as americans. and for us, as syrian americans, we've seen over the past two and a half years a -- in the words of john mccain, a brutal, brutal dictator, who is -- who is i'm sorry i forget the exact words. john mccain had words that he used in the town hall. john mccain and many others have characterized bashar al-assad as a merciless brutal dictator who has been killing his own people in the past two and a half years, over 120,000 people have been killed. for us as syrian americans to have seen these people being killed, we want our voice to be heard, we want an end to the war and we do believe that the u.s. intervention is necessary in order to end the war in syria. >> you're speaking about ending the war but the administration has repeatedly talked about doing just pinprick strikes a very limited attack on syria so they're not talking about regime change, they're not talking about ending the war. >> the strikes which would degrade bashar al-assad's capabilities to use chemical weapons would be the right step at this point. because these chemical weapons, first of all they're banned internationally

syrian president denies using chem -- to the crisis in syria now. syrian president denies using chemical weapon. as it reported the comment comes as the white house tries to convince congress and the american people that the syrian government must be held accountable. >> reporter: syrian president tells cbs this morning cohost charlie rose he had nothing to do with the chemical weapon attack that killed 1400 people outside of demaskus. >> he says there is no evidence that i used chemical weapon against my own people. and if, in fact, the administration has evidence then they should show that evidence. >> reporter: he blames rebels for last month's attack. the white house chief of staff says he is lying. >> every indication we have is that he and every member of congress has spoken to accepts the intelligence they carried out this attack. >> reporter: the barack obama administration tends to hold the syrian government accountable. john kerry met with arab representative in paris to drum up international sup port -- support for the attack on the regime. >> reporter: across the country americans are protesting the white house plan to use military force. president barack obama met several repu

americans with a list of targets. that source told us that there is coordination as to asking the -- requesting from the americans to notify the rebels or the free syrian army of one, when they intend to carry out any strikes so it gives times for the rebels to move theiring bodies away from military targets that will be struck. and putting plans to take advantage of any military intervention against the syrian government. >> and what about reports that the assad government is moving some of its heavy weapons up mountains, what can you tell us about that? >> yes, i have to say sammy, this information is coming from military sources within the rebel -- the syrian rebels. we've been hearing a lot for the last few days that there is some troop movements from mount kassun that overlooks the capital damascus. this morning the source told us that they have information that the syrian governmental is really digging and using tunnels in the kassun mountains and they are hiding some of their a artillery, of their rockets as well as some other equipment. word coming to me is.coming from rebels on the ground one sided, however. >> thank you very much. with intern

paris says this is okay, we should use the same level of assertiveness on iran when it comes to their nuclear program as we have just seen the americans use against the syriansa number of other officials and well known politicians have made the same link, saying let's see how this goes. perhaps we should use this when it comes to deterring iran. from pursuing it's nuclear program. >> simon, i believe this is a two tracker visit for john kerry, with the peace talks between israel and palestine also expected to feature. >> yes i think they will be removed gaited from second place. this is something that john kerry won't let be brushed under the carpet 27 it is something he has put a huge amount of effort to get going. he has flown here six times. they have done, they have been meeting in secret over the last few weeks the palestinians have been leaking saying they haven't been well, the israelis have been leaking that they are upset with the palestinian leaks. so it is not clear whether these talks are progressing as the americans want them to, in other words, it isn't clear yet whether secretary of state has to bang heads together or come here for a progress

americans in some of the l.a. see as the main syrian counterpart did not agree to the russian initiative for each element in syria. and. now. with us and some of. our western partners either cannot or will not convince the national coalition to go that way. but we do not believe believe that any particular goof has the right to monopolize the activities over certain structure so russia has maintained contacts with every single opposition in over the past couple of years and we will continue doing that and continue convincing them of a necessity for international settlement. with you some of the people and if we come to realize that such contacts be useful for it peaceful settlement we can invite every single stake. order to moscow for a meeting every single group in syria there refuses to choose a military solution in hopes for a political settlement still. in . the us of the because it is still necessary to. among all syrians india i am absolutely convinced that. the multilateral dale will have no alternative as the only possible solution in the chance for a peaceful settlement in syria. and this is how. we have also agreed to ins

lawmakers first after key world powers and many americans speak out against intervention that's as lattimer putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used. other nonsense appealing to the u.s. president as a nobel peace prize winner think of the bloodshed he might cause. and greek national debt increases alongside financial aid from the e.u. as aspen struggles to appease international lenders amid reports it may need a third bailout.

