♪ >> anthony: for most of my life, libya was a word with bad associations. libya meant gaddafi. libya meant terrorism. >> reporter: pan am flight 103 went down in a blazing fireball. >> anthony: libya meant a bad place where a comical megalomaniacal dictator was the absolute power. nobody in libya, however, was laughing. >> reporter: reports of explosions. >> reporter: clashes between rioters and security forces. >> anthony: in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freedom. >> reporter: heavy battles raging around the libyan capital. >> anthony: they fought like hell. >> reporter: the rebels are about to force gaddafi's complete departure. >> anthony: and they recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. [chanting "libya"] ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, ♪ >>

that is on libya. the second question regarding al-shabaab, they are also following up on courtney's question. there were reports of an strike .ast night can you comment on that? gen. rodriquez: on the first the seconds really major challenge of the government and national word as they work with malicious and how strong their allegiance will be. there are more and more people focusing their efforts against isis and against each other. and that is part of the challenge, because of the conflicts between militias. i think because it is all about the power and the influence, it will depend how the government actually develops and bring those people alongside to be part of the future. tofar as the ability actually conduct operations and activity, it is a wide range of activities. some of them are really good and some of them are just fair, relatively speaking for the malicious and national army. it will really be determined by thosell an effective militias support the g&a that really makes the difference in

is interested in libya again. have movedts of i.s. into a vacuum left by the collapse of the libyan state. and then there is the pressure from the desperate of africa. these migrants were captured by a militia. one estimate is that 300,000 others could arrive in europe this year from libya, and reports this week have said hundreds more migrants leaving your have drowned. --leaving here have drowned. virgins foreign secretary says that building security is how -- britain's foreign secretary says that building security is how libya will recover. but the prime minister doesn't have an army. the plan they have is full of potential weaknesses, particularly because it depends upon the consent of libya's powerful militias. but the only kind of a half on the table -- the plan that they have on the table in libya and outside as well, and if it doesn't work, it means more chaos, more danger, and in libya, also just across the mediterranean from the european union. libyans ares exhausted enough to talk, not fight. but this was benghazi today. po

cameron's intentions toward libya. mr. cameron, mr. obama said will become distracted by a range of other things. brittons react the angrily. still "the mclaughlin group" spotted the tensions before most. during our december 12, 2014, episode we noted growing disagreement between the u.s. and u.k. over defense spending while those tensions are now resolved u.k. and u.s. relations what is wrong here, pat? pat: i think, john, first off the president of the united states even if that's the way he felt shouldn't be saying that to mr. goldberg of the atlantic giving his feelings on relationship with one our oldest and best and most reliable allies. the reality is since the ends of the cold war the interests have begun to diverge and no doubt in the middle east everybody with the french, british, americans were hot to intervene in libya then walked away and it has gone to hell in a hand basket. so i guess that the president of the united states is miffed with cameron. but i don't think you say those things to journalists, and say them especi

that's why france is keen to meet with libya's new government as soon as possible. libya's safety and stability are essential to keep its borders secure because borders are certainly part of the migration issue. that was the subject of a weekend visit to the libyan capital, tripoli. they say the e.u. should not lose focus on its own responsibilities in dealing with the crisis. of course we have to consider our role in the mediterranean. we have a mandate to inhibit the inhumane activities of people smugglers. today's tragedy makes it even clearer that refugees' routes to safety will change but they won't disappear. brent: let's go back to max hoffman in luxembourg where yoo yoo -- e.u. foreign ministers ar meeting. we hear the number of migrants is increasing. how does the european union plan to stop migrants from attempting to cross the mediterranean? max: the mission they have in place right now, which is called operation sophia, is mainly search and rescue mission so they succeeded, despite the horrible news we've heard today, they have succeeded in saving more p

