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libya. >> the canadians have already said they think they will and their military involvement in the next couple of weeks. nato is meeting tomorrow in brussels. do you think it is time for the international community to step back from its military involvement? >> i have visited there and care about the mission, but am not privy to all the military information. the military experts need to decide the role played in the no-fly zone and to protect civilians. what i am seeing is that the elements of the good of the loyalists have been crushed. one of the things we picked up when we were there is they wanted the no-fly zone to be lifted. they did want transit. they wanted to get back to a sense of normalcy. they wanted to go from a no-fly zone to a pro-fly zone. i hope we are transitioning towards that. >> a couple of weeks ago, you describe yourself as cautiously optimistic about the future of libya. is that how you feel today? >> remember, the rebels have been based out of benghazi. they have n
libya. >> the canadians have already said they think they will and their military involvement in the next couple of weeks. nato is meeting tomorrow in brussels. do you think it is time for the international community to step back from its military involvement? >> i have visited there and care about the mission, but am not privy to all the military information. the military experts need to decide the role played in the no-fly zone and to protect civilians. what i am seeing is that...
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for libya. >> for four decades, the gaddafi regime ruled the libyan people with an iron fist. human rights were denied, innocent civilians were detained, beaten come and killed, and libby's wealth was squandered. the enormous potential of the libyan people was held back in terror was used as a political weapon. today, we can definitively say that the gaddafi regime has come to an end. the last major regime's stronghold has fallen. the new government is consolidating the control over the country. one of the world's longest- serving dictators is no more. >> president obama speaking at the white house. one of the americans who pushed hardest for the u.s. to get involved in the nato mission in libya was florida's senator mark o. rubio. he recently returned. i spoke to him a short time ago. thank you for joining me. you have been an advocate of the bank commission. i imagine you feel this justifies your position. >> it is an opportunity for the libyan people to start a new history and future. today t
for libya. >> for four decades, the gaddafi regime ruled the libyan people with an iron fist. human rights were denied, innocent civilians were detained, beaten come and killed, and libby's wealth was squandered. the enormous potential of the libyan people was held back in terror was used as a political weapon. today, we can definitively say that the gaddafi regime has come to an end. the last major regime's stronghold has fallen. the new government is consolidating the control over the...
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for libya. in the coming days, we will have scenes of celebration as well as grief for those who lost so much. let us recognize immediately that this is only the end of the beginning. >> the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this promise, the libyan people now have a great responsibility to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to gaddafi's dictatorship. >> colonel gaddafi's rule has come to an end. finally, libya can close this long dark chapter in its history and turned over a new page. nato and their partners have successfully implemented the mandate to protect the people of libya. >> colonel gaddafi is the first leader to be killed in the arab spring uprising. in iraq, a government spokesperson said that the way the libyan leader treated his people see of his fate. -- sealed his fate. >> i reminded colonel gaddafi of the fate of saddam hussein. now, he met the same fate because he committed crimes against the libyans. >> tens of
for libya. in the coming days, we will have scenes of celebration as well as grief for those who lost so much. let us recognize immediately that this is only the end of the beginning. >> the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this promise, the libyan people now have a great responsibility to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to gaddafi's dictatorship. >> colonel gaddafi's rule has come to an end. finally, libya can...
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i'm speaking with dan rivers, who is live in libya. an extraordinary day for libya. how do you describe the mood there? >> reporter: piers, the crowds have been firing their weapons on the crowd, many of them -- the traffic has been stacked up behind me. as news broke, first of all, that sirte had fallen and gunfire and the ships in the harbor were sounding their horns. people could not believe the news. and then slowly the crowd down in the green square, many people carrying photos of loved ones who died in the revolution and who died at the hands of gadhafi's regime. there was poignancy as well as celebration. >> this has been conflicting reports throughout the day about exactly what happened. from what you've been able to work out, do we know the sequence of events? do we have a clearer picture? >> reporter: well, this is our understanding at the moment. there was an early morning push by the ntc troops into district two, which was the last facion being held by the gadhafi troops. they tried to make a run for it on the highway going to the west. there was a nato a
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libya. but there is word that some of his deadly arsenal may already be in the wrong hands. plus, we will hear from a man who says he worked for muammar qaddafi for nine years and who can offer insight into the dictator's life. that is coming up unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." i am here for shepard smith, first from fox at 3:00, the long time libyan dictator vowed he with fight to the death and, today, it appears he has. we are about do show you some graphic video of what may have been his final moments alive. officials say the dictator died after two months on the run at the hands of revolution fighters but u.s. officials have not confirmed that but these are believed images showing muammar qaddafi bloody and struggling up against the front of a truck. it is not exact clear how he died but u.s. officials say a fresh fighter jet and an american predator drone fired on his convoy before fighters on the ground reportedly pulled muammar qaddafi from one of the cars.
libya. but there is word that some of his deadly arsenal may already be in the wrong hands. plus, we will hear from a man who says he worked for muammar qaddafi for nine years and who can offer insight into the dictator's life. that is coming up unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." i am here for shepard smith, first from fox at 3:00, the long time libyan dictator vowed he with fight to the death and, today, it appears he has. we are about do show you some...
