that's the case in libya. in libya we found one of the situations where indeed the interests of our allies were more directly affected than our own interests, our own national interests. libyan territory is 175 kilometers from nato territory, uh, and what was happening inside libya was having a major impact on the possibility of refugees and, indeed, the possibility of maintaining energy flows. >> i take issue with the conspiracy theorists who argue, for example, that wars are conducted merely for oil, um, and then i, i, but i also take issues with those that argue that economic issues should not factor into american foreign policy thinking when, when it comes to intervention at all. both of those i think are, are, in reductive and naive. and a u.s. policy maker has to keep both of them in mind when making a decision about whether or not to intervene. (instrumental music) >> rwanda, bosnia, somalia, libya... at one point political violence in each of these faraway places was claiming thousands of lives and it

libya expert. good to see you today thanks for coming on so quickly two years on what is the current situation in libya like it's looking all rosy. today now the situation is very that because they're trying to to you know to push the people down to keep the people in the houses so there is no problem because i think they're afraid of a big big demonstrations like a date with not a worse you know. we're not a was so there are saying to the people if you come out we will be hard with you they are taking people to the prisons airplanes are full eyeing on the you know war airplanes are flying off the air into the pally people are mean mercenaries are coming from outside so so authority authorities are telling people to ultimately stay inside stay off the streets because we understand that there are movements perhaps of perhaps antigovernment protests on the verge of happening is that is that correct the people are not happy with the country's orthe already has two years since ultimately the ousting of

go ahead did it work in libya. no government certainly didn't work in libya we certainly didn't work in libya as we can see from all the things that have happened in libya in the past few months i think the problem here is that we're creating false buy in areas that don't really apply to the situation on the ground right it's not a situation of the smaller we minority versus the rest of the syrians that's not the case right there are luis who are in the opposition but there are also sunnis who are with the regime and there's a huge number of people who don't support either the armed opposition or the regime who have both committed you know terrible atrocities in the past few months but there's also a false binary between the idea that the u.s. has to either flood syria with weapons and bombs and destroy its infrastructure and the idea that the u.s. or the western powers have nothing to do i mean there's a there's another option here which is to. every side into some sort of negotiated settlement rate to acknowledge

try to fight for their own samar it worked in libya go ahead did it work in libya. no government certainly didn't work in libya we certainly didn't work in libya as we can see from all the things that have happened in libya in the past few months i think the problem here is that we're creating false buy in areas that don't really apply to the situation on the ground right it's not a situation of the smaller we minority versus the rest of the syrians that's not the case right there are luis who are in the opposition but there are also sunnis who are with the regime and there's a huge number of people who don't support either the armed opposition or the regime who have both committed you know terrible atrocities in the past few months but there's also a false binary between the idea that the u.s. has to either flood syria with weapons and bombs and destroy its infrastructure and the idea that the u.s. or the western powers have nothing to do i mean there's a there's another option here which is to. every side into some sort of negotiated settlement right to acknowledg

ambassador to libya. i had the honor to serve as the envoy to the libyan revolution and i was thrilled to watch the libyan people stand up and demand their rights. now i'm excited to return to libya to continue the great work we've started, building a solid partnership between the united states and libya to help you the libyan people achieve your goals. right now i'm in washington, preparing for my assignment. as i walk around the monuments and memorials commemorating the courageous men and women that made america what it is, i'm reminded we too went through challenging periods, when america was divided by a bitter civil war 150 years ago. president abraham lincoln had the vision to pull us together toward a shared goal of peace and prosperity. growing up in california i didn't know much about the arab world. then after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as peace corps engineer. i worked as an english teacher in morocco two years and quickly grew to love t

libya. good to see you today thanks for coming on so quickly to years on what is the current situation in libya like it's looking all rosy. well today now the situation is very that because they're trying to to you know to push the people down to keep the people in the houses so there is no problem because i think they're afraid of a big big demonstrations like a date with not to with you know. where not to was so there are saying to the people if you come out we will be hard with you they are taking people to the prisons airplanes are full eyeing on the you know war airplanes are flying off the air into the police people are mean mercenaries are coming from outside so so authority authorities are telling people to ultimately stay inside stay off the streets because we understand that there are movements perhaps of perhaps antigovernment protests on the verge of happening is that is that correct the people are not happy with the country's orthe already has two years since ultimately the oust

