traveled to libya, as forces fought to overthrow moammar gadhafi, in the unrest that was sweeping the arab world. now, benghazi is a by-word for political scandal, after the murder of an american ambassador in 2012. >> i cannot imagine sending folks out to benghazi, after what we saw, from the security cameras and the drones. >> mistakes were made. >> and i said that what benghazi is worse than watergate. >> meanwhile on the ground, a country is unraveling, torn apardon by the militia the u.s. helps to support. fault lines is here to find out what went wrong. >> on november the 16th after friday prayers, a peaceful demonstration formed in a neighborhood, in west tripoli. local proteste protesters were met by machine gun fire. when the shooting stopped, dozens lay dead, many others were injured. the last kerr took place the day we arrived in libya. by the time we reached the scene, the men there told us the killers had left. the militiamen who took over the area were from the libya shield, the shield that was set up by the libyan government last year but largely decommissioned in june

back to libya where the son of moammar gadhafi has been extradited. e 40-year-old is one of colonel gadhafi's seven sons, best known for his playboy lifestyle. he is accused of crimes committed during his late father's rule. he prepared for his new detention in tripoli. these pictures show him before and after getting his head shaved on arrival. they spread quickly on social media. career with an italian football club and lived a lavish lifestyle under his father's rule. he went to the sahara in september, 2011, a month before the end of the war that toppled his father from power. he remained there under house arrest ever since. until today. happy. very gaddafi outside. was a tyrant like his father. he wreaked havoc in everything he got involved in. >> this former compound family's 42he year rule. brother is still being held by the gang that captured him more than two years earlier. his trial, like that of many , continuously stalled. it off he is accused of ordering protesters int benghazi during the early days of the uprising. his other family member

government but from libyan leader moammar gadhafi. >> i am asking for help of arab rulers, especiallyesident moammar gadhafi, because he's known for helping those who are suffering. >> it takes nearly a year before the u.s. government has enough intelligence to act safely. there's no guarantee hallums will even be alive once they get there. but on september 7th, 2005, it's go time. a daring raid in broad daylight, and the soldiers' helmet cams capture every adrenaline-fueled moment. >> i heard helicopters, and at first it sounds normal, the helicopters flying by. the helicopters started getting louder, and then it felt like they were landing on top of the house. i heard a lot of yelling and running and then i heard somebody hitting on this door. i didn't know if it was somebody there to rescue me or trying to kill me. the door falls in. this american soldier jumps down in the room and he points at me, and he says, are you roy? and i said, yes. >> he says, come on. we're getting out of here. one of the special forces guys handed me a flag and said whenever we're able to rescue someone,

citizens there live under one of the longest-ruling dictators in the world, colonel moammar gadhafi,d power for 42 years. >> libya was one of those countries people never imagined it would see the revolution spread to. because gadhafi was so in control. but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab coun

. >>> one of moammar gadhafi's sons, he is now in prison in tripoli. one of seven sons, best-known as the head of the football federation! >> thousands of republicans are meeting today for the annual conservative political action conference, otherwise known as cpac. it features some of the most prominent runners for the republican party, who may be running in 2006. and what's the hot topic this year in >> reporter: the most applause when senator ted cruz, a republican, called for a repeal of obamacare, from abolishing the irs, to protecting gun rights, and hearing those things reiterated by speakers. senator cruz is immerging as a rising star, and a lot of support for him in this room. he came to state in the fall when his all night talk on the senate floor led to the chain reaction for the government shutdown, but senator cruz today said that if they talk about issues that are important toe republicans and conservatives at cpac, they should follow their principles, and not what consultants tell them. >> we can either choose to keep our med down and no

