libya descends into chaos more than a decade after muammar gaddafi lost power. why it is on the brink of war and what another failed state would mean. filipinos join the fight with americans in world war ii, why the veterans with us are fighting now to make good on a families. >>> going high tech - programming for peace, and why youtube is on board. >>> so glad you are with us on "the stream", where you, the viewer, helps drive our conversation. my cohost and digital producer brings in all your interaction. you are talking about libya, and something that could unify the country in all this chaos, it's hard to unify that. >> we hope to unify. there's so many divisions inside outside libya, this is a hashtag "i want my country back" and, "keep calm, love tripoli", that is divisive. and barack obama in an interview called libya his biggest foreign policy re gre. >>> the hope and optimism seems to have come to a halt in libya as it's embroiled if civil conflict. three years after a mass uprising and coalition overlieu president muammar gaddafi, the country is grappl

one pilot has been captured, another kill. >>> after the 2011 revolution ousting muammar gaddafi. the misrata brigades became powerful, seizing weapons to the main leader. they are the main force in the alliance that took over the capital. their support is key it a deal on a national unity government. zeina khodr reports from misrata. >> it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain and labelled as an extremist strong hold. misrata denies that. there is no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful within the borders, its influence extends beyond. misrata is located to the east of tripoli. to a large extent the government relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. misrata's brigades are the military base and political power that seized the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting a large armed group. it acquired massive quantities of weapons, since misrata, just like the armed forces didn't disarm, nor did they unite with other forces. violen

[music] >> reporter: in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 are now on the front line against fighters affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these fight whose belong to the libyan dawn coalition were ambushed on wednesday. they have joined operation sunrise. it is in a sense to regain control of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise surprised and attacked in the morning. it caused grave losses in lives. >> for the past few months libya libya's rival parties have been more intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil fighters. they would sent troops to sirte and the surrounding areas was their first attack on isil. >> the true fact this city is not accustomed to calamities and pain. this is fighting terrorist in order to bring the revolution to its true right course and achieve its goals and free libya of problems. >> reporter: isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify these bodies. some are believed to be non-libyan. but some libyan officials believe man

but also to come on the programme, they defeated muammar gaddafi, but can they defeat i.s.i.l. we are back in the libyan city misrata, fighting for their lives. france looks to the right with conservatives, and the national front coming first and second in local elections. >> it's like people are changing. >> using politicians to get a laugh in south africa - how that has one cartoonist in trouble. >>> first singaporeans are in mourning for their country's founding father lee kuan yew, who died at the age of 91. he was widely credited with transforming the island. he has been criticized with being undemocratic and authoritarian. >> reporter: without lee kuan yew singapore as the world nose it may not have existed. the fourth generation saw his homeland occupied. first by the british and then by the japanese. after training as a lawyer in britain, he became leader. a post held for 35 years. he was no independence leader. singapore became independent against its will - kicked out of malaysia against a black drop of racism. a fearful lee contemplated a bleak future. >> people conn

. >> in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 is now on the front line in the battle against fighters of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these men were ambushed early on wednesday, armed groups have joined operations sunrise. it is an offensive to gain jol of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise. they were attacked by three in the morning. the response from the dawn of libya came strong causing grave losses to their lives and gear. >> for the last three months they have been intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil-linked fighters. the decision to send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was the first time that a local force declared war on isil. >> the true fact is that this city is not accustomed to calamities and pains. all these sacrifices are for lib y fighting terrorists along with remnants of the former regime to bring the revolution to its true right course and set libya free problems. >> isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify the bodies but they

said tibruk killed a senior rival commander and fighting in misrata and they were talking about gaddafices and are trying to survive again and people say they are pushing back an i.s.i.l. onslaught. >> reporter: it was the second bombing in a week and in both incidents security buildings were targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off outside headquarters but no one injured and they have been spared violence in many areas in the vast country over resent months and why the explosions are seen as attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multi front war. for months they have been battling forces allied to the general and tibruk along front lines in libya and as of late groups associated with islamic state of iraq and levante declared war on this city. this is the eastern gate of misrata and security tight because 250 kilometers from here is cert a city in the hands of groups that pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. and sent hundreds of men to the front line and weeks have passed and have not been able to defeat the threat. >> translator: people across the world think misrata

