chris stevens is a hero and part of the libyan history. part of the libyan revolution. his name will never forget. we will never forget him. i'm sure that his name and his achievement will be part of the history. we again are sorry we cannot protect this professional diplomat who came to help us in a very critical time when we looking for friends and for support and for help. now it is time of peace. we need support of friend who support us during the war. libya is still facing a very critical challenge. the same day chris stevens is the day the parliament first time in 42 years that they elect their first prime minister. thank you united states for your support. again, we are sorry on behalf of libyan people for the loss of this great friend. thank you very much. [applause] >>> good afternoon, barbara lee. i represent the 9th district, including piedmont and berkeley, where ambassador stevens spent many of his formative years to. the family and friends of our beloved ambassador stevens, to mayor lee, senator feinstein, representative miller and spear, to the attorney g

and the blockade of the libyan town of bani walid grew more deadly the reports of chemical weapons being used against the remaining population we bring you witness accounts from inside the battles. tens of thousands unite in a show of anger and italy and spain calling on their governments to stop in forcing austerity measures which they call a social massacre. the final presidential debate between barack obama and mitt romney fails to give either the lead in the third party candidates to fire a media blackout to suggest alternative policies. it is good to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm a real researcher highlighting the week's top headlines the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and yet more deaths are the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week at the residents there are calling for international help as army and pro-government militias continue to shell the former khadafi stronghold. has been gathering eyewitness accounts from the besieged town it's only fair to warn you you may find some of the following images

the libyan force is sovereign. the problem is libya after gadhafi does not have a strong national police force or army. it's replete with militias. that's the environment in which our diplomats have to work and protect themselves in tripoli as well other places. >> mr. ambassador, are you telling me these new libyans in control are akin to keystone cops or are you telling me these libyans don't give a damn what we want? >> i didn't say either of those things. the libyan authorities are quite friendly with the united states. they had free and fair elections last summer, a moderate group of people were elected. the problem is in libya, as well as egypt and tunisia, these moderate governments are being assaulted by much more radical forces, some of them armed. i do think you ought to focus your attention now on the libyan authorities and what they need to do to bring these killers to justice. >> i don't understand this. i mean, if we have david kirkpatrick of the "new york times" sitting down with a guy who has witnes

alleged chemical weapons use are to brings you send the columns of what's happening on the ground as the libyan town of bani walid comes under attack from government forces. kicking back against the social massacre tens of thousands in the streets of spain and italy furious that their governments are staring to programs people say they're destroying their lives. and the u.s. presidential race enters its final we were both romney and obama neck and back in the polls third party candidates defied a media blackout to offer the country fresh take on american policy. it's five am here in moscow and you're watching the weekly with me to bomb with the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and more deaths the reality for the libyan ton of bani walid this week the residents they are calling for international help as army and pro-government militias continue to shell the former gadhafi stronghold artie's policia has been gathering eyewitnesses accounts from the besieged town you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. these are the picture

has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets looting houses bulldozing properties and shooting indiscriminately if you want to you almost of whom. nobody is know a connection there is no communication there's no anything that is the able. was not able. to. connect with each other people are so concerned for the safety of their families they don't want to be identified you know it was chaotic challis they fired at harbors and shouted indiscriminately more than two thousand families have fled seven families are with us at the moment and yesterday we fled to the valley but they were firing attacks even their their families who died in the shelling children died too they funded by women and children straight to the head it started with the order for the army to use all means necessary to rid the former gadhafi stronghold of all his supporters there were accused of kidnappings and murdering of former militia men credited with capturing the libyan leader

