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Peacefully" over and over again. >> reporter: no, anderson, there wasnt, not based on any account we heard when we were down there, getting on the scene a few minutes after this took place. people in complete shock, trying to express themselves. but angry, petrified but still determined they were going to continue to move forward despite the fact that these bahraini military was mowing them down in cold blood. they tried to push forward another time. they stopped, they were praying in front of t...

>> reporter: no, anderson, there wasnt, not based on any account we heard when we were down there, getting on the scene a few minutes after this took place. people in complete shock, trying to express themselves. but angry, petrified but still determined they were going to continue to move forward despite the fact that these bahraini military was mowing them down in cold blood. they tried to push forward another time. they stopped, they were praying in front of the military and the police, movin...

Opening up with live fire on a group of demonstrators, their hands in the air that are shouting peaceful. >> we are heard the government say for days on television, we are responding proportionally. that video is not a proportionate response. arwa, appreciate it. stay safe. president obama spoke with the ding of bahrain, reiterating his condemnation of violence. the white house did not reveal how the king reacted but events suggest the bahrainians dont seem to be listening to outside advice. lis...

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Down in the streets by bahrainian -- by the military and possibly police, as well. every day for nearly a month, weve been almost unable to predict what happens next. today, libya, tightly run as they come, is coming apart at the seams, at least in the east which has been a little more restive. in what used to be seen as moderate bahrain, the government launches a brutal deadly crackdown seemingly thumbing its nose at american calls for restraint. helping us to make sense of it all is dr. fouad ...

Moderate bahrain, the government seemingly thumbing its nose as american calls for restraint. helping us to make sense of it all is dr. fouad ajami and nic robertson. ben wedeman joins us. professor, you saw the video in bahrain. it goes exactly against what the envoy from bahrain keeps claiming, that these are proportion at responses. >> we witnessed two revolutions, one in tunisia, one in egypt. both the protesters and the people in the armed forces belong in the same nation. they may be engag...

And ruled runs right through the heart. >> and the royal family is sunni, the population is shia. many of the soldiers and police come from other countries. >> theres a great controversy about this, i believe, and theres ample evidence that the forces of order of security in bahrain are for the main part pakistanis, sudanese and other mercenaries. theyre imported to do the work of the repression. so the bond between the protesters and the security of -- the forces of security do not exist in bah...

Them two centuries ago. you think they would make their home in bahrain, they still arent. they still view themselves as a conquering dynasty. and a conquering community. >> lets move on to libya. ben, amazing pictures from tahrir square today filled with protesters, people celebrating one week since the revolution. also wanting to send a message to the military to uphold their demands in egypt, correct? >> reporter: thats correct. what we heard was people are celebrating. there really is this f...

Heart. >> and the royal family is sunni, the population is shia. many of the soldiers and police come from other countries. >> theres a great controversy about this, i believe, and theres ample evidence that the forces of order of security in bahrain or for the main part pakistanis, sudanese and other mercenaries. theyre imported to do the work of the repression. so the bond between the protesters and the security of -- the forces of security do not exist in bahrain. >> nic robertson, youve seen...

The live chat is up and running. well talk with our correspondents in bahrain and egypt and talk with dr. fouad ajami about the history unfolding as well as the horror as this uprising continues. casey wian is in madison, wisconsin where teachers continue their standoff with the governor over his budget plan. >> reporter: here in madison, teachers and other state workers surrounded the state capital today, closing schools and forcing democratic lawmakers into a showdown with a republican state...