relationship edges towards a close. diana magnay, cnn, bamberg, germany. the u.n. security council tried to formally condemn the government of syria today. but the draft resolution failed. shot down by a double veto. ambassadors from russia and china voted against it. american ambassador susan rice made her feelings very clear. the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council prevent us from fug filling our soul purpose here, addressing an ever deepening crisis in syria and a growing threat to regional peace and security. for months this council is held hostage by a couple members. these members stand behind empty argue ams and individual interests while delaying and seeking to strip bare any text that would pressure assad to change his actions. richard ross is at the united nations. we just heard ambassador rice say she was disgusted. you just spoke with her personally as well. what did she add to that? the u.s. ambassador and others are deeply di
leon panetta has come to just that conclusion, there s a likelihood of an israeli strike. this surfaced in a column by the washington column. the news is breaking on a day that israel s defense minister warned that iran is building weapons under ground. in other words, a window of opportunity may be closing, and israeli forces could take action before it does. also today, senior israeli officials tell the new york times that the iranian guard are working on missiles that could reach the continental u.s. from iran. and also testimony that iran could answer growing pressure on it by attacks on american soil. this is playing out between u.s. war ships and gun boats in the strait of hormuz. it s also playing out on the diplomatic front with sanctions. the question, will israel give sanctions tyke to bite, and what will we do if they decide to act. there have also been a number of iranian nuclear scientists who have been assassinated in tay hahn by unknown assailants. first, the
an air strike. also today, the iranian revolutionary guards are making a midwest and this week, also saw congressional testimony that iran may answer growing american pressure on it this confrontation is playing out in the strait of hormuz. the question tonight, will israel give sanctions time to bite? the implications in a moment. also remember, there have been a number of scientists that have been detained in iran. what other detail. anderson, they re saying that basically a nib of intelligence all of which came together that led secretary panetta that there could be a strike in april, may or even june. basically the thinking is that israel has concluded that iran has already made the jump in his thought to be per suing the bomb. he also caveated all this by saying that israel does have a history of making some very provocative statements like this, in order to push the west, into taking stronger actions against iran. how effective could it be to actually stop them from
soledad. you look gorgeous. you like the hair. you satisfy. it s all about the hair at the end of the day. see you guys. it could be the end of the fen year war. leon panetta says there is a new goal, end come bad and switch the role of u.s. and nato troops from fighting and training. presidential candidates already weighing in. mitt romney s trashing the plan. the chairman of the house armed services committee calls it premature. we re going to talk about that? just a second. first barbara starr is at the pentagon. barbara, we ve got about 89,000 boots on the ground in afghanistan. let s talk about what this would mean for them. you know, kyra, good morning. this will mean they goin get some clear signals about when they will be coming home. that s important to so many military families. but let s go back to what you just said. you put it exactly right. it is a goal now that leon panetta is talking about to transition from combat to training the afghans by the end of
worked for the governor and worked on the governor, winning his trust, playing on his sympathy, even though some of their crimes are horrific, governor barbour remains unable to answer questions. his office issued a statement. when he has spoken about this, not on this program, the governor has suggested that these men committed, quote, crimes of passion, and experts say such killers are the least likely to reoffend. we have shown you he s wrong on both counts. this man, joseph osment, he shot a clerk three times on his way into the convenience store he was robbing. on his way out, he shot the clerk twice more as he was begging for his life. he got away with about $60. osment was spared a possible death sentence and he ratted out his partner in the deadly robbery. this is not a crime of passion. david gatlin acted alone when he shot and killed his estranged wife tammy and badly wounded her friend randy walker. tam tammy s mother said he relentlessly stalked her. and she was h