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His family were there. for his part, the reported gadhafi claimed his departure from the facility was, quote, a tactical move. speaker gave no clues about gadhafis location, but said he has toured tripoli and does not believe the city is in danger. in a separate interview, libyan information minister said the regime can survive for months and probably years and that gadhafi loyalists will turn tripoli into, his words, a death trap for the opposition. this all weeks of baghdad bob. remember him? ...

Exiles werent particularly reliable. we havent had an embassy there for that long. its a totalitarian estate. people are afraid to talk. and then you had this inner circle, you know, among his sons, its a question of -- i think theyre deminted, all of them. so getting inside gadhafis head has never been easy, and theres never been a military that the cia could penetrate and figure out whats going on because gadhafi eviscerated it. so we are dealing with very much in a black hole, and a very unpr...

To have a different conversation with the world than hes currently having. in terms of intelligence terms, ive heard you say libya is a black hole. what do you mean? >> its a black hole because it was very, very difficult to collect intelligence, and we tried very hard over the years, going back to 69 and the libyan exiles werent particularly reliable. we havent had an embassy there for that long. its a totalitarian state. people are afraid to talk. contacts with libya were with one man, who was...

Circle, you know, among his sons, its a question of -- i think theyre deminted, all of them. so getting inside gadhafis head has never been easy, and theres never been a military that the cia could penetrate and figure out whats going on because gadhafi eviscerated it. so we are dealing with very much in a black hole, and a very unpredictable man who is tired and is getting worse by the day. >> bob, if youre saying the idea of him retreating to the desert and fomenting a civil yar or insurgency,...

We all remember that amazing scene when our forces flushed out saddam from his spider ole and he came out without firing a shot. he came out saying im saddam hussein, im the president of iraq and im willing to negotiate. the same may be true of gadhafi and his children. these are not people bred to fight and die. you never fight and die if you have massive accounts and bank accounts overseas. you go and unite with the funds and the wealth you plundered. >> well have more with ben and jill and fo...

Shot. he came out saying im saddam hussein, im the president of iraq and im willing to negotiate. the same may be true of gadhafi and his children. these are not people bred to fight and die. you never fight and die if you have massive accounts and bank accounts overseas. you go and unite with the funds and the wealth you plundered. >> well have more with ben and jill and fouad in a moment. quick reminder, live chat is up and running right now at ac360.com. up next. horror stories from america...

Horror stories from americans who finally got out of libya. they were stuck on that ferry. guns crackling all around them. youll hear directly from them. later, inside gadhafis mind. as close as we can get. rare perspective from a man who is by his side for years, worked as a translator for gadhafi. i talked to him about what that was like and how he says he was constantly living in fear. well also talk to a former cia officer with sources in the intelligence community in libya and hell tell u...

Scene when our forces flushed out saddam and he came out without firing a shot. he came out saying im saddam hussein, im the president of iraq and im willing to negotiate. the same may be true of gadhafi and his children. these are not people bred to fight and die. you never fight if you have massive bank accounts overseas. you unite with the funds and the wealth you plundered. >> well have more with ben and jill and fouad in a moment. live chat is up and running. up next. horror stories from ...