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this sort of fact that everybody in libya is armed. the first one is as you say there's a you know unless people are are satisfied quickly and that's hard to do then it's very easy to bring dissatisfaction people put up with you know shortages of food and water and electricity and all the rest of it in the middle of the uprising in the rebellion but very very quickly there will be demands for normality and in the absence of normality in the absence of power in the absence of cell. henri's in the absence of that sort of thing it will be very very easy to have sort of armed factions taking on each other trying to ceasing that that's aspect one and that's dangerous enough the second one is a far more difficult. danger to measure and that is. arsenals included some very modern very sophisticated weaponry in particular thousands maybe as many as twenty thousand surface to air shoulder fired missiles and that of course is the is the. weapon of choice for any radical group anywhere any terrorist organization the ability to take down civilian
this sort of fact that everybody in libya is armed. the first one is as you say there's a you know unless people are are satisfied quickly and that's hard to do then it's very easy to bring dissatisfaction people put up with you know shortages of food and water and electricity and all the rest of it in the middle of the uprising in the rebellion but very very quickly there will be demands for normality and in the absence of normality in the absence of power in the absence of cell. henri's in...
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and libya. business investment flowed into the oil-rich nation, bolstering the vast reserves that were the source of qaddafi's power. nearly 20 years before, robert macneil asked qaddafi if that grip could ever be broken. >> do you fear your regime may be ended by a coup? >> i am not afraid and it is not my regime. it's people are the regime. >> ifill: but a quarter century later, those very people took up arms against him, inspired by uprisings throughout the middle east and northern africa. >> we saw what happened in egypt and tunisia. last thursday, we came out to demonstrate and were attacked. police were shooting at us. our brothers and sisters are being killed. >> ifill: libya's uprising began in the eastern city of benghazi and though the rebels were emboldened, they were at first uncoordinated and often unarmed. with international support, that soon changed. qaddafi insisted he would never leave. >> ( translated ): moammar qaddafi is the glory. i have my gun, i have my rifle and i will f
and libya. business investment flowed into the oil-rich nation, bolstering the vast reserves that were the source of qaddafi's power. nearly 20 years before, robert macneil asked qaddafi if that grip could ever be broken. >> do you fear your regime may be ended by a coup? >> i am not afraid and it is not my regime. it's people are the regime. >> ifill: but a quarter century later, those very people took up arms against him, inspired by uprisings throughout the middle east and...
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chanting "libya" "libya." it's interesting as well, there are a lot more women and kids on the streets than i've ever seen before here. i think they've all realized that things have changed dramatically and historically and they wanted to be here to be part of it. some of these kids are pretty young, as you can see. there are also a few soldiers that have come back from the fronts in various parts of the country but they're not firing which is a relief. because before, we've seen how they've been firing loudly and there have been lots of warnings to stop firing, people have gotten injured by all that gunfire in the air. now it feels pretty good here. >> you're not seeing still any evidence, dan, of nato aircraft flying overhead or anything along those lines. you're not hearing any loud explosions. that's all quieted down? >> we haven't seen any nato aircraft here. we did see nato aircraft in sirte when we were there a few days ago and nato confirmed that this morning they were involved with an air strike at 8:
chanting "libya" "libya." it's interesting as well, there are a lot more women and kids on the streets than i've ever seen before here. i think they've all realized that things have changed dramatically and historically and they wanted to be here to be part of it. some of these kids are pretty young, as you can see. there are also a few soldiers that have come back from the fronts in various parts of the country but they're not firing which is a relief. because before, we've...