. >> sirte is where gaddafi made his last stand.it reduced much of the city to republic and there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata. there is a feeling among misrataens that gaddafi royalists are behind the takeover. >> they are not strung. they're just using civilians as human shields. [ gunfire ] >> isil has managed to expand in libya in recent months. it's strength is debatable. what is clear is the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west. that is why the only solution is dialogue. so many people are losing their children. >> this has become misrata's new reality. there are many families that are now grieving in the city. they are losing their children. >> well, millions of roman catholics prepare to celebrate holy week, the leader of the church has been requested of his commitment towards child abuse. he appointed a bishop in chile that is suspected of covering up crimes. >> it may not have been a lynch mob b

output fell off a cliff, and then to zero in august 2011 when rebels took tripoli and muammar gaddafi spread. prungs took another -- production took ner dive in april 2013 the reopening of two oil terminals provided a further reprieve. since act, i tacks have had devastating consequences, and now we have the latest development. >> let's talk to the director of the tripoli-based group in loupd. good to see you -- in london. good to see you. what is your take on this? it's a critical source of revenue for libya. how much of an impact will it have? >> 90% of the revenue of the state is generated through hydrocarbon industry in libya. in that respect, it's the economic backbone of the country, leading to further problems. i have these ver itcheses. in terms of the way this which the country is locking, the central bank is enacting some degree of austerity measures, they can only get. >> the significant element, and on the road to resolution what kind of part does it play? >> well in terms of the way in which the oil industry played a role in the latest conflict where many take charge on t

they are accused of being linked to the regime of muammar gaddafi. they have arrived in switzerland for talks. the deadline for a framework agreement has been set for the end of march. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said an extension of talks past the date is unlikely. they are asking the congress to say out of negotiations with iran. it would propose legislation to require congress to approve agreement, something the white house said could have a negative impact. now to southern nigeria, where the oil companies are bidding for licence. they report from the ifr sit. nigerians are divided over whether extractions could resume after oil spills caused damage. >> emanuel used to fish here but the fishing waters were destroyed. it's caused by the oil company shell. they kick shell off their land more than 20 years ago. the government is issuing new licences to the companies to operate. some are worried that it could cause damage to. an oil company might get the licence. >> it is important. it is important for people to have the place clean. to conclud

locals believe it is linked to muammar gaddafi's regime. it was a second bombing in a week. in both instances security was targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off outside intelligence hours in misrata. the central city has been spared the violence in many areas of the city. that is why the recent explosions are seen as an attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multi-front war. for months brigades have been battling forces allied to general khalifa haftar and the front lines. as of late groups associated with islamic states of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate of misrata, the security is tight. 250km from here is cert a city in the hands of groups pledging allegiance to i.s.i.l. misrata sent hundreds of men to the front line. weeks passed. they haven't been able to defeat the threat. >> translation: people across the world think misrata is home to extremists. we are the ones fighting i.s.i.l. and terrorism in libya. >> strength is growing. there are fears that the group will get stronger if the rival administrations

and the heftar is gaddafi part two. and i think one development we've seen is the fragmentation of authority on both sides. we speak about to two camps. the dawn camp in the west. the dignity camp in the east. these are really loose koemgs of the mill smas and they are fragmenting. and on the one hand that fragmentation is encouraging because it allows you to identify moderates you can peel off and bring into a dialogue and that is what's happening now with the u.n. sponsored peace talks. but at the same time that is worrisome because you have spoiler. so just as the u.n. talks are under way, you have the islamists carrying out an air strike on the zintan airport yet yesterday and is very worry some and threatens the peace talks. let me say a little about the rise of isis. the idea of libya as the base as a haven for extremism is not new. it existed under gaddafi with the city of derna that provided many volunteers to iraq and syria -- iraq and afghanistan. you know, after the revolution you had the growth of al qaeda a