trying to fight for their own samar it worked in libya go ahead did it work in libya. no government certainly didn't work in libya we certainly didn't work in libya as we can see from all the things that have happened in libya in the past few months i think the problem here is that we're creating false buy in areas that don't really apply to the situation on the ground right it's not a situation of the smaller we minority versus the rest of the syrians that's not the case right there are luis who are in the opposition but there are also sunnis who are with the regime and there's a huge number of people who don't support either the armed opposition or the regime who have both committed you know terrible atrocities in the past few months but there's also a false binary between the idea that the u.s. has to either flood syria with weapons and bombs and destroy its infrastructure and the idea that the u.s. or the western powers have nothing to do i mean there's a there's another option here which is to. every side into some sort of negotiated settlement rate to acknowledge

to his commitment to a new and better libya. benghazi in a real sense, as you have heard today, became his city. as it is with a deep sense of fate that in benghazi he and his colleagues gave that last full measure for his country and his many friends in the city where he died, continuing to defend and prosper their hopes and their aspirations for the future. many have commented since on chris's salient commitment to the people of benghazi. john thorn writing in the christian science monitor noted that when he passed in the street, the young men would call out, hello, chris. they knew his face. would laugh and say hello always. this is the right way to deal with our people, he said. libyan friends said he was always ready to put his country first. he shone by being himself, interested in the lives of ordinary people. his death was met with shock and sadness in libya. feelings with regard to americans that are rare in that part of the world these days. for me that judgment captures key characteristics of chris and his approach to

Ñ >> george: today on christian world news, arrested in libya.four christian workers are in custody for preaching the gospel. >> wendy: plus, syrian refugees take shelter in jordan, and find compassion from a christian ministry. >> george: and it is the adventure of a lifetime. this woman's worldwide wait to bring the gospel to the law. ♪ >> george: four christians sit behind bars in the north african nation of libya. hello, everyone, i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm wendy griffith. libyan officials say the foreign missionaries are accused of distributing christian literature. as gary lane reports, that is a charge that could carry the death penalty. >> reporter >> on monday we arrested a group. we found a print shop in the area in benghazi city. we found 45,000 christian books. >> reporter: the foreigners were reportedly printing pamphlets complaining christianity. the material was mostly directed towards children. but proselytizing in libya is a criminal offense, punishable by death, according to a law carried over from moammar gadhafi reig

being targeted by too many countries libya. be using over at least is being seen as a move to finance compensate for the lack of assistance that might be problems with little bo from then up to the states and that's why libya. is this is the chief part of it for too many too many players and and the reason i would like you know. well so you the full interview with the former libyan in term prime minister mahmoud jibril on friday here on r t next we take you to russia it's called the peninsula and a front row seat to see natures all some sky highlights but stay tuned we are standing by for a press conference from president putin and his french counterpart from from here in moscow. i've got a lot of messages from our t.v. viewers who are very concerned about drones living under skynet is not the american way and many are concerned about their safety and privacy congressman ted poe has introduced a bill that may address some people's concerns about drones this bill is the preserving american privacy act which clarifies how the gov

chris, it is a great loss for libya.e lost him as a friend and man that understands the history of the people of libya before and after. chris, he built the bridge between libya and the united states. a bridge of love, of hope. we never believed one day we would be able to raise against this dictatorship. i knew chris after he came back. i knew chris more. he would come to the house and we play tennis. after the tennis we come back home and have libyan breakfast. he is a man of principles and he is serious. i agree he never speaks about himself, what achievement he made. he is a guy when you look for him again. this is kind of different element but one time he told me story when he was serving in tripoli and then in benghazi. he walked on the street of benghazi and looked over his back and saw two people following. whereever he goes they follow him. hen he stop and he went up to them and he said hello, how are you. yeah, they speak with him. they invite for coffee. these people of course are service. maybe not to protect

of there were lots of weapons as it is but still many more weapons were brought into libya during the recent hearings which then secretary of state clinton had in the house of representatives one of the congressman said that they had information that qatar with a wink and nod as he put it from the united states brought in twenty thousand tons of weapons into libya and you know twenty thousand tons you can arm is small terrorist army and so on of course this is exactly what has happened in mali definitely we see a spillover from ability and crisis to to a neighboring country and most likely the spillover has affected other places as well for instance it may well be there are many indications to that effect that the terrorist attack in the in the in the jury had something to do i mean close to the libyan border also had some sort of libyan connection in terms of people maybe weapons terrorists emanating from libya participating in that attack the u.s. now insists that their support for the syrian opposition is non-lethal could it be that the allies of the unite. states are supporting ar

