we should be taking the fight to tripoli. you don't need ground troops, but we should take the air campaign to tripoli to go after qaddafi's inner circle. they live like kings. go after them and their propaganda machine. the way to end this war is to have qaddafi's inner circle to crack. to do that, go after them directly. >> schieffer: you say what we need to do is air strikes on qaddafi and his people? >> absolutely. i think he's an international war criminal. i don't believe he's a legit legitimate leader of the libyan people. his inner circle is in a bit of disarray. they would be in more disarray if we take the fight to tripoli. the strategy should be to help the rebels help themselves. to take the best air force in the world and park it is outrageous. when we call for a no fly zone we didn't mean our planes, so tomorrow the american air force is out of this fight. and as much as i respect our nato allies you take a lot of capacity off the table by grounding our airplanes. that's going to make this war go longer. i want

you just before our come to the studio either called from tripoli tripoli is run out of fuel it's running out of food the bread the bread queues are very long people are getting very very good reason that the judge here we were breaking could you be with us after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the events in libya and stay with r.t. . if you want to. it's to see cushion curtain into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition the language until you come to this deep bestie oh peak could be. culture. the thing is that the have agendas are still unaware of what's going on in their land still ask them have no idea about what's happening like nothing i don't know any good to alaska the great. on our cheek. if lines. would be soon which brightened a few. songs from finest impressions. who threw stones on team dot com. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in the czech republic all g.'s available in a hotel assayas central hotel for a movie or a. most trickle of the stuff i used to wh

it's just after two pm here in moscow twelve pm in tripoli you with r.t. now as the fight for control over the oil rich libyan coastline continues for us are steps back from its leading role in the operation profitable still oversee the just takes off the mission but house encouraged other countries to increase its military contribution. looks at how libya could be the just the start of a wider u.s. and goals in the region. as waves of public rage sweep through north africa and the middle east world powers jump on them as many analysts say in an attempt to direct the waves of unrest in a way that's north we were able for that in libya forging relationship with the opposition so that if gadhafi goes their people there to do business with as syria popular wrath gather steam some experts say western powers might see the advantages of getting involved there to these three countries and syria are the main countries that will not align themselves magically to the global power elites or western powers interested objectives in north africa in the middle east as fo

you just before our time to the studio other quote from tripoli tripoli is run out of fuel it's running out of food there the bread the bread queues are very long people are getting very very driven at the job and here we are very good you with this after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the events in libya and stay with r.t. . if you still. feel the need. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. traditional language tell you this is the best d o p thirty three. and culture. the thing is that the have the germans are still unaware of what's going on in the land the silastic the idea. i don't know anything about alaska. and our cheap. welcome back to cross talk computor live oak tree mind you we're talking about what many people call the civil war in libya. but first let's see what russians think about how to resolve the libyan crisis. and when he says the goal of the western led effort in libya is in question then i wo

it watching our team from moscow it's nine pm friday evening here seven in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first of all more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing in the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks meantime with a senior aide to the libyan regime who is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections was artie's polis leah reports from tripoli the government doesn't seem ready to back off yet. it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader of woman gadhafi will stick down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal they are insisting that exactly first pull back use troops from the waist in the cities of this country and also stop his offensive in the east of libya they say that if he does not do this they will fight on and liberate this country now there is no reason why gadhafi would actually agree to the cease fire deal because his troops a

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mad to take its soldiers out of the cities where they spicing on point to stay in the capital city of tripoli pulling in a few moments i'll bring you more. and a mix of satirical comments and computer gaming a russian cartoon based on the arab body arrest goes viral lots of these people in the old soldiers like to pull his sister out joyously and our soldiers that it's nice to be nice people are indeed workers at japan's fukushima nuclear plant battle to keep radioactive water from leaking into the pacific under conditions that activists haul in human. five am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our t. our top story nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came after a procrit off you fighter joined the group and opened fire on allied planes meanwhile the country's government has rejected rebel calls for a cease fire or his policy or has the latest from tripoli. person here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fi

