and the impact - sorry, there are - this is not about libya, libya sits at the center of three major geographic regionally significant geographic areas for the united states and the world. you have the countries of north africa, of southern africa, the sub-saharan africa, niger, mali, chad, sudan, you have north africa, from morocco to egypt and the mediterranean basis and southern europe. places. speaking about destabilizeing, you mentioned people have been stepping up. a youth has been stepping up and this is a quote: even that - there has been pushback, here is an 18-year-old, stepped up and was assassinated. you see his photo on my screen. speaking about the youth, you short shabab libya, the youth of libya, what should they do in this situation where they are being targeted and as sass nated to bring back civic dialogue and country. >> i mean, that's the million dollar question, how we can continue to be involved in the process simultaneously avoiding being killed in the process. so it's something that the civil society and youth continue to struggle with, how to strategise and

libya dignity. the u.n. round i.e., the mission of bernadina leone has succeeded in bringing together actors. however, different nation states such as the ones you mentioned support different camps. the western powers, along with egypt and the u.a.e. can largely be seen supporting the trobok camp with the western towers willing to mediate and egypt and the u.a.e. not willing. they supported hard line military support. on the other hand, you have qatar and turkey who give military support. however, turkey has come out recently saying they support inclusive dialogue and urging g.n.c. president to condone the dialogue. he however was not able to follow that line, and weirdly went against his political patron turkey. the point is the international level is as confused and confusing as the domestically die george earns inside libya. >> it will be interesting how this plays out in libya. jason pack joining us, good to get your thoughts. >> isil has released around 200 captives from the minority yazidi com

his base was in libya. he was against the government there, and he aligned himself with osama bin laden. the proof was photographic evidence of him checking out the embassies in nairobi before they were bombed. that was the basis of the environment. he was tagged as someone who is an early stage operative. >> he was able to evade capture. the u.s. didn't have access on the ground. the codefendant told the judge preparing to sentence him, that he has opposed violence. in a letter delivered, he wrote that he wanted to be reunited with his family. a plea deal was made capping his sentence at 25 years, bari who served 15 years is due to be sentenced on january 12th >>> the trial of boston marathon suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev begins on monday. there was an application to move the trial outside of boston but the federal court ruled they didn't meet the standards. 1200 jurors have been summoned to appear >>> this next story is remarkable. a 7-year-old girl walked away from a plane crash that killed it went down near

had not intervened f there had not been a nato intervention in 2011 in libya, i think libya at this point would probably look a lot like syria. you would have had a civil war that would have lasted longer. rose: probably with killing more people? >> probably so. rose: okay. thank you, robert worth and matthieu waxman and gregover johnsen. the specter of failed states is troubling washington because they were where al-qaeda came from out of afghanistan. i thank each of you for being here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. for more about this program and early episodes visits us online at cbs.org and charlierose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler imagine son and sue varella. >> stocks take a late day tumble and so do bond yields. investors try to make sense of the federal reserve statement. >> the hard part the central bank says the u.s. economy is expanding at a solid pace. inflation is below its target and the global economy is sputtering. how the fed will try

to address everything that is going on in libya. this had become another failed state like somalia, we have seen this push, haven't we? not all of a sudden, but certainly recently, trying to get the grip with the disaster in libya. >> undoubtly we have heard them say that it should be a priority, we have to remember that libya is at the doorsteps of europe. even in the region are worries. in libya is descending into chaos and the security vacuum we have seen groups deemed as terrorist organizations they have been taking advantage of the security vacuum. and we heard tough words from the special envoy yesterday, during the press conference. he said that those who are -- who chose to stay away from these talks mean that thisser choosing war over dialog, and this is unacceptable to the international community he also said that the international community is losing patience. now that they question is are we going to see some sort of international intervention in libya. how are they going to pressure the other groups libya is no longeron

had not intervened f there had not been a nato intervention in 2011 in libya, i think libya at this point would probably look a lot like syria. you would have had a civil war that would have lasted longer. rose: probably with killing more people? >> probably so. rose: okay. thank you, robert worth and matthieu waxman and gregover johnsen. the specter of failed states is troubling washington because they were where al-qaeda came from out of afghanistan. i thank each of you for being here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. for more about this program and early episodes visits us online at cbs.org and charlierose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org he following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ every single bite needed to be -- [ laughter ] >> twinkies in there. >> wow. >> it's like a great big hug. >> it's about as spicy as i can handle. put chili powder in my baby foot. >> it's all over the table and a lot of