why is the international community so concerned about installing a working government in libya? >> there are a variety of reasons, not least to quote or use the russian ambassador's words as he was going into this meeting. it's catastrophic to have this chaos on the mediterranean, not the least because of the naught toe bombardment gave the islamic state opportunity to establish itself in the country. in fact, also today in washington the u.s. afterwards command is holding a briefing. it was startling stuff. they say in the last six months the islamic state has doubled its presence in libya to about 4,000 to 6,000 fighters. the u.s. would like a unity government so all the different political factions would stop fighting each other and begin to confront the islamic state. that was on the minds of members of the u.n. security council. here's what the french ambassador had to say. the french called the islamic state daish. >> let's be clear about it. libya has now the opportunity to a certain extent, a historic opportunity to create the conditions for stability, for the the benefi

think of a country like libya. with long borders with egypt, with tunisia, with chad and other countries, how can a country like this fight the cross border terrorists? neither other countries can afford using traditional ways to secure these borders, meaning to deploy one tank every single kilometer, they cannot afford to do it. egypt cannot afford to do it, tunisia cannot afford to do it. but if we have the high-tech equipments, we with do it. and here comes the question whether the developed countries are ready to provide the underdeveloped countries with this high-tech equipment or not. it's not only related to securing borders. it also relates to the tactics of isil. i'll tell you aer is to. the international coalition were able to liberate sinjar, ramadi, and tikrit in iraq last year only. but look what isil did before withdrawing from these three major cities? they left a lot of mines and ieds behind them in order to prohibit refugees and idbs from returning back to their homes and towns. the iraqi governmen

also coming up, one of libya's two rival governments steps down for the sake of political unity. anger on the streets of peru as thousands protest against presidential front runner. changes for the millions of people who use what's app. we will at the you about methods to better protect your messages. front runners in the presidential run have been suffered dedefeat. bernie sanders has picked up another win over hillary clinton and on the republican side ted cruz won against businessman donald trump. cruz called it a turning point in the presidential race. >> reporter: it is a decisive victory for ted cruz in wisconsin defeating donald trump in the state's primary. it it was a win he promised would change the course of the republican race for the whis house. >> tonight-- whitehouse >>. it was a bad night for hillary clinton, in the democratic primary and even a worse night for her in the republican primary. we're winning because we're uniting the republican party. >> reporter: the cruz campaign claims the latest victory will compel him to future state contests and cause trump to

was ousted, david cameron visited libya twice, basically a victory lap. so i think what the president not have he should said it but i think he spoke the truth that mr. cameron has distracted. among the distractions is trying in the european union. and the president really is behind him on that. so, i don't think there's any big rift here. t -- one of the principal tenets of the obama articulated by president obama to the goldberg.s jeffrey tom: the most basic is don't do ex-met active -- ex-met american to avoid entanglements and get leadership actors.nal the middle east is a failure to the viewpoint. with pat and he will nor to some degree in a balanced sense in that president obama have said this to every-goldberg. he has he regrets it but understandable and legitimate points of grievance in terms of european allies saying one thing and doing another, not pulling their weight on defense. britain is better than most but good enough. germany is the worst example. ut the degree to which they play games with the russians on -- one side but with britain a b

libya has taken another step towards political unity. the administration issued a statement saying it will step aside. the decision follows the arrival of a u.n.-backed unity in the capital last year. they will hold another vote on whether to accept the deal. iceland's prime minister has resigned in rising public anger over panama papers. he had been facing a no confidence vote and mass protests calling for him to stand down over his financial dealings. judges at the international criminal court have dismissed the case against the kenya's deputy president based on insufficient evidence. he had been tried on crimes related to humanity in which over 100 people were killed. >> reporter: he was charged with crimes against humanity but his trial has been brought to a close. it is a good day for him. and for his supporters too. judges at the international criminal court declared a mistrial alleging witness interference and political meddling. some people celebrated in his home streets >> they went for their own people. so at least we can say j