moammar gadhafi's son is currently behind bars in tripoli.hat is according to the libyan government. after his father's death, saadi fled to niger. he is awaiting trial, accused of shooting registers when he was leading the libyan special forces. >> he was known as the libyan dictator football playing son. saadi gadhafi has been brought home to face trial. gadhafi of saadi getting his head shaved shortly after arriving in prison. he had been living in the sahara and country since fleeing upon the fall of his father's regime in september 2011. the 40-year-old was known for having a decadent late boy lifestyle-- playboy that he fancied himself a professional footballer, running the libyan football federation as he pleased. he managed to get himself contacted several italian clubs but played only 2 games in five years. he is not wanted by the international criminal court at the hague. inis likely to be tried libya for misappropriation of property and armed intimidation. according to authorities, a us-led coalition destroyed a us-led coalition de

traveled to libya, as forces fought to overthrow moammar gadhafi, in the unrest that was sweeping the arab world. now, benghazi is a by-word for political scandal, after the murder of an american ambassador in 2012. >> i cannot imagine sending folks out to benghazi, after what we saw, from the security cameras and the drones. >> mistakes were made. >> and i said that what benghazi

>>libya's interim government says it has the son of late dictator moammar gadhafi in custody. saadi gadhafi was reportedly handed over by the neighboring country of *niger, where he fled during the revolution that ousted his father in 20-11. libya wants to try the former professional soccer player for stealing money and using armed intimidation while he ran the libyan soccer federation under his father's regime. secretary of state john kerry promises more talks to convince russia to hold diplomatic talks with the government of ukraine. russian leaders say it is not a legitimate government, and that it came about as the result of a military coup. european leaders meet in brussels today to consider economic sanctions, to force russia to stop its military push into ukraine. six more american fighter planes will be dispatched, to patrol the baltic nations and protect their airspace. some chicago aldermen with ukrainian american constituents are urging the airlines to suspend flights between chicago and russia, in protest of the ukrainian crisis. but the city council has no authori

look at the fact that the united states, essentially, let a group in there that took moammar gadhafi out. i mean, that's what happened there. benghazi notwithstanding. and barack obama in many respects, in many ways in his administration have used drones have, used surveillance, have used economic pressure in a very shrewd way, which these people would never acknowledge in a million years because it doesn't fit into their preconceived narrative of this sort of macho male thing that somehow barack obama and every democrat since george mcgovern has not fit into. >> you know, chris, none of this tracks. none of this tracks. because here they are saying he was weak on syria. he wasn't weak on syria. but nevertheless, with republicans in the house and the senate willing to vote on syria, they ran away from that vote. they ran way from taking a stand on libya. they didn't get involved there. and to say that because we haven't bombed anyone over benghazi yet when it took ten years to track down osama bin laden, it just shows that ted cruz is not being serious. he is pushing buttons. he is n

a humanitarian disaster which ultimately ended in the toppling on the ching of former leader moammar gadhafi and that leaves critics like political analyst dave christie with only one word to describe washington's recent statements. this is help ocracy the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the likes of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations of absolutely violating the sovereignty of. her part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up a confrontation between the eurasian nations or do so without if you can for the latest updates from ukraine on air and of course online dot com. well. it's technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. this is the media leave us so we leave that maybe. i will see motions to the. way your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . in two thousand and seven one of the fi

nato led intervention in libya an operation which and in a regime change with a former leader moammar gadhafi lynched by mob to the satisfaction of then secretary of state hillary clinton and that leaves critics like political analyst day christie with only one word to describe washington's recent statements this is hypocrisy of the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the likes of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations absolutely violating the sovereignty of these nations all for part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up a confrontation between the eurasian nations and we've been covering the turmoil in ukraine since it began and can head to our dot com for a timeline of the events in the country and of course we'll be bringing you all the latest here on our team international. thousands of venezuelans are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of the death of this coming up we take a look at whether the legacy of the believing in revolution

