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Theres going to be a security vacuum vacuum. the one thing we could probably predict, if the opposition ever does get rid of gadhafi, then their one common thread will have disappeared and for all we know then, theyll start fighting among themselves. youll have to provide some national order. gadhafi never allowed an army to really grow up that has a national reach. this is -- even if were successful, this is going to be extraordinarily messy. >> people say we know who the opposition is. look at...

Better be ready to step in. it could be the arab league or the french or some other european union but you need a lot of help on the opposition and some peace keeping force because there will be a security vacuum. the one thing we can predict if the opposition ever does get rid of gadhafi their one common thread will disappear. and for all we know they will fight among themselves. so you have to provide national order because gadhafi never allowed an army to grow up that has a national reach. ev...

Saleh steps down. how would his absence undermine u.s. counter terrorism efforts? >> i think its important to point out that the security vacuum already exists. with the demonstrations that have been going on, with the diversion of forces, with the pre occupation by the government officials, we already have the vacuum that al qaeda can exploit. and so, to the extent that a negotiated agreement on some kind of transfer, elections, new constitution and all of the rest. to the extent that that proc...

If there is a security vacuum in the country, that al-qaeda could have some impact on how things evolve in libya, which would obviously be detrimental to american interests, but also, european interests, and for libyan interests, frankly. so i think its very important that the international community rally to fill that vacuum before they do. i also think that its important that the united states in particular finds ways of protecting the oil fields in libya so that gadhafi cant wreak the havoc t...

Know, the other arab leaders have been very supportive of mubarak and very concerned about what could come next. they see foreshadowings of what could come in their own countries, so they have been very concerned that the united states not be pushing mubarak out of office. what the administration has had to do in recent days since this all started was to, first of all, getheir own heads around the fact that their long ally of 30 years is not going to be able to hold on to power, that that was no...

Egyptian ambassador, and he said that the government is not connected with this, that it actually condemns it. but he did say there is a security vacuum as he put it. >> and, again, were trying to get as many different perspectives as possible. we have made efforts to interview pro-mubarak demonstrators in the streets and have been beaten up. nevertheless, we would continue to do that if that was possible from a security stand point. i dont want anyone watching this to think were only trying to ...

Security vacuum as he put it. >> and, again, were trying to get as many different perspectives as possible. we have made efforts to interview pro-mubarak demonstrators in the streets and have been beaten up. nevertheless, we would continue to do that if that was possible from a security stand point. i dont want anyone watching this to think were only trying to present one side. were trying to present all sides, but its being made very difficult by this effort to intimidate and attack journalists...

Coordinated effort to shut down coverage of what you have been seeing directly and the viewers have been seeing on the streets of cairo. and also he said it could be connected to trying to definitely stop some coverage of what is expected to happen tomorrow at that big demonstration. and also, anderson, sorry, one more -- >> jill -- go ahead. >> we did speak with the egyptian government, the egyptian ambassador, and he said that the government is not connected with this, that it actually condemn...

Coordinated effort to shut down coverage of what you have been seeing directly and the viewers have been seeing on the streets of cairo. and also he said it could be connected to trying to definitely stop some coverage of what is expected to happen tomorrow at that big demonstration. and also, anderson, sorry, one more -- >> jill -- go ahead. >> we did speak with the egyptian government, the egyptian ambassador, and he said that the government is not connected with this, that it actually condemn...

Communication is like. facebook, twitter, cell phones, its been very difficult to reach people. >> it has. its improved to a degree. the christian science monitor is reporting the internet is back up. our people have been saying that it is, too. facebook seems to be back up for most of egypt. a weeklong blackout if you are wanting to post your status update in egypt. the overall point for every p - protester who might be throwing a rock or a molotov cocktail, there are thousands just waiting for...