create a moral imperative? are we compelled to act? we have seen the syrian government sanction mass murder before. in kosovo, liberia. in some cases the world took action. in others it collectively turned a blind eye as thousands upon thousands died. and right now in syria, the question print itself again. when a government murders its own people, is it our problem? just last night the journalists marie colvin spoke to cnn was on anderson cooper s program talked about a toddler killed in the fighting and why she thought it was important for her to be there to tell the stories that might otherwise never be heard. that baby probably will move more people to think what is going on and why is no one stopping this murder in homs that is happening every day. hours after that interview marie colvin was dead, another
so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you re ready for real business. shepard: the word was emphatic. we will not intervene militarily in syria.
she was a writer and long time correspondent for the sunday times of london which our parent company owns. back in 2004 she spoke with fox news about that incident. i was uninjured until i yelled journalist journalist. at which point they launched shoulder fired grenade which hit about four feet from me. this is the pot in syria where witnesses say marie colvin died. one man found her business card in the rubble. she was reporting for the sunday times. one victim among so many of the syrian regime s senseless and brutal attack. for the past 11 months, the president there bashar al assad has been killing with zero consequence. he has been murdering people who by all accounts from incapable of protecting themselves largely. it s up to the world to decide do we allow this to continue? does the western world respect syria s sovereignty and stay out of it or does the murder of innocence and by its nature
there would be huge civilian quawrkts. meanwhile marie colvin was an icon. rupert murdoch said, quote, she was driven by a determination that the misdeeds of tyrants and the suffering of the victims did not go unreported. her family had held its breath many times before. she got out oof it always. we always thought there was a chance she would get out. officials can t say whether syria targeted colvin and other journalists. one called request all foreign journalists register with the government the height of hypocrisy. wendell goler at the state department for us tonight. there are new and ominous signs of trouble in the nuclear standoff with iran. there is a new report out just today of deception and word that the israelis are apparently prepared to go it alone. a live report from the pentagon is next. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you re made of.
victim of a murderous regime. wendell goler with the story at the state department tonight. the white house, wendell, is not exiting to anything right now, right? it probably won t, shep until after friday s friends of syria conference. secretary clinton joining officials from 70 countries to see if there is any consensus what to do. today they focused on condemning russia for condemning armed shipments to the syrian government. we have been very vocal in saying they need to add us because, you know, given what s happening to the syrian populations, innocent civilians, how anyone can supply the regime with arms is beyond us. arizona republic senator john mccain says doing nothing is a betrayal of everything the united states stands for. but experts doubt there will be a libya-style intervention. syrians opposition is not as united. it includes al qaeda which the u.s. won t support and syria has four times libyans population on a tenth the space, meaning much of the fighting would