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particularly in benghazi it wasn't necessarily the case in the west needed to intervene the tool but in intervening in this is. the democratic initiative from the libyan people they interfered with the struggle for leadership that struggle for the future battle of ideas for the future of libyan society which is necessary in the civil war to really unify and get here individuals so that they can so that they can bring about change which actually reflects their will rather than what the west nato in particular thinks is the best way towards a society the west has now moved on to other things i think. there's been a lot of turmoil in libya over the last few months and we've heard very little from . people who were very vocal last year so david cameron after the death of gadhafi said this is the opportunity for the libyan people to forge a strong democratic future and i'm very proud of the way that britain has played a role in this but now there is silence. from david cameron from obama from hillary clinton from william hague foreign secretary in the day people don't want to talk about i
particularly in benghazi it wasn't necessarily the case in the west needed to intervene the tool but in intervening in this is. the democratic initiative from the libyan people they interfered with the struggle for leadership that struggle for the future battle of ideas for the future of libyan society which is necessary in the civil war to really unify and get here individuals so that they can so that they can bring about change which actually reflects their will rather than what the west nato...
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was interrupted by western intervention and i think that that is very problematic i mean certainly benghazi have already declared themselves pretty much as semi autonomous and whether or not the results of these elections will be respected by councils in the east and in the self very much open for question i mean you can tell that now by by the damage that's been done to the electoral commission boxes i mean the small number of people who are doing these saying alike see the ballot papers and causing the protests at the moment but you can certainly tell that you know things could really light up and you could see very quickly. a second revolution obviously in uprising depending you look at it does worst case scenario post this election is there any reason to be cheerful the going to bright side here. i think that the reason to be cheerful is that i mean first since gadhafi we've had the national transitional council headed by mr padilla you who was cherry picked effectively by the west because they saw him as someone fit to do business with at least following the election will be in a situa
was interrupted by western intervention and i think that that is very problematic i mean certainly benghazi have already declared themselves pretty much as semi autonomous and whether or not the results of these elections will be respected by councils in the east and in the self very much open for question i mean you can tell that now by by the damage that's been done to the electoral commission boxes i mean the small number of people who are doing these saying alike see the ballot papers and...
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here is what libyan style democracy looks like armed groups calling for more autonomy stormed a benghazi polling station last sunday. in lists and ballots ablaze renewed tribal clashes broke out in libya's city of this past week alone saw the deaths of nearly fifty people with hundreds wounded and when members of a local militia seized libya's biggest international airport in broad daylight last month security forces simply stood by and watched they vary in size from gangs guarding neighborhoods to small de facto armies like the one ins in taunton which still holds libya's most famous prisoner saif al islam when international criminal court staffers tried to visit gadhafi son they too were seized and held captive for nearly four weeks justice militia style may prove to be the biggest obstacle to whatever government libyans elect some groups are boycotting saturday's vote while others aligned with various political parties a dangerous trend that could deep in existing divisions secularists islamicists even former members of al qaida are among the nearly four thousand people vying for a se
here is what libyan style democracy looks like armed groups calling for more autonomy stormed a benghazi polling station last sunday. in lists and ballots ablaze renewed tribal clashes broke out in libya's city of this past week alone saw the deaths of nearly fifty people with hundreds wounded and when members of a local militia seized libya's biggest international airport in broad daylight last month security forces simply stood by and watched they vary in size from gangs guarding...
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in the north while boycotts shootings and abductions have affected voting all across the country in benghazi where last year's uprising began protesters this morning papers decried the vote as a shadow over three thousand seven hundred vying for seats in parliament are predicted to be dominated by islamists today less than a year since more michael duffy was executed by a crowd of revolutionaries it seems the country is more divided than ever former rebel commanders and tribal chiefs fight for power all across the libya with little hope that elections will stop the violence as artie's lucy catherine for quotes. this is the new libya political parties are now free to operate across the country . so too are countless armed groups they one spot to oust moammar gadhafi from power today it is they who are in control that tag militias who answer only to their own commanders have grown more powerful than the biggest police and army militia which martin we must put limits on these militias because they are dividing the country and they are why libya is going to decay almost one year after a meal upr
in the north while boycotts shootings and abductions have affected voting all across the country in benghazi where last year's uprising began protesters this morning papers decried the vote as a shadow over three thousand seven hundred vying for seats in parliament are predicted to be dominated by islamists today less than a year since more michael duffy was executed by a crowd of revolutionaries it seems the country is more divided than ever former rebel commanders and tribal chiefs fight for...
