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every conflict you see today the weapons are coming from the outside you don't really see weapons. in those countries and so just take a look at the number of un peacekeeping force forces that are out there look at the number of the major conflicts and as i mentioned the five permanent members of the un security council are responsible for seventy five percent of weaponry around the world and let's talk about the un's international arms treaty being proposed a recent article in the economist title that killer deal poses the following question which i want to relay is what does the and or of course the biggest gun lobby in this country got in common with syria iran and north korea the answer all or pose to the global arms created treaty so there seems to be consensus that a treaty needs to be set and avoid weapons being used for mass atrocities one of the arguments from the n.r.a. to not pass the street into the hole in the water well it's a bit embarrassing as an american to know that we have this major pro-gun lobby in the united states that's trying to influence congress not to p
every conflict you see today the weapons are coming from the outside you don't really see weapons. in those countries and so just take a look at the number of un peacekeeping force forces that are out there look at the number of the major conflicts and as i mentioned the five permanent members of the un security council are responsible for seventy five percent of weaponry around the world and let's talk about the un's international arms treaty being proposed a recent article in the economist...
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weapons. you know previous treaties of em to stop the use of landmines cluster bombs other dirty weapons what are the weapons being banned why are they so dangerous and i know that your film actually focuses on the forty seven coalition a cough why is this particular weapons while they keep forty seven is the most ubiquitous weapon around the world so if you look at most conflict areas it's the weapon of choice it's durable it's efficient it's easy to use ammunition is pretty ubiquitous so that's the weapon of choice the arms trade treaty. is meant to regulate conventional weapons but and that is everything from an a k forty seven to a grenade to combat helicopters and combat aircraft so those are the types of weaponry that the arms trade treaty would serve to control and to sum it up you know obviously people are watching and saying what can we do we feel so hopeless this is a horrible thing going on the world completely unregulated what can people find out that they can do as individuals we
weapons. you know previous treaties of em to stop the use of landmines cluster bombs other dirty weapons what are the weapons being banned why are they so dangerous and i know that your film actually focuses on the forty seven coalition a cough why is this particular weapons while they keep forty seven is the most ubiquitous weapon around the world so if you look at most conflict areas it's the weapon of choice it's durable it's efficient it's easy to use ammunition is pretty ubiquitous so...
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are getting weapons on the black market right now and they're getting some weapons from what we call the illicit trade and that's weapons that are coming from qatar saudi arabia but these are also countries that have been receiving u.s. weapons and so often there is a diversion so we don't see u.s. government weapons going to the rebels at this point in time but there's a lot of discussion around whether that would be. a good policy decision i think the biggest fear right now is will those weapons in up in the wrong hands there's a lot of the opposition that is more extremists that the u.s. government is very concerned about so there's been that has it but you're right recently there's been a lot of talk of whether the u.s. government should be a front player just in order to build allies that would take over in a post assad scenario sure there's a lot of reports about the opposition doing really extreme things so you know the question is is this a good thing to be arming people that we don't really know how they're going to use these arms your position focuses on raising awareness a
are getting weapons on the black market right now and they're getting some weapons from what we call the illicit trade and that's weapons that are coming from qatar saudi arabia but these are also countries that have been receiving u.s. weapons and so often there is a diversion so we don't see u.s. government weapons going to the rebels at this point in time but there's a lot of discussion around whether that would be. a good policy decision i think the biggest fear right now is will those...
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it was a weapon's smimt shipment of some kind. not believes what the weapons were. but it is clear that israelis believe this is a shipment of weapons that would have been headed into the hands of hezbollah. now interestingly enough, the israelis, quite frankly, openly acknowledge that they conducted this attack and just last week, in a joint news conference with the defense secretary in tel aviv, the israeli defense minister said, you know, the israelis also have a set of red lines just like the u.s. does in terms of how far syria can go inside of syria before action will be taken. but the number one red line for the israelis is that sophisticated weapons do not find their way from syria into the hand of hezbollah in lebanon for obvious reasons. and the defense minister acknowledged that syria in fact had crossed the red line in january and that the israelis took action. they have the same kind of concerns in the u.s. that the u.s. has about chemical weapons and the like. and quite frankly, you get a sense that as long -- as long as the battle stays in syria, israe
it was a weapon's smimt shipment of some kind. not believes what the weapons were. but it is clear that israelis believe this is a shipment of weapons that would have been headed into the hands of hezbollah. now interestingly enough, the israelis, quite frankly, openly acknowledge that they conducted this attack and just last week, in a joint news conference with the defense secretary in tel aviv, the israeli defense minister said, you know, the israelis also have a set of red lines just like...
