gaddafi was eventually overthrown.en years is that all too often the chaos has continued. they've had ten years of war, the rule of militias — and since 2014 two rival governments. the internationally recognised one in tripoli is backed by turkey. but its rival in benghazi has the support of russia, the uae and egypt. a peace process sponsored by the un is trying to unify the country with a transitional government ahead of elections. here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. this is sirte, the place where colonel muammar gaddafi was born and where he was killed savagely, during the battle for the town after his regime collapsed. the uprisings against him spread fast, inspired by revolution in tunisia and egypt. 0ne personjust said to me, "this is a revolution of honour, "it's a revolution of sanity." in his last major interview, gaddafi showed no sign he sensed disaster ahead. no demonstration at all in the streets. yes, i have, yes. where? i saw some today, in zawilah. are they supporting us? no, they're not supporti

gaddafi's translator: did you see demonstrations? yes, i have, yes. where? you and some were for you. no, no one is against us. against me for what? they love me, all my people with me, they love me, all. nato air strikes against the regime gave rebels the edge. they need to stop this madness, jeremy, and you need to convey this truth. the world needs to test us, test our promises, when we say we want peace. that was moussa ibrahim, gaddafi's spokesman, ten years ago, after civilians were killed in a nato air strike in tripoli. now in europe, he insists libya is the victim of a western conspiracy. if you come to a society, bombard it with rockets, bombs, kill many, many children, many civilians, support al-qaeda and isis and give money and weapons to violent individuals, and support them politically on the international arena and give them the loudest voices on the international media... sorry to interrupt, but they would deny all of that. they would say that is a daft conspiracy theory. we were right in describing what was happening in libya and, jeremy, yo

. ♪ this libyan rapper called the philosopher is speaking directly to muammar gaddafi, calling on himn. the dictator ruled the country for over 40 years. a local artist came up with a new style of wall painting combining arabic calligraphy with pop art colors. the murals were kept, and two years later, artists travel to libya and took the opportunity to add their art and message, transforming the street into an open air art exhibit. syria also joined the unprecedented call for freedom and change, but the revolution which began with graffitin the walls quickly rned into a bloodbath. "what a shame," a song that became a rallying cry for a movement which managed for a few months to stop repression. artists often sought to remain anonymous. only a handful of people publicly declared their support for the movement. 10 years have now passed since the people of several arab nations rose up against their leaders. the current political landscape is often thought of from the hopes of 2011, and many have died in the quest for change. popular art is a legacy that remains a reminder of that unprec

the 10 year anniversary of an eight month armed revolution that toppled the longtime leader muammar gaddafithose who died are honored and celebrated as heroes litigated libyans from the dictatorship. hamed says he is throwing this party to honor his brother, dr., who was killed when an eastern warlord attempted to seize the capital. he says the revolution is not over, but he remains hopeful. >> in 2011, we sacrificed so much. i am sure we will have a civilian state. we will continue to sacrifice like my brother did. we will not allowed libya to return to military rule. reporter: celebrations are happening across the country. but it is here in mars where were the biggest crowds of gathered. >> make god unite all libyans from east to west and give us stability, make our country prosperous. >> we have to celebrate every year as long as our hearts are beating. we celebrate for our marchers in our revolution. we do not care for politicians. they fight today but tomorrow they act like friends. reporter: despite years of conflict, for libyans, this is a day of joy. in tripoli, people sing songs of

libyans are marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the revolution that toppled leader muammar gaddafi crowds have been celebrating in benghazi in tripoli the revolution sparked fighting between gadhafi forces and libyan rebels but only of a small drive all factions agreed to an interim unity government until elections in december has this report from the former rebel strongholds of misrata. libya's 3rd largest city it's also one of the main sources of military power in western libya rebels from misrata played an important role in the revolution that toppled longtime leader warmer gadhafi in 2011. according to administrators at this memorial museum more than $5000.00 men were killed during the 8 month revolution more than 30 percent of them came from misrata. we may just museum to remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom family members of those who were killed come to see pictures of their relatives and remember them as heroes that he hasn't job or a memorial museum is named after an al-jazeera cameraman who was killed in eastern libya while covering the revolution in

after 9/11, as part of the arab spring, we took out gaddafi, and that ended ups routing extremism andivil war and helping al qaeda in the sahel. we need to be careful about how we respond to domestic extremism and we should not view 9/11 as something for us to emulate, given how counterproductive it was against al qaeda. >> max abrams, who studies political violence and terrorism, thank you so much for your interview. thank you for your time. >> thank you so much. ♪ >> all q&a programs are available on our website or as a podcast at c-span.org. >> the senate returns at 3:00 p.m. eastern on monday to consider the nomination of a veteran affairs secretary. the impeachment trial for former president donald trump begins tuesday. the senate holding only pro forma sessions with no vote scheduled. committees will work -- will work on the 1.9 showing dollar covid relief bill in the house may bring that to the floor and they return for votes on february 22. watch the senate live on c-span2. >> tuesday morning, the white house budget director nominee testifies at a confirmation hearing. it's th

after 9/11, as part of the arab spring, we took out gaddafi, and that ended ups routing extremism andivil war and helping al qaeda in this hell. --in the sahel. we need to be careful about how we respond to domestic extremism and we should not view 9/11 as something for us to emulate, given how counterproductive it was against al qaeda. >> max abrams, who studies political violence and terrorism , thank you so much for your interview. take you for your time. >> thank you so much. >> all q&a programs are available on our website or as a podcast at c-span.org. >> the senate impeachment trial of former president donald trump begins tuesday. with senators deciding if the former president should be convicted on incitement of insurrection. watch our live coverage starting tuesday at 1:00 eastern on c-span two, c-span.org, or listen live on the radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/impeach ment. >> tuesday morning, the white house director nominee testifies at a confirmation hearing. it is the first of two confirmation hearings this week,

after 9/11, as part of the arab spring, we took out gaddafi, and that ended ups routing extremism andivil war and helping al qaeda in the sahel. we need to be careful about how we respond to domestic extremism and we should not view 9/11 as something for us to emulate, given how counterproductive it was against al qaeda. host: max abrams, who studies political violence and terrorism, thank you so much for your interview. take you for your time. >> thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> all q and a programs are available on our website and as a pad cast -- as a podcast at c-span.org. >> here is a look at some of our coverage today. on c-span, discussion on donald trump's influence on republicans and the future of the party. later, live coverage of the tennessee governor's state of the state address, and, tonight, i house hearing on how to deal with domestic terrorism. on c-span at noon eastern, an interview with

the americans of course, crucially helped by the americans, and nato intervened in the war against gaddafi news we have had this afternoon that the duchess of sussex has won her high court privacy claim against the mail on sunday, after it published a letter to her father. on sunday, after it published a letter to herfather. we have a statement now from the duchess of sussex. it says, after two long years of pursuing legislation, i�*m grateful to the courts to account for the mail on sunday�*s dehumanising and illegal practices. these tactics are not new, in fact they have been going on for far too long without consequence. for these out that it is a game. for me and so many others it is a real life, real relationships and very real sadness. the damage they have done and continue to do runs deep. she goes on to save the world needs reliable, fact checked, high—quality news. what the mail on sunday and its partner publications do is the opposite. we all lose when misinformation sells more than truth, when moral exploitation sells more than decency, and when companies create their business m