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more of what is ahead. >> the u.s. is preparing for possible evacuation of americans from libya, because of fierce fighting across the country. place. >> this is a different situation when tragedy struck in benghazi because there were no military forces feesh. this time they are -- nearby. ready. >> n.b.a. charging donald sterling with... >> "conduct unbecoming" to the n.b.a. >> gluten free... >> is it a big joke. >> why do you avoid it? libya seemingly descended into chaos since the fall of muammar gaddafi three years ago. now it may be at a tipping point that something could see the country fall into war. fighters loyal to general khalifa haftar stormed libya's

parliament in the capital of tripoli, demanding that it be suspended. reports claim two were killed, 50 wounded. the general, a muammar gaddafi loyalist, but turned against him said he led a revolt against islamist law makers, who allowed militia to control the country. more than 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a fight. in washington a spocks woman said the u.s. was not involved. >> we have not had contact with him. we do not condone or support the actions on the ground. and nor have we assisted with the actions. so we are continuing to call on all parties parties. >> for more, i'm joined from

washington d.c. for the associate vice president in africa from the u.s. area of peace. we are joined by brigadier general mark kimmitt. former district secretary of defence for middle east policy, assistant secretary of estate for military affairs and an al jazeera contributors. >> you were in libya a few months ago. the government said that generate khalifa haftar was planning a coup. that's a charge he denies. libya has three prime ministers. does it have a functional prime minister at this point. >> it's a good question. to call it a coup is premature. there is a central deposit in the form of g.m. c. its mandate, legislative power, all of it has to be defined. if there was a government, is in capacity to serve as duty bearer, which is what the

now. >> it brings up an issue that there's not much of an organised army under control. militias. does it look to you that the dissent into chaos will lead to a war. >> it could. any time that you have 1700 militias that control the use of forces inside a country instead of a central government, it's a prescription for disaster. the u.s. military doubled the number of aircraft standing by in italy if needed to evacuated americans. other embassies from other countries closed down. when you were last there, did you have a sense that it would descend into that kind of chaos. >> for a long time we saw a cycle of violence. it was clear for the last few years that the central government does not have control

over the country and militias were in power. the last time we were in libya there was a movement to tripoli. every time i had been to libya i moved around the country. the difference was palpable. >> general kimmitt the u.s. says it's not involved in the clashes as we heard the spokeswoman say. but the militia believed responsible for the attack is one of the targets. they are saying that khalifa haftar's attacks are: >> khalifa haftar lived in the u.s. for a long time. and we saw a state department spokeswoman say they hadn't talked to him recently. if his goal is to eradicate do? >> at this point it's not what

the u.s. should do, but what it will do. it's clear that the administration took a hands-off approach. will not get involved except to conduct a military operation from the states. >> libya has been described as similar to egypt, after mubarak, with an islamist government, but with a key difference that there is no strong military. is that fair? >> it's unfair. the difference between liberal and islamist doesn't apply to libya. in other areas you saw the polarization. in libya, there's a strong background and dedication to laws. there's no divide. the: iccal war is in terms of the central government and how to rule power and distribute power and resources.

>> i saw the general nod in agreement. we talked on the show about the perceived danger posed by al qaeda in a lawless syria where the groups controlled territory. libya is described as an arm's bizarre. anti-aircraft missiles have been missing. should the west pay attention to what is going on in libya? >> at this point the west wasted two years getting involved in libya. there was a lot that could have been done after the end of the aware. at this point. the most that the west is going to do is containing the problem by providing assistance to the neighbouring countries to make sure they don't bleed over into egypt and tunisia. >> you think we have wasted this time. should there have been involvement after the n.a.t.o. bombing that we were involved in that led to muammar gaddafi's fall?

