>> "real money with ali velshi". tonight at 10:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the chaos in libya the u.n. recognized government asked the security council to lift a weapons embargo. >> it is good to have you with us. i'm david foster. coming up here on al jazeera in the next 30 minutes: >> we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> the u.s. president holding a security summit aimed at stopping silent extremism as his secretary of state makes his

comments. we'll dip into that a little bit later in this program. >> covering up crime for a price,s massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. >> germany says no to greece, which is asking for more time to pay its massive international loans. >> we are talking in this program about the u.s. president's comments on extremism. he's host ago summit at the white house. i showed you the pictures a couple of minutes ago of u.s. secretary of state john kerry who's making his remarks to those assembled in washington d.c. at the moment. before we go to our other stories, let's hear a little bit of what he has to say. >> to many of us would seem to be an utterly wrong-headed choice and become the kind of terrorist that we're seeing. it's a question that we need to approach with who human milty but

also determination because you cannot defeat what you don't understand. certainly there is no answer. poisonous ideas can item from anywhere parents friends teachers politicians from a pretty woman on a radical website who lures people or the man in the next cell who proselytizes while in prison. from the evening news or acts of discrimination or repression that you don't think much about on the day of occurrence, but which come back to haunt. it can come from the desire to avenge the death of a loved one. in some cases they may come from a loft job or from the contrast between one family's empty dinner plate and a fancy restaurant's lavish menu.

the poison might even come from within in the form of rebellion against anonymity the desire to belong to a group, people who want a moment of visibility and identity or the hunger for black and white answers to problems that are very complex in a remarkably more complicate world. we can all understand the search for meaning and doubts about authority, because at one time or another most of us have been there, but it's a huge leap between personal disquiet and committing murder, mayhem. so let there nobody confusion or doubt. whatever anyone's individual experience might be, there are no grounds of history religion, ideology psychology, politics or economic disadvantage or personal ambition that will ever justify the killing of children, the kidnapping or rape of

teenage girls or the slaughter of unarmed civilians. these atrocities cannot be rationalized they cannot be excused, they must be opposed and they must be stopped. whether in classrooms or houses of worship or over the internet or on t.v., our message is very straight forward. to anyone who is in doubt, we can say with conviction to have no doubt, there is a better way to serve god a better way to protect loved ones, a better way to defend a community a better way to seek justice, a better way to become known a better way to live than by embracing violent extremism. in fact, there is no worst way to do any of those things. our challenge then, is not really one of marshaling facts because the facts are wholly on

our side. our task is to encourage the most credible leaders and spokes persons to pen straight the barrier of terrorist lice and to do so over and over and over again. we have to support the right people saying the right things. >> espousing the same sentiment that is john kerry as his boss, barack obama had done opening up this conference on what they term to be extremism word wide in any situation. no ground says john kerry for the killings of children, of women for taking your grudges against your position in society to the extremes. an example of which is what we've been seeing across the middle east in some countries and in north africa, particularly libya where there are two governments going to talk now about the government recognized by the united nations. it wants the u.n. security

council to lift a weapons embargo so it can take on what it sees ass extremists of isil and other militias in the country. western diplomats are cautious about sending arms where they are fighting for control. libya is asking for help to rebuild the libyan army, something egypt supports. it wants a naval black cade to stop arms shipments from reaching the wrong hands. >> the government in tripoli is recognized as the official government by libya's supreme court. that government now supporting fighters to take on isil, as well. we have a report. >> these are fighters with orders from the government in tripoli to deploy in the city of

sirte. their mission is to take on isil. fighters from misrata were instrumental in the 2011 push by rebels to depose libyan leader muammar gaddafi. >> we should secure all libya. we should not keep silent after we have made sacrifices. >> the and you have task ahead. as soon as this convoy reaches sirte, they will have to launch an offensive to retake government buildings occupied by fighters affiliated with isil. while they do that, the coast guard patrols a coastline that stretches from misrata to sirte. it's somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian christians. egypt then launched airstrikes in the northern city. the egyptian military said it carried out raised against isil camps, training centers and

