of qatar several foreign ministers of arab nations for example morocco and the united arab emirates arab states saudi arabia qatar jordan and the united arab emirates have said they do back the deployment of a no fly zone over libya an air space and the arab states will play a supporting role obviously key their support in the region of the e.u. powers and are falling into line we can confirm it's only has offered seven of its air bases that we used by nato previously of course it's only just across the mediterranean from libya one of the key air bases that will be used by western powers and we're also seeing other nations coming out and saying they support this for example norway netherlands here in belgium we've also seen canada saying it's fine to just already in the region and really to be deployed within two days they just need to sit out there and western leaders e.u. leaders say they do support this campaign david cameron of the u.k. also angela merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now t

secretary of state hillary clinton says the united emirates will be joining the coalition and will send planes to help. >>> a deadly earthquake shook parts of southeast asia today peevey 6.8 quake was centered in the northeastern parts of burma. police in thailand say a woman died when a brick wall collapsed on her. the earthquake was felt hundreds of miles away in bangkok and vietnam. the earthquake was too far inland to trigger a tsunami. >>> according to the government reports, medical reports related to ecstasy use increases 75% between 2004 and 2008. er visits number 10,220 and in 2008, almost 18,000 people were treated for medical problems caused by ecstasy. most of the patients were between 18-29 years old. >>> a new science layoffs may be slowing. the government reports that fewer jobless applications where filed last week. it is the lowest level since july 2008. that news combined with a series of strong earnings reports sent the markets higher. the nasdaq rose by 38, surging nearly 1.5%. >>> a silicon valley company is offering a reward to help crack a case that took place in

. >> susie: i know that you and your partners are working on a transaction in the united emirates. we have been hearing about investment, euphoria, and growth opportunities. do you see that changing, and are any of your investors having second thoughts? >> clearly most investors are taking a wait-and-see approach to the middle east. the transaction you're referring to, i think is a private equity transaction, and ultimately has the duration and long-term horizon, and it is an asset-heavy transaction. it is not so focused on near term prospects and liquid and mom tum -- momentum, and so on. it is creating an opportunity for us to step in in a less competitive field. >> susie: you talk a locabout opportunities. but we have to talk about the risks, too. this is for investing for a certain type of investor, right? >> very much so. i think it is populated by the retail investor, and then you have foreign investors. you don't have that many long-term, institutional, local investors, which would create a floor to market activity. again, we see it as an opportunity, but no one is trying to

support expected from jordan, the united emirates, qatar and kuwait. >> i can tell the house britain will deploy tornados and typhoons as well as air refueling and surveillance aircraft. >> reporter: president obama ruled out u.s. ground troops but not air power. u.s. officials say the u.s. role would be to provide intelligence and surveillance planes and awacs to track gadhafi's air defenses. they would also provide aerial refueling to allied planes enforcing the no-fly zone. the navy already has warships in the mediterranean with warships with cruise missiles and two nuclear submarines. the u.s. is expecting the saudis and others to help pay for what they see as a short engagement, but they added there will be cost for the u.s. taxpayer. tonight libya claimed it would advance no further on benghazi, but u.s. officials say gadhafi forces have continued to shell rebel areas. there is no evidence of a ceasefire. brian. >> andrea starting us off in our d.c. newsroom. here we go. how is moammar gadhafi reacting to this ultimatum tonight? jim maceda is our man in tripoli. jim, there you

key arab partners like qatar and the united arab emirates have committed aircraft. and as agreed this week, responsibility for this operation is being transferred from the united states to our nato allies and partners. this is how the international community should work -- more nations, not just the united states, bearing the responsibility and cost of upholding peace and security. this military effort is part of our larger strategy to support the libyan people and hold the gaddafi regime accountable. together with the international community, we're delivering urgent humanitarian assistance. we're offering support to the libyan opposition. we've frozen tens of billions of dollars of gaddafi's assets that can help meet the needs and aspirations of the libyan people. and every day, the pressure on gaddafi and his regime is increasing. our message is clear and unwavering. gaddafi's attacks against civilians must stop. his forces must pull back. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach those in need. those responsible for violence must be held accountable. muamma

we have been told also that norway, the arab united emirates qatar are coming. >> rose: all have said they're prepared to send military-- >> exactly, to take part in the military operation. so that will be a large coalition. >> rose: under whose command? >> that's one of the questions that we have to solve. i think on the french side, we some reluctance to see nato there. what is very striking, i should say, is that we have acted in the security council on-- at the request of the-- the ambassador of lebanon was talk ago which is really striking. it's not iraq revisited. that's a very important element. we have been always very keen on having the arabs on board. and it president sarkozy is organizing a summit, and there will be a lot of ministers of our states to show that it's not a western intervention against an arab country. it's really all the international community, and nato is a bit seen as a western alliance. >> it is our concern as well, and it was feared that qaddafi had lost his legitimacy by attacking his own people. and his son threatening his own population with-- quote,

