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green square is right on the coast there. gadhafis compound, a few miles away has taken a pounding from nato air strikes. today is the scene of ferocious gun battles. for now its still in the regime control. and as for the libyan dictator, he may still inbound hiding or on the run, but three of his sons are in custody. and that included the man on the left, and he is wanted for crimes against humanity, just like his father. and then rebels also captured this woman, a well-known anchor ...

want to remind you quickly. were getting the president on camera. his remarks and statements on libya. were getting that turned around for you. as soon as we do, well play it for you on cnn. check the clock, 3:00 eastern time. 9:00 p.m. in tripoli. the libyan capital now 90% controlled by western-backed rebels. thats according to the u.s. government. rife with rumors as to the fate of moammar gadhafi. for 42 years the countrys undisputed, unbalanced leader, thats where were going it st...

Gordon chang now. hes one of our regulars and author of "nuclear showdown: north korea takes on the world." madeleine albright says the noose can be tightened around gadhafi. do you agree? >> i certainly do. one thing we can do is talk to regime elements and get them to split off from gadhafi, isolate them and certainly with the embargo being tightened there are all sorts of maneuvers that can be and should be taken and they should be taken very soon. >> does nato have the stomach for a months l...

Madeleine albright says the noose can be tightened around gadhafi. do you agree? >> i certainly do. one thing we can do is talk to regime elements and get them to split off and tightened and all sorts of maneuvers that can be taken. >> does nato have the stomach for a months long campaign in libya? how long can this be sustained? >> thats a great question. mate well have to be more than a month. as secretary gates said earlier today, this could end up taking the rest of this year or even longer....

In any real sense. a revolution requires a fundamental change in structure, we havent seen that yet. can egypt make a transition to a civilian government that moves away from the regime elements, including the military. the military starts to take on the role of guardian, interference in civilian politics. the way the overthrowing civilian governments in several junctures. >> for egyptians, they dont have democratic institutions to fall back upon. this country has been in autocrattic rule, all o...

Irresponsible, as though we had knocked something over and set it on fire and then driven out. those iraqis who actually thought life would get demonstrably better were very disappointed because it actually got worse. in 120-degree heat there was no electricity, there was no garbage pickup, there was no sewage, there was little law and order. so they became restless. >> we created a huge vacuum by disbanding saddams regime elements. when we disbanded the iraqi army, we put a bunch of people, mos...

>> some suggest there are funds that have been hidden in places and the world there investments in the u.s. they are $35 billion in funds. >> jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. president obama is taking a cautious approach to call for transition that is peaceful, inclusive and just. ed henry is with the president on more thats vineyard. >> president obama stopped far of the victory lap knowing that the u.s. does not know whereabouts of muammar gaddafi. >> it remains a degree of ...

Are other regime elements who continue to fight. although it is clear that gadhafis rule is over, he still has the opportunity to reduce further bloodshed by explicitly relinquishing power to the people of libya and calling for those forces that continue to fight to lay down their arms for the sake of libya. the united states will be a friend and a partner. we will join with allies and partners to continue the work of safeguarding the people ofremai throughout the country, and i have directed my...

>> some suggest there are funds that have been hidden in places and the world there investments in the u.s. they are $35 billion in funds. >> jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. president obama is taking a cautious approach to call for transition that is peaceful, inclusive and just. ed henry is with the president on more thats vineyard. >> president obama stopped far of the victory lap knowing that the u.s. does not know whereabouts of muammar gaddafi. >> it remains a degree of ...

Home is still largely intact, although there are reports of plans for a new set of nato air strikes on the facility. meanwhile president obama weighed in from his vacation yesterday speaking about what he call calls a fluid situation. >> i want to emphasize that this is not over yet. as the regime collapses, there is still fierce fighting in some areas and we have reports of regime elements threatening to continue fighting. although its clear that gadhafis rule is over, he still has the opportun...