and is no longer attacking protesters. they ve been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league ober force is a sudden and east commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omaral bashir, a man wanted for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team told reuters that things were calm and there were no clashes which has seen some of the deadliest violence. he said the situation seems reassuring. he said some places looked a bit of a mess but there was nothing frightening. nothing frightening. that is not what we have been hearing from people in and around homes for months and not what you will hear from a reporter that snuck into that city and returned. the footage he took is very disturbing. we re going to show you that in a moment as well. there s other video from homes to show you, but before
supporters cheering after the speech. but in the second city of ben georgia ee, a different picture. al jazeera showing people throwing shoes at their television screens in contempt. and much of the eastern part of libya is reportedly out of gadhafi s control. they are taking the side of protesters there and giving the people weapons. the interior minister joined the deif he canors. he urged the rest of gadhafi s army to join the libyan people. united nations security council convened and issued a statement condemning use of violence and calling those responsible for attacks to be held accountable. it is unclear what leverage anyone has over gadhafi. one world leader who admits having spoken with him today is the man spotted here last spring kissing his ring, italian prime minister silvio better lus coney.
they are taking the side of protesters there and giving the people weapons. the interior minister joined the deif he canors. he urged the rest of gadhafi s army to join the libyan people. united nations security council convened and issued a statement condemning use of violence and calling those responsible for attacks to be held accountable. it is unclear what leverage anyone has over gadhafi. one world leader who admits having spoken with him today is the man spotted here last spring kissing his ring, italian prime minister silvio better lus coney. they said he talked by phone but gave no other details. the ambassador to the un suggested imposing a no fly zone over libya. the arab league today reprimanded gadhafi and suspended libya s participation