our regional and local militias.the problem are so vocal and regional. i think it is more the government that does not work with the local level, be at the local council, elected local council and the tribes and everything. i think we may end up with a wider conflict and libya. >> i completely agree. they have a real sensitivity to the hyper centralization, so i think we calibrating the balance between local and central government is key in how that plays out in the military serious critical. many militias are creating facts on the ground. they've created their own coalitions in the last end misurata in the east, said the sort of regional armies are already there and the national army remains a hollow force. if top-heavy and filled with colonels and generals and painted by his association with the gadhafi regime. so moving forward with the creation of the national army, there must be some meeting between the sources. the national army cannot take on these regional groups. there has to be, as fadel mentioned it is pol

militia, huh? - why did monroe want my dad? - monroe thinks your dad knew something, and he thinks your dad told me. - what? - why the lights went out, maybe how to turn 'em back on. - my mom is dad, my dad is dead, and god knows what they're doing to danny right now. so you are going to help me get him back. - why is that? - 'cause we're family. [clattering] - i want to wear my ballet slippers. - no, we're gonna be doing a lot of walking. it's like...dora. it's like a big adventure. we are gonna walk right out of the city. - where? - to the country. there will be a lot of food and water and-- and room to play. [clattering] can you do something for mommy? - what? - do you remember when we were in target and your brother wandered off and i was running up and down the aisles? do you remember how scared i was? - yes. - i need you to be a big sister. your job, charlie, is to not let go of your brother's hand. to never let go of danny's hand. okay? can you do that? - daddy, i smell smoke. - there might be a fire nearby. - i don't he

government's hand against the militias. there was a saying that when benghazi sneezes, the rest of libya catches a cold. the militia problem as part of it. the oil factor is another issue. roughly two-thirds of libya's oil comes from this area. what we see is a very fractured security landscape. it was especially acute in the eastern part, especially in benghazi. we saw an escalating series of attacks and a worsening security situation since the july 7 elections. rocket attacks, car bombs, assassination of gaddafi-era officials, and the culmination of this was the attack on the consulate. in my paper, i define eastern instability are the eastern problem into three categories. the first is the move toward autonomy or federalism between grievances. in many cases, this is a concern but it has somewhat faded from that scene after the july 7 elections. the second issue is militancy and rejection. this is a huge concern and i will talk about that. the third is ethnic fighting down in the southern town between ethnics and the arab

they are trying to -- the militias and the problem of the militias. we are very lucky to have with us three people who have been -- recently. i think both fred and cofield were there in july and i think these just came out. i thought it had been even more recently. they have all spent a considerable amount of time in libya and are well acquainted with the situation. let me briefly introduce them, starting am i right with fred wary. fred is the latest addition to the military program here. is a senior associate in the program and he specializes essentially on security issues and covers not only libya but also covers the gulf countries. i think you should look forward to a lot more work from him. to my extreme right is peter kohl who is a senior analyst in libya. he is the author of two recent looks -- [inaudible] and holding libya together, security challenges after gadhafi. finally to my left is fed veal amin. those of you both into our meetings know he has been a frequent speaker on libya. he is the president of the american libyan counsel, nonprofit

but the people there emboldened by this act of people power are determined to reign in the militia militiastheir country. >> who organized this benghazi rally? >> reporter: ordinary people. when we were there last week, they were telling us about it. it was the same stuff that inspired the revolution. people printing up posters and getting on facebook, social media announce this. a lot of the social society that came in after that dealt with social issues, a lot of students, those were the people behind the rally yesterday. >> msnbc with news of a different kind of protest in that part of the world. appreciate your work as always, sir. thank you. >>> back to politics now. we all know how the 2000 election ended. the vote was very close. it took the supreme court to decide ginobo decide george w. bush beat al gore. what if it did not end that way and the vice president went on to win the white house, how would things be different today? that's the purpose of a new book, "43 with an asterisk there," an all around good guy, jeff greenfield. what if, fuel for those who live politics like us. in