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let's check in with libya. adrian, i understand what few ak-47 rounds they have left, they're firing into the air sporadically. >> yes, that's right. good afternoon, brian. you just missed a beautiful fireworks display behind us here. there's a lot of celebration here on the streets. sick hear children just beneath the rooftop of the building you're standing on shouting god is great. earlier today we saw lots of women as well on the streets, an unusual site in libya. >> adrian, we'll be collecting back in with you tonight for nbc nightly news. the scene in misrata brings us back to our studios in new york. our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. we were talking in the minutes before the special report. of all the nations we've seen fall or teeter this past season, you went through the list, here's libya with fewer people than new york city. but property the size of alaska and really an wash in oil. you were saying you would be very surprised if it didn't rebound, recover and get going faster than all of
let's check in with libya. adrian, i understand what few ak-47 rounds they have left, they're firing into the air sporadically. >> yes, that's right. good afternoon, brian. you just missed a beautiful fireworks display behind us here. there's a lot of celebration here on the streets. sick hear children just beneath the rooftop of the building you're standing on shouting god is great. earlier today we saw lots of women as well on the streets, an unusual site in libya. >> adrian,...
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libya after gadhafi. take a. stand. and i to go to go back to paul in washington of the countries awash with arms right now is this a major concern for you as we see some kind of civil society state building going on because you know it's a lot easier to pick up a gun than let it go and plus with being so much with so many people disenfranchised for so many decades they have power right now and the power in numbers and weapons this is going to take a long time to disarm this country if it's ever going to happen at all yeah i think that's very true and i think there's two elements to. this sort of fact that everybody in libya is armed. the first one is as you say there's a you know unless people are are satisfied quickly and that's hard to do then it's very easy to agree dissatisfaction people put up with you know shortages of food and water and electricity and all the rest of it in the middle of the uprising in the rebellion but very very quickly there will be there mans for normality and in the absence of normality in
libya after gadhafi. take a. stand. and i to go to go back to paul in washington of the countries awash with arms right now is this a major concern for you as we see some kind of civil society state building going on because you know it's a lot easier to pick up a gun than let it go and plus with being so much with so many people disenfranchised for so many decades they have power right now and the power in numbers and weapons this is going to take a long time to disarm this country if it's...
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. >> our brave pilots have flown in libya's skies. our sailors provided support off libya's shores. and our leadership at nato has helped guide our coalition. without putting a single u.s. service member on the ground, we achieved our objectives, and our nato mission will soon come to an end. >> i'm john king in washington. we'd like to welcome viewers not only here in the united states but around the world. we consider the fallout of the breaking news, death of moammar gadhafi. there are many important unanswered questions tonight, including just how did gadhafi die. did his ruthless son saif die with him? the impact on the fast changing middle east in north africa. consider this, wildly popular online, across the arab world. red xs crossing out deposed dictators of tunisia, egypt. saleh waiting his turn. after two months on the run, what we know about his final minutes. we must warn you, again, some of these images are gruesome. footage aired on al arabiya shows a wounded but live gadhafi being dragged around by his hometown by armed men. gadhafi's corpse, a gunshot wound to the s
. >> our brave pilots have flown in libya's skies. our sailors provided support off libya's shores. and our leadership at nato has helped guide our coalition. without putting a single u.s. service member on the ground, we achieved our objectives, and our nato mission will soon come to an end. >> i'm john king in washington. we'd like to welcome viewers not only here in the united states but around the world. we consider the fallout of the breaking news, death of moammar gadhafi....
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people in libya today have an even greater chance of to this news of building themselves a strong and democratic future i'm proud of the role that britain has played in helping them to bring that about and i pay tribute to the bravery of the libyans who've helped to liberate their country we will help them we will work with them a long way from cameron's insistence that good deputy be put on trial and to see fighters were even dissuaded from a shoot to kill policy agreeing in august will take my life i don't think you've got to take me for trial. in any case but i mean nevertheless the what is basically i guess a kind of summary execution of what may well have been a summary execution is a kind of fairly barbaric into what i believe was a very proper operation from the start and as a site you know this was not this was never supposed to be about regime change this nato operation but that's that's really what's been the outcome of it backslapping is being fuelled by this gruesome footage of kidnappings body splashed across headlines pleaded for the world and the people power is not goi
people in libya today have an even greater chance of to this news of building themselves a strong and democratic future i'm proud of the role that britain has played in helping them to bring that about and i pay tribute to the bravery of the libyans who've helped to liberate their country we will help them we will work with them a long way from cameron's insistence that good deputy be put on trial and to see fighters were even dissuaded from a shoot to kill policy agreeing in august will take...
