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Lebanon. there is no president in lebanon. deep divisions and polarization in fact, i m pleasantly surprised that the attacks have taken place now because we have been expecting attacks by militant groups. and the fact is that the security situation has been very strict. so regardless of how much security you can you have, you can always have suicide bombers. we re talking about almost three suicide bombers, not just one today. we already know that two suicide bombers basically have carried out the bombing and the third one was spoiled. but the reality is this is all-out war now between al nusra front, between the azzam brigade, between the so-called islamic state and isis and hezbollah and the shia community at large. fawaz, a lot of people don t understand the just how awful the situation in syria has made life and the various tentacles ....
Ask fawaz very quick low on that issue. if there is going to be a diplomatic settlement, fawaz, very quickly, is russia the key? and can it be wooed? russia is a pivotal player, but this conflict, fareed, is a regional conflict. you have to involve the regional powers. turkey, saudi arabia and iran. you can not bounce around inn, hezbollah and iraq and take in saudi arabia. i hope the united states, the obama administration uses this particular moment to renew efforts of diplomacy, try to involve the regional powers who have major stakes in the conflict inside syria to end the carnage. this is not about the credibility of the u.s. presidency, this is about stopping the blood shed inside syria and the killing that has been taking place for two years and a half. we have to get out, soli, fawaz, thank you very much. i m sorry we had to cut you off. ....
Some power. i mean there is no central authority to which the fighters on the land can actually turn to. there s no one that commends either respect or loyalty from all the groups inside. and most, i think, western countries in particular, and i suppose russia as well, fear that if assad falls, we will end up with a jihadist state, which will probably prompt the continuation of the war. therefore i mean, first of all, i agree with fawaz that a pinprick war with no strategic orientation, no political goals and directions will really not give us much at all. so diplomacy ought to be pursued. and if i may make a comment about something that was said earlier soli, let me i ve got to cut you off because i need to ....
amazing images i have seen in the history of modern royalty. a choir on the deck in the pouring rain, one of the great choirs. one of the great orchestras singing royal britannia. let s listen to this. [ horning horns honking ] you are watching live pictures of the culmination of a remarkable 90 minutes, the queen s diamond jubilee here in london t is pouring with rain it has been horrendously cold, but nothing has dampened the spirits of the occasion. it has really been something incredibly special and you see her majesty, the queen there a fitting image with a large umbrella, leaving the royal barge, followed by her long-supportive husband, prince philip, other senior members of the royal family. they have had an incredible afternoon, pretty well incident-free and i think everyone has had a cracking time and there will be people all over the world watching this thinking you brits are completely mad. and you know what, we are. so, we are proud of it and we ....
stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and i m carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this american morning. good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is american morning. we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. that s right. politics and, of course the developments in libya. start with breaking news in the battle for libya this morning. the arabic news network al arabiya reporting explosions near the compound where moammar gadhafi is believed to be hiding, this coming as the regime is teetering on the bring of collapse. nobody has seen gadhafi since the opposition rolled into tripoli over the weekend. his son, saif al islam, made a surprise appearance after the libyan opposition claimed they captured him. he showed up at a western hotel with journalists and spoke to matthew chance and said his father is ali ....