what do we do to make that happen? this used to be called diplomacy. you work with figured that you think will be pro-west. we help support them and advance their cause and give them resources within the inner politicking of the rebel leaders, and we help advance them so they emerge in the internal politics of libya as the people on top, not al qaeda, not the supporters of radical islam. megyn: last time you came on you had written a piece talking about how you might be a 2012 presidential contender. is that still possible? i m thinking about it seriously. i m going to make a decision by labor day. there is a logistical matter. i have to make up my mind then. megyn: we ll look forward to your decision, sir. gadhafi could join the quaings of others who were overthrown.
happening in libya, we re not hearing a great deal from the administration or pentagon. is that by design? it is by sky and frankly it is smart. they don t want to get out ahead of themselves when there are so many unknowns. this thing, small percentage chance that this could go very well, and somehow the transitional council is able to hold sway over all the various militia groups and interests and tribes out there. and they can bring stability quickly. there s a much larger percentage chance this thing is not going to end well in the short term. so i think the administration is prefering to keep a very measured approach. jon: because typically libya has had a tribal structure and qaddafi has quashed any other kinds of, i don t know, organization, leaderships groups, et cetera. there is well over 100 distinct tribes in that country and, as you pointed out, for decades qaddafi has focused on insuring there are no institution, individuals or you know, tribal groups aside essentially
celebrations, gunfire and fighting between rebels and qaddafi loyalists. listen to the report from steve harrigan in tripoli. reporter: the scene here, some of the weapons look like they are out of mad max. you have cut-downs and pickup trucks and sometimes enormous homemade weapons on the back and they raced here in a hurry, this is an army that made a lot of mistakes, often overrun its goals and had to retreat but they are here now and the sense is at least among them they are here to stay. there are dangerous areas, especially around the hotel, and there, government fighters are entrenched and there are cities under qaddafi control, still. gregg: the u.s. and its nato allies keeping very close tabs on the situation. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon now, and, jennifer, what is the latest intelligence on where muammar qaddafi might be? reporter: well, u.s. officials say that they have no evidence that qaddafi has left the capital tripoli, they are still working under the a
approaches the united states. the question is will it continue to strengthen from florida to massachusetts. all of us on the east coast could be affected. for the latest, head to foxnews.com, we ll track that for you. in the meantime, overseas in libya, we re getting word that the e.u. is preparing to potentially unleash the assets, unfreeze the assets of libya. the question is who would get the assets next, is it the rebels that we re reportedly are hearing are inside qaddafi s compound right now? a lot of questions remain. we ll keep you updated on the situation in tripoli. at this moment, a brand new toxicology report find illegal drugs did not cause the death of amy winehouse. what medical examiners says killed her and what her family says really ended the young singer s life.
delusional strain on the part of qaddafi and saif and the other sons, where they continue to talk about the tribes rising up, the people being behind them, s aeufplt f yesterday said they controlled 80 percent of tripoli and so forth. jon: let me i think that delusional aspect continues to be very obvious in terms of their statements. jon: ronald bruce sa eupbt john, thank you very much. let me just interrupt you to say that the reports are that the rebels are inside qaddafi s home there, as we watch the smoke continue to boil in the skies over tripoli. jenna: good question big question about where he is now. there s certainly so much more happening in libya. we ll stay on those developments for you. in the meantime, this is the top talk of today, a children s book geared towards girls, deals with a little girl being overweight, it s causing a whole bunch of controversy. child advocates call this book dangerous. is it?