to take its soldiers out with cities where they find saying i'm point is here in the capital city of tripoli join me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. and we take you to where such higher meets computer gaming a russian cartoon based on the unrest in the arab world goes viral plus. these people in the old soldiers like to call his sister actually is that our soldiers that it's just people are human beings workers are japan's fukushima nuclear plant vital to keep radioactive water from leaking into the pacific under conditions activists claim human. have been moscow why not try as a good to have you with us here on our t. our top story nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came after a pro cut off the fighter joined the group and opened fire on allied planes meanwhile the country's government has rejected rebel calls for a ceasefire or his policy or has the latest from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there

out is paul a sleeper there from tripoli and you can follow us on her on twitter to get instant updates of course one of the latest tweets tonight she says increasing numbers of people on the ground so they feel a stalemate in libya could become a reality we'll see if that plays out of not follow us at r.t. under school also check out for his insights in a blog on our main web site our team got caught. show. well susan lindauer as a journalist and author specializing in american intervention she's joining us now from washington d.c. very good evening to you from moscow the cia is reported to be there already is now getting reconnaissance and crucially how prince of training the opposition troops and others not all tired with the original goal of humanitarian efforts. well i have never believed this was a humanitarian endeavor i was also the u.s. asset covering libya at the united nations for nine years from one thousand nine hundred five until two thousand and three and i know these people very well. will never step down he's a fighter to the end and it it seems extraordinary that at th

tripoli says it's ready for any political reform provided the colonel gadhafi remains in power to prevent levy a from slipping further into chaos experts say destabilizing the arab world as part of washington's afterwards to dominate the region. dysfunction in libya and says he's a great guy and the strong supports of overflowing hospitals and the bodies in the street one point to save in the capital city of tripoli going in a few moments ago when you most. there is anger in the u.k. as a country spends millions of pounds on the war in libya while the public sector at home is neglected and slashed. and the russian space ship named after the first man in orbit is caring of crew of three to the international space station to mark the fiftieth anniversary of your garden's first flight. this is r.t. live from moscow i'm marina joshie as a fight for control over the oil rich libyan coast line continues the u.s. steps back from its leading role in the operation washington will still oversee the logistics of the mission but as encouraged other nato countries to increase their military contributi

watching our team from moscow it is now eight pm friday evening here six in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing of the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks with a senior aide to the libyan regime is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections. joins us now from tripoli live bring us up to date with the latest events here paula so is gadhafi going to back down after these latest developments. well it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader woman gadhafi will step down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal as far as the defections go the tripoli government is making light of the fact that the foreign minister also qusay is in britain that he has defected they say that he is an old man who is very sick and he asked for a leave of absence which they granted him now we are hearing rumors that is navy

there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these authors were insincere and could not be trusted the lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the full measure trying to slightly different picture is emerging we are hearing from the country former prime minister mr. baby that lines of communication have been opened and they're hoping to intensify them they say that they are talking with the british the french and the americans to reach some kind of mutual settlement that would see the stopping of killings of civilians now we are hearing the same line coming out of london it has confirmed that in recent weeks it has been meeting in private with several high ranking libyan officials we know that just on wednesday mohammed ismail who is a trusted aide the son was in london he was trying to organize what we understand some kind of exit strategy for the gadhafi family that landed insisting that any kind of deal any kind

you just before our turn to the studio other quote from tripoli tripoli is there another fuel it's running out of food the bread the bread queues are very long people are getting very very driven out the journey here we go to one break we'll continue with this after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the events in libya and stay with r.t. . if you still. feel the need. wealthy british style. market finiteness. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cars are there are no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report. download the official placation q i phone the i pod touch from the choose ops to. launch all changed life on the go. video on demand copies of money fuel costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questions on the call. to close. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've done the future of coverage. for. the first first fifty . and you can say. welcome back to talk time purely about the tree mind you we're talking about what many people call the civil war in libya. eg