moammar gadhafi's son, saadi, arrived in libya today after being extradited from niger. he'd been under house arrest in the west african nation since his father's regime collapsed in 2011. libyan government officials said saadi is now being held at this prison in tripoli, where a group of libyans gathered to celebrate today. libya wants to try the 40-year- old for using force against protesters opposing his father's rule. more than half of american public schools need repairs or modernization. the price tag: nearly $200 billion. that's according to a new survey out today from the department of education's national center for education statistics. many school districts, laboring under slashed budgets during the recession have been forced to delay building improvements. president obama's my brother's keeper initiative to help young men of color got a major boost today with a billion dollar investment. it comes from the opportunity finance network, a national group of community development financial institutions. the pledge is to originate a billion dollars a year in new fi

the libyan government does that as a son of a former leader moammar gadhafi has been extradited from. libya once a try is saadi gadhafi for standing state funds and for intimidation he's now in custody in tripoli where he fled after his father was killed during the twenty seven revolution is that had previously said to hand him over to concerns he would face the death penalty. how can you clean avert a default that's on boom bust next with an eight. u.s. army specialist albert tell you the third is accused of running a scam in which he helped an afghan trucking company steal huge amounts of fueled by cooking the army books and making it seem as though the fuel had been used when in reality it was diverted the accused kelly have make it into a twenty five thousand gallons of fuel very into a bureaucratic black hole and four dollars a gallon that is a lot of cash obviously this is wrong but in comparison to the profiteering made off of the war it is a joke that this guy is even going to jail think about the trillions of dollars spent on the post nine eleven wars of luxury tons of big co

he was, for example, hugely obsessed with the way moammar gadhafi was killed in libya and he took advantage of a moment of weakness, pressed on it and it all came undone. >> does that moment of weakness -- my question is that moment of weakness is a structural feature of the geopolitical landscape or the fact that barack obama didn't say tougher-sounding things? >> i've been hearing this all day that had barack obama been stronger on syria or if he had smacked bashar al assad around, none of this would have happened. there's some truth to it, but i don't totally buy it. first of all, putin operates within a logic that, you know, the strongest guy in the room, that's the guy you go after. once you beat him up, then you're the strongest guy in the room. that's number one. number two, look at the strong and decisive president we had when he invaded another neighbor, the country of georgia. you couldn't ask for a more decisive president arguably and he blustered and he threatened and ultimately nobody wants to go to war with russia, which is right because that doesn't end well, but it didn't do

. >>> breaking overnight, the son of libyan dictator moammar gadhafi now in custody in his home countryfi was turned over to libyan authorities from dujair. he had not been extradited over fears of his execution. he is charged with a multitude of crimes as head of libya's finish forces. >>> day four of testimony in the oscar pistorius murder trial. prosecutors pulling out all the stops this morning, trying to paint the blade runner as a trigger-happy, cold-blooded killer. there's really been so much drama already in this case in this courtroom. let's bring in senior international correspondent nic robertson live from pretoria. nic, bring us up to speed on what's happening this morning. >> reporter: yeah john just another day of drama and intense questioning by the defense attorney barry ru, of the third witness, the husband of the first witness, the near neighbor just questioning him, piling the pressure on saying have you ever heard shots from a nearby house? no, i haven't, he said. have you ever heard somebody break down a door with a cricket bat from a nearby house? no i haven't. i p

libya is knocking out what is known by some as the shield of libya which was the government of moammar gadhafi. which was the main vanguard investor political leader of the african union and which developed south south relations particularly with the left nationalist countries of latin america marma gadhafi was way too much of a problem for western interests particularly in relation to the hydrocarbon industry in libya in relation to which financial times accused libya in two thousand and nine or quote unquote resource nationalism that has been knocked out but there remains a little bit of a problem for the western powers which is trying to get these unruly militias or death squads to facilitate their oil exports to their own coffers the jointer in tripoli can not even control tripoli it is actually. it's tense ostensibly held hostage in tripoli by at least four major death squads including those which who kidnapped mr sudan and also held him hostage briefly by means of a grenade and hand gun in one of his own offices and also died he's fled but it does it doesn't and his allies and nato allie

