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Reports tonight that -- now does this mean that the cia is in libya as a pseudo-military force to topple gaddafi the way the cia participated as a pseudo-military force in toppling the taliban and afghanistan back in 2001? "t tesgo o oitwa i rorngonhto y no. first in afghanistan, the cia worked with u.s. military forces on the ground in afghanistan. in libya, the u.s. is still ruling out ground troops.

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So far in libya, the u.s. is not saying we are doing that. the u.s. is not saying we are arming the rebels, but as i understand it, this presidential finding if it has happened would be the kind of instrument that president obama would use to authorize something like arming the rebels. again, i am not totally clear on what the presidential finding would mean if there is one, and since we dont know for a fact there definitely was one, it is hard to say exactly what its terms are. thats one of the...

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Gathering intelligence for air strikes and making contact with rebels. now, does this mean that the cia is in libya as a pseudo military force to topple gadhafi the way the cia participated as a pseudo military force in toppling the taliban in afghanistan back in 2001? the times goes out of its way and is reporting to say no. first the afghanistan worked with military forces on the ground in afghanistan. in libya, the u.s. is still ruling out ground troops. second, in afghanistan, the cia provid...

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In this country is any better? finally, donald temps foreign policy. cheat moammar gadhafi out of his money. well get to that in the sideshow. we start with a deepening crisis in libya. nbc news chief correspondent richard engel standing by in benghazi, libya. richard, the latest on the ground. yesterday you were forces, that some who have military training arent using it. those who dont have military training dont have the ability to fight this war. any better sign of their ability to move ...

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Also some new information about the pilots, of course, thats a big story today. the two pilots that ejected, the pilot and weapons officer. one, of course, was recovered by{ that marine osprey shortly after the plane went down. were told by witnesses the other pilot was taken by the rebels and was taken to a hotel, actually very close to here, and he was very nervous. he was defensive, you can imagine what it would be like if youre up in the sky and suddenly being picked up by rebels and taken t...

Richard engel standing by in benghazi, libya. richard, the latest on the ground. yesterday you were pessimistic about the ability of the troops in the rebel forces, that some who have military training arent using it.ç those who dont have military training dont have the ability to fight this war. any better sign of their ability to move on tripoli today? >> reporter: no, still they are untrained and they dont have the capability to really take territory. this is something that the rebels thems...