security firm blackwater violated the united nations arms embargo on libya twice when erik prince blackwater's founder said foreign mercenaries and weapons to support libyan warlord khalifa haftar are against the tripoli based government described as a well funded private military company operation the plan was for mercenaries to track down and kill libyan leaders and it would be fair to assume that the attacks could have resembled what happened to libya's interior minister on sunday a spokesperson for prince denied the accusations at the annual u.n. report the report will be officially released to the public next month for watching the hawks i'm alex. fascinating report being released but not when i am sorry not surprising look in my humble opinion erik prince you know mr mercenary mr blackwater best friend of the bush administration best friend of the trumpet ministration to me he's one of the most notorious and. worst figures of the early 21st century at this point so it's crazy because i haven't heard you know the blackwater name. in news in a while you know so the theme of this and you kn

addict prince the former had of private security firm blackwater whose forces killed 17 iraqi civilians in 2007 house long faced accusations of profiteering from conflicts has now once again under scrutiny for his role in libya's conflict a confidential united nations report obtained by the new york times has found prince violated an alms embargo. impossible the report which says brain sent following message to raise and weapons to libyan war in 2019 the time huffed out was fighting to overthrow the internationally recognized government in tripoli breaching the arms embargo exposes branes has a staunch ally of former u.s. president donald trump to a possible u.n. sanctions the report raises many questions about the secretive weald of private security firms. private military contractors have grown into a global industry it's estimated to be worth more than $200000000000.00 a year defense experts say some of them are used by state leaders to deny involvement in conflicts for diplomatic or legal reasons a recent study said the pentagon spent more than half of its $370000000000.00 defense b

erik prince is best known as the founder of blackwater security a private contractor whose employees were implicated in the killing of 17 iraqi civilians in 2007 he's also a prominent supporter of former president donald trump and brother to former education secretary betsy divide us. but it's his role in a malicious assault on the internationally recognized government video in 2019 that's now a question al-jazeera has seen excerpts of a 121 page report submitted to the u.n. security council and 1st reported by the new york times alleging prince help supply a trove of weapons including attack helicopters to the military's commander khalifa haftar are in violation of a u.n. arms embargo on libya. it also alleges he deployed a force of foreign mercenaries to help attack was condemned by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh this won't be resolved through force of arms it's just no way that's going to take place we there's a u.n. process we've been part of that and a half stars been part of that we urge them to have started stand down move back to the negotiating table so that we can g

security firm blackwater violated the united nations arms embargo on libya twice what erik prince blackwater'sfounder said foreign mercenaries and weapons to support libyan warlord khalifa haftar against the tripoli based government is even described as a well funded private military company operation the plan was for mercenaries to track down and kill libyan leaders and it would be fair to assume that the attacks could have resembled what happened to libya's interior minister on sunday a spokesperson for prince denied the accusations at the annual u.n. report the report will be officially released to the public next month this would be the 1st time that the u.s. has supported you know violations good you know un arms embargoes to achieve you know a in american centric outcome we we know that the us supported violations of the arms embargo in supporting croatia back during t.-o. balkans conflict the us was at the forefront of pushing featured weapons from libya to turkey and on to syrian rebels u.s. policy is it is a continuum in many cases it does you know having the united states be a close

erik prince is best known as the founder of blackwater security a private contractor whose employees were implicated in the killing of 17 iraqi civilians in 2007 he's also a prominent supporter of former president donald trump and brother to former education secretary betsy devadasi. but it's his role in a malicious assault on the internationally recognized government of libya in 2019 that's now a question. al-jazeera has seen excerpts of a 121 page report submitted to the u.n. security council and 1st reported by the new york times alleging prince help supply a trove of weapons including attack helicopters to the military's commander khalifa haftar are in violation of a u.n. arms embargo on libya. it also alleges he deployed a force of foreign mercenaries to help attack was condemned by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh this won't be resolved through force of arms it's just no way that's going to take place we there's a u.n. process we've been part of that and i have tars been part of that we urge them to have started a stand down move back to the negotiating table so that we c

but there have been reports dating back to 2017 where blackwater was coordinating with huff there to help him solidify his power base in eastern libya by supplying and and piloting areas air tractor attack planes so they've they've had a relationship before but this week the specific operation we don't know how much was completed yet there was some sort of a falling out of sorts. according moscow has upheld the kremlin critic alexina valley's prison sentence but it has shortened his term by 1.5 months he was already a sentence to nearly 3 years for violating his parole. president joe biden has declared the u.s. is back sweeping away donald trump's america 1st foreign policies biden address the munich security conference seeking to reassure allies sidelines during the trial views. protests against me in mars military coup have ended a 3rd week rather 1000 people gathered in the largest city again gone to demand the release of deposed leader on santucci and a return to civilian rule. has been severe flooding in indonesia's capital jakarta triggered by heavy rainfall in some parts homes