you just before our turn to the studio other quote from tripoli tripoli is run out of fuel it's running out of food there the bread the bread queues are very long people are getting very very driven out the journey here we go to our break we'll continue with this after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the events in libya and stay with r.t. . if you think it's a good. looks like something has been to the yaroslavl region handicrafts has become a major industry. alhaji goes to a former top secret military stronghold. which today has limitless possibilities for extreme sports. where the last secret damask seal has been discovered. and the real something unseen divers watch is a may. come from the chelyabinsk region of. russia close up on the. if. the first fish. the first. plane hit. welcome back to talk i'm curious about the tree mind you were talking about what many people called a civil war in libya play the game. but first let's see what russians think about how to resolve the libyan crisis. and when he said the goal of the western led effort didn't leave there isn't q

tripoli says it's ready for any political reform provided the colonel gadhafi remains in power to prevent libya from slipping further into chaos and experts say destabilizing the arab world is a part of washington's outwards to dominate the region. just punching in libyan says he's a great guy and a strong with reports of overthrowing hospitals and bodies in the streets i'm told are still in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. there is anger in the u.k. as the country spends millions of pounds on the war in libya while the public sector at home is neglected and slashed. and a russian space ship named after the first man in orbit is carrying of group three to the international space station to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the regards first flight. surprises have jumped to their highest in thirty one years reaching forty dollars per hour and we'll have more on what's driving the price of the press spread a lot in our business and twenty minutes. this is our t. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program as the figh

attempting to recapture the western rebel stronghold of misrata on point to here in the capital city of tripoli join me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. with radiation expected to leak for several months ahead of japan's trying to rise from the rubble of the quake disaster. and of the first anniversary of the moscow metro bombings a blitz operation strikes a serious blow to terrorists in the north caucasus. it's five pm in moscow this is archie coming to you live you're watching the weekly with me and he said now my first stop progress through forces in libya are attempting to recapture the country's third largest city in his truck in misrata it's the last rebel stronghold left in the west and has been under attack for weeks now correspondent paul is clear is in the capital tripoli with more. well worth of bloodshed is increasingly being used to describe the situation in the last rebel

was in tripoli. we know if at this moment of at least two high profile defections the country's foreign minister mr mr russo koussa is currently in london where he is meeting with british officials despite the fact that they say they will not grant immunity and then mr. tricky is also a former foreign minister of libya he was also an investor to the united nations where he served two terms as president of the general assembly has also announced his departure now there can be no doubt that this is a psychological blow to the gadhafi regime certainly what we're hearing from london is that the regime is on the verge of crumbling but here in tripoli the government has actually laughed off these kind of suggestions of the fictions when questioned about what is the defection of the foreign minister the country's spokesperson mr mousavi it was him said that this was an old man he was exhausted he was suffering from diabetes and he actually approached the government for a leave of absence in which he could s

here in tripoli the regime is showing signs of crumbling and it reports that more and more senior officials are defecting on points new in the capital city join get a few moments and i'll bring you will. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya we see press reports at least indeed for cia operatives on the ground so much on the ground as i would find of u.s. top brass getting grilled in congress with many still on certain most of what the goal of the libyan campaign is and who is going to pay for it. and the integrity of america's motives are scrutinized as it ignores civilian deaths in gaza and salva such but jumps at the opportunity to bring democracy to other regions. also a palestinian engineer disappears from a train in ukraine before resurfacing in an israeli jail with the scandal gallery momentum kiev denies any involvement in the incident. fired from our studios in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he said not way thanks for being with us it's true pm here in the russian capital eleven am in london first this hour the u.k. has reportedly been hosting a

mad to take its soldiers out the cities where they're fighting want to steer in the capital city of tripoli joining in a few moments i'll bring you more. in china russian cartoonist causes a stir on the internet with his take on the events in libya and across the middle east. and the russian close of team trouble for once closed the region now revamped unopen as a major tourist destination for the great bustling city life in the. here moscow time this is r t welcome to another hour of news and programs from us my name is kevin owen and the top story this saturday night nato gets investigated reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came after a pro good of the fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's government project rebel calls for a ceasefire artie's paul asleep as the latest from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad conspectus libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that t

