of these syrian rebels. katherine is live in our dc newsroom. the video shows a group of rebel commanders that was posted on a pro syrian regime website. you can see the black and white islamist flag. three analysts reviewed this tape for fox news. the narrative is jihady. the narrative they are talking about is the use of weapons they have not used before. what comes to mind is chemical or biological. this man was also identified to fox news as a deputy to general idris. this is the leader of the free army some call moderate. this week the administration pressed for answers. it seems like initially the opposition was maybe more western leaning, more democratic. and as the time has gone by it degraded and has become more infiltrated by al-qaeda. is that true? that is basically not true. that is basically incorrect. the opposition has increasingly become more defined by its moderation.
in britain to become an eye doctor. president assad s british-born wife added to the hopes that he would one day turn syria into an ally of the united states. instead he tightened his grip on the police state there, one where those who rebel wind up dead. shannon has that from washington now. when he gave his address in 2000 he said he would lead the country to the ambitions of the syrian people. the same people he is accused of killing with chemical weapons. though president bush hoped he would live up to his billing as a reformer he realized the u.s. would not be able to have a substantive relationship with syria. and when then house speaker nancy pelosi visited assad they disapproved. and then john kerry met with assad many times and called him a generous man. four years ago there was a belief by many there was still a diplomatic route here in
first of all public opinion is against it and secondly public opinion is vee meantly against it. michael grimm pulled his support for use of force and manchin says he will vote no. others worry about the response to a missal strike. we also have to consider the possibility that our acting would cause a further ease ask you layings of the filings in the region and that it might well cause uh sod or hezbollah to strike against american targets. there will be a procedural step tomorrow in the senate setting the stage for a vote next week. shep? thank you, sir. long before he started slaughtering his own citizens, there was a lot of talk in the west that president assad might be syria s save yes, sir. he took savior. he took charge after studying
usually language from the chief diplomat at the united nations. ambassador samantha power saying all 15 members of the u.n security council voted in favor of the treaty that a longtime ago outlawed the use of chemical weapons. she said the will of the security council in condemning and acting against syria in the wake of the alleged chemical weapons attack is now in her words being held hostage by the russians. that she said makes the u.n. irrelevant. it is not protected peace and security for the syrian children gassed to death on august 21. it is not protecting the stability of the region. it is not standing behind now an internationally accepted ban on the use of chemical weapons. given that strong language in diplomatic terms it seems highly unlikely that president obama has any intention of
does not get interest that will support for a strike on syria, at least congress is on board. the white house says the president has called off a scheduled trip to california next week. he was supposed to speak at a fundraiser in hollywood at the afl-cio convention in los angeles. instead he will stay in dc to focus on the resolution that congress is considering to authorize war in syria. today intelligence officials gave lawmakers another classified briefing behind closed doors. the senate is holding a special senate tomorrow in an effort to get a head start on the debate. we will go live to capitol hill for both sides of the argument coming up inside fox report. even as the president gathers to gain support for the war, the raw regime is returning to negotiations. jonathon hunt is in our newsroom in new yorkment u.s. officials made it clear when it comes to this crisis the united nations is irrelevant.