>> history is often not a good comparison, it's not a good judge. i look at what we did in kosovo, at the aware against mill otto vich. there was a significant amount of assistance with the central government in creating a central government in constitutional principals. the security vacuum that is being created inside of libya since our departure at the end of the war resulted in what we see on the ground today. >> if the west can't have a role, what can lead to a peaceful resolution. is it possible? >> i think that it's possible. the difference now is that it's a large escalation compared to previous violences. we have seen libya on the brink, and the informal sector,

religious and tribal leaders, pulling it back from the brink. the challenges delaying the problem, which is that people don't believe in a political solution, there's a strong belief that to assert power to make change you need control. that is why they will not give up their weapons or they use armed forces. they announced elections, june 25th. they are setting up a pattern and precedent that to have forces. >> it will be a miracle if they can pull off the resources. show. in nigeria tuesday, the islamic terror group boko haram was blamed for back to back blasts that killed at least 118 people and wounded 45 pore in the central city of jost. nigeria is reeling from boko haram's

kidnapping of 300 school girls in the north. the group's leaders threat to sell the girls into slavery. as incredible as it may seem, slavery is too real. i'm joined from rochester new york from a professor of history and antro pollingy, and he is the author of "trafficking in slavery's wake - law and the experience of women and children in africa." according to a report from the u.n., there are 21 million trafficking victims, half women and girls. 4.5 million victims facing forced sexual exploitation. with trafficking in all these forms of slavery, $150 billion in profits. it seems that the modern day sleyry is big business -- sleyry

is big business -- slavery is suffering. >> a professor in south africa estimated that trafficking there reached that it was the third largest responsibility, third to illicit arms and drugs. >> and that it's growing too. turning to nigeria. when the head of boko haram threatened to sell the kidnapped girls into slavery, it's an incredible reality to think about it. is there slave markets where humans can be bought and sold. it seems like something from another century. >> you're quite right. it sounds like that. he spoke in housa and i'm not an expert. let's assume the language he conveyed was that he'd sell the girls in a market. i imagine americans or others in the west think of 19th century slave markets.

that's not what is happening. there are no auction houses and it's not the deep south. but there are markets where you can buy girls and boys and adults. if you spend a little bit of time in we've ka, northern -- west africa, northern nigeria or togo, you could find people that could put you in touch with vendors of people. >> it's difficult to believe in this day and age that that is happening. before moving on from the girls, what do you think their fate them? >> it's a deeply disturbing situation. i'm troubled by what is going on. i don't hold out much hope that all the girls will be rescued. some will be rescued. military activity will do that. it doesn't make a lot of sense.

many of the girls will end up in some for of forced memory, that's the conventional term that we use today a conjugal situation in a conflict situation. so many. girls will end up becoming brides for members of the militia. i am sure many have been sexually exploited and raped. it certainly is possible that they have been sold for money to individual members of the militia or sh given, if you like, i use the phrase advisedly, given as war booty for the adhe weres of the leader -- adherence of boko haram. he runs an army and he needs to solidify his control of this group of people, he needs to reward them. one of the ways that militias, such as the lords resistance army, and the conflict in

sierra leonie, one one ta reward them it to give them bush wives. >> nigeria is a transit point, a place for trafficking and the scale is enormous. 7,000 slaves, and it's a problem in surrounding countries. >> the scale is enormous it's right. it's dwarfed by the resources that are given towards anti-trafficking. last year the anti-trafficking budget in nigeria was 3.5 million. the military budget has for 10 years been 0 to 0.5%. so last year, for example, several runed for convections for arrest. if you look at the us state

department reports you'll see napes of individuals. the numbers are dwarfed by the volume of slavery and trafficking. it's a destination, a transit point. an origin place. nigeria is located for traffickers who have transnational businesses, they can use the international flights going through many cities in nigeria, to the middle east, europe, north africa, to the united states and other parts of north america. it's a big business in nigeria. nigeria spends 3.5 million a year to fight trafficking only, and they prosecuted 493 cases, won 273 convictions. it seems like a drop in the bucket. a final question. an international labour organization report i mentioned earlier points out that this is a problem that goes beyond

africa. it's a worldwide problem. >> it's important to note that nigeria does a lot more anti-trafficking activity than many parts of west africa. they have a strong federal law, an independent autonomous agency and have been active in anti-trafficking. if you were to go to neighbouring toingo or -- togo or niger or cameroon, they have a significant trafficking problem. nigeria is compounded by the fact that it is on this wonderful, if you like, conduit lane between many parts of the world and is one sixth population of africa and the largest economy. in terms of volume it looks like the largest. in terms of the problem throughout west africa, there are other countries doing worse. >> scary thought.

