have been arrested in connection with the incident meanwhile so you fall islam gadhafi the son of the toppled leader is due to face trial next month libya remains on stable since the nato backed popular uprising resulted in qaddafi's ousting and deaths last year editor of black star news melton ali mahdi believes the security situation in the country will only get worse before it has any chance of getting better. it's not definitely known who could be behind these kind of actions i think what might be disturbing is that normally when these kind of activities start they don't just and so sadly there could be such more actions as similar explosions in the days and months to come and judging by the situation on the ground it's not clear that things are any better in libya today than before the nature intervention i think there's a rush to try to create a semblance of normalcy you really cannot have stability without addressing the issues of the weapons that are widely available at the end of the day the people that really exercise power in libya today are the armed militias there was som

i mean you mean to say that gadhafi was a realistic democratic proponent of jeffersonian principles or if you're looking at assad the killings in syria i just applied because after all there might be chaos after or a civil war in syria even though there are killings that are going on proposed to put in the promoted by the government i mean her i think it's just a lot of people would be saying playing a lot of people would say in all fairness it's a very selective you know these are dictators and countries the u.s. doesn't like and you know it has a geo political interest i mean we can look at bahrain look at saudi arabia these are not my you know there's oppression of brain in saudi arabia state and i surrounded me ok syria i mean can i jump in here just go right ahead and i want to hear obviously the united states is selective ok john go ahead jump in i thought i'd like to say something about yes. first of all the libyan case there was something extremely wrong about our action in libya for the war in iraq at least george bush took the time to lie to congress about going in baracoa

now the government blames the attacks on gadhafi loyalists but security forces have also struggled to assert control over armed groups who took part in last year's uprising and now refuse to lay down their weapons how do you see the the situation. well i see it as highly chaotic so even though that's what the some blends of authorities are saying blaming it on pro khadafi loyalists that itself is not even certain as we know there are many competing and contesting militia groups in libya today we have benghazi we are probably we have the western mountains we have southern libya so to be honest it's not definitely know who could be behind these kind of actions and i think what might be disturbing is that normally when these kind of activities start they don't just and so sadly there could be such more actions similar explosions in the days and months to come. i mean violence in tribal classes are still cannot really point said yes catherine go ahead. yes what i was going to say what it really points is that the question needs to be posed is libya really and libyans are they better off t

it's a familiar problem, after the gadhafi regime fell, -- joining us today is assistant secretary oftate for political and military affairs, andrew shapiro. security cooperations between the united states and more than 200 countries around the world. secretary shapiro, welcome to the show. >> thanks for having me. >> i've got to ask you, all the focus is on what happens to the pentagon. >> i think every cabinet will face significant cuts, and it will be very difficult to manage in an environment where se quest ration has occurred. that's why the administration has been encouraging congress to meet its obligation, and to avoid the damage that sequestration would employ. >> but you guys aren't going to get out of it unharmed. >> no. >> let's go to syria. including shoulder fired missiles as we've seen. in libya, you guys were very effective in going out and trying to grab as many of these weapons to keep them from falling into other hands as much as possible. what are the lessons that are going to be applicable to syria? >> in libya, even while the fighting was going on, and the gadhaf

obama said, look, gadhafi's been in power for decades. in fact, the united states was doing business with gadhafi. remember, he was outing terrorists. he was paying reparations for the lockerbie bomber. he was actually doing business with america. he had been somewhat behaving himself since 9/11. >> if you remember, if you remember, he was about to commit a massacre -- >> about to commit -- >> of -- yes, well, isn't the time to -- wait a minute. >> it's syria that has done a much greater massacre and obama has absolutely refused to use military force -- >> i agree with you -- >> how do you explain the double standard? >> i'm just about to come to syria. let me explain about libya first. he prevented, many people believe, a terrible massacre occurring. surely the job of responsible presidents of the united states is to prevent. not wait for them to happen and then react. syria, a agree i agree with you. >> i have a larger concern. that is, there are three important countries in the middle east. iran, egypt, saudi arabia. iran has been in t

that are never seen anywhere in the world in terms of human life loss and destruction as opposed gadhafi libya prepares for its transition of power to a newly elected assembly continued violence threatens to derail hopes for democracy . and it's getting dangerously tense on the border between egypt and israel as karo bombs militants while a new leader struggles to stop violence in the post mubarak country our top stories this hour. online on screen international news and comment live from the new center here in. the russian quarter of in the case of the controversial feminist punk band pussy riot says it will not now announce its verdict until next friday the members of the group are facing three years in jail for storming the altar of russia's main cathedral and belting out what they call a protest punk prayer the trial is deeply divided russian society and triggered strong reactions from abroad but he's president of reform in the case and you will find some sexual images in his report well and the eighth day of the pussy riot trial the judge has set a date for the verdict to be announc