special envoy to libya is all smiles. that's because he has managed to reach the capital of trip leap to meet part of the unity government he helped form. he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> tripoli must become an international city where they reopen their embassies. it will take some time. we all have to push together. >> reporter: he was greeted with the news that the political group will step aside. that government is isn't the only challenger. another has refused the deal to the libyan supreme court. the one based in to bruk has-- tobruk has refused it. politician has been tasked to head the g nchl a and the task to unite the fractured libya. he has been mostly confined to a naval base. this is the first time libyans have reasons to be optimistic after months of fighting that has reduced many cities to rubble and caused a power vacuum that is being exploited including groups by i.s.i.l. >> >> translation: we want to have a government, security and an army. we don't want militias. >> translation: we wa

since 2014 libya has had two competing administrations. the one in tripoli and the other in tobruk. >> reporter: the envoy is all smiles. because he has managed to reach the capital of trip leap to meet part of the unity government he helped form. he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> tripoli must become again an international city where embassy reopens. this will take some time. it will not be tomorrow, but we will have to push together >> reporter: he was greeted the news that the group will step aside. th another has refused the deal to the libyan supreme court. the one based in toe bruk-- tobruk has refused. politician has been tasked to head the challenge to unite the fractured libya. he arrived in tripoli by sea last week because threats prevented him from arriving by air. since then he has been confined to a naval base. this is the first time libyans have reasons to be optimistic. after months of fighting that has reduced cities to rubble. >> translation: our main demand is to be like other countries, to have a govern

they don't want to stay here in libya and they tell us all that have received our empty promises. enoughy do they not have vessels, they don't have a single helicopter with which to monitor the coastline. they don't even have proper nightvision goggles to use it night. beenf the difficulties has the lack of a credible central government. we have three governments including a national unity government struggling to establish control. >> that precarious situation is also destabilizing the entire region. even tunisia is suffering from the chaos. a new report suggests tanisha could slip into chaos if the government fails to address economic and security challenges. president at the carnegie endowment. let's start with the regional connection. to what extent is it having a huge.on effect? >> you have more than one million that have emigrated coming through or staying. they have done extremely well in terms of the lyrical in vision progress. from an economic slowdown because of terrorism. the world is not expected to be more than .5% this year as well as terrorist attacks. it is having

special envoy to libya is all smiles. that's because he managed to reach the capitol to meet part of the unity government he helped form. but he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> it must become again an international city where the embassy re-opened their embassies. this will take some time. it may not be tomorrow but we all have to push together. >> he was greeted with the news that a triply based political group would step aside. the government isn't the only challenger. another has refused the u.n. broker ed deal. repeatedly rejust a second the government of national accord also known as the gna. >> veteran politician has been tasked to head the gna with a challenge to unite libya. he arrived by sea because threats prevented him from arriving by air. since then, he has been mostly confined to a naval base. this is the first time libyans have reason to be optimistic after months of fighting has reduced many cities to rebel and caused a power vacuum being exploited by arms fighters and groups linked to is

said after what happened in libya. a mess after the u.s. involvement there. the president explained why he keeps pushing for hearings on supreme court nominee merrick garland despite the republicans vow that the hearings will never happen. >> i don't object to republicans saying, look, merrick garland may be a fine man, he may be an excellent judge, but i disagree with them philosophically. i think if they go through the process, they won't have a rationale to defeat him. my point is go through the process. go through the hearings. if you do that, the american people and majority of senators will determine that in fact he is qualified to be on the court. >>> hillary clinton's subway troubles from last thursday were in the crosshairs on "saturday night live." kate mckinnon mocked her turnstiles. >> the new york city subway is the best way to get around. this isn't working metrocard. i'll just go in the old fashion way. i'll take a cab. cab is the best way to get around. >> you knew that was going to come up. clinton jok

