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Counterattack against the eastern flank of his opponents here in the eastern part of the country. so it certainly does appear that after that speech that tensions are increasing. piers? >> yeah, ben, i saw earlier the footage of you talking to some of the local libyan who is seemed outraged by what was going on. what's the mood of the people there? do you think they believe, as the egyptian people believed, that they can actually get rid of gadhafi finally? >> reporter: well, i think they do. they do feel that despite his rhetoric, despite his violent reaction to the protests, that essentially...

>> yeah, ben, i saw earlier the footage of you talking to some of the local libyan who is seemed outraged by what was going on. what's the mood of the people there? do you think they believe, as the egyptian people believed, that they can actually get rid of gadhafi finally? >> reporter: well, i think they do. they do feel that despite his rhetoric, despite his violent reaction to the protests, that essentially he is gradually losing ground. he's seeing that the eastern part of the country is no longer under his control. he's seen lots of diplomats around the world. libyan diplomats, declaring...

>> yeah, ben, i saw earlier the footage of you talking to some of the local libyan who is seemed outraged by what was going on. what's the mood of the people there? do you think they believe, as the egyptian people believed, that they can actually get rid of gadhafi finally? >> reporter: well, i think they do. they do feel that despite his rhetoric, despite his violent reaction to the protests, that essentially he is gradually losing ground. he's seeing that the eastern part of the country is no longer under his control. he's seen lots of diplomats around the world. libyan diplomats, declaring...