and, we saw remains of one animal there, the camels cost are worth about a thousand dollars each. we also saw evidence of a rocket strike on a roadway. where locals say a man was standing near the impact, when the rocket hit, ten days ago, and they say he is still in a coma. as you said, though, the libyan government also saying nato s airstrikes are doing damage on their end, not just to soldiers, but to civilians as well. and nato says they are investigating the strike which the libyans say hit a civilian house and, killed several residents inside and the libyan government says the nato strike on civilians was intentional and deliberate but the libyan government is known to make false claims in the past and qaddafi s forces have been known to use civilian homes as hiding places for troops and for heavy armor. meanwhile the fighting continues, on a number of fronts, here, across the country, including to the east, and, outside of the oil port city of brega, and, the fierce
mentioned the libyan government is often accused of saying things later determined to be not so. that may be the case here, where they are accusing nato of deliberately targeting civilians in an area just outside of tripoli. the libyan government saying that nato struck a farmhouse there on purpose. the government says that nato killed several people. including children in that strike on the farmhouse. this cannot be independently confirmed. but, of course, nato does say it s investigating. in the meantime, the fighting across libya continues to be fierce. especially in an area called dastnia, which is 25 miles or so from here in misurata. it s basically a suburb of the city. it lies between misurata and tripoli. that s where the heaviest fighting is now. a doctor at a field hospital reports as many as seven fighters were killed this morning alone and perhaps more than 20 others injured. just before noon today. the numbers could continue to
to fundraising, recruiting, morale. it s a serious blow and a significant victory for us. all of that said, it s an ideology. ideas live beyond their fouers. that ideology will continue to live but be a mere shadow of its former self. jamie: interesting. general keane, appreciate your time, sir. thank you. take care. good to see you. eric: new out of libya now, the government there is accusing nato of bombing innocent civilians today. including killing two young children. six people were killed in the airstrike and the building you re looking at now. nato yet to confirm the report. as you know, gaddafi s regime has made false claims about civilian bombing casualties in the past. let s go rick leventhal who is streaming live from misurata, libya. rick? reporter: as you know and
jamie: bottom of the hour, here s the top of the news, al qaeda reportedly turning to ransom money collected from kidnapping to refill dwindling cash reserves the information coming from files that were retrieved during the u.s. raid on usama bin laden s hideout in pakistan. and, kidnapping targets reportedly include diplomats, tourists and merchants. and, libya s government claiming a nato strike on a residential neighborhood killed four people including two children, nato says it is investigating those claims. and, bruce springsteen s band, mourning the loss of clarence clemmons, who died from complications from a stroke he curved a week ago, springsteen called him a great friend and describing the loss as immeasurable. he was 69 years old.
fighting going on, roughly 25 miles from where i am standing, a doctor in a field hospital reports that 7 fighters were killed today alone and 20 or more injured in the heavy fighting there. eric: rick, with the latest, streaming live from libya. as the international community tries to stop eastern from developing nuclear weapons we are learning the united nations gave the regime the green light. to build a, quote, disaster information management center. some fear the controversial project could advance tehran s military capability and the ballistic missile program. and it is a $15 million bunker to help iran. approved by the u.n. former united nations ambassador, to the from the u.s. to the united nations, john bolton joins us now as he always does on sunday morning,