people libyan people they don't. and that's why i read i mean like so much in libya with the foreign nations seem to be giving a little concerned to what libyans themselves actually want to debate for a no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast they're ready to come help libya not be a great help libya for the road was the world this is a problem. if the u.s. russia and other countries get involved was trying it seems like this used by egypt the people here are against foreign involvement they know well the price is often paid for so-called humanitarian assistance. history has shown that many children aid in any war zone is more often than not they need disguised military aid during the war in bosnia it was discovered that u.n. trucks delivering aid were in fact transporting military equipment in afghanistan the very weapons america gave to the taliban in the early eighty's came back to haunt the u.s. army following its two thousand and one afghan invasion so it's no wonder

libyan sanctions committee. the council establish a panel of experts to monitor and enhanced short and long-term implementation of the sanctions on libya. the future of libya should be decided by the people of libya. the united states stands with the people of the libyan -- the libyan people in support of their universal rights. thank you, mr. president. >> i. thank -- i thank the permanent representative of the united states. i now give the floor to the permanent representative of india. >> mr. president, india has been following this area of concern, the developments in libya, which have led to the loss of numerous lives and injuries to many more. we're very concerned with the welfare of the civilian population and for the foreigners. we deplore the use of force to this is totally unacceptable and must not be resorted to. mr. president, the un secretary general has appointed a special envoy who has just visited libya. we support his appointment and his mission. we have, however, not have the benefit of his rep

because the libyan ambassador at the u.n. said tonight that the rebels want western arms because they don't feel that they can defeat colonel gaddafi's forces without them. i asked whether or not the resolution allows arm the rebels, and he said it was not about farming or targeting, but that has been a big debate about whether or not the rebels can be armed by this very broad sweeping resolution. >> i want to go back in time. why did the united nations refused colonel gaddafi's offer to talk about a potential cease- fire? it was not that long ago. >> i think the united nations wanted at that time for the tax on civilians to be stopped. -- for the attacks on the civilians to be stopped. there will be talks at the u.n. headquarters and the u.n. secretary general told me at the talks will be representatives both from the rebels and also from the libyan government. there is an opportunity for those talks to happen. >>> in yemen, pro-government protestors have been up on the capital streets. the president promised to transfer pow

including americans who were killed by libyan agents. last month qaddafi's grip of fear appeared to give way to the promise of freedom. and cities and towns across the country, libyans took to the streets to claim their basic human rights. as one libyan said, for the first time we finally have hope that our nightmare of 40 years will soon be over. faced with this opposition, qaddafi began attacking his people. as president, my immediate concern was the safety of our citizens so we evacuated our embassy and all americans who sought our assistance. when we took a series of swift steps in a matter of days to answer qaddafi's aggression. we froze more than $33 billion of qaddafi's regime's assets. joining with other nations and the united nations security council, we broaden broadened our sanctions, imposed an arms embargo and enabled qaddafi and those around him to be held accountable for their crimes. i made it clear that qaddafi had lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to lead. and i said to he needed to step down from pow

libyan rebels are points again on the march. over the weekend they recaptured the town of abdabia and the near the port. the coalition of the air strikes with the government counterattacks. that everybody is cheering. russia is saying that it is far beyond of just protecting civilians. now a foreign intervention and to a civil war and calling the attackers, immoral. nato test taken steps. >>pam: moammar gaddafi as declaring that the air strike is showing civilians attacked in the air strikes. the president will be addressing the nation and kathryn is monetary the podium. he will be speaking at the university. >>catherine: a critics are saying that he is not been done a cricket shop and why are we in libya. another conflict. he is not done a-- great job. and he needs to explain what is the strategy. we are watching the and it sounds like he is getting introduced. let us listen anin. >> the president i would like to update the american people on the international efforts that we have led him in libya. what we of dawn, what we have

the libyan government said it had no military purpose. hundreds of civilians had gathered in the compound, camping there for the night, saying they were ready to die with the leader they loved. some brought their children. officials said the missile had missed this voluntary human shield by 50 meters. the libyan government wants to persuade the world that these air strikes have nothing to do with protecting civilians and are aimed instead at overthrowing colonel gaddafi. the bombing of his residential compound will play strongly to that argument. the libyan government hopes it will undermine support for these air strikes in parts of the world where there are already grave reservations. it is impossible to know what effect the bombing is having on popular sentiment in the city. only those loyal to the regime dare voice their opinions. and their support for colonel gaddafi seems as demonstrative tonight as ever. alan little, "bbc news," tripoli. >> as colonel gaddafi's forces rb continuing to fight in eastern libya, despite the declaring of

