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we had a tip of one secret munition dump that gaddafi created ar the tripoli airports. finding the weapon's cache was easy and signs that people have taken what they wanted. in the other warehouses there are munition and in the warehouse there are 50,0 land mines and antipersonnel and antitank mines and they are in a civilian area and totally unguarded. these weapons were transported by gaddafi to places like this so they could escape nato air attacks. but the problem is people are taking them for ied's or sold on the black market. libya's de facto government and national tributional council promise to guard the cache. so far they are doing very little. >> six months of discussions and with the u.s. state department as well as with the national transitional council about securing the weapon's facilities, they dropped the ball. the state department also issued a warning now for possible al-qaida attacks linked to libyan weapons, uma. >> david piper, thank you so much for the update. >> back in this country, rain for some parts of the nation who need it and more for those

vast quantities of munitions used by colonel gaddafi's army. even a grenade with a pin pulled out. this area was the forward line of defense, the forces protecting tripoli from any rebel advance. they plan a line stretching several kilometers long. despite the fact that there are homes and civilians here. this is one of his legacy is to the people. the child's bicycle among them. they picked up a mine gaddafi's men left under the tree. it blew off his right arm and a finger on his left hand. he is a mechanic that will no longer work again. side by side, it can go off at any time. the doctors say that he will survive, but the fight to rid itself has been costly. >> today, a retirement ceremony was held for the top military officer. his recent comments about the network of their alleged link to pakistan services have ignited the controversy. a former national security adviser tells the bbc that afghan insurgents belonging to the group have considerable freedom to operate in pakistan's tribal belt. it is a charge that the government denies. >> the afghan insurgents leader , one of ame

vast quantities of munitions used by colonel gaddafi's army. this area was the fourth line of defense for, abu dhabi's forces protecting tripoli from -- colonel gaddafi's forces protecting tripoli. despite the fact there are homes and civilians here. this is one of his legacies to his people. bullet cases. a child's bicycle among them. in the past month, 34 people have been killed or injured here. he picked up a mine -- it blew off his right hand. he is a car mechanic that will never work again. the mine was one of these. 50,000 have been cleared from the field so far. they could go off any time. the doctors say he will survive, but libya's fight to rid itself of gaddafi has been costly and it is still taking lives. >> to date, a retirement ceremony was held for america's top military officer. his recent comments have been connected controversy. a formal pakistan the security adviser tells us that afghan insurgents belonging to the group have considerable freedom to operate within the tribal belt. >> the afghan insurgents leader, one of america

i don't want to pick up another 100-pound munition. i'm tired. want to go home and gets some chow and water. dirty. i haven't showered. rob was the only one, no, let's keep looking, and he just, you know, everyone, you know, let's take a break. he was like grabbing the shovel, grabbing his rifle and gear, i'm going out looking for more. and he found more stuff. he always had that personality. just to keep driving, keep pushing, and such an optimistic way. he never got down about anything. he really kind of, you know, inspired the whole unit with his personality. >> he was the reason why i made it back. if there was anybody that was diligent and followed the procedures, went step by step, never sped it up, that was him. we still don't know exactly what it was that he had stepped on, but there is no doubt in my mind that it was one of the hardest i.e.d.'s that could be found if found at all. >> when i started to joining the military i didn't want to join anything but the marine corps. i was taken in by the camaraderie and pretty much everything tha

them out and i think this step will help us gain more ammunition peaceful a beautician nonviolent i munition that would put pressure on the way with the future palestinian capital being here in ramallah not the future capital would be is jerusalem. is jerusalem is freedom a lie is an administrative temporary capital of the west bank and gaza capable of functioning as a single state well they would be much more capable of doing so when the israeli occupation and the siege of gaza ends and i think that's what the theory aerating the situation in gaza the israeli siege by land by sea and by air and when that is over yes of course i think that boost by. the. there were one people we have do you know if make a difference is. very very minor religious differences if you succeed on the independence vote would you use your access to the international criminal court. of course i mean if we become a even a one state member of the united nations we can be full member in the international criminal court international court of justice and in these organizations which are highly illegal you do not go and

