people in libya we haven't done anything the u.s. which is the only country that has enough carrots and sticks to do anything is busy with other things and libya is not on its radar completely and so we are are now of ourselves as a representative of the united nations reflects the balance of power and the so-called international community which is swayed by the emirates and is that what you think is well in northampton do you feel that the imprint if you like of the outside players in libya today is still far too strong and that that is hampering the process for libya to heal itself or moves to move towards a new constitution and elections. well look we had six you and special envoys in six years in libya and all of them their job was made very difficult by very detrimental negative interference specially regional interference specially from some arab countries it seems that some arab countries are absolutely determined to make sure that they shape the new libya that's going to a marriage into their own mold and the way they want an

at this point are they stopping funding groups and militias libya just to get a hold of position and try national gains of some sort of libya in the future or not so this is these are the important things that we need to know. how we're going to wrap with some breaking news from the u.s. treasury department it's introduced a new sanctions against thirty eight russian citizens and fifteen companies among them seventeen russian officials and seven business people on that list includes the head of russia's energy giant gazprom as well as the head of russia's foreign trade bank it's called a v t p will get more details on that for you and update you in our next bulletin which is on at just over half an hour see that. after weeks of media hysterics an official claims without a shred of evidence the case that russia was behind the solsbury poisoning incident is falling apart transparency in the rule of law have never played a role what happens next sadly is only too predictable. pranking gave americans a lot of new job opportunities i needed to come up here to make some money i could make

first light off the coast of libya. and an unfamiliar force first light off the coast of libya.'s coastguard, out of action for years, is back. funded by europe and on a mission to stop tens of thousands of migrants trying to cross this to reach italy. is this the way to stop the migration to europe? yes, yes. we have now three boats. we go out at sea daily. we stop the migration all day. we have no problem. well, some problems: this smugglers boat full of somalis is reluctant to obey. but the libyans insist. —— smuggler‘s. the migrants must be stopped. libyans insist. —— smuggler‘s. the migrants must be stoppedlj libyans insist. —— smuggler‘s. the migrants must be stopped. i am very happy. why happy? because when we we re happy. why happy? because when we were in the ocean, we were at great risk. risky? some would rather swim for it than face returning to libya. here, dozens splash their way to a german ship, hoping it would take them to europe. sure, libya is a little calmer, now, seven years after the death of colonel gaddafi. but recovering from the war is still a fragile af

actually ridiculous if you were about the banking then the rebels in libya getting help from nato and the united states would have set up some sort of new banking system after bringing down be actually that in way well in france said several writers have noted the odd fact the libyan rebels took time out from their rebellion in large to create their own central bank this before they even had a government. here you know the brutal war to do list one torture and murder gadhafi in the streets check to kill a raccoon for dinner check three former central banks jack. for find somewhere quiet to take a. working on that point i'm sure does sound like it's all about the banking maybe the rebels had some help let's dig a little deeper most of you know about general wesley clark's famous quote about seven countries in five years i've played this pub on the show. check your notes will be an exam a chant. clerk is a four star general the former nato supreme allied commander and he ran for president two thousand and four basically nothing with his life nothing at all. he may very well be remembere

but some migrants would rather swim for it than face returning to libya. would take them to europe. sure, libya is a little calmer now, seven years after the death of colonel gaddafi. but recovering from the war is still a fragile affair. we are doing a lot. so you're making progress? yes, yes. what do you need from the international community? we need really support. we need them not to lose this chance. another patrol boat returns to tripoli packed with migrants. many will now be sent home. i don't know what to do. i was just trying to help myself. some will call this progress, libya finally trying to control its borders once again. but it's going to be a busy year. well, these somalis are safer now, but 2018 has not got off to a promising start. the authorities here in tripoli said that they've already rescued more than 3000 people from the mediterranean. that's far more than at the same time last year. it is a huge challenge for libya and for all those still determined to chase a better life. andrew harding, bbc news, tripoli. facebook has published ne