libyan state television is reporting a hospital in tripoli and a fuel storage depot in misurata have both been hit the libyan government reports there have been civilian casualties after one hundred twelve cruise missiles were launched by the american and british navy jets from a number of countries have attacked colonel gadhafi ground forces the french president was the first to order strikes around the rebel held city of benghazi to prevent attacks against civilians russia has called the decision to take military action in libya regrettable polis lior who's in the capital tripoli has more on the developments in libya. well there's just been a blast of gunfire which you heard behind me here in the capital city tripoli it's not immediately clear what's going on behind but a short time ago they were protesters here so we certainly are starting to feel the effect of this military strike on on the reaction from the gadhafi regime here from the capital city and now so far we are hearing that more than twenty sides have been hit by these warplanes from the international community increasi

gets jets from a number of countries have a child colonel gadhafi is ground forces the libyan government reports that there have been civilian casualties the french president was the first to order strikes around the rebel held city of benghazi to prevent attacks against civilians russia has called the decision to take military action in libya regrettable now for more on the developments in libya let's cross now its policy or who's in the capital of tripoli. well there's just been a blast of gunfire which you heard behind me here in the capital city tripoli it's not immediately clear what's going on behind but a short time ago there were protesters here so we certainly are starting to feel the effect of this military strike on on the reaction from the gadhafi regime here from the capital city now so far we are hearing that more than twenty sides have been hit by these warplanes on the international community increasingly it does seem as if this is an operation that will be happening in the east and the waist of the country the french defense ministry has confirmed that some twenty strang

libyan graph your work. more of libya long. let him stay in power for life and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states. well the mum of one of. the us will not answer libya quite right as they are they don't have a good death after that is libyan for days he's been trying to get to the canadian side of the border to check up on his family who are on the other side you know some of them have been injured beyond so he says is not with foreign intervention. people libyan people they don't the world. another. i read to me i've come out right in libya but foreign nations seem to be getting a little concerned to what libyans themselves actually want the debate for no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast that really come with help libya not full review based help libya. so does world this is a problem. if the u.s. russia and other countries case involved in the first time that scenes like this are used just by the vision the people here are against forei

it is also what the libyan opposition asked us to do. if we tried to overthrow gaddafi by force, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk killing many civilians from the air. the danger posed to our men and women in uniform would be far greater. so would the cost and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq and their future, but regime change there took eight years, thousands of american and iraqi lives, and nearly a trillion dollars. that is not something we can afford to repeat in libya. as the bulk of our military effort ratchets down, what we can do, and we will do, is support the aspirations of the libyan people. we have intervened to stop the massacre, and we will work with our allies and partners to maintain the safety of civilians. we will deny the regime arms, cut off its suppli

the libyan leader is not being targeted and they insist that the campaign is aimed as protecting libyan civilians. here is our latest on the aleyed assault. >> from the ground you cannot tell what is being hit, but you hear the impact of the missile strikes and the distant rurmble of the blasts. what you see is the libyan response, anti-aircraft fire aiming at aircraft that are too high or mifles that are too fast to be vulnerable. a government spokesman warned that all this would plunge yet another arab country into bloody civil war. >> we are expect can't to see death on the ground and bombs in the streets of tripoli. it is the story of baghdad being played again in tripoli. >> last night war came to colonel gaddafi's compound. a missile strike turned a three-story building to rubble. the alleys said it was a command and control facility. libyans said it had no military purpose. hundreds were camping there tonight, saying they were ready to die with the leader they loved. some brought their children. some said it missed the voluntary human shield by 50 meters. the labian government wa

claims that libya's air defenses have been severely disabled libyan state t.v. claims forty eight people have been killed and more than one hundred fifty injured the majority of which are civilian u.k. forces are also in action over libya turkey is the latest country making the necessary preparations to implement the no fly zone earlier troops loyal to colonel gadhafi violated a cease fire and reportedly carried out attacks on. russia's foreign ministry says that the international intervention in libya is regrettable it's called on all sides to do what they can to stop the suffering of peaceful citizens and to put in place an immediate cease fire. reports. very much possibility of a military intervention but of course that is still a possibility i need to see in reality as it is now is still a big step grave concern over the developments there will be a force. or at least cease fire down six percent to sit down and try to find a political solution to feeling like libya story that the. central place the number of civilian casualties this military intervention. le

