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Violated that is what is at stake and why president obamas decision can be criticized to go to congress. >> gregg: you told us, doug, what bill clinton did back then. and you have seen what president obama is doing now, is this a pretext, an excuse, to, as some would say, weasel out of taking action? >>guest: i am afraid it could be. the president has a narrative which is blame congress and blame the republicans. if we dont get a budget deal or on the debt ceiling he 8 blame congress and the rep...

Is the u.s. basing a case on false evidence, that the regime is saying as well. if the u.s. shows evidence, they might have a case, but so far he says there isnt a shred of evidence to support what the u.s. is saying publicly, so therefore -- you also heard the prime minister saying he believes this is also a false pretext. you do have people here on the ground who simply cannot believe that their government would have used these kinds of weapons against civilians. >> fred pleitgen who is in dam...

Only western reporter in the capital of damascus right now. >> reporter: the prime minister came out everier today, say he thinks the u.s. is using, quote, false evidence to create a pretext to try to go to war. also the information minister speaking to me says he believes the u.s. doesnt have any sort of proof and it should show proof before talking about strikes here. the syrian government also says it feels that the u.n. weapons inspectors should be given more time to complete their mission, ...

Zone, similar to, for instance, what senator john mccain has been asking for. when you call in the government side, they dont think anything of this at all. they think this is a big mistake. the assad government has come forward and said they believe only innocent civilians will be killed because of that and the prime minister of syria has said he believes that the u.s. is simply trying to use false facts to create a pretext to try and attack syria. so certainly, if you look at the side of the g...

Inspectors to do their job. how big of an influence does russia have on what happens in syria? >> reporter: huge. absolutely. look at it this way, if you will. assad didnt give permission for them to go to the site until russia said he should. he needs russia backing them up, military advice and support. he needs the veto at the u.n. security council. what russia says is going to have a huge influence on what assad does. that said, they want to keep him as an ally. the russian position is not go...

Ayatollahs in tehran. theyre the ones who are financing and arming hezbollah and hamas. theyve financed, armed and supported in many ways, including deploying their own forces in syria to help the baathe party there. if the regime in tehran were removed, the syrian situation would look a lot different. so would the threat of a nuclear iran to the middle east as a whole. i think there is zero chance, zero chance, that obama will really address the iranian threat. and i think hes looking for some ...

Looks like a plan for the pretext that they side with the opponents, and undermine the geneva conference. nothing from the white house today. lets bring in our panel, kierston powers, and charles krauthammer. >> technology just changed everything, you remember the debate over whether saddam used poison gas, yes, he did, no, he didnt. now we have the video which is overwhelming in its emotional power and increases the pressure on the governments like ours, especially ours, to intervene and stop p...

Damascus. weve blurred the faces in this picture. more amateur video captures smoke rising in the aftermath of the bombings. meanwhile, the stance of the major powers in regard to this conflict seems largely unchanged. the russian government accuses the rebels of unleashing the attack themselves, the pretext for incurring favor. the united states should facilitate the team of the u.n. inspectors. >> suffice it to say, though, that the use of chemical weapons is something the united states finds ...

Intercepts. the second way they get it from regular informants. the third way they get it is from a large data base of telephone and internet data collected inside the united states. and the fourth way is through wiretaps from one investigation and applying it to the next investigation. and what they do is pass these tips along to agents in the field. when the agents are released to make arrests, a traffic stop, theyll pull somebody over for speeding or for a taillight thats out on a pretext. an...

How does this work? >> well, there are four ways that the special operations division, which is a unit of dea, gets this information. the first way they get it is through -- passed along nsa intercepts. the second way they get it from regular informants. the third way they get it is from a large data base of telephone and internet data collected inside the united states. and the fourth way is through wiretaps from one investigation and applying it to the next investigation. and what they do is t...