at doesn t square with what wee hearing from nato officials and heads of western states involved in the operation. so, wolf, it s going to be s ve interesting toee how things move forward. what i m hearing is the only arms they re getting, the only ammunition, spare parts are from other arab countries who may be supporting the rebels. but not from the u.s. or t coalition partners or nato. for that matter. i wonder if you know what it is. he the are some rumors that reps are coming in from the east. the egyptian/lianri border. we have not verified that. there s no indication here that the rebel fighters now have new apons, n perful weapons. it sif still the same. if they re coming in, they haven t ended up in the hands of these rebel fighters. and the fact that they re still calling for them perhaps is an indication that thos rumors aren t true, wolf.
able to accomplish throughout the day? reporter: well, i think a lot of people are going to be eager to see if the complexion of this operation changes with nato now taking the lead. these opposition forces want this operation to stay in place, and they want it to be as aggressive as it has been. what s remarkable is what continues to be ignored. when you listen to statements by u.s. secretary of state, when you listen to statements by nato officials, coalition officials and heads of western states involved in this intervention, they continue to ignore the stated mission, the stated intent of these opposition forces. they say it openly. they want to continue to fight. they want to continue to wage war, and they want to take this war to moammar gadhafi, and they want to topple his regime. that s a critical fact that sometimes barely meets daily details of the military activity here and the diplomatic face-offs taking place with this operation. this stated mission by the