them out and i think this step will help us gain more ammunition peaceful a division nonviolent i munition that would put pressure on them where were the future palestinian capital me here in ramallah and on into capital would be is jerusalem. is to sleep is freedom my life as an administrative temporary capital i will respond to cars that capable of functioning as a single state well they would be much more capable of doing so with the israeli occupation and siege of gaza evidence and i think that's what's the directing destruction in gaza israeli siege by land by sea and by air and when that is over yes of course the guns that the west bank the. it will run people we have we know the differences. very very religious differences if we succeed on the independence vote and we can use your access to the international criminal court course i mean if we become a even a one state member of the united nations we can be full member in the international criminal court and the national court of justice and in these organizations which are highly illegal you do not go and harass people by politics y

violent pressure that we have to get them out and i think this step will help us game more i've munition peaceful a vision nonviolent ammunition that would put pressure on the way with the future palestinian capital gains here in ramallah and on them into capital will be east jerusalem. is jerusalem is freedom our law is an administrative temporary capital of the west bank what are they capable of functioning as a single state well they would be much more capable of doing so with the israeli occupation and siege of gaza evidence and i think that's what the directing the situation in gaza the israeli siege by land by sea by air and when that is over yes of course if the government there was plan b. it would run people we have no ethnic differences. very very minor religious differences if we succeed on the independence but would you use the access to the international criminal court. of course i mean if we become a even a one state member of the united nations we can be full member in the international criminal court international court of justice and in these organizations which are high

damage from spilt fuel, spent munitions, toxic dust, increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, which is also showing up in returning troops. >> the report also takes into account what the wars have accomplished, the overthrow of saddam hussein, the killing of osama bin laden, the diminished ability of the taliban, greater rights for women in afghanistan, the spread of democracy, although iraq and afghanistan are listed as two of the world's most corrupt countries. but like the costs, it will be impossible to measure the benefits until well into the future, and it's the future that concerns the authors of this report. >> the data is out there, but it's very difficult to access. in some cases it's not there at all. we need to know what those data are for past conflicts in order to try and project forward to other conflicts. that's how a democratic society should operate is with full information about what public policy decisions are being made and who's being asked to pay what. these have been costs that have also been born very unevenly, so the people who are paying the

the costs in terms of munitions spent is somewhere in excess of that figure. i think around 140 million pounds. clearly, britain has spent money to help the libyan people to free themselves and as you say, this is a wealthy country. we haven't had those conversations to date but i'm sure that those are things we can take into account for the future. >> can i congratulate the prime minister on the leadership role played by him and his team. but does he agree with me that this is ultimately a libyan and not foreign tribe? >> i think the point my old friend makes is very important that this wouldn't have happened without the libyan people. they took the initiative. we were able to help them. i think it is very important for the future development of the country that young libyans in the future learn about the incredibly heroic things their fathers and grandfathers did. this was something they did for themselves rather than we did for them. and in terms of the history and their pride and what i hope they're going to build in their country i think they'll be fantas

question a plane upset can say particularly since world war two he is that we see more and more munitions to get the same military afaik the invasion of kuwait by rock from the cleanup of kuwait after the one thousand nine hundred one gulf war is a very good example of the problems and the challenges of cleaning up the battlefield. after the war there was an enormous amount of refuse from the battles that took place these were trucks tanks aircraft also some ordnance a lot of it can explode and what happened was the allied troops came in and they basically picked up all this metal debris and piled it in giant piles the size of a for ball field in various parts of the kuwait desert and left it there was no bill but. i'm planning on and so from time to time these piles go up in flames and from time to time they explode here and there and no one really knows what to do what to do with unexploded ordinance what we call us in a case like that. among the most enduring legacy of modern warfare is unexploded ordinance for you x. zero the grenade shells and bombs that fail to detonate during comba