stronghold of bani walid goes on noticed by those who got a humanitarian bombing campaign against the slain libyan leader of. the time the euro zone governments backed by iran for its police units go up against outraged protesters there as anger peeks over endless austerity cuts. number uk obama and mitt romney run neck and neck after a lackluster foreign policy show intel ends with neither man leaving lasting impression. plus ukraine heads to the polls to choose a new parliament and one could become an unpredictable vote the former boxing champion having the power to swing forces for or against the current president. from our studios in central moscow you're watching archie where it's ten am this sunday morning and we have a weekly update for you libya's pro-government militia keeps up its deadly siege of the x. gadhafi bastion of bani walid despite authorities claims that the town has fallen there's also been reports the attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population are just fall asleep or has been gathering witness accounts of what the people of bani walid are going through. t

bani walid goes unnoticed by those who are in command of terry in bombing campaign against the slain libyan leader. cops abby eurozone governments promised by iron fist police to go up against outrage protesters as anger over endless austerity cuts. rock obama and mitt romney run neck and neck after a lackluster foreign policy show intel analysts with neither man leaving on one thing in russia. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching are with me and he said now it's a love an am libya's pro-government militia keeps up its deadly siege of the. bani walid despite off hardy's claims the town has fallen have also been reports the attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population are just fall asleep or have been gathering witness accounts of what the people of bani walid are going through. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets looting houses bulldozing properties and shooting indisc

stronghold of bani walid goes unnoticed by those who that man a tarion bombing campaign against the slain libyan leader. cuts happy euro zone governments banks by this police units go up against outrage protesters anger peeks over endless austerity. brock obama and mitt romney running neck and neck after a lackluster foreign policy show would tell ends with neither man leaving a lasting impression. it's one pm in moscow this is coming to you live on news now with a look back at the week's very top stories we begin with libya and the pro-government militia there is keeping up its deadly siege of the exit daffyd bastion of bani walid despite claims the town has fallen they have also been reports the attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population is paul the slayer has been gathering the witness accounts of what the people of bani walid are going through. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets lootin

i had the honor to serve as the envoy to the libyan revolution and i was thrilled to watch the libyan people stand up and demand their rights. now i'm excited to return to libya to continue the great work we've started, building a solid partnership between the united states and libya to help you the libyan people achieve your goals. right now i'm in washington, preparing for my assignment. as i walk around the monuments and memorials commemorating the courageous men and women that made america what it is, i'm reminded we too went through challenging periods, when america was divided by a bitter civil war 150 years ago. president abraham lincoln had the vision to pull us together toward a shared goal of peace and prosperity. growing up in california i didn't know much about the arab world. then after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as peace corps engineer. i worked as an english teacher in morocco two years and quickly grew to love this part of the world. since joining the service i spent almost my entire career in middle east and af

libyan 17th brigade. embassy in tripolir and command center in washington. >> reporter: back here in the main residence, special agent comes here and gets ambassador stevens from his bedroom and brings him to this room in the safe haven, really with medicine and other supplies, a big dark windowless cloud. then outside a locked gated. >> he radios the others in the compound to say they are fine. other security agents are scram amid gunshots and explosions. as two of them head back to the main residence, they are cut off. they decide to go back and barricade themselves in. >> there are seven americans at three different locations. they are in the main residence, two special agents at the special residence and here tactical operations center, two more agents. attackers all around. >> one group penetrates the small residence. they don't get to the agents and eventually leave. >> inside the main residence as the different story. attackers come in here and ransack the place and they go for the locked gates. th

bani walid goes unnoticed by those who led a command of tarrying bombing campaign against the slain libyan leader. cuts happy euro zone governments backed by iron fist police units go up against outraged protesters as anger takes over and less austerity. bronc obama and mitt romney running neck and neck after a lackluster foreign policy showing tao and with my man lots to. live from moscow you're watching the weekly here on our t.v. this sunday on the east and now a libya's pro-government militia keeps up its deadly siege of the ex gadhafi bastion of bani walid that's despite authorities claims the town has fallen there's also been reports the attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population are seen as paul the slayer has been gathering witness accounts of what the people of bani walid are go weak for. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets leading houses bulldozing properties and shooting in