maybe of racism or for a supposed gadhafi transition of power from its interim leaders to an end like the sample despite continued violence the rebel. plots british police are accused of using stop and search powers to target black people officers claim there are preventing gang crime by doris' feel discriminated against. in the russian capital you're watching r t. poland could make a break from its military protectors in the u.s. while the country's president suggesting the development of a missile to fan shield all of its own the polish leader said a deal to allow part of america's planned system on its territory left security at the mercy of policy shifts and washington. explains. signing an agreement with washington on taking part in the european anti-missile defense shield project was a big political mistake this was the message of the polish president going to stop criminals spoke to a polish newspaper saying that his country played a high political price for signing this agreement back in two thousand and eight something which he believes must not must not repeat itself must no

exercise power in such a divided country but there are many say that during the times of moammar gadhafi in libya compared with the entire continent it had the best schools the best hospitals the best road network systems but surely there are many that are saying many that are saying that perhaps with the u.n. intervention resolution one nine seventy three everything's gotten much much better . well there being i'm realistic and we know that let's look at the facts the country is flooded with weapons the country is split into almost four or five different it's almost a semi autonomous zones let's be very realistic and in order for things to start improving on libya i still believe they need an exercise in national reconciliation and national dialogue let's just be honest about it it's one thing to pretend that you want to see something existing and it's another thing to create that existing existence but do you do you think as we're understanding during our conversation here there are many different factions inside libya the n t c the national transitional council mostly made up now of i

and no peaceful post gadhafi libya the new authorities a sweep up thirty two loyalists of a former regime accused of bomb blasts that came a year after rebels took control of the country. you're watching our t.v. live from moscow with me to bomb would say first south america's foreign ministers have condemned to britain's thread to storm london embassy to arrest julian assange on sunday the weekend leaks editor finally made an appearance in public calling for the u.s. to stop its witch hunt against whistleblowers he was granted asylum last week but remains ensconced in the embassy to avoid extradition to sweden for questioning over sex crimes allegations his origin is lord smith. the atmosphere here outside the ecuadorian embassy on monday is much calmer than it was on sunday although there are still few hardcore. police and media and of course supporters who have set up camp pen and look like they're going to be headed for the long haul not many but still some keeping witness to what. the ecuadorian embassy sunday of course saw his first statement since he went into the ecuadorian embass

to get braces for its first post gadhafi transition of power from its and to ring leaders to an elected assembly despite continued violent aftershocks from the revolution. last british police argues of using stop and search powers to target black officers claim they're preventing gang crime minorities feel discriminated against. what you are going to live from moscow i'm marina joshie else go court reviewing the case of feminist punk band pussy riot is set to announce the date when the verdict will be read out prosecutors are demanding three year jail sentences for the woman who held a protest in russia's main orthodox cathedral are just bitter all over is live outside of court for us so peter what's the atmosphere where you are right now. well here outside of the central moscow core where the trial is taking place a small crowd is gathered made up of supporters of these three women on groups that say that they should face the three year jail sentence that prosecutors called for on tuesday now on tuesday we heard from both the prosecution calling for those sentences those three year sen

all those detained said to belong to a network of loyalists of the country's former leader moammar gadhafi and have reportedly been receiving financial backing from abroad let's discuss this further now i'm joined by political analyst and middle east consultant peter live on the program good to see you today as i'm sure you were listening to the story we're covering now the weekend's attacks come one year after tripoli fell into rebel hands and how stable is the situation now the deputy interior minister says libya is awash with weapons. well libya is following the same trend as all the other countries where there was a for sure jeanne we have the same scenario in iraq as you know almost on a daily basis in some cases we have the same situation in afghanistan with or without the troops being there we've got the situation in libya which was again a force regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway groups because at the end of the day though he was approached or in many ways he brought that change from the goldrush into the great prosperity and i think the true picture of libya is

peaceful pose gadhafi libya the new authorities about thirty two miles of the former use of bomb blasts they came a year after rebels took control of the country. that's also america's foreign ministers have condemned britain stretches storm ecuador's london embassy tourist julian assange on sunday the editor finally made an appearance in public calling for the us to stop its witch hunt against whistleblowers he was granted asylum last week but remains ensconced in the procedure to avoid extradition to sweden for questioning over sex crimes a league ations his archies lost me. the atmosphere here outside the ecuadorian embassy on monday is much calmer than it was on sunday although there are still few hardcore hangers on police and media and to cool supporters who have set up camp here and look like they're going to be head for the whole not many but still some keeping witness to what goes on here at the ecuadorian embassy sunday of course his first statement since he went into the ecuadorian embassy two months ago there was really a rally kind of a con of the like atmosphere with a var