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i mean, in that sense, chemical weapons are not as simple weapons of mass destruction as nuclear weapons which have a pretty clearly defined effect in terms of both casualties and property damage. chemical weapons really varies tremendously. attacking an unprotected civilian population under optimal conditions could have very dramatic impact. i mean, thousands of casualties. if you attack well-protected troops then it may have very little impact except for the inconvenience of having to wear protective suits. >> i think there's one other factor that i was able to interview and eyewitness who says -- described the chemical weapons attack. he lives in a town about five miles outside of damascus and he spoke of these two explosions that left a kind of blue haze. but the other factor is panic. he just said "my god, people were terrified. people were streaming into the hospitals. animals were choking to death on the ground. cows were dying, dogs, chickens, birds dropping out of the sky." he said "people are living in fear now." and you can imagine what this means in a large-scale attack. you'
i mean, in that sense, chemical weapons are not as simple weapons of mass destruction as nuclear weapons which have a pretty clearly defined effect in terms of both casualties and property damage. chemical weapons really varies tremendously. attacking an unprotected civilian population under optimal conditions could have very dramatic impact. i mean, thousands of casualties. if you attack well-protected troops then it may have very little impact except for the inconvenience of having to wear...
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weapons inspector finds that iraq got rid of its weapons of mass destruction shortly after the firstr. >> i wasn't supposed to find wmd, i was supposed to find the truth. i did not fail to find wmd. i succeeded in finding the truth. >> you're telling us in addition to having no wmd stocks before the war, for the reasons you gave, saddam chose not to have those weapons. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> those are stunning statements. >> it was a terrible mistake. the cia had said we would find stockpiles that we didn't find. it was a disaster. >> you believed it was true at the time? >> yes, so did they. they shouldn't have. i mean there were a lot of people in the agency, in the community, that knew some of this information wasn't, you know, as solid as it was being presented to me. >> it's not just an intelligence failure. it's a failure to the very highest levels of decision making in america. george w. bush and richard bruce cheney would have gone to war with iraq and gotten rid of saddam hussein even if there wasn't any intelligence at all. >> it is at worst lies and decept
weapons inspector finds that iraq got rid of its weapons of mass destruction shortly after the firstr. >> i wasn't supposed to find wmd, i was supposed to find the truth. i did not fail to find wmd. i succeeded in finding the truth. >> you're telling us in addition to having no wmd stocks before the war, for the reasons you gave, saddam chose not to have those weapons. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> those are stunning statements. >> it was a terrible...
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but we are sure a chemical weapon was used. usef the rebels did chemical weapons, why would they? >> to blame the government. to show that the regime used them. >> tonight, the white house insisted it was much more likely president assad's government was responsible. >> we are highly skeptical of suggestions the opposition could have or did use chemical weapons. we find it highly likely that any chemical weapon used that has taken place in syria was done by the assad regime. that remains our position. >> meanwhile, the conflict continues to escalate. this is the destruction wrought by the second israeli strike in 48 hours, a massive attack which it seems hit three separate military installations. the syrian government has called it an act of war. pretty kendall, bbc news. aaron more, i spoke with david miller, mideast analyst at the woodrow wilson center. i want to get to those israeli strikes in a second. do you think that, given the confusion surrounding chemical weapons usage in syria, it was a mistake for president obama to say it was a red line, if he is not prepared to take
but we are sure a chemical weapon was used. usef the rebels did chemical weapons, why would they? >> to blame the government. to show that the regime used them. >> tonight, the white house insisted it was much more likely president assad's government was responsible. >> we are highly skeptical of suggestions the opposition could have or did use chemical weapons. we find it highly likely that any chemical weapon used that has taken place in syria was done by the assad regime....