islamic state of iraq and the levant fighters are in control of most of muammar gaddafi's hometown. > misrata is in a difficult position. any decision to storm sirte would not be an easy one to make. thousands of sixians are still inside the city. any of offensive would mean civilian casualties and mean destroying the city yet again. >> sirte was where gadhafi made his last stand. bombing reduced much of the city to rubble. at the time, there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata. they were putting their past behind them until islamic state of iraq and the levant declared sirte to be part of its islamic state. >> isil is supported by gadhafi loyalists. they are not strong, they are just using civilians at human shields. >> isil has expanded in libya in recent months. its strength i go debatable. what is clear is the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west. that is why the only solution is dialogue. so many people are losing their children. >> this has become misrata's

it paid a heavy price when it stood up against gaddafi. today it is the backbone of the libyan dawn alliance. one of two administrations that claim to be the truly ruler of libya. officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of their evolution. al jazeera. >> just ahead on al jazeera we'll report from washington as afghanistan's president ashraf ghani makes his first official visit to the united states. >>> plus we'll show you how wildlife in south sudan is in the firing line between warring factions. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >> the new al jazeera america pri

libya descends into chaos more than a decade after muammar gaddafi lost power.why it is on the brink of war and what another failed state would mean. filipinos join the fight with americans in world war ii, why the veterans with us are fighting now to make good on a families. >>>

affiliated fighters of being loininged to muammar gaddafi. the egyptian state media reports 285 have returned to cairo. 1500 resume. the egyptian media is reporting that 41 judges will be forced to retire. a disciplinary court ordered the retirement on saturday. it's seen as a crackdown on political dissent. the judges can appeal against the decision. in yemen, shia houthi rebels took over the capital, saying they reach an agreement with iran, the new collision has been formed against the houthis, the aids remain in the southern city after scoping house arrest last month. we have this report on the continuing political standoff. >> there's a power vacuum in yemen. iran appears to be capitalizing on it. since the houthis forced the president to flee the capital, iran has counselled a willing partner. a houthi delegation returned from a 2-week mission. a houthi spokesman says ryan is pledging to expand a port. help build power perhaps, and provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. the houthis say pledging support will boost the economy and

they'd be accused of looking into and being connected with muammar gaddafi regime >>> following tropical cyclone pam, 18 have been declared dead. it was a category 5. ripping through. this was a sturdy traditional by built house in port villa. this is all that is left. it had withstood two cyclones. after cyclone pam, the family is homeless. it's a scene repeated over and over across vancouver's capital in port villa. the roof of this home was torn off. the scale of the devastation is clear. they owned what was a water front shop. everything was destroyed. >> there's winds coming in. everything, the class window smashed. one aid agency believes up to 90% of homes had been damaged. the wos damage on the outer islands. rescue workers warn the death toll is likely to rise. >> we'd like to make contact so we can get a sense of devastation. what we have seen in port villa, it gives us a good air bench mark and complete devastation. >> the winds are dying down help will arrive. with 65 islands to assess the ask ahead is daunting. >> we have a quick reconnaissance flight over the runway to look

four years after the fall of gaddafi, the links to islamic states have established a foothold. john kerry will meet with european officials on saturday. they look to reach a deal on the nuclear program in iran. following the death of the mother of iran's president. a deadline at the end of the month. london's bank index is 3100. it is the latest record high reached by the international stock market. despite signs of a global slowdown. despite a cease-fire signed in minsk, hopes for a lasting the are fading. the ukrainian government is under control but the guns are not falling silent. >> it was one of the wealthiest suburbs of thedonetsk where everybody won it live and look at what has happened now. we are under fire. he is taking us to the ukrainian position at the frontline where technically a cease-fire is, but it does not sound like it to me. he wants us to run one by one. [heavy breathing] he is suggesting we go inside . there is a place to be. [speaking ukranian] it is 900 meters from here with a separatist forces are. the firing has not stopped since we have been here. t