them out and i think this step will help us gain more ammunition peaceful legislation nonviolent munition that would put pressure on the way with the future palestinian capital being here in ramallah and other you to capital and east jerusalem. is jerusalem is free ramallah is an administrative temporary capital i will respond in cars that capable of functioning as a single state well they would be much more capable of doing so with the israeli occupation and siege of gaza evidence and i think that's what the directing the situation in gaza israeli siege by land by sea and by air and when that is over yes of course because that goes down the. it would run people we have no ethnic differences. very very religious differences if he succeeded only independence that we can use to access to the international criminal court course i mean if we become a even a one state number of these nations we can be full member in the international criminal court international court of justice and in these organizations which are highly illegal you do not go and harass people by politics you have to have sol

people with both massive weapons in their homes as well as the looting or large scale military grade munitions g.'s morphism even materials of components all of potential chemical weapons and this is a very dangerous and are you considering the numbers of groups operating in libya at present on the fluid nature of the situation so i believe that the the transitional national council their first job is of course to finish your thought seeing in the areas that are still holding out for a good happy this second job is to give themselves legitimacy by getting the electoral cycle in and undergo an eventual really is to prevent the weapons group aeration across the country that's a very difficult job commentary from london based middle east analyst james denzil i'll stay with us here on r t for all the latest on the conflict in libya. there was reiterating its deep concerns over plans to house u.s. missiles in poland following the announcement that parts of the defense shield could be in place by twenty eighteen the foreign ministry in moscow said on saturday urgent talks with nato were necessary as

forces against a group of syrian demonstrators those troops were met with stones be fired live their munition back and then claim they did it in self-defense i think we can really hear that the rise of real after the west implications and western media in here today would have us believe that because reacting in self-defense when fighting first radical it's and then live ammunition at rock throwing certs but what were they doing during the first place the notion that they were actually helping the tree called the snake imposed his control on the wall who tween cost of consumer goods should be properly called administrative dividing right we have exceeded their mandates and they're no longer acting in accordance with resolution twelve fifty four which is just a bold be a legal basis of their christmas. in russia itself and republic of dagestan where a car bomb has killed one police officer and seven civilians among them an entire family was a bomb went off and security officers approached a suspicious vehicle parked by the road a civilian car driving by the time of the explosion was caught in

explosive devices were found after the suspects homes were raided by police hand grenades and various munitions were also confiscated north caucasus remains of the region after years of militant activity with frequent battles between insurgents and security forces. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe. they do official say loyalist fighters are hiding in the residential areas of bani walid and sirte putting more than two hundred thousand libyans in danger from allied airstrikes and attack from anti could the forces severe food water and power shortages have also been reported that meanwhile u.s. media says an estimated twenty thousand heat seeking missiles were stolen in libya and it's not known who has them. iraq has made its first payment in a three billion dollars deal to buy eighteen u.s. f. sixteen fighter jets including training and weaponry the planes that will be delivered next year are to protect the country's air sovereignty after the u.s. military departs there are some forty four thousand american troops in iraq all scheduled withdraw by the end of

people with automatic weapons in their homes as well as the looting of large scale military grade munitions r.p.g. is mortars and even materials are components of potential chemical weapons this is a very dangerous scenario considering the numbers of groups operating in libya at present and the fluid nature of the situation so i believe that the the transitional national council their first job is of course to finish off the fighting in the areas that are still holding out pretty good at the their second job is to give themselves legitimacy by getting the electoral cycle in under under god and the third job really is to prevent weapons proliferation across the country that's a very difficult job. on to syria now where the leadership of the country says it's committed to political reforms and peaceful change members of russia's upper house of parliament on a fact finding mission in syria and i've had talks with president assad last week moscow hosted the country's opposition leaders the kremlin insists that the conflict in syria should be resolved without external involvement and internation

in fighting against rebel rebels everywhere in libya and gadhafi has provided them with the best munition the best weaponry and he's also relied a lot on these area so definitely taken control over these areas officially mean the end of conduct his regime meanwhile. we are receiving reports from these areas that most of kid off his forces have already fled the city and we also received reports that scores of the libyan army is vehicles have reportedly. crossed the frontier border into niger and many believe that gadhafi himself could also be in monday and could also have fled the country we are receiving these reports just hours after khadafi information to bring in has claimed that the embattled colonel is in the country and has no plans to leave it and it's time soon already use maria for notion of life for us there in tripoli thanks for that report . meanwhile british prime minister david cameron has called for an inquiry into claims u.k. intelligence agents extradited terror suspects to libya where they were allegedly tortured allegations surfaced after human rights groups in tripoli