syrian' the case for civil war can be argued many ways as to what the outcome may be. what should not be argued is the toleration of the use of chemical weapons at this point. >> americans are so weary of war. 100,000 syrians have already died. why does it make a difference if they used chemical weapons? that is what i'm hearing about ordinary americans. >> ordinary americans i think will be informed about a debate that is occurring. i congratulate the leaders of calling back today the senate foreign relations committee for a very vital debate and hearing. they will have another debate tomorrow behind closed doors. likewise, the house of representatives will hear about this. we will all be hearing about this. the fact that we have been preoccupied -- and i understand this -- with jobs, the economy, deficit does not mean that the dangers to our country are any less from weapons of mass destruction. this debate is a healthy debate. >> to you worry that your own party is split between hawks and isolationist? >> i'm not certain what my party is going to do. i would hope that members that are taking part in these hearings are listening carefully, learning a great deal more a

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administration's continued insistence that the syrian regime must be punished for alleged use of chemical weapons as washington's traditional allies the americans have said they will strike syria on their own if they have to what does this say about america's standing in the middle east and the future of international law. without. the consent. of the great. he continues her naughty house arrest a short spell in a london jail and trapped in the u.k.'s ecuadorian embassy that's where wiki leaks founder julian assange has spent the past one thousand days he's hoping to avoid extradition to sweden where he's wanted on sex crime allegations and if he leaves the embassy and steps foot on british soil he'll most likely be arrested immediately there are also fears of a son he could face espionage charges in the u.s. because his site revealed so much damning information about how the country operates we can expect when kristinn hrafnsson told us that the outcome of a recent high profile whistleblower trial has them worried about the songes fate. it is quite obvious if you read through the transcript of the trial against chelsea manning and see what kin

americans speak out against intervention. that is what amir putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used. as utter nonsense appealing to the u.s. president as a noble peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed he might cause and greek national debt increases along financial alongside financial aid from the e.u. as athens struggles to appease international lenders amid reports it may need a third bailout.

the use of force would be catastrophic and not just the syrian president putin addresses the american people as diplomats means to find a way to deal with and sounds chemical weapons. and the white house is accused of gagging big corporations with c.e.o.'s suggesting that even talking about the n.s.a. spy program could amounts to treason. this is our c coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program the syrian army is battling small groups of rebels who remain in the ancient christian village of opposition fighters links to al qaeda have been in control of the area for almost a week of reportedly losing religious sites and forcing residents to convert to islam at gunpoint he is more of a notion of made it to the village following reports that the government troops have recaptured it but found pockets of resistance still remain. the we're at. the top of. the mood is cheerful soldiers are smiling and relieved the jihadists have been booted out you know but there's some of them were killed some of them escaped but the. locals joined the army to defend the native town the soldiers i

syrian army. so much so that the assad regime is using so-called citizen soldiers to beef up its front lines. elizabeth palmer is the only american network reporter inside syria. she reports. >> reporter: as the fighting here spreads the length and breadth of the country, the syrian military was getting badly overstretched, so the government decided to pour some serious resources into creating the national defense force, which is now 100,000 strong. they may look like soldiers and fight like soldiers, but actually, they're civilians, supplied with guns and bullets by the syrian government. these four men are all proud supporters of president bashar al assad, the main qualification for joining the national defense force. two years ago they were working in this damascus neighborhood called tatamon, but the war shattered their livelihood, so they traded unemployment for a crisp uniform and a job on the front line. so the bullet went in here and came out here. wow. the national defense force has the full support of syria's professional army. just last week unable to dislodge a sniper, they called for and got backup from the military's big guns. they've been assigned a full-time military liais