look at libya. we have responsibility to take these people. that is my question. host: is that something the court decides? guest: they are not going to decide that. there is little about the refugee law in this case. it is good background to say what is our responsibility, but the supreme court is not ruling on the refugee issue. they have a well-founded fear of persecution. anyone who can seek asylum, this is a long part of the law, but it is the asylum provisions for refugees that are not this case. it is a different area of law. this is about immigrants, travelers. it is the father and mother who want to come to michigan to see their son graduate. people who are travelers who want to come from iran or libya. it is immigrants and travelers. not refugees. host: is the core being asked if this is a muslim band? guest: yes. implicitly. that is what neal cassidy is going to say. the government may have tried to sanitize this and say we are only focusing -- but we know what this is about. candidate trump said he wanted a ban on muslims. that this has gone through se

he spent a long time writing this book and time in libya, i guess the bottom line is would libya anda question mark these are difficult questions, and certainly in libya there is nostalgia for the old system and you could argue yes, and a gaddafi you could argue yes, and a gaddafi you could walk the streets of tripoli at night and it was safe but that was a piece of the graveyard, he was ruling with an iron fist, he was keeping a thumb on people, people we re keeping a thumb on people, people were imprisoned, sometimes the violence is being exported outside his borders, the systems are never sta ble his borders, the systems are never stable and they are going to colla pse stable and they are going to collapse at some point and when they do we're seeing the results across the middle east. and in europe as well with migrants still trying to leave libya, a story today the libyan navy picked up a boat full of migrants trying to get to europe from africa 217 of them were rescued this time around, what is the situation now with migrants who are trying to leave libya and how destabilising i

officials in libya are warning of a new migrant crisis in the mediterranean. eyre appealing for help from the international community to combat the flow of migrants leaving north africa and trying to reach europe. as summer arrives, committee -- many are once more are tempting the dangers crossing. in libya, thousands of people have been intercepted in recent days.ri fromli, andrew harding reports.rs andrew: light off the coast of libya, and an unfamiliar force is preparing for the mediterranean migration season. libya's coast guard, out of action for years, is back, nded by europe and on a mission to stop tens of thousands of migrants trying to cross this to reach italy. is thithe way to stop migration to europe? >> yes, yes. we have three boats. we go over sea daily. we stop the migration. we have no problem. andrew: well, some problems. this smuggler's boat full of somalis is relucnt to obey.th but libyans insist.e the grants must be stopped. >> i'm very happy. andrew: why happy? >> because the ocean was terrible. very risky. andrew: risky, but some migrant

military bases and libya itself. and gadhafi had you know considerable political support across the continent for his position nelson mandela's view was almost identical to give us a sense that there would be no african forces commanded by foreign military officials and there would be no foreign militaries occupying any part of africa are operating with that offer. gadhafi had been playing a complex game with the west for a long time president ronald reagan had labeled him the mad dog of the middle east and had tried to assassinate him in one thousand nine hundred eighty six by bombing his palace. the libyan leader is independence and influence flowed from the vast petroleum reserves the launches soon after account which he had nationalized when he took power. well starting in the in one thousand mind he is moammar gadhafi became a kind of luminary a leading voice certainly one of the loudest voices for a maximum version of african integration he was seen across as being the successor of kwame in terms of his vision

libya thing barack obama admitted at the end of his eight years in office that the libya thing was a terrible mistake and if you were to go back and look at the interview that he gave to the atlantic magazine you would see he highlights that's good enough for ruining the country i think you misunderstand the the way these foreign policies work he has a very clear understanding of how the decision was made and why the decision was made it was a close run decision he's not happy with the way it turned out and in fact the lesson that he learned from libya shaped very much his policy towards syria which was the point of the argument that he was making in the atlantic interview and to argue in that context that american intervention in syria explains the turmoil in syria is a complete mistake right because it was american non intervention in syria that allowed the syrian conflict to evolve in the way it did now we could argue that if america had intervened that would have been disastrous in its own right and i think that there are many voices who would believe that to be the case but but