. >> some believe many are gaddafi loyalist who have never accepted the new rulers of libya. and the armed groups influence extended further east, to the oil rich region libya dawn fighters say they are planning a major offensive but addressing the threat may not be assy. isil has promised to take the conflict some 250-kilometers it has already claimed responsibility for an explosion inside the city. al jazeera. >> much more still to come for you on al jazeera this half hour. in the north atlantic, with people are hoping to see a total eclipse of the sun. and the empowering art exhibition aimed at raising awareness of disabilities in the gulf. hundreds of people have taken part in a rally after wednesday's attack. isil says -- manely tourists. and nigeria troops and their allies will be celebrating after pushing boko haram fighters out of the north on town. in iraq, a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of iraqi soldiers has been discovered. al jazeera can't independently verify this video. meanwhile, they say they may have committed genocide trying to wipe out the airs

el-araby was a main commander in the 2011 revolution against muammar gaddafi. forces loyal to the tobruk government say they have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the libya dawn militia. libya dawn backs the government in tripoli, but said the plane crashed because of a technical fight. one pilot died the other arrested. >> reporter: libya dawn's main political and military bases, the city of miz rarta, east of tripoli. they became the most powerful of the armed groups seizing weapons from forces loyal to the deposed leader and consolidated their power place, and as zeina khodr reports, their support is key to a deal on a national unity government. >> it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain and labelled as a stronghold. misrata denies all of that. there's no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful within its borders, the influence extends beyond. >> misrata is located to the east of tripoli. to a large extent the government relies on the libyan dawn mil

but some libyan officials believe many of those who joined isil are gaddafi loyalist who have never accepted the new rulers of libya. >> isil linked groups control important buildings and former libyan leader hometown of setter. and the armed groups influence extents further east to the oil rich region. libya dawn fighters say they are planning a major offensive but addressing the isil threat may not be easy. it has that has targeted the libya dawn fighters inside the city. al jazeera. >> stay with us if you can here on al jazeera. tough and intense, the u.s. secretary of state's evaluation of nuclear talks with iran we are live. and why friday solar eclipse can leave countries that depend on the power of the sun in the dark. >> next on "the stream". >> the annual south by southwest festival has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest tech innovations in the world. we'll take you there, giving you a glimpse into the future. >> "the stream". coming up next. only on al jazeera america. nine people have been arrested in connection with the assault in which 23 people died. libya's tripoli

to rival factions competing for power, four years after muammar gaddafi was removed from power. member states promised to work decisively to put an end to division, and that unity will be on the agenda again if meaningful resolutions were to be found to the old and knew conflicts across the middle east >>> final preparations are under way in nigeria for the general election on saturday. ballot papers and result sheets have been sent under police guard to abuja. electoral officials checked the papers before sending them. it's expected to be a close race between jonathan goodluck and a former general. the niger delta is where almost all of nigeria's oil comes from providing three-quarters of government revenue, as reported. the niger delta region is one of the country's poorest. >> they know what they are doing is illegal, but they don't care. young, unemployment men steel crude oil from pipe lines and refine it in the creek of niger delta. they say the resource belongs to the community, not the nigerian government or oil company. >> where you have something, somebody has eent it

renowned strongman of the head of libya's army, khalifa haftar was appointed, a former officer in gaddafi'srmy, he was the leader of the libyan army last year. in may haftar launched an offensive against benghazi islamists, a launch that is still underway. the country is ruled by two rival governments, one recognized by the international community, and one in the capital tripoli, supported by islamist militias. each have a different view of general haftar. >> khalifa haftar is a man dear to the heart of libyans. you just have to go on facebook in libya and you will see dozens of people who have haftar as their profile picture, certainly not of those terrorists in tripoli. >> our brothers in two -- are unfortunately -- >> the egyptian scenarios a reference to general al-sisi who later became president. haftar is as opposed to islamist groups as al-sisi is. but western countries have as of yet declined to get involved, fearing an aggravation of tensions. the rival government in tripoli has ruled out any cooperation with the general for a richer political solution. >> leaders from country's wo

offering support to former gaddafi loyalist. recordings were made when sisi was still a defense minister in a transitional government. the league's suggest that the government provided weapons the forces fighting the libyan parliament, the general national congress, despite a united nations armed embargo. with figures from the gain momentum daffy regime, the league suggest they maintain the close relationship with a cousin of the former leader. a member of the office is also heard making -- a former palestinian member, and crucially the current advisor to the crown prince. the suggestion being that the u.a.e. backed egypt's actions in libya. 100 people are feared to be trapped under rush. at least five people were killed when the half built cement factory came down. from a mangle of metal rescuers attempt to pull out survivors. dozens of construction workers were trapped when the roof of this cement factory collapsed. soldiers and sailors had joined in the operation in the port town. cutting through debris to try to reach the vi