moammar gadhafi had high powered lobbyists in washington for a long time.any, many people do this. this is the washington game. and putin is just playing it pretty well. >> a lot of for governments have representatives here. they have to register as foreign agents. but it's all legal. >> and all these firms working for putin can ddid register. >> good to shed light on what is going on. >>> coming up, dramatic new first hand accounts of the crisis in ukraine. we'll hear military officers, they will reveal their fears and what will the u.s. do if crimea votes to become part of russia. i'll ask the united states ambassador to the united nations samantha powers. she's standing by to join me live. keeping up with these two is more than a full time job and i don't have time for unreliable companies. angie's list definitely saves me time and money. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today. that will push the he next economy forward... tion to preventing one more american child from wondering why their parent didn't

believe it the government says this son of former leader moammar gadhafi saadi has been extradited from new cher is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes and is now in custody in tripoli saadi fled after his father was killed during the twenty eleven revolution i had previously refused to hand him over over concerns he would face the death penalty. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has come to climb out of ties with plan a mark using the country's government of conspiring against him the decision comes amid large scale collaborations making one in years as the death of former leader that last month when we were accused the united states of instigating mass antigovernment protests in venezuela and expelled three american diplomat. and the gyptian journalist for all dressed zero facing trial and pyro has said he could never possibly betrays country is one of twenty reporters of the cancer based news network that are accused of terrorism of terrorism by the court but who deny supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood party egypt has been in deep political crisis as the army l

humanitarian disaster but which ultimately ended in the toppling and lynching of former leader moammar gadhafi and that leaves critics like political analyst dave christie with only one word to describe washington's recent statements this is parker see the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the lake's of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations and absolutely violating the sovereignty of these nations all for part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up a confrontation between the eurasian nations use their with the international for the very latest updates from ukraine of course on air and online twenty four seven at oncet dot com. so minutes past the hour here in moscow it has taken the blue torches seven days to reach and in just two days time the flame will once again be lit on the black sea coast but this time though for the winter power lympics it was another epic torch relay draws to a close it's time to hear more about it our correspondent l

the libyan government says a son of former leader moammar gadhafi has been extradited from the share alevi a once to try saadi gadhafi for stealing state funds and for armed intimidation saadi who is now in custody in tripoli fled after his father was killed during the two thousand and eleven revolution and sharon had previously refused to hand him over due to concerns he he would face the death penalty. but as well as president nicolas maduro has cut diplomatic ties with panama. accusing the country's government of conspiring against him the decision comes amid large scale commemorations marking one years since the death of former leader which august last month cuse the united states of a instigating mass and a government protest in venezuela and expelled three american diplomats. well it's been revealed that utility contractor working at the side of an explosion in the u.s. was previously fined over one hundred thousand dollars by safety regulators tuesday's incidents in the state of new jersey occurred after the company damaged an underground gas line at least one person was killed

the government has been locked in power struggles with militia that helped to overthrow moammar gadha gadhafi. western nations worried the country will break apart urged the government and rival faxes to hold talks. threats like this from the government will not help. egyptian authorities have now held three al jazeera english journalists for 71 days in prison. they are accused of having links to the terrorist organization and spreading false news. al jazeera rejects the charges. the trial is set to resume on march the 24th. ab ddullah alshami has been detained for more than 6 months. he has been on hunger strike since january 23rdrd. >>> in nor korea are going to polls to vote for new parliament. he elections are held every five years. as stephanie decker reports, these appears appear to be little more than a rubber stamp. >> these can carefully controlled images filmed by agencies under the strict watch of the north korean regime. it is election day and people have little choice. they must vote. >> translator: i just cast a vote of approval for our candidate. i will devote all of my intelli

a dubiously legal campaign to overthrow the leadership of moammar gadhafi the united states was leading from behind. then move forward to syria where the president said there were going to be serious consequences, a red line would be crossed if the use of chemical weapons were used. after that declaration, president obama made that comment in august and of course the syrian president used chemical weapons on his people 14 times after the president made that declaration. so, yes, i do think president putin has taken the measure of our president and determined that he will not move in a very strong or forceful way to impose democracy where those who are seeking to take it away. yeah, i think he did take his measure of the president and found him lacking. >> and, donna, i imagine you see this very differently. >> well, ron probably forgets because so many republicans have selective memory syndrome that back in august of 2008 when putin invaded georgia. so look, we know that putin is someone that is trying to recreate the former soviet union. but the worst thing the president of the united