here in tripoli the regime is showing signs of calming and it reports that more and more senior officials are defecting on points here in the capital city joined in a few moments and when you will. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya recent press reports at least in the hebrew cia operatives on the ground so boots on the ground as i would define it. u.s. top brass gets a grilling in congress with many still uncertain as to what the goal of the libyan campaign is and who's going to pay for it. plus the integrity of america's motives also come to noise as if the north civilian deaths in gaza south of setia are jumps of the opportunity to bring democracy to other regions. also russia prepares for a new verse restrains front sending them you so you steam into all of its fifty lives since not a cons most trip to the final frontier. join me in around twenty minutes time with our special guest is lucas county russia's social tax. pro costing live from the heart of the russian capital your watching our team well straight to our top story now the u.k. has reportedly been hosting

thanks very much indeed for bringing us the latest from tripoli policy are there. this is actually live from moscow coming up in the program bridge fury over government spending on the intervention in libya. take money away from us they should be spending more money or find out why anger across the u.k. is mounting a medications that britain's model of democracy just isn't working. in time the deputy foreign minister of iran muhammad ali abbas ally told r.t. that afghanistan has a strong example of how international intervention in the region only deepens the crisis. countries from outside the region that have military bases here intervening in our affairs they try to change the interaction between governments and people in the region and the changes that are taking place in the arab world in the reaction to that the west and the u.s. leadership is trying to use these changes for their own purposes and if for example the interference of nato has been unsuccessful they've failed to bring security to production is now forty times bigger than before and extremism is o

the residents of colonel gaddafi in tripoli. at the end of the 1990's, -- at the end of the 1980's, the national front moved its fighters to algeria from which it was hoping that it would fight algeria and it failed in doing so. some officers from a very powerful tribe tried against >>>. we will talk about a little bit later. gaddafi defeated an insurgency led by the jihadists. it is formed by a -- he defeated all of these attempts in the 1980's and 1990's. his base was shrinking. d.s.o. many enemies within the country's. -- he has so many enemies within the country's. all these attempts led gaddafi to change the way he organizes his armed forces. he started to see the army as a prep. the army could one day produced an officer who may try his luck with a coup attempt. gaddafi created what can be described today as a parallel army. it is known today in libya as the gaddafi brigade. peace brigades are -- these brigades were fighting the rebels in. when the doctor created these brigades, his aim was that these units are able to def

ok in tripoli and you go after the rebel stronghold of garcia thank you betty. well brendan neil editor of political magazine spikes thinks the foreign intervention in there is unlikely to bring the country's population any positive outcome. it's a disaster i think from beginning to end it's a very it's i've called it the barbarism of what we have here are western leaders who don't know what they want don't know why they're interbreeding don't have any plan or strategy or even any real leadership and yet they're throwing bombs into a country that was already very volatile it's one of the most reckless actions that western governments have taken for many years and it's going to end terribly for the people of libya the west is going to back some kind of former regime former rulers making their own new kind of government this is not going to be an intervention that supports the actual cause of liberation or the cause of democracy or the people in libya who actually want to run their own lives and be free it's going to be an intervention that ends up strengthening t

. >> my recommendation to nato and the administration is to cut the head of the snake off, go to tripoli, start bombing qaddafi's innercircle, their compounds, their military headquarters in tripoli. >> mitchell: however the policy debate plays out in washington, the people of misurata are looking for refuge from the combat right now. and for those who can make it, that means an escape by ship. allen pizzey takes us aboard. >> reporter: the ship is a lifeline for the city of misurata. >> we can't swim, we can't eat,

