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U.S. interest in Libya different from Syria
(CNN) – The crackdown on anti-government protesters by Syrian forces escalated in recent days as demonstrators, emboldened by weeks of protests, called for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. The crackdown culminated with the raid in Daraa where thousands of troops reportedly stormed the city and opened fire on demonstrators.
The United States is lobbying the United Nations to address Syria's human rights abuses. On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council is expected to take up the issue, and Washington is seeking to block Syria's efforts to join the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where members are meeting Friday.
How will the United States react to Syria, and why is President Obama handling the Syria situation differently than Libya?
Ambassador Marc Ginsberg, a former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco and presidential advisor on the Middle East, talks to AM’s Christine Romans and Ali Velshi about U.S. foreign policy response to unrest in the Middle East.
U.S. State Department urges Americans to leave Syria
The U.S. State Department is urging Americans in Syria to leave the country, as the government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters there has intensified, killing 11 Monday.
Fawaz Gerges, Director of the Middle Easter Centre at the London School of Economics, speaks to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about the situation in Syria.
Tornado tears through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport took a direct hit from a tornado Friday.
CNN’s Ali Velshi and Christine Romans speak to Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, the airport's Director, about the extreme toll the storm took.
Wikileaks releases classified information obtained from Gitmo detainees
Wikileaks is releasing classified military documents detailing information obtained from terrorist suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay. The documents include information about the whereabouts and activities of terror suspects following the September 11, 2011 terror attacks.
Peter Bergen, CNN National Security analyst and author of “The Osama Bin Laden I Know" talks to Ali Velshi and Christine Romans.
Is now a good time to buy a house?
Recent reports that the real estate market is coming back are being questioned with growing concerns of a possible double dip in the real estate market.
So, is now a good time to buy a home? Ali Velshi talks to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, about the strength of the real estate market.
Parents of two detained American journalists speak
American journalists Clare Morgana Gillis and James Foley were on assignment in Libya when they were detained on April 5 outside of Brega. The parents of the two Americans heard from their children for the first time Thursday, when Gillis was able to make a phone call to her parents. Gillis reported both she and Foley are in good health.
Robert and Jane Gillis and John and Diane Foley talk to American Morning's Kiran Chetry.
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