they helped dis movie gaddafi, they helped broker peace between hamas and israel. they helped fight against assad whereas our president is a coward and won't go fight against assad. so i trust in some ways what qatar is doing and i agree with steve that we have not been a reliable ally to qatar. >> john, frankly i don't trust qatar that much at all in their dealings in the middle east. i know it's dangerous territory they're just a sort boat ride away from iran. i agree with that. i get it. but the fact is i don't trust people that deal with these terror groups. >> absolutely but even if they are more on our side i keep hearing stuff about reliable ally and wait a second we are talking about the u.s.'s national defense. and i don't think it's asked often enough how does all this activity over there help our national defense? how does it make us more safe? i think it's at least a debate we've got to have. are we safer because of what we're doing over there? >> steve. >> that's going to be another segment at another time but the fact of the matter is those forces in

-linked groups control buildings in myanmar gaddafi town of cert and extends further east to the region libya-dawn fighters say they are planning a major offensive and addressing the i.s.i.l. threat may not be ease and i.s.i.l. promised to take conflict to misrata 450 kilometers of cert and explosion for the libya dawn fighters inside the city dana with al jazeera. >>> concerns that the deteriorating situation in libya turning it to a breeding ground for i.s.i.l. supporters and told a television station the two again gunman were trained in libya and nine arrested in connection with the attack and jackie has more. >> reporter: taking to the street to express defiance, the message clear rejection of violence and the people who perpetrate it there was also solidarity with the victims and tributes laid in their memory. some of the victims were not carrying their passports and have not been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some of them have been talking about their experience. >> translator: we entered one of the rooms in the old part of the museum and suddenly my daughter a

more bombings will you do it like libya, where it lasted seven months before they got muammar gaddafi out. what will they do if the houthis send insurgents into saudi arabia? will they be willing to put ground forces in. it's easy to start a war, more difficult to stop and you should think about these things before you start. we hope that this will have such a shock that the houthis will negotiate with the government to come to a power sharing arrangement. >> do you think that will happen? how long can the houthis fight? >> i gain that is an interesting question. this is the last thing they thought about. they were thinking they could force out the government. they have a primitive air force, but nothing like the saudis have. the saudis have american equipment and by the most sophisticated equipment in the world. i don't think they thought the saudis would come in they'd chase out the government, take control and run the place. do you thing the operation will be limited to air strikes? >> i think for now. you put ground forces in you suffer casualties, and it's a different thing. the

currently on the rise and looks like it will make a strong game as you may with through the morning gaddafirn down 80 there were a positive way and a big job for the dow jones industrial average will keep our eyes on the market this morning with an opening down from frequent energy. >>mark >>darya: were looking at what happened with the french alps crash they say it was not an accident at alla french prosecutor says the co-pilot appeared to want to destroy the plane. >>darya: he killed all one has a 50 people on board half hour.and named the co-pilot as andreas lubitz. a german national. >>darya: he lost a lot of the cockpit and intentionally crashed the plane the captain could be heardhe says the cockpit voice recorder captured what sounded like alarms going off while someone was banging on the armored door of the cockpit. the prosecutor also says the co-pilot was alone and in control of the plane and conscious until impact. and that he began the descent manually and intentionally. >>darya: the largest piece left of the plane is apparently the size of a small car the search crews to recove

where they're asking for arms embargo and bombing your way to a situation with gaddafi is one thing. and bombing your way italy isis is completely different. but the calls are there and unless there is an international intervention that brings together one government and targets all the spoilers, this is a different matter. the bombing from the sky will add much more confusion to an already chaotic situation. >> the their forces and allies are coming in four fronts. they've retaken the oil field east of the city. jane arraf has more. >> iraqi troops are moving slowly towards tikrit. slowly because they're facing isil suicide-bombers snipers. this iraqi minister of defense video shows the biggest combat operation since isil seized territory last june. it doesn't show the militia component of this fight. shia volunteers and militias, the most powerful link to iran make up 20,000 of the 30,000 troops involved here. the government says isil fighters are deserting and heading to the mountains. the highway from tikrit leads to mosul. iraq's defense minister acknowledges that it will be a t