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and our arab partners the united arab emirates with chosen to meet their responsibility to defend the libyan people. and in just one month the united states has work with our international partners to immobilize coalition, secure in international mandate to protect civilians, stop advancing army preventing a massacre had established a no fly its own with our allies and partners. to lend some perspective on how rapidly this timmcame together, when people were getting brutalized and bosnia in the 1990's it with the international community over one year to intervene with their powers. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives with the pledge that made to the american people. it only took us 31 days--and i said that the american role to be limited and would not put ground gtroops into libya and our capabilities would be on the front end of the operation in transform responsibility to our allies/partners. tonight we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, is set to command the enforcement of office the embargo and of the no- fly zone. nato decided to take on th

. >>> the united states is urging gulf nations to show restraint after saudi arabia united arab emirates sent forces into bahrain. the employment came as the island kingdom sunni royal family sought to ease tensions with the shiite majority. ordering an investigation into how a driver got a license to operate a tour bus that crashed over the weekend leading to the deaths of 15 people. >>> a convicted flown with a 20-year-old manslaughter conviction, the man's license had been suspended for a past speeding ticket and for two tickets for driving without a license. >>> and russia is hiking the price for american astronauts to fly to and from the international space station on one of its spacecrafts. each round-trip ticket will cost nearly $63 million apiece. according to nasa, due to inflation. now an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,993 after dropping 50 points. the s&p shed seven points, the nasdaq lost 14. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo a historically bad day for the nikkei falling a stunning 1,015 points. while in hon

secretary of state said that plans for the united arab emirates will be joining be enforcement of the no-fly zone. >> final preparations for the french pilots as they contemplate another mentioned -- and another mission over libya. france was at the front of getting a no-fly zone installed. while the pilot's mission is clear, who controls the interrupted -- international operation has been less so. >> nato allies have decided to enforce the no-fly zone over libya. we are taking action as part of the broad international effort to protect civilians against the attacks by the gaddafi regime. >> that will be music to the ears of the u.s. government, which is seeking to reduce the level of american involvement in policing the no-fly zone. news of the agreement brought this response from the secretary of state. >> nato is well-suited to court natick this international effort and making sure that all participating nations are working effectively together towards our shared goals. this includes countries beyond nato including the arab partners. we expect all of them to be providing important

even now the united arab emirates is on board sending 12 planes. >> we whether welcome this importanttep. it underscores the coalition and the department of concern in the region for the fight of the libyan people. >> the nato announcement as some in congress calls upon the obama administration to define the mission in libya. the commander says there wasn't time to talk about an ending before taking action. >> i don't think we can stand by and have an debate about end stage where he is killing his own people. at that point, it may have become a moot point. >> just yesterday, gadhafi sent up an aircraft into the no-fly zone, it was shot down. u.n. resolution has made a difference. >> it had been avoided and thousands of lives have been saved. >> u.n. secretary-general says libyan government officials and rebels will meet to discuss a cease-fire. and adding there is no evidence that moammar gadhafi has respect add cease-fire so far. >> kristen: independent agency that regulates the postal service is refuting the projections by the postal service for eliminating saturday delivery. regula

with all due respect to cut har -- to qatar and the united arab emirates, those are not the great military forces in history. >> bahrain is a bank with a harbor, and iran has claimed it away iraq -- the way iraq claimed kuwait. >> the disaster in japan and what it means for nuclear power. >> a similar accident occurred -- could occur here. >> i would not take anything like that at face value. >> that is henry waxman of california, responding to questions of whether nuclear reactors are safe. he is not sure. every time you look at this, more threat of nuclear contamination. wednesday night, the state department announced it was arranging charter flights to get families of american diplomats out. at week's end, officials were questioning whether the japanese work entirely forthcoming, whether they understood the seriousness of the situation. what is the potential for a similar nuclear disaster in the united states? there is talk of a nuclear research is in this country. is this going to put an end to that? >> japan was hit with a triple whammy, the earthquake, the tsunami, and that the nucle

united kingdom, france, united states, denmark, canada, italy, qatar, asia, spain, and the united arab emirates have sent letters of clarification circulating to all council members in line with provisions of 1973. we have also received note ix identification from nato of its decision to commence an alliance pursuant to rezzluges 1970 and 1973. i look forward to being informed including the moslem nism in paragraph 8 of the resolution. i shall also diagnose nature a focal point for coordination within the secretariat. we are receiving a concept of member states as indicated in paragraph 11 of the resolution. resolution 1973 further requested that i set up a panel of experts to assist a libya community in implementing sanctions. some have already been contacted. it is expected that those will possess expertise in the areas of transportation, maritime, customs, and border control. given the critical situation on the ground it is imperative that we continue to act with speed and decision. the resolution places great responsibilities on the u.n. system. i will show you that -- i assure you that we

decided that the powers would go in and it was attended by the heads of the united nations the head of the arab league also the emir of qatar several foreign ministers of arab nations for example morocco and the united arab emirates let's listen to what president sarkozy exactly said. we agreed to use all necessary means of military means to force the u.n. security council decision that's why an agreement with our partners. will oppose any aggression from colonel gadhafi against the population of dancing as of now our aircraft not preventing that means from attacking the town as of now other french aircraft are ready to intervene against tanks all armored vehicles should be threatening unarmed civilians. of the e.u. powers and are falling into line we can confirm italy has offered seventy of its air bases that we used by nato previously of course italy just across the mediterranean from libya one of the key air bases that will be used by western powers and we're also seeing other nations coming out and saying they support this for example norway netherlands here in belgium also and western leaders e.u. leaders say