why has libya failed to obtain stability? >> well there are many reasons, it's a complicated situation, as the segment suggested. in many ways actually libya had a lot going for it after muammar gaddafi's fall. i mean even the absence of anything resembling state institutions which now seems to us as a real liability - at the time people were reasonably pointing out that that could have actually worked in its favour because there were fewer entrenched institutions entrenched individuals and interests to contend with. so it could have been easier to begin to lay the grouped work for a new political process. i think the main problems arose when it became clear that the country was awash in arms and some of the groups that had fought muammar gaddafi and those among his loyalists were hard to compel them to lay down their arms. we have the situation we are in today. >> i'd like to welcome our second guest, app expert on u.s.-libyan relations and spoke to congress about the situation. do you think we overestimated what the libyans

libya's revolution hasn't stopped turning. the longer it spins, the more it risks dragging the country into greater violence and chaos leaving those who risked everything for a better future with songs and slogans and unfulfilled dreams. "bbc news," tripoli. >> william is with me now. the words you used at the end suggests you expect it to get worse before it gets better. >> that's certainly what the people expect. you have two broad coalitions and parliaments backed by a loose alliance of militiaed. within each movement there are divisions, alliances of convenience, not conviction. there's no real cohesive unity there. what you hear in the west it's the rival governments that control most of the country. based in tripoli now, the divisions within that alliance are in danger of spilling out into the open. it's the air of it looks normal but the air of unpredictability that can burst out into violence at any time. >> what should we make of the peace talks in geneva and there for a start? >> i think that's a key question. you ha

flights from libya to europe resumed on saturday.he attack is a reminder that the situation on the ground is still very dangerous >>> mike lyons is a retired army major and al jazeera national security contributor. welcome. >> hello, john. >> what do you make of this attack? >> we don't know whether or not they are directly associated with i.s.i.s. they claim they are. we know that reports are young individuals from tunisia, they put out that it was a foreign fighter. we have to collect a few facts. tells the greatest attack bins benghazi on a western target and likely foreshadows more to come. >> does it foreshadow the spread of i.s.i.l.? >> it could. there's maghreb and others there as well. two significant terrorist organizations with deep roots inside. they could have been behind the attacks. >> is there maybe an inspirational connection here? >> i think that's what it is. given that i.s.i.s. claims one city in the eastern part of libya and small pockets, this is potentially foreign fighters coming home. libya was a net exporter

what do we know about what happened in libya?f isis carried out this attack at the corinthian hotel. it is really unclear who this group is. but the credibility of the claim seems to be high. they announced that the attack was the beginning. killed a number of people. it raises questions about how the sway of this group is. it does not matter if it was essentially planned from isis headquarters in syria or if they are affiliates in libya. the point is that this group has -- its ideas have tremendous resonance across the region. you have various jihad e factions aligning themselves voluntarily with isis. >> where else do you see it happening? >> the sinai peninsula. you have a group that claims to act on behalf of crisis in yemen. even from the eastern edge of the islamic world, there are groups pledging allegiance to isis. >> the economist wrote on general intent western powers which assisted in gaddafi's downfall have been conspicuous in their absence. they have watched from the sidelines as things have gone from promising to pe

like you mentioned several of libya's factions are here.ey player the general national congress which is based in tripoli, they see themselves as legitimate rulers. they are not here. they have expressed concern, really about the mechanism and the framework of these talks, and they said that they would meet again on sunday and decide whether or not to at-- attend. this question really was posed to the u.n. envoy, the very fact that the gnc is not here as well as armed groups. at the end of the day those who carry arms make decisions on the ground, and he said you know, we are here to talk. whoever doesn't want to come here means they are not interested in talking, and the only alternative is war, which will not be acceptable by the international community, so harsh words really there from the u.n. envoy, basically almost saying that this process is going to go on with those who want to be on board, and those who don't will be left out of the process. >> you were just highlighting how difficult it is considering how many different groups and