so you want to attack the libyan army. but the libyan army ruling in libyan cities. you're going to kill civilians. then the coalition will fall apart. >> then the direct and repeated emphasis of the u.n. was don't take civilian lives. and prevent civilians from being killed. >> john, that's why -- they didn't say you can -- it's okay to kill forces. >> that's why they separated it, john. the no-fly zone is nato. and they're not going to kill civilians. they're go to protect civilians. and there's another war -- >> civilians on his side, non- military? of course he does! >> here's why -- look, the no- fly zone is nato, but the other part of the war which the americans will run is 5the attacking and killing of his army. [everyone talking at once] >> americans are going to run. that they're running it for the moment. but they're transferring that power as well. >> the key question is whether we stop attacking. if we do, we lose the war. >> they're a tagging gaddafi's tanks and i think one of the -- tanks, one of u.s. general said if gaddafi's troops are -- if they're t

it's really horrible it's a terrible day of what the israelis shot down a libyan aircraft which only miss routed over the sinai in broad daylight in one hundred seventy three it was an ordinary passenger airliner with one hundred fifty people on board. but the israelis shot it down with no warning not by mistake but no security council meeting or sanctions followed other incident does anybody remember this shot down libyan plane now he just seemed appropriate to mention it as an example of double standards and approaches the world will not order president here's what's going to happen if nato intervenes in libya and look on your for. well it would certainly take them one or two or three days at the most to destroy the libyan army just part of the army some of the units of switched over to the side of the pole tester's others have scattered there's no doubt about that with a box next and then do they want a repetition of iraq do they want to go real a war do you think of nato comes to save the libyan people from gadhafi or their reaction to it will be any different from the reaction o

well it would certainly taken one two or three days of the most to destroy the libyan army part of the army some of its units have switched over to the side of the protestors others have scattered it is not over but what's next and then do they want to repetition of iraq do they want a guerrilla war do you think that nato cons to save the libyan people from gadhafi their reactions would be any different from the reaction of the iraqi people when they were being saved from saddam hussein it's going to be the same the libyan people consider them to be occupiers without hader the national front for the salvation of libya or the libyan islamic fighting group consider them to be their rescuers it's not going to be so is they will fall into the same trap once again and that's it some of the events in the middle east are nearing the borders of the commonwealth of independent states the c.i.s. how could this affect russia in the short run for school in your prey's that nothing tragic will come of it whatsoever construct power in the arab world representatives of the old classes and social stra

meanwhile the libyan government has called for an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council french and british fighter jets are in action above the north african country but french air force has denied earlier reports from libyan state t.v. that one of its fighters had been shot down forces loyal to the libyan leader have carried out a series of attacks throughout the day on the city of benghazi the main rebel base russia has said it is regrettable that military action has been taken but also called for an end to the bloodshed and urged all sides involved in libya to start talking. and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in just a few minutes stay with us for the latest. of it whatever. the.

the libyans were allowed to return home. nobody has been brought to justice. >> for years, he has been associated with the case. he is in the hands of the rebels. he is also a reminder that for many years, libya has been a pariah state among nations. >> this is bbc news. nato has agreed to take control of enforcing the no-fly zone over libya. there were days of confusion. the united nations has implored libya to declare a cease-fire or face securities council action. nato is taking over the no-fly zone part of the operation in libya. economy is a professor from georgetown university. charles, thank you very much for your time. let's deal with nato's political sensitivities. many people understand turkey's reservations about civilian casualties. what about the french concern? why'd you think nato leading the operation would befriend the arab league morton united states? >> at france has always had some discomfort putting the political part of nato under an american command. they see nato as american-lead. they fear that a nat