it paid a heavy price when if stood up against gaddafi.y is the backbone of the libya dawn alliance allied with the government in tripoli. since they pointed guns at each other mid last year, this city has lost more than 350 men but officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of the revolution. al jazeera misrata. >> now cuba has historically been a commercial advertising-free society. but with its loosened relations with the united states this could change and industry is already growing on the island. >> with no advertising no classified ads in the newspapers, there is only one way that cubans can sell that toaster or house in the wrong neighbor. they phone david and he passes the message to maria and ali who transmit the information over the airwaves. >> we have people who have lost their dogs or left their documents on the bus or someone in the family needs medicine. >> they'll repeat the ads in several programs. supplying a social service to the greater havana area. this is a country we re

he was one of muammar gaddafi's allies, before turning against him, even trying to topple him on two occasion, and has ambitions to lead libya, a loftier title than army commander >>> egypt's administrative court has issued a ruling that halts the parliamentary election protest, following the decision by the constitutional court on sunday finding that an district court is unconstitutional. the first phase was due to start on march the 22nd. leaked recordings suggest that egypt's military sought to use a construction project to gain a political advantage in elections. the recordings were made when abdul fatah al-sisi was defence minister under the transitional president mansour. the joint prospect aimed to build 1 million homes on land provided by the liltry -- military. abdul fatah al-sisi is heard saying he'll collect the fee for electricity - it's not clear if he's talking about himself personally. >> at least eight houthi rebels have been killed in an explosion. the blast happened in the sports facility. 12 others were wounded in the bombing. it's believed the houthis were attacke

is a new leaked recording that shows the office of egyptian president offering support to former gaddafialist. the recordings were made when he was still a -- the general national congress, despite a united nations armed embargo. ceci's office has also alleged to have held secret meetings from the ole regime. and a member of sisi's office has also heard makes references to relations with mohamed a former palestinian member, and crucially the current advisor to the crown prince of abu dhabi. that backed the actions in libya. a senior lecturer at the i city taught of islamic studies based at the university. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera i wouldn't say it is a every day occurrence, but it is quite common. similar leaks anything in this one that stuck out for you? >> i think it is a weekly occurrence, and almost, and what we see is really something of a difference. we know how they effect the politics of the region, and the locals. they have done some work on and how they impact the regional politics but this is just beyond any theories. this is what we saw admitting on tape, t

. >> nato is very active in the airstrikes targeting muammar gaddafi in libya in 2011. now there is a crisis in libya a problem in syria with a spectacular rise of isil in syria and iraq. the two key players, the saudis and qatari's, how do you see a way forward tackling groups like isil? >> for nato, the challenge posed by isil is one of the many threats that we have to reckon with on our southern frontiers. even though the coalition is led by the united states, just about all allies are participating in some way. it's very important for us to get the perspectives of our partners in the region, to consult with them, to see whether there's ways that we can discourage the rise of isil by providing alternatives, providing the means for countries to protect their own security, by providing a path towards closer cooperation with europe and with the west that can help in staunching the expansion of these terrible threats. >> this conference is about non-proliferation, and aim is basically to have a middle east free of weapon was mass destruction. here's the concern. many cou

i think it was right to stop gaddafi when he was going to butcher his own people in benghazi. if we had not stepped in and if i hadn't ordered those airplanes into the sky we would have seen a massive catastrophe in benghazi with people. >> . it was the right thing to do. i don't accept that we left the libyan people after that. we put in military training, political assistance. it hasn't been possible to get the different parties -- >> host: not be headed on the beach. >> guest: it hasn't been possible to get a different libyan parts of government together or get them to put down their weapons but we are trying even now to bring that about. it was a difficult situation. >> host: about europe, what would it take for you to vote no in a referendum on continued participation in the european union? >> guest: if i didn't lincoln was in britain's interest to stay in the european union i would not argue for our membership but the situation today is what we need is reform. and a referendum the british people watching at home have the choice in the referendum by the end of 2016. >> ho