and there are fuel shortages in tripoli. certainly i think we should keep our eyes on the situation there. the fighting that takes place, the back and forth around brega, whether it goes to ras lanuf, bin jawad and until now unknown towns in the libyan desert i think is in effect immaterial to what is happening in the broader states. increasing isolation, cracks in the regime in tripoli. that's what will undermine and potentially be the fatal blow to moammar qaddafi, not these young men with a.k.-47s and r.p.g.s on the road to brega. >> rose: and is that likely to happen and how long will it take >> it's anybody's guess. i don't think it will take six months or anything like that. beyond that it's very difficult to say. but certainly one gets the sense of rats leaving a sinking ship in tripoli. moussa koussa was somebody who for 15 years was the head of libyan intelligence. for them to jump ship is a significant blow. basically what you're left with, what moammar qaddafi is left with is his sons around him and the people aro

would take the soldiers out of the cities where their pricing i'm point is clear in the capital city of tripoli coming in a few moments i'll bring you more. meanwhile a russian cartoonist causes a stir on the internet with his take on the events in libya and across the middle east as we report on. the russia close a team travels through a once closed region that revamped as a major tourist destination offering a break for a bustling city life in the. evening for me kevin no it's eight pm here in moscow and thanks for being with the international news broadcaster the top story nato says it's investigating reports of at least ten libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came off for a few fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's government rejected rebel calls for a cease fire paula syria has the latest from tripoli for you. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripo

you just before i worked into the studio other quote from tripoli tripoli is run out of fuel it's running out of food there the bread the bread queues are very long people are getting very very good to the job here with the crowd were breaking could you deal with this after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the events in libya and stay with r.t. . it. still. has a few. listen team has been to the jaroslav region handicrafts since become a major industry. now latinos to form a top secret military stronghold live rich today has limitless possibilities for extreme sports the last signature damask seal has been discovered playing the real something else he died as much as i'm a liberal comes from the chelyabinsk region of the russia close up. download the official allocation q i phone or my pod touch from the i choose our. life on the go. video on demand parties in mind bold colors and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the call. for. the first for the fifty first. place to pick. up. the lead. welcome back to talk i'm curious about the tree mind you we're talkin

here in tripoli the regime is showing signs of crumbling amid reports that more and more senior officials are defecting on paula zahn in the capital city join me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya recent press reports at least either cia operatives on the ground so boots on the ground as i would define it the u.s. top brass gets a grilling in congress but many still uncertain as to what the goal of the be and is and who's going to pay for it. and the integrity of america's motives ostrich you know it doesn't even nor civilian deaths in gaza some percentage that jumps at the opportunity to bring democracy to other regions. also russia prepares for an anniversary spaceflight sending you so you steam into orbit fifty years since mankind's first trip to the final frontier. the price of oil has reached a two and a half year high due to the conflict in libya join me for that story and more in business and around twenty minutes time. for the day you're watching r.t. we're live from moscow welcome to the program the u.k. is reportedly

brian. >> jim maceda inside tripoli. jim, thanks for your reporting tonight. for more on all of this, we're happy to be joined tonight by retired u.s. army four-star general, barry mccaffrey, who is, of course, an nbc news military analyst. general, first off, where do you see the momentum right now tonight? and if i can ask, how do you think this ends? >> well, brian, to some extent this is bizarroland. we've got nato announcing they'll strike either side if they're attacking civilians. gadhafi is now putting his forces understandably in civilian clothes, in civilian vehicles. the u.s. is withdrawing its combat power from supporting this effort. it's hard to imagine why this will turn out well. >> now, we call this a nato-led fight and yet you and i both know there's components of this that are purely a u.s.-run show. no one else is refueling aircraft, electronic jamming, surveillance, things like that. i want to put a graphic up on the screen, what you commanding general types call the tempo of battle currently for our company. you know about the multiple de