forces against a group of syrian demonstrators those troops were met with stones be fired light their munition back and then claim they did it in self-defense i think the we can already hear that the rise of the laughter of less than pollute issues and western media and here today would have us believe that they were acting in self-defense when fighting first radical it's and then live ammunition at the rock throwing surface but what we're doing there in the first place the notion that they were actually helping cut she called the snake impose his control of all that we train cos of uncertainty it should be properly called administrative dividing line means that they have exceeded their mandate and they're no longer acting in in accordance with resolution twelve fifty four which is just about the only legal basis of their presence we can access all of our news stories anytime by logging on to r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. france's envoy to the u.n. warns that iran is playing with fire if it continues pursuing its nuclear program tell us where you stand on terror runs contr

people with automatic weapons in their homes as well as the looting of large scale military grade munitions g.'s mortars and even materials of components of potential chemical weapons this is a very dangerous scenario considering the numbers of groups operating in libya present the fluid nature of the situation so i believe that it's the the transitional national council their first job is of course to finish off the fighting in the areas that are still holding out very good at the their second job is to give themselves legitimacy by beginning the electoral cycle in and undergo and really is to prevent inspiration across the country not a very difficult job. more paeans first hand reports and a timeline of the libyan revolution just one click away dot com for the latest updates on the story check out our twitter feed and facebook profile. if. years of france and germany have declared that greece is future elias was the euro their comments come as a second bailout for athens considered to be its last chance to avoid a disaster the fall hangs in the balance missed deadlines and a full scale r

people with automatic weapons in their homes as well as the looting of large scale military grade munitions r.p.g. mortars and even materials and components of potential chemical weapons this is a very dangerous scenario considering the numbers of groups operating in libya at present and the fluid nature of the situation so i believe that the the transitional national council their first job is of course to finish off the fighting in the areas that are still holding out hope that the second job is to give themselves legitimacy by getting the electoral cycle in and undergo surgery really is to prevent weapons proliferation across the country that's a very difficult job. briefly does near consider the consequences of supplying rebel groups with lands. i think the weapons supplies were minimal i think if you look at the french and the british it was small arms it was sort of support for civilian control in areas that captured the biggest need to support was clearly power in the backgrounds a large percentage of military was destroyed from from the air so i think ultimately there will be a rebu

against a group of syrian demonstrators with those troops were met with stones be fired live they munition back and then claim they did it in self-defense i think that we can really hear that the rise of a laugh to well dressed and pollutions and western media and here to be would have us believe this they can react in self-defense when fighting first goggle it's in in live ammunition at rock throwing surface but what we're doing there in the first place the notion that they were actually helping touchy call the snake impose his control of all between also consume should be properly called administered to you by any. means that they have exceeded their mandate and they're no longer acting in in accordance with resolution well fifty four which is just about the legal basis of no trysts in russia's southern republic of dagestan a car bomb has killed one police officer and seven civilians among them an entire family a bomb went off as security officers approached a suspicious vehicle parked by the road a civilian car driving by at the time of the blast was caught in the explosion or the passe

. >> reporter: wayne lomax works for a nonprofit operation securing stray munitions in war zones. he's come here with a team to excavate one of colonel qaddafi's bunkers bombed by nato in july. they're looking for anti- aircraft missiles. terrorists use a shoulder- launched version in 2003 to strike a d.h.l. plane in baghdad. when the team started work this morning, they knew they were going to extract one missile, one they could see. but in the last few minutes of digging they have uncovered the very end of a second crate lying underneath the first one. and then, as they moved even more earth... >> there's probably two more under that. >> reporter: ...a third and then a fourth came to light. >> that is an infrared seeker head. >> reporter: this is the russian-made s.a.-9 with a heat- seeking guidance system. it can take down a plane at 12,000 feet. >> this one, obviously, being a bigger missile has the capability of bringing down bigger planes. >> reporter: colonel qaddafi's vast arsenal of weapons was looted in this war, much of it by rebels. oh, my god. commander moussaf neer s