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libya has enough of its own oil dollars, but mrs. clinton is offering technical assistance and expertise in order to help them rebuild their country, diversify their economy, and to help treat the wounded, which the libyans are very keen to get help. >> in spain the government and opposition has welcomed a statement from the basque separatist group eta declaring an end to a 40-year campaign of violence. previous declarations have been rejected by the prime minister. this is the first time eta has announced a definitive end to its armed struggle. our correspondent has told me the spanish government welcomes the news. >> it was an hour after the statement that the spanish prime minister went live on television talking about the triumph of democracy over terra, a triumph of law and reason over terror -- triumph of democracy over terror. he said that the memory of the dead will not be forgotten and the fight was won in their names. this has been a long process for the end of eta. security forces and police operations against the group ha
libya has enough of its own oil dollars, but mrs. clinton is offering technical assistance and expertise in order to help them rebuild their country, diversify their economy, and to help treat the wounded, which the libyans are very keen to get help. >> in spain the government and opposition has welcomed a statement from the basque separatist group eta declaring an end to a 40-year campaign of violence. previous declarations have been rejected by the prime minister. this is the first time...
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what does it mean for libya? >> it means the biggest day in history for libya. zain, you are absolutely right. also the biggest day in history for the mideast itself. many things could be determined after the death or capture of gadhafi. also in the middle east. we know there is also revolution and we know there is another revolution in syria and that they are fighting for survival. so, it could be now, after that, you know, they turn over the page of libyan conflict or that page of gadhafi regime after 42 years of suppression, maybe that tension will be concentrated on syria and german. libyans suffered a lot. libyans are one of the wealthiest countries and $60 billion a year and despite that, gadhafi actually turned the country to one of the poorest in the middle east. people are suffering. no institution and no surfaces and no proper hospitals, no proper universities and no property schools and his major aim was actually to spend this money in order to boost his popularity in africa and some parts of the middle east, even supporting, you know, so-called terro
what does it mean for libya? >> it means the biggest day in history for libya. zain, you are absolutely right. also the biggest day in history for the mideast itself. many things could be determined after the death or capture of gadhafi. also in the middle east. we know there is also revolution and we know there is another revolution in syria and that they are fighting for survival. so, it could be now, after that, you know, they turn over the page of libyan conflict or that page of...
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there are business opportunities in libya. the country has been ravaged, they are looking for business partners. and we send business people to go over and talk with the new regime. jenna: the are partnership is important, isn't it, senator kirk, it's widely assumed and known that moammar qaddafi was a bad guy. >> that's right. jenna: are we a hundred percent confident that the members of this new government are the good guys? >> we are not one hundred percent. this is a pro american government. the people of libya saw the aircraft of nato overhead equalizing the battle with the professional military of moammar qaddafi. they assumed all the aircraft were american, although many were british and french. most libyan politicians are going to want to be very friendly towards us. jenna: it sounds like you're very positive on the actions that president obama took to make this happen? >> i am. thinks a great win for the u.s. military, nato, the obama administration, but most importantly the people of libya. there are challenges, 28 s
there are business opportunities in libya. the country has been ravaged, they are looking for business partners. and we send business people to go over and talk with the new regime. jenna: the are partnership is important, isn't it, senator kirk, it's widely assumed and known that moammar qaddafi was a bad guy. >> that's right. jenna: are we a hundred percent confident that the members of this new government are the good guys? >> we are not one hundred percent. this is a pro...
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moon says it marks a shift for libya. >> the road ahead for libya and its people will be difficult and full of challenges. now is the time for all libyans to come together. >> muammar al gadhafi was the longest serving head of state in the arab world. >> reporter: gadhafi is said to have been born in 1942 to a family in northern libya. he took power in 1969 at the age of 27 when he led a bloodless coo against the king. during his earliest years in power, he opposed the west. this led the united states to see him as a state sponsor of terrorism. in 1988 libya was blamed for the bombing of an air bomber over lockerbie. in which sanctions were imposed on the country. in 2003, libya accepted responsibility for the lockerbie bombing and said it would abandon its program of weapons of mass destruction. libya's relations with the west improved in later years thanks to its oil and gas reserves. gadhafi is known for his eccentric speeches and behavior. when traveling abroad, he brought along his own tent to sleep in. when he addressed the u.n. general assembly in 2009, he criticized the interna
moon says it marks a shift for libya. >> the road ahead for libya and its people will be difficult and full of challenges. now is the time for all libyans to come together. >> muammar al gadhafi was the longest serving head of state in the arab world. >> reporter: gadhafi is said to have been born in 1942 to a family in northern libya. he took power in 1969 at the age of 27 when he led a bloodless coo against the king. during his earliest years in power, he opposed the west....