libya will soon ask the u.n. to lift an embargo on arms imports it was imposed at the start of the uprising that toppled moammar gadhafi in an attempt to projects to protect civilians to be a still turbulent with security forces made up of former rebel fighters still struggling to control the vast desert terror territories the interim prime minister during the civil war told r.t. that vast oil resources make libya a target for regional and global players. first of all libya did not pick up its economy did not pick up only the oil production was you know. it's a pity you know because the. foreign countries you know. rushed into libya immediately you know to start pumping oil again because it's connected to their way of life to their economies you know was better to the projects all over the country . and i think libya because of this oil was. subject of the being like too many countries libya and b. use it. is being seen as a most to you know to finance. sort of the lack of assistance that might be coming up with

of course a lot of weapons were brought into libya and there was a lot of there were lots of weapons as it is but still many more weapons were brought into libya during the recent hearings which then secretary of state clinton had in the house of representatives one of the congressman said that they had information that qatar with a wink and nod as he put it from the united states brought in twenty thousand tons of weapons into libya and you know twenty thousand tons you can arm is small terrorist army and so on of course this is exactly what has happened in mali definitely we see a spillover from the libyan crisis to to a neighboring country and most likely the spillover has affected other places as well for instance it may well be there are many indications to that effect that the terrorist attack in the in the in the jury had something to do i mean close to the libyan border also had some sort of libyan connection in terms of people maybe weapons terrorists emanating from libya participating in that attack the u.s. now insists that their support for the syrian opposition is non-le

of there were lots of weapons of as it is but still many more weapons were brought into libya during the recent hearings which then secretary of state clinton had in the house of representatives one of the congressman said that they had information that qatar with a wink and nod as he put it from the united states brought in twenty thousand tons of weapons into libya and you know twenty thousand tons you can arm is small terrorist army and so on of course this is exactly what has happened in mali definitely we see a spillover from the libyan crisis to to a neighboring country and most likely the spillover has affected other places as well for instance it may well be there are many indications to that effect that the terrorist attack. in the in the jury had something to do i mean close to the libyan border also had some sort of libyan connection in terms of people maybe weapons terrorists emanating from libya participating in that attack the u.s. now insists that their support for the syrian opposition is non-lethal could it be that the allies of the united states are supporting are p

it's been exactly two years since libya was plunged into revolution chaos while the e.c. brought the change behavior their right. many libyans deprived of their homes and security claim there's no cause of jubilation that's off the shelf play. technology innovation all the developments from around russia. because you have heard. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. during operation through the day. welcome back you're watching our north korea is reportedly preparing for more atomic tests and despite deep international ngo if they detonated a third nuclear device on tuesday described the move as an effort to shore up its national security and say you've got it so venti against what it called outrages us hostility the communist state is already laboring

libya is also marking the second anniversary of it so antigovernment uprising but in security forces on high alert well into this hour we take a look at what else to do market on his own no radical change for the better to the . us the people that could or are choosing the next. expected to stay off the break we explain why the result. of the some. of the. technology innovation all the rest of elements from around russia we've. covered. a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then. you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything is. welcome to the big picture. is he. to. talk about here without. borders closed international flights suspended un security forces on high alert that's how libya is marking two years since the beginning of the uprising that resulted in a bloody civil conflict foreign intervention and the toppling of a longtime need. explains why. the shadowed by desperation of the current government and fears of more unrest. from all going off he has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave the shoot at their feet is impossible to imagine a f

it's been exactly two years this is libya was plunged into revolutionary chaos well those who brought the change the rights to power many libyans deprived of their hames and six. and there's no reason to keep election. north korea is reportedly preparing for war atomic test despite deep international and detonated a third nuclear bomb and choose state. described the move as an effort to show up its national security and say got it so venti i guess what it called quote outrageous u.s. hostility and quote the communist state is already laboring under heavy international sanctions and has been banned from any such activities by the year when the country had previously carried about two atomic tests and is believed to possess a small stockpile of nuclear warheads the u.n. security council and unanimously condemned north korea's action and pledge to beef up sanctions against asia base independent news editor james kopp it does says the timing of the test raises many questions. one of sanctions that could be applied or are already being applied so it's really i think going to fall into a lo