and the head of a militia in one eastern libyan city, that militia disbanded this weekend and militiaembers have fled. >> harris: so, greg, we know how the libyan citizens are expressing how they feel about the militias, what is their opinion of us, the americans in their country? >> well, we heard in that rally on friday, in benghazi, and led to the storm of the compound some real support for american sorrow for the loss of the ambassador and i have heard that and we have he heard that on the street from the libyans in the past couple of days. the problem is, what people are watching is, if and when the u.s. decides possibly to take some more aggressive action in this country against those thought to be responsible for the killing of ambassador stevens and others, there could be some fallout from that. some flashback from that, back to you, harris. >> more to come on this, greg palkot on the job for us in that country, libya, greg, thank you very much. >> now with the the countdown back in this country to election day on, a new push is coming from those who take politics to the faith

who-- - militia. militia took him. - okay, okay, what do we do? what do you want me to do? brother miles is in chicago. at the grand on walton place, miles is there. he can get danny. you need to find miles. - dad, no. no, we'll catch the soldiers. we can go right now. we'll take him back. - no, no, they'll kill you. - but you're gonna come with me. okay? you're gna come with me. - i can't. - yes, you can. please, please. - listen to me, charlie. you're strong. you're so strong. you're like your mom. you can do this. you have to do this. - at least wait till tomorrow. you need to sleep. - i'm wasting time. this doesn't make any sense. why would they take danny? - i don't know. i guess we'll know when we find him. - maggie, that's, uh... that's really nice of you, but they need you here. - james can take over as town doctor. - i'll be fine. - maybe so, but i'm still coming with you. - you don't seem to understand. i don't want you to come. - and i don't think you understand. i'm not doing this for you. - you have got to be kidding me. - uh, your dad was my friend. i am going

libya's president says he is going after the country's violent militias.oday, the government reports it has broken up the group suspected of the deadly assault on the u.s. consulate. where are the suspects? that is coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and our top story with fox. that is ahead. ve lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardiz

those militias that's suspected in the attack on the americans. ttat attack was apparently the last straw for the people in benghazi. elizabeth palmer reports the sitizens there have risen up to throw the militias out. >> reporter: furious citizens took matters into their own hands. on friday night, crowds overran bases controlled by extremist militias in benghazi and drove them out. by dawn, three bases were just burned-out shells. during the battle to topple colonel qaddafi last year these same men were seen as heroes. but since then many have set themselves up as vigilantes. gierating from bases like this one which, after the militias fled on friday night, was hecured by the regular army. was this built as a prison? soldiers showed us a grim jail where they say the militia fighters locked up whoever they felt like. ha was that kind of rough ndstice that drove hundreds of young men in their cars to storm an even bigger base. that's when the looting and the shooting started, catching us in ste cross fire. we managed to get away, but others weren'

but many militias say this new agreement will not hold.eason, the fighters reportedly say they're convinced that some current leaders of the libyan army were loyal to the murdered dictator, moammar gadhafi, and part of the same regime that militant groups tried to overthrow. in fact, one militia commander told cbs news, and i quote, it's like suddenly asking the inmates of guantanamo bay to cooperate with their guards. this new ultimatum from libya's government comes after the massive anti-militia protests which got underway last week. remember libyan authorities have linked at least one of these militia groups to the attack of the u.s. con late earlier this month. the attack that killed four americans, including u.s. ambassador to libya. greg palkot is in tripoli tonight. greg? >> shep, there was shooting in tripoli on tuesday outside the country's congress hall. turns out the militants were protest examining were firing widely. a sign of how volatile this place is, how armed this place is. went to another compound where the militias were

