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These elements that we would be concerned about in it. in fact i would doubt that any successor administration, successor regime to gadhafi could survive if it didnt have some of these folks in it. we have in the case -- ive talked to tom from human rights watch, a big advocate of the opposition council, convinced that there are many sincere and genuine human rights advocates on there. i told him personally unless they have got some thugs around them as well, i would worry about their ability to...

These activities come after the president signed a secret finding a few weeks ago that authorizes the cia to do this on the ground and its the start of what could be a potential way for them to actually arm the rebels. but the white house says it actually hasnt decided whether to provide direct arm support and theyre not even confirming the signing of this directive. so does the cia presence in libya mean were now engaged in a clandestine war. bob baer is a former cia officer and is author of th...

Make a neat, clean cutaway from these groups. >> bob baer, history has shown the enemy of our enemy is our friend policy never works out for the united states in the long run. >> no, there will be blowback from libya for a very long time. as steve said, the muslim brotherhood, if theres any organization that can bring it together, its them. and were going to expect them to be showing up a lot more. gadhafi emptied his prisons out and a lot of these people have run to benghazi and are joining the...

United states. >> very quickly, bob baer, when you hear this guy is able to ge away scot-free, essentially, does that set off any alarm bells in your head? >> no. i think he had been removed as intelligence chief. he didnt like gadhafis sons who didnt like him. gadhafi liked him, kept him around, so he was really wary of the regime early on. what id like to see is other defections following his and that would be the head of the major tribes. if they leave or go over to the rebels, gadhafi is don...

Parcel of every major decision gadhafi has made for years. former head of the intelligence. involved in everything. this is one of the closest members of the gadhafi close-knit kabal, if you will. for him to go is far more important than the skirmishes of the 50, 60 people we see moving from town back and forth and whether that matters or not. his defection is a signal about where the winds are blowing around gadhafi. i still think gadhafi is incredibly resilient and we should not underestimate ...

But they are allied with some of the youth leaders and some of the others that are part of the equation. so were not going to be able to make a neat, clean cutaway from these groups. >> bob baer, history has shown the enemy of our enemy is our friend policy never works out for the united states in the long run. >> no, there will be blowback from libya for a very long time. as steve said, the muslim brotherhood, if theres any organization that can bring it together, its them. and were going to ex...

A clandestine war. bob baer is a former cia officer and is author of the book "the company we keep." steve, there was a lot of briefings on the hill today and obviously the big focus for the obama administration and for a lot of hawks and a lot of questions on capitol hill is the search for gadhafi and getting gadhafi. heres an exchange between lindsey graham and secretary robert gates on that very issue. >> is gadhafi the legitimate leader of the libyan people in your eyes legally? and if hes n...

Sort it out, like bob baer said. but i dont think theres a way to look at a libyan opposition group that doesnt have some of these elements that we would be concerned about in it. in fact i would doubt that any successor administration, successor regime to gadhafi could survive if it didnt have some of these folks in it. we have in the case -- ive talked to tom from human rights watch, a big advocate of the opposition council, convinced that there are many sincere and genuine human rights advoca...

That operatives are gathering intelligence and aiding the rebels as part of sort of a shadow force in libya. these activities come after the president signed a secret finding a few weeks ago that authorizes the cia to do this on the ground and its the start of what could be a potential way for them to actually arm the rebels. but the white house says it actually hasnt decided whether to provide direct arm support and theyre not even confirming the signing of this directive. so does the cia prese...

There, but he is a storehouse of intelligence about who matters, who doesnt, where they tilt and who gadhafi has either so seduced or so threatened so that gadhafi can continue to operate without real concern. because one of the questions is why arent one of these guys turning a gun on him. >> on gadhafi, right. >> and theyre all worried about themselves. but this is a huge boost for the united states. >> very quickly, bob baer, when you hear this guy is able to ge away scot-free, essentially, d...