society. we have to start from scratch and teach them what it is to have institutions. they don t know. i have to say i was really encouraged in libya, much more in a sense than i was in egypt and tunisia to see the young people want to move forward know and what it is like to experience democracy. there is a part of the constitution of the ntc that said that the people who are there now in the interim government cannot remain. they will have to be democratically elected. that is going to take time and what really does worry me is that immediately after the fall of someone, there is always a mad scramble for power. at the moment, people are not divided because they are really held together by one common belief. we want to get rid of gadhafi. we should wait. we have to watch what happens and be very open to helping them. one wonderful thing i so agree with nick, when i first arrived in ban gazay to see thank you, america, thank you, nato. thank you, france.
of moammar gadhafi. they seem to want to show that, a, they are victims and, b, that they are not backing down. nic robertson, cnn, tripoli, libya. president obama is facing criticism for the u.s. mission in libya. the new york times columnist nick christoff joins us with his thoughts. plus, stand by for dramatic stories of libyan rebels outgunned by pro-gadhafi forces and a man s sacrifice to help them fight back. our own brian todd shares his personal account of time in the japan disaster zone. and the heroic work of search and rescue crews. the radically new 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. welcome to the darker side of green. see your lexus dealer. p.a.: it s a four-bedroom traditional home on an acre-and-a-half landscaped yard. the master suite has two walk-in closets and a completely updated master bath. there s a totally renovated chef s kitchen,
the commander in charge of u.s. operations in libya says coalition forces are not directly supporting rebel fighters, but there are growing questions about whether that should change. joining us now from cairo nick kristof, the columnist for the new york times back in the middle east right now. nick, is it time for the u.s. do you believe to do more as far as helping the opposition in libya? for example, arming the rebels? i would be a little bit wary of arming the rebels, partly because there is suspicion of u.s. involvement there and partly because you always wonder what will happen to the weapons after the fact. i also think that gulf countries are already engaging in providing them with arms and ammunition which they critically need. so i don t know that the u.s.
scary. in the night there s some gunfighting in the city at night. there were a lot of tears and people were leaving very quickly. people were running to the airport without a ticket, with just a backpack, leaving all of their belongings behind, their pets behind. there s probably seven guys with machine guns around and we had to give them our passport. is president obama doing enough to end the crisis in libya? nick christoff of the new york times is weighing in. he s ruled libya with an iron fist for 40 years but apparently afraid to fly over water or stay on the upper floors of hotels. the colorful past of moammar gadhafi.
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