continues to fund militias in libya there is a link between the government and this group started the nineteen and you try it in afghanistan and there is no reason for me to believe that this link is disconnected one of the things that really bothers the mind is that these are teenagers being used dimensions of bomb as was fifteen years old when he was told he can go to libya encouraged by m i six you just can't align yourself with the might here to one mafia to kill him to compact another might hear actually in one thousand nine hundred. this is too radical sort of that the problem still continuing for libya so we need to know where the british are at this point are they stopping funding groups and militias libya just to get ahold of business and try and actual gains some sort of libya in the future and so this is these are the important things that we need to know. u.s. investors fearing the impact of trade tensions following washington and beijing targeting each other now with those massive terrorist stock markets and trading it is a taken a hit in the standoff with the dow jones s

still funding militias in libya. there's a link between the government and this group started in one thousand and five in afghanistan and that is no reason for me to believe that this link is disconnected one of the things that really that part of the mind is that the south teenagers didn't use the dimensions of bomb as was fifteen years old when he was told he can go to look at that incurs by m i six you just can't lend yourself with the mafia to one mafia to kill him to compact another mafia or to actually in one thousand nine hundred ninety five kind of this group is radical for that the problem still continuing for libya so we need to know where the british are a disappointment are they stopping funding groups and militias in libya just to get a hold of position and try national gains of some sort of libya in the future or not so this is these are the important things that we need to know. all about with the headlines in just over half an hour meanwhile for more on all of that stories. max keiser financial surviv

first light off the coast of libya.astguard, out of action for years, is back with europe's blessing. is yourjob to stop migrants from going to europe? stop and save life at sea. but it is a huge task, a smuggler‘s boat fill of somalis tries to plough on. already this year, thousands of migrants are once again risking the mediterranean. some, relieved to be rescued. i am very happy. why happy? because that time when we were in the sea, the ocean, it was very risky. risky, but some migrants would rather swim for it than face returning to libya. here, dozens splashed their way to a german ship, hoping it would take them to europe. ashore, libya is a little calmer 110w, seven years after the death of colonel gaddafi. but looks can be deceiving. this is still a fractured, fragile nation and a hard one to help. another patrol boat returns to tripoli, packed with migrants. many will now be sent home, better than rotting in a libyan camp. i tried to go home. you tried to go home? i am sick, very sick. i don't know what to do.

but actually ridiculous if you were about the banking then the rebels in libya getting help from nato and the united states would have set up some sort of new banking system after bringing down get down be actually that in weight well in france said several writers have noted the odd fact the libyan rebels took time out from their rebellion in large to create their own central bank this before they even had a government. here you know the brutal war to do list one torture and murder gadhafi in the streets check to kill a raccoon for dinner check three former central banks jack. for find somewhere quiet to take a. working on that point i'm sure does sound like it's all about the banking maybe the rebels had some help let's dig a little deeper most of you know about general wesley clark's famous quote about seven countries in five years i've played this pub on the show. check your notes will be an exam a fee and. clerk is a four star general the former nato supreme allied commander and he ran for president two thousand and four basically nothing with his life nothing at all. he may very

and libya is a mess. the american people deserve to know the costs and consequences of putting our young men and women in harm's way. they do everything we ask them to do. we honor our servicemen and women. they need to know that congress gets it and has their back and we should have debated and voted for that or not. host: take us 17 years ago over the debate of use of force after the 9/11 attacks. you voted against that authorization. were you the only vote gets it? ms. lee: it was a 60-word authorization resolution that was very broad. it did not specify afghanistan. it said the president is authorized to use force for those responsible for 9/11. i'm paraphrasing. and it was presented three days after the horrific attacks. i mean everyone was angry. i was. cousin, she aff, was a flight attendant on flight 93. i was in the capitol and had to evacuate. but the family and friends of those who were killed throughout the country, i tell you, it's still and we still mourn their loss. this was a time when mem

