and china they are not buying this argument why not. well liz you know this whole veil of humanitarian mission goal

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was a will and now due to transfer of the file of syria to the united nations council in order to take action to come up with a resolution in order to enforce a regime change that goes by the will of the united states and its western allies so how did not been for the russian decision to block such a resolution which was clearly stated by russian officials so doctor what you're basically telling me is that none of this is a surprise to you we're told you things will be pre-planned there. definitely it was pre-planned because it goes by the previous interview to transfer the file of syria into the united nations the first time it happened and last october there was a resolution but it was blocked by russian and chinese virtue then they were the americans transferred the file back to the arab league in order to try to indict the syria through the arab league however it didn't work they sent monitoring mission to syria it went against the scenario that was said by the united states by giving. by by stating that there are insurgents throughout syria which justifies actually the policies followed by the regime by cracking dow

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clerk calvillo: item number 33, a resolution urging the united states government to reduce the military budget and and the wars in iraq and afghanistan and redirect the savings. president chiu: roll call. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor cohen, and there are 8 ayes, and 8 -- 3 nos. president chiu: this item is adopted. next item. clerk calvillo: item number 34, rezoning. and making environmental findings. president chiu: roll call vote. clerk calvillo: supervisor farrell, supervisor kim, supervisor mar, supervisor maxwell, supervisor wiener, supervisor avalos, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor cohen, and there are 11 ayes. president chiu: this item is passed on first reading. item 35. clerk calvillo: item 35, transferring the jurisdiction of and improve real property located at 341 corbett avenue. president chiu: supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: thank you, mr. president. colleagues, this legislation transferring 341 corbett avenue to th

the united states stands ready to work with every member in this chamber to pass a resolution that supports the arab league's efforts, because those are the efforts that are well thought out and focused on ending this crisis, up holds the rights of the syrian people and restores peace to syria. that is the goal of the arab league. that should be the goal of the council, to help the syrian future that they seek. thank you. >> i think excellency secretary of state clinton for her statement. and i'll give the floor to his excellency minister of foreignf republic of france. >> translator: mr. president, we are meeting today so that the security council can take up its responsibility as a people is suffering in a region where peace is threatened by the brutal repression of a regime at its last gasp. the silence of our council for months is no longer acceptable. it falls to the arab league today to implore it to recover itself. france, therefore, calls solemnly upon the council to live up to the mission vested upon it by the chaert of the united nations coming to the aid of a people and region wh

portland maine became the latest city in america to pass a resolution calling on congress to amend the constitution to overturn citizens united and declare that corporations are not people. joining a long line of other cities from los angeles to boulder to new york by the way that have passed similar resolutions so for tonight's conversations the great minds i'm joined by a man who has been instrumental in raising awareness of this issue and organizing today's occupy the courts rallies across america david cobb is a lawyer political activist and engage citizen he has sued corporate polluters lobbied elected officials run for political office himself and even been arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience currently david is the national projects director of democracy unlimited and he's the spokesperson for move to amend move to amend or the organization that spearheaded today's national day of action back in two thousand and four david was the green party's candidate for president there was david earlier today speaking in front of the supreme court. all are not worth and they do not have any right in a legal right. hand money

united airlines. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. item 22. >> resolution authorizing the sabfrean public utilities commission to execute a 20-year lease for an president 121.73 acre pipeline right ofway -- right of way. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 23 is a resolution authorizing the office of contracted administration to enter into the third amendment between the city and xtech in which the contract will increase the limit from $41 million. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 24 is a resolution authorizing the office of contract administration to altogether noort fourth amendment between the city and xtech in which the amendment shall increase the contract limit from $40 million to $60 million. president chiu: same house same call. this resolution is adopted. >> resolution authorizing the contract of administration to enter into the third amendment between the city and en pointe technology sales in which the amendment shall increase the contract limit from $28.4 million to

the united nations security council has been discussing a draft resolution designed to end months of violence in syria. ackvists estimate more than 100 people have died in the past two days alone. the resolution backs an arab peace plan that calls for a national government. jeremy bowen reports from the damascus area. >> to find out the strength of the opposition, drive into the suburbs of damascus. we had no idea what we discovered. we found the free syria army deserted from the local men and government in a poor district on the edge of the city. they said they were protecting the people who were about to hold a funeral. they live well established here with sandbag firing positions. everyone was on edge for 10 months, the regime'ser forces have been cracking down hard on protestors. this commander said he had been a general in the syrian government forces. >> then something no one wanted to see. >> security are here. >> security are coming. >> don't be afraid said general asamak. our resistance is full. some of them got ready to fight. stay with me said osama. don't be afraid. they

resolution. >> thank you very much for joining us. with me more on that action is the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. russia is almost certain to veto this resolution. after 10 months and after five and a half thousand people dead, where does this leave the u.n.? >> where does that leave the whole process. what it does is give mr. bashar hope that he can out wait the international community. as long as russia holds out, it gives him the feeling that he has some breathing room and he will not be under kind of the concerted pressure that the arabs plan deserves. >> is the u.n. legitimacy at stake here? >> i don't think that it is the u.n. that is at stake. i think it is the real shame of bashar al-assad that is at stake. what the arab group an international community is trying to accomplish is a way to make a political transition to resolve this question with a minimal reference to the use of force. -- i think it is the regime of bashar al-assad at stake. i think what the foreign minister said, what he was implying, that was that it could be counterproductive. please leave it to the arabs to solve the p