the stories that shaped this week the blockade of the libyan town of bani walid proved more deadly with reports of chemical weapons being used against the remaining population we bring you witness accounts from the battle scene. tens of thousands united to show a bank in italy and spain calling on their governments to stop enforcing a sturdy measures which they call a social massacre. the final presidential debate between barack obama mitt romney fails to give either the lead while third party candidates defy a media blackout to suggest alternative policies. the back of the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week the residents there are calling for international help as pro-government militias continue to shell the former gadhafi stronghold has been gathering eyewitness accounts from the besieged town and you may find some of the images in the final report graphic. these are the pic

stronghold of bani walid goes unnoticed by those who had a humanitarian bombing campaign against the late libyan leader last year. qatari eurozone governments backed by iron fist police units go up against outbreaks of protesters as anger picks over and left austerity cuts. thank god it's our neck in neck after a lackluster foreign policy showing towel round us presidential debates with neither man leaving a stink impression. was ukraine heads to the polls to choose a new part of the minute what could become an unpredictable vote for the former boxing champion having the power to swing the forces for or against the current president. live from moscow you're with archie i mean he's now with a look back at the week's top stories for you this sunday we begin with libya and the pro-government militia which is keeping up its deadly siege of the xcode daffyd bastion of bani walid now despite authorities claims the town has fallen there have also been reports attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population are to spotlessly or has been gathering the witnesses' accounts of what the peopl

libyan extremists shall targeting international organizations and foreign interests. that is why wood, and eric nordstrom implored the state department to keep woods sst force in the country beyond the scheduled august departure. >> we weren't requesting additional security. we were requesting to keep the security we had. that was being taken away. >> bret: water and to keep your team on the ground, the team that was in place already. >> my team was only a small part. there was state department. >> that stands for mobile security detachment team. >> a lot of those are ex-green beret and ex-navy seals. there were three teams on the ground there. >> august 25th, state decides not to get keep the sst libya the mst team is reduced, as well. >> why do you think the request was denied? >> i don't know. >> john bolton. >> i think what was motivating the state department was in f we had security that truly been appropriate it would have been admission conditions on the ground in libya were not safe. that would have violated the world view that this had been an administration

not just in arabic but in the libyan dialect, which the libyans loved to hear him speak. another told me when i saw him in may as newly appointed ambassador in tripoli he had not changed, despite the promotion and accolades. he was the same guy. lingering one night after dinner to help me with a difficult table, i referred to him as sir or ambassador. he looked at me for a second, he sighs and he said i wish everyone would just call me chris. he loved the work, loved the people, but he never took himself too seriously. people talk about what a good diplomat he was. he knew how to motivate others to be the same. even those down on their careers, lost faith, in hardship. this was a tough task to inspire other to serve with dignity and self-respect. chris knew how to do that. nothing we can say here can make up for the heart ache and pain which brings less to his family. we hope family members will draw solace and strength in our coming together around his life and service in a joyful way that shows how deeply we miss chris. i still have chris last message on my e-mail. he w

weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and yet more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week for the residents there are calling for international help as pro-government militias continue to shell before stronghold. has been gathering eyewitness accounts from the town i should warn you you may find some of the following images. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets looting houses bulldozing properties and shooting indiscriminately if you want to you're almost buying machinery by tankers people are so concerned for the safety of their families they don't want to be identified. it was chaotic shelling they fired at harbors and shelters indiscriminately more than two thousand families have fled seven families are with us at the moment yes they were fled to the valley but they were firing into even that there are families who died in the shelling children died too they

stronghold of bani walid goes unnoticed by those who doubt a humanitarian bombing campaign against the late libyan leader last year. the tabby eurozone governments backed by iron fist police units go up against outrage of protesters as anger peeks over endless austerity. brock obama and mitt romney running neck and neck after a lackluster foreign policy show in tel ends with neither man blasting russia. and ukraine heads to the polls to choose a new part of them into what could become an unpredictable vote for the former boxing champion coming to power to swing forces for or against the current president. it's nine am in moscow this is r t coming to you live on the news now with a look back at the week's top stories and libya's pro-government militia keeps up its deadly siege of the extra daffy bastion of bani walid despite a far these claims the town has fallen there have also been reports the attackers used chemical weapons against the civilian population archies paullus leader has been gathering the witnesses' accounts of what the people of bani walid are going through. these are the pictures t