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on the outskirts of the capital video footage and eyewitness accounts such as the attack and hit weapons dumps triggering large explosions syria says a number of people were killed and wounded amid widespread destruction of the arab league us condemned this trikes and demanded the u.n. security council to stop any more. t.v. station run by lebanon's hezbollah militant group showed images of what it claimed was the right of the israeli air strike in syria the and verified footage was reportedly taken at the site of a military research facility in german riot after their time but the center itself appears not to have been hate the strike apparently left a major road filled with debris and shell casings and while there's still been no official reaction from israel paul is here the details the syrian deputy foreign minister files that i would make dad has called this morning's attack on a syrian military research facility to quote him addictive ration of rule by israel now said the a tech represented an alliance between islamic terrorists and israel he also says that syria will retaliate aga
on the outskirts of the capital video footage and eyewitness accounts such as the attack and hit weapons dumps triggering large explosions syria says a number of people were killed and wounded amid widespread destruction of the arab league us condemned this trikes and demanded the u.n. security council to stop any more. t.v. station run by lebanon's hezbollah militant group showed images of what it claimed was the right of the israeli air strike in syria the and verified footage was reportedly...
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confusing washington accusations the assad regime had been the one resorting to illegal chemical weapons. according to dozens of young pro-reform protesters behind bars for taking part in antigovernment violence all of it claims the defendants confessed but only after torture. and from the socialist i call in the polls economic despair drives tens of thousands of former supporters. to turn their backs on the french president. worldwide news live from the heart of the russian capital t with me rule received thank you for joining us today. investigators say they have strong grounds to believe that rebels in syria have used chemical weapons in the country's civil war and while no evidence was found the government has ever released any deadly agents now this does a fly in the face of washington's previous statement it was the assad regime which had apparently resorted to the use of illegal weapons do you tell us now to watch these guy in a church you can. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria have used the nerve agent sorry this is a
confusing washington accusations the assad regime had been the one resorting to illegal chemical weapons. according to dozens of young pro-reform protesters behind bars for taking part in antigovernment violence all of it claims the defendants confessed but only after torture. and from the socialist i call in the polls economic despair drives tens of thousands of former supporters. to turn their backs on the french president. worldwide news live from the heart of the russian capital t with me...
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your investigators say they have strong grounds to believe rebels in syria have used chemical weapons in the country's civil war while no evidence was found the government has ever released any deadly agents this flies in the face of washington's previous statement it was the assad regime which had apparently resorted to the illegal weapons trick and has the details now. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria have used the nerve agent sorry this is a major development which comes at a time when the assad government is being accused of having used chemical weapons and so this investigation which says that in all likelihood the rebels have used chemical weapons challenges the narrative which is dominating in the media here and that if chemical weapons were used they were used by the assad government there has been an intense build up of tension around the issue as president obama said the use of chemical weapons by the assad government would be a game changer although he did specify that the u.s. had no hard evidence to accuse th
your investigators say they have strong grounds to believe rebels in syria have used chemical weapons in the country's civil war while no evidence was found the government has ever released any deadly agents this flies in the face of washington's previous statement it was the assad regime which had apparently resorted to the illegal weapons trick and has the details now. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria have used the nerve agent...
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investigator and so there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there's nothing to suggest government forces have done this. meanwhile israel is condemned for a series of as strikes inside syria but takes a look at whether the ultimate target of that tonks could lie elsewhere. and record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings in recent french history francois hollande month at the end of a tough first here as president. international news live from moscow this is a must see with me you thanks for joining us. a leading u.n. investigator says there are strong suspicions of rebels in syria have used the deadly nerve gas sarin during the civil war but call adel point a also insists she has seen no evidence the government has resorted to the use of chemical weapons those claims are in contrast to an earnest statement by the u.s. has accused president assad's forces of using them and threatens to take action to check out reports now from washington. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria h
investigator and so there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there's nothing to suggest government forces have done this. meanwhile israel is condemned for a series of as strikes inside syria but takes a look at whether the ultimate target of that tonks could lie elsewhere. and record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings in recent french history francois hollande month at the end of a tough first here as president. international news live...