. >> the afghan local police are local militia trained by u.s. troops in remote areas, which are not reached by the central government security forces. nato officials say that training programs for afghan soldiers and the national police have not been halted. >>> another incident in afghanistan is highlighting the abuse of power by the militia. a local group trained by the afghan government and nato to combat the tell ban has assaulted civilians. at least eight people were killed and some hurt on sunday when a local militia group launched an attack of the northern prove. according to reuters, the group blamed victims who were sheltering the taliban. >>> outbreaks of violence and crumbs among local militia trained by international forces are raising concerns about security of civilians following the complete withdraw of u.s. and nato troops from afghanistan planned in 2014. the economy of bangladesh is booming as is the demand for higher education in the country. student in rural areas often have to give up their dreams of going to college, but an

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that militia overnight they went on target at least one other militia with closer formalized ties to thet. that is when much of the casualties occurred. for its part, they declared their innocence but they are evacuating the city of benghazi to preserve security there. again, it is the insecurity created by the militias that the people are upset about. they are upset about the death of stevens and other americans but upset about a string of incidents. that is what brought them out in the streets and thousands yesterday. a peaceful protest against security. experts remind us one day of action will not be enough to rein in the militants, to rein in the islamists but this is a beginning and certainly hearing some of the pro-american sentiment honoring the late american ambassador, thought to be some kind of son so liags as well. >> heather: gregg, thank you. >> gregg: new details into the investigation who is responsible for killing four americans at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. f.b.i. considering the possibility the attack may have been an inside job. national security correspondent

deadly period in the arab world libyan storm militia base is angry at the killing of the u.s. ambassador all seventeen are killed in pakistan clashes against the prime time slot . and thousands are and rather independent supporters gather in edinburgh with thousands expected to march and stop the. goals of the ball and the rest of the. hello and welcome to our team karen tara and it is two o'clock here in moscow to georgia now where georgian police have arrested at least four protesters as public theory flared after leaked to videos showed inmates out of prison being tortured and sexually abused by guards are cheesy go to school has the latest from tbilisi for us. the protests are continuing there have been more arrests and some clashes between the activists and the police i know that a group of activists trying to breaking through a police ring around one of the government buildings on friday the public in general is still very angry with these videos they are demanding for the arrest of the former interior minister who has resigned after these videos went public but many peo

deadly fury in the arab world libyan store militia base is angry at the killing of the u.s. ambassador while seventeen are killed in pakistan in clashes against the anti islam . and independent supporters gather in edinburgh with thousands expected to march in scotland's capital to demand it goes along with the rest of the news. thank you for joining r t it is saturday here in moscow and three o'clock i'm karen taraji well georgian police have arrested at least four protesters us public fury flared after leaked video showed inmates at a prison being tortured and sexually abused by guards are reports from the b.b.c. . the protests are continuing there have been more arrests and some clashes between the activists and the police i know that a group of activists try to break into a police ring around one of the government buildings on friday the public in general is still very angry with these videos they are demanding for the arrest of the reform or interior minister who's resigned after these videos went public but many people here say that that's not enough they want all thos

deadly fear in the arab world and leave install militia bases angry at the killing of the glass come back to that wild seventeen it killed in pockets non-conscious again down to islam found. alfonzo's said to march in scotland's capital to demand aid cause it a lot and independent of the u.k. . new song russia under on the wall this is with me hugh nash thanks for joining us as georgian police have arrested at least a full protest as public fury fled after a leaked video has showed inmates at a prison being tortured a section at buying cars going off as the natives from tbilisi forests police greatest are continuing there have been more arrests and some clashes between the activists and the police i know. a group of activists trying to break into a police waiting around one of the government buildings on the public in general is still very angry with these videos the or demanding for the arrest also the ones who are interior minister is resigned after these videos went public but many people here say that that's not enough sleep was all those officials responsible to be not only the.