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fears that hundreds of nigeria will girls kidnapped will be sold as sex slaves cal vanized efforts by -- galvanised efforts by u.s. five bills were passed to fight u.s. trafficking. 300,000 american children are at risk of being sold for sex every year. breanna, a young woman from new york was abducted as a nine-year-old from her school lays. >> one time i saw my mum happening out missing posters. i screamed, "mum, i'm here", my pimp came up behind me saying "you will never leave. good luck trying." when i was 13, police came to getme. i wasn't found as a missing child i was arrested and place in handcuffs as a prostitute.

>> i spoke with a woman fighting to bring this attention. lauren hurst joins us, director of anti-trafficking policy and advocacy and she's leading the evidence to urge passage of the trafficking victim act. she served as the chief of the sex trafficking unit at the brooklyn district attorney's office. good to have you with us. this is the fastest growing enterprise in the world and a huge problem. >> it's a huge problem extending beyond united states and a problem in united states. there are girls and women, boys and men exploited several blocks from here. >> and across the country. it's not just an urban problem. i was shocked at the stories i read about what was happening with the girls. we heard hoy breena was treated

as a prostitute. she was thrown into custody. the people that enslaved them and those that bought their bad. >> that's right. the exploitation happening to the girls is horrific. breena was nine when she was lured into prostitution, and exploited and sold again and again and again. her trafficker has been held accountable. the sentence that he faces, and many face are minimal. we need it to change. >> breena talked about how the complicit. >> nine years old - i was kidnapped by my school jan tore. he raped me, and sold me to a pimp. from then on my life was not my own. i was under the control of a series of brutal pimples who sold me on places like backpage.com to men that knew my

it. >> another issue - these guys buy her knowing she's under age, but don't get penalized as badly as someone who may have been convicted for statutory rape. >> that's right. it is crazy. absolutely crazy. what we know is the demand for commercial sex, fumes, sex tracking. men who are purchasing people and children and are held accountable. you are involved with a group with a series of survivor stories on his website. i was struck by a girl that talked about her life and she said the violence is normal, it's an accepted vackt of daily -- fact of daily existence. it's heart-breaking to read words like that. what do you hope the nourk sex trafficking -- new york sex trafficking act will do to make things better?

>> we want to strengthen penalties and provide services for victims. it's important to reduce the issue and prevent the issue, and this legislation seeks do that. >> it becomes a felon to period. >> what we hope to do is raise the penalty for sex trafficking in new york. >> sex traffickers will be slammed with penalties more done. >> in new york sex trafficking is a nonviolent felony. it's one of the most violent felonies out there. we need to make sure the laws reflect the violence. >> you think the men purchasing the sex are felons because they, as breanna said, are complicit in the crimes. >> yes. the law seeks to do that, holding men that purchase sex from children accountable. >> you want it to be

decriminalized for the children or anyone that engages in prostitution. >> we know for the vast majority. they were victims. we'd like to see decriminalization of people. we need to make sure that the kids that are profit tutored are not treated as criminals, that they are treated as victims. >> young women brought into this year. >> when i first started to do the work, i thought that's what i was going to see, foreign born victims, and there are a lot of them. what i was most struck by was the number of american born young people who are victims of this heinous crime. >> i was looking at numbers, more than 17,000 are brought into the country every year. >> it is absolutely devastating to these people and families back home. >> and the average age for

american kids pushed into the sex trade - we are talking 12-14 for girls and 13-14 for boys. >> when i saw the statistic i thought no way. as a prosecutor, the average age of a girl i saw was 15 years old, and she would tell me she was exploited from the time she was 12 or 13. number. >> there has been issues with the passage of this bill. will it pass, the original was a bigger bill including something about abortion rights. politically that didn't work. do you think it will get through the new york assembly. will there be federal legislation. >> we are optimistic that the new york bill will pass. we saw it was a struggle last year. now we have a stand alone bill, a strong stand-alone bill with support. we are hopeful that politics will not get in the way. we need to make sure that the bill passes.

