backed rebels from syria joining me from moscow is a man who could be president if he can be saved gadhafi after next month's elections dr i reckon i had he served as the country's ambassador in the u.a.e. and has been the lead coordinator for the libyan stabilization team welcome to going underground before we get to your candidacy and the longer term problems and challenges for libya there being killings this week how strong is isis day in libya after all just over the mediterranean from italy and greece first of all thank you for hosting me unfortunately even though isis was completely destroyed. were two of their stronghold and the army in the east. managed to stop them out of benghazi and. unfortunately they have scattered. all over the country especially in the south and. the center of the country as well. populated not only somebody motu are these and remote areas but actually live amongst the populations in sleeper cells and this. very well. so why would some key attacks they have recently attacked in tripoli even known the n o c and most recently before the elections commission kn

gadhafi's forces are right in front of us. they're also sniping from the side. coming in and going out. extremely -- we're basically in the middle of the firefight. >> reporter: in the middle of a firefight is where "sunday times" reporter marie colvin all too often found herself. >> marie colvin was fearless, brilliant. >> marie colvin was a reporter's reporter. >> reporter: from the deserts of libya to the jungles of east timor. >> not a lot of food, so really rapidly deteriorating situation -- >> reporter: to her final dispatches days before her death in syria. >> every civilian house on the street has been hit. >> reporter: her personal missio to bear witness to the h >> she always wrote about human beings. she always tried to humanize these conflicts. >> reporter: giving voice to the voiceless despite the undeniable risk. >> i often say marie didn't die working, she died living. this is what she did. >> i'm not armed! journalist! >> reporter: now her life and her work the subject of the new film "a private war." >> the film is both an homage to marie, but a

what's the future for libya seven years after the fall of dictator moammar gadhafi armed groups control much of this oil rich country international talks in italy were aimed at uniting libya so what hope finally the peace this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm martin dennis for more than forty years libya was ruled with an iron fist by a dictator moammar gadhafi until his reign came to a bloody end that was in twenty eleven but since then the country's been torn by civil war two rival governments dividing the country into east and west and both backed by different countries and international conference in israeli hoped to find a way to end the violence and to provide libya with some form of stability the only breakthrough a commitment to a u.n. plan for elections to be held next year we'll get to our guests shortly but first jonah how reports from the conference that was held in pearl m. . thirty countries attended this conference on libya's future but what really matters took place among just a few for the first time in six months the country's two main power player

think could beat him in a popular vote let me put it this way any libyan including safe in islam gadhafi who has no judy because judgment against them criminal judgment against them has every right to run it is all about what we can deliver to the libyans it is it is not certain if you were on or not that is up to him and. many of the circumstances surrounding this whole issue. in other people's hands including. issues and so on but i do hope that he runs and i hope i hope that many libyans run women and men made that have been people choose the best program and choose the best leadership they can be good to be for moscow the rupert murdoch's son in this country says that russia wants to turn libya into a new syria what is the role of russia in your country the role of russia so so far as i can see has been very supportive of the united nations process they have reiterated their support of the of the process they want a political solution and they and they have been encouraging all the stakeholders to get together and they have been visited recently by the italians and they have assured

program dennis the more than forty years libya was ruled with an iron fist by a dictator moammar gadhafi until his reign came to a bloody end that was in twenty one.

for gadhafi himself, but if you look at people's standard of living and the way the country has gone, and certainly it makes sense that people are looking backwards now because they aren't happy with things have turned out. >> so i want to engage both of you and emily on this. so we have right now a situation in syria unfolding. we don't know where the fighters are going to go. it seems that the turks are saying they aren't going to come to me. i've had enough of them. and we don't need them. they will never make their way there. it seems like they are ending up in libya. so what on earth, who is helping the libyans? i mean, tell me, tell me, what do you know about true engagement by the international community on this priority? it's a matter of priority. what do you mean? it seems that, you know, libya is going to be the place that the nation for all these have been fighters, isis, etc.? >> uh-huh. i share the same concern. so to return back to what general petraeus said, when there's ungoverned space, then it is an opportunity for kind of all sorts of bad actors. we're talking abou

it was terrifying because as we were hit with cad gadhafi's tros and motorrer to rand cozy tank roundsand gunfire and these women often would run away and live us on the 2014 line and -- front line and we had to run away after them. also the terrain was flat. >> i remember getting into a car -- i think you within david car in the same convoy, and i just remember thinking, if i ever die out here it's going to be in a car crash because these guys were shooting wildly in the air, driving 100 miles per hour and its was a recipe for that stuff. >> it's funny. i didn't look back at the work from libya for a long time and when i was doing this book i had to look. i had a premonition before i was taken that something would happen. think on the 13th of march i gave a hard drive of all my images to a photographer for "the new york times" and i said, i have a feeling something is going to happen to me and if itself does, can you make sure that my pictures survive? can you send this to my agency? and so when i went missing two days later, he did. the fedexed that drive to my agency and that's the

