they were the major players in this. many, many other people gave us advice and helped us search for and finally find him. >> tom, you were persistent beyond words. tik, you have now seen the secret underbelly for the syrian regime. held for 15 days, no phone calls, prisoners around you being beaten. what is your sense now. you've been over there. can that regime survive the current popular revolutions that are sweeping through syria? >> i was only there ten days, but i can hazard to guess that the struggle of the syrian people will be much harder and much more violent than what we've seen in other countries. just given the history of the regime and their strong handed nature. i don't know if they'll be able to survive or not. i don't know enough about the regime but i do know they have a history of using violence.