a spokesman for libya's internationally recognized government said the ship had acted suspiciously. france's president putin president has pledged to strike at armed fighters in eask sahara africa's sahara region. 3,000 french troops have been delloyd to france's former colonies. francois hollande has ruled out further intervention. lawrence lee reports. >> the fall of gadhafi has been the strength thing of strengthening. paris is that the increasing disintegration of libya into rival heavily armed factions is leading to an open supply route for weapons outside of libya and through niger and thus rearming groups in mali all over again. consequently announcing that france would be buying more drones and would be constructing a new military base. just outside the southern libyan border to block the routes being taken by heavily armed fighters. >> translator: we know that in southern libya there are very heavily armed hot beds. it is a refuge, we have set up a base and i will tell you something here in confidence if we can on the radio maybe they can listen to us. we will strike them e

. >> in libya ending the fighting there will be a long and difficult process. and almost a million sri lankas attend mass with pope francis as he again calls for reconciliation. >> hello it printed 3 million copies but that was enough to meet demand as the charlie hebdo magazine. sold out before dawn. it has a cartoon of the prophet muhammad on its cover striking controversy for many muslims. but more copies have been ordered as demands outstrip supply. they're also sending an aircraft carrier to the middle east to be used against the islamic state and al al-qaeda in iraq. there is claim of responsibility for the attacks on charlie hebdo not from the islamic stake but islamic state but in yemen. >> they were queuing before dawn and celebrating if they managed to get their hands on a copy. >> i'm so happy. i woke up super early and went everywhere. they were all sold out but now we're happy. >> it's not showing the cover but on the inside pages charlie hebdo is as irreverent as ever marking the hypocrisy that it sees between islam. hundreds of copies have gone a

the united nations says rival factions in libya have agreed to hold talks. the national congress says it will join negotiations with the internationally recognized parliament if they're held in the country. dominic kane reports. >> reporter: this is where some of libya's rival factions have been meeting for days, far from their home country in geneva. then on thursday came news that that position was shifting. >> translator: the general national congress announces that it will end our participation in the national dlieg and outdoors dialogue and it will be held anywhere in libya. >> if that happens the u.n. special envoy to libya for months has been trying to bring the rival factions together. >> it is a very positive step, very constructive, very good spirit i'm sure you have seen how these mayors who come from a long way from different camps different views some of them are coming from areas where they are fighting and all of them in very good spirit are working together. >> reporter: libya's political and military divide pits the west and the east against

was conged in august you haven't had reconciliation between libya dawn and libya dignity. the u.n. round the mission of bernadina leone has succeeded in meeting the different actors where no neutral libyan party exists to bring together the actors. different nation states such as the ones you mentioned support different camps. the western powers along with egypt and the u.a.e. can largely be seen supporting the tobro camp with the western powers willing to mediate and egypt and the u automatic e not willing to mediate, supporting hard line military. you have qatar and turkey who give military support to tripoli. however, turkey has come out recently saying that they support inclusive dialogue and urging g.n.c. president to condone the dialogue. he however was not able to follow that line, and weirdly went against his political patron turkey, so the point is the international level is as confused and confusing as the domestic leverages inside libya. >> isil has released about 200 captors from the minority yazidi community in northern iraq. they were taken from minevah provi

on the other side a number of malitias including the powerful alliance libya dawn.t's fighters seized tripoli in august leading to the reinstating of the general national congress who's mandate had expired. >> forced the elected government to leave tripoli for tobrook and created a political deadlock with bothsized using irregular armed groups to fight for control. last week u.n.-response offered talks began in geneva but the tripoli leadership wasn't represented. now, the two main players each announced a cease-fire that's renewed on theptimism. >> it's the xwichings of the many months u.n. process to attempt to bring together the rival sides who constitute the tripoli government and the tobrook government. one of the conditions is both sides agree to a cease-fire. however, it's only moderately promising because within the tripoli action known as "libya dawn," some actors, main malitias have agreed but others like salif badiosukojuma or junsora have not agreed. >> reporter: they have warned this could be libya's last chance to avoid a civil war? >> the country is c

