libya meant gaddafi. libya meant terrorism. >> reporter: pan am flight 103 went down in a blazing fireball. >> anthony: libya meant a bad place where a comical megalomaniacal dictator was the absolute power. nobody in libya, however, was laughing. >> reporter: reports of explosions. >> reporter: clashes between rioters and security forces. >> anthony: in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freedom. >> reporter: heavy battles raging around the libyan capital. >> anthony: they fought like hell. >> reporter: the rebels are about to force gaddafi's complete departure. >> anthony: and they recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. [chanting "libya"] ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, ♪ >> anthony: it's amazing arr

libya, 2011, colonel gaddafi's been toppled, and it's chaos.s security service, a document comes to light suggesting britain played a part in the abduction and torture of a libyan dissident. he's abdul hakim belhaj, once regarded as a terror suspect. now, he's been told by britain's highest court he can sue m16 and the government, which tried to halt the case. the supreme court unanimously dismisses the government's appeals. normally, the english courts can't consider cases involving what foreign governments have done abroad, but in thisjudgment, the supreme court has concluded that that doesn't prevent the courts here from considering british involvement in what's happened. in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents and flown to libya. there have been no criminal charges, but speaking in istanbul today, he insisted britain was involved. translation: they've got to admit that this act, committed by individuals in the british government, is a criminal act encroaching on ourfreedom an

libya, 2011, colonel gaddafi's been toppled, and it's chaos.vice, a document comes to light suggesting britain played a part in the abduction and torture of a libyan dissident. he's abdul hakim belhaj, once regarded as a terror suspect. now, he's been told by britain's highest court he can sue mi6 and the government, which tried to halt the case. the supreme court unanimously dismisses the government's appeals. normally, the english courts can't consider cases involving what foreign governments have done abroad, but in thisjudgment, the supreme court has concluded that that doesn't prevent the courts here from considering british involvement in what's happened. in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents and flown to libya. there have been no criminal charges but, speaking in istanbul today, he insisted britain was involved. translation: they've got to admit that this act, committed by individuals in the british government, is a criminal act encroaching on ourfreedom and rights and r

colonel gaddafi has been toppled, and it's chaos.ting that britain played a part in the abduction and torture of a libyan dissident. he's abdul—hakim belhaj, once regarded as a terror suspect. now he's been told by britain's highest court that he can sue m16 and the government, which tried to halt the case. the supreme court unanimously dismisses the government's appeals. normally, the english courts can't consider cases involving what foreign governments have done abroad. but in this judgment, the supreme court has concluded that that doesn't prevent the courts here from considering british involvement in what happened. after all, it says, these are serious allegations of torture, regarded as abhorrent in english law. in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents and flown to libya. in the key document, an m16 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj using his alternative name, but also describing him as "a' the letter says inte

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gaddafi was not a good man. but since 2003, the reports were clear. as others in north africa and the middle east had reported, he was about the best friend that the united states had in helping fight terrorism in that area and yet this , inistration took him out sometimes on this floor i and others were begging the administration not to take out gaddafi, not to keep helping the rebels, not to keep bombing gaddafi's troops until we knew how extensive al qaeda was. we knew that at least 1/4 of the -- or a part of the people fighting were radical islamists, but the administration went on and turned the country into chaos. thank god america is going to have a new administration before we completely go to chaos ourselves. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i would move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the

libya meant gaddafi.re a comical megalomaniacal dictator was the absolute power. nobody in libya, however, was laughing. >> reporter: reports of explosions. >> reporter: clashes between rioters and security forces. >> anthony: in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freedom. >> reporter: heavy battles raging around the libyan capital. >> anthony: they fought like hell. >> reporter: the rebels are about to force gaddafi's complete departure. >> anthony: and they recorded the whol