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eisenhower and truman both reject that the attack on the soviet union before they had nuclear weaponsfor all the reasons i mentioned an even worse he wants to go the soviet union or china and prevent them from having a nuclear weapon. you have to have the whole population regarding the populations of the soviet union or china is untenable idea. we might be forced to negotiate with them after they acquire nuclear weapons, but it's going to be a terrible much more difficult problem. henry kissinger says he think about the complexity of keeping the roads safe in the cold war with two nuclear powers facing off against each other and you multiply that any times over and start getting an idea what we have to face if we let iran have a nuclear weapon because they're going to cause the sunni states to get nuclear weapons and have the saudi's and turks, egyptians on the nuclear weapons and that is going to make any kind of arrangement to stabilize the world and the world itself that much for difficult. so let's hope we don't have to get to that point. my book is about trying to have another wa
eisenhower and truman both reject that the attack on the soviet union before they had nuclear weaponsfor all the reasons i mentioned an even worse he wants to go the soviet union or china and prevent them from having a nuclear weapon. you have to have the whole population regarding the populations of the soviet union or china is untenable idea. we might be forced to negotiate with them after they acquire nuclear weapons, but it's going to be a terrible much more difficult problem. henry...
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government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or oil to the syrian government the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee also said the u.s. must act to tip the scales in favor of the opposition so we see washington trying to decide the outcome of the civil war in syria the idea or i mean the rebels has been floating in washington for a while now last week the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said the administration was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels if the bill comes to the president's desk he may actually sign it into law critics in the meantime say flooding syria with more weapons could only lead to more bloodshed this monday the white house is basically brushed off the latest findings of the u.n. human rights commission which the syrian rebels may have used the deadly sarin nerve gas here is a leading u.n. investigators saying she was quote stupefied by the evidence during our investigation for crimes against humanity and war crimes. we collect. weakness destroy any that. that made to appear that som
government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or oil to the syrian government the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee also said the u.s. must act to tip the scales in favor of the opposition so we see washington trying to decide the outcome of the civil war in syria the idea or i mean the rebels has been floating in washington for a while now last week the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said the administration was rethinking...
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about students having weapons and knives for decades. it doesn't seem like we have anything new that requires a new level of readyness to be armed outside of the system >> i beg to differ. we have children with clips that carry up to 20 rounds >> actually, it did happen 20 years ago. >> we've got youth in the classrooms not just out on the streets. we have to pay attention to this matter etch as it relates to the peace officers who are performing those law enforcement duties every single day. we can't do what we've continued to do for decades in the past when every other jurisdiction across this system where we have 59 out of 60 departments that are armed that you how many are expanded alone juvenile probation department? >> we have a different model in san francisco where we decided that because of the specialgÑ
about students having weapons and knives for decades. it doesn't seem like we have anything new that requires a new level of readyness to be armed outside of the system >> i beg to differ. we have children with clips that carry up to 20 rounds >> actually, it did happen 20 years ago. >> we've got youth in the classrooms not just out on the streets. we have to pay attention to this matter etch as it relates to the peace officers who are performing those law enforcement duties...
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iran and hezbollah could be directly drawn into this conflict then there's the issue of chemical weapons should western support of assad's enemies be withdrawn if it is proven the rebels are using them against their own people. to cross like syria i'm joined by pepe escobar in london he is an investigative journalist and author in washington we have christopher chivas he's a senior political scientist at the rand corporation and an adjunct professor at john hopkins university and in new york we cross it jeffrey ingersoll he is a defense reporter with business insider right gentlemen cross-talk rules and i don't mean you can jump in anytime you want pepe if i go to you first it looks like there's more and more effort to inflame the conflict in syria than resolve it would you agree or disagree with that. this is just the beginning of tempted to start. you know seeing a little bit peter what a wonderful world this would be the obviously to make the g.c.c. this is what they're trying you know it's the same old story the us the brits and the french inside eight of the brits and france are try
iran and hezbollah could be directly drawn into this conflict then there's the issue of chemical weapons should western support of assad's enemies be withdrawn if it is proven the rebels are using them against their own people. to cross like syria i'm joined by pepe escobar in london he is an investigative journalist and author in washington we have christopher chivas he's a senior political scientist at the rand corporation and an adjunct professor at john hopkins university and in new york we...