libya.t access to the prison, home to nearly 700 inmates. most here are accused of crimes like robbery, drugs and murder. but some cells are reserved for so-called political crimes. >> translator: i'm here because i was accused of being against the revolution and we support gadhafi. when we were first brought here, we were tortured. no freedom of speech. even talking to you, god knows what will happen to me, but i have to tell the truth. >> reporter: once again, public dissent is being silenced in libya libya. once again, the square is being used to parade the power of tripoli's masters. this doesn't feel like a takeover by islamist radicals or complex battles between competing local interests. libya's revolution hasn't stopped turning. the longer it spins, the more it risks dragging the country into greater violence and chaos leaving those who risked everything for a better future with songs and slogans and unfulfilled dreams. "bbc news," tripoli. >>> inside the armored vehicles is the only

it's regarding the situation in libya. factions of libya agreed to a new round of negotiations to take place at the u.n. office in geneva. the statement coming from the united nations. spanish diplomat heads up the u.n. reconciliation process. we don't have much more detail it's just coming in. i'm reading now that they are hoping to - i'm not quoting here - they are hoping to create a conducive dialogue. it's early steps. the positive beginning for a new process regarding the situation in libya. they have got to rival governments. one in the east of the country, one in libya, and they have corresponding rival militias with more developments and the rest of the news at al jazeera. >> still to come - it's the fall out from how paris's situation begins. >> we'll take you inside the hospitals >>> i'm andrew simmonds in chile following the dakar rally, this is where the desert meets the pacific ocean. i'll report on why some people are not happy about the rally coming to town. >>> hello again. welcome back. these are the headl

in yemen but also in a growing way in libya.or instance you have the drone campaign in yemen. if you don't have those relationships on the ground with the local government intelligence sharing makes it a lot tougher job to keep a lid on those groups and it's particularly a question in the post-benghazi world because obviously now, the trigger finger's going to be a little bit more sensitive to pull people out because you don't want a repeat of that situation, but you can't say you don't lose something by not having people on the ground, not taking that risk. that's a calculation very difficult to make. >> jim sciutto, thank you so much. joining me from tucson arizona, is david barry's father james. sir, welcome. first of all, i want to send my deepest condolences to you and your family for your loss. what should the american people know about your son, david? >> thank you, jake. it's a privilege to speak with you and the american public today. i would like the american public to know this much about my son, david. david was a pa

is deteriorating, and libya is at their doorsteps.it seems there is an urgency to find some sort of solution. the priority now is to form a national unity government. >>> the united nations is appealing for help to deal with freezing weather that has swept across the middle east. nick ole johnston reports. >> reporter: it is freezing cold in aleppo and this man is desperately trying to keep warm but without wood and fuel he can't, so he has no choice but to use whatever he can find. >> translator: we have no money. so we were forced to break our furniture for heating. we have no relatives here. they have all gone away. >> reporter: aleppo used to be a big city for business but all of that is buried under rubble. most of these neighborhoods have no electricity. the cost of diesel and gas has increased threefold, even if it's available, people can't afford it. a few clinics look after the sick. but they haven't got enough supplies to really help them recover. winter is killing people. >> translator: they died as a result of the harsh co

libya has become a known armed trafficking hub, raising fears that instability in libya could fuel violence across the region. >> reporter: one of the many unintended consequences of the war in libya the french involvement in the fall of gaddafi has the been the strengthening of forces. the concern in paris is that the increasing disintegration of lib y it's arrival of heavily-armed factions is leading to a supply route threw libya and in niger. consequently france defense minister visited the president of niger. just outside of the libyan border blocked roots have been taken by heavily armed fighters. >> we know in southern libya there are important terrorist hot beds the same in mali, the same in nigeria and elsewhere. it is a refuge. we'll strike them every time they come out of the places they are hiding. that's why there is this base. >> the look at the map shows the difficulty of policing hundreds of miles of borders. the borders to the west and to the east are vast and unpoliced. the center of the base is designed to take those distances into account. >> this is not a static base. it