." >> horrir in a libyan jail. -- horror in a libyan jail. they witness firsthand the events of torture on the other captives. >> most of them have handcuffs really tightly and broken ribs. they are in agony. >> libyan state tv claims gaddafi's troops have reclaimed the western city. violence escalates in the ivory coast. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, the oil boom in ghana. what it means for one sleepy coastal town. good and bad. chefs turn to the net to sell home cooked meals to people on line. >> our team in libya has been subject to beatings andy ma executions -- executions. they had left eight country. while they were in prison they witnessed firsthand the horrifying levels of violence carried out by colonel gaddafi's security forces. the bbc team was arrested at a checkpoint where some of the fiercest fighting was taking place. they spoke to our middle east editor after they were leery -- after they were released. >> 30 miles and many checkpoints separate these towns. the

protect the libyan people. it is also demanded that there be an immediate end -- an immediate end be brought to the violence. it is hoped the violators will be brought to become icc. and colonel gaddafi and his associates be sanctioned and an arms embargo be enforced. violence against the civilian population has been redoubled. the international community has reacted in unanimity. the european union has done so -- the european union council, the g-8 in paris, the international community speaking with force, and i am thinking about the arab league and their march 12 resolution has called upon the security council for the creation of a no-fly zone. theuld like to hail commitment of the african union. as i speak to you now, colonel are continuingps their violent reconquest of territory that was liberated. we cannot abandon the civilian population and victims too brutal repression. it is for this reason that france has wanted to contribute with all of its strength, together with the international community, working

it's really horrible it's a terrible thing the israelis shot down a libyan aircraft which. are the sinai on broad daylight and one hundred seventy three it was an ordinary passenger airliner with one hundred fifty people on board the israelis shot it down without warnings not by mistake but no security council meeting or sanctions. there's anybody remember this shutdown libyan plane now it just seemed appropriate to mention it as an example of double standards and approaches but still president he was going to happen if nato intervenes in libya. well it would certainly take a new. two or three days at most to destroy the libyan army has part of the army some of its units have switched over to the side of the protestors others have scattered there's no doubt about that with what's next and then do they want to repartition of iraq do they want to during the war do you think that if nato camps to save the libyan people from gadhafi their reaction to it would be any different from the reaction of the iraqi people when they were being say that saddam hussein it's going to be the

but if you threaten the libyan apeople, attack the libyan people, we'll take you under attack. >> are you dropping leaflets. >> we're using every tool we have in our toolbox. >> what exactly is included. are you talking warplanes, tankers, commander solo? what do you mean? >> we're talking the range of migs. whether it is tanker, the i.s.r., whether it is the airborn early warning, defensive mission, combat air control. as well as we are combining the interdix mission with the -- interdiction method with aircraft combined to attack the surface-to-air missiles. we're combining that. >> is it air space? >> yes, sir, but that's why we have a coalition air component commander to write that air-tasking order. one of the primary missions is to make sure the effect is created on the battle field and that the flow of airplanes to and from and that they don't bump. >> have any libyan fores loyal to gaddafi quit fighting? >> i'm not aware of any at this point in time. >> as you prepare to hand over the command lead can you give a sense of what that involves to hand over operational command? wha

it is what the libyan opposition asked us to do. we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force -- if we did this, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk killing many civilians from the air. the dangers faced by our men and women in uniform would be far greater. so with the costs and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in a rock. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq's future. the regime change their took eight years, thousands of american and iraqi lives, and nearly a trillion dollars. that is not something we can afford to repeat in libya. the bulk of our military effort ratchets down. what we can do and will do is support the aspirations of the libyan people. we have intervened to stop the massacre, and we will work with our allies and partners to maintain the safety of civilians. we will deny the regime arms, cut off its supp

this is not about libyan iowa. we want to stop this dictator murdering his people at the invitation of the arab league according to the united nations. that is our interest. this is not iraq. this is not what has happened in the past. this is about a much more multi-lateral fair future where the arab states are asking us to do with them what we're currently engaged in. >> do you have a clear vision of a libya that you want to see? >> that is for the libyan people to have that vision to, have that view. but i think it's hugely encouraging that today here in london, the interim transitional national council are actually publishing their plan for a democratic libya. >> is there any guarantee that libya will not disintegrate into a situation similar to that of somalia or afghanistan or eventually iraq even? >> i very much hope that won't happen. i don't believe it should happen. what i see is just that, an organization that wants to only be there for the interim. it wants a transition to a democratic libya, and above a

