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Places where it ought not be. i want to go back to your statement you that said you didnt ever seriously consider arming private security experts. tell me why you ever considered it at all. >> we considered a whole range of issues. we knew that the insurgents fighting gadhafi needed support and what they were provided was air support, facilitated by the united states. the united states did not provide any private contractors to assist them. >> it was an e-mail that was from mr. blumenthal. an e-...

The government wants a cease-fire, and then he claims libyans can decide whether gadhafi stays or goes. those are his words. decide for yourself whether his governments actions say otherwise. joining us now, fred planken, and ann marie slaughter. she recently served as the director of policy planning. fred, earlier this evening, you heard loud explosions in tripoli. what is the latest at this hour? >> well, we have since then heard several loud explosions around the outskirts area of tripoli. th...

There. also, on the tunisian border, the rebels say theyve taken a border crossing there, thats the western part of libya. its very significant because it indicates that theyve gotten a foothold in the west of the country. there are tribes there for a long time that have been opposed to moammar gadhafi. it seems as though now they are back up and fighting gadhafis forces and have made some significant gains there. not a game changer yet as some people would say. however, its one more thing for g...

Mission. inevitably, theres going to be friction when you have 27 nations, some of whom are contributing in some ways and others in other ways, but all things considered, theyre learning as they go, theyre improving their abilities, and having u.s. drones will help. >> fred, just to switch gears for a second, today, you also spoke with the woman who barged into the aaa hotel a couple weeks ago and told a roomful of western journalists she had been raped by gadhafis forces. i want to play a bit o...

Keeping them honest, that wasnt the tone on the eve of the fight. >> blood will flow, river of blood in all of the cities of libya. we will never give up love yeah. we will fast for the last inch, to the last shot. >> gadhafi just weeks ago. shortly after that, his father called the opposition dogs and said to hunt them down behind every wall and show them no mercy, and no video. we dont know precisely where it was shot, but it claims to show just how they treat captured civilians. >> not fighte...

What they call a drop in air strikes. air strikes critical for the opposition forces, and the real progress they made. criticism is growing on turkey. there was some talk that the consulate in turkey today, there was going to be protest there. indeed turkeys been the target of frustration, growing criticism on the part of the rebels. >> reza sayah, thank you very much. well stay in touch with you. precisely what john mccain, lindsay graham, two senators, had warned about the other day when rober...

Snowy streets get cleared. union leaders in ohio are vowing to keep fighting a new law which limits the bargaining rights of state workers. they made their anger known at a protest in columbus as ohios governor was signing that new law. it prevents state workers unions from negotiating wages but not health care or other benefits. opponents of the new law say theyll force it to a voter referendum come november. turning now overseas, top administration officials are now indicating that the u.s...

>> reporter: too soon, some republicans say, with moammar gadhafis forces gaining ground and rebels fleeing. >> at a time when the gadhafi forces have literally tragically routed the anti-gadhafi forces, thats when we announce the united states is abdicating its leadership role and removing some of the most valuable assets that could be used to great effect. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, president obama has signed a secret presidential finding authorizing covert operations to help the rebe...

Longer engaged in any aerial bombardment of libyan targets to protects civilians. also, it looks like theres a significant dispute emerging between the obama administration on the one hand and nato secretary-general anders rasmussen on the other hand. rasmussen says flatly that the resolution does not authorize any arming of the rebels fighting gadhafis forces. the u.s. position is it may or may not. they certainly dont go as far as razz musing. dianne feinstein is with us. also denis kucinich...

Prominent figures, like lawyers, doctors, activists, they call themselves a transitional government and they too at this point appear to have the same objective. >> the main objective of the national council, it is the main objective of the libyan people, it is that of gadhafi and his regime. >> reporter: with the rebels pushing west, gaining momentum in territory, a libya without gadhafi appears more likely by the day, whether democracy will follow is far from clear. libya has long been a patch...