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The government reports more than 100 people were injured. and in yemen, thousands took to the streets after friday prayers to call for government reform. the protests in yemen have been going on for weeks but the unrest in jordan and syria is new and shows that the demand for reform across the mideast continues to spread. joining us now, fouad ajami, a professor at johns hopkins advanced school of international studies and a senior fellow at the hoover institution, and in cairo, cnns ivan watson...

The objective in libya is, and the united states role in it. u.s. officials have been saying that members of gadhafis inner circle have been reaching out to the united states and arab states and today the u.s. ambassador to libya said its still not clear what they want. heres exactly what he said. >> its clear that the regime is reaching out to several possible mediators to try to get a message across. im not exactly sure what the message is, but it clearly indicates, i think at least some kind ...

Root as they have in somalia where theres a similar condition of anarchy. we have not thought that through. >> greta: thank you ambassador. mccain went on the record. it seems that you and secretary of state hillary clinton are on the same page on our military action in libya. and president obama was a little late program. is that a fair assessement? and why are we there? >> from what i heard through the media, i think thats pretty much the case. i think were there because there was very close t...

Nothing like western europe or north america. we have to rely upon our -- we have to be strong. fortunately, we are not at the center. we are -- in spite of the remarks that you have made, it is up to the arab people to struggle for their rights to change the regime or impose corrections and new procedures in their internal political life. and i think that it is the right step by the free world to intervene in libya in order to put an end to the pass kerr. -- an end to the massacre. >> greta: th...

Successful but would have given the rebels the opportunity to overthrow him and it would have been good for region and the world. >> greta: of sending our military -- in the terps of sending our military in for humanitarian purposes at one point does the humanitarian issue rise to the level we want to send our men and women into military action? >> obviously, there are humanitarian challenges and concerns all over the worldzd o with a fair amount of frequency. each has a different history and co...

Depend how long the intervention lasts and what its consequences are, whether it works. what libya looks like when this is all over. joining us now for some insight into that, richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent. thank you for joining us. appreciate having you here. >> reporter: always a pleasure. i am not in front of the camera, we are having some technical difficulties. i wish you had included in that long list of wars all of the wars associated with the war on terrorism as it ...

It will be about helping the people of bosnia to secure their own peace agreement. our mission will be limited, focused, and under the command of an american general. >> on my orders, the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan. >> my fellow citizens, at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend ...

Mile from where im standing in the direction of qadhafis compound. those explosions returned immediately with anti-aircraft fire. coalition forces have knocked out most of the fixed positions of anti-aircraft defenses in libya. some of those mobile guns still very much in operation, firing up from five or six different points. as far as fighting on the ground, there have been gains by the rebels. one week allege it look like they were it of luck. they have regathered now, thanks to support from ...

>> thanks for having me. >> greta: more of our interview with senator mccain gretawire.com. >> former governor pawlenty is here. he has harsh words for president obamas response to libya. >> israel, our ally and good friend faces trouble tonight. the uncertainty of the region is a nightmare for israel. israeli defense minister ehud bar rock joins us. plus live to yemen where the unthinkable just happened. 50 protesters gunned down. the president is still in power, but hanging by a thread. this i...

Slaughter on the part of qadhafis troops. hes not known to be a very decent person. so, i see it as a maybe just in time and now we have two other cities, you know, im not good at libyan names, both are in very serious condition. i think we need to try to move to relieve the pressure of qadhafis forces there as well. >> greta: how do we distinguish between libya going there and doing this military action for instance bahrain and yemen? you have similar situations where there are horrible things ...