and we're in libya where more and more people at digging for their own source of water but it's one that laced with harmful chemicals. a come to the program our top story the south african anti apostate activist winnie mandela as died at the age of eighty one years old when he was married to south africa's first black president nelson mandela before their divorce in one thousand nine hundred ninety six. i was alongside him on his release from jail six years later she remained a popular figure out and was known as the mother of the nation this despite a links to violent protest a family say she died in hospital after a long illness we're going to have much more political and public reaction to what's taken place will be live and john is back very shortly on that or other top story this hour at least seven people have died in india during angry protests over a cost discrimination members of the dallas group are saying a supreme court judgment last month awakens that protections the ruling made it harder to prosecute officials accused of discriminating against the group peta shop reports wa

most of the cases actually, somalia, afghanistan, even libya. there is no clear military solutions to the problem, which means it's all very suspect to fundamental things. in trying to find the solution to respective conflicts, where these groups usually remain in opposition force, which means addressing so on and so forth. they present the main challenge at all levels. >> i'm going to take for questions and then come back to our analysts to respond to them and say anything additional. over here in the grave. please identify yourself and please do ask a question. >> thank you very much for your interesting question. my question is although different from the topic it is settlement and i just want to ask your opinion. it is acknowledged now in the deadlock do you see any alternatives or do you see anything that can renew this process and just force it to bring something new to the table? thank you very much. >> okay, over here. >> hi, thanks for coming. it's not often we get to your russian is from a first-hand account. my question is related to

me stop you right there because president obama didn't stop the united states from interfering in libya in turning that country into a complete cares it didn't stop the united states from interfering in syria and turning that country into what it is right now so you know it's i find it very troubling but wait you know because the libya thing barack obama admitted at the end of his eight years in office that the libya thing was a terrible mistake right and if you were to go back and look at the interview that he gave to the atlantic magazine you would see he highlights that's good enough for ruining the country but i think you misunderstand the the way these foreign policies work he has a very clear understanding of how the decision was made and why the decision was made it was a close run decision he's not happy with the way it turned out and in fact the lesson that he learned from libya shaped very much his policy towards syria which was the point of the argument that he was making in the atlantic interview and to argue in that context that american intervention in syria explains the t

when it comes to libya's politics its security and its economy one word sums it all up fragmented in the to mulches years following the death of above in two thousand and eleven two separate controlling bodies emerged. as head of the government of national accord in tripoli it controls much of the west of the country the un says this is the official government of libya but there's another parliament further along the coast to the east the city of tal broke its speaker is after all a solid it's known as the house of representatives it's also has the support from another player renegade general hurley for half that he leads large parts of the libyan national army which also holds a lot of eastern libya importantly house there also controls these four oil ports libya gets ninety seven percent of its income from oil and a lot of it flows through these ports both governments have also have the backing of individual armed factions parts of the south of libya are split between the two governments have to and supporters of the former qaddafi regime christopher thornton is the manager of the

whether it be libya or syria. now all of a sudden, that's a position that seemed to have changed to a certain extent. p.j., let me come to you, sir. mike pompeo, is he a shoo-in? >> i don't think he's a shoo-in. but i think he has some -- shown that he is qualified to be, you know, the secretary of state. there are some, you know, questions. i thought senator booker had some very sharp questions about, you know, his personal views regarding things like gay rights and how that might influence how he manages his department or represents american values around the world. by the same token, i think he had -- he showed a strong institutional imperative in sharp contrast to rex tillerson. he understands the importance of resources. as we just talked about, he understands the importance of having a full team on the playing field. >> general, it was also interesting to hear mr. pompeo acknowledge that he does not have any evidence that iran has not been in compliance with a nuclear deal. general clark, what else has struc

president obama carried on for months activities against libya that i disagreed with on a policy basis, but he had that authority to do so. at least, he claimed he did. so look, i think this is a subject of debate, and i think it's creative of our wrns to not try to an loois the very details of this. i thank you for your conversation. thank you for your service to the nation. thanks for coming by and visiting with me, taking the time to discuss the critical issues of national security. >> we're going to take another very, very two-minute break. we'll be right back with our special coverage. it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, serious, potentially fatal brain infection caused by a virus may be possible.

