channeling weapons and money to rebel general khalifa haftar on the one hand sand or the un backed government of prime minister also raj on the other now all are pledging to uphold a un embargo but the 2 rivals declined even to meet in berlin and the un embargo has proven anything but durable in the past power struggle in libya to peace have a chance. and here to answer that question are our guests that is an independent journalist who regularly reports from northern africa has been based in both libya and tunis and he says to start a political dialogue we need less focus on half star and also raj and more on the trauma caused by 42 years of kentucky otherwise livia s in danger. splitting. and it s a pleasure to welcome our posner back to the show he s a political commentator for the daily newspaper did it and he says a weapons embargoed when a legitimate government is being attacked by rebel powers is wrong europe has betrayed the libyan government and its people. and it s a
Spreads to europe. The leader of a coup in the Central African country of burkina faso says he will hand back the government to the transitional government. He said it was doing this to remove the coup leaders and disarm his president ial guard. Handing over power to legitimate authorities or as it put it, face consequences. Our correspondent nicholas hak is in ouagadougo. This is what he told me. President ial forces returned to the capital. After avoiding a bloodbath because the chief of staff here warnlgd him if the president ial guards continued to file on the people he would take action and dez sending troops towards the capital, ouagadougo. Meanwhile people are taking to the streets to the main square by the military headquarters celebrating. Because to them the end of the coup could be the possibility of elections that are scheduled later this year. Well i had a chance to talk to mange chetto, and also with general dianderi really could stay in power at one stage. I dont know th
Group released a video showing the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians. Meanwhile, two different governments run libya, each with their own parliaments and armies. Will foreign governments intervene in libya again . We will speak to Vijay Prashad and sharif Abdel Kouddous. Plus, we will hear the latest on the al jazeera journalists released on bail in cairo. They await yet another trial in egypt. Then as greece rejects an extension of its european bailout, an antiausterity party called podemos is on the rise in spain. We will speak to the partys leader, Pablo Iglesias, who could become spains next Prime Minister. My country has three big problems inequality, unemployment and debt. The socialist party and the Popular Party my country, must do the best way without austerity. After five years, or even more six years, the situation is worse than before. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Egypt has opened a new
Will foreign governments intervene in libya again . We will speak to Vijay Prashad and sharif Abdel Kouddous. Plus, we will hear the latest on the al jazeera journalists released on bail in cairo. They await yet another trial in egypt. Then as greece rejects an extension of its european bailout, an antiausterity party called podemos is on the rise in spain. We will speak to the partys leader, Pablo Iglesias, who could become spains next Prime Minister. My country has three big problems inequality, unemployment and debt. The socialist party and the Popular Party my country, must do the best way without austerity. After five years, or even more six years, the situation is worse than before. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Egypt has opened a new front in the war against the Islamic State. On monday, egyptian warplanes bombed northeastern libya after cairo to vowed to avenge the killing of 21 Coptic Chris