. >> the islamic state is spreading to affiliates in libya and nigeria and ter cells in europe. the islamic state is shrinking, the territory that it controls in western iraq and syria, under constant pressure, it's top leaders killed in drone strikes, it's money drying up. which is it? is isil losing on the battlefield and winning on the internet and as bombs explode in europe and africa and the middle east, losing and lethal, that's the "inside story". welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. while the republican presidential field was still big and filled entire debate stages, one thing that all of candidates agreed on, some more urgently than others, the united states wasn't doing enough, hardly anything to combat the growing threat of the islami islamic state of iraq and levant, sometimes called diish. thousands military strikes, blowing up training camps, oil supplies and fighters. the allied governmentsocabled governments cabbed in a loose fashion, and worried so about the young men and women flowing into iraq and syria, but they have also killed them in bunches month a

in february of 2011, egypt's next door neighbor libya also went up in flames. the country's dictator moammar gadhafi was cooperating with the u.s. since the invasion of iraq in 2003. many voices around the world were demanding he be removed from power. once again, the president's top military advisers counseled caution. when he sided with those that urged him to support the overthrow of gadhafi his secretary of defense resorted to extraordinary measures. did you actually tell your subordinates to limit the amount of information they gave to the white house on military options available in libya? >> all i said was, i don't want any military plans or options going to the white house i haven't seen. >> i mean, you write it more bluntly. you say don't give the white house staff too much information on the military options. they don't understand it. >> pretty much. >> a little more blunt. you had concern about that. >> absolutely. >> about running military operations out of the white house. >> yeah, yeah. the experience that we had had with that in vietnam didn't wo

paolo: for libya. libya, for the time being there is this government supported by everybody in the western world which show some sign of strength. it is early days, but, of course, if libya can find a government after 2011, this woul d be great news for the world and this would be in oil terms, new oil coming into the market. i read somewhere that mr. o bama said the biggest mistake he made was to leave libya. i have to say i share his view. ryan: one of the things we do not have about the iranians might not be at the meeting that we know the libyans will not be at the meeting, either. that is not helpful. francine: paolo scaroni, thank you so much. the former ceo of italy's largest oil company. and we will talk a little bit about brexit. our russian oil expert has to go off-site to tell us what putin said. up next, tough and challenging. two words used by the leader of burberry to describe the environment. how his company navigates the current environment. that conversation is coming up next. ♪ fran

in february of 2011, egypt's next door neighbor libya also went up in flames. the country's dictator moammar gadhafi was cooperating with the u.s. since the invasion of iraq in 2003. many voices around the world were demanding he be removed from power. once again, the president's top military advisers counseled caution. when he sided with those that urged him to support the overthrow of gadhafi his secretary of defense resorted to extraordinary measures. did you actually tell your subordinates to limit the amount of information they gave to the white house on military options available in libya? >> all i said was, i don't want any military plans or options going to the white house i haven't seen. >> i mean, you write it more bluntly. you say don't give the white house staff too much information on the military options. they don't understand it. >> pretty much. >> a little more blunt. you had concern about that. >> absolutely. >> about running military operations out of the white house. >> yeah, yeah. the experience that we had had with that in vietnam didn't wo

there is no doubt in the situation in libya, it is challenging. we have a government of national accord with who we could work and while in syria and iraq, w are continuing our coalition effor efforts. with the total number of fighters now estimated to be at its lowest for about two years. the iraqis security forces are steadily pushing. this week almost entirely clearing them. and in syria, our partners in the northeast and cut-off the main roots. we discuss migration of crisis. this does not directly affect the united states. in the uk, we maintained our borders and we continue to do so. we know this challenge poses to our friends and allies and to the continent of europe. this is the only challenge that could only tackle effectively. nato is helping to rejuvenate the number of migrants and barack obama and i have discussed how nato could not contribute to the eu efforts. we need to do more to break the model of business smugglers. we'll look at more we could do to strengthen our coast guards. barack obama and i would be discussing this further