and washington already baz the heavy responsibility for the bloody outrage in yugoslavia iraq and libya now while president trump has said the air strikes would continue until the syrian regime's use of chemical weapons ends his defense secretary described them as a one off clearly the assad regime did not get the message last year. this time our allies and we have struck harder together we have sent a clear message to assad and his murderous lieutenants that they should not perpetrate another chemical weapons attack for which they will be held accountable but right now this is a one time shot and i believe that is send a very strong message to dissuade him to deter him from doing this again. now is introduce our panel for today's inside story joining us in moscow alexei cabinet corfu is a middle east specialist at the russian international affairs council in beirut rami khouri a senior fellow and professor for public policy at the american university of beirut also a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school and in a red cell in italy via skype is joshua landis director at the center

but that's ridiculous if you were about the banking then the rebels in libya getting help from nato and the united states would have set up some sort of new banking system after bringing down get down be actually that in wait ellen san said several writers have noted the odd fact the libyan rebels took time out from their rebellion in large to create their own central bank this before they even had a. government. yeah you know the brutal war to do list. torture and murder gadhafi in the streets check to kill a raccoon for dinner check three former central banks jack. for find somewhere quiet to take a. working on that point i'm sure does sound like it's all about the banking maybe the rebels had some help let's dig a little deeper most of you know about general wesley clark's famous quote about seven countries in five years i've played this pub on the show being announced check your notes will be an exam if the end. clerk is a four star general the former nato supreme allied commander and he ran for president two thousand and four basically nothing with his life nothing at all. he may v

ridiculous if you were about the banking then the rebels in libya getting help from nato and the united states would have set up some sort of new banking system after bringing down get down be actually that in way to celebrate and said several writers have noted the odd facts the libyan rebels took time out from their rebellion in large to create their own central bank. this before they even had a government. we had you know the brutal war to do list one torture and murder gadhafi in the streets check to kill a raccoon for dinner check three former central bank shack. for find somewhere quiet to take a. working on that point i'm sure does sound like it's all about the banking maybe the rebels had some help let's dig a little deeper most of you know about general wesley clark's famous quote about seven countries in five years i've played this pub on the show being announced check your notes will be an exam a chant. clerk is a four star general the former nato supreme allied commander and he ran for president two thousand and four basically nothing with his life nothing at all. he may ver

as for me you can't pass as a libya live without international pressure. thank you next on your screens you're seeing here video from the weekend of british and french fighter jets taking off and landing from their bases in the early hours of saturday as they joined the u.s. led attack on syria cruise missiles were also launched from the mediterranean. the military action is put french president emmanuel mccrone under pressure in the french parliament shall do bensky picks up that side of the story from paris. well the debate was called in the french national assembly following the decision by france to stand alongside the usa and the u.k. and all strikes in syria over the weekend well there were many voices heard in that debate many of them congratulating the military on their operation but they were fiercely critical that the operation had taken place at all and that much corn had approved it without any parliamentary approval here in france now there are also questions raised about the evidence that was presented by france as to the reasons that they be

perhaps is the new policy that happened perhaps as a new something changed when we went after libya and then we knew syria and yemen were next so perhaps that's it and so we're going to look at some of that first syria strike puts lockheed martin stealth a new missile to test the joint us french and u.k. missile barrage on syria this week included the battlefield debut of a stealthy new lockheed martin air launched cruise missile produced as part of a four point six billion dollar defense program nineteen missiles fired outside syrian air space by two b. one b. bombers targeted the bars a research and development center located in the greater damascus area those joint air to surface standoff missiles or j s s m's joint fifty seven raytheon tomahawks pentagon officials also said targeting the site that's right but we're not safe here inside our borders against domestic terrorists our way let's turn to another share price and this is north of government another one of the big defense contractors and they're up even more they're up seven fold since two thousand and eleven they do surve