lawmakers first after key world powers and many americans speak out against intervention that's as lattimer putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used w m d's as utter nonsense appealing to the us president as a nobel peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed he might cause. and greek national debt increases alongside financial aid from the e.u. as athens struggles to appease international lenders amid reports it may need a third bailout. the latest news and the week's top stories here on r t m lindsey france against the distant cries of anti-war protesters broke obama has pulled back from ordering a strike against syria at least for now the u.s. president has decided to ask congress which doesn't reconvene for over a week to give its backing for a war which he says needs to be launched obama wants to punish damascus for its alleged use of chemical weapons but still has not publicly presented proof to back up his accusations and international opposition towards an attack is mounting as marina portnoy reports. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congres

americans speak out against intervention. that's as vladimir putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used w m d's as utter nonsense appealing to the us president as a nobel peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed he might cause. and the greek national debt increases alongside financial aid from the e.u. as athens struggles to appease international lenders amid reports that made need a third bailout. the latest news and the week's top stories here on r t m lindsay france. against the distant cries of anti-war protesters broke obama has pulled back from ordering a strike against syria at least for now the u.s. president had to say has decided to ask congress which doesn't convene for another week to back to give its backing for a war which he says needs to be launched obama wants to punish damascus for its alleged use of chemical weapons but still has not publicly presented proof to back up his accusations and international opposition towards an attack is mounting as graham point reports. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress

. >> syrian president bashar al- assad has told the american media there is no evidence he used chemical weapons against his own people. this comes as.s. secretary of state john kerry continues a whirlwind tour to drum up international some work for military intervention in syria. international leaders are not the only ones who need convincing. many americans are skeptical as well. >> antiwar protesters demand the u.s. stay out of the conflict in syria. demonstrations like this one are meant to send a clear message to the obama administration and the world that there is broad opposition to military intervention. >> i have family living there. they worry about what is going to happen in syria. >> most protests only to a few hundred people but opinion polls show that they represent a majority of americans. shortly before the decisive vote in congress, the president pulls out all the stops, planning to make his case and interviews with six different television networks. the secretary of state, john kerry, looks for support a broad. he visited france where they support attacks on syria, only after the results of a human investigation. h

using chemical weapon on his own people with an exclusive interview with cbs. his comments come as the white house tries to convince congress and the american people the syrian government must be held accountable. >> reporter: syrian president tells charlie rose he had nothing to do with the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1400 people outside damascus. >> he basically says there has been no evidence that i use chemical weapons against my own people. and if in fact the administration has evidence, then they should show that evidence. >> reporter: assad blames rebels for last month's attack saying assad is lying. >> every indication we have is that he and every member of congress has spoken to except the intention that they carried out this attack. >> reporter: holding the syrian government accountable. sick tear of state john kerry med on sunday to strike up force against the reseem. but across the country americans are protesting the white house plan to use military force. president obama met several republican senators that were still on the fence sunday night. he will address the nation from the white house tuesday. one day before the senate holds a key

as like our savior because we believe in the american democracy, the american freedom. >> quickly >> we want arab democracy, syrian democracy. we do nots look to america to give usedom. we syrians need to strive for this freedom. we need to empower our political opposition. we need to have our own rules and regulation and our concept enough. >> halah, how do you do that? this has been going on for two years, 100,000 people are killed. don't you think the opposition could? >> yes. i understand, but let me really explain to you my point before you say what you want to say. is that the international community didn't work on political solution. we have very strategy -- fragmented. the military opposition inside syrian has been hijacked by muslim front and by al-qaeda. we have the syrian people have been silenced and afraid fob part of the political solution. there are external forces like a rab i can't and russia and iran using syria as playground for their political agenda. we need to empower the political democracy. look at afghanistan. pause you there, halah. i am wondering if it's too late for a negotiated political solution. i want to touch on that when we come

