that would show the new face of libya actually i think that he will be in the government and the new libyan judicial system should show that it really share is the values of human rights rule of law and democracy in the new libya and that was my message when i was talking to. the lead in tripoli on the twenty first of december i also asked him about the initiate the of all the i.c.c. in hague to bring the case of a system nation of warmer khadafi to international criminal court actually his response was a very reserved and after that they said that it's very important to show to the international community that. does not have anything in common with the previous regime now that western companies are lining up to get lucrative deals with that the new libyan. where does russia stand with that some of the russian companies have already. started their operations in libya like you guys probably have his working together with any a jeep for extracting oil the russian railroads are ready to give back are the russian companies are talking to their counterparts in libya about returning to libya i go

we have a new libyan flag.er] [applause] we have four arab countries in the entire arab world where people are finally speaking up. for many of us in the san francisco bay community, we've known far too long what's been going on in the arab world. the reason there is a thriving arab-american community in the area is because many of us had to leave our homeland due to political persecution or the fact there's no respect for our dignity. in the san francisco bay area, we came together from all over the arab world to live. thank you, again, for coming. i hope you have enjoyed the program to a lot of people have worked very hard. i want to make a few announcements. we could not have done any of this without our sponsors. before we start, a big thank you to the presenting sponsor, the law firm. a round of applause for them. thank you. [applause] also, burgermeister franchise. [applause] and we have ike's place and [inaudible] [applause] we could not have done it without their support. they were very generous. i urge

government and the new libyan judicial system should show that it really share is the values of human rights rule of law and democracy in the new libya and that was my message when i was talking to most of the juliette in tripoli on the twenty first of december i also asked him about the initiative of the i.c.c. in hague to bring the case of a system nation of warmer khadafi to international criminal court actually his response was a very reserved and after that they said that it's very important to show to the international community that. does not have anything in common with the previous regime let's talk about syria now that's been top place for a while now what makes syria different from other countries that have been subject to the. arab spring and at this point how big is a site's support base because we don't hear much about that syria is different because syria is a cornerstone for political settlement in the middle east and the geo strategic role of syria is sorry to say that and but don't want to insult anybody but it's more important than more crucial than geostrategic rol

here, at tripoli airport, they have significant power in the new libyan hierarchy. sacrifice their blood vessels to protect the revolution. if we leave, there will be problems in here. >> there have been sporadic clashes in recent weeks. an obstacle to stability here. the unwillingness of groups to hand over their weapons is a key test for libyan -- for libya's new government. time is running out to create a national unified security force that can take back control from still powerful militias. just west of tripoli, that process has begun. these ex-dy to join a national army when it is created. the government to -- the government plans to train them, integrating them with the promise of a stable salary. this 24-year-old is one of them. >> i am happy to serve in an army with former pro-gaddafi fighters, as long as they do not have blood on their hands. >> the defense minister says that that kind of sentiment is a rare. >> the main problem is most of the former rebels have not accepted to work with fighters from the old regime. once the national army is in place, the

here, at tripoli airport, they have significant power in the new libyan hierarchy. this militia is calling the shots in the absence of a single national army. >> the year rose sacrificed their blood and souls to protect the revolution -- the heroes sacrifice their blood vessels to protect the revolution. if we leave, there will be problems in here. >> there have been sporadic clashes in recent weeks. an obstacle to stability here. the unwillingness of groups to hand over their weapons is a key test for libyan -- for libya's new government. time is running out to create a national unified security force that can take back control from still powerful militias. just west of tripoli, that process has begun. these ex-rebels have formed a new unit, ready to join a national army when it is created. the government to -- the government plans to train them, integrating them with the promise of a stable salary. this 24-year-old is one of them. >> i am happy to serve in an army with former pro-gaddafi fighters, as long as they do not have blood on their hands. >> the defense mi

in other news, libyan authorities are preparing a course south of tripoli. they say there are gaddafi loyalists holding out against the government. a week of violence has been said to leave three people dead and 40 injured. >> in libya is unfinished revolution, this is the new front line. groups that once called themselves troubles are back in position. these are scenes we have not seen since october, when colonel gaddafi was captured and killed in his hometown. factors are saying that in this part of libya, the fighting is not over yet. their target? a town where they say heavily armed militias are still holding out in support of the old regime. how are you going to take their weapons? >> they give them to us, or we take them from them. >> there will be war again. >> it felt like a return to the halt of the fighting, before the war in tripoli. many have struggled to count the casualties. trouble and military leaders gathered to try to negotiate a solution. local leaders admit that are powerless to control some of their own revolutionary fighters. you are ha

hum and you the asson see has been recognized as the country's lee determined government by the new libyan authorities and supported by some and nato countries which has made some doubt the council's innocent intentions with regards to libya the promise to nato made to the national transitional council respective leaders was that they'd be given a major seat at the table in a new libya so there is power broking going on behind the scenes and i absolutely wager that the same thing is happening with syria they've either been bought off financially or they've been promised a major role in a new syrian regime as national transitional council and the syrian national council at this point is their names they have in common supported and sponsored from a brave thing he writes opposition forces and their major goal is to overthrow the regime but there is a difference to the absences hardcore says i'm not in the musters but here in istanbul we are not talking about democratic regime if i go to syria now we have. you know we have to be executed there khalid says he's kind fifteen years in jail and i

thousands of libyans remain behind bars waiting for the new rules to try them for their crime of failing to jump ship. reports. it was one of the first amnesty of the new libya hundreds of men and women many of them sub-saharan immigrants released from a makeshift prison most of them spent several months in captivity for the crime of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. we are releasing those who didn't commit serious crimes there's been no one on their hands will be waiting for the prosecutor's decision while the new off the richest were eager to pain the release as a goodwill gesture both the detention and the parole seemed entirely arbitrary some of the dictator's supporters as these people to be just work for government agencies and others happened to be domestic helpers or government workers and now equal before the law or rather before the absence of it they obviously in prison was triple his top a detention facility under gadhafi the tories for its mistreatment and arbitrary killings of inmates but while all of its prisoners rest sat free in late august as the rebels over i

the new libyan leaders say they want him to stand trial at home, but so far he has not been read any charges, nor has he had access to a lawyer. while he remains in the custody of the fighters and captured him, libya will struggle to convince the court and the world that his trial will be a fair one. in theory, it is the people in this building who should be able to answer all the questions. but in reality, lydia's justice ministry is about as influential as its dilapidated building suggests. the fact is, as with so much else in this country, it is the militias, the men with guns, who control the debate of muammar gaddafi's son. >> welcome to the year of the dragon. thousands gathered in temples across china to commemorate the first day of the new year and pray for good fortune. the country is already doing pretty well, writing and economic wave which has become the envy of much of the world. this critical year, there'll be questions about whether it can last at will china become a real fully fledged superpower. our reporter travel to beijing to find out. hise's trying to tell countr

told here is that during the transition to democracy quick reactions are a must while many in the new libyan government held positions of power under gadhafi those who failed to jump on the bandwagon early enough and now finding themselves tug behind bars. now in libya there are about a thousand people in detention and the problem is they haven't had any legal review they haven't had access to a lawyer they haven't been brought before any independent judicial panel or judges so that's what we're calling for now is a quick and promise. legal review and rebuilding the justice system the treatment is even more brutal outside tripoli the turn now to where a good that gadhafi forces used to launch attacks against misrata is still a ghost town many of its former residents live in refugee camps and even their extraordinary renditions by militia are common this man says he was tortured for several days before finally being released. to you until you confess to things you haven't committed like entering homes or looting it's a grueling dilemma many of these mothers and wives have to confront to pray