the damages action is based on documents unearthed in tripoli following the fall of colonel gaddafi.rs correspondent dominic casciani outside of the supreme court. can you hear me? hello, victoria. can you hear me? we are still getting microphones on. hello, victoria. can you hear me? we are still getting microphones onlj have read a little bit to the audience that former foreign secretary jack straw faces being sued, phil is in? -- phil is in. have been long—running allegations of rendition, the uk's alleged role co m pete ntly of rendition, the uk's alleged role competently in rendition. the cases about this man and his wife, the man was a libyan dissident who fled libya after failing to overthrow colonel gaddafi many years ago. he was hiding in china. in 2004 he tried to leave to get to the uk to claim asylum. en route, according to his allegations, mi6 tipped off the libyan authorities and the americans then arranged for this couple to be kidnapped in bangkok, supposedly en route to claiming asylum. they were flown to libya, imprisoned, she was pregnant and only released days bef

in more places, there are parts of libya, which are largely ungoverned, in sirte, libya and a post-gaddafild there, so they're in north africa, they're in east africa, they're in west africa. so to say that we're safer overall is simply not true. sharyl: during hearings on capitol hill this week, c.i.a. nominee mike pompeo said islamic terrorism coming out of iraq and syria remains the highest near term threat to america. our interview with current c.i.a. director brennan was supported by our corporate partner circa. coming up on "full measure." we go to coal country, where the promise of jobs helped elect a new president, to see if miners sharyl: in pennsylvania, king coal once meant paychecks for families. the campaign promises by the president-elect were to bring jobs back. "full measure" correspondent lisa fletcher went to coal country, to find the line between hope and reality. lisa: coal has fueled the economy of southwestern pennsylvania for more than a century. bill allen: my father was in the coal mine and that's the way i supported my family. lisa: for bill and tina allen, it's t

colonel gaddafi has been toppled, and it‘s chaos.light suggesting that britain played a part in the abduction and torture of a libyan dissident. he‘s abdul—hakim belhaj, once regarded as a terror suspect. now he‘s been told by britain‘s highest court that he can sue mi6 and the government, which tried to halt the case. the supreme court unanimously dismisses the government‘s appeals. normally, the english courts can‘t consider cases involving what foreign governments have done abroad. but in this judgment, the supreme court has concluded that that doesn‘t prevent the courts here from considering british involvement in what happened. after all, it says, these are serious allegations of torture, regarded as abhorrent in english law. in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents and flown to libya. in the key document, an mi6 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj using his alternative name, but also describing him as "a' the lett

first, how much tribal divisions would play a role in post gaddafi libya and secondly, how little hek to help rebuild the country. of course, those governments didn't see it that way. guns. a lot of mass shootings happened on his watch was not here he is in 2015 talking to bbc. the one area i feel that i have been most frustrated and most stifled, we do not have sufficient commonsense gun safety laws. even in the face of repeated mass killings. partisanship. here is the president a year ago giving his last union speech. is one of the few regrets of my presidency that the rank between the two parties has gotten worst incident better. i have no doubt that lincoln or roosevelt might have been abridged the divide. funnily enough, on this issue, 0bama co m pa res enough, on this issue, 0bama compares himself to his predecessors. he later told vanity fair that he maybe could have gotten more done if he had the genius of abraham lincoln, the charm of fdr, the energy of teddy roosevelt or the legislative acumen of lbj. guantanamo. he campaigned on a promise to close the prison. of course, it

abdul hakim belhaj, a former opponent of colonel gaddafi, was arrested in bangkok, taken to libya andnd the cia. mr straw has denied any involvement. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. coming up in sport at half—past, six—time paralympic champion david weir says he'll never race for great britain again after voicing his frustration with governing body british athletics. the inquests into the death of 30 british tourists at a tunisia beach resort 80 months ago is under way this morning. the court has been hearing from a senior foreign office official who has been defending the travel advice to the country at the time. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. day two of the inquest, and for the families of those killed, a chance to hear more crucial testimony from the foreign office and from the tourism company which sold them the holidays in tunisia. these are the 30 british holiday—makers who were killed in the attack. could more have been done to warn them of the risks of travelling to tunisia injune 2015, just months after a major terrorist attack in the cap

he was a libyan dissident, effectively on the run from the dictator colonel gaddafi's forces, fearingpregnant, to try to leave asia to get to the uk to claim asylum. en route, he says he was effectively kidnapped by us secret service is in bangkok, bundled onto a flight and taken to libya, where he was delivered to gaddafi's intelligence services, held in prison, tortured over the course of six years. what was the uk's involvement in this? when gaddafi fell, documents were uncovered in tripoli which revealed that mi6 had been communicating and paid a part in identifying where mr belhaj was. that is the core allegation, that the uk played a key role in identifying this man's whereabouts and helping deliver him to the libyan regime. the government argued that this should stay out of the courts because it involved the act of a foreign state. the supreme court said today that it is not having that, because the magna court —— magna carta says no one should be detained ina —— magna carta says no one should be detained in a allegations are serious and. joining me now is a representative of t