from gadhafi loyalists but as you said the point here is we're talking about enormous amounts of munition that have been dispersed among the populace we also have. the transients and disorganized. allegiances within the ranks of the rebels this is sort of a make shift force that came together out of happenstance and in some cases purely out of opportunistic. futuristic sort of expectations and so at the end of the day there is no clear vision as to the direction that libya will take whether or not the the rebel groups are able to create a sense of unanimity is yet to be seen but up to up until this point the country remains of truly turbulent and very combustible nation and of course it can happen in any direction the key here is securing national resources which of course is the responsibility of the transitional government. but outside of that it's anyone's guess this is a very very complicated place so as opposed to the headlines and the stories that we're hearing out of most western broadcast networks and television stations this is this is far from over there is a complicated scenari

forces against a group of syrian demonstrators those troops were met with stones be fired light their munition back and then claim they did it in self-defense i think that we can already hear that the rise of the laughter while western pollutions and western media and here today would have us believe that they were acting in self-defense when fighting first rubber bullets and then live ammunition at rock throwing serps but what were they doing there in the first place the notion that they were actually helping touchy call the snake impose his control and all that between also concerned who should be properly called a minister to dividing line means that they have exceeded their mandate and they're no longer acting in in accordance with resolution twelve fifty four which is just a bold the only legal basis of their presence probably you can find all the latest news and stories any time by lighting on to our through that part here is what was waiting for you online right now. a french envoy to the u.n. warns iran that it's playing with fire if it continues pursuing its nuclear program tell us wh

electricity there are military commanders say they conducted perception strikes to tackle a larger munition and military vehicle death one of colonel gadhafi has few remaining main bases heavy fighting continues near the strategic southern cities of sirte bani walid and sirte and most after revolutionary forces seized libya's capital tripoli. a mass protest has been filmed in yemen's capital in what appears to be one of the biggest anti government protests in the country's embattled president returned last week months of daily demonstrations have been calling for greater freedom and for ali abdullah saleh to end his decades long rule military officials also report trouble outside the city where armed tribesmen shot down a yemeni replay. emergency services and residents in the philippines are busy clearing up after they islands were shaken by typhoon nesat the capital manila that was battered with torrential rains which caused severe flooding in the area thirty people are missing out of a deluge that claimed twenty one lives local geography means that the pacific ocean and delivers around tw

government reported that china offered to sell khadafy's administration stockpiles of weapons and munitions. one of the memos said they offered to sell $200 million weapons. the transitional government says it will make a protest through the appropriate international channels. >>> this morning, the m how, trial is expected to -- hosni mubarak, four policemen are set to stake the stand against the former president. mubarek supporters have been gathering outside the courtroom. police have been called in to keep them separated. during previous hearings the two sides have scuffled and thrown rocks at each other. >>> time for a look at our weather. before with we get on to our weather. what is the latest for lee. >> it's really moisture is streaming you will the way up to canada. so the whole eastern part of the united states is going to be wet but it will probably have a detrimental effect. clouds and lot thicker around the bay area. our own flight problems, arrival delays near 53 minutes as we go into sfo this morning. we're looking at a late push of clouds into the east bay valleys. it will b

and we are working with them to secure the mustard gas and the munitions that i worry would fall otherwisehe hand of enemies of the u.s., including terrorists. it is important to see here one of the bonuses of the iraq war was that gadhafi got scared he would be next. he came in from the cold, as it were and agreed to get rid of a highly enriched uranium and other weapons of mass destruction that he had. there's less for us to protect than there would have been. >> again, my concern has been -- again that's why the next few weeks is important. what are we doing to secure the weapon systems? >> what are we doing? >> we have a unique capable in the united states and we have to shake ourselves out of the notion that that alternate is going to do it all. >> we are not as involved. >> we are not as involved. i'm not talking about boots on the ground but special capabilities that only the united states has to account for those weapons and render them safe and we need to do it now. i will tell you al qaeda and other terrorist organizations are interested in getting those hands on those missile sy