isis is making a fortune now in libya. that was a hillary clinton deal. she wanted to go in, get rid of gadhafi. for what reason? look, he was a bad guy. saddam hussein was a bad guy. they had one thing in common. they killed terrorists, okay? we would have been better off if we never looked at the middle east for the last 15 years. >> let's get to another question. >> mr. trump, i have jamie eckman, registered republican, married, three kids. still undecided. >> my relative is a natural-born american in the military, deployed. his father and stepmother are undocumented citizens here in the -- undocumented people here in the united states for the last 25 years without any way of adjusting their status. if you're president, what will you do for those members that are the fabric of our country that have been here for 25 years

in february of 2011, egypt's next door neighbor libya also went up in flames. the country's dictator moammar gadhafi was cooperating with the u.s. since the invasion of iraq in 2003. many voices around the world were demanding he be removed from power. once again, the president's top military advisers counseled caution. when he sided with those that urged him to support the overthrow of gadhafi his secretarof defense resorted to extraordinary measures. did you actually tell your subordinates to limit the amount of information they gave to the white house on military options available in libya? >> all i said was, i don't want any military plans or options going to the white house i haven't seen. >> i mean, you write it more bluntly. you say don't give the white house staff too much information on the military options. they don't understand it. >> pretty much. >> a little more blunt. you had concern about that. >> absolutely. >> about running military operations out of the white house. >> yeah, yeah. the experience that we had had with that in vietnam didn't work

discussing how to help libya's government of national accord. it comes off u.s. president barack obama admitted his biggest mistake was failing to plan for libya after the fall of muammar ga daphne 2011. we have a report from tunis. >> reporter: libya's unity government has international political support. now it needs action, that's what this meeting is about. plan to this he reconstruction of a country ravage booed by five years of conflict. >> our objective is to bring pros pair toy, security to the libyan people. this meeting today is aim today try to focus how we can do that most effectively. >> reporter: in tripoli libyan politicians welcomed the italian foreign minister. the first senior western official to meet the new libyan administration since it moved to the capital. but it still is facing opposition from factions in tripoli and doesn't have the backing of the rival parliament in the eastern city of tobruk. if it's to win the confidence of the libyan people, it needs urgent financial aid. >> translator: as a result of the falling oil

. >>> one of libya's two arrival governments steps down for the sake of quote political unity." anger on the streets of peru as thousands protest against the daughter of a disgraced former president running for. what's app need to know what the owners are doing with your service. >>> frontrunners in the republican and democratic contests suffered defeat. bernie sanders picked up another win over hillary clinton. on the republican side, ted cruz won another against the businessman donald trump. cruz called it a turning point in the republican presidential race. kimberly halkett has the latest. >> reporter: it was a decisive victory for ted cruz in wisconsin defeating it frontrunner donald trump in the state's primary. it was a win cruz promised would change the course of the republican race for the white house. >> tonight was a bad night for hillary clinton. it was a bad night in the democratic primary, and it was an even worse night for her in the republican primary. we are winning because we are uniting the republican party. >> the cruz campaign claims the latest victory will p

libya's unity government is starting to get the support it desperately needs . on wednesday its prime minister arrived here in tripoli by boat, leading to hoax in the capital of the political deadlock could finally be broken. >> this is one that meeting people have been waiting for patiently -- libyan people have been waiting for patiently. reporter: the man tasked with living up to the expectations has an uphill battle ahead of him. on thursday, 10 cities in the west of the country also threw their support behind the u.n.-backed administration. but he barely set foot on a libyan soil for hardliners in the capital call him to either leave or surrender. since 2014, libya has been effectively ruled by 2 rival administrations, both of which opposed the new government. the third, based in truly, run by powerful militias. the third in an easton city internationally recognized. chaos has ravaged libya for five years, turning it into a breeding ground for the islamic state jihadists on the coast, making its stability at top priority for western leaders. we fully eligib