he wanted to help rebel forces overthrow gadhafi.ears before, he made friends with locals during a motorcycle trip across the region. >> i decided i couldn't just sit at home and watch it happen to people i cared about. i decided to go to libya. i called my girlfriend and said sorry, i'm on my way to libya and i went. >> reporter: after less than a week, he was captured by gadhafi's forces while on a mission for rebels. he was taken to tripoli and held in sol dare confinement. >> this is where i spent 85 days when i was first captured. >> reporter: there were times he thought his life would end there. >> i thought i would be in prison for 20 or 30 years or possibly executed. i was captured before nato was involved. i had no idea nato was involved. after escaping prison, i went to the front line. >> reporter: now, after leaving libya, the 33-year-old graduate of georgetown university wants to go back. this time, he's destined for syria. he's better prepared than most. >> i know people in libya. i have been in syria before. i have been

braces for its first post gadhafi transition of power it's interim leaders will hand over to elected a sample despite continued violent aftershocks from the revolution. that's already is enough to say if you're going to talk so good by activists in a war veteran scott olsen on the state of affairs in the us today and changes that have taken place since the beginning of the occupy wall street movement. parties in chicago catching up with war veteran and occupy wall street activists all say after serving two tours of duty in iraq scott became an icon for the occupy wall street movement when he was severely injured in the head into one consciousness. occupy oakland protests where in two thousand and eleven protesters clashed with police. wabbit wabbit. but you know what you're. right. scott thank you so much for joining us today you're one of dozens of war veterans who have returned their medals to nato generals here and chicago throwing the medals and into the direction where leaders are meeting what is the reason for this is do you feel betrayed i really do and betrayal is the biggest

regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway groups because at the end of the day although gadhafi was a fraudster in many ways he brought that country from the doldrums into great prosperity and the wrong government got in and showed the military is still trying to pull the string you say and of course such failing very fast and i think we will see a natural rebellion perfect like it's ongoing in iraq like is ongoing in syria and egypt. and now a look at some other stories making headlines around the world a series of insurgent attacks of left at least eight people dead in iraq two policemen were killed and one injured in an early morning shooting in the country sells hours later gunmen opened fire and shot dead three private security guards in eastern baghdad meanwhile two roadside bombs claimed the lives of three more soldiers in western iraq over two hundred people have been killed in deadly attacks this month throughout the nation. the death toll of an explosion at venezuela's largest oil refinery has risen to meet these forty one president hugo chavez has declared three days

the baltimore man fought with the libyan rebels, was captured by gadhafi's forces and spent five months in a tripoli prison. >> i heard late at night sounds of people being violently interrogated. >> reporter: but next month he plans to go back to the war zone, this time in syria officially to shoot a documentary with an old friend, but he is prepared for the worst. >> getting captured by assad's forces as i was captured by gadhafi's forces, getting kidnapped by foreign jihaddists. >> reporter: one journalism groups has criticized van dyke's time in libya suggesting he posed as a journalist and by doing that he threatened the safety of our journalists, but van dyke adamantly denies that. >> i side with the syrian rebels. this film is to support them. if i'm captured this time, i don't want special treatment. i want the same fate as the men i'm with. >> reporter: van dyke fears the u.s. is making a mistake by refusing to intervene in syria. the continuing battle has radicalized the rebel forces. al-qaeda fighters are joining the battle. van dyke says american support for the rebels in li

club says post gadhafi libya prepares for its transition of power to a newly elected assembly continued violence threatens to derail hopes for democracy . and it's getting dangerously tense on the border between egypt and israel as. a new leader struggles to stop the violence in the post mubarak country. talks to occupy activist and war veteran scott olsen about whether any major changes have been made since the onset of the occupy movement. parties in chicago catching up with war veteran and occupy wall street activists. after serving two tours of duty in iraq scott became an icon for the occupy wall street movement when he was severely injured in the head into one consciousness at . occupy oakland protests where in two thousand and eleven protesters clashed with police. led a lot of. right . scott thank you so much for joining us today you're one of dozens of war veterans who have returned their medals to nato generals here and chicago throwing the medals and into the direction where leaders are meeting what is the reason for this is do you feel betrayed i really do and betrayal is bi

they had no constitution or legislature under gadhafi who took power in a military coup in 1969.bers now have to pick a prime minister who in turn will pick his government. then they'll work to draft a constitution within a year. but the way ahead is still unclear because interparty power struggles threaten delays, adding to the complications is the fact that no one yet knows how the panel charged with working on the constitution will be selected. >>> syrian president bashar al assad is using the might of his military machine to try to take back the country's largest city. thousands of soldiers are targeting anti-government fighters in the rebel-filled streets and alleyways of aleppo. the government reportedly sent 20,000 troops to the northern city. opposition fighters say assad's forces have launched fierce ground attacks using tanks in the salahadeen district. syria's state-run tv reports the troops have recaptured the rebel stronghold, but anti-government activists in aleppo disputes that claim. the activist tells nhk the fighting is fierce, but the opposition continues to co