african nation has been torn apart by conflicts and instability since the every throw of colonel gadhafi in twenty eleven the presidents of egypt china sea and out ceria as well as leaders of local tribes some malicious from libya. taking. the heads of the libyan national army general khalifa haftar is expected to take center stage at the conference was initiated by prime minister just seppi context it italy is the only european country with an interest france has also been trying to establish itself as a regional mediator but as more of our staff explains there could be an ulterior motive to the peacemaking efforts seven years it's been seven long chaotic years a country torn apart two governments countless warlords tribes gangs duking it out for power and all will. of course everyone is trying to help stop this italy which has been flirting with general who leads one of the two rival libyan government and controls almost half the country fronts with its regular peace summit where macro plays the matchmaker paris once elections as soon as possible one of the crucial elements is the orga

sting of colonel gadhafi in twenty eleven france has also been trying to establish itself as a regional peacemaker there was murat explains there could be an all teary or motive behind all the pardon good intentions seven years it's been seven long chaotic here is a country torn apart two governments countless warlords tribes gangs duking it out for power and all will. of course everyone is trying to help stop this italy which has been flirting with general half star who leads one of the two rival libyan government and controls almost half the country fronts with its regular peace summit swear macrorie plays the matchmaker paris wants elections as soon as possible one of the crucial elements is the organization of presidential and parliamentary elections on december tenth twenty eight it's a commitment on the basis of this process to fully and safely give their sovereignty back to the libyan people and allow them to express it on this date but it's only for one doesn't want elections premature and they think conditions are right they say and france france once something else they fear m

be running against safe gadhafi presumably who reportedly has mass community support you think could beat him in a popular vote it is not certain if you are on or not that is up to him and. many of the circumstances surrounding this whole issue. in other people's hands including. your shoes and so on but i do hope that here on sunday i hope i hope that many libyans one has every right to run. why those are some of the top stories for this hour here on r.t. international the plenty more still for you in about half an hour's time for another program i hope you can join us that. the united states under many press has a longing growing out of the break in its treaty and other promises that the united states says it's going to leave for the treaty. ministries police forces and city administrations of many countries depend on one corporation and another by mike was hoping the board doesn't run from the presence of god i'm just a dumbass on the guns not woods as that on into this it's just a proprietary software you don't know the source code isn't that such a security risk when you have a

actually live amongst the populations in sleeper cells you of course would be running against safe gadhafi presumably who reportedly has mass community support you think could beat him in a popular vote it is not certain if you are on or not that is up to him and. many of the circumstances surrounding this whole issue. in other people's hands including. issues and so on but i do hope that here on sunday i hope i hope that many libyans one has every right to run. time there are some your top stories for the suspect program here on r.t. international it's a now what nine twenty six am here on saturday in moscow we're back in about twenty five minutes of to see that. manufacture consent to public will. when the ruling classes protect themselves. in the final. one percent. of the room see. what politicians do. they put themselves on the lawn. they get accepted or rejected . so when you want to be president or injury. or some want to be rescued. that's it right to beatrice that's what the four three in the morning can't be good that i'm interested always in the water using my. first sip. that w

. >> so we should prop up dictators like moammar gadhafi? >> no. i think we should try to do what we've been trying to do in iraq and afghanistan is actually have nation based on democratic principles. >> the first thing i want to say is on the immigration debate, malcolm gladwell podcast revisionist history has an interesting episode about pecos to the history of immigration basically he argues for less enforcement at the border as a solution, that when there was more enforcement that cause people to stay here in the trade and not being able to freely go back. anyway, the question i had the was about, so if you have like, so, for example, if you have the rights and the politicians on the right using, say, minorities struggles as a wedge issue, how do you think that these minorities should struggle to get more rights, more recognition? or are you saying that should they just kind of be quiet for a while? >> no. no, i mean, i guess it really depends on the specific ways in which you articulate your agenda and the kind specific policy. so, for exampl

when nato bombs helped rebel fighters to open throat gadhafi in two thousand and eleven it was far from the end of libya's troubles. seven years later the country is divided between warring militant groups and opposing political factions each claiming control of vast swathes of territory the peace conference in brings together libya's major opposing sides as well as some of the key foreign powers within three months in the region so fires who heads the un backed government in and around tripoli will be joined by general. whose breakaway army holds much of the east battling for control of the south meanwhile are ethnic tribes. and cross border criminal gangs while the u.n. backs the tripoli government general haftar has the support of egypt and russia the united states is there to of course keen to bolster its influence in the resource rich north african country libya's difficulties are further complicated by the competing interests of european union rivals italy and france both have energy investments in the country and back opposite sides while france wants to stabilize the lawless sou

david cameron and twenty eleven well let's turn to the mediterranean bordered nation once ruled by gadhafi now undergoing a relocation of u.k. backed rebels from syria joining me from moscow is a man who could be president.