we went from mistakes in iraq to egypt to libya to president obama's line in the sand in syria. each of these actions have helped to throw the region into chaos and gave isis the space it needs to grow and prosper. very bad. it all began with a dangerous idea that we could make western democracies and countries that had no experience or interests in becoming a western democracy. we tore up what institutions they had and then were surprised at what we unleashed. sichl civil war, religious fanaticism, thousands of americans and just killed be lives, lives, lives wasted. horribly wasted. many trillions of dollars were lost as a result. the vacuum was created that eiss would fill. iran, too, would rush in and fill that void much to their really unjust enrichment. they have benefited so much so sadly for us. our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. no vision. no purpose. no direction. no strategy. today i want to identify five main weaknesses in our foreign policy. first, our resources are totally over extended. president obama has weakened our military by weakening our e

and trying to drive out terrorists inside of libya. and trying to make sure what could be a thriving society with a relatively small population and a lot of resources, this is not an issue where we should have to subsidize libya. they are much better positioned than some other countries that we have been helping. if they can just get their act together. we want to help find that technical assistance to get that done. plans for ground troops in libya. i don't think that is necessary. i don't think it would be welcomed by this new government. it would send the wrong signal. this is a matter of libyans coming together. what we can do is provide our expertise. what we can do is provide a roadmap for how they can get a -- basic services to their citizens and build up legitimacy. but i do think the area that wait if i sold -- isil is starting to get a foothold there. we are working not just with the libyan government but a lot of our international partners to make sure we are getting the intelligence we need. in some cases we are taking sil

we need to build up a functioning state in libya, which is anything but easy. that's why we're working so closely and with such commitment to strengthen the unity government and why we are cooperating internationally to bring about this goal and not have different goals. so basically let's look ahead. let's look at what we want to achieve. thts -- let's try and stabilize this country. it's not easy, not at all as you -- because they have a tribal structure in libra -- libya. they have a history, well, very much their own. they have a situation there on the ground that is such that stheff never had a national army, never had a functioning state as we know it. so that's, everything, all of these things come into the equation. we have to think of that when we fry to stabilize -- try to stabilize the country and strengthen the population and we do this together with the united states the the prime minister:: first, with respect to libya, i want to be very clear. i continue to believe that it was the right thing to do for us to interester vein as part of a u.n.-mand

. >>> one of libya's rival administrations appears to have reversed the decision to step down. so who is in charge now? gerald tan breaks it down. >> reporter: since the fall of long-time leader in libya, various entities have competed to exploit and fill the political vacuum. here is where we stand now. in the capitol tripoli is a self declared national government. the justice ministry announced on wednesday that this government was shorting down. but shortly after the leader threatened for prosecute any ministers who support the new government, the government of national accord. the prime minister arrived in tripoli underest court last week, and has moved to consolidate power, by winning the backing of the central bank, and the oil and investment authorities. but the gna does not have the support of the house of representatives, a parliament in the eastern city of tobruk. it was created following elections in 2014. it was recognizeded by the u.n. until last year. >> the house of representatives has to continue to arrange a meeting with all members of the parliament in order t

both men touching on the issues that still remain in libya. and on the issue of the complicated relationship, the president somewhat criticized mr. cameron in that. he says when i go back and i ask myself what went wrong, there is room for criticism because i had more faith in the europeans. heminister david cameron soon stopped paying attention becoming concerned with other things. >> they seem to be at pains to paper over any differences between the president and david cameron. cameron referring to him as barack with the british accent. another comment that i think will get attention in the eu from the president today is his comment that he sees relations in europe between the european countries as strained in european unity as strained. that is something that i think will get picked up a lot. it may be self-evident but something people will pay attention to. >> chuck todd was talking about that as well. flagging it just as you have. thank you so much. live for us in washington, d.c. i do have our panel here and it will be a short time. but