erik prince is best known as the founder of blackwater security a private contractor whose employees were implicated in the killing of 17 iraqi civilians in 2007 he's also a prominent supporter of former president donald trump and brother to former education secretary betsy devadasi. but it's his role in a malicious assault on the internationally recognized government libya in 2019 that's now a question. al-jazeera has seen excerpts of a $121.00 page report submitted to the u.n. security council and 1st reported by the new york times alleging prince helped supply a trove of weapons including attack helicopters to the military's commander khalifa haftar are in violation of a u.n. arms embargo on libya. it also alleges he deployed a force of foreign mercenaries to help attack was condemned by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh this won't be resolved through force of arms it's just no way that's going to take place we there's a u.n. process we've been part of that and i have tars been part of that we urge them to have started stand down move back to the negotiating table so that we

dating back to 2017 were blackwater was coordinating with huff there to help him solidify his power base in eastern libya by supplying and and pilot scene areas air tractor attack planes so they've they've had a relationship before but this we this specific operation we don't know how much was completed yet there was some sort of a falling out of sort of criminal critic alexina valmy has been found guilty of slander he was charged with defaming a world war 2 veteran these are. not live pictures actually the latest pictures from moscow about me earlier said the charge was an attempt to smear his reputation has been severe flooding in indonesia's capital to concept triggered by heavy rainfall in some parts homes were submerged by up to 2 pieces or so u.s. president joe biden has declared a major disaster in texas power there is slowly returning but millions of people still don't have access to clean drinking water after a rare winter storm this week exactly aeration would open up broader federal money for immediate and long term recovery efforts a presidential visit to the states is p

well erik prince is perhaps best known as the founder of blackwater a private security company notorious for its role in killing unarmed civilians in iraq in 2717 iraqis died and 4 blackwater mercenaries were convicted of crimes in relation to that killing since then he's gone on to other things and including being a prominent supporter and major donor for president donald trump and his sister betsy deval trump's education secretary so this is a person who was very well known to the president and had relations with roger stone steve bannon other people in trump's orbit would often go on cable news networks and defend the president and. also worth noting that president sean before leaving office pardoned those 4 blackwater security operators who were convicted of manslaughter and in one case murder for the deaths of those iraqis so it has really the issue is if the contents of the report as we have. how much trouble is mr prince or how much trouble could he be in and how old cold still is this going to make the current american government of the international community. yes and i should a

report which finds the blackwater founder erik prince violated noms embargo on libya and says prince sent weapons to war khalifa haftar. trying to has more from misrata. we don't know how much of this pacific operation was completed by blackwater but there have been reports did in back to 2017 were blackwater was coordinating with huffed or to help him solidify his power base in eastern libya by supplying and and pilots in areas air tractor attack planes so they've they've had a relationship before but this week the specific operation we don't know how much was completed yet there was some sort of a falling out of sorts a call to moscow is up held kremlin critic alexander on these prison sentence the has shortened his term by one and a half months was sentenced to 93 years for violating parole while he was in germany recovering from the reasoning has been severe flooding in indonesia's capital jakarta triggered by heavy rainfall in some parts homes was submerged up to 2 metres of water time pro-democracy groups are rallying outside parliament demanding the prime minister's resignatio

and our viewers may remember that blackwater had operations in iraq and became. well known for attacking and killing 17 civilians in iraq became really a symbol of all of the unfortunate excesses of private militia groups he also is the brother of betsy to vos who was president trump's education secretary and was very close it with the president a very prominent supporter of the president known to be close to some of his. key and controversial allies like steve bannon and roger stone so someone who's fairly well known in circles in washington d.c. the coltons of the report see the surface to be growth or explosive so if we assume the cold sense of the reporter as far as we assume they are how much trouble could he be in. right and at this stage we only have it confirmed through the new york times and one source at the united nations does tell us that the report is accurate but if that is the case he could face. repercussions at the united nations for violating these sanctions a travel ban he would be able to travel internationally which would hinder his current b

you can see the blackwater river and the forest of this area which are also preserved. when he drove down here, you probably took route 16 and route 335 and those were old native american roads, and they were all known as the highway to freedom multiple escapes occurred along route 16, and again that helps us to preserve the landscape. when you came down here, you probably saw corn fields soy milo sorghum various things being grown and you probably see timber all around you in various stages of growth. again that landscape is very important. so the landscape the way it looks now is very very similar to the way it would have looked in harriet tubman's time. so in theory if you place to right here and you gave her a little bit of orientation told her that was north and that was south that's east and that's west she'd be able to navigate this area because it looks so similar. so this is a map of the harriet tubman underground railroad byway. it's over 30 sites and over 120 miles long it also includes, maryland, delaware and pennsylvania. we are meant to be the hub right he