of palermo in a bid to solve the libyan conflict civil war broke out after the ousting of colonel gadhafi and twenty eleven the presidents of egypt tunisia and algeria as well as leaders of local tribes and militias from libya said to be taking past the conference was initiated by prime minister become tape but italy isn't the only european country with an interest france has also been trying to establish itself as a regional peacemaker as were gassed if explains there could be a cheery motive behind the apparent good intentions. seven years it's been seven long chaotic years a country torn apart two governments countless warlords tribes gangs duking it out for power and all will. of course everyone's trying to help stop this italy which has been flirting with general half star who leads one of the two rival libyan government and controls almost half the country fronts with its regular peace summit swear macrorie plays the matchmaker paris wants elections as soon as possible one of the crucial elements is the organization of presidential and parliamentary elections on december tenth twent

and gadhafi is domination of libya so freedom can develop and his country and when refugees did start arriving they told europeans not to worry those who flee misery a war political oppression there we have the responsibility to help. lambing the door on every syrian refugee that is just now we are the rise of populous parties is also a major concern for those at the very top of the e.u. tree liberal democracy has never been under such attack since the collapse of the soviet union it's all well and good for hillary clinton and like minded e.u. politicians to say that they are concerned about a rise of populism in the e.u. but when they say that the way to stop this is to clamp down on refugees and migrants it comes across as more than just a little bit hypocritical especially when they had a direct hand in making those people refugees in the first place directly contributed to this rise in populism it was under her rule so to speak under the obama administration that libya was bombed into the stone age. supposedly to promote democracy and created a failed state is in direct effect fro

now the presidential palace in the capital bamako was a gift from the former libyan leader moammar gadhafi mali has no intention of following libya's lawless path but in a meeting with molly's prime minister. my guy german defense minister it was enough underlined warned that the government must take more initiative than. the government has to take complete responsibility it's not only about the fight against terror there are also many ethnic conflicts among various groups of the population as well as conflicts over resource distribution would you and it's only the government here which knows the situation that's in a position to take mediating action and it really has to do so now to. the defense minister visited the e.u. training mission nearby germany is taking over its rotating leadership with one hundred fifty bomb this vessel just the german military has trained more than twelve thousand members of mali's army over the past five years but the defense minister is shocked to learn that some mali and soldiers committed severe acts of violence against mali and civilians. via advantage we

italian city in a bid to solve the libyan conflict civil war broke out after the ousting of colonel gadhafi and twenty eleven the presidents of egypt. as well as leaders of local tribes and militias from libya is said to be taking part. one of those expected to take center stage in the talks has arrived ahead of libyan national army general. the controls most of libyan plays a significant role in the planning of the country's future while the conference was initiated by prime minister. only european country with an interest also has been. trying to establish itself as a regional peace maker there is more gas to fix planes there could be an altair motive behind the apparent good intentions. seven years it's been seven long chaotic years a country torn apart two governments countless warlords tribes gangs duking it out for power and all will. of course everyone's trying to help stop this italy which has been flirting with general half star who leads one of the two rival libyan government and controls almost half the country fronts with its regular peace summit where. plays the matchmaker pari

actually live amongst the populations in sleeper cells you of course would be running against safe gadhafi presumably who reportedly has mass community support you think could beat him in a popular vote it is not certain if you are on or not that is up to him and. many of the circumstances surrounding this. issue. in other people's hands including. your shoes and so on but i do hope that here on sunday i hope i hope that many libyans one has every right to run. our dropping out the program for this hour here on the international though i got started a program about half an hour you can join us. in twenty four you know bloody revolution. demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be increasingly violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it you know here i mean your list put me in the new bill is that i knew pulling you to the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty four. those who took part in the studio over five billion dollars to assist ukraine in these another call it will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. strategist finan

what's the future for libya seven years after the fall of dictator moammar gadhafi and armed groups control much of this oil rich country international talks in italy what aimed at uniting libya so what hope finally the peace this is inside story.

and western led plans over the years since the fall of moammar gadhafi they've all failed the sense of it has been that they've tended to be western led drives to fall forced a position or a solution on the libyans this conference seeks to turn that around and allow the libyans to decide for themselves that the new u.n. plan as i say takes a conference the idea of a national conference to libya next year for the libyans to make their own minds up and the hope is that at least at this point they could rally everyone behind that position and take out of the equation some of the opposing forces inside and outside the country that have been pulling this country in opposite directions right turn a whole thank you search teams are now trying to recover bodies from california's worst wildfire with forty two people killed other fires continue to burn across the state a red flag warning stretched from north to south in the south the smaller hill fire is mostly contained but the larger woolsey blaze has already claimed two lives and it's left a trail of destruction at beach resorts including mal

if you look at polling, there is increasing nostalgia for the gadhafi days. that's not nostalgia for gadhafi himself, but certainly it makes sense that people are looking backwards. they are not happy with how it turned out. >> so i want to engage both of you. we have the situations in syria unfolding and we don't know where the fighters are going to go. they are not going to come to me. i had enough of them. we don't need them. they never make their way there. they are gathering in libya. what on earth? who is helping the libyans? me what do you know about true engagement by the international community on this priority. it's a matter of priority. what do you mean? libya is going to be the place and the nation for all these have been fighters and isis and et cetera? >> i share the same concern. to return back to what petraeus said, it's an opportunity for all sorts of bad actors. we are talking about extremists, but in the case of southern libya, isis and al qaeda and the trafficking and all of these other things in one big interconnected nexus. i don't think