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Left, but getting back to the stick side of things, mr. gadhafi has never hesitated to use the stick and he may bring out a few more before he goes. >> were showing our viewers, ben, some new video that you and your team just sent to huge crowds gathering there clearly. they are moving against gadhafi in very dramatic ways, but is that what were still seeing, a lot of people on a friday gathering and chanting anti-gadhafi slogans? >> reporter: oh, certainly. i mean, that seems to be the main act...

Intention, they find nothing here. this was the heart of the gadhafi regime in the east. its gates were blasted open during the final battle. the weapons used to defend it now a platform for chance against the former leader. and more posing for the camera. but the joy is genuine, say this is man. >> for this feeling, im like, like flying. like -- no one, no libyan can even come close to that door. so you can imagine that feeling. you have it here, inside. >> reporter: also genuine, hatred for th...

Has seen loss of life and could get much, much worse. wolf? >> ivan watson on the scene for us, were going to check back with you. thank you very much, and thank that woman as well. opposition forces now in control of some key cities in libya appear to be holding their ground, despite reports of mass killings, arbitrary arrests and the torture of some protesters. cnns senior correspondent ben wedeman is on the ground in benghazi, one of the first places to slip from the gadha gadhafis grip. ben,...

Expert on the middle east, professor fouad ali ahmed jama, the director of middle east studies at the johns hopkins schools of advanced international studies here in washington. fouad, how capable is moammar gadhafi of committing mass murder on his own people? >> well, lets quote moammar gadhafi himself. he said at one point, he said i am the man who built lib yeah, and i am the man who can destroy libya. this is complex, if you will, of this character. whats clear is libya is a house divided, a...

Benghazi residents fear to tread. >> this is like one of the places where like the most scariest places. and now its a museum for everybody. everybody left their houses just to come see whats going on. what is in here? >> beyond the blackened walls and shattered windows, there isnt much left to look at. smoke and flames still belch from some of the buildings in the compound, which also house the military command for eastern libya. the fire department isnt exactly rushing here to put out the flam...

Position, at least we can function. >> that was your rationalization because you were trying to help, even when you saw the brutality of the gadhafi regime. what has changed? >> what has changed, i see the mass killing of all the people in benghazi with the march for the freedom. then when i see the mercenaries killing our people. >> the mercenaries. >> the mercenaries killing our people. and we see our women screaming in the street, and i see that theres no distinguished between who they are ta...

>> i do. most of them in benghazi. benghazi liberated in the eastern part of libya, and i think everybody in tripoli stay the course. >> abdul, who is the woman who is standing next to you? >> that is my wife. >> does she want to say anything, ask her if she wants to say anything to our viewers? >> just everybody pray for all of these people. its really a frightening scene. >> abdul, good luck to you. good luck to you, your family. we wish all of you only best. thank goodness youre out of there,...

To break any aggression by the people, the armed people, and the time will come when all the ammunition warehouses will be open for the people to defend the country. i came here in order to greet you, greet your courage, and i tell you to repel them. moammar gadhafi is not a president, neither a king nor a head of state. neither any high position but the people love him because we are the glory with dignity. look, america, look. look to the libyan people. this is moammar gadhafi, among the libya...

Everybody about what was discussed in paris and discussing what resources will be used to the effort now. we do know from earlier statements that the prime minister has said that british jets such as the typhoon and torpedo would be used to prevent libyan ground forces and air forces from being used to attack benghazi. we have to see if there are more details coming out. >> atika shubert, thank you. >> lets get back to the french jets being fired on a military vehicle after the sanction of the n...

Can fight against the anti-gadhafi movement. on the carrot side apparently, according to libyan state tv, mr. gadhafi is offering every libyan family $400 an is also offering to raise state salaries by as much as 150%. obviously hes desperate to win some sort of public support, but from what we see here on the ground, certainly in eastern libya and here in benghazi where we saw thousands and thousands of people braving some very cold, wet and rainy weather to protest against the regime of moamma...