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Into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a disco in west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at 7:00 this evening, eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes against the headquarters of terrorist facilities and military assets that support gadhafi's activities. >> reporter: that attack left 100 libyans dead, including gadhafi's daughter. some believe for revenge he responded with a bomb aboard pan am flight 103 leaving 270 dead. the u.n. security council answered with crippling sanctions. ...

Scruples, morals. >> reporter: in the early '80s, tensions between the u.s. and libya intensified. >> we know that this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution, muslim fundamentalist revolution targeted on many of his own arab compatriots. >> reporter: after years of minor scrimmages of u.s. and libyan aircraft, gadhafi turned into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a lis coin west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at 7:00 this evening, eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a serie...

Targeted on many of his own arab compatriots. >> reporter: after years of minor scrimmages of u.s. and libyan aircraft, gadhafi turned into public enemy number one. bombings in rome, vienna and then a disco in west berlin frequented by americans, all linked to libya. the u.s. retaliates. >> at 7:00 this evening, eastern time, air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes against the headquarters of terrorist facilities and military assets that support gadhafi's activities. >> reporter: that attack left 100 libyans dead, including gadhafi's daughter. some believe for re...

There are a number of different battalions, different commanders, some of the sons of gadhafi have personal security services, battalions in some cases they personally command. there are reports of other battalions in benghazi that crossed over and started supporting the protesters. yesterday we saw two of the tribe who have provided protection for the gadhafi regime over the years saying they will no longer support gadhafi. so the picture of support for and against gadhafi is very much along tribal lines. that plays into the military. it is not an institution as such loyal to a minister of de...

Rats, they deserve to die. he tells the nation to go to the streets tomorrow to support him. he says that libyans can have whatever constitutional system they want. more than 50 are reported dead since sunday and that does not include yesterday's bloody attack on protesters. there are reports coming to us from libya from nbc's richard engel that the army has switched sides, now standing with the people. yet gadhafi insists this is his country. with me now, bob windrum. where do we stand in what the united states is learning about the situation unfolding in libya? >> what we were told this morn...