and i think libya because of this oil was the subject. being targeted by too many countries libya. we use it at least is being seen as a most you know to find. for the lack of assistance that might be coming from there and i just think that's why libya. is the target for too many too many players and and. you can watch that full interview with mahmoud jibril on friday throughout the day here on r.t. washington is looking to summon more than one hundred forty witnesses to the trial of army private bradley manning accused of leaking classified u.s. data the prosecution plans are aimed at verifying allegations that manning's leaks directly jeopardized american security the list of witnesses will include a navy seal from the raid that killed osama bin laden was likely to attempt to prove al qaeda benefited from the release of secret information journalist kevan gosper says it's purely an attempt to shift focus. the fear here i think is that you would be sensationalizing the proceedings and it would not it would make it nearly impossible for manning to have a fair trial it just because

libya is also marking the second anniversary of its anti-government uprising putting security forces on high alert later this hour we'll take a look at why the ousting of moammar gadhafi though brought no radical change. examine that a lot more coming your way right after this break. with . its technology innovation called a list of elements from around russia. the future covered. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew. i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. again good of you with us here about. borders closed international flights suspended security forces on high alert that's how libya is marking two years since the beginning of the uprising that resulted in the bloody civil conflict foreign intervention and the toppling of the longtime leader moammar gadhafi he's innocent now explains why any celebrations are being overshadowed by desperation with the current government and fears of more rest. from all going off he has lost l

check out our website for more on this story the timeline of the data back to have a nation in libya and its consequences as well as more expert analysis all the. and breaking we have a special report on the murky areas of european democracy stay with us. some countries want oil but that's kid stuff who needs oil when you could secure the world's largest supply of trucker darrow so-to located exclusively in sweden and meeting sweden for absolutely no logical reason as a possible you say well supreme commander of the swedish armed forces general sphere guru and son must have watched red dawn too many times because he thinks the russians are a common general durance and declared that if invaded by russia sweden wouldn't be able to last a week against the onslaught therefore sweden must immediately join nato he said that currently it is not quite possible to invade sweden but due to the two thousand and eight war with georgia it is possible for russia to somehow push through established european borders bring their forces up to sweden's gates putting the generals country in danger but g

so two years after the revolution for libya the only certainty is still gadhafi is gone we can check out our website for more analysis of the consequences of the nato backed regime change in libya that and much more on r.t. dot com north korea is reportedly preparing for more atomic tests despite the widespread international fury after it detonated a third nuclear device on tuesday described the move as an effort to shore up its national security and safeguard its sovereignty against what it called outrageous u.s. students will test prompted warnings from washington and its allies of more sanctions looming for the communist state asia based independent news editor james corbett says the timing of the latest one couldn't have been worse. really i think we fall into a lot of diplomatic pressure on china to use its leverage with north korea and it's and i imagine that officials in beijing must have known that this this was coming probably in the next few days and it certainly is it couldn't have happened at a worse time internationally speaking it's the lunar new year in china so basica

still to come in the program libya the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled. setting up roadblocks across the country nato forces gathering in the capital as a number of those protesting against the new government increases. in the. fuel offices means. you. see. if you're away from. the. wealthy british. economy. to build a new. mission to teach me. he continues now here in r.t. in the u.s. senate republicans have stalled an attempt by the white house to make chuck hagel the secretary of defense he fell to vote short the senate has decided to win some time to find out more about him he's going to explains. those who blocked the vote on chuck hagel nomination this thursday know very well that he will eventually be confirmed as defense secretary there are enough votes in the senate to confirm him but the stalling of the vote together with the humiliating treatment that the senators gave chuck hagel two weeks ago at his confirmation hearing this whole process is seen as a message all by itself those lawmakers showed that they could crush anyone who would allow th

or similar scenes echoed in libya the protests there also marking two years since the deadly uprising by the sound we take a look at why the ousting of moammar gadhafi has got no radical changes for the better for the country. last well that could or are choosing their next president with current rare expected to stay off the brake. explain why the group a little over so that. it's technology innovation. developments around russia we've got the future covered. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you. are welcome to the big picture. more news today. these are the images. from the streets of canada. operation. welcome back. borders closed international flights suspended security forces on high alert. since the beginning of the uprising that resulted in a bloody civil conflict foreign intervention and the toppling of the longtime leader. explains why any celebrations are overshadowed by desperation the current government fears of more unrest. from all going off he has lo