erik prince is best known as the founder of blackwater security a private contractor whose employees were implicated in the killing of 17 iraqi civilians in 2007 he's also a prominent supporter of former president donald trump and brother to former education secretary betsy devadasi. but it's his role in a malicious assault on the internationally recognized government of libya in 2019 that's now a question al-jazeera has seen excerpts of a 121 page report submitted to the u.n. security council and 1st reported by the new york times alleging prince help supply a trove of weapons including attack helicopters to the military's commander khalifa haftar are in violation of a u.n. arms embargo on libya. it also alleges he deployed a force of foreign mercenaries to help attack was condemned by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh this won't be resolved through force of arms it's just no way that's going to take place we there's a u.n. process we've been part of that and i have tars been part of that we urge them to have started stand down move back to the negotiating table so that we can

al-jazeera has gained access to parts of a confidential un report which finds that blackwater found that erik prince violated an arms embargo on libya it says the prince sent weapons to the warlord califano of top russian opposition politician alexina valley has suffered 2 legal setbacks is 3 year prison sentence has been upheld but shortened by 6 weeks he was found guilty last month for violating parole while he was in germany recovering after being poisoned at a separate case he's been found guilty of slander and fined has been severe flooding in indonesia's capital jakarta triggered by heavy rainfall in some parts homes were submerged by up to 2 metres of water and thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators of rallied outside thailand's parliament that demanding the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the monarchy. those that had last more news feed here i was 0 right after inside story next. political dispute. on the streets of the somali capital. delayed elections so. politicians find a common ground over this crisis to rael the recent progress to world stability this is insid

top stories al-jazeera has gained access to parts of a confidential un report which finds that blackwater founder erik prince violated an arms embargo on libya it says prince sent weapons to war holy for half the hour president joe biden has declared the u.s. is back sweeping away donald trump's america 1st foreign policy biden addressed the munich security conference seeking to reassure allies sidelines during the trump years there's been severe flooding in indonesia capital jakarta triggered by heavy rainfall evacuations are underway up to 180 centimeters of rain was recorded in some areas. washington has more from jakarta. there is overdevelopment q. much concrete a lack of green space over the extraction of ground water these are some of the factors that contribute to jakarta severe flooding every year and make the world's fastest sinking city the scientists that we've spoken to say that the jakarta governor nice bus wait and has not acted as he had promised and has instead of focusing on driven normalization widening the rivers to make the city more resilient against flooding he's fo

violated an arms embargo in libya it centers around the dealings of erik prince the former head of blackwater and prominent ally of donald trump the report explains how he allegedly sent weapons to a militia commander was trying to overthrow the internationally recognized government in tripoli breaching the arms embargo exposes prints to possible un sanctions prince is the brother of trump's former education secretary betsy divorce but jason packer's the founder of libya analysis he says the findings of the un report though did much deeper than just erik prince. i would look at eric prince's policy as the shadow foreign policy of not trump but particularly jarryd questioner because it's the nexus between jared questionnaire the emma roddy's particularly m.b. said and erik prince who made policy outside of the formal channels of the state department of defense department and that characterized trump policy towards many different conflicts biden is going to be keen just to revert to consensus policy done within our formal institutions the defense department in the state department and he's not

harriet tubman underground railway state park is 17 acres, but were surrounded by blackwater nationalwildlife refuge which is over 20,000 acres on the preserve this period full landscape that you see. that ensures that when you look around, you see pines and cedars and over there you can see the black water river and the forest of this area, which are also preserved. when you drove down here, you probably took root 16 on the 35, and those were all native american roads and they're also known as the highway to freedom. multiple escapes occurred on route 16th and that helps us preserve the landscape. when you came down here, you probably saw corn fields, sway, various things being grown and you'll probably see these things and very stages of growth. again, that is very important. so the landscaper looks now is very similar to the way it looked in harriet tubman's time. so, here you give a little bit of orientation, that was north and i was south, so that's east and that's west. should be able to navigate this area because it looks so similar. so this is a map of the harriet tubman under

violated an arms embargo in libya it centers around the dealings of erik prince the former head of blackwater and prominent ally of donald trump the report explains how he allegedly sent weapons to a militia commander who was trying to overthrow the internationally recognized government in tripoli breaching the arms embargo exposes mr prince to possible un sanctions princes the brother of trump's former education secretary see divorce where jason pack is the founder of libya analysis he joins us via skype from the tension in new jersey and jason good to have you with us how significant is this u.n. report and if it's true how serious are the findings for erik prince well it's certainly true because previous you would sanction reports have already made this clear. i just want to point out that there was an attempt by half charred to get helicopters and he paid for mercenaries but they didn't really do any fighting in the helicopters never arrived so this was more of a keystone kops kind of situation and it's up for us to decide are we going to have global governance that cracks down on these k