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That s what i mean when i say one becomes a puppet for corporate pollute o krats and a mascot for wall street oligarchs. west tells truthdig.com, i think my dear brother barack obama has a certain fear of black men. it s understandable. as a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant african father, he s always had to fear being a white man with black skin. i asked west what he meant. i don t think he has a fear of black men. i think he has a certain distance from free black men who are willing to speak the truth both about america and about himself. reporter: west s comments are outright inflammatory. but he admits he has a personal issue with mr. obama. he says he campaigned for mr. obama but never got a thanks and couldn t get tickets to the inauguration. but west says he doesn t want that to distract from a larger message, that black people are being left behind even under a black president. the issue is there, says ....
this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off camera. this is video said to be from the city of hopes, which has seen many protests in recent weeks. it was posted to youtube. cnn cannot verify its authenticity or when it was shot. but one opposition activist told cnn on friday that the security forces fired straight in crowds of demonstrators and the syrian human rights information link reported a mounting death poll throughout the day. a ....