freedom has become relative in the new libya. we got access to the prison that is home to nearly 700. most are accused of crimes like robbery, drugs, and murder. some are reserved for political crimes. >> i am here because i am mike used to being against the revolution. we were tortured. there was no freedom of speech. even talking to you, god knows what will happen to me. i have to tell the truth. >> once again, it is being silenced in libya. once again, the square is used to parade the power of the masters. it does not feel like a takeover. it is a battle between competing interests. the revolution has not stopped turning. the longer it spins, it risks dragging the country into chaos and violence. it leaves those with songs, slogans. >> libya is just one of the crises in the middle east. that is one that obama cut short. mr. obama was there to pay his respects after the death of king abdulla. less than two weeks ago, john barrasso was in saudi arabia to meet the new king. thank you for joining me. you met the king two weeks ago

backed talks in geneva next week but is willing to negotiate if those talks are moved to libya. the rival eelected government has declared a ceasefire while the tripoli based government declared one friday. in the last three months, heavy fighting between militia's has killed 600 people. >> we are joined now from

isis in libya reportedly claiming credit for a deadly attack in libya today at a luxury hotel in the capital city of tripoli. that according to the terrorist monitoring group. authorities say at least eight people were killed when gunmen stormed the corinthia hotel on the mediterranean coast and the attack included a car bomb. senior foreign affairs correspondent following this story for us from our london news room. greg? >> this is just another example of the chaos which is engulfing libya since the fall of dictator. detonators detonated the bomb outside of the capital of tripoli and that's where foreigners and libya officials say. next the gunmen burst into the lobby, burst bullets and worked their way in the hotel. it was about 9:00 a.m. many guests were out, many evacuated. they were cornered on the 21st floor by authorities, reportedly wearing suicide explosive belts. they killed themselves. at least eight people have died, including five foreigners but no breakdown on nationalities there. there had been reports that americans were at the hotel and were evacuated safely. we're

why is it going to be so complicated to find a peace deal for libya?reporter: well yes, he said long difficult and complicated process, but the united nations is attaching a lot of importance saying that this could be the last chance for peace, or libya could desend into further chaos, the united nations saying several rival factions are here but important players are not. the general national congress based in tripoli and not recognized by the international community, they expressed reservations about the conference. but it was clear from -- from the press conference the u.n. envoy had quite harsh words for those who are not attending, saying this dialogue is about talking, and if you do not want to talk then the alternative is war. but what we have been hering from european diplomats and politicians is that libya is a priority now. because they are at the doorsteps of europe. and right now a number of groups which the united nations lack lists as terrorists are operating in security vacuum. >> what do you mean by exposures is the people that want war

again, the emerge ens of isis in libya as well.s. >>> new this morning, president obama back at the white house, greeted with threats of a new lawsuit by republicans. welcome home, mr. president. details next. >>> president obama is back at the white house this morning after visits to india and saudi arabia. this afternoon he will speak at a farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. the white house also announced a reversal on the president's decision to essentially end the popular 529 college savings account. it didn't end them but it took away a lot of the tax savings from them. after facing an uproar from parents and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the president is now calling on congress to just keep the 529 provision in the upcoming budget. >>> new details this morning about the government worker who accidentally flew a drone onto the white house grounds. the unidentified employee works for the national geospatial intelligence agency. that sounds smart. and cnn has learned he told the secret service h

. ♪ >>> a gun and bomb attack in libya's capitol at a hotel popular with foreigners and diplomats. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i -- also ahead, the new greek cabinet is sworn in. >>> the u.s. president is in saudi arabia to meet the new king and talk about the conflict and challenges on his doorstep. plus . . . ♪ >> after protests over the mysterious death of a prosecutor the president of argentina calls for the scrapping of its spy agency. ♪ >>> a gun and bomb attack at a major hotel in libya's capitol has left at least 11 people dead. gunmen stormed the core ren thia hotel. victoria reports. >> reporter: the attackers set off of a car bomb outside of the hotel. masked men stormed the building wearing bullet-proof vests. it was a gun battle lasting several hours. it came to an end after they blew themselves up. >> this was a multi-pronged attack that involved a car bomb in the parking lot of the hotel, and also reports that an rpg was fired earlier this morning, and the gunmen swarmed the hotel. this was a very well-coordinated attack, an audaci