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. >> reporter: ear erin, the biggest concern election day will be security especially in benghazi where a small but vocal group of federalists have been calling for a boycott of the vote and demanding more representation in the national congress. their protests turned violent at times this week. for decades, the eastern part of the country, the city of benghazi, was marginalized by moammar gadhafi and many feel yet again they're being marginalized and sidelined by the government here in tripoli. all eyes will be on the east tomorrow, on the city of benghazi, where the majority of people are saying they're going to go out and vote and will not let anyone disrupt their big day. erin? >> thanks. >>> all right, our fifth story out front. when flights are fuller than ever, the airline industry relies on regional carriers to fly half of its routes and outsources 71% of its maintenance. are the airlines cutting corners at the cost of safety and is anybody watching over them? out front tonight, william mcgee, author of attention all passengers, a former consumer advocate at the u.s. department
. >> reporter: ear erin, the biggest concern election day will be security especially in benghazi where a small but vocal group of federalists have been calling for a boycott of the vote and demanding more representation in the national congress. their protests turned violent at times this week. for decades, the eastern part of the country, the city of benghazi, was marginalized by moammar gadhafi and many feel yet again they're being marginalized and sidelined by the government here in...
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they were able to take over benghazi, then you can reply them. in syria you have this very small country, lots of people and a very strong army. notice the syrian rebels, my heart goes out to them obviously but they've not been able to hold a city for more than a day or two. there's not a part of the country that they actually hold as a base from which they could be resupplied or something. so this was... this would involve very significant military force and the question is are we really up for that that? are we up for getting involved in what is possibly a very messy conflict for a while and if we are, frankly, it's not the russians that are stopping us, it's our own inhibitions. >> jon: should we be up for it? this does have the potential... it already suzuki s a great humanitarian crisis and a tragedy but we could be talking about slaughter for years in a real... >> i would be... i'd like to see us push other ways and i'd like to see us tighten the noose around assad's neck in other ways, sanctions, things like that. the military option is no
they were able to take over benghazi, then you can reply them. in syria you have this very small country, lots of people and a very strong army. notice the syrian rebels, my heart goes out to them obviously but they've not been able to hold a city for more than a day or two. there's not a part of the country that they actually hold as a base from which they could be resupplied or something. so this was... this would involve very significant military force and the question is are we really up...
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but in the city of benghazi and surrounding cities in the east there was some disruption to the voting. some attacks by pro federalism protesters. those are protesters in the eastern part of the country where moammar gadhafi marginalized them for decades. they still feel that they are being sidelined by the central government here in tripoli and they want more representation and many of those pro federalists have called for a boycott all of the vote, although a good turnout of voters in most polling centers in benghazi there are reports on some of these polling centers and some acts of sabotage. we will learn more about this later on in the day. >> final question for you, how will the election of the transitional government work? >> well, what is going to happen now, is 200 libyans will be elected into this national congress and they have about 30 days to name a prime minister for this transitional government who will have to put together a cabinet. they have a long list of issues, gary, to deal with, starting with security. people's expectations are really high. many here feel that th
but in the city of benghazi and surrounding cities in the east there was some disruption to the voting. some attacks by pro federalism protesters. those are protesters in the eastern part of the country where moammar gadhafi marginalized them for decades. they still feel that they are being sidelined by the central government here in tripoli and they want more representation and many of those pro federalists have called for a boycott all of the vote, although a good turnout of voters in most...
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lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then the next day we see another. i can't make my decision until election day. >> none of which means anything to this man. he has no faith that an elected government will rein in the armed men who kidnapped him in tripoli last week and tortured his son to death. the family supported qaddafi but this wasn't revenge, he say, the murderers simply wanted to steal the family farm. >> for this reason they killed my son. for this reason try to kill me. for this reason they are going to kill me again. they will try, i know it. >> reporter: democracy won't curb the militia men who spearhead
lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then...
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in benghazi, tensions at police stations are high, and there have been calls for a boycott by those who say the assembly would be dominated by candidates from tripoli. >> we do not want anybody, either government or congress, to run our business. we want to run our business ourselves. >> security is perhaps the biggest issue in this election. libya is awash with guns, and many of the heavily armed militias who control vast suedes of the country have yet to stand down or hand over their weapons to what is, after all, a weak central government. >> there are concerns there could be more election violence in some parts of the country. >> in other news, protests in pakistan are continuing. about 200 protesters held a rally in islamabad after friday prayers. nor also protests in karachi where an estimated 500 people took to the streets. election officials in mexico have confirmed the winner of sunday's election. the victory with 38% of the vote will restore the country's traditional party of power after a gap of 12 years. in china today, police are reporting they have eliminated two major chi
in benghazi, tensions at police stations are high, and there have been calls for a boycott by those who say the assembly would be dominated by candidates from tripoli. >> we do not want anybody, either government or congress, to run our business. we want to run our business ourselves. >> security is perhaps the biggest issue in this election. libya is awash with guns, and many of the heavily armed militias who control vast suedes of the country have yet to stand down or hand over...