pass government -- libya's government is passed. the rival coalition currently controls the capital. andrew hitler yard explains. andrew -- andrew hilliard explains. andrew: leading to hope in the capital at the deadlock could finally be broken. >> this event is one the libyan people have been waiting for patiently, to correct a wrong and to solve libyans' suffering. andrew: the man tasked to living up to those expectations has an uphill bill ahead of him. he had barely set foot on libyan soil before hardliners running the capital told him to either leave or surrender. since 2014, libya has been effectively ruled by two rival administrations, both of which pose the new government. -- oppose the new government. chaos has ravaged libya for five years, turning it into a breeding ground for islam estate jihadists -- islamic state jihadists. we fully acknowledge the libyan government because it is and itsernment, leadership that will garner international support to bring about stability. leaders offering their help on his unity governmen

. >>> one of libya's rival administrations has backtracked on its decision to step down. the u-turn has left those in and outside of the country confused. so who is in charge now? >> reporter: since the fall of gadhafi, various entities have completed to exploit and fill the political vacuum. in the .capitol tripoli is a self declared government. the coalition is headed by this man and is supported by powerful militias. the justice minister on wednesday said it was stepping down, but now he is threaten prosecute any ministers who join the new government. the gna still does not have to support of the third administration, the house oprepresentatives, that's the parliament. that's meeting of the eastern city of tobruk, pushed owl of tripoli two years ago, it continues to claim legitimacy. it was recognized by the u.n. until last year. the u.n. envoy to libya says its support for the new government of national accord will be crucial. >> the house of representatives has to continue to arrange a meeting with all members of the parliament in order to endorse the government. it

in february of 2011, egypt's next door neighbor libya also went up in flames. the country's dictator moammar gadhafi was cooperating with the u.s. since the invasion of iraq in 2003. many voices around the world were demanding he be removed from power. once again, the president's top military advisers counseled caution. when he sided with those that urged him to support the overthrow of gadhafi his secretary of defense resorted to extraordinary measures. did you actually tell your subordinates to limit the amount of information they gave to the white house on military options available in libya? >> all i said was, i don't want any military plans or options going to the white house i haven't seen. >> i mean, you write it more bluntly. you say don't give the white house staff too much information on the military options. they don't understand it. >> pretty much. >> a little more blunt. you had concern about that. >> absolutely. >> about running military operations out of the white house. >> yeah, yeah. the experience that we had had with that in vietnam didn't wo

. >>> one of the two governments in libya is quote, standing aside to present more bloodshed. since 2014, libya has had two competing administrations, the one in tripoli backed by powerful militias and the other in the port city of tobruk. >> reporter: the is all smiles because he had managed to reach tripoli. but he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> tripoli must become again an international city. this will take some time, but we have all to push together. >> reporter: he was greeted with the news that a tripoli-based political group will step aside. but that isn't the only challenger. the one based in tobruk has repeatedly rejected the accord. this veteran politician has been tasked to the head gna. since he arrived he has been mostly confined to a naval base. but this is the first time libyans have reason to be optimistic after months of fighting that has reduced many cities to rubble and caused a power vacuum. >> translator: our main demand is for us to be like other countries. to have a government, security, and an army. we don't want militias. >> translat

in iraq and in libya right now where isis has a very dangerous foothold. and i think if you studied the whole history of american involvement in regime change, you see that quite often. >> secretary, we're going to let you respond. >> well, i -- i would just point out that there was a vote in the senate as to whether or not the united states should support the efforts by the libyan people to protect themselves against the threats, the genocidal threats coming from gadhafi and whether we should go to the united nations to seek security council support. senator sanders voted for that and that's exactly what we did. >> no. >> yes, we did. we went to the security council we got support of the security council and we then asked for support of our european allies. and this was a request because of the great fear of what chaos in syria would do to them. if you want to know what chaos does, not just to the people inside but the people on the borders, look at syria. nobody stood up to assad and removed him, and we have had a far greater disaster in syria than we ar