torn apart drowning in conflict and suffocating in stagnation still rich in oil libya economically is a mess despite rampant unemployment and an overwhelming housing crisis huge construction projects are on hold and violence reigns if you look at the country before the bombardment the invasion by nato and nato supported militias. the country now you can clearly see that the country is suffering from the front problems that the not exist before the country's infrastructure has been destroyed you have militias running. free on the streets attacking people killing people and doing whatever they want so yes a lot has changed but not for the better amnesty international describes tribalism post gadhafi as armed militias acting completely out of control hundreds of them across the country arresting people without warrant detaining them incommunicado and torturing them all these points gadhafi was accused of by the rebels and the west now the watchdog says this is happening while the government is unwilling or unable to rein the militias in another problem is the south in december libya clos

being target by too many countries libya. be using over at least is being seen as a most you know to finance. sort of the lack of assistance that might be coming up with from there and i just think that's why libya. is the target for too many too many players and and the reason i would like you know. we're bringing that full interview with the former libyan in term prime minister mahmoud jibril on friday here on ars he says we have a martin is up next he dissects the stories which make the mainstream news. i've got a lot of messages from our t.v. viewers who are very concerned about drones living under skynet is not the american way and many are concerned about their safety and privacy congressman ted poe has introduced a bill that may address some people's concerns about drones this bill is the preserving american privacy act what's clear if i see how the government can use these drugs so basically the act adds bureaucracy to drone usage in order to restrict it in theory protecting people's privacy the thing is that.

it's been exactly two years or since libya was plunged into revolutionary chaos all those who brought the change hailing the rise to power many libyans deprived of their homes and security claim there's no reason for jubilation. in the most important speech in the american political columns of president obama to both lawmakers and the lecture on site in the first state of the union address since his reelection obama talked about the fate of arab spring countries and expanded plans to bring home troops from afghanistan it is ghana chichi can has been listening to what the president have to say. in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country spacing first of all her spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will continue to look at this true different kind of affiliates and extremist groups have emerged from the. world to africa the threat these groups pose is evolving. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of thousands of

again borders closed international flights suspended security forces on high alert that is how libya is marking two years since the beginning of the uprising that resulted in the bloody civil conflict foreign intervention and the toppling of the longtime leader moammar gadhafi is in the scenario explains why any celebrations than of being overshadowed by desperation with the current government and fears of more unrest. margaret coffey has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave the shoot at their feet is impossible to imagine a future for libya with good daffy still in power he must go. well gadhafi is long gone and we don't need to imagine but can take a close look the revolt which began in benghazi was followed by an eight month nato bombing campaign costing thousands of lives and left libya torn apart drowning in conflict and suffocating in stagnation still rich in oil libya economically is a mess despite rampant unemployment and an overwhelming housing crisis huge construction projects are on hold and violence reigns if you look through before the. invasion by nato and nato sup

during his state of the union speech president obama said america needs to boost its help for libya and its neighbors to bring security to the rest of region defending his counterterrorism framework he talked about the fate of arab spring countries and outlined plans to end america's afghanistan military mission by the end of next year or for marty's going to check out in washington in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country speccing first of all pear spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will continue to listen it's true different al qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged from the reagan peninsula to africa the threat these groups pose is of all. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad occupy other nations we will continue to take direct action against those terrorists who pose the greatest threat to america although there was no mentioning of the word dro

it's been exactly two years or since libya was plunged into revolutionary chaos while those who called the change a haven the rise to power by the libyans deprived of their homes and security claim there's no polls up for jubilation that's off the shelf great. technology innovations all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know. welcome to the big picture. he is easy to it's. easy. to. feel watching. us. north korea is reportedly preparing for more atomic tests and despite international and off they detonated a third nuclear device and choose day long and describe the move as an effort to show up its national security and save that is so venti against what it called a drage as u.s. hostility the communist state is already laboring under heavy international sanctions and has been banned from any such activities by the u.n. the country had previou

oil interests in libya with queenie from a conservative think tank the. reason for his visit there is is to show the support that britain and the u.k. government wants to give northern african countries that wish to tradition to democracy although not necessarily in military terms there are other ways we can give support libya algeria in the top five of africa's oil producers together pumping out eighty five percent of the continent's black gold do you maintain that britain's interests in them has nothing to do with their time we are rich in this facing some economic tough times right now so are we moving back to north africa for that no certainly not british petroleum and other oil companies had interests in libya before. the colonel gadhafi but now that they know that hasn't changed is it easier for your government to go back and say well we've helped in the region changes so now we can come in and start talking about how we can work together again. it's more difficult to do business in libya after the revolt but the i think the important point is that