not a very optimistic outlook for libya.nk you very much. >> the european central bank has received strong backing for its controversial bond buying scheme. a senior advisor to the european court of justice says the ecb program is legal. the advocate general says that the ecb's offer to buy bonds for troubled countries does not violate government sovereignty as some eurozone members say. >> in 2012, at the height of the eurozone debt crisis, the ecb pledged to do whatever necessary to save the euro. >> august 2012 the moment markets waited for. european central bank president mario draghi promised to do whatever it took to save the eurozone. >> we would consider taking a -- undertaking further nonstandard monetary policy measures according to what is required to repair monetary policy transmission. >> a few weeks later, the ecb unveiled a plan to shore up the euro by buying government bonds from trouble eurozone economies. germany's bundesbank said the ecb exceeded its mandate, but a senior advisor to the eurozone's top cour

in july foreign airlines stopped flying to libya.mercial flights from libya to europe resumed on saturday but the attack on this luxury hotel is a reminder that the situation on the ground is dangerous. >>> in yemen, the presidential chief of staff has been released by houthi fighters. he was kidnapped earlier this month, and this was followed by houthi fighters expanding their control over the capitol. let's talk to hashem who has covered yemen expensively to tell us what does this mean? what kind of message are the houthis sending out with this release? >> it could be a sign of things improving, and that the houthis are willing to offer some sort of concessions to pave the way for a new political deal. because in the past the president insists he is only willing to move forward if the houthis release his chief of staff. negotiations are underway, but most of the minister of the government are under house arrest. if the houthis decide to release those, to leave those ministers to move freely that could be a sign that we might see so

. >> libya's rivals say there could be talks in geneva next week. australia celebrates 100 years of suffering. >> a woman links two violent ends in paris. >> hayat boumeddinens girlfriend of amedi coulibaly who took hostages on friday, the siege ended when the police killed amedi coulibaly. he's linked with cherif kouachi in in the attack of charlie hebdo. cherif kouachi's spouse has called more than 500 times hayat boumeddiene, this shows strong and permanent links between the two couples. >> more than a deck code here the joggers would have included cherif kouachi and other like-minded young men. the police thought they dismantled the group in 2005. the fact that these men have been known to have actively supported violent groups for years is uncomfortable to say the least for french security services. as bodies are removed from the jewish supermarket where one of friday's two sieges came to a bloody end. the police here are have to answer questions, are there any remain that pose a threat, how did they let them slip through their fingers, and are

one, was it misrepresented going to war with libya. two, did we have a diplomatic out because gadhafi was willing to make accommodations? lou: if she did distort and manage and direct a channel of misinformation as it turned out about the intention of genocide on the part of the gadhafi government muammar gadhafi himself, to what extent was that misrepresented, to not only the president of the united states, which is paramount, but as well to the pentagon that had to carry out those orders. it will be a very interesting hearing, should we get to that point and people get excited about having the truth. that seems to be a wave that goes through our public. general, with varying levels of intensity. hopefully there will be intensity behind this one. good to have you with us. >> good talking. lou: president obama is planning to normalize relations with a communist nation has run into headwinds. he's looking for more concessions with offering absolutely nothing in return to the obama administration. >> the establishment of diplomatic relat

euh the battle is going on, benghazi, and onot western libya. thirdly why an islamic group would attack a pro government islamic progovernment, and leave the other governments which is backed by the french and all othe other groups. so it is surprising. >> you suspect that isil may be claiming this when they weren't behind it? >> i would say that's most likely. it has happened in the past, when some groups proclaimed or claimed they have done some attacks and in fact, it wasn't them who had done it, and they want to say that they are that they are there and they can harm whoever is against them. >> interesting. you mentioned in the context of what you were saying before that isil does have a presence in libya regardless of whether it turns out to have been behind in particular attack tell us about what they are doing. is it running training operations. >> it is a small group in a small town, which is in extreme eastern libya. and there are around 200, 250 armed men who said that they are with isil. but the men main groups al quaida groups, or ot