>> the libyan rebels are libyans. you should not dismiss that. there is a tendency to over analyze the situation to where we are talking about the libyan revolution as if it were not organic. do not forget where these revelations began. they begin with ordinary arabs all across, and libya is no different. it turned fallen -- pilot when muammar gaddafi the ordered it, which is on army refused to do. with people ideologically driven, sometimes described in western media,, that is not what we're seeing in libya. i was watching one of the sunday morning talk shows, and the question posed was, we do not know whether these are going to be good muslim extremists are bad muslim extremist. i was really surprised that no one stopped to say, how do we know they are not muslim extremists? they could be ordinary libyans. back to your question, president obama, the first thing he should try to do is a lay the concern of ordinary americans about what is actually happening in libya. i hope he has more intelligence and information being discussed in mainstream am

well it would certainly take and will mature tree days of months to destroy the libyan army part of the army some of its units have switched over to the side of the protesters others have scattered there's no doubt about that the thought of what's next and then do they want a repetition of iraq do they want to do real or do you think of neutral camps to save the libyan people from gadhafi reactions would it be any different from the reaction of the iraqi people when they were big say to saddam hussein it's going to be the same live your people who consider them to be occupiers without her leader the national front for the salvation of libya where the libyan islamic fighting group consider them to be their rescuers it's not going to be so is there was a fall into the same trap once again and that's it if some of the of the violence in the middle east are nearing the borders of the commonwealth of independent states the c.i.s. how could this affect russia and you show all creatures when your prey's a nothing trouble with all of us whoever comes to power in the arab world is an example of

since the statement 2.5 weeks ago, we support action to help the libyan people. we support the government and answer the necessary questions that we think the country will want asked. it is important the british people are clear about the purposes of this resolution and the basis of commitment of british forces. any decision to commit to british armed forces is a grave and serious one and must be based on a clear and compelling case. in this case, it is based, as the prime minister said, on the clear evidence of gaddafi brutalizing its own people in response to demands for democratic change. it is action that most important by the clear resolution of the arab league and now by a legal mandate from the united nations. so the military action that is being embarked upon has broad support and legal base and recognizes our responsibility to protect the libyan people. these are necessary preconditions for a legitimate and effective action, and it will be quite wrong, given what is happening in libya, to stand here and do nothing. it's in questions about the objectives

there was a clear message to the libyan leader. a few weeks ago, a gesture like this would have gotten him killed. along the way, we met his band of brothers and cousins and extended family that were ready to fight and die together so their children could be free. [crowd noise] and the rebels have been sweeping forward with relative ease. many loyalists have opted to flee rather than fight to because of the coalition airstriek. -- airstrike. the more resistance they can expect to face. some were already doing a victory dance. these untrained fighters have a long way to go before tripoli will be in their sights. in hours, they were in retreat. civilians and rebels falling back amid confused reports of gaddafi loyalists attacking from the beaches. >> a city under rebel control about 200km east of benghazi, the national libyan transitional council. i asked if he agreed with president obama's comments. >> first of all, let me say that we have seen the evidence that supports what president obama has said. the heavy vehicles, the tanks,

claims that libya's air defenses have been severely disabled libyan state t.v. claims forty eight people have been killed and more than one hundred fifty injured the majority of which are civilians u.k. forces are also in action over libya turkey is the latest country making the necessary preparations to implement the no fly zone earlier troops loyal to colonel gadhafi violated a cease fire and reportedly carried out attacks on benghazi. russia's foreign ministry says the international intervention in libya is regrettable it's called on all sides to do what they can to stop the suffering of peaceful civilians and to put in place an immediate cease fire or g.'s katherina reports. very much. spilling out the military intervention but of course that still a possibility when it became reality as it is now is. still a search for the developments there will be of course calling for and just cease fire. just sat down and try to find a little solution on. libya story. tension increase the number of civilian casualties this military intervention. led by such as france th

attacks of the colonial crusader libyan state television. is reporting a hospital in tripoli and fuel storage depot in misrata have both the libyan government reports there have been civilian casualties after one hundred twelve cruise missiles were launched by the american and british navy jets from a number of countries have at times colonel gadhafi ground forces the french president was the first to order strikes around the rebel held city of benghazi to prevent attacks against civilians russia has called the decision to take military action in libya regrettable paulus leader who is in the capital tripoli has more on the developments in libya. well there's just been a blast of gunfire which you heard behind me here in the capital city tripoli it's not immediately clear what's going on behind but a short time ago there were protesters here so we certainly are starting to feel the effect of this military strike on on the reaction from the gadhafi regime here from the capital city and now so far we are hearing that more than twenty sites have