crucial evidence could be the document found in libya in which an mi6 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official, welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj, using his alternative name, but also describing him as " ' the letter says the intelligence that led to his capture was british. labour's jack straw, foreign secretary at the time is one of those accused, but said today he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have happened abroad. britain's alleged connection with so—called rendition, official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. now it may happen. tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. we're just hearing from downing street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the prime minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the single market. among those she spoke to was chancellor merkel, president hollande of france. she told them, according to downing street, that the uk wante

gaddafi end. let's start with you on this, mark. this news from the mayor of miami, dropping the sanctuary policies, that's a pretty big development. >> yeah, i think it is. the idea of sanctuary cities are really indefensible. sanctuary city is not just a place where the cops don't ask your immigration status. they don't do that anywhere. what a sinks for a city does is when it gets a request for someone they arrested, the immigration wants them because they are deportable, they let that person go instead. that is inexcusable. there going to be some hard cases like san francisco and new york that are going to stick to their guns. this administration has got some work ahead. a lot are going to change their tune. i think pretty quickly. >> martha: when you have the threat of federal money being withheld, juan, that may makes some of these mayors look at this thing a little differently. >> it might, martha. i guess that's what behind the action in miami. what we've seen so far is the mayor's of the big cities, new york, los angeles, c

first stage of his coming to understanding that he could never quit the post, because the destiny of gaddafiwaiting for him. >> narrator: in 2011, when vladimir putin announced he would run again for russia's presidency, the response was mass demonstrations in moscow's streets, protests which had to be put down by police. >> there's never been a good succession model in the soviet union or in russia, and he's very worried about how he will leave power. he doesn't want to leave in a coffin, he doesn't want to go to a jail cell. he's got so many guilty secrets, so much money's been stolen, and so many people have been killed that he doesn't really trust anyone to keep him safe if he steps down from power. so in a way, he's both the master of the kremlin but also a prisoner in it. (russian national anthem playing) >> narrator: in 2012, putin moved medvedev aside and took back the presidency in a kremlin-controlled election. by now, the presidential term had been extended to two six-year terms. vladimir putin could remain in power until 2024. but the country he rules over is in deepening trouble

1950's and 1960's, we were fascinated ayatollah then the and he became the focus of evil, the it was gaddafin 1980's, then in the 1990's, saddam hussein. people want to know about him. there have been so many questions about why we went to war. i am trying to provide the answers i think are true. i wrote the book for people to read, and if people in the government back then and now, the cia, whatever -- if they don't like it, i did not write it for them. ayatollahou know, the lived in iraq before the revolution. did you ask saddam hussein about what he thought about him? guest: i asked him, he said he was a holy man of great dignity and i was more than happy to allow him to be in my country. he would often start out with -- if i coulders preface my answer with this, talking to saddam is like reading a really bad washington tooir in which he would try give answers that made him look like a very high and noble person and somebody who is above being petty. but then you would have to say, that is an interesting answer but you have said this in this about him. saddam would give these radio broadc

first, how much tribal divisions would play a role in post—gaddafi libya and second, how little he woulde gun safety laws. even in the face of repeated mass killings. partisanship. here is the president a year ago giving his last state of the union speech. it is one of the few regrets of my presidency that the rancour and the suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. i have no doubt a president with the gifts of eisenhower or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide. on this issue, 0bama really seems to compare himself with his predecessors. the president later told vanity fair that maybe he could have got more done in he had the genius of abraham, the charm of fdr, the energy of teddy roosevelt or the legislative accumen of lbj. guantanamo bay, 0bama campaigned on a promise to close the guantanamo bay prison. of course, it is still open. and president—elect trump wants to keep it that way. we're going to load it up with some bad dudes. so when a seventh grader in ohio asked 0bama what he wished he had done differently on his first day in office... close gua