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prevent them from having a nuclear weapon.you have to have the whole population virtually parroting the population of the soviet union or china. as an untenable idea and similarly might be in tumble to remain as well. we may be forced to negotiate with them after they acquire nuclear weapons, but it is going to be a terrible, much more difficult problem. henry kissinger says you think about the complexity of keeping the world safe in the cold war with two nuclear powers facing a multiply that many times over and start getting an idea of what we have to save if we let iran have a nuclear weapon because they're going to cause nuclear weapons and on the saudi's, turks, egyptian armed with nuclear weapons and that is just going to make any kind of arrangement to stabilize that area of the world and the militant world itself that much more difficult. so let's hope we don't have to get to that point. that's what my book is about is trying to have another way, another path where he exercised limited, discrete streams through force wi
prevent them from having a nuclear weapon.you have to have the whole population virtually parroting the population of the soviet union or china. as an untenable idea and similarly might be in tumble to remain as well. we may be forced to negotiate with them after they acquire nuclear weapons, but it is going to be a terrible, much more difficult problem. henry kissinger says you think about the complexity of keeping the world safe in the cold war with two nuclear powers facing a multiply that...
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only if you jump the gun a little bit although we don't want people to use chemical weapons. but no one is in a rush to go to go dropping bombs it never looks good it didn't look good even during libya and you know of course there's going to be american politicians there's going to be hawks that are calling for it because it's it will obviously remove assad sooner but they're still not sure here's the thing they're still not sure what's going to replace him and if whatever replaces him it could be friendly to hezbollah who knows they could be friendly to you know to anyone who's willing to fight even though they're and sunni they could be friendly to anyone who's willing to fight the great devil so i think that we want to sort of get a better be made for what's going on on the ground before we start making any decisions like that that's quite a hasty decision and the other thing is that it's going to be difficult to get a bead in terms of what's going on on the ground you know there's fighting street to street and these guys are very fractious and these rebel groups are there
only if you jump the gun a little bit although we don't want people to use chemical weapons. but no one is in a rush to go to go dropping bombs it never looks good it didn't look good even during libya and you know of course there's going to be american politicians there's going to be hawks that are calling for it because it's it will obviously remove assad sooner but they're still not sure here's the thing they're still not sure what's going to replace him and if whatever replaces him it could...
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global gun control the un has passed the arms trade treaty to regulate the international conventional weapons business supporters of the treaty claim it is a positive first step to tame an industry because over a half a million people a year opponents are dismissive they say the treaty is not balanced and favors the interests of all rooms exporting states. across not the arms trade treaty i'm joined by jeffrey cole in new york he is a defense reporter with business insider in washington we have daryl kimball he is the executive director of the arms control association and in london we cross to quito maki she is an associate fellow at chatham house in an expert in conventional arms and disarmament in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want jeffrey in new york are you happy with this treaty because there it passed overwhelmingly with a lot of abstentions though important abstentions. yeah there were a lot of abstentions but i really honestly think that regulating a seventy billion dollars business with several actors both government and private running arms through convoluted means s
global gun control the un has passed the arms trade treaty to regulate the international conventional weapons business supporters of the treaty claim it is a positive first step to tame an industry because over a half a million people a year opponents are dismissive they say the treaty is not balanced and favors the interests of all rooms exporting states. across not the arms trade treaty i'm joined by jeffrey cole in new york he is a defense reporter with business insider in washington we have...
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opposition fighters have resorted to using chemical weapons. and the top u.s. diplomat has arrived right here in russia. rather unlikely to. militarize zation of the conflict. shifts eastwards as a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor. rolling out the red carpet for. a million dollar deals for benjamin netanyahu. and election bloodshed in pakistan forces major candidates into the shadows they prefer to give up. on the campaign trail in favor of staying alive. just approaching a day here in the russian capital with me will receive it's good to have you with us today. a bill allowing the united states to provide training to syrian rebel factions is now circulating among congress but the motion is based on allegations the leadership in damascus has resorted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war and that's despite u.n. claims it's the rebels who may have deployed illegal agents and not the government for the details now from correspondent in washington. washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the
opposition fighters have resorted to using chemical weapons. and the top u.s. diplomat has arrived right here in russia. rather unlikely to. militarize zation of the conflict. shifts eastwards as a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor. rolling out the red carpet for. a million dollar deals for benjamin netanyahu. and election bloodshed in pakistan forces major candidates into the shadows they prefer to give up. on the campaign trail in favor of staying alive. just...