off to three weeks of sea deadly rocket shelling from libyan army forces thousands of families are now trying to flee the town of bani walid despite government claims the military action is now over and aid is being distributed residents of colonel gadhafi his former stronghold say there's no water or food or medicine but even those who managed to escape the violence say their suffering is far from over as they're being blocked by militias on a desert highway look at this. this good this gun and this people know this sort of thing now when i don't know one week now this is the outside and didn't know what the were doing even when i think when when one of the government you know it was chaotic sounding they fired at homes and shouted indiscriminately more than two thousand families have fled seven families are with us at the moment yesterday we fled to the valley but they were firing attacks even there now families who died in the shelling children died too then fired by women and children straight to the head i saw explosions and rockets of our hands i saw the dad. see a libyan politic

yet more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week. international help as. militias continue to shell the stronghold. some of the images in the report disturbing. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets using houses bulldozing properties and shooting indiscriminately if you want if you all most of whom are buying machinery. people are so concerned for the safety of their families they don't want to be identified . why it was chaotic shiling they fired at harmon's and shouted indiscriminately more than two thousand families have fled seven families are with us at the moment yes they were fled to the valley but they were firing into even that their families who died in the shelling children died too they fired by women and children the straight to the head start of with the order for the army to use all means necessary to rid the former gadhafi stronghold of all his supporters th

leave it to the libyans? how do you see it congressmanbe? >> first, i don't think we can leave anything to libyans. there is as a practical matter there is no real libyan government. not necessarily their fault. gaddafi was a dictator for all the years. thaw are trying to rely on libyans. if we can use them to help us, fine. we have to do whatever we have to do. be careful what we say. i believe we have the right and obligation to do that just like we took out bin laden and al-awlaki. >> geraldo: putting aside very important issues. i admit these are very, very important issues. lack of security. failure of intelligence. the fact that the story changed that the administration evolved in the explanation. is it entirely logical and possible to assume, congressman, that the film did play a role in initiating the militias action against our people in benghazi after all? as this, as the anarchy and the violence spread throughout the muslim world based on the viral nature of the anti-muslim film, the militia with this qatala and the terrorist who

most libyans want to keep the peace until it is stable. in terms of algeria and rocco again, -- the criticism of the military, the military aspects i think the action is, you know, in the nexus between the islamists, the youth elements of all the varieties of your talking about and the security forces, that is where the action has been. you are the geopolitics that. >> began, you know, what is going on in the eastern front with libya, and i know that some troops had to be redeployed because of the traffic of armaments and drugs and other issues that was the problem. >> that is what you're asking questions that haven't been asked. this is something i was thinking about. you know, it is slightly related to your question. but it is something that doctor roberts mentioned this morning. he talked about the possibility for a triple transition and algeria where the chief of staff [inaudible name], [inaudible name], they are all indisposed or died, either together or in short succession. you know, one of the things that i think is important to und

it's seven am in moscow i'm at très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the libyan army and loyalist militias are readying for their final assault on the city of bani walid where supporters of the old regime have been under siege for more than two weeks the youngest son of colonel qadhafi commies has also been killed in a battle that comes a year after the longtime libyan leader was toppled from power just to warn you some of the images in our reporting are graphic more than a dozen people including children have been killed many more injured during attacks during this blockade residents say they are short on food medicine and water turmoil and seen as just one sign of continuing disarray that's reigned in libya since the western backed profile was artie's gannett she reports. a year after the killing of warmer khadafi not only has the new government of libya immediately illegal to criticize the favorite revolution of last year but a group of militias affiliated with the country's defense ministry is the shelling parts of the country which were considered khadafi strongh