canada's globe and mail newspaper, arms manufacturers were prepared to sell gadhafi weapons and munitionch would violate the embargo the chinese government voted for on the u.n. security council. the chinese government says such a deal was never approved. >>> a new book out this week gives a rare look at the life of former first lady jackie kennedy. the book comes from conversations jackie recorded with presidential historian arthur schlessinger less than a year after her husband's assassination. listen to one thing she said about her husband's thoughts on lindon johnson succeeding him in the white house. >> bobby told me this later, and i know jack said it to me sometimes. he said, oh, god, can you imagine what would happen to the country if lyndon was president? so many times he would say it or if there was ever a problem. >> fascinating look at a member of the kennedy family that still intrigues today. >>> let's move to afghanistan. a massive truck bomb rocked a u.s. military base in afghanistan over the weekend. the taliban attack timed to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11. nearl

we used to buy goods, munitions from the outside. there might be waste in that.he services were largely been done internally. we have access to analyze that and there is a level of waste. guest: you boys have waste in wars, so what is the big deal -- you always have waste. this is preventable. if you are spending $30 billion, why notned a -- spend a small sum to correct that? caller: i remember seeing a documentary -- i do not know if anybody is familiar with that. they showed how much money the contractors were spending. if something happened to escalate, they would say, don't worry about that. we will get you a new one. i i look at how much money they are spending. there will be cutting my medicare. it irritates the heck out of me to find out all this money is being spent over there for nothing. guest: i want to say how well informed your callers are and how interesting their questions are. this is a budget that has been thinking about these issues. i saw the documentary. it was quite interesting. it is based on allegations. we took it another step and we looke

the electronically scanned resource, targeting systems, air-to-air missiles and precision-guided munitions. those airplanes, those 145 f-16's will have state-of-the-art capacity at the highest level of any f-16 that we're allowed to sell to any country in the world. moreover, the administration has made it absolutely clear this does not preclude the sale of f-16's maybe in the next months, maybe in the next year, but that ought to be done by any administration, republican or democrat, in an orderly way as a matter of good arms policy and as a matter of good foreign policy. so i would respectfully submit to my colleagues -- in addition to that, the administration is unalterably opposed to this. so here we are working hard under a fairly careful script to get t.a.a. out of here so we can move to free trade agreements that a lot of us want to move and pass, which means jobs for america. they have been long overdue. we pass this amendment, we lose that opportunity. it's that simple. so these are all troughs, but this is a -- these are all tradeoffs, but this is a tradeoff measured against a ne

the costs in terms of munitions spent is somewhere in excess of that figure.million pounds. clearly, britain has spent money to help the libyan people to free themselves and as you say, this is a wealthy country. a >> in the united states. but are divided over whether the values of islam are at odds with the u.s. values. this is part of a report of the brookings institution and public religion institute, which looked at the role of religion in u.s. politics. this is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> i want to welcome everyone here today. i am e.j. dionne, senior fellow sheared routines.m it is very good a view to come be with us. you come this is a very exciting survey. we sat a lot after 9/11, and that we have a new normal, that this had changed us in ch extraordinary ways. in this survey you are about to hear more about, talks about abu americans attitudes 10 years men later. att we feel more safe marchitude li, feel we have less personal freedom, less respect you in many ways, perhaps we didn'tways change and indeed some of then'd divisions amon

we used to buy goods, munitions from the outside. there might be waste in that. the services were largely been done internally. we have access to analyze that and there is a level of waste. guest: you boys have waste in wars, so what is the big deal -- you always have waste. this is preventable. if you are spending $30 billion, why notned a -- spend a small sum to correct that? caller: i remember seeing a documentary -- i do not know if anybody is familiar with that. they showed how much money the contractors were spending. if something happened to escalate, they would say, don't worry about that. we will get you a new one. i i look at how much money they are spending. there will be cutting my medicare. it irritates the heck out of me to find out all this money is being spent over there for nothing. guest: i want to say how well informed your callers are and how interesting their questions are. this is a budget that has been thinking about these issues. i saw the documentary. it was quite interesting. it is based on allegations. we took it another step and we loo