More than 1,000 activists gather outside White House to call for action . The group is calling on President Barack Obama and Congress to pass a law that would allow the government to seize assets of suspected terrorists without trial. ` If they ( U.S. officials ) do n't interfere , there will be civil war , '' an activist leader says .
More than 1,000 activists gather outside White House to call for action . An uprising and violent crackdown broke out one year ago in Syria . `` If they ( U.S. officials ) do n't interfere , there will be civil war , '' an activist leader says .