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american people. >> the president's announcement came as a surprise to protesters expecting an imminent attack. after days presenting evidence the syrian government used chemical weapons, the president had little support from the world community. >> so the nos have it. >> still he insists the assad regime must be punished for the worst chemical attack of the 21st century. >> what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> reporter: a commander in chief. classified brief fipgs on sunday at the capitol. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> protesters around the world took to the streets today to protest for and against a possible u.s.-led attack on syria. that includes protests in the bay area. in san jose, a small crowd of people gathered in front of city hall to express their views. this group opposes possible action in syria. in san francisco maybe 100 protesters carried syrian and american flags. some protesters are comparing military action in syria to the war in iraq. >> the u.s. government sending out a political lie saying there's a country we should be away of. we see the disast

and following an american and german footsteps france has released its own report which accuses the syrian government of using chemical weapons on three other separate occasions as r.t. dot com for more details. america's top diplomat says congress is not the last word when it comes to america's ambitions to attack syria u.s. secretary of state john kerry believes there is evidence enough to allow the president to launch an assault even if lawmakers say no but after years of constant war and killing it's not the strikes that scare syrians the most as artie's maria fanaa reports from damascus. we were last time in damascus a year ago now we returned and we decided to meet some of the people we've previously interviewed for our report but sadly many of them have either fled the chaos or were killed one of those who died was hamad rafia yon very successful very famous actor who was also another and activist he chose wards to defend his country and he was killed for that part of our. earth. the movie was her we met muhammad in july two thousand and twelve during the filming of one of the most popular syrian t.v. dramas where he played one of the lead in roles. in se

us a reluctant warrior and doing things deliberately. in the middle east, however, it is perceived as weakness. syrian headlines were the americanat has begun in the face of our glorious president bashir al assad. it's a different perception on both sides of the ocean here. >> colonel, secretary of state john kerry says saudi arabia will back military intervention in syria. what is the answer to getting more allies onboard? >> backing us is one thing, but participating is something else it. expect the saudis to back us and to support us morally, but i doubt they really bring much to the table militarily. more importantly, there are other allies in the region that could help us, specifically turkey. there is a huge nato air base in southern turkey, very close on the syrian border. that would be an ideal place to station and launch american aircraft from. that would be the kind of support we need. moral support? it's nice, but it doesn't bring anything to the table. >> thank you, colonel. >>> disturbing videos of aftermath of apparent sarin gas attack in syria. is the white house trying to get the media in doing its work convincin

use of military force. the other things they object to as well. it says that the assad regime was guilty of the atrocity on august 21. they say it was the syrian opposition trying to get the americans to intervene. it also calls for the assad to be returned to the international criminal court. to go.s a long way there is some common ground in that resolution. it is the idea that syria should hand over its chemical weapons. there is a lot that the russians won't mind. will the americans compromise? that seems to be the big question. will the russians continue to block and use their veto? >> there is a lot of confusion in washington. thank you for joining me. as congress debates the next move, the fighting in syria continues. to cameramen has traveled the northwest of the country where the violence is in second -- is incessant. >> syrians live in fear of many things, but it is chemical -- it is conventional weapons not chemicals that have killed so many. thishe last two years, area has been bombed and shelled. each attack has been recorded by local media activist. he guided us through the devastation inflicted on his village. he filmed the fighter jets last year. this is what he says

as washington plans to fire its missiles syrian activists around possible american targets saying they're ready to die at the obama administration doesn't back down. also a media watchdog condemns the u.k. government sustained use of strong arm tactics against the press saying security measures are putting harder freedoms or risk. there watching are to live from moscow islands in france.