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alex crawford of our british part near sky news is in the eastern city of benghazi tonight. >> reporter: extra troops have been brought in to beng as any the east of the country to ensure that the first democratic vote in libya goes ahead as planned. this is the fire power which many in the city think is needed to ensure voting can be done safely here. and the celebrations about their first taste of democracy have already begun. many proudly displaying the voting colors they'll use. >> it a great day for me, because we have, we had victory. >> it's a turning point in the history of libya. >> reporter: but many other are hugely excited about voting for the first time and have been enthusiastically learning what's involved with streeting and how to run an election. who is likely to win and which party will dominate the new congress is far from clear, especially in the absence of pollsters. the justice and development party is closely linked to the islamic fundamentalist group, the muslim brotherhood which triumphed in neighboring egypt but was banned under qaddafi. they want the new libya
alex crawford of our british part near sky news is in the eastern city of benghazi tonight. >> reporter: extra troops have been brought in to beng as any the east of the country to ensure that the first democratic vote in libya goes ahead as planned. this is the fire power which many in the city think is needed to ensure voting can be done safely here. and the celebrations about their first taste of democracy have already begun. many proudly displaying the voting colors they'll use....
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the final tally is not expected for days, but initial results from tripoli and benghazi show an emergent leave for the coalition led by jabril, the former prime minister of the rebel government. the muslim brotherhood is in second place. syria now and international peace envoy kofi annan says he has agreed to a new approach with president bashar assad to ending what assad himself has called all-out war in the country. kofi annan describes the latest round of talks as positive, but there has been no the escalation on the part of the syrian regime. >> army tanks continue to shell opposition stronghold on monday, with reports of more than 30 people killed. and in a rare television interview, the increasingly isolated syrian leader lashed out at the international community and accused some foreign governments of trying to overthrow his government by backing terrorists. >> kofi annan's third meeting with the syrian president was a brief one, but as the u.n. special envoy returned to his hotel, he had optimistic words for the waiting reporters. annan said the talks had been a "candid and const
the final tally is not expected for days, but initial results from tripoli and benghazi show an emergent leave for the coalition led by jabril, the former prime minister of the rebel government. the muslim brotherhood is in second place. syria now and international peace envoy kofi annan says he has agreed to a new approach with president bashar assad to ending what assad himself has called all-out war in the country. kofi annan describes the latest round of talks as positive, but there has...
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of protesters and militia man have raided the office of libya's electoral commission in the city of benghazi trashing equipment and voting paperwork armed men seeking autonomy for the region are believed to be behind me attack just days before the country's first general election after the fall of moammar gadhafi activist and analysts who can chandan says it's just a sign of how far libya is in real reality from democracy. the elections are about to come about in libya in a few days but i don't think it's a sign of any democratic progress in libya because all indicators which should be there which will lead to. a healthy democracy will be taking place are absent so what we have is the relative persecution of women's rights relative to what happened in the gadhafi persecution of all dark skin libyans who are being persecuted on the basis that they are loyal by it by by dint of the pigmentation of the skin to gadhafi we have intertribal warfare girl or we have four hundred militias all across libya there is no there's no law and order there's no security so this is this is far from any basis o
of protesters and militia man have raided the office of libya's electoral commission in the city of benghazi trashing equipment and voting paperwork armed men seeking autonomy for the region are believed to be behind me attack just days before the country's first general election after the fall of moammar gadhafi activist and analysts who can chandan says it's just a sign of how far libya is in real reality from democracy. the elections are about to come about in libya in a few days but i don't...
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hersry tbefriendad there was a guy in benghazi at the tm, country fell to the rebels very quickly, and the rest do not. the rebels tried to go up the road to take tripoli and the others from gaddafi's nwavte t they are probably the most useless guerrilla army i have ever come cries across. they were rubbish. they were mostly teacherand doctors and things like that. they had never picked up weapons before. th didn'know how to fire them. i ca acss b wod a bit is missing from my weapon. i said which bit is that? i said so what are you going to do and he saidi will wait until the bitcm. hed m 17. then i heard myself say, does your mother know you are here? [laughter] he said yes, and she's very proud of me. i said she won't bevry oui nobtt thitsiro y thernot great. they were getting pushed back down towards and hanlon said he would fihtouseyu. after people said that he was prepared to die as a martyr, he w ingttru tht he meant it. i think if the intervention hadn't come, it would've been a huge refugee exodus to egypt. i think he would probably have a war going on to this a then, of course
hersry tbefriendad there was a guy in benghazi at the tm, country fell to the rebels very quickly, and the rest do not. the rebels tried to go up the road to take tripoli and the others from gaddafi's nwavte t they are probably the most useless guerrilla army i have ever come cries across. they were rubbish. they were mostly teacherand doctors and things like that. they had never picked up weapons before. th didn'know how to fire them. i ca acss b wod a bit is missing from my weapon. i said...
