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Who are suspicious they could be some of the alleged mercenaries that moammar gadhafi has hired to conduct his campaign of opposition in libya, worried about reprisal attacks being carried out even if they had nog to do with the alleged mercenaries. >> once the refugees make it to tunisia, is there enough food and water and medical equipment there to help them? >> weve seen that effort improve dramatically over the last week with united nations stepping in making a tent city a transit camp with ...

Backfires for a key u.s. ally. a group of british special forces soldiers and a diplomat were reportedly dropped off in the cover of night by helicopter. they were captured and briefly detained by angry rebel leaders, sources tell cnn. they were caught with weapons, reconnaissance equipment and multiple passports according to the guardian newspaper. britains foreign secretary called them all diplomats and had to face a grill on the floor of parliament. >> last week i authorized the dispatch of a...

Again. we just dont know. but its clear that theyve got some way to monitor that. >> i think it goes all the way back, the cia director came out and said we have information that mubarak may leave tonight. it turned out he was quoting press reports. it was very unfortunate. it underscores the fact he doesnt have a lot of assets on human intelligence. >> diplomats got out of dodge. they left for understandable reasons. >> not forget the mistake gadhafi is shall we say not a rational man. >> each ...

Brink of stoking new violence against muslims. anger and anticipation are building before controversial hearings this week on islamic extremism in america. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." libya centering the fourth week of whats now a full-fledged civil war. moammar gadhafis forces are claiming new gains in their pounding of rebel-held cities. gadhafi maintaining a tight grip on the capital of tripoli, and the opposition appears to be holding out to benghazi in the east, but ther...

Want to go it alone. u.s. officials want and really need the legal justification that only comes with the united nations issuing a resolution. american military leaders have been asked so often what will you do about libya that its become an inside joke. but the range of options is serious, from no-fly zones to more intense intrusions. >> no option has been removed from the table, but ground troops is not sort of top of the list at this point. >> in a former defense secretary even a no-fly zone ...

Oust him. gas prices soaring in american consumers and businesses are feeling is the pinch. what will it mean for the still struggling u.s. economy? plus, a controversial congressional hearing on muslim americans and radicalization. some are comparing it to a witch hunt. well hear from the lawmakerer behind it. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the eyes of the world are on libya right now. were following the lat...

Forward. they have to problem not only to their own people but to the international community that they are capable of governing, that they would be capable of bringing about a democratic government in this country. but they also realize that they are still dealing with a very chaotic situation bearing in mind that most of the people who are involved in the opposition leadership have very little experience actually governing or putting together the type of democratic government that they are try...

To do about the forces, the ground forces that are really doing the killing. the planes dont seem to be doing that much damage compared to whats going on on the ground. >> makes a fair point. >> makes an excellent point. people need to understand that an american intervention does not necessarily mean an invasion, and it does not necessarily mean the use of -- of heavy-handed american methods. we should consider -- we fought a proxy war with gadhafi in 1997, the so-called toyota war where gadhaf...

United states and its allies on a no-fly zone. joining us now the well-known diplomatic troubleshooter bill richardson, the former new mexico governor and the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and former energy secretary. mr. ambassador, thanks very much for coming. you want to be called ambassador or governor. what do you like? >> call me bill, after traveling together in north korea, you can call me anything you like. >> well talk about that on another owe case. libya right now. somebody at s...

That those regimes are more open, but what will it say to wobblers, people on the fence, if americas friends in a time of crisis, they go down and americas enemies come out stronger. >> you wrote this at cnn.com. you said americas credibility is on the line, do you agree? >> you did not see the same rebel forces in iran in 2009 that youre seeing now in libya. >> they were not violent. >>-ins a civil war in libya. >> both sides are armed. >> and when you look at the history of civil wars in vario...