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investigator in says there are strong suspicions the rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there is nothing to suggest the government forces have done the same. meanwhile it grows condemned for a series of as tribes inside syria but takes a look at whether the ultimate target of death tax could lie elsewhere. also thousands are gathering in moscow to mark a guess since an antigovernment protests turned violent and you're seeing live pictures right now from central moscow. last record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings in britain french history france all alone marks the end of a tough first year as president. this results seen coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. first and leading you on investigators says there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used the deadly nerve gas so reinjuring this civil war but call a del ponte a also insists she has no evidence the government has resorted to the use of chemical weapons there those claims are in contrast to an earnest statement by the u.s. has accused president assad's forces of u
investigator in says there are strong suspicions the rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there is nothing to suggest the government forces have done the same. meanwhile it grows condemned for a series of as tribes inside syria but takes a look at whether the ultimate target of death tax could lie elsewhere. also thousands are gathering in moscow to mark a guess since an antigovernment protests turned violent and you're seeing live pictures right now from central moscow. last...
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investigator he says there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there's nothing to suggest the government forces have done the same. meanwhile israel has condemned for a series of our strikes inside syria but also takes a look at whether the ultimate target of that talks could rely could lie elsewhere . and record unemployment painful sterett he and the loveliest ratings in recent french history fronts all around marks the end of a tough first year as president. international news and comment live from moscow this is our c. with me you know hello and welcome to the program. a leading u.n. investigator says there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used the deadly nerve gas sarin during this civil war but carla del ponte a also says she has seen no evidence the government has resorted to the use of chemical weapons those claims are in contrast to an earlier statement by the u. arts who has accused president assad's forces of using them and threatened to take action and she's going there to check on reports now from washington. you want human
investigator he says there are strong suspicions rebels in syria have used chemical weapons but says there's nothing to suggest the government forces have done the same. meanwhile israel has condemned for a series of our strikes inside syria but also takes a look at whether the ultimate target of that talks could rely could lie elsewhere . and record unemployment painful sterett he and the loveliest ratings in recent french history fronts all around marks the end of a tough first year as...
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the use of chemical weapons. now it is a massive use of chemical weapons.n the intelligence committees, the white house sense -- send this letter to congress saying there is a belief or there is evidence that the regime had used chemical , i thinkn occasions this is a point where a lot of syrian rebels or opposition said now is the time to get the support, the red line is crossed. you get a sense it is becoming much more unclear. you did not hear the chemical weapons debate as much as you did a few weeks ago because it is somore evidence murky about what would actually in the white house mind be a conclusive proof there was chemical weapons used. you had one of the u.n. investigators say she believed or there was evidence opposition used it. i think the president was very strategic in saying -- answering vagueery big way --- vagu way. of the that red line chemical weapons usage has been very muddied now. unless there is an explosive conclusive report, i did not see that being used as a might have been in the past as a justification to do more. fred and penn
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so a military style weapon and absolutely -- >> to the point you inaccurately said these weapons can spray a room full of bullets and you know that's incorrect. >> that's not true. >> that is correct. >> by pulling the trigger over and over again and having 100 rounds in a gun that's a rapid rate of spraying bullets we see this time and time again with gun, you know, tragedy, sandy hook, colorado. >> the only thing -- you know the machine gun was banned, then we have this assault rifle military style assault rifle. and then the difference was the machine gun may have sprayed bullets in a matter of 2 seconds and the assault rifle does it in 5 seconds. doesn't matter. you can -- with 100 round ammunition, 15 rounds, 30 round, 40 round, whatever it is, you can kill a lot of people in a matter of seconds and there is no purpose to that for civilian use. >> i'll give you one real push back for civilian use, let's rewind our mental videotapes to rodney king riots in la. the city was on fire. there's footage that went on every major news network of this mob that was going from one area to a
so a military style weapon and absolutely -- >> to the point you inaccurately said these weapons can spray a room full of bullets and you know that's incorrect. >> that's not true. >> that is correct. >> by pulling the trigger over and over again and having 100 rounds in a gun that's a rapid rate of spraying bullets we see this time and time again with gun, you know, tragedy, sandy hook, colorado. >> the only thing -- you know the machine gun was banned, then we...