for the boys and girls on the streets now, we can't wait another day. >> the kids do need protection. good to see you. >> thank you. >> our criminal justice system changed dramatically. as the number of americans incarcerated soared. it's troubling for african american men. studies showed more of them are caught up in the justice system than were slaves before the civil war. to see the consequences that is having on poor black neighbourhoods, alice spent six years immersed in a community and wrote in an experience called "on the run." the "new york times" called it it a closely observed study of the criminal justice system on every day life in an african-american neighbourhood. we squoined by an isn't -- joined by an assistant director

of philosophy. you were a sophomore at penn, an ivy league college and you decided to live in a poor neighbourhood and immerse yourself in young men on parole and under surveillance. the culture shock must have been tremendous. them? >> it was slower than that. i got a job working in a cafeteria. i got to know older african american women. i tutured the grandchild of a woman. i moved to the neighbourhood. it was slow. through her i met her cousins, coming home from juvenile detention. that's when i started to really sort of realise what was happening. he introduced me to mike, who a few weeks after i met him, the police raided his uncle's house looking for him on a shooting charge. he was on the run, stayed at my place and other places in the neighbourhood until he vaped together the --

scraped together the money for a lawyer. and as i got to know him and his friends i found they were wanted for low level violation to higher ones, going on probation or par role. >> it was a long process, in the pros of living in the neighbourhood you lived with two low-level drug dealers, including mike, and you immersed yourself in their lives, at times bailing them out of gaol. at the same time you continued your college classes and you stalked about how you almost loft your yourself. it must have been a scits frepic existence going from one place to another. >> i think it's like embedded journalism. you spend a long time with people trying to understand what life is like, and trying to possible. >> while your sociology book is

talked about, it seems like an investigative journalism in many ways. early on, as you started going to the neighbourhood you saw a game of cops and robbers with kids, and that stunned you. >> yes, i saw two children, five and seven play a game of chase, in which the child playing the cop was running after the other little boy. when he caught up to him, he placed him in imaginary handcuffs, yelling, "i'm going to lock you up and you're never coming home", he padded the other child home. i took a quarter out of his pocket saying "i'm seizing that", this game was repeated. the children quit before they were caught, putting their hand behind the head or push themed up against a car. i saw a six-year-old child try to do a cavity search of the the games enacted were reflective of neighbourhood.

>> you were in danger from police, who threw you to the ground and handcuffed you in a raid, and then to having a man shot as he got out of your car. did you question your decision to do this? >> well, like many people in the neighbourhood i was worried that the police were going to come, what they would do. this is a neighbourhood where the police are stopping people, running, chasing people through houses, beating up young me. in the first year and a half, i saw the police pump, choke, kick, beating young men with knight sticks. there's a level of police violence that is incredibly about. >> part of the title of your book is fugitive life in the city. you found a gouble whammy for the young men. they go to prison, and technology keeps them under

surveillance that they almost fugitives. >> young men who were on probation or parole were worried that the things that they should be doing to be good people, fathers, workers, good citizens, were going to get them arrested. showing up to the hospital when their child was born, or seeing their mother on christmas, it is a last-known address, spending time with their partners. the police turned to young women providing information about the men who they are looking to arrest. this is high-level criminals, the most wanted list. men on the run for low-level offenses, technical violations. not paying court fees. >> that tears apart the fabric, having me. >> drugs and drug dealing leads

to nonviolent crime. the bigger police forces we have today and the aggressive policing we are seeing led to the drastic drop of crime we see across the country. >> research that came out about in shows a huge ramping up of policing, large-scale of incarceration reduced crime to some degree. can we afford it still, is this the moral, the right way to solve the problems of poor community of colour, communities excluded from decent jobs, people living in poverty and the problems that come along with that - long sentences. the right way to deal with the problems. >> the book raises questions and it's incredible that you live for those six years. it's a pleasure to have you with us. thank you. >> thank you so much for having me on. >> time to see what people are talking about on the website.