not all militias are created equal.you have moderates who are willing to play ball with the government. then you have the more ultra conservative islamist groups that we've seen too. they have their own militias. the question is will they go easily into the night? will they go underground? then you have others who really feel more of a loyalty to the local tribes and territories than they do to the national identity. >> we're looking at these dramatic pictures here. obviously, tell us a little bit about the role of the libyan people? i mean, the fact that there is this uprising that seems to be pushing and cracking down on these militia brupz. >> this is what the government loves saying, by the way. the government in libya and also the u.s. government. it was the death of ambassador stevens and the other americans that got these libyans who like the u.s. we helped them get rid of gadhafi. they came out on the streets. this one islamist militia, they blamed for being involved in the killing of ambassador stevens. they ge

live here in the arab world even still militia bases are angry at the killing of the you are somebody that while seventeen killed in pakistan a punch the game is down to islam fell. silent as i said to the marchers scotland's capital to demanded goes it alone independent of the u.k. . news from russia and iran the world this is our see with me. thanks for joining us georgian police have arrested at least four process the public fury of flared after leaked videos showed inmates at a prison being tortured and sexually abused by guards. as the nation is from tbilisi. the protests are continuing there have been more arrests and some clashes between the activists and the police i know that a group of activists trying to break into a police ring around one of the government buildings. the public in general is still very angry with these videos they are demanding for the arrest of the forward interior minister who's resigned after these videos when public but many people here say that that's not enough they want all those officials responsible to be not only sacked or for them to resign but

in fact, however it is the insecurity created by that militia and others which triggered the attacks overnight and also triggered a new jersey peaceful protest yesterday in benghazi, not just the killing of stevens that has people upset, the string of incidents associated with these militants and experts here reminds us that it's going to take more than one day of action to rein in the militants, rein in the islamists in this country, but frankly, kelly, after hearing days and days and seeing days and days of anti-u.s. protests, it's good to see at least one day of positive notes from some folks here, back to you. >> kelly: thanks very much, greg palkot reporting live for us. jamie. >> right now there's new information as well on the investigation into the deadly attack on the u.s. consulates in benghazi. and a game changer this week to hear that it wasn't just spontaneous after a protest, but there were terrorists involved and intelligence sources are telling fox news, that a hundred militants took part in that assault last week. fbi agents are on the ground and looking into whether

reports say three islamic militia bases will be closed in the wake of those protests. our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the events that unfolded on friday in benghazi most certainly, at least at this point in time, seem to be having a ripple-on effect. to begin with what happened on friday, in the afternoon, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets demanding an end to the existence of armed militias, demanding that the government forces, the army and the police, be the only authority on the streets of the country. following that, at night we saw hundreds of individuals storming one of the headquarters of a known militant group in benghazi. after they initially managed to peacefully pretty much take over that location, they then set their sights on a second area. this, however, turned out to be a battalion that is, in fact, endorsed by the government. it did result in some clashes that caused injuries and casualties, and then the army eventually in the early morning hours of the morning, moving in, especially tr

in the city of benghazi, including this militia. if you will remember's the libyan government has said that it has detained individuals who are a part of this group, in association with the attack on the u.s. consulate. although they say the group, as a whole was not behind that assault. >> arwa damon, in benghazi, thank you very much. >>> and prejudice is bad for society, but is it bad for you, as in can it make you sick? that is next. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. what's the rush? ♪ chirping beeping camera ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping tapping shaking remote wouldn't it be great to have one less battery to worry about? car honking irping the 2012 sonata hybrid. the only hybrid with a lifetime hybrid battery warranty. from hyundai. >>> prejudice, obviously is not hea

libya has dealt a powerful blow to not one but two militia groups.rmy colonel told reuters news agency the army raided several militia outpost in the nation's capital and successfully replaced the former leaders of those armed groups with officers from libya's own military in benghazi. this comes after that wave of anti-militia protest which sparked -- which started up late last week. keep in mind here, intelligence experts have linked at least one militant group to the attack that killed four people including the u.s. ambassador to libya. yesterday, libyans president ordered those militias to join with the government or disband all together. today, the united states secretary of state hillary clinton had positive words about the recent developments in libya. the people of the arab world did not set out to trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. there is no dignity in that. the people of benghazi sent this message loudly and clearly on friday. when they forcefully rejected the extremists in their midst. >> the "new york times" newsp