they bring with them 16 libyans and the brigade militia. some surround the compound, unable to find stevens. by 11:00 p.m. libyan forces can no longer hold the perimeter. >> attack was stow strong, we were calling for back-up. even the back-up didn't came. >> they carried stevens to the main gated. they head to the annex but almost immediately the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under the vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47s. despite two flat tires they keep rolling. several blocks away they hit more traffic and a busy benghazi neighborhood. car careens over the middle divider and pushes forward and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. midnight some two hours after the attack begin, a quick reaction force from embassy leaves for benghazi on a chartered aircraft. on that plane is former navy seal glen do her at this will be fending off highway heavy fire. the battle is on again. they are hitting with fire and rocket propelled grenades, forcing them to retreat further back. yet another call is made for

of him until he embraces the west is turning on libyans letting these militias do the world to the libyans even to kill them to know who was. the worse is criticizing these militias so leave you here alone with him on the first of. all of the interference of use militias. nato maintains it had the right to intervene in libya last year in order to end the bloodshed however in an about face members of the alliance are now reluctant to acknowledge the humanitarian disaster in bani walid the former british ambassador to libya oliver miles says nato no longer has any responsibilities in the country. i think that these problems are got to be sorted out by the libyans and they are being sorted out of the worst problem at the moment is the one in delhi were lead and that's a political problem compounded by a very old feud between two challenge between mr archer and bani walid the fighting that's going on now is directly because of the belief that the people in the war lead have been harboring al i'm sure. the revolution on the new government you can call a humanitarian crisis in a relatively small

provided most of the foreign power which led to the capture and the killing of the libyan leader. yes we came we saw he died. but only after the tragic attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the murder of the american ambassador did lead to come back into the spotlight it raises the question for the administration why didn't you see this coming if there was intelligence about the growing presence of al qaeda in eastern libya we have an election coming up and no one wants to take blame for messing up the arab spring president obama's most recent remarks suggested that he said mr ation is not finished in libya we are going to find out who did this and we're going to hunt them down because one of the things that i've said throughout my presidency is when folks mess with americans we go after them the obama administration has received congressional approval to allocate money for a special unit reportedly of some five hundred people who will allegedly be training counterterrorism forces in libya also there are anonymous reports that the cia is asking for more drones specifically

well for many libyans since the former libyan leader moammar gadhafi was slain their lives have not changed anything for some it has deteriorated we are hearing from a number of people on the ground who say that for all his faults the one thing that gadhafi did bring the country was stability and there are a lot of mean parallels that are not been made between his regime and the current reign gadhafi for example was charged with using chemical weaponry we're not hearing the same kind of charges being made at the ruling regime at the same time. duffy was embroiled in mass executions we've been hearing from human rights watch exposé days of atrocities as well as war crimes that have been carried out separate to those we are also hearing reports of double standards from many in the international community people saying that on the one hand the west is quick to criticize the regime of the syrian president bashar assad like they did with that of gadhafi but when you see the same kind of atrocities being carried out now in bani walid the international community is quiet so this is raising alarm

the center lines was mostly libyan on libyan. in the spring of 2012 that would change. americans and their allies in libya found themselves increasingly in the cross hairs. >> april 6th, 2012. >> an id is placed on the compound's north gate. no one is injured in either incident. that's not the case five days later: grit britain sir dominique is ambushd in benghazi. he is in first but two of his security aids aren't. andrew woods was the site team commander in libya. >> i actually conducted an investigation a couple days afterwards walked the ground took photographs they knew what they were doing and it was an assassination attempt with skilled operators. as i could see it. >> all told there have been more than 230 security incidents in libya in the past year. ambassador stevens grows more and more worried and says so in a series of tables set to washington like this one on june 25th. en entitled libya's trag gill security deteriorates as tribal rivalries power plays and extremism intensifies. they are targeting international organizations and foreign interests. that's w