. >>> new this morning, one of moammar gadhafi's son has been returned to stand trial.n the revolution, out ahead of the libyan special forces, gadhafi is accused of killing protesters and other crimes. he is known as the black sheep of the family because of his playboy lifestyle and his alleged bisexuality. >>> prosecutors at the murder trial of oscar pistorius are trying to bring his character into question. they put a friend of pistorius kevin lerena on the stand yesterday. lerena said a month before reeva steenkamp's death, pistorius asked another friend to take the blame when a gun accidentally fired under a restaurant table they were sharing. lerena's testimony came in connection to the gun charges pistorius has pleaded not guilty to. >>> more high level diplomacy expected today over the crisis in ukraine. secretary of state kerry holds another meeting with his russian counterpart, this time in rome. >> so far the efforts have not resulted in a solution. devon dwyer has the latest developments. good morning, devon. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci. late y

what the west has achieved in libya is knocking out what is known by some as the shield of libya moammar gadhafi was way too much of a problem for western interests particularly in relation to the hydrocarbon industry in libya but there remains a problem for the western powers which is trying to get these unruly militias or death squads to facilitate their oil exports to their own coffers the jointer in tripoli can not even control tripoli it is actually. a stance ostensibly held hostage in tripoli by at least four major death squads including those which who kidnapped mr sudan and also held him hostage briefly by means of a grenade and hand gun in one of his own offices and also died he's fled but it does it doesn't and his allies and nato allies who put into power in tripoli various death squads whose idiology is very similar to what we can be called broadly either so really missed as a diner and the rest of the people who have come to power literally on the wings of nato seem just ridiculous that on the one hand they allied with these death squads and then they flee because of these death squ

for you here to give you a clearer picture of what's happening in the country after the fall of moammar gadhafi the annual murder rate went up seven fold and those are just the richest of murders while oil production has drawn by seven times western powers who are looking for lucrative oil contracts and are having serious trouble dealing with the very militants they held to into power in libya that's the view of middle east expert a second chance. what the west has achieved in libya is knocking out what is known by some as the shield of libya marma gadhafi was way too much of a problem for western interests particularly in relation to the hydrocarbon industry in libya but there remains a problem for the western powers which is trying to get these unruly militias or death squads to facilitate their oil exports to their own coffers in tripoli can't even control tripoli it is actually. ostensibly held hostage in tripoli by at least four major death squads including those which who kidnapped mr z. don and also held him hostage briefly by means of a grenade and then gone in one of his own offices so

the new offices now benghazi which was a birthplace of the uprising against the late colonel moammar gadhafi has seen a surge of violence targeting security forces in recent months. the death toll from the unrest in venezuela has reached at least twenty nine after a wounded national guard captain died in hospital he was shot in the head late on sunday during clashes in the country's north riots have also taken place in the capital caracas after police that tried to storm a central square to create an anti-government camp for the pa six weeks students and opposition members have been staging massive rallies over the deep problems facing the economy. here two rockets have been fired into lebanon from syria but no casualties were reported the incident follows a suicide car bomb a saw. on the lebanese side of the border they killed four people including a local leader of the showed militants movement hizbullah fighters from the jihad is a front which supports the uprising in syria said that the attack was a revenge for his players supporters of the assad government in syria. right after the brea