libya a country in a situation like libya cannot be rebuilt if we turn a blind eye or deaf ear to the libyan people these forums are the perfect way to get them on board and the process of reconstruction through the constitution election developments and humanitarian projects while safeguarding the sovereignty of the states this cannot be achieved without them without their voices and without their participation. i tell you back to capitol hill where the. facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is facing about a face a grilling from representatives there he's been basically addressing delegates about what's about to happen and of course. the facebook and facing him something of a crisis in his time now as your leader of facebook let's bring in peter jukes who is the c.e.o. of byline media campaigns for hire media standards and crowd sources journalism so he looked frightened didn't he when he came on the which wasn't really surprising given the numbers of cameras that he was facing and what he faces as as the top man of this company extraordinary yes i think there were more this like a joint

the so-called libya model. but if that doesn't turn out to be achievable, the administration will have to make a decision. whether they want to end the negotiations or whether they're prepared to accept incremental steps with reciprocal actions by both sides. but i think that's still months away. the important thing is to begin the diplomatic process, starting with the summit. and then presumably both trump and kim will appoint chief negotiators, put up teams, and will start to really tough process of negotiating the details of nuclear disarmament. >> let me ask you about the libya model if you will. john bolton talked about it a couple of times yesterday. they're looking at libya as the model for denuclearization. do you think that is a good example that was -- that is going to keep kim at the table? >> well, it is a great example if we could achieve it. i don't think it is achievable. the situation between libya and north korea are so completely different. libya had a very small underdeveloped nuclear program

libya has been without a stable government since the fall of moammar gadhafi in two thousand and eleven but a new public dialogue conference backed by the u.n. house to reconcile the factions divisions and eventually bring about democratic elections beholden what has more from the western city of misrata. this is a libyan national conference was first suggested by the united nations alongside other river mission as steps including amending the libyan political agreement endorsing the newly drafted constitution and conducting parliamentary and presidential elections in libya at this conference which is cancelled by the center for humanitarian dialogue is a kind of wide range talks and consultations among all categories of libyan society including former rebels or those who supported him to gauge a little sorry for have to have there's opponents islamists liberals minorities and even those who support the former regime of them and will get their feet and by the end of these consultations and meetings which are supposed to be held in civil or libyan cities from april until july by the end

in libya i encourage all parties to continue to work with my special representative as he engages in the political process through the broad range across the country and to implement an action plan and it is high time to end the libyan conflict. [inaudible] demonstrates a progress as possible with local, regional and global commitment. with overcoming the risk of fragmentation the government of iraq must focus on reconstruction, reconciliation and i hope the coming elections will consolidate this progress. the international community reform in support for lebanon's sovereignty, stability and state security institutions. it is absolutely essential to avoid the new israeli conflict that will inevitably dissolve in many more victims and greater destruction the last four. it is critical importance to act on principles of commitment to lebanon improving security resolutions such as 1701 and the policy of these associations. the dangers of the leaks are evidence in the recent invitations between israel and [inaudible] in syria. mr. president, syria indeed today represents the most serious

the head of a misrata alderney council says tribalism must be eradicated to achieve stability and libya to iraq. there are several obstacles the railing the reconciliation the stakeholders in this meeting should refrain from factionalism and tribalism everyone should understand that their tribe faction and party is part of libya not just their own cities the wreck everyone is acting in their own interests and the u.n. or some oil should be fair in dealing with the libyan crisis. sierra leone's new president julius mar the beer house called on his rival to drop the legal challenge to his election when he says ruling party candidate summer kamar as expertise and experience could instead be used to make sierra leone a better place beer was formally sworn in late on wednesday nights after narraway winning sunday's runoff with just under fifty two percent of the vote after the address has more from the capital freetown. here are the party headquarters in freetown the mood is celebrate through they've been doing this since last night when mother bill was declared winner of the presidential ru