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>> this is a very significant development in terms of the opposition trying to set up something of a shadow government. they have established the interim transitional national council which held its first meeting in benghazi. they then put out a statement saying that the council is authorized and that it declares itself the sole representative of all of libya. and basically they are trying to put themselves forward as being an entity which can then negotiate with the international community. >> there's some help today for people who fled turbulent libya. the u.s. military and other nato cargo ...

The u.s. declared that the gaddafi regime lost all legitimacy has not formally recognized libyan opposition. >> we don't know the outcome of this. we don't know these players. we are working to understand who is legitimate, who is not. but it's premature in our opinion to recognize one group or another. >> reporter: clinton appeared to downplay the likelihood of the u.s. and nato establishing a no fly zone over libya. she cited complexity and maintenance associated with the operations. also the possible appearance of the u.s. as an occupying or meddling force. >> i think that we are a long way...

The u.s. declared that the gaddafi regime lost all legitimacy has not formally recognized libyan opposition. >> we don't know the outcome of this. we don't know these players. we are working to understand who is legitimate, who is not. but it's premature in our opinion to recognize one group or another. >> reporter: clinton appeared to downplay the likelihood of the u.s. and nato establishing a no fly zone over libya. she cited complexity and maintenance associated with the operations. also the possible appearance of the u.s. as an occupying or meddling force. >> i think that we are a long way...

Is actually running the libyan opposition. early on "studio b" i spoke with someone in benghazi, a reporter for the wall street journal, and he said that all sorts of people are helping out. people appear to have emerged as the leadership of the rebel forces and the rebel-held territory, include ex army officers, including local notables, professors, lawyers, prominent businessmen, people who have commanded some sort of respect and authority in the commune. >>shepard: trying to put together a force strong enough to topple a dictator. with veto team coverage now and senior correspondent with un...

There's support among our european allies, we don't need to wait for consensus to build amongst the libyan opposition. >> is there a concern that the u.s. may be involved in what is a civil war? >> that is one of the concerns. the reason you have to be prudent in the way you think about these things and any time you think about military action is you don't instenecessarily wn open ended commitment. what does it imply for the united states? at the same time you hear talk about libya's air defense and so forth. we have to keep in mind this is one of the missions that the international community ...