and they strongly encouraged us to become involved. >> we've gotten pulled into something like libya where i saw no american interest involved. it was primarily a french/british effort, which i think served european interests far more than american interests. >> there are still situations in which tribes in libya are not reconciled to the central government. the central government having very difficult times, even though it has oil wealth and potential for income, making a go of it. and no one really knows exactly what the future of that government may be. (instrumental music) >> but there are also warnings of new threats to nato, including cyber attacks. the strategic concept for the 21st century is set to be agreed at a summit in november. >> in the future, nato will continue to face emerging threats: terrorism, trans-national crime, even cyber warfare. >> i worry a lot about cyber. i worry a lot about the potential impact of a major cyber attack against the alliance or against an individual nation in the alliance. i think we need to continue to be very concerned about trans-nation

it's more difficult to do business in libya after the revolt but. i think the important point is that whilst tony blair felt that he could deal with colonel gadhafi david cameron didn't feel that the united kingdom could acceptably go on dealing with a sponsor of terrorism terrorism very ambiguous term these days isn't it some syrian rebels are terrorists yet the west backs the cause where do we draw the line well al qaeda is clearly a terrorist organization and that is and the rev i think it's a way of i remade those comments he was he was referring specifically to. or made those comments in light of what happened in algeria and that makes the point very clearly that british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. as always there's more news for your on line including on god that's as north korea literally imposes martial law urging its army to prepare for war so ha

it's been exactly two years us since libya was plunged into revolutionary chaos while those who brought the change i hate the rise to power many libyans deprived of the pains and security is no cause for jubilation that's off the shelf break. well. technology innovation. developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know what i'm charging welcomes a big. welcome back you're watching our team north korea is reportedly preparing for more atomic test despite deep international ngo detonated a third nuclear device on tuesday long and described the move as an effort to show up its national security and save so venti against what it called a drape just a u.s. hostility the communist state is already laboring under heavy international sanctions and has been banned from any such a civil teams by the u.n. the country had previously carried out two atomic test and is believed t

or similar scenes echoed in libya and protests there also marking two years since the deadly uprising later this hour we take a look at why the ousting of the market often is still good no radical changes for the better for the country. that could or are choosing the next president with the current expected to stay after the break we explain why there was a little over so that when the sun. technology innovation all the developments from around russia we. have heard. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. news today. again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. welcome back borders closed international flights suspended security forces on high alert libya is marking two years since the beginning of the uprising that resulted in a bloody civil conflict foreign intervention and the toppling of the longtime leader moammar gad

libya's also marking the second anniversary of its anti government uprising putting security forces on high alert we talk about that soon later this hour we look at why the ousting of moammar gadhafi has brought no radical change for the better to the country and also for the people that could or choosing the next president right now we currently to rafael corona expected to stay after the break then we explain why the result could prove pivotal for whistleblower julian his son ch. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear some other part of it and realized everything you thought. i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic in school here on. reporting from the world talks about seventy odd p. interviews intriguing stories for you here. in troy. visit. during the state of the union speech president obama said america needs to boost its help for libya and its neighbors to bring security to the rest of region defending its counterterrorism framework

torn apart drowning in conflict and suffocating in stagnation still rich in oil libya economically is a mess despite rampant unemployment and an overwhelming housing crisis huge construction projects are on hold and violence reigns if you look at the country before the bombardment and the invasion by nato and nato supported militias in the country now you can clearly see that the country is suffering from the front problems the not exist before the country's infrastructure has been destroyed you have militias running. free on the streets attacking people killing people and doing whatever they want so yes a lot has changed but not for the better amnesty international describes tribalism post gadhafi as armed militias acting completely out of control hundreds of them across the country arresting people without warrant detaining them incommunicado and torturing them all these points gadhafi was accused of by the rebels and the west now the watchdog says this is happening while the government is unwilling or unable to rein the militias in another problem is the south in december libya clo

to what we have seen over the last two years in libya is that this integration of a new form of some throw control paving the way for the fragmentation of the country into three states at the same time there is rampant lawlessness in the country there is an outgrowth of fundamentalism of the chrome on the inside that has spilled over and somali as we have seen over the last couple of months a little bit. more than two months and at the same time we have this but sort of. strife breaking out between the front militias and the country so clearly what is taking place now is what was planned for libya to begin with as we have seen and every country that was overrun by the. to who are says or. forces from somalia to iraq in every single case we have witnessed the this month turning of the sun throw state approx. setting up the country for fragmentation on that but what does that mean for grace so what does fragmentation and the disintegration achieve what they would those external force is want to play a country to just collapse like that one of the intentions. we're also seeing this in s