and it includes arab partners like qatar and the united arab emirates who have chosen to meet their responsibilities to defend the libyan people. to summarize then, in just one month, the united states has worked with our international partners to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians, stop an advance army, prevent a massacre, and establish a no fly zone with our allies and partners. to lend some perspective on how rapidly this military and diplomatic response came together. when people were being brutalize in bosnia in the 1990s, it took the international community more than a year to intervene with air power to protect civilians. it took us 31 days. moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight we are fulf

and even the united arab emirates is now on board, sending 12 planes to join the coalition. >> we welcome this important step. it underscores both the breadth of this international coalition and the depth of concern in the region for the plight of the libyan people. >> reporter: the nato announcement comes as some in congress call upon the obama administration to define the u.s. mission in libya. but in an abc news exclusive, the "operation odyssey dawn" commander said the for debate to take action. >> i don't think you can stand by and have that debate while he's killing his own people. by that point, it may have become a moot point. >> reporter: just yesterday, gadhafi sent up an aircraft into the no-fly zone. it was shot down. coalition members say the u.n. resolution has made a difference. >> look at what had been avoided. thousands of lives have been saved. >> reporter: the u.n. secretary-general says libyan government officials and rebels are going to meet today in ethiopia to discuss a cease-fire. while offering there's no evidence that gadhafi has accepted a cease-fire up to this

secretary of state hillary clinton said airplanes from the united arab emirates would be joining the no-fly zone. >> final preparations for these french pilots as they contemplate another mission over libya. france was at the forefront of the diplomatic flight to get a no flight -- a no-fly zone it installed, and now they're actively involved in maintaining it. while their mission is clear, who controls the international mission has been less so until now. >> nato allies have decided to enforce the no-fly zone over libya. we are taking action as part of the broad international efforts to protect civilians against the attacks by the khadafy regime. >> that will be music to the years of the u.s. government, which four days has been seeking to reduce the level of american involvement in policing the no- fly zone. news of the agreement brought this response from the secretary of state. >> nato is well-suited to coordinating this international effort and ensuring that all participating nations are working effectively together towards our shared goal. this coalition includes countries beyo

in recent days i have spoken arabia, qatar, the united arab emirates and jordan. and a number of arab nations have made clear that they are willing to participate themselves in enforcing the resolution. this support for this goes far beyond the arab world. last night all three african members of the un security council voted in favor of the resolution. mr. speaker, the third and essential condition was that there should be a clear legal base. that is why along with france, lebanon and the united states we worked hard to draft appropriate language which could command the support of the international community. last night the united nations security council agreed that resolution. immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians." it establishes "a ban on all flights" in the airspace of the -- of libya in order to help protect civilians" and authorizes member states to take "all necessary measures to enforce compliance with the ban." crucially, it says this in paragraph four. it also "authorizes

in recent days, i have spoken with leaders of saudi arabia, qatar, the united arab emirates and jordan. this support for -- this support for this goes far beyond the arab world. last month of three african members of the u.s. and three council voted in favor of the resolution. -- of the un security council voted in favor of the resolution. along with france, lebanon, and the united states, we worked hard to draft a proper language which could command the support of the international community. last night, the u.s. security council agreed to that resolution. resolution 1973 demands the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against and abuses of civilians. it establishes a ban on all flights in the airspace of libya in order to protect civilians. it authorizes member states to take "all necessary measures to enforce compliance with the ban. crucially, it says this in paragraph number four. organizes member states, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements and enacting for your cooperation to take all necessary meas

troops that went into the korean war actually from five different countries kuwait qatar the united arab emirates oman and saudi with saudi arabia leading it i think that if we're realistic we have to see that this is part of the macro game in which saudi is poses a major sunni power in the area and iran is pose a major shia power in the area there's already been disruptions in iraq a monkey is there protesting against the investment of voc grain and frankly what i'm seeing on my internet is she is in pakistan she is in the united states she is in other parts of the world are are very very alarmed very upset are protesting about this and frankly i don't think they're trying to turn it into a sectarian conflict but i think for them it has a very loud victory and residences one in your first response to my first question is that if we thought it was a tragic mistake i mean we're hearing that from other members of the panel here well you mean tragic mistake mean the division is already there in the in the islamic world and we heard iran being brought up here i mean this goes back to the geopolitical

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two arab nation, qatar and the united arab emirates say they are sending jets to help the u.s.-led force. meanwhile, though, moammar gadhafi's ground troops are advancing on some major rebel strongholds. commanders in the field confirm that a u.s. f-15e was lost in the fight, but does not shot down over libya. they say it suffered mechanical failure and crashed. the airmen on board ejected and was rescued. while all this was happening, though, the president is not at the white house. he is continuing his tour of latin america. it's a move that is drawing some criticism from the right. >> he is in brazil in south america, kicking soccer balls with little boys instead of being back here in washington, d.c. as our commander