what is clear is that the international community has placed libya -- libya is no long oater back burnere saying it's a priority, we have to deal with the situation there because it's at the doorsteps of europe and groups the united nations describe as terrorist organizations they have taken advantage of the security vacuum there. so it seems that the international community is bent on trying to find some sort of a solution. but if diplomacy fails the question is will we see international intervention? what kind of action will be taken. >> still to come for you this half hour. why sri lanka's former president could soon be under investigation for corruption. >>> and as the price of oil continues to fall, we visit a community in texas worried about job losses. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. let's update you on our top stories. police in belgium have killed two men suspected of having links to armed groups in syria allegedly planning an attack. elsewhere in europe, german police have raided 11 properties in berlin arresting two people they believe are link today extremist groups. around 250 police

fighters have become active in libya. the attack said to be revenge for the death of an al qaeda operative seized by special forces last year in libya linked to the u.s. embassy bombings in africa. he died in the u.s. prison earlier this month. others claimed the target of the attack was the leader of the violent regime. another more secular fashion in the east. all of this chaos since the fall of dictator moammar gadhafi which allowed more terrorists to thrive. >> does allow a group like isis toos move in the vacuum of control means no monopoly of violence. >> reporter: fox news can confirm the idea of the american killed today in libya. his name is david berry. he was a security contractor working for the cruseble security firm out of fredricksburg, virginia. it should be noted that isis in its claim of responsibility today said it was goinç after security firms at that hotel and should also be noted that david berry was a former u.s. marine. our condolences go to the family, of course. >> live tonight in london, thank

the united nations say that libya will agree to talks next week.there has been fighting for months. >> reporter: finally there are hope that talks between rival groups in libya will end it. the u.n.'s libyaen envoy flew in to tribruk this week. first, he met with general haft haftr. >> we have to stand beside this man. in order to achieve peace in our land and stop the bloodshed of our brothers, but which brothers brothers. >> the rivals of these men they've set up another government. they recognize tripoli as the legitimate one. there are two parliaments but at last they agree to meet. >> the u.n. said that the aim of the meeting is to form an unity government adopt a permanent constitution, and stop the fighting. that could be the biggest challenge. gangs of heavily armed fighters are battling for control of territory, weapons money and oil fields. tripoli's international airport is closed, and on tuesday the last foreign airline operating in the country suspended flight. libya has become a dangerous unpredictable place staggering from crisis to

i think americans are less safe because of what is going on in libya. personally blame hillary clinton for the goading and working and pushing the president into it. i think the war in iraq was a mistake and the region is less stable. i think hillary's war in libya was a mistake, and i think it ended up making the region less stable. that's something we can have a debate over, but the objective facts are that iraq is a mess. syria is a mess libya is a mess, it's hard for anyone to say our intervention in any of these wars that when we topple a secular dictator, we've gotten chaos and radical islam and more danger for america. >> that guy does not look terribly worried about jeb bush mitt romney or chris christie. where does he find space with all of those people? where is he going to go in this race assuming they are all in it? >> he is confident and nimble. so is chris christie, but chris christie has to govern new jersey. but he can make news and get in the news cycle anytime he wants. i think he's a little overconfident. i think you'll have a moment

s libya envoy flew into tobruk to get all of the parties to meet in geneva.first former general haftar commands a force loyal to the internationally recognized government in tobruk. >> we have to decide meet to achieve peace. >> these men based in tripoli they set up another government, libya's supreme court recognizes tripoli as the legitimate one. the situation is complicated. there are now two parliaments backed by their own militias, but at last they've agreed to meet. >> we've discussed the dialogue process. >> reporter: the u.n. said that the aim of the meet something to form an unity government, adopt a permanent constitution, and stop the fighting. that could be the greatest challenge. gangs of heavily armed fighters battling for control of territory, weapons money and oil fields. tripcally's international airport is closed, and on tuesday the last foreign airline operating in libya has stopped. things have gotten so bad they no that know that not much time is left. >> isil fighters have struck kobane. well, a number of syrian soldiers have reportedly

thousands of egyptians work in libya mainly in the construction industry. >>> al jazeera continues to demand immediate release of our three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for more than a year. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. allegations which they and al jazeera deny. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. lawyers for peter greste, mohamed fahmy have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt . the world health organization says the death toll from the ebola virus has now risen to 8153 people but in plieb the worstliberia, theworst infected region has sloan in reengtd recent weeks. schools will open in february after being shuttered for eight months because of the virus. >>> rescue teams have pulled 38 people from the rubble and recovery operations are ongoing. police suspect criminal negligence in the construction of the building. >>> meanwhile a nationwide teacher strike in kenya can affect millions of students. te