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stay that focused on the chemical weapons? and a lot of talk about the president having put himself in something of a box with his red line language. >> no, jeff, i don't think that's possible. >> brown: you don't? no, because from what i understand to actually secure the chemical weapons on the ground is something that would take more than 10,000 troops and it's not something that can be done remotely. now what the united states could do remotely, you've heard senator mccain speak of cruise missiles and so forth, is perhaps ground the syrian air force so make it more difficult for chemical weapons to be delivered by aircraft. but that doesn't secure the chemical weapons themselves. that would have to be done either by the syrian rebels who are there on the ground, perhaps after the overthrow of the al assad regime or by some fairly large scale foreign intervention. so i think that the administration, the u.s. administration is now seeing that the costs of inaction have started to outweigh the costs of action. and i think they
stay that focused on the chemical weapons? and a lot of talk about the president having put himself in something of a box with his red line language. >> no, jeff, i don't think that's possible. >> brown: you don't? no, because from what i understand to actually secure the chemical weapons on the ground is something that would take more than 10,000 troops and it's not something that can be done remotely. now what the united states could do remotely, you've heard senator mccain speak...
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advanced weapons like aerial defense system that would maybe come from russia or long range or medium range missiles coming from iran these are the weapons that israel would be worried about but i don't think they would be worried about the workers that are flowing into the hands of the rebels after all many people here in damascus think that the israeli air raid one way or another is of provided some kind of assistance to the rebels or at least a moral victory for them all right syrian journalist. abrahim talking to us from the scene of the ass trike in damascus thank you very much indeed thank you thank you so the basis for now breaking news story and a syrian official has called as tribes on the country's military research facility a declaration a war by israel this statement came hours after warplanes hit hard targets on the outskirts of the syrian capital so far there's been no official confirmation from israel that it will stop blaming video footage showed huge explosions at the site of this as strike which is said to have targeted a military research facility syria says these r
advanced weapons like aerial defense system that would maybe come from russia or long range or medium range missiles coming from iran these are the weapons that israel would be worried about but i don't think they would be worried about the workers that are flowing into the hands of the rebels after all many people here in damascus think that the israeli air raid one way or another is of provided some kind of assistance to the rebels or at least a moral victory for them all right syrian...
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as have not from the global network against weapons and nuclear power in space flight from the u.s. thank you thank you. on the streets obese london shari'a patrols are still in force police of this courage their actions in local religious leaders have disowned them but it's not stopping the group from trying to coerce britons into a strict isn't just code when they're muslims not so first looks at why. when videos have missed them vigilantes trying to pay serial or an unsuspecting members of the public first hit the headlines there was an outcry in person well since then some arrests have been made for this artist found out his self-titled muslim patrols still in operation in the muslim community we continue to patrol the streets and clear the streets of the first isn't easy to achieve this group call themselves the shari'a project. they make a point of differentiating themselves from the more hardline muslim patrol his video is cool such anger everything with scenes like this we almost. got it out we're proud of. our work. a moment longer a little bit calmer and really focused on
as have not from the global network against weapons and nuclear power in space flight from the u.s. thank you thank you. on the streets obese london shari'a patrols are still in force police of this courage their actions in local religious leaders have disowned them but it's not stopping the group from trying to coerce britons into a strict isn't just code when they're muslims not so first looks at why. when videos have missed them vigilantes trying to pay serial or an unsuspecting members of...