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their image control libya affect the change in libya in such a way to make it easier for reinstituting an american base in libya which are existed. in sixty nine to controlled all three in libya. privatization of libya a most this is hypocritical on the part of the u.s. because they also how the lawyer for himself. and would for the past. two years ok and let's talk about initial reaction when big news started trickling out we heard a lot of sharing of course from believe people those the fighters but also the leaders are hailing the death of gadhafi out do you interpret their their positive reaction to this. well clearly i think the majority of libyans did not like him did not want him in power but they were injured three of libyans also do not like nato intervention and do not like the new leadership being imposed on them by the west this is very clear so one does not have to choose between the united states or between the old regime and the united states libya needs democracy and they need people to call it but certainly the way this was done is. probably still in my opinion really
their image control libya affect the change in libya in such a way to make it easier for reinstituting an american base in libya which are existed. in sixty nine to controlled all three in libya. privatization of libya a most this is hypocritical on the part of the u.s. because they also how the lawyer for himself. and would for the past. two years ok and let's talk about initial reaction when big news started trickling out we heard a lot of sharing of course from believe people those the...
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freedom libya. freedom libya. >> the empire shot down and fenced off. we have a special report from america's newest ghost town. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. in libya, people are still celebrating their first full day of freedom following the death of colonel gaddafi. those celebrations are set to continue over the weekend as the new government formally declares the nation liberated from 40 years of dictatorship, but the day has not been without controversy. the united nations wants an investigation into the circumstances of the duffy's death amid claims that he was executed -- the circumstances of gaddafi's death amid claims that was -- that he was executed. the report does contain some strong images. >> friday morning is usually a quiet time in misratah, but today, it was not. the defiant city fought at great cost to oust colonel gaddafi's forces earlier this year. now, the deposed dictator's body has been brought here by the fighters who captured him. the body of his son, the spearhead of internal security, is o
freedom libya. freedom libya. >> the empire shot down and fenced off. we have a special report from america's newest ghost town. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. in libya, people are still celebrating their first full day of freedom following the death of colonel gaddafi. those celebrations are set to continue over the weekend as the new government formally declares the nation liberated from 40 years of dictatorship, but the day has not been without...
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government about reforming the ways of libya and moving libya forward. so he oftentimes battled with his father on some of these policies. but unfortunately, when libya's arab renaissance or arab awakening took place recently, saif decided that he no longer wanted to move forward on the reform agenda and stayed with his father. >> so who was calling the shots? there have been questions gadhafi's leadership. was it his son or was it moammar gadhafi? >> i'm sure it was the leader, moammar gadhafi himself. he also has called the shots certainly. he had a number of sons and i understand many of them have since died certainly in the war. but it always has been and his close circle of advisers. what's interesting is many of the people who are serving now in the transitional council high worked with, who were at one time gadhafi loyalists were brave enough to defect. and went to the other side and they knew what gadhafi was going and what his next moves were because they worked with him closely in the government and the regime. >> help us just put this in a bro
government about reforming the ways of libya and moving libya forward. so he oftentimes battled with his father on some of these policies. but unfortunately, when libya's arab renaissance or arab awakening took place recently, saif decided that he no longer wanted to move forward on the reform agenda and stayed with his father. >> so who was calling the shots? there have been questions gadhafi's leadership. was it his son or was it moammar gadhafi? >> i'm sure it was the leader,...
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momentous day in the history of libya. the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. the libyan people have a great responsibility, to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic libya. >> chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said a new page has been turned in libya's history. >> translator: china hopes transition to an inclusive political process will start as soon as possible. so ethnic solidarity and national unity is safeguarded. >> jiang did not comment on the killing of gadhafi. >>> china was the last among the u.n. security council permanent members to approve libya's national transitional council. negotiations between china and the ntc were stalled over the issue of china's rights to development projects in libya. the chinese government had made the deals with the gadhafi regime. >>> u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is winding up a two-day visit to pakistan. her goal was to personally deliver a message that pakistan needs to eradicate locally-based militants blamed for attacks in afghanistan. clinton spo
momentous day in the history of libya. the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. the libyan people have a great responsibility, to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic libya. >> chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said a new page has been turned in libya's history. >> translator: china hopes transition to an inclusive political process will start as soon as possible. so ethnic solidarity and national unity is safeguarded. >> jiang did not comment on the killing...
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future of libya. will these political differences escalate into more of a civil conflict in that country on this day the day that moammar gadhafi the long time ruler of libya has been reportedly killed. thanks very much. >> we're going to take a quick break. and we're going to talk to former general jim jones he was nato commander also national security advisor to the president. he'll be joining us with his perspective right after the break. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market requires decisive action. i go to e-trade and tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps to trade wherever. whenever. life isn't fully experienced sitting idly by. neither is investing. [ birds chirping ] >>> welcome back. as we continue to follow breaking news out of libya, historic day for the libyan people and indeed for the arab world. on this day moammar gadhafi the long time dictator of libya ruled that country for 42 years reportedly killed. we've seen cell phone video of a bloodied body that appears to b
future of libya. will these political differences escalate into more of a civil conflict in that country on this day the day that moammar gadhafi the long time ruler of libya has been reportedly killed. thanks very much. >> we're going to take a quick break. and we're going to talk to former general jim jones he was nato commander also national security advisor to the president. he'll be joining us with his perspective right after the break. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market...