libya and end five years of conflict. >> still to come the later from rome, as the torture and killing of an italian student is ramped up, plus, to the courts from a group of pakistani film producers. of the top stories.reminder isil fighters have captured at least 300 people. the media says the workers are from the cement company near the town of dumer. the afghan taliban says it will negotiate with other western governments as well as improve it's relations the ever the government in kabul. and one of libya's private governments appeared to have reevessed an earlier position to step down, it is a severe blow to another administration in tripoli which is trying to assert it's power. prosecutors have opened an investigation into offer shore dealings following the panama papers leak. the latest on this, live al jazeera -- the president will be investigated what comes next? committed a crime by appearing in what was called the panama acres, let's not forget he was one of the five acting heads of state that appears in this tape in a company that apparently belonged to his father that was

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we never did it and not doing it in libya people that don't know what they're doing. but, you in know i have been saying the oil. i didn't want to say that either. i would like to get them by surprise. in our country with the system that we have, eventually you have to start saying what you would do. the problem is when you say that you are giving them a lot of ideas. >> but there is an implication to your policy and if i'm wrong in the implication, you need to tell me. for libya, example, when you say that i say if you are elected president, then you are going to send in american bombers and bomb useless to isis. would i be wrong in thinking that as a voter? >> maybe a little bit wrong. i try and take the oil fields but i will say i know exxon mobile. i know many of the great oil companies. they can get in there. it's amazing how quickly they can get that stuff. people private companies, you would have to send in american ground troops which i think you have to do anyway. >> zeal to bomb and we may have to do something but we have to bomb and have to get people in th

there's another, libya into italy. at least 5 team have been shot dead by guards at a detention center for refugees and migrants. security forces fired on a group of people trying to escape a camp. it holds thousands of migrants and refugees, stopped from travelling to europe across the mediterranean sea. mike is head of humanitarian response for action aid and joins me in the studio. i guess we have been focussing on turkey, greece, and not so much on libya, we have the stories coming out. how much do we know about the detention center in libya? >> we know very little. libya is a country in a great deal of turmoil, it has three competing governments, the rule of law is not strong and few people were outside visit the camps, what we have heard is worrying. we know that they are over crowded and the sorts of things that we see when it's overcrowded and outbreaks of diseases and the like and they are full of people living in fear. >> the migration from north africa, the middle east, has been going on for a while. a year

our actions in iraq, libya, and syria have helped unleash isis. and we're in a war against radical islam, but president obama won't even name the enemy, and unless you name the enemy, you will never, ever solve the problem. [applause] mr. trump: hillary clinton also refuses to say the words "radical islam," even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees coming into our country. after secretary clinton's failed intervention in libya, islamic terrorists in benghazi took down our consulate and killed our ambassador and three brave americans. then, instead of taking charge that night, hillary clinton decided to go home and sleep. incredible. clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse that was a total lie, proven to be absolutely a total lie. our ambassador was murdered and our secretary of state misled the nation. and, by the way, she was not awake to take that call at 3:00 in the morning. and now, isis is making millions and millions of dollars a week selling libya oil. and you know what? we don't blockade, we don't bomb, we don't do anything

special envoy to libya is all smiles. he's managed to reach the capital of typically to meet the unity government he helped form. he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> we all have to push together. >> martin was greeted with the new government that will step aside. the government based in group has consistently refused the g.n.a. veteran politician has been tasked to head the g.n.a. and the challenge to unite a fractured libya. he arrived in typically last week by sea because threats were made if he arrived by air. this his the first chance for libya to be optimistic after fighting that caused a power vacuum being exploited by armed fighters, including groups linked to isil. >> our main demand is to be like other countries, have government, security and an army. we don't want militias. we want a government of unity. we want an army, police, and stability. we want to state that can protect its borders. >> these simple demands are a major challenge for libya, which remains split between militias and other arm