to take the soldiers out of the cities where this fighting i'm going to stay in the capital city of tripoli join me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. meanwhile russian cartoonist causes a stir on the internet with his take on the of benson libya and across the middle east there the pictures you should see we've got more on that coming up in just a bit here on r.t. and. russia close-up t.v. troubles old ones close region now revamped as a major tourist destination offering a break from the plus league city life in the ural mountains. it's eleven pm you're of moscow you're watching the r.t. news channel my name's kevin owen very good to have you company let me take you through our top story the nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen the libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a frayed we've got a bit of a problem there we've lost but story i was telling about but let's try and bring you that report now from paul the slip. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw fro

madness to take its soldiers out of his way this pointing on point is there in the capital city of tripoli coming in a few moments i'll bring you more. a midwestern states insisting that colonel gadhafi pay for attacking civilians or examine how global powers seem to turn a blind eye to similar crimes in other countries. also a satirical view of the unrest in the middle east the russian cartoonists are already on the phone to our leaders at efforts to topple of grapes a stir on the internet got that for you too plus. these people are not old soldiers like the corps has this direct launched in our soldiers that interest in these people are human beings workers that japan's fukushima nuclear power plants are fighting to stop radioactive water leaking into the pacific under extreme conditions that activists are calling any human. it's one of them right now here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin oh is this is the r t news channel in the top story nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest

. >> nato has carriedut air strike and the cter the lia pital tripoli. th lyan vernment says three people have been lled >> they have been taken to see the sights of an airstrike, ich aearso be a bker in e area o the leersh compound in the nterf tpoli. it is aarge aa cering many aes, several different compounds. the bunke itself is made of concrete, and reforc steel, the are to hold sat -- two holesn . doe noto apar to be any kindf secdary -- perhaps the bunker wasmpty. is an are whe the are vilis. there is a voluntr hun shields. you may year in t background some ofhose are having monsation. portraits of gaddi himse. following on from that report, uan see the are th latest picturesrom at airstrike in the cter of tripo. the libyan government was saying that it was a r bomb, b it is believed to b a bunker nr the ddaf cpoun three people haveeen killed there are dmonstrations there, and these are the latest piures after the air strike. we heard behind him that the were demstraons which em to be partf tse demotrations from the liby capital trilifter a nato ai

it would take its soldiers out the cities where this uprising unpoliced clear in the capital city of tripoli joining in a few moments i'll bring you more. meantime also in the program a russian cartoonist causes a stir on the internet with his take on the events in libya and across the middle east. and the russia close travels for ron's closed region now revamped as a major tourist destination offering a break from bustling city life in the new romantic. hello this is our table coasting around the globe from moscow welcome if you just joined us this hour it's nine pm moscow time the top story from us nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a pro good half a fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's governments rejected rebel calls for a cease fire paula slee has got the latest for you from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is al

it is visible to the civilian population in tripoli. while all that was happening, colonel gaddafi was driing through tripoli on the 25th anniversary of another air strike by the americans on his headquarters. nato can't agree exactly how the colonel should be removed from office, but they want him out. he has other ideas. >> let's get more now on that joint article issued by the leaders of france, the u.k., and the u.s. tom is in washington. he said the mission was to have colonel gaddafi removed, but not necessarily a regime change. >> particularly interesting part of this joint statement from the united states, great britain, and france is a part where they basically say that as long as gaddafi is in power in libya, the nato military operations will continue, which is a fairly bold statement given the situation on the ground in libya. the timing of this statement is particularly interesting. it comes hot off the heels of comments by the french foreign minister in berlin at that conference of foreign ministers where he basically said

senior libyan officials are reportedly fleeing the country the regime shows no signs of crumbling with tripoli denying to factions. there will be no american boots on the ground in libya we see press reports police in the fields are cia operatives on the ground so boots on the ground as i would define us tom kraus gets grilled in congress of the libyan campaign but fails to clear up confusion over the aims of the operation and its counting. churchill wants the world to know it's all no more against corruption so was the rooney folks a businessman who georgia owes a hundred million dollars this is a sea change in it he said prism all the details are coming up in just a few minutes. a warm welcome to you live from our headquarters in central moscow for watching archie with me and he's now in our top story this hour the u.k. has reportedly been holding talks with a senior aide to the libyan regime who's believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi this comes as more top ranking libyan officials have now reportedly fled the country following the tracks of foreign minister mustafa ko