oil, libyan territory. this is impossible. we will fight until the last man in defense of libya from south to north, from east to west. >> they cheered all their defiance. but there were hints of reconciliation. colonel gaddafi's speech will be dismissed out of hand by the most committed rebels. but as he drove off, he left behind an offer of an amnesty, a dialogue, and an invitation to a u.s. fact-finding mission, even a chance for a free press. for his hard-core supporters, it was a family day out, and it did not matter what he said. the libyans to do not like things the way they are, who do not want civil war, might listen and wonder whether the risks of taking on the regime are worth it. the colonel's leadership style is eccentric, but he is hitting back hard and slowing the rebellion against his rule. that was something they could not do in egypt or tunisia. jeremy bowen, bbc news, tripoli. >> an international effort has begun to repatriate tens of thousands of foreigners, most of them egyptian, who ha

lads else idea on the chin is the libyan border as the threat of u.s. intervention in libya looms closer some experts believe foreign action is now virtually imminent radio host stephen lindemann thinks washington is directing the crisis this so-called call him call all's. position for solutions i believe these are individuals groups wherever they listed but i america enlisted by a list of maybe by friends who are of the worst nations primarily the u. where's secondarily written to want us to put another one in four days and the libyan people i must say are a lot more savvy than americans because they know what you wish in an inch and meaningless being or you marriage theory and means where america says we only need to do this for you it has nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with being a critical is to colonize the exploited or steal your resources grew out is the people call or is the country better one means or another even if you regard the patient iraqis afghans no war. or set up a puppet government you c

has the latest now from the tunisian libyan border. on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those are the latest reports we're receiving and more than three hundred people injured with reports of strikes and live ammunition and growing fears that libya is descending into civil war most of the fighting is in the key towns of libya such as zawiya which is some fifty kilometers from the capital tripoli and the oil rich port of ras north of the latest reports there suggest that rebel leaders are in control slowly making their way towards the capital city of tripoli in the we're itself at a draw the iraqi forces launched an attack they fired mortar shells they used machine guns and throughout most of saturday if you fighting happened to their villages what we have from the rebel leaders themselves of that they remain in control inside of the town and we're hearing from govern

is going to reports from the libyan egyptian border. so far the humanitarian situation hasn't really improved much thousands of people are continuing to flee libya each day looking for safety and better living conditions the main flow of refugees is on libya as a western border with tunisia but many people are going to egypt as well with this family they were from going. to the humanitarian situation in the city is critical at the moment they were saying how they're not actually fleeing because their home has been destroyed the zone feel safe there anymore and said that they were going to wait out here in egypt as she was going on there maybe come back when things settle down when it comes to egypt actually many towns and cities in mirror of the egyptian libyan border security has been really strengthened there also there have been changes on the egyptian would be in voter itself if we hear that just several weeks ago it was patrolled basically only by egyptian border guards or people who are letting people in and out of the country now

and you also fight against the squandering of libyan natural resources out of you john in this we're already in this but as for economic route we cooperate with transparency international the french energy fraud office and with the international organization for the fight against corruption we sent documents on economic crimes in tunisia to these organizations. the accounts of ben ali and his accomplices were frozen and at the moment we are sending documents on egypt but our work is not over yet now we've started working on the libyan gets it we will get it packages of data necessary for an economic investigation with a further blockade and freezing of accounts of it dr his relatives and immediate contacts as well as of the people involved in crimes. would be to search for money transferred from libya to personal accounts in other countries and then the cases of corruption leading to transferring of big sums of money to camps in asia or in europe will be investigated these are the measures we're taking in order to return one hundred thirteen billion dollars stolen by the current retu

on the chin is in the libyan border. as the threat of u.s. intervention in libya looms closer some experts believe for an action is now virtually imminent where the host stephen london things washington is directing the crisis with so-called quote unquote rebels. position for students i believe these are individuals groups whatever they listed by america enlisted written and listed maybe by france or the western nations primarily do you wear this secondarily written to post one desperate to put another one in his place and the libyan people i must say i wrote a lot more savvy than americans because they know what you wished and inch and meaningless they know what humanitarian means when america says we need to do this for you it has nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy and nothing to do with hoping that people just to colonize them exploit them steal your resources brutalized the people call interested country by one means or and know that even if you regard to pay should iraqis afghans know or. call our set up a p

people libyan people they don't the world . another like ari i mean like so much in libya the foreign nations seem to be giving a little concern to what libyans themselves actually want a debate for a no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast they're ready to come help libya not so really be a base help libya for the world was over this is a problem. if the u.s. russia and other countries case unfolds it was time that scenes like this are used such i mean shit to keep watch out for against foreign involvement they know well the price is often paid for so-called humanitarian assistance history has shown that humanitarian aid in any war zone is more often than not thinly disguised military aid during the war in bosnia it was discovered that u.n. trucks delivering aid were in fact transporting military equipment in afghanistan the very weapons america gave to the taliban in the early eighty's came back to haunt the u.s. army following its two thousand and one afghan invasion so it's no w