weapon depots. there are thousand of egyptian workers in libya. these people arrived in the country legally caught by the authorities, they are about to be deported. >> rewarding the seven fisherman with us from the legal immigration democratic, they came by sea. they do not have documents. we transferred them to tripoli and from tripoli to misrata in preparation for their deportation. >> there are hundreds of thousands of mike grants in libya who have come mainly from africa. many have already left the country, because of the ongoing violence violence that only seem to say grow worse by the day. al jazeera. >> we go to be to the tunisian side of the libyan border. your assessment, hoda on whether

we have two separate authorities fighting for control of the country, we know we have, whether we have those two authorities with a common cause in trying to take on isil. >> well, that is not very clear at the moment, at least not in public remarks. i think both authorities do realize that isil is a threat, or its affiliates. at the moment, the group is more visible in the east of the country, in durna in sirte where they have basically taken over all the government buildings there. enbenghazi where an isil affiliate, or more on al-qaeda affiliate cooperating at the moment with isil and sharia rules the city. we've seen isil appear in tripoli. there's been several events, attacks over the past few weeks so certainly, there is a realization that it is a threat to the entire country.

the question is are both governments willing to reach some sort of national unity at the moment to tackle that threat together. so far, there have been meetings, one in geneva, one in another libyan town, to try to bring about this political reconciliation but it hasn't happened yet. there's different positions over the egyptian role in all that have and that is worrying many libyans. they feel it is going to bring these two governments further apart. so certainly a lot of questions there on how to tackle it and who will tackle it. >> you've got an awful lot of migrant workers on the border, on the tunisian side. are they going to get out and is it the same on the other side of libya? >> well, we know that egyptians particularly worried because of the latest developments, not only that video with the

beheading of the 20 egyptians and the one sub saharan national but developments between two countries. some of them are trying to leave. we did hear that a group of them were taken by the misrata brigades to the border. they haven't crossed yet into tunisia. this is a huge lodge asking challenge for tunisia. if there is a run of some of these immigrants, some put the number at 1.3 million so a whole lot of numbers tunis want to make sure they are airlifted back to egypt as quickly as possible. >> thank you from the tunisia border. >> qatar recalled its ambassador to egypt recalled him for althoughation after comments from the egyptian envoy to the arab league about qatar

allegedly backing terrorism something qatar said it doesn't do. the secretary general said the gulf states are voicing support for qatar. >> the united states claims it's identified 1200 syrian rebels which it describes as so-called moderate fighters which it believes it can train to take on isil. this is part of the u.s. led military program that is expected to begin next month. turkey, saudi arabia and qatar have offered to carry out the training. >> germany rejecting a greek request for more time to pay back his massive loan to the european union. the tsipras government asked for a six month extension the existing bailout agreement involving $270 billion runs out this month. the euro ministers are due to consider the proposal on friday.

>> from athens, the wonderful building behind you john will give us the political view on this. so greece and its new government says we can't repay the money the germans saying you've got to. what sort of impasse does that leave one with, a climb down from either side or just a little bit of negotiation? >> well, repayment of the money isn't a point of disagreement at the moment. the greeks have said that we do want to repay all of the loans given us, but say we cannot do it in the present time frame and we need six months to discuss a rescheduling of the repayment that have debt. they also, why do they need so long they also want to discuss a new growth plan for greece. the trouble is at the moment, the european side hasn't agreed to grant that six month period, because doing so means they have to finance it. greece can't pay its way through the next six months. it does have a balanced budget, but also has to meet $25 billion

worth of debt repayment this year. it can't get through the next six months on tax revenue alone. what the greeks proposed in a letter that went to the euro group today that is we pledge to run no deficits for the next six months. any measures we take on the greek side will be fully funded by taxpayer money. we allow to you monitor the greek economy just to have verification that have, and that we will press forward to tax collection and pursue tax evasion. i think it's no coincidence that yesterday, the alternate finance minuter came out with an announcement that a bill is about to be sent to parliament for pursuing just that goal. however, the european side may not be entirely satisfied. the germans have come forward before anyone else, because they are the hardliners in this negotiation, saying that the proposal the letter from athens they say is not a proposal that leads to a

