Including Gadhafi News Today

>> today i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, americas war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for ou...

>> there are two versions of events. the first version of events is that there was a convoy moving around sirte early this morning. sirte, of course, gadhafis hometown. that convoy was hit by a nato strike and the people involved in that convoy were killed, including gadhafi. >> nato is confirming that strike? >> nato is confirming that a strike took place but no information about who exactly was in the convoy. the initial reports early this morning, when we first started to go with the story, w...

this 2009 speech at the u.n. was typical. >> translator: we are not committed to obey the rules or resolutions of the councils with this information because it is undemocratic -- >> reporter: what was supposed to be a 15-minute talk ram balanced on more than 90 minutes. but while he sometimes appeared a clown on the world stage, his actions were often deadly. in the mid-80s he funneled money and weapons to support the palestine liberation organizations fight against israel. the irish r...

else from the cnn team and other networks from around the world who gathered over the last few weeks to report on the libya story from the rixos hotel, that last bash of pro-gadhafi control in the libyan capital, they are now free. they are driving through the streets of tripoli headed to a safer location. they were running out of food, they were running out of water. hopefully -- well, hopefully theyll be able to have a regular meal, call their loved ones, have a glass of water, take ...

fighting to the finish. the war wages on in parts of tripoli where gadhafi loyalists continue to hold out. hello. im here at the cnn center. welcome to our viewers in the united states and right around the world of our special coverage of the crisis in libya. rebels say he was in their custody. but just hours ago, saif islam, the son of moammar gadhafi spoke outside a hotel in tripoli and his message was clear. the government remains in control of the libyan capital. >> translator: t...

Medieval siege. some 1,200 people have been rescued by an international aid group and president obama has written a joint opinion piece with the leaders of france and britain calling for a transition from dictatorship. the leaders say, "for that transition to succeed, colonel gadhafi must go and go for good." our cnn national security contributor fran townsend joins us by phone. fran was a member of the cia external advisory committee and she visited high-ranking libyan officials, including gadh...

You had a chance to see what gadhafi was like, how he operates. this former congressman is going. what do they do? do they walk him up and, you know, introduce him? how does that work? >> reporter: well, representative curt weldon was this nch after the turnover of weapons in libya. i suspect what is publicly reported that weldon was actually invited. weldon made sure he is not representing the state department or the administration but going as a private citizen. he has laid out publicly what h...

The middle east has a goal of a world revolution, muslim fundamentalist revolution which is targeted on many of his own arab compatriots. >> reporter: after years of minor skirmishes between u.s. and libyan aircraft, gadhafi turned into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vee eniienna then a disco frequented by americans all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at serve cynthia this evening eastern time air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes against the...

He sold his former marital home to a business associate from kazakhstan who strangely paid several million pounds more than the asking price. his links with prominent libyans, some like saif gadhafi, which he met at governments request. but has met with questionable figures there. five months ago he hosted a lunch at buckingham palace for el materi, son-in-law of tunisian president. british diplomats were said to be horrified. they regarded him as beyond the pale. its his links to this man, amer...

She considers lorne michaels, head of snl, to be a father figure. people are speculating she sent this e-mail to lorne michaels saying how upset she was that he allowed miley cyrus to take this dig at her. >> it was a charlie sheen and kind of a -- a charlie sheen and lindsay lohan there. >> hosting various train wrecks, including gadhafi. >> lindsay has bigger concerns other than snl, so get over it. an update from the story yesterday. phil collins said he was retiring because in healthwise h...