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red line weapons of mass destruction no more like a weapon of mass destruction and no i'm not saying that syria should be ignored what i am saying is that we should all be looking at the bigger picture first of all why would chemical weapons be enough of a reason to attack a sovereign nation when the us has consistently used them in modern warfare just in the last decade the us used white phosphorus and radioactive depleted uranium in iraq both of which defy international law but i digress back to syria eerily similar to the propaganda run up to the iraq war first came the report of chemical weapons being used then came the declaration from the defense department that assad it was responsible for using them against civilians and of course obama quickly followed by saying that this would not stand but if i if there's one thing i hope this nations learned in the wake of the iraq debacle is that when the war drums are being beaten by the media and the government the people should demand to see the evidence well according to reuters just yesterday independent u.n. human rights investigat
red line weapons of mass destruction no more like a weapon of mass destruction and no i'm not saying that syria should be ignored what i am saying is that we should all be looking at the bigger picture first of all why would chemical weapons be enough of a reason to attack a sovereign nation when the us has consistently used them in modern warfare just in the last decade the us used white phosphorus and radioactive depleted uranium in iraq both of which defy international law but i digress back...
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on north korea's use of nuclear weapons, the use of nuclear weapons in north korea would result in there being no north korea. not just the leadership, but other things would no doubt happen. we have said this. in various forms, to the north koreans. when i was in government, i was in meetings which this was communicated very clearly, including by implication when i accompanied bill perry to john pyongyangohn yang -- in the 1990's. hy hasn't had no effect? no effect?ad don'tmy view, they intend to use those weapons for offensive.... they are useful to get our attention, to bring us to the table. changeo intimidate and the balance of power. they are a useful asymmetric tool for the north koreans. they don't have many other useful weapons in their quiver. the concern that i really haven't comes to nukes and north korea is the miscalculation factor. during the recent ramping up attention for the peninsula, the north koreans moved to their newer intermediate range ballistic missiles that may have a ability to strike as far away as long. as i said earlier, they could be nuclear capable in the
on north korea's use of nuclear weapons, the use of nuclear weapons in north korea would result in there being no north korea. not just the leadership, but other things would no doubt happen. we have said this. in various forms, to the north koreans. when i was in government, i was in meetings which this was communicated very clearly, including by implication when i accompanied bill perry to john pyongyangohn yang -- in the 1990's. hy hasn't had no effect? no effect?ad don'tmy view, they intend...
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these places with chemical weapons. that is the problem with syria. there are no good options. >> if you think there's no way to secure the weapons, do you think we will get to the point where that is necessary? >> i do not know. this thing has deteriorated. how far i cannot possibly predict. is that thenow terrorist islamic groups have grown in strain. strength. implausible region as reprehensible as it has been for decided to be murdering his own they think that controls me the most are terrorists using their hands on chemical weapons. there are no good options to preventing that. >> what is the military strategy for containing the damaged? >> the military has to have a number of plans on the shelf depending on how events ago. i would say we would all hope and expect that putting huge numbers of troops into syria would not be something that we ever exercise. it is important for the military to have a variety of plans on the table using all the technology, the best forces we have available. it is up to the president to
these places with chemical weapons. that is the problem with syria. there are no good options. >> if you think there's no way to secure the weapons, do you think we will get to the point where that is necessary? >> i do not know. this thing has deteriorated. how far i cannot possibly predict. is that thenow terrorist islamic groups have grown in strain. strength. implausible region as reprehensible as it has been for decided to be murdering his own they think that controls me the...
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finds out that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against the rebels then obama strongly indicated that the u.s. would consider military intervention but he did not address what would happen if it was in fact the rebels or members of the opposition that have used chemical weapons throughout this ongoing conflict but at this point barack obama says that u.s. intelligence officials don't know who has used chemical weapons inside of syria how they were used or when they were used the u.s. cannot confirm if it was in fact damascus who's used the weapons now obama said that his administration doesn't have a chain of custody that establishes exactly what has happened in syria and in the meantime damascus and the opposition have repeatedly accused one another of using chemical weapons on tuesday syria's ambassador to the u.n. allege that terrorist groups fighting alongside the rebels had used chemical material during an attack near the city of it live at attempted to blame that incident on the syrian government in the meantime the united nations says damascus has so far refused
finds out that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against the rebels then obama strongly indicated that the u.s. would consider military intervention but he did not address what would happen if it was in fact the rebels or members of the opposition that have used chemical weapons throughout this ongoing conflict but at this point barack obama says that u.s. intelligence officials don't know who has used chemical weapons inside of syria how they were used or when they were used the...