forthwith this against a backdrop of severe acne clashes which have spiraled since colonel gadhafi was ousted most recently at least twelve people and killed and dozens injured after a viking partings use heavy weapons mean condemning m.p.a. propaganda political analyst and consultant peter yet things libya will only descend deeper into chaos. libya is following the same trend or so the other countries where there was a force regime we have the same scenario in iraq we have the same situation in afghanistan we've got the situation in libya which was again a force regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway groups because at the end of the day although gadhafi was a fraudster in many ways he brought that country from the doldrums into great prosperity and the wrong government got in and so the military is still trying to pull the strings there and of course that's failing very fast and i think we will see a natural rebellion occur like is ongoing in iraq like is ongoing in syria and egypt. and now a look at some other stories making headlines around the world a series of insu

than a hundred tanks have been seized from a militia group loyal to former libyan leader moammar gadhafi officials say several dozen weapons were also found on security forces raided a camp near tripoli meanwhile in northern libya ethnic clashes have killed at least three people and wounded dozens more since gadhafi fell last year weapons have been flowing freely into the country and are often seized by violent it's. a long running clashes over poor education standards has seen thousands of students clash with riot police in santiago officers use tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesters who hurled rocks and return president pinera criticize the students for holding an authorized demonstrations many of which turned violent. three people are dead after a highway bridge collapsed in northeast china several trucks fell around thirty meters smashing into the ground below after the road gave way the eight lane stretch of highway has been open for less than a year and was designed to ease traffic congestion in the area france us suggested that western nations could consider setting

regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway group because at the end of the day although gadhafi was a fraudster in many ways brought back from the dog or it was into great prosperity and it's the wrong government got it and so the military is still trying to pull the strings there and of course that's failing very fast and i think we will see a natural rebellion perfect like it's ongoing in iraq like is ongoing you syria and egypt. more world news this hour in our world update at least thirty six people died after a fuel tanker and a passenger bus collided in northern china before catching fire three survivors were taken to hospital with severe injuries the latest threat follows a series of road accidents in the country with the death toll of more than seventy thousand last year alone. but as well as president hugo chavez has declared three days of mourning after at least thirty nine people were killed following an explosion at the country's biggest oil refinery a government run plant was rocked by a blast caused by a gas leak nearby buildings were also damaged by the explosive

scale unemployment and the economic downturn which has taken place there since the overthrow of the gadhafi government late last year and we have nothing about this travesty of justice coming from the united states or the united nations which played such a key role in the bombing last year of libya as well as the overthrow of the government and the escalation and the ongoing support. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world riots in kenya's coastal city of abbas have resulted in the death of at least one person was sparked after a gunman shot dead a muslim cleric accused by the u.s. and the united nations of links still qaida so-called extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances are common practice in kenya that are said to be orchestrated by the country's police. colombia's president juan manuel santos has the government started talks with the country's biggest rebel group revolutionary armed forces of colombia or the fark is estimated to number over nine thousand fighters and have recently intensified violence in the country the talks are said to be happening

he left friday prayers there had been a series of murders of military officers who served in the gadhafi regime. three u.s. marines have been killed by a mound dressed in an afghan police uniform he opened fire after inviting them to dinner to discuss security issues it's the third assault on nato coalition forces this week four other international troops also died on friday. egyptian troops have detained nine islamised militants supposedly linked to the ambush that killed sixteen soldiers on the border with gaza last week the military close the checkpoint and launched a major offensive to try and restore security area egypt's the scene our region remains highly volatile with militant groups having grown since the toppling of hosni mubarak last year. and staying with egypt the arab spring and rise to power of the muslim brotherhood has soured its relations with israel it's also deeply affecting jews in egypt who until recently considered it their home is poles they are reports from cairo. alone forty two and and struggling one of the last of her people in a land that no longer wants them

forces all of this against the background of severe ethnic clashes which have spiraled since colonel gadhafi was ousted most recently at least twelve people were killed dozens injured after the fighting parties used heavy weaponry including anti aircraft guns political analyst and consultant peter says libya will only descend deeper into chaos. libya is following the same trend as all the other countries where there was a force regime we have the same scenario in iraq we have the same situation in afghanistan we've got the situation in libya which was again of course regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway groups because at the end of the day although gadhafi was a fraudster in many ways he brought that country from the doldrums into great prosperity and the wrong government got in and so the military is still trying to pull that the streams and of course that's failing very fast and i think we will see a natural rebellion if it occurs like it's ongoing in iraq like is ongoing you syria only. order into the world out there we go will start with northern china where at least th