as danielle nottingham reports, some key law enforcement support the use of force but many americans are saying, not so fast. >> reporter: during a visit to sweden, president obama pressed his case for military action against syrian leader bashar assad. >> we believe very strongly with high confidence that in fact chemical weapons were used and that mr. assad was the source. >> reporter: but the president faces a skeptical nation at home. a new pugh research poll shows only 29% of americans support air strikes against syria. 48% oppose them. the president is pushing congress to authorize the use of force but many lawmakers are against giving the commander-in- chief a blank check to wage war. democratic senator robert menendez helped draft a resolution that the senate is considering. it bars the use of ground troops and limits the campaign to 90 days. >> it gives the president the wherewithal to have the limited military action that he has asked for in order to punish assad for the use of chemical weapons in the killing of innocent civilians. >> reporter: but senators including john mccain want more than a missile strike. and the obama administration also faces obstacles in the republican-controlled house. today s

powers and many americans speak out against intervention that's a lot of near putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used to utter nonsense appealing to the u.s. president as a nobel peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed. and greek national debt increases alongside financial aid from the e.u. is athens struggles to appease international lenders amid reports it may need its third bailout.

syrian president bashar al assad tells "cbs this morning's" charlie rose the u.s. has no evidence his regime used chemical weapons. this as president obama makes his case to congress and the american public that the u.s. must strike the assad regime, but some lawmakers are resisting the administration's call to arms. >> i can't come up with a reason right now why the united states should support this action. >> then i heard this loud crash and i looked to my left and i saw it. >> a dozen children are hurt when a ride at a connecticut festival breaks down. >>> and questions about the queen's security detail after a royal mix jum aup and a break-i buckingham palace. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 9 >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 9h, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, syrian president bashar al assad tells "cbs this morning" anchor charlie rose that there's no proof his regime is responsible for the chemical atang against the syrian people. it is the first time the dictator has spoken to u.s. television network since president obama asked congress to approve a military strik

has to use that the point that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner as specially when talking about the way that the west is approaching the syrian crisis. in our american partners starting to. see if russia does not agree to egypt to seven dissolution in the u.n. to see. the chemical watchdog in the hague. this completely counters what we agreed on was john kerry namely the chemical watch dogs decision and then are supporting a solution from the un a c. but without a chapter seven. the russian foreign minister said that the team of u.n. experts who were in syria last month investigating reports of alleged chemical attacks actually couldn't complete their job in its entirety caving into the pressure from the likes of the united states who seem to be determined to push their agenda in only one direction. which our partners a blinded by an ideological goal to remove the assad regime they want to show the big can call the shots in the middle east. they are mostly concerned with proving their own supremacy and not the task that we are driven by which to solve the syrian chemical weapons problem. on top of that russian foreign minister has said that there is

americans on the ground in syria. the only allies that would be important to us is the allies of the free syrian army. >>> as every officerr general will tell you, the enemy gets to vote. so when we come back, we're going to ask what happens after the strikes? how will syria respond and how should the united states prepare for that when we come back. weekdays are for rising to the challenge. they're the days to take care of business. when possibilities become reality. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicated support, we constantly evolve to meet your needs. every day of the week. centurylink® your link to what's next. >>> and we are back with our shadow national security council war gaming the syria operation. wesley clark, nicholas burns, paul wolfowitz and james steinberg. general clark, tell us what you expect is the likely syrian response to a series of strikes as you say maybe two or three days of it. what do you expect them to do? hunker down or retaliate

use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. as recently as yesterday morning, president obama was expected in the speech to persuade the american support his call for an american punitive military strike against the syrian government. since then in the last day. syria has said it will declare its chemical weapons arsenal for the first time ever and will sign on to the international chemical weapons convention. the syrians are pledging for the first time to cooperate in an international effort to declare, ha

use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. as recently as yesterday morning, president obama was expected in the speech to persuade the american public and members of congress to support his call for an american punitive military strike against the syrian government. since then in the last day. syria has said it will declare its chemical weapons arsenal for the first time ever and will sign on to the international chemical weapons convention. the syrians are pledging for the first time to cooperate in an international effort to declare, hand over and destroy their chemical arsenal thought to be one of the largest in the world. developments change expectations for president obama's remarks. with no advance excerpts leaked to the press, rare for any presidency, particularly for this one. what the president will say tonight abut this out this on g crisis is unknown. we don't know what he will say. a big deal. the speech is expected to last 15 minutes. delivering it from the east room of the white house from which he has previously given three addresses to the nation since he has been president. the east room where he announced th