substantial solution, they say because it doesn't maintain the terms of austerity agreed originally back in 2010, 2012. that is the part that this government doesn't want to accept. >> ok, john, thank you. >> it's being reported that up to 30 ukrainian soldiers have been slain in the town of debaltseve with dozens more missing, despite a ceasefire that was supposed to begin earlier this week. the leaders of crane russia, germany and france spoke together on the phone about enforcing the ceasefire. the deal was signed last week in minsk, but pro-russian separatist went on to seize the transport hub of debaltseve with that president poroshenko said the takeover of that town was not in line with the minsk agreement. the four leaders reiterated the need for withdrawal of the heavy weapons within the greed time limit and they agreed to the

european security group osce should be allow actions to all areas to monitor and verify the minsk agreement. petro poroshenko call for united nations-backed peacekeeping force to say maintain the ceasefire. >> today i want to offer you a proposal to discuss the question of inviting to ukraine a peaceful mission of the united nations, which will work according to the mandate of the u.n. security council. >> we have this coming up on the al jazeera news. >> out of prison in egypt, now honored in the u.k. al jazeera journalists speak up for media freedom.

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get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories libya's u.n.-recognized government asked the u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo so that it can fight isil and other armed groups in libya. >> egypt wants a blockade to stop weapon shipments from reaching fighters in libya. >> united states has identified 1200 syrian rebels and what it calls moderate fighters who they believe can be trained to take on isil. >> turkey, saudi arabia and qatar have offered to host the training. >> germany rejected a greek request for more time to repay its loan to the european union. greece needs to repay $25 billion this year.

>> fighting appears to be spreading in the northeast of myanmar. government leaders there accuse three more ethnic rebel groups of fighting the army. a state of emergency is being enforced in the region there. government troops are trying to drive out rebels, but a number of other ethnic rebel groups are also fighting the government for autonomy. fight has gone forced tens of thousands of people to go over the border into china. we have a report from bangkok in neighboring thailand. >> they're supposed to be celebrating the nine new year. instead, ethnic chinese in the border area of myanmar are either trapped between fight be by an ethnic minority army or the myanmar military or fleeing for their lives. now that martial law is declared people worry the stage is set by a push for the

military to end a threat to what they see as national sovereignty. >> we saw a plane and helicopter shooting. we ran. we were afraid. >> the battle between the national democratic alliance army and the myanmar military is just one incident in decades of wars between the central government and ethnic minority the. the military-dominated government has agreed ceasefires with some groups, but reality on the ground doesn't match the peace rhetoric. >> we have a ceasefire with the government to january 28, but this has been violated by the burmese army about 400 times. in 2014 alone, in the 11 months, one january to one november,

there have been 102 clashes. >> questions are being asked about what martial law in the part of the state can mean for other areas. >> it can happen in any ethnic area given the fact that they are extending their presence, their control in almost every ethnic areas that they have ceased fire. >> that could be serious implications for neighboring countries as the arms struggle continues. >> the fighting between the ethnic minorities and the government means that hundreds of thousands of people have left the country not just to cline in a, but also here in thailand. >> there are possible political consequences too. this is a crucial election year, a test of the true death of reform remyanmar. al jazeera bangkok. >> we asked myanmar's government to comment on the recent events,

but so far there has been no statement issued to us. >> thailand's former prime minister's been charged with negligence over a multi-million dollars rice subs sky for poor farmers. yingluck denies the scheme to buy votes. the thai court will decide next month before she stands trial. if convicted she'll face a 10 year prison sentence. >> the most important thing is the first court hearing. the defendant's presence is required for the court to consider whether the defendant will be allowed temporary bail or be detained. the decision will depend on the judge's consideration. >> the former prime minister, ms. yingluck confirmed she'll be present in the court for the pros of justice. >> an al jazeera investigation believe that is many journalists in cambodia are using blackmail. an investigation revealed rogue reporters unearthing evidence of

