Aug 27 Syria's Fragmented Future By Leah Clapman EmbedVideo(7242, 514, 320); Andrew Tabler, Senior Fellow at the The Washington Institute for Near East Policy joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Washington DC to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Today White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the administration's… Continue reading
Aug 27 Americans Wary of Syria Intervention Dozens of protesters rally in front of the White House last Sunday to call on President Barack Obama to act on the reports of chemical weapons use by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the ongoing civil war in Syria. Continue reading
Aug 27 Hagel: U.S. Military Stands Ready to Strike Syria WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch U.S. Military 'Ready to Go' for Syria, Assad Warns Strike Would Be 'Failure' While the White House worked to lay out the legal groundwork for a possible military strike in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that U.S. forces are "ready to go" when a decision is made. Meanwhile, Syrian officials countered saying… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch California Fire, Utility Officials Make Preparations to Protect Infrastructure California Fire, Utility Officials Make Preparations to Protect Infrastructure… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch U.S. Action on Syria Might Send Message to Other Nations, Reinforce Taboo U.S. Action on Syria Might Send Message to Other Nations, Reinforce Taboo… Continue watching
Aug 26 Kerry: Syria Chemical Arms Use 'Moral Obscenity' EmbedVideo(7230, 482, 304); WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry declared Monday that there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, toughening the Obama administration's criticism of Bashar Assad's regime and outlining a… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Raging Yosemite Blaze May Threaten San Francisco Water, Power Supply The wildfire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has already consumed 235 square miles of forest and threatened several small towns. Jeffrey Brown reports on the efforts more than 3,600 firefighters to battle one of the largest wildfires in California… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch News Wrap: Islamist Groups Call for Truce to End Violence in Egypt In other news Monday, leaders of two Islamist groups offered a truce in Egypt, calling for Morsi supporters to end protests if the military-backed government halts its crackdown. Also, a German magazine reported that the NSA hacked into internal communications… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch U.S. Weighs How to Hold Syria Accountable for Alleged Chemical Attack Secretary of State John Kerry issued a warning to the Syrian government, stating "there must be accountability" for chemical weapon use. With the United Nations now permitted to begin investigation at the alleged attack site, Judy Woodruff reports on the… Continue watching