occasional attack. these are still countries that are digging themselves out of a lot of war, a lot of conflict. they are dangerous places, and so they are not going to be perfectly safe, even if we were there, but we can improve the chances for the afghan people to defend themselves. jim shudem. thank you mr. president. you re aware that sevens kerry and ph cane have a proposal on the senate floor to give you the leeway to continue operations in libya for a further year. you ve just said that this from the beginning it s been an operation limited in time and scope. initially you said days not weeks. are you prepared, are the american people prepared for this operation with american support to continue for a further year? and is there any other definition of success than moammar qaddafi being removed from power? first of all, jim, just a slight correction.
not see a massacre directed against libyan civilians by the libyan regime. the libyan regime s capacity has been greatly reduced as a consequence of our operation. that s already been successful. what we ve seen both in the east and in the west is that opposition forces have been able to mobilize themselves and start getting organized, and people starting to see the possibility of a more peaceful future on the horizon. what is also true is, as long as moammar qaddafi is still peing himself as the head of the libyan government and as long as he still controls large numbers troops the libyan people are going to be in danger of counter offenses and of retributions. so there is no doubt that moammar qaddafi step down from
in america s newsroom , a very close call for the six astronauts aboard the international space station, a passing piece of space junk forced the crew to take shelter. moammar qaddafi, a wanted man, the hague urging the lib ran aide toss arrest him and turn him over or risk prosecution themselves. and the los angeles dodgers in bankruptcy court today, one of the most storied franchises, deep in the red, owing millions to star players and even 150,000 bucks to hall of fame announcer dan kelly. martha: there are new accusations against the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, critics say the federal agency is now retaliating by firing the agent who blew the whistle on the mission that allowed thousands of guns to get
gregg: high school basketball star fighting for his life at a inch hospital after surviving the second plane crash of his young life. the 16-year-old boy lost both his parents and his two siblings in the last 8 years. reporter: austin hatch who is 16 years old is in critical condition after the friday evening crash that killed his pilot father who was flying the plane at the time and his stepmother kim. but it was his father who saved him last time the family crashed. according to a friend austin s dad was able to pull him to safety, but was unable to reach his wife, 11-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. in friday s crash the hatches were flying to their summer home when the single engine plane flew into a garage. it was the same home the family
the news that moammar qaddafi and his son and brother-in-law have been indicted by the international court in the hague. warrant issued for crimes against humanity for orchestrating the killing, arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of libyans during the uprising and trying to cover up those crimes. these warrants mean these three men are now internationally wanted suspects. the libyan government has reacted. they say this court has no authority. no legitimacy. but the news is taking it several ways around tripoli and around qaddafi and his men as the air strikes continue for 100 days. martha: how would they go about carrying out that arrest if at all? reporter: if they were able to catch qaddafi, his son and the intelligence chief outside of libya they would take him