crime and then demanding bribes to cover it up. our 101 east team has the story. >> often in cambodia what doesn't make the news has become more important than what does. many journalists search the country for stories only to demand cash to bury evidence of crime and corruption. this team often blackmail illegal loggers. he receives at least $500 a month from bribes, six times the average wage in cambodia. occasionally, he files a story. >> to be honest, we're all the same in this country, but there are different ways of giving and receiving bribes. sometimes, if they're discreet they put the money in an envelope. everyone benefits from illegal business. >> do you think there's anything wrong at all with the way you operate? >> we don't bother people who are not involved in illegal

business. it's simple, we only come in when people break the law. >> increasingly, his team faces violence retaliation from angry loggers. sometimes, journalists ask for a little money for food. i'll give them what i can. if they want more, i can't afford it. i can only fight them. >> last october, a journalist was shot dead while investigating a logging company, accused of extortion. just as they used to work together, tonight, he is with another colleague, whose car has been smashed by illegal loggers. >> we got angry, because i caught them loading wood in the rain. i caught them in the act. >> cambodia's ministry said it is easy to get press passes to work as a journalist. >> journalism has become a business.

anyone can be a journalist. if you want qualified journalists, they'll need training courses. if you apply that condition, there will be very few of them left. >> the lack of professionalism creates a murky news industry where many cross the line between journalism and blackmail. al jazeera, cambodia. >> you can see this program at 22:30 g.m.t. on thursday. >> tens of thousands ofar jen tinnens held a mass protest over the shooting death of a prosecutor. alberto nisman was looking into whether the government covered up the bombing of a jewish center 20 years ago. the president ridicules the accusations. >> five were injured in a fight

in parliament in turkey. it was all during a debate over a security bill, which would boost police powers at protests. the government says the new laws would prevent violence and protect social order but critics say it is a bid to belong the demonstrations themselves. >> the united states military appeals court overturned a conviction against an australian, who spent five years in guantanamo bay. david hicks pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorism in 2007, but later said he'd done so as part of a deal to get out of the u.s. military prison. >> the royal television society in london has honored three al jazeera journalists who have been in jail egypt. peter greste said he was truly humbled to accept the award as mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed prepare to fight for their freedom.

>> from an egyptian prison to london, for peter greste, it's been a whirlwind two and a half weeks. [ cheers and applause ] >> how different to the courtroom and prison, where he spent all of last year. peter's enjoyed his release, tempered by the fact that his colleagues, mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed must still fight their case in an egyptian court it. >> it weighs on me enormously. you've got to remember that i left them behind in prison. that was a very difficult moment for me. we always knew it was a possibility. we discussed it at the time, and

we all acknowledged that this would be the right thing to do but still, to leave them behind, leave them, you know effectively my brothers, the people who i lived so closely with for the past 400 days, was very, very difficult. >> journalists in britain, as in so many other countries across the word have campaigned for the release of the al jazeera three. >> we believe that we must be allowed to do what we do, to ask questions, to hold people to account, to tell the stories about issues that matter. the hash tag that went around the world, journalism is not a crime, we must not stop saying it. >> it could have been any one of us. it's the principle that journalists are not terrorists. we are there to tell a story and we do it as honestly as we can and when something like that happens, everybody, whatever organization they're from, whether british or egyptian or south african, come together to defend a principle.

>> 2015 will no doubt be another challenging year for journalists in many countries. if anything positive has come out of this case, it's the sense of solidarity between those who report the news, who seek to explain our troubled world. >> aljazeera.com is where you can go for a lot of background information. aljazeera.com. childhood. >> i never felt a connection to anything or anyone. in. >> misty copeland stumbled on to talent. >> as soon as i stepped into the ballet studio i started to realise that this is beautiful, and this is challenging. >> but she had to fight for the right to dance. emancipation. >> being in a public school and having your story postured all over the media, not just in