inspire future generations. cleanse the country in an incredible way. good day, i m andrea mitchell in doha. maiden voyage as secretary of state. don t want this. if president assad could quickly decide to come to the table and negotiate. but he has not, sir, with all due respect. there s no sign he s going to. russia and iran, as you pointed out, continue to arm assad. so is the stalemate going to continue? it s already been two years? obviously, andrea, we hope not. the president is the person who initiated this meeting. good day i m andrea mitchell in geneva today where john kerry is about to open those talks with his russian counterpart. joining me by skype syrian rebel commander. we hope our friends in the united states and in the western
stepping in to help colombia with a special weapon. it s a guidance system that turns a regular gravity bomb into a smart bomb that can strike a precise target under a thick jungle canopy. this as peace talks continue in havana. in spite of the talks, there is no cease-fire in place and government operations continue. when the colombian president came to washington this month, president obama praised his efforts to combat the rebels and mentioned u.s. support without offering any specifics. i congratulated the president on his bold and brave efforts to bring about a laster and just peace inside of colombia, in his negotiate uns with the farc, i m pleased to see the president s strong commitment. just this month, a rebel commander and several others were killed in colombia. it s not known if this operation
had harsh wards for assad, including assad and his regime of playing games with the international community. and as for the resolution that seems in doubt, russia continues its defiance, saying it will not support a u.n. revolution here if the threat of force is included if assad does not comply. general edress had this minute message. if the resolution does not include in the threat of force, is that acceptable to you or must it have the threat of force? it must have the threat of force, and this regime don t understand any other language. and for supporting asaud, the russia and iranians are supporting the killing of the syrian people. trace: this rebel commander is blaming the world for not doing enough. this has been going on for two and a half years, russia vetoed three security council
picture and what impact it may have had. the 27-year-old rebel commander who they call uncle has guns pointed over these seven soldiers. cap you are tood government soldiers and later executed and that was quite an eye opener. right. but it also muddles for reporters. while we were thinking that the narrative was the rebels are okay and the assad regime is wrong, but then you look at that and then you think, wait a minute, it is happening on both sides. i have an exit question here having to do with the role of commentators. we saw white house strategy sessions, trying to get everybody on the same talking points and who goes over there but a bunch of former obama aides. talking about stephanie cuter who is the new host of cross fire and former msn people who are now common
about the picture and the impact. a 37-year-old rebel commander who they called uncle has gunned pointed over the seven soldiers, the captured government soldiers who were executed. that was an eye opener. but it muddles for reporters, we were thinking the narrative was, well, the rebels are okay; the assad regime is wrong. when you look at that, you think, wait, it is happening on both sides. an exit question on the role of commentators and we saw in recent days, white house strategy sessions trying to get everyone on the same talking points but who is over there but a bush of former obama aides including stehpanie cutter co-host of crossfire and robert gibbs, commentators, too. does that raise questions whether they are following the white house line if their new jobs at the networks?