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Fluid with the situation with news ever gaddafis compound being hit the first time since 1986. not u.s. forces, but allied forces possibly. jennifer, thank you very much. i want to bring in now mike baker, a former coverts officers for a local intelligence firm. mike, how big a deal is it that the compound has been hit. >> well, if its been hit its likely theyre going off a command and control facilities thats located within the compound. as steve harrigan pointed out, its very, very large overa...

Fluid with the situation with news ever gaddafis compound being hit the first time since 1986. not u.s. forces, but allied forces possibly. jennifer, thank you very much. i want to bring in now mike baker, a former coverts officers for a local intelligence firm. mike, how big a deal is it that the compound has been hit. >> well, if its been hit its likely theyre going off a command and control facilities thats located within the compound. as steve harrigan pointed out, its very, very large overa...

Its 30 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." a quick look at other news this morning pressure is building on libyan leader moammar gaddafi to surrender power this morning as officials and several military units have apparently turned against him. gaddafi lost much of his support yesterday after reportedly ordering security forces to open fire on protesters in the countrys capital. earlier today, gaddafi remained defiant, making a brief appearance on state tv, denying rumors he had left...

Egypt in that we dont know who the heir apparent to gaddafi would be after you get the family out of the country as well? any ideas? >> i think its right to say right now the instability across this whole region is so large, nobody can really predict the dynamics because it is spreading from one country to the next. it jumps right across the red sea, as you go east, into yemen right now. >> yeah. >> into iran on the streets of iran. this is basically people in pain and under political dictatorsh...

Thats the people i support. unfortunately when we see the people that walk in the street and the government handles the crisis in a very bad way. >> as we look at the newspapers around america and the world on the situation gaddafi finds himself in, whats your take? >> well, it will be great to see this guy go. this is 41 years. this has descended into the world thuggery, sending the aircraft to strife the streets of your capital city. its amazing. his own ambassadors walked off yesterday and sa...