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americans were not only not convinced, they were confused. >> neil: i'm confused using chemical weapons as a rational for getting involved. as you know, we chatted about this, 100,000 syrianstchered by bullets, bombs, knifings. we do the line of chemical weapons. do you think that's a fairway to go about this, that chemical weapons is a different standard, saying nothing of the 1700 killed presumably by chemical weapons and not the 100,000 killed by conventional means. could rogue nations take this as a sign, next time i shoot them, i won't gas them. >> italians a green line, rape, torture, murder. they're doctrine. that's different from random acts of horrible, unacceptable violence perpetrated by some of the -- those who are fighting against bashar al-assad and those atrocitieses are condemned. there's no doubt terror was part of the strategy of bashar al-assad to cow his people. so 100,000 -- the president andd maybe it was by accident, maybe it was by design, said that it would be a, quote, red line. and then he was stuck with those words and we're trying to convince the american people that we're going to take these actions because bashar al-assad violated a chemical

although we certainly favored some action as a result of the use of chemical weapons by the regime we believe that american and western intelligence was right that the syrian government forces were responsible, interesting question by the way which you hear is, was he personally responsible or wa was was therea rogue commander? >> he has been asked that. >> i am sure he gave a very straight answer, as he always does, but there is a big question about what comes next, and what -- if the u.n. inspectors come in and the russians take responsibility for, or coresponsibility for dismantling or destroying the chemical weapons would that weaken the regime? >> i also worry that time will be on his side and while they go back trying to make this work, that he may be able to change and hide and -- >> sarin is still killing thousands of his own people within this vicious civil war. >> rose: so how does it end, do you think? >> well, i always assumed that in the end the assads were finished, it was just a question of time, now i am not so sure. i think that this russian -- >> rose: you mean remain power in syria or remain as part of some kind of governing coalition? >

initially billed as a chance to persuade of war-weary american public that it needs to launch a military strike response to serious use of military weapons. a last-minute offer from syrian officials as renewed hope of a diplomatic solution while complicating the president's task. they write the president obama told democrats a meeting on capitol hill today he wanted the vote authorizing military force delayed to give the international diplomatic process more time to work. senator ben cardin of maryland spoke supporting the use of military force. >> mr. president, make no mistake about it, the resolution before us in our judgment, one of the most difficult decisions a member of the united states senate will ever have to make. the authorization of force is an awesome responsibility that each of us has. none of us want to see americans in harm's way. none of us want to see the need for the use of military force. so this is a difficult judgment for us to make. the constitution envisions that both the president and congress are involved in that applying of u.s. military. certainly the president as commander-in-chief and the congress under the war powers act have a responsibi

as washington plans to pirates missiles syrian activists around possible american targets saying they're ready to die if the obama administration doesn't back down. also a media watchdog condemns the u.k. government sustained use of strong arm tactics against. press saying security measures are putting hard earned freedoms at risk. you're watching our two live from moscow and lindsey france.

us as americans to see our country humiliated, looked at as weak. and our enemies saying, we can take advantage, putin, who eats his lunch every day, iranians who make fools of him, syriansbe in place forever and ever the assad regime. lou: one thing, the one thing that president can say he to this point is has out smarted the republicans, will we ever see that change? >> on that issue i think we have to make a distinc distincttion n obama the president, and obama the politician. on one hand quite the politician. lou: i would have thought given his record there is no way that just a blank line on the ballot he could have prevailed. stunning stuff. >> it really is. it is sad. lou: ed klein, always delight nul to see you. >> thank you. lou: we invite you to take a second go to our web site fox business.com, how feds stance is affecting forth quarter investment. right here, president's agenda looks something like an obstacle for a number of his good friends in the democratic party who are in a perilous position for 2014 my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get