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or out of libya? at the time secretary of state -- secretary of defense robert gates admiral mullen the joint chiefs of staff, tom donilon all recommended, all the intel guys said listen we don't know what the situation is in libya. we are not sure of who these rebels are if they have like al qaeda backing. we recommend doing nothing. no national security interests are at risk. but then you had hillary clinton, samantha power susan rice all saying we can't have this rwanda type situation. >> it was more the women. we have got another tape that we have gotten this from you. let's listen. >> everything i'm getting from state department is that they do not care about being a part of this. the congressman very much want to be a part of the solution. the state department and clinton have no -- she doesn't want to negotiate at all. it's been very bad. >> first, why the funny joyce and secondly has seax clinton or anyone in the state department responded to niece. >> we feel it would be inaappropriate to ide

libya has become a dangerous unpredictable place staggering from crisis to crisis. the u.n. wants to avoid a civil war, but things have got so bad that it knows there is not much time left. nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> the battle against the islamic state of iraq and levant has suffered a major setback in northern iraq where 26 kurdish fighters have been killed near sinjar. meanwhile, the iraqi government is preparing an offensive against isil fighters in the country's second biggest city mosul. we have reports now from gwer. >> these heightened activities on the front lines of the northern iraq kurdistan region. the defense minister are visiting kurdish peshmerga positions. the peshmerga have been making gains but this has less to do with their victories and their plans to take mosul. >> they will help each other to rise up against the foreigners and their helpers. we'll clean our land of this evil isil courage. >> the fight for mosul will be a long and tedious one. these men are seeking help from every corner in iraq. the iraqi vice president and minister for defense ar

libya dawn took over tripoli. it supports the general national congress which was set up in the capitol. what's left of libya is under control of several different tribes. it's a complicated situation. let's talk now to try to make sense of all of this. he is the director. good to have you with us. are you surprised that these talks collapsed? >> the last talks collapsed for similar reasons. i was not entirely surprised however, i was surprised that the general nothing congress, the political faction that is now representing operation down decided so firmly and boldly to walk away from the talks. i think in that respect it comes as a surprise that the political factions find this lucrative to walk away from the talks and there hasn't been a hard enough response to reprimand them. >> can you be more specific in terms of what we should be seeing from the international community, how can they centralize the different party to say actually come together and negotiate a solution? >> well, in concrete terms at the momen

libya has a great supply of oil. the arms cache' that libya had was basically opened up and sent throughout central africa. sow it became an incubator of terrorism as a result of this very dangerous and wrong-headed intervention. so we have -- what's so sad about this is we had already won. qaddafi was ready to leave. the u.s. said if you don't straighten this situation out we are going to come in. bill: does that fall to hillary clinton or president obama or both? >> the president had his responsibilities, the secretary had his responsibility. this is -- what the newspaper story is talking about is the secretary took a leadership role for pushing for a war and it wasn't supported by the facts and the intel community and it wasn't supported with any degree of unanimity within the pentagon. bill: what he position proliferation. extensive in libya after the war. islamic radicalism. we have read stories how isis has a beachhead and they are bragging about it in libya. that's a big deal. >> it's very big deal which is wh

. >>> now libya. now a famous fancy hotel again this time in tripoli.s time a terror attack that has already claimed nine lives including an american terror -- terror analyst has been connecting the dots and sees the soft targets for what they are. explain, eric. >> this is a trend. look isis, al qaeda, they want to hit western targets. they love to hit us here on u.s. or european soil, but neil the next best thing, if they can't hit us here is to hit us over there. that why we're seeing increasingly soft targets shopping malls and like we saw in libya hotels, where western tourists, maybe western government officials frequent. these are prime targets for trohists. embassies and consulates are a major target as we saw in benghazi two years ago but lots of times they're hard targets will with heavy security you can't do much if you're a we were tourist in mall, hotel when the jihaddists come acaling. >> the hotel is one of the fanciest in the middle east does attract a lot of western visitors and travelers, but i was thinking of a similar attack staged b