>> pedestrian deaths are on the rise, disordering to a new study by smart growth for america. froo 2003 to 2012, 47,000 died walking along roads. 16 times the number killed by natural disasters. in the same so-year period, 700,000 pedestrians were injured. my authorities have a higher rate of pedestrian deaths. of all groups, senior citizens have the highest fatality. 20% killed are over 65. so why are so many people killed while walking. experts say speed is a major factor. about 61% of deaths are on roads with speed limits of 40 miles

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only on al jazeera america americans spend billions on hath and diet product. how are we to know what to buy and eat. we have endured countless mixed messages about what is good and bad for us - never as much as in the last couple of weeks. the latest batch of news is saturated fats, the benefits of red wine and dark chocolate or whether gluten is a point or gluten free is overblown. joining us is dr andrew wild, founder of the arizona center of integrated measure at the health sciences center, where he serves as a clinical professor. he is a columnist and a

level-selling author. his book is "true food - seasonal, sustainable, simply and pure." great to have you with us. let's start with saturated fats. for so many years we have been told don't eat high-fat diets. the american heart association advocates for low fat. now dr oz, all sorts of papers and books that have come out saying maybe saturated fats are not that bad. >> maybe saturated fats are not that bad. i don't think it means we should eat them with abandon. it may be that all saturated fats are not created equal. the saturated fat in meet is not great. this saturated fat in dairy products may be innocuous and have a protective effect. >> an argument in a book that came out called "the big fat

surprise", says butter may be better than vegetable oils. >> i think olive oil is better. i don't think we have to be as afraid as saturated fat as we were. it's a good idea to keep in mind you have a saturated fat budget and decide how to spend it - do you want ice cream, a steak. i choose to spend my fat on high quality cheese, which i like. there's a difference between natural cheeses, cheeses that come from cows that graze at height altitude, in italy and france with a better fatty profile. i wouldn't say butter and meat and process cheese. some find there's no increase even for high intake meet. no increase. there are problems with the studies.

these are meta analysis. i don't think we know enough yet. another problem is when we look at a saturated fact. the question is what is it replaced with. sometimes if you take saturated carbohydrates. >> something you talked about for years. years ago on "larry king live", you said saturated fats may not be the problem, it could be carbs. since low fat came in, americans are getting heavy. >> the fat was replayed with high glis eem ache carbohydrates and they are problematical. >> one other thing that came out of the studies is food and vegetable gaols is protective. fruits and vegetables are separate. the government eats more fruits and vegetables. they should concentrate on

eating vegetables. you want to be cautious about the total amount of sugar. i think truth and vegetables are a great course of phyto nutrients. produced for their own purposes, helping our bodies facing cancer. there is a debate about that. >> i don't know anyone out there who is well trained that wouldn't say it's not a good idea to increase consumption of quality. >> let's switch topics to gluten and gluten free and how that is panning out. >> this is a big question. >> 30% of americans would like to cut back on gluten intake. 2012 mao clinic survey concluded that 1.8 americans have siliac disease. that is an issue with gluten. 18 million americans are

believed to have a non-sealiac gluten sense tisty. >> here is the problem. we can taste for sealiac disease and glooeten allergy. we can't test for gloounen sensitivy. someone hears that gluten is a problem. they say i have head aches, tired, go gluten be the problem. they go off it and feel better. it's hard to know whether glooeten was the cause. >> the same doctor that launched this, an australian doctor, wanted to research it and says "i don't think this is this." >> it may be other things in wheat. observation... industry. >> and there are a lot of gluten free junk foods. when people go on glooeten-free gits they are not eating pizzas,

bagels and dense carbohydrates and may feel better. i made two trips to china. you can order gluten as a protein. sweet and sour. it is unknown in china and jannan, gluten sensitivity. it makes me think the problem may be the microbial, the gut flora that we carry. this is a hot topic in nutrition and health. it looks like the organisms we have are major determ nants of sensitivity, al-qaeday, reactisty and problems. gut flora in the north american population radically changed as a result of increasing use of antibiotics, increasing use of industrialized food. and a decrease in breast feeding and staggering rise in caesarian delivery.

when babies are born by caesarian, they come from the mother's skip. it's a different population of organisms. i think the changes are what is behind the rise in peanut allergy, gluten sensitivity and a host of other problems. >> veritrol, red wine, dark chocolate... >> over blown. the amounts present in the foods are not enough to do anything for you. you'd have to drink barrels of red wine. maybe there are other protective substances and red wine and good. wine. >> or buy the supple , they are a waste of money. >> trying to clarify. i wonder if next year we'll have to change again. >> no doubt. >> coming up, the n.f.l. sued by