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the worst to hit the region in seventeen years as cause an upward of four billion rubles in damage to benghazi ot moscow. more of the world's top stories for you now six masked gunmen on motorbikes in the start up opened fire on a house where police officers and prison staff resided at least nine died and three others were wounded the gunman then escaped on their vehicles the country's top about it says it's behind the violence in the bench with the police torture fighters in training. so side bomber has killed at least ten people in the others capital in a targeted attack on training police dozens more were wounded one day bomber blew himself up in a crowd of cadets as they left their classes no group has yet to measure their time but al qaeda activity has been growing in the political turmoil that followed last year's uprising. also ongoing chile as demonstrations demand more of a share of the country's crop of police used tear gas and water cannons to break up crowds of students who say education is being squeezed while profits are drained by the metal industries foreign owners miners later
the worst to hit the region in seventeen years as cause an upward of four billion rubles in damage to benghazi ot moscow. more of the world's top stories for you now six masked gunmen on motorbikes in the start up opened fire on a house where police officers and prison staff resided at least nine died and three others were wounded the gunman then escaped on their vehicles the country's top about it says it's behind the violence in the bench with the police torture fighters in training. so side...
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three hundred armed protesters have reportedly storms the united nation office and leave a city of benghazi destroying computers and burning verging material outside the incident comes just days before the country's first direct pull for congress which will be targeted to oversee a new government once elected but activist and journalist succumbed to chandan says there's little sign of a democratic process the elections are about to come about in libya in a few days but i don't think it's a sign of any democratic progress in libya because all indicators which should be there which would lead to you know that a healthy democracy would be taking place are absent so what we have is that is the relative persecution of women's rights relative to what happened in the gadhafi persecution of all dark skin libyans who are being persecuted on the basis that they are loyal by and by but by dint of the pigmentation of this skin to gadhafi we have tribal warfare girl or we have four hundred militias all across libya there is no there's no law and order there's no security and so this is this is far from
three hundred armed protesters have reportedly storms the united nation office and leave a city of benghazi destroying computers and burning verging material outside the incident comes just days before the country's first direct pull for congress which will be targeted to oversee a new government once elected but activist and journalist succumbed to chandan says there's little sign of a democratic process the elections are about to come about in libya in a few days but i don't think it's a sign...
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stations in the north and east boycotts shootings and even abductions marred voting across the country in benghazi where last year's our pricing started protesters burned ballots and decried the vote as a sham you know more than one hundred polling stations failed to open early reports put the voter turnout at sixty percent one man is thought to have been killed when militias protesting the elections clashed with voters in the country's restive east today less than a year since market aki was executed by a crowd of revolutionaries it seems libya is more divided than ever parties lucy cavanagh reports. this is the. new libya political parties are now free to operate across the country. so too are countless armed groups they once fought to oust moammar gadhafi from power today it is they who are in control red tag militias who answer only to their own commanders have grown more powerful than libya's police and army. we must put limits on these militias because they are dividing the country. into decay almost one year after a nato backed uprising ended gadhafi is rule libyans are taking to the polls
stations in the north and east boycotts shootings and even abductions marred voting across the country in benghazi where last year's our pricing started protesters burned ballots and decried the vote as a sham you know more than one hundred polling stations failed to open early reports put the voter turnout at sixty percent one man is thought to have been killed when militias protesting the elections clashed with voters in the country's restive east today less than a year since market aki was...
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in libya under the previous regime tripoli in the west were dominant now what's going on is that the benghazi based rebels feel that they have they believe they have won now and they're either going to try to dominate the west the way that they were dominated during the khadafi era or they're going to break away entirely and follow the model of south sudan and to try to declare independence and we've already seen that with this because he has some of the drape things of a kroto state kind of like an iraqi kurdistan with its own flag and so on what you would practically is a civil war that's carried out at the ballot box where different sects and tribes are running candidates against one another and trying to dominate their countrymen that way that's not a recipe for democracy if they're she just not ready. the deadline for june in the sand his extradition to sweden as ordered by britain's highest court expired this saturday the whistleblower remains at the ecuadorian embassy in london where british police have no jurisdiction he's currently awaiting a decision on his asylum request to the sou
in libya under the previous regime tripoli in the west were dominant now what's going on is that the benghazi based rebels feel that they have they believe they have won now and they're either going to try to dominate the west the way that they were dominated during the khadafi era or they're going to break away entirely and follow the model of south sudan and to try to declare independence and we've already seen that with this because he has some of the drape things of a kroto state kind of...