be topped with claims his election campaign was partially funded by the late libyan president moammar gadhafi . now old but still lethal criminals in the u.k. are on the hunt for guns amid a shortage of modern weapons. coding to police made even more attractive because you don't need a license to own one party's test are syria has the story this piece dates back to the late nineteenth century and it's classified as a collection piece now there's no formal requirement for any registration for this but we're in no museum we are in a high security low profile forensics laboratory of the national ballistics intelligence service where some of these pieces are analyzed in order to help authorities understand how they end up in the hands of criminals and also to be able to cut off supply at the source between two thousand and three two thousand and thirteen gun crimes have fallen by more than half in england and wales but there's been an increase of the use of antiques forums have become much more difficult in the u.k. criminals have identified the fact that there are obviously much lower restrictio

humanitarian disaster which ultimately ended in the toppling lynching of former leader colonel moammar gadhafi anas to see a canal looks deeper into the west history of military and deafness. we all know that the united states prides itself and being the beacon of democracy and freedom when it comes to russia's latest step surrounding the events unraveling in ukraine accusations have been flying high from washington but if we look at countless facts past and present well the u.s. demands that it's finger pointing the see can seriously by the rest of the world how often has the u.s. listened to what others had to say on its actions russia has a naval base in crimea that has been there for years the u.s. in the meantime has more than seven hundred military bases around the world and is the notorious world leader of getting involved in wars that are opposed to not just at home but also abroad but memory when convenient becomes short you just don't know the country on phony pretext. as if the invasion of iraq in two thousand and three had never happened under what was later proven to be such false

families and governments as a son of former leader moammar gadhafi has been extradited from the air maybe a once to try saadi gadhafi for stealing state funds and for armed intimidation he's now in custody in tripoli where he fled after his father was killed a jury in the two thousand and eleven revolution had previously refused to hand him over due to concerns he would face the death penalty. for the nato air strike in the log our province in eastern afghanistan has killed five local troops and wounded eight others the alliance says it will be looking into the circumstances behind the incident saying the soldiers were killed accidentally during an operation tantrums are running high between the afghan government and allied forces who have been blamed for numerous civilian deaths since the invasion more than twelve years ago. but as well as president nicolas maduro has cut diplomatic ties with panama accusing the country's government of conspiring against him the decision comes amid large scale commemorations marking one year since the death of former leader of a child just last month whe

the libyan government is still pretty much powerless more than two years after the overthrow of moammar gadhafi. >> meanwhile, jim at the pentagon, you have been following the other big story, the military's high profile case of sexual assault is going to come to an end later today with some of the most serious charges being dropped against a brigadier general in favor of a plea deal. tell us more. >> that's right, natalie. this is a huge black mark against the entire army. it's the first general ever to be charged with sexual assault. >> reporter: the military's expected to drop sexual assault charges against brigadier general jeffrey sinclair accused of assaulting a female captain in his command. in exchange, he'll plead guilty to lesser charges. that means sinclair will not face a number of sexual assault charges and charges of alleged death threats against his accuser. the agreement ends a 27-year military career. sinclair is accused of engaging in illegal sexual conduct even as he led america's 82nd airborne division in afghanistan. the deal comes in the wake of a new pentagon report that

. >>> new this morning, moammar ghadhafi's third son has been returned to libya to stand trial. saudi gadhafi fleeing after his father was killed in 2011 in the revolution. as head of the libyan special forces, gadhafi is accused of shooting protesters among other crimes. he was known as the black sheep of that family because of his playboy lifestyle. >>> and in south africa defense attorneys for oscar pistorius have been trying to poke holes in the testimony of prosecution witnesses. they're challenging the time line offered by two neighbors who have testified about what they heard and when during the morning that pistorius' girlfriend was killed. and that follows testimony from a friend of pistorius yesterday, kevin lerena said that a month before reeva steenkamp's death, pistorius asked another friend to take the blame when a gun accidentally fired under a restaurant table they were sharing. leren lerena's testimony was to cast a shadow on pistorius' character. >> breaking overnight a short but frightening flight for passengers on an american eagle flight bound for illinois. flight 3400 ma