the libyan leader after your work. on libya long live gadhafi let him stay in power for life and as much as some may supported afy other libyans despise the united states. well the moment when i called the u.s. will not answer libya what rights they have they don't have a good. laugh and it is libyan for days he's been trying to get to the canadian side of the border to check up on his family who on the other side you know some of them have been injured the answer he says is not with foreign intervention. people libyan people they don't care was. another. guy really i mean like so much in libya the foreign nations seem to be giving a little concerned to what libyans themselves actually want a debate for a no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast there really come help libya not to be based help libya for the world so does the world this is probably. if the u.s. russia and other countries case involved in this time it seems like this used just by ensuring the people here are

it's also what the libyan opposition asked us to do. if we tried to overthrow qaddafi by force, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission. or risk killing many civilians from the air. the dangers faced by our men and women in uniform would be far greater. so would the costs. and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq's future. but regime change there took eight years, thousands of american and iraqi lives, and nearly a trillion dollars. that is not something we can afford to repeat in libya. as the bulk of our military efforts ratchets down, what we can do and will do is support the aspirations of the libyan people. we have intervened to stop a massacre. and we will work with our allies and partners to maintain the safety of civilians. we will deny the regime arms, cut off its supplies of cash,

airspace following the latest wave of airstrikes now the ongoing bombardment in the libyan capital of tripoli comes as more forces arrive to take part in operation odyssey dawn but the united states france and the u.k. remain the principal participants among these allies artie's polis lior is in tripoli and she joins us now from there with the latest paula good evening to you now what are you seeing what have what have you seen as a solution the situation unfolded essentially before your eyes. well about half an hour ago it was a massive explosion here in the capital city of tripoli it sounded like it was coming from the south of the city i cannot see any smoke from where i'm standing at the moment but we are hearing reports of smoke in the southern parts we're also hearing reports of explosions around the compound of gadhafi now it's too soon to say exactly what has been hit but for the last thirty forty even fifty minutes there have been rounds of anti aircraft gunfire at the moment the situation is quiet but as you can well imagine it just erupts spontaneously in the skies are lit

that we made on the basis of the garden we received from libyan doctors and human rights activists for the period up to the arrival of their commissions representatives and then they provided for the arrival of their doctors and gave them literacy as they prepared necessary humanitarian aid it was designated and only after that the investigating commission and gadhafi regime's crimes arrived and started its work. in direct contact with the prosecutor general for the international tribunal we are in contact with the international commission for human rights the prosecutor general by human rights activists in libya. do these organizations use the evidence you have of change and. of course all the information we provided to those agencies will be used to the full extent so far they do not have any opportunity to obtain information in any other way. and you also fight against the squandering of libyan natural resources what have you done in this we're already in this but as for economic rights we cooperate with transparency international the french energy fraud office and with the internat

this is very much a libyan revolution. it is a revolution that was started with grass roots, by women and men, by lawyers, by teachers, and it is a revolution that in the early days was completely peaceful. the reason it had to carry-on was because it was treated with absolute brutality. indiscriminate violence. it is very noble and quite surprising. i have to admit as a libyan, quite surprising, because many libyans like me have been disheartened, wondering whether a 41-year-old dictatorship has not managed that beautiful thing in the human spirit that calls for the light, that calls for justice, that calls for accountability and dignity. this revolution comes as a complete and unequivocal answer to these doubts of mine, which i have shared with many other people, that they did this. we have to remember, now that other countries are involved in these conflicts, -- tavis: those on the ground may be appreciative, but there is always a line where you can stay too long, tried to do too much. where is that line? >> yes, i thin

be a base for libyan. throat so does the world this is a problem. if the u.s. russia and other countries case involved in the first time that scenes like this are used i mean shit for people here are against foreign involvement they know well the price that is often paid for so-called humanitarian assistance history has shown that many children aid in any war zone is more often than not family disguised military aid killing the war in bosnia it was discovered at u.n. trucks delivering aid where in fact transporting military equipment in afghanistan the very weapons america gave to the taliban in the early eighty's came back to haunt the u.s. army following its two thousand and one afghan invasion so it's no wonder libyans whether they support it or feel not are united on one issue they want the world and america in particular to stay out of the with his policy r.t. was on the chin asean libyan border. alarm author and a blogger says it would be a serious mistake if the u.s. and its allies choose a military