we have this. >> u powerl explosionn the lian citol of tripoli. one of four per d. apparently natairstrike. shortly aerward, libyan levision broadcast these pictes, sowin it said, colonel gdafi dving through e strts at the time of t raid. yet another gesture of defiance as nato was disssinhow inease the military pssure force him out opowe ministers om britain and franceent to the mtingn berlin calling f mor untries to contribute anes to the a stres in lya. but the natsecrary-general meut afterward t annnce thr habeen little rpons to the ruests. i dnot have specific promises from this meeng, but i ve heardndicions that gi me hope. byature, and am optimist. >> butfor the rebelightg a deeratattl in the besieged city of miata the the,time is ofhe essence. -- the besieged city of misrata, the tes ofhe essee. ey have bn firing rocks into the city,urni itnto wasteld. according to the rebel killing more than 20 today. whout sficient heavyeapons milary training to break the siege of misratahe rebels and pleading formore air stris. for tm, it is the only realistic way of tipp

mad to take a poll the other cities where they're fighting i'm going to say on the capital city of tripoli talking in a few moments i'll bring you more. esoteric old take on the middle east unrest combination of a fairy tale cunning nation and news headlines come together to create an online hit. where corner cleaning up and securing the fukushima power plant will take longer than expected and nuclear forces leading some to question japan could be doing more. and for a break from the busy life can take you to vent excuse or to move your rules as the area breaks free of its reputation of just truly from. around the world and around the clock this is our team welcome to the program libya's embattled government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a ceasefire describing the terms as mad opposition leaders are demanding the regime withdraw its troops from western cities and grant freedoms to citizens while insisting colonel gadhafi steps down on his course we're has more from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there

take its soldiers out of the cities where there's pricing i'm going to clear in the capital city of tripoli joining me in a few moments and i'll bring you more. meanwhile our brushing cartoonist also a star on the internet with his take on the events in libya and the middle east. but the us are close i mean travels to i want to close the region in our program plaza a major tourist destination often a break from playing city life in the euro now. it's five pm here in moscow this is our team coming to you guys thanks for being with us first stop ten libyan rebels have been reported killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a progress daffy fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's government has rejected rebel calls for a cease fire or just post here has more from the capital tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers a

be mad to take its soldiers out cities way that's pricing i'm point is here in the capital city of tripoli in a few moments and i'll put you will. also this hour in our heracles take on the middle east on ras the combination of a fairy tale animation and news headlines come together to create an ongoing ten. plus trouble continues workers repaired to seal a breach at a town stricken nuclear site as radioactive water seeps into the pacific ocean. and for a break from the busy life we take you to restate of the art ski resort in the girls out of the area breaks free to start from patient industrial region. a warm welcome to you from our headquarters here in central moscow this is our team first up this hour libya's in battle government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a cease fire describing their terms as matt opposition leaders are demanding the regime withdraw its troops from western cities and grant freedoms to citizens well insisting colonel gadhafi steps down are just mostly or has more from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to with

ok tourists there in tripoli and you're pissing off in the rebel stronghold of being god's ear thank you both for that. on the way from investor to convict an israeli businessman has been sentenced to seven years and in jordan prison try to get back one hundred million dollars to police. in japan are radioactive water continues to leak from the quake hit a plant into the ocean officials say a crack on a troubled reactor may be the source there were twelve thousand people who lost their lives in the tsunami disaster hundreds of thousands left homeless have been forced into overcrowded shelters and as r.t.d. ordinary found out survivors are angry at the government's failure to rebuild their lives. this is the first time many residents of asian a marquee have seen their houses since the tsunami has surged through them but in most a little of value remains but subtle shinji is not trying to salvage material possessions . my house was totally destroyed and my husband died in the tsunami now i'm honoring him by giving his personal things out i just wish everything could go back to how it w