shot. he came out saying i m saddam hussein, i m the president of iraq and i m willing to negotiate. the same may be true of gadhafi and his children. these are not people bred to fight and die. you never fight and die if you have massive accounts and bank accounts overseas. you go and unite with the funds and the wealth you plundered. we ll have more with ben and jill and fouad in a moment. quick reminder, live chat is up and running right now at ac360.com. up next. horror stories from americans who finally got out of libya. they were stuck on that ferry. a nightmarish wait day and night in that ferry in tripoli harbor. guns crackling all around them. you ll hear directly from them. later, inside gadhafi s mind. as close as we can get. rare perspective from a man who is by his side for years, worked as a translator for gadhafi. i talked to him about what that was like and how he says he was constantly living in fear. we ll also talk to a former cia officer with sources in the in
interested in seeing any measures used to suppress those threats. but in fact, those dangers have not existed in any serious levels for some time and most importantly, this law has been used against political opposition of any sort for a very long time and what you just heard from ivan is a description of what s being done to people who really are peaceful protestors, using this emergency law and using the ideas and philosophy that have been perm mating this government for 30 years, that they can do anything to anybody to keep the streets safe. christopher dicky, i appreciate you being on. and ivan, stick around. we ll talk to you later on in the program. let us know what you think at ac360.com. up next, american reaction to the claim that egypt isn t ready for democracy. we ll talk to dr. fouad ajami and david gergen, with jill dougherty. first though, let s check in with isha sesay.
in 1961, i think, the soviet union sent up the first man in space. that was actually considered more sensational than sputnik, which ed reminded me before the broadcast weighed 20 pounds and was the size of a volleyball. but when they sent a human being, this very brave soviet astronaut, and he remains a hero in russia today, that really brought it home that they put a man in space. there s one other thing i would say, what television has done in the united states and probably in other countries is confuse celebrity with political leadership. when you become famous and celebrate it for something, in politics, it s confused with leadership. we re out of time. maria, i want to thank you. thank you, soledad. thank you. nice to see you. let us know what you think at ac360.com.
the united states and probably in other countries is confuse celebrity with political leadership. when you become famous and celebrate it for something, in politics, it s confused with leadership. we re out of time. maria, i want to thank you. thank you, soledad. thank you. let us know what you think at ac360.com. another critic of president obama, this time he says he s a socialist. we ll check in with nic robertson, live in egypt where the largest anti-government protest this week are expected to begin within hours. first, we check in with isha. for months, it s been a case of can he run or can t he? i m talking about rahm emanuel and his bid to become chicago s next mayor. well, the illinois supreme court has made a decision. and i ll have the details.
but if you truly believe that you want to see a better world, a better place, a coming together of people, you cannot have that place in your spirit where you have to do that. how can you in one breath talk about your love for god and understand that god made us all in his image and in another breath talk about hating somebody. you know, then again, we know that god takes care of babies and fools. babies and fools. more from stevie wonder later in the program. you can join the chat right now at ac360.com. gabby giffords continues to amaze her doctors. they re talking about when she can leave the hospital. and sarah palin s interview since the tragedy. did she help her case tonight? we ll play you part of her interview ahead. [ male announcer ] got a cold? [ coughs ]