reports say three islamic militia bases will be closed in the wake of those protests. our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the events that unfolded on friday in benghazi most certainly, at least at this point in time, seem to be having a ripple-on effect. to begin with what happened on friday, in the afternoon, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets demanding an end to the existence of armed militias, demanding that the government forces, the army and the police, be the only authority on the streets of the country. following that, at night we saw hundreds of individuals storming one of the headquarters of a known militant group in benghazi. after they initially managed to peacefully pretty much take over that location, they then set their sights on a second area. this, however, turned out to be a battalion that is, in fact, endorsed by the government. it did result in some clashes that caused injuries and casualties, and then the army eventually in the early morning hours of the morning, moving in, especially tr

and specially that this militia is well known now for being islamic radical militia and for committing atrocities against civilians what's happening in syria is quite similar to what has what happened before in afghanistan in the eighty's and yet the french president is determined to send those militia weapons and yet he claims that he supports a peaceful resolution he's lying. still ahead for you in the program how serious neighbors are suffering and rest of the deadly suicide bombing of a police station rocks is to war as experts say as spiking bloodshed is the high prize trick is paying for interfering in regional conflicts. and the ways of a revolutionary fervor are we look at how some of egypt's public services have suffered after the turmoil of last years a rebel revolt with rubbish piling up on the streets of the capital. a delicate balancing act looms for the greek prime minister. as he meets one of his chief paymasters the president of the european central bank mario draghi the frankford talks could be especially hard given recent revelation that hoffa of the greek government'

they also have their extremist militia emblem alongside it. hand, other militias much less of a threat to the u.s. yes they might be slightly conservative. they were tasked with security at the embassy. one of these militias, the 17th of february brigade, they were actually the only unit that responded to the firefight that took place at the embassy. what you have is this incredibly complex tapestry of various different militias made up of these former revolutionary briges that all come together at times with conflicting interests to create this effective security vacuum that we have here right now. >> all right, arwa damon, thank you very much for her fearless reporting from libya tonight. >>> well, today, qim, which is part of al qaeda, called for the death of american ambassadors in morocco, tunesia. we have reported on the rise of militant groups in these countries and others in northern africa. and now they're calling for attacks on other american embassies. this map, we like to put it up, because it just shows you the spread here -- will

and specially that this militia is well known for being islamic radical militia and for committing atrocities against civilians what's happening in syria is quite similar to what has what happened before in afghanistan in the eighty's and yet the french president is determined to send militia weapons and yet he claims that he supports a peaceful resolution he's lying. keep across what's happening in syria and the efforts to solve the crisis at r.t. dot com. there's been nearly a month says julian assange was granted political asylum by ecuador but he's no closer to being a free man with you safe passage from britain and still facing arrest as big as hope now lies with his legal supreme are well tartar on he is the man of the indicted of former chilean dictator augusto pinochet and has been exclusively telling r.t. about his new challenge there for it has the details. he reveals a little bit about this ongoing battle for justice achieved in a silence of course the wiki leaks founder remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy here in london in knightsbridge and no real end in sight at the momen

and specially that this militia is well known for being islamic radical militia and for committing atrocities against civilians even the washington post seems to believe that what's happening in syria is quite similar to what has what happened before in afghanistan in the eighty's and yet the french president is determined to send militia weapons and yet he claims that he supports a peaceful resolution he's laying along the way over the last eighteen months the rebels of the more more heavy weapons that are using him against the army how well matched are the two sides now in terms of firepower do you think. there is absolutely no comparison between the two parties the only thing that makes the syrian army his mission more difficult is that the rebels hide between the. among civilians and it's very difficult for the syrian army to educate them without civilians being injured or harmed in many ways but when it comes to military balance there is absolutely no match of the fact they've got heavy weapons now the rebels it's still not making as much impact now as maybe they've not not on the syrian