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al jazeera america, take a new look at news. the n.b.a. announced its case against donald sterling. the long-time owner of the l.a. clippers, is charged with destroying the evidence, damaging the reputation of the league, and relationships with sponsors, players and fans. donald sterling is refusing to

pay a $2.5 million fine, is rejecting a life-time ban and clearly is not going quietly into the night. the n.f.l. is facing a scandal on the heels of a concussion settlement. eight former players are suing the lead alleging they were taking pain-killers leading to adduction and long-term complication. dave zirens, sports editor, host of the edge radio and author of "brazil's dance with the devil - the world cup, and the fight for democracy." >> we heard how litigious donald sterling is. i laughed at something you wrote, where you said it seems very litigious is his first name. he sued players, coaches, tenants, mistresses. pretty much anyone in contact with this guy has been sued. he said last week in an

interview that he was in a reported decision of the owners, that does not seem to be the case now. >> not at all. we are talking about a multi million air with a drug, a multibillionaire with the longest tenured owner of the n ba. he knows with all the bodies are buried. this is what the n.b.a. feared at the start of the process, an idea that donald sterling would aggressively get them under oath in a deposition room and speak about why it is all his behaviour for 30 years as mine. adam silva talk beside a pattern of behaviour. for him to make them justify why the n.b.a. is arm in arm with neshous. >> will be be nervous about if going to court. this is the guy and his wife that have gone to small claims for things as low as $2,000. >> five lawsuits in

the last nine years. donald sterling graduated at the age of 23. >> he was a tough lawyer. >> he was known as a renowned ambulance chaser. the person who on the street level would take anyone to court any time. it's how he built up a fortune. he came from humble beginnings. and fought the fight for 60 years. adam silva, from a legal background, know they'd be pitbull. evidence. >> it's serious. more serious than the destroying evidence. more serious is not paying the $2.5 million. that is not subject to legal review. that is like saying if you want to run a mcdonald's and you said "i'm not going to sell burgers and french fries", the commissioner has the power to impose that. >> everyone signed on to that. >> he's thumbing his nose at the n.b.a. and saying he wants to be an opener.

what i think this is, it's not going to get to court. it's a power move to get a compromise so the clippers can stay in the donald sterling family. it's not just about pride, but the n.b.a. is about to open a gusher of revenue. >> why are they doing it in the middle of the play-offs. seems like it will be a circus. >> i think if the n.b.a. had druthers. this hearing would take place after the files, but the pressure is so intense. the pressure from players is so intense that they really are in a position where they need to show in good faith they are trying to get it down. >> do you think all the openers will vote for it to be ousted. >> the only opener that looks

like he'll be a hold out is maverick mark queben he said it's like we own a burger shot and donald sterling is spying in the fries. >> brand new lawsuit. eight stars, big names, and they are saying in the glass action lawsuit, the league pushed them to use unpresigned pain-killers, helping players play through injuries. sometimes lining up in the locker room to get injections reading to complications. after the big scapdal of the concussions and settlement. can the n.f.l. handle it. >> they'll have to try. >> this is interesting. we know about the things in the n.f.l. locker room for 40 years. i tracked it back. he played for the cowboys. he talked about the practice.

no one should be surprised that this stakes place. the n.f.l. is seeing - we are undergoing a renaissance about practices in the n.f.l. >> they eem like they are shovelling pills at the guys. mcman said he was taking 100 a month. and another played an entire season. keith played a season with a broken leg. mcman didn't know he had broken his neck. >> exactly. >> learnt it 20 years later. >> the irony for a lot of guys if they have been told in their 20s they were doing the arm, even if they were told they were addicted substances, they may have taken the substances. it is illegal for a medical professional to give out this medication without being clear of the patient.

even though this has been a time-honoured practice. all of these, because of the concussion lawsuit, it let the genie out of the bottle. pandora out of the box. everything will be under examination. dent. >> it will be interesting to see where this goes. allegations. >> and how many were on the famous "86 bears team. >> a budge of them. good to see you. the show may be over, the conversation continues on aljazeera.com/considerthis or an facebook or google plus, and this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing.

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