focus on the the term shari'a law can mean many things in the audience that the head of the libyan transitional council was referring to it effectively means a a moral code rooted within traditional norms in values that respects life property and religion in the west it means chopping off hands and sort of you know killing killing minorities so i think the focus on shari'a law is really attempt to i think engage in scaremongering to sort of play up on unfortunately deep seated islamophobia stereotypes that have resurfaced in the west but fundamentally you know the you know the question of the legal code is going to be debated in all of these emerging democracies and as long as those debates are open free and fair and subject to public scrutiny then i think we need to sort of be confident that the peoples in these regions will get it right if i go back to tennessee. can you comment on that how do you how a new political party and how you see the future of your country how do you balance the two because you've talked a lot about you've talked the talk of democracy on this program ok and how do you balanc

world economic forum in jordan to meet with the then-acting prime minister of the libyan transitional national council, and we asked them specifically about the issue of the libyan militias all over the country, and he was very forthright in saying that he had been unable to bring them under a uniformed control, a real issue, mr. president. and, unfortunately, he has decided that he needed to resign in part due to that issue. the united states simply must make accounting for these weapons, these dangerous weapons that can be aimed to take down a commercial aircraft. this must be a priority in libya and throughout the region, and i appreciate the support that chairman levin and senator mccain have expressed for this amendment as well as the helpful suggestions from senator kerry, senator lugar and the senate select intelligence committee. mr. president, i've also offered an amendment number 1155 to allow physical and occupational therapists to enroll in the armed forces health professionals scholarship program. this program provides tuition assistance to critical health care professions, professionals

thought was wanting to try him on charges of crimes against the libyan people that carry the death penalty national transitional council says for better and long term to live according to international criminal court in the hague the son of the dead former these overseas delong with to the wire attempting to flee across the border to. be here has been released there which cyanide is nonsense and injuries times of in nature as try to come or go and a transcriber trip with her analyst and author can bring a silence as well not got a fair trial in the media. now what what. if as is a terrible choice between being shot or read pangs because if he is judged and tried in libya he might end up very much in a saddam hussein like trial where he will end up being or he will in the be one way or the other and if he is extradited to behave it will not be a fair trial when we have all the other we will say i was the son as has been the constant throughout history every time somebody survives who. and be uncomfortable the aeration is we've also seen and this is all historical documents how more margaret buffy only in the last few ye

authorities wanted to try him on charges of crimes against the libyan people that carried the death penalty the national transitional council says he will get a fair trial and won't hand him over to the international criminal court in the hague the death leader was seized along with to aids while attempting to flee across the border tunisia meanwhile a video has been released in which safe on his land says his injury stems from a nato air strike a month about a current couple political analyst and was a witness i read says we're not a free trial you know the media. well. what. if as is a terrible choice between being shot or being hanged because if he is judged and tried in libya he might end up very much you know saddam hussein like trial where he will end up being harmed or he will end up being killed one way or the other and if you use extradited to the hague it will not be a fair trial when we are of all the other we will say i was the son as has been the constant throughout history every time somebody survives. uncomparable their relations and we thought so seen and this is all this horrible documents how moammar gadha

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. >>> a look at our top stories, libyan are celebrates after news that saif is in custody. libya's national transition councileleased this photo of safe. revolutionary fighters say he was captured after a fire fight in the libyan desert. he is wanted for crimes against humanity. in the 2:00 eastern hour, more of my face to face conversation with actor isaiah washington, he recounts the day of the slur that altered his career and how he has since recovered. time for your money. >>> less than one year until the presidential election, where is the u.s. economy headed? i'm christine romans. less than half of americans believe things will be going well in this country one year from today. even that faint hope appears ton on decline. the number of americans thinking things will get better has been steady dropping. no surprise as unemployment remains high and housing prices are not recovery and there's fear of another global recession. alexus glick, experienced on wall street and covering and will cain is the cnn contributor, cloudy with a chance of rain has been your forecast. anything to part the clouds? >> i don'

got involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their planes then the libyans eventually which awards to tell the french all companies thirty five percent of all contracts are up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this has turned out to be excellent business various to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of circled around half a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment. laura smith reporting for us but while libya's interim government is quick to hand contracts them for the country's energy resources questions have been raised over its ability to restore all the been clashes between gunmen and different tribal areas resulting in at least thirteen deaths yes they let's get more on this talk to the spokesman for the civilians for peace and the abuse who came chandan is on the line from london superrich evening we're seeing violence in libya again it'

involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their war planes then the libyans eventually would awards to tell the french or company thirty five percent of all contracts up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business estimates vary as to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of settled around tough a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment. stay with us here on archy's still to come the radio station with something of an enigmatic message. that sound like much but this bizarre noise has sparked interest among radio enthusiasm around the world we take a look at what it could mean and where it's coming from in a few minutes. turning first to some other stories making headlines across the globe are reporting the u.s. drone strike in pakistan's north was near a standard region has built six suspected militants intellige

involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their war planes then the libyans eventually would awards total the french all company thirty five percent of all contracts up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business estimates vary as to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of settled around half a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment all right artie's laura smith live for us in london votes for that report. new technocrat led governments in greece and italy are getting down to business to tackle the country's massive debts italy's prime minister designate is in talks with the country's main political parties unions and business groups to rally support for a new cabinet some lawmakers hope mario monti will once go once reforms are pushed through although the former commissioner plans to stand tall the twenty thir

involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their will planes then the libyans eventually awards to tell the french oil company thirty five percent of all contracts up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business it's very astute how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of circled around half a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment. we bring up to date some of the news stories from around the world tonight reported u.s. drone strike in pakistan's north waziristan region has killed six suspected militants intelligence officials say the drone fired two missiles on an alleged insurgent base in the middle area the u.s. claims several groups linked to assaults against nato forces in afghanistan are located in the region because that is tribal areas have been hit by more than sixty american drone attacks since the start of

involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their war planes then the libyans eventually would awards to tell the french all companies thirty five percent of all the oil contracts are up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business estimates vary as to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of settled around half a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment. a correspondent in london in italy the newly appointed prime minister mario monti is hard at work creating a controversial new technocrat government and it's expected to be made up of an elected experts rather than politicians to try to rescue the country from its towering debt crisis was that informed the premier designate will face the confidence vote parliament that could be this week he'll then need to work to reduce at least deficit and boost its economic growt

involved in this we've heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their war planes then the libyans eventually would awards to tell the french all companies thirty five percent of all contracts are up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business and estimates vary as to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of settled around half a billion dollars now and now we're looking at thirty billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it certainly looks like an excellent investment. that is laura smith in london just ahead the radio station with something of an enigmatic message. now right there in south much but that bizarre noise has sparked interest a lot of it among radio enthusiasm around the world we go investigating what it could mean and where it might be coming from in just a few minutes time. italy the newly appointed prime minister mario monti is hard at work creating a controversial new technocrat government it's expected to be made up

got involved in this we heard reports that the national transitional council told the french that if they sent in their war planes then the libyans eventually which awards to tell the french all companies thirty five percent of all the oil contracts are up for grabs and for the u.k. of course which which is looking like it could be one of the main players in this this is turned out to be excellent business estimates vary as to how much the the war cost the u.k. but it was sort of settled around half a billion dollars now. and now we're looking at thirteen billion dollars in contracts up for grabs over the next ten years so it's that in that second act things investment. or smith there's been a fresh twist in the controversy surrounding last week's un report into iran's nuclear program u.s. media reports that a mysterious foreign expert allegedly been helping to run develop atomic weapons for more on the subject let's cross to live now via broadband the fresno california of their sun fire as mannish professor at california state university professor thanks for being on the program could be of use tonight now the i recent report as

libyan revolutionary forces on the ground. also today, libya's national transitional council selected a new prime minister. he is abdel rahim al-keep, an electronics engineer from tripoli. the new government will run libya until a general election can be organized. the world's population has surpassed the seven billion mark. a series of symbolic festivities were held at hospitals around the world today to mark the historic milestone. the first birth was celebrated in the philippines, shortly before midnight. danica may camacho was welcomed with cake and a gift certificate for free shoes. the united nations estimates the world's population will hit eight billion by 2025. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and to renewed violence in afghanistan, where suicide bombings in the two largest cities have claimed more than 20 lives. >> suarez: the latest in a month-long series of high- profile insurgent attacks came today in kandahar. a suicide bomber blew up a check point and then three gunmen seized control of a building near the united nations refugee office. nato and afghan

to flee to neighboring nigeria libyan authorities want him tried on charges that could ultimately carry the death penalty however despite the national transitional council promising a fair trial critics doubt that is unlikely to come. so what fate awaits saif al islam gadhafi we are asking your opinion right now on our web site r.t. dot com let's see how you guys are voting at the moment but so far the majority think you'll most likely get the death penalty in libya around a third of skeptical about saif gadhafi is captured believing he could be still at large but the rest are split between two options which will be tried at the international criminal court or he'll be killed by vigilantes before there's any chance to send him to the hague but you take a moment if you would log on to r.t. dot com and that's our get your vote. and watch in the weekly here on our team hundreds of arrests accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries this is how the occupy movement in the u.s. markets two month anniversary this week officers in riot gear tore down camps and broke up mostly peaceful demos against the unequal distribution of wealth in major cities a

libyans are celebrating after the news that moammar gadhafi's son is in custody. libya's national transitional councilf saif al essentiaislam gadhafi. he's wanted for crimes against humanity. >>> former penn state head football coach joe paterno has now background been diagnosed with cancer. we're told it's a treatable form of lung cancer, that word from paterno's family. former assistant coach jerry sandusky is accused of abusing young boys. >>> in nevada, firefighters are doing everything they can to bring a fast-moving wildfire under control. this is burning near reno. at least 25 homes have been damaged or destroyed. fierce winds caused the fire to spread to over 2,000 acres overnight. >>> newt gingerich is rising in the polls, but now coming under fire for money he earned working for freddie mac. gingerich has attacked in the past. earlier i spoke with our cnn political contributor and democratic strategist maria cardona as well as republican national strategist lenny mcallister. i had a political guest suggests to me earlier today that newt has peaked too early. would you agree with that? >> wel

attempting to flee to neighboring niger libyan authorities who want him tried in the country on charges that could carry the death penalty despite the national transitional council promising a fair trial a critics doubt this is a right. so what fate awaits saif al islam gadhafi we are asking your opinion on our web site right now and our teams are thoughtless look at the numbers so far the majority think he'll most likely get the death penalty in libya around a third of skeptical about saif gadhafi was captured in the first place believing he could still be at large for the rest split between two options but he'll be tried at the international criminal court will be killed by vigilantes before there's any chance to send him to the hague you can log onto now and cast your vote . this is not see hundreds of arrests accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries this is how the occupy movement in the united states mark its two month anniversary this week but officers in riot gear toured down camps and broke up mostly peaceful demos ago. the unequal distribution of wealth in major american city is now at the heart of the campaign in new york a crowd of activ

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