those militias that's suspected in the attack on the americans. that attack was apparently the last straw for the people in benghazi. elizabeth palmer reports the citizens there have risen up to throw them t militias out. >> reporter: furious citizens took matters into their own hands. on friday night, crowds overran bases controlled by extremist militias in benghazi and drove them out. by dawn, three bases were just burned-out shells. during the battle to topple colonel qaddafi last year these same men were seen as heroes. but since then many have set themselves up as vigilantes. operating from bases like this one which, after the militias fled on friday night, was secured by the regular army. was this built as a prison? soldiers showed us a grim jail where they say the militia fighters locked up whoever they felt like. it was that kind of rough justice that drove hundreds of young men in their cars to storm an even bigger base. that's when the looting and the shooting started, catching us in the cross fire. we managed to get away, but others wer

and specially that this militia is well known for being islamic radical militia and for committing atrocities against civilians what's happening in syria is quite similar to what has what happened before in afghanistan in the eighty's and yet the french president is determined to stand militia weapons and yet he claims that he supports a peaceful resolution is laying. however the program still receiving syria's neighbors the suffering and rest of their own a deadly suicide bombing of a police station wrong has stumbled as experts say a spike in bloodshed is the high price to paying for interfering in regional conflicts. there's a class warfare in the new u.s. but it's nothing to do with social status teachers there are walking out in the thousands demanding better pay and conditions and schools see a marked decline in staff and standards more and more families are taking the concept of homework to its ultimate conclusion as art is more important i explained now. yellow buses and traffic guards are the general indicators that america's new school year house started. in chicago some twenty six

it was some kind of militia operation. libyan government last couple days are going out with forces under their control and supportive militias and literally taking down the compound and wiping out four of these islamist militias. so, the president of libya himself is even said, that it was a planned strike. so, i don't know why we keep --. bill: interview from nbc in an interview that aired this morning. with regard to the militia headquarters in benghazi, why don't we take them out, 2:00 in the morning send a strong message? you know what resides in eastern libya. this is a hotbed of muslim extremism. >> it was the third largest contributor of foreign fighters to al qaeda in iraq who were killing americans. so, yeah, it was a prime recruiting ground for islamist forces. i think the answer, the short answer to that, the libyan government, this new libyan government we helped put in power is desperate to show they want to take care of things and they will clean this up. so i think they're going to do that all on their own.

and specially that this militia is well known for being islamic radical militia and for committing atrocities against civilians what's happening in syria is quite similar to what has what happened before in afghanistan in the eighty's and the year the french president is determined to stand militia weapons and yet he claims that he supports a peaceful resolution. coming up later on in the program a waste of revolution. we look at how some of the egypt's public services have suffered after the chaos of last year's revolt the rubbish piling up on the streets of the capital. last chaos over the cost of living right in the west bank leaves palestinian leaders desperate to come to loot while an anxious israel watches for signs of another uprising against the occupation. a delicate balancing act looms for the greek a pm and tone as a some are as a means to one of his chief a paymaster's the president of the european central bank mario draghi the frankford talks could be especially hard given recent revelations that half of the greek government's playing cards have been rejected by debt inspectors s

word is that even more militias are deciding to disband here in libya. the militants that are tied to a lot of the trouble in this country. first let's go to the eastern city of benghazi in this country where a peaceful protest on friday against those very militants turned into a violent storming of compounds overnight. our contacts on the ground are saying as many as 11 people were killed, 70 people injured, especially targeted in those attacks, the on star al-shariah islamist militia, that's militia that government here is suspected of being tied to the killing last week of ambassador christopher stevens, as well as three other americans. protesters ransacked their base and today they announced they are leaving the city to preserve security in that city. now to that breaking news, a city to the east of benghazi, durna, considered the stronghold of islamists may be the stronghold of al-qaeda strength, could also be seeing a militias disbanding in the wake of all this protest. and the wake of all this anger by the public. we're getting some confirmation