warship launches a tomahawk cruise missile towards the libyan coast. president obama is calls it an effort to save lives. >>> a pounding hail comes down in santa cruz this morning, leaving piles of white pellets behind. >> let's start with leigh glaser, who has been tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. >> leigh: we're starting to see the moisture bands, the first bands of rain making its way across the bay area. all day long we have been seeing the rain from the south to the north, san rafael, pacifica, and even towards palo

on the chin is in libyan border. as the threat of u.s. intervention in libya looms closer some experts believe foreign action is now virtually imminent radio host stephen leatherman thinks washington is directing the crisis so-called quote unquote rebels. position for soldiers about lee these are individuals groups wherever they listed by america and listed by listed maybe by france and other western nations primarily the u.s. secondarily britain to host one desperate to put another one in this place and believe me in people i must say i wrote a lot more savvy than americans because they know what you wished intervention meaning us they know what humanitarian means when america says we need to do this for you it is nothing to do with humanitarian aid and nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with people and it's to call and i so exploited steal your resources brutalized people call it i said country by one means or another even to direct us to pay should. ask. for or set up a puppet government you controls and call it that is a bette

with a request from the libyan opposition. and does the u.s. tries to step back from leading the libya assault americans are showing signs of fatigue at the prospect of yet another potentially lengthy will opinion polls suggest opposition to the libya campaign is almost forty percent close behind the proportion in favor showing the country is sharply divided and is also going to reports the title of the operation could spell a long and painful conflict for the u.s. coalition is calling this operation odyssey dawn odyssey dawn odyssey dawn what's in a name the names that the u.s. previously gave to its campaigns kind of make more sense like desert storm in the gulf war or operation enduring freedom and of gametes then or iraqi freedom but obviously gone on top of making no sense as a combination of words in itself if we interpret it actually mean something really lengthy in time or the word beyond could it possibly why that what we have now is just the beginning we talked to the u.s. command in africa that was tasked to come up with two words an

security council 1970, that it stop the violence against the libyan people. his forces have attacked peaceful protesters and are now preparing for a violent assault on a city a million people that have a history dating back to 0.5000 years. then become -- have begun airstrikes on what we expect to be air, land, and sea forces. every home will be searched and there will be no mercy and no petition on. if we want any sense of what that might mean, we only have to see in what happened to so we zawia. human rights watchers have catalogued the appalling human rights atrocities that are being committed. mr. speaker, that is the demonstrable need. we said there must be clear which of the people of libya and the wider region for international action. it was the people of libya through the national council who were the first to call for protection through a no-fly zone. i would say this. it really has been remarkable how arab leaders have come forward and condemned the actions of the dot the's government. in recent days, i have spoken with leaders of saudi arabia, qat

we're offering support to the libyan opposition. we've frozen tens of billions of dollars of gaddafi's assets that can help meet the needs and aspirations of the libyan people. and every day, the pressure on gaddafi and his regime is increasing. our message is clear and unwavering. gaddafi's attacks against civilians must stop. his forces must pull back. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach those in need. those responsible for violence must be held accountable. muammar gaddafi has lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to rule, and the aspirations of the libyan people must be realized. in recent days, we've heard the voices of libyans expressing their gratitude for this mission. "you saved our lives," said one libyan. said another, "today, there is hope." every american can be proud of the lives we've saved in libya and of the service of our men and women in uniform who once again have stood up for our interests and our ideals. and people in libya and around the world are seeing that the united states of am

although i'd like to go to you first what's happening in the libyan capital this morning and any news about fire overnight. but it certainly was fire of the night and into the early hours sworn in there were large explosions that came from the east and west of the capital city we know that the government has the military airfields and military bases there so we split but this was the target as always in these strikes although some of the happened with rounds of anti aircraft gunfire now today of course is friday midday prayers security incredibly intense in the downtown part of the city ahead of what we're being told is the massive demonstrations being planned after those periods we are also seeing reports and indeed i have noticed over the past few days that several of the pixel stations here are running low on fuel and we are hearing that the city could almost align to a halt within the next few days now as you mentioned the nato announcement was happening while those strikes were taking place over the capital city the latest word from major bay have agreed to enforce a no fly zone