workout a peace deal through peace talks in morocco and libya in turmoil after the dictator of moammar gaddafir flooding in chile, richard it seems like it's peru's turn to have flooding. >> the flooding in chile is an event that metrologist will be talking about for many years to come but in terms of flooding taking place in peru that is what would expect this time of year, you are coming off the end of the rainy season and the rains begin to ease off. the shots and spectacular shots come from this is north and east of the country where we have seen the worst of the flooding over last week to ten days and since the start of the year we've had 28 people losing their lives in flooding compared with 18 with the chile floods but it really is part of what you see at this time of year. the cells are loosely banned and mountains and rapid runoff of water and forecast doesn't offer a great change to what we have rain effecting parts of peru and columbia and ecuador as the case of this time of year. going further south and parts of b o olivia and land slides after rain and possibility of nothing more

been suffering a great deal and the league feels the responsibility towards it in the post myanmar gaddafithey failed to talk about the guidance. instead what we have seen we have seen warfare and seen opposition forces, mushroom and i.s.i.l. camping out in various cities throughout libya, the situation is very tangible and the league feels responsibility towards it. hopefully the new leadership that is coming about under general hofner will go ahead and consolidate itself but again we are in for the long haul throughout this country from libya to yemen and iraq and elsewhere. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. now the heroin trade is the biggest drug problem facing the united states and a problem rooted in mexico and farmers planting more poppy fields than ever before to field the increasing demand in a three-part series we followed the trafficking room from mexico into the united states and begins his journey in the fields of guererro state. >> reporter: the mountains, the longest land from the heroin corridor from mexico to the united states begins in a fold to the mountains we mee

gaddafi was overthrown and chaos descended across libya.she is the one who said american unease to put more attention to africa but yet boko haram this week to meet -- sweeping across the african continent killing many people slaving others. she even said the swap of bertolt that's guantanamo was a positive step she said of those terrorists zero those five guys? they are not a threat to us. those five days knickknack guys. and do not ever forget than gauzy. that may be what hillary was like but examine its wartime and she says in her memoir that i have read every page and i don't recommend it, that it was the fog of war that they didn't know what happened vichy new quickly enough to blame the video and stuck with a story despite contrary evidence that emerged. she is the one so callously testified in the united states senate, what difference at this point does it make what the cause of that attack is? that is a demonstration of her fundamental inability to understand what's at stake with the war on terrorism. [applause] she left her desk at

now today, because of the duty to protect, secretary gates says there is no security threat from gaddafi, now we have isis. these are just examples of this serial shambles that this couple has brought. doesn't this indicate, that hillary, when this unravels like watergate, that she will probably withdraw her bid? guest: i do not see her deciding not to run for president. i think her record as secretary of state is not as stellar or pristine or protected from political attack as democrats might have hoped. i think there is a lot for republicans to pick through. whether it sticks, we do not know. even though democrats take issue with the benghazi investigation, there is a chance there is a lot more for republicans to uncover, depending on whether the house committee can accomplish it. it is not an easy race for her by any stretch if she runs. it does not appear to be a democrat with real have to or political basis to support who is interested in running. maybe if elizabeth warren changes her mind. you should not discount clinton's permit ability. both clintons. hillary in particular. they

i think obviously the biggest failing of the transitional government period after the fall of gaddafi was the absence of a government that could project its authority, that had the means to enforce its rule, that had monday oppose -- monopolizessation. on force. so we're talking about the cohesive army and police. and led to the proliferation of the my militias we hear so much about. one based in tolbrook and the other faction based in the tripoli. unrecognized. it has an islamist

now today, because of the duty to protect, secretary gates says there is no security threat from gaddafiw we have isis. these are just examples of this serial shambles that this couple has brought. doesn't this indicate, that hillary, when this unravels like watergate, that she will probably withdraw her bid? guest: i do not see her deciding not to run for president. i think her record as secretary of state is not as stellar or pristine or protected from political attack as democrats might have hoped. i think there is a lot for republicans to pick through. whether it sticks, we do not know. even though democrats take issue with the benghazi investigation, there is a chance there is a lot more for republicans to uncover, depending on whether the house committee can accomplish it. it is not an easy race for her by any stretch if she runs. it does not appear to be a democrat with real have to or political basis to support who is interested in running. maybe if elizabeth warren changes her mind. you should not discount clinton's permit ability. both clintons. hillary in particular. they are