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Do not fall into a category that the u.s. could, in fact, give arms to. they are not a sovereign nation. they are not a recognized government. so they could not be supported. however, i am told from a senior defense official discussions have taken place what would be the legal authority if they wanted to provide weapons to the rebels. this is not planning. this is in the active planning, but the question has been asked, and the answer has come back, in fact, it could be a non-u.s. coalition memb...

>>neil: jetblue. >>guest: there is no way he the leave. he leaves one way: either in a body bag or he doesnt leave at all. if he stays, what have we accomplished? he will go in and crush those people who are the rebels against him. we will have spent a lot of money and there will not be a regime change. if there is a change, who takes charge? it appears --. >>neil: i worry about what you get in its place, be careful with the devil you know, it could be more burdensome. now, i understand so many ...

They do, which could happen this weekend, the u.s. and allies will have military forces on the "no drive zone." and now the latest from the capital. steve? >>steve: we have yet to hear the soups of incoming cruise missiles or fighter jet attacks or outgoing anti-aircraft fire in tripoli but this is a major battle shaping up for the rebel forces in the east around ajdabiya with 1,000 rebel forces gathering in the first city they retake from muammar qaddafi government forces. now, on the ground on...

After the conference call the speaker had with the president, they have gotten some clarification on the libyan mission but need more and says th speaker appreciates the update but believes much more needs to be done by the administration to provide clarity, particularly to the american people on the military objective in libya, and americas role and how it is consistent with u.s. policy goals. so, some progress in that regard, but according to speaker bane, not enough. all right, well, if we ar...

Lines, the absence of fuel could force them to surrender or retreat giving the rebels the first victory in a march to tripoli. >>neil: when they talk about the march, is it just assumed that, you know, you take tripoli, you take the towns, where rebels had strongholds and it is just a matter of time before qaddafi is captured and ever gone he isnt, the government control is gone from his hands? >>guest: having gone around tripoli in this region you see a lot of popular support for muammar qaddaf...

But you can still refinance to a fixed rate as low as 4.75% at lendingtree.com, where customers save an average of $293 a month. call lending tree at... today. this is "world one" live from london. >> our top stories. libyan rebels in misrata say government forces are continuing to attack the city, despite moammar gadhafis regime declaring a cease-fire. the head of u.s. forces says the coalition against colonel gadhafi is making effective progress in enforcing the no-fly zone. no libyan aircra...

The united nations security council passed just yesterday. the one that banned flights in libyan airspace and called for an immediate cease-fire. and as we reported at the top of this newscast, libya denies completely that its military is advancing on a rebel strong hold at all. but ambassador susan rice of the united states disagrees. james rosen with that is he live at the state department tonight. james, its not new that we are getting differing information from different people. >> yeah, esp...

Racing against time. were with the crews searching for survivors and bodies. over three days after that monster quake and tsunami, and the other major story were following right now. libyan rebels, they are retreating. they are being defeated in some key towns. were keeping the spotlight on moammar gadhafis brutal fight to hold on to power. im in pair its with secretary of state hillary clinton as she holds critical meetings on the libya crisis. we want to welcome our viewers in the united state...

With opposition leaders in libya to secure the release of eight british special forces troops detained in the eastern part of the country. meanwhile, the violence in libya intensifying. both the government and opposition forces claim to be in control of various key cities. both sides in the libyan battles are well armed. theyve got tanks, missiles, antiaircraft guns. a u.s. official tells cnn the balance could lead to a prolonged fight but it could also lead to a security nightmare outside of ...

This morning when militia groups came from three different points into the city. and they are all in -- in a trial with. objective of seizing control of the city. what seems to be, as he described, that the rebels have actually brought them into the city in a trick to make them go into the city center and then to seize them. this is exactly what happened according to the account of mr. salah, the operative leader of this operation. >> so you say the rebels tricked them to come into the city and ...