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well you mean for libya yes for the celebrations yes get off these deaths. exactly you know i think it's a little bit too early for libyans to celebrate right now because let's not forget who's in libya right now the nato is in libya and let's not forget in the arab world and what's been have what happened in iraq what happened in new out how many years of civil war what i'm really afraid right now is that the libyans are going to go through a civil war if they don't really nice together don't forget that there's a lot of tribes in libya and they have to get. together and reunite they actually have every single stranger out of their country and have the wealth the need oil because strategically again i can say it's traditionally and oil wise libya is number one. country in oil and nato has done so much and of course they don't do anything for free first of all they sold weapons and ammunition for billions of dollars to the revolutionaries and right now they're going to have to be paid somehow and i'm afraid that the libyans or libya is going to end up like i
well you mean for libya yes for the celebrations yes get off these deaths. exactly you know i think it's a little bit too early for libyans to celebrate right now because let's not forget who's in libya right now the nato is in libya and let's not forget in the arab world and what's been have what happened in iraq what happened in new out how many years of civil war what i'm really afraid right now is that the libyans are going to go through a civil war if they don't really nice together don't...
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we don't know where libya will go. there risks ahead, but for right now the white house can feel pretty good about the risk they took and what it approved. >> pins pally because no american lives have been lost and a muslim nation does not appear inclined to turn against america. >> when you travel around libya, it's an astonishing feeling to go to a check point and as an american you are a little bit nervous when you show the pass point. in libya, they just about want to hug you. the enthusiasm for france and britain is an astonishing thing to encounter in the mideast today. >> the council said it wants to be a government of the people, for the people. as you say, shedding four decades of dictatorship is not going to happen overnight. it's got to be difficult. this is a tribal nation, a nation that as you say has no experience or institutions of government where democracy functions. what role does europe and the united states have to play going forward? >> reporter: i think we have to help from humanitarian assistance
we don't know where libya will go. there risks ahead, but for right now the white house can feel pretty good about the risk they took and what it approved. >> pins pally because no american lives have been lost and a muslim nation does not appear inclined to turn against america. >> when you travel around libya, it's an astonishing feeling to go to a check point and as an american you are a little bit nervous when you show the pass point. in libya, they just about want to hug you....
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libya going to go do you think in a nutshell. i'm optimistic again i've been the diplomat for long enough to be quite cynical about these things but the people in the transitional council seem to be living up to their words. they are have managed to keep the whole thing from becoming a tribal war. they've appointed some relatively good people they seem to be taking the right steps forward so i'm optimistic that they will in fact after a bumpy ride within a year or so we might see a relatively stable forward looking government in libya still more a bit tight for tom i want to get your expert thoughts on what's happening in them in egypt and gatherings there in tahrir square again when you public anger at the military rule is a man or a god is the old regime in different clothes where is that going to go. i think it's quite natural that the protesters in tahrir square angry at the military because the military have done some things for example continuing to arrest them protesters some heavy handed techniques that the protesters don
libya going to go do you think in a nutshell. i'm optimistic again i've been the diplomat for long enough to be quite cynical about these things but the people in the transitional council seem to be living up to their words. they are have managed to keep the whole thing from becoming a tribal war. they've appointed some relatively good people they seem to be taking the right steps forward so i'm optimistic that they will in fact after a bumpy ride within a year or so we might see a relatively...
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libya's and t.c. claims he was killed in crossfire but edited livio begs to differ that show here clearly wiping one from his head then nearly dead took a look at those movies or do the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and wounded and after that he was killed. well the pressure is growing for an investigation for find out if he's down died as clinton put it. or was executed the un human rights organization should all push not only for investigation. and certainly the lynching of many of the libyan. supported. but also the bombings that inflicted in libya the destroyer so many of libya's infrastructure and also so many libyan civilians who died who were killed in the. alliance officials claim the mission in libya is coming to him and the no fly zone will be reviewed at the u.n. security council find many believe this is only the end of the duffy and the beginning of a new era of crisis libya is in for a period of horrendous chaos after the nato bombing that's brought parts of lib
libya's and t.c. claims he was killed in crossfire but edited livio begs to differ that show here clearly wiping one from his head then nearly dead took a look at those movies or do the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and wounded and after that he was killed. well the pressure is growing for an investigation for find out if he's down died as clinton put it. or was executed the un human rights organization should all push not only for investigation. and certainly the...
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in libya and the. price and the consequences will continue i have not but this is as i mentioned it's a wish chargeable in palestinian rights activists things being on the line from ramallah tonight much appreciate thank you. an awful lot more on the story for of course on our web site including the hunt for the remnants of gadhafi regime broken legs another missing injuries the country's next prime minister fears for his life safe media representing a severe beating as a suicide attempt to find a more about that on line from us tonight also the u.s. military machine may be moving out of the rack but they'll still be spooks in the shadows we got a report for you online about why the cia is staying behind against at r.t. dot com right now. european banks have agreed to write off fifty percent of the debt to them by greece it was decided during a budget see somebody in brussels where your leaders. what many believe was the final attempt to save the euro zone the settlement was reportedly a close run thin
in libya and the. price and the consequences will continue i have not but this is as i mentioned it's a wish chargeable in palestinian rights activists things being on the line from ramallah tonight much appreciate thank you. an awful lot more on the story for of course on our web site including the hunt for the remnants of gadhafi regime broken legs another missing injuries the country's next prime minister fears for his life safe media representing a severe beating as a suicide attempt to...
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morning out of libya. multiple reports saying that moamar khaddafy has been captured and possibly killed as he tried to flee rebel forces in his hometown of sirte. the reports have not been confirmed by the u.s. government. there have been numerous times that khaddafy's death has been reported and then taken back. bobby, it was just after 5:00 a.m. this morning that the libyan transitional government said they had gotten control of sirte. by that time we had a feeling it would be within hours that they would go and find khaddafy without presuming anything at this point. what does this mean going forward for the arab spring in your view? >> i think it draws a line under a long rain of terror by one man. i think we'll see lots of different opinions emerge out of libya when somebody has been part of your life for more than 40 years. there is bound to be people who want reports that he is dead to be true. there will be people who want him to be brought to justice. but i think the transitional government is now
morning out of libya. multiple reports saying that moamar khaddafy has been captured and possibly killed as he tried to flee rebel forces in his hometown of sirte. the reports have not been confirmed by the u.s. government. there have been numerous times that khaddafy's death has been reported and then taken back. bobby, it was just after 5:00 a.m. this morning that the libyan transitional government said they had gotten control of sirte. by that time we had a feeling it would be within hours...
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mostly for libya, but not only for libya. this is the end of... one hopes the end of a century of rapacious government in libya. >> re: also, a conversation with ray dahl yoshgs founder of idgeuarter associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. >> the process forearning is to say i don't know. like, i'm totally comforting being incompetent. if i... i like being incompetent. i don't mindbeing an incompetent. how much can you be competent about? and so that whole notion of do you like learning, finding out what's true and building on it without an go? that becomes the problem. how many statements to do you listen to people that begin "i think this" "i think that" where they should be asking "i woer." >> rose: an analysis of libya after qaddafi and a conversation with ray dalio when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin dramatic news from libya. moammar qaddafi, the former libyan leader, was killed today in his hometown of sirt. there are also reports qa
mostly for libya, but not only for libya. this is the end of... one hopes the end of a century of rapacious government in libya. >> re: also, a conversation with ray dahl yoshgs founder of idgeuarter associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. >> the process forearning is to say i don't know. like, i'm totally comforting being incompetent. if i... i like being incompetent. i don't mindbeing an incompetent. how much can you be competent about? and so that whole notion of do you...
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because revenge will generate revenge there are tribes in libya and you know all that libya is a tribal area tribal country. there are tribes from. the moment especially the tribal follow the tribal get out first the gadhafi tribe. they didn't even let them have fuel or. do you think this is freedom do you think this is democracy is the way you treat your opponent i mean you are the victorian one now you have to assure the world that you are a democratic person that you can for freedom you fought for freedom. i mean they didn't even let them have fuel. how come very interesting to hear your thoughts particularly bearing in mind you've just returned from the tunnel in libya we very much appreciate your time thank you for being with us ali thank you thank you very much most thank you. but it turns out the politics in georgia was not for everybody when one of the country's richest men announced he was starting an opposition party and would run for government he and his wife suddenly found themselves without citizenship and an appeal was rejected in court artie's. examines the case. the man
because revenge will generate revenge there are tribes in libya and you know all that libya is a tribal area tribal country. there are tribes from. the moment especially the tribal follow the tribal get out first the gadhafi tribe. they didn't even let them have fuel or. do you think this is freedom do you think this is democracy is the way you treat your opponent i mean you are the victorian one now you have to assure the world that you are a democratic person that you can for freedom you...
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how did you end up in libya? >> nuch ral friend in los angeles who introduced me to sadi gadhafi. >> reporter: he was long considered a playboy, even among his high living family. he left libya for europe, where he had a brief and unspectacular career as a professional soccer player. but by last year, he had returned to libya with the intention of helping to create new business in the country. >> and i was hired to be a l liaison between incoming american companies for a project he was working on. >> reporter: and when you got to tripoli, what did you think? the plane landed, you got out for the first time what was going through your mind? >> it was surreal. very few women were out and about on the streets, as i 1/2 galted the streets. >> reporter: what was that like? being a foreigner, being american and blond? >> everywhere you go, they are very welcoming in libya. they love -- anyone who is coming in, it spokes a sign of prosperity they're country is coming up. >> reporter: and jackie felt good about the futur
how did you end up in libya? >> nuch ral friend in los angeles who introduced me to sadi gadhafi. >> reporter: he was long considered a playboy, even among his high living family. he left libya for europe, where he had a brief and unspectacular career as a professional soccer player. but by last year, he had returned to libya with the intention of helping to create new business in the country. >> and i was hired to be a l liaison between incoming american companies for a...
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lead libya towards what they would call it towards a democratic society. the statements they've made are that that's what they intend to do have an elected government and have a normal democratic society they have very great tensions within the city and see there are very many competing on them and civility and see different political philosophies i hope those are played out in a democratic way and never under solutions except through all of the inclusion is offered to all those who are former members of supporters of the government as well as those that were opposed to it that has to be the way forward reunification otherwise the alternative is some ghastly descent into war with all the many armaments that there are there already in libya. thanks very much for your thoughts there talking to us live from london british m.p. jeremy corbin thanks very much again all right well let's cross live to the u.s. capital now for more analysis from the director of the antiwar answer coalition but for this record what's relievers are calling the killing of gadhafi a s
lead libya towards what they would call it towards a democratic society. the statements they've made are that that's what they intend to do have an elected government and have a normal democratic society they have very great tensions within the city and see there are very many competing on them and civility and see different political philosophies i hope those are played out in a democratic way and never under solutions except through all of the inclusion is offered to all those who are former...
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but also the bombings that inflicted in libya the broad so many of libya's infrastructure and also so many would be in civilians who died who were killed in the. alliance officials claim the mission in libya is coming through in the no fly zone will be reviewed at the u.n. security council but you. many believe this is only the end of the jockey and the beginning of a new era of crisis libya is in for a period of horrendous chaos after the nato bombing the us brought parts of libya back to the stone age some say the race for the country's oil has kicked off france is already demanding thirty five percent of libya's gross national gross oil production and i suspect that the people of libya will be furious and outraged that they are paying france for having bought the infrastructure having destroyed the schools the hospitals the the water supply and your country united in hatred for gadhafi might not stand together now that he's gone all these different groups that we were held together but one thing that was. the way you can redirect their anger at each other and i think. they are sinc
but also the bombings that inflicted in libya the broad so many of libya's infrastructure and also so many would be in civilians who died who were killed in the. alliance officials claim the mission in libya is coming through in the no fly zone will be reviewed at the u.n. security council but you. many believe this is only the end of the jockey and the beginning of a new era of crisis libya is in for a period of horrendous chaos after the nato bombing the us brought parts of libya back to the...
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the people of libya? >> this is drawing a line under the gaddafi dictatorship. that dictatorship was over when tripoli fell to the anti gaddafi forces back in august when he was swept from the city. you still have places like a search, like bonnie what lead and they were holding out where gaddafi was fighting. -- you have places like sirte, like bani walid where they were holding out. libya has been a kind of limbo since august. now, they can get on psychologically with turning to the future, looking ahead. not looking back to the gaddafi era but trying to create this new framework for free and fair elections. this is a country that has not had free elections in living memory. there is an awful lot of work that needs to be done. they have to create a civil service, electoral machinery. this should be done under a relatively short space of time. they want to have elections by 2018. big challenges ahead, no doubt. this will be a huge cost of celebration and it might just be a formality. i expect huge celebr
the people of libya? >> this is drawing a line under the gaddafi dictatorship. that dictatorship was over when tripoli fell to the anti gaddafi forces back in august when he was swept from the city. you still have places like a search, like bonnie what lead and they were holding out where gaddafi was fighting. -- you have places like sirte, like bani walid where they were holding out. libya has been a kind of limbo since august. now, they can get on psychologically with turning to the...