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The president had to say. do you think thats really a political attack or serious concern that might give other auto kratz in the region comfort as well? >> well, i dont really think that that particular sentence that senator mccain referred to really was intended the way he suggested. by imposing the way the president suggested -- by imposing a no-fly zone and attacking gadhafis ground forces from the air, this is precisely what president obama is doing, is to prevent the 1991 disaster john mcc...

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Everything to the east of which would be in rebel control, everything to the west of which would be under gadhafis rule. back to you, alex. >> okay, thank you very much, people have been killed in violence rocking a seaside mediterranean city. the victims include security forces and residents. and this amateur video obtained by the associated press was allegedly shot on friday in which it shows protesters trying to topple a statue of former president haf ecez. in yemen, saleh is warning of a c...

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Much resistance today it would seem in the east. however, a different situation in the west? >> reporter: well, thats right. in the west they are -- the main problem in the west is that gadhafi is desperate to take that town of misrata. the only rebel-held town, his forces have been trying to encircle it, squeeze it off, cut off water from the people of misrata for about two or three weeks now. it really intensifies the fight, moving tanks and troops from the west along the coast. thats not far....

Air strikes and take out tanks or troops yesterday. simply the sound of the airplanes seemed to have the positive effect on the ground and stop the shelling. but again, its cat and mouse today. its a fluid situation. both the rebels and pockets of pro-gadhafi forces are in misrata. so what looks like is happening is that in the east youve got gadhafi now probably trying to buin o consolidate his rule there. misrata is really the only major town thats not in his control. even pulling back troops ...

>> yeah. but, colonel, with our technology, with our satellite technology, with our precision accuracy of the cruz missiles and the stealth capability that we have, this has got to be viewed as a serious blow, is it not, strategically, to gadhafis army? >> it certainly is. and it will prevent them from making any further advances on the rebels, but in order for the rebels to take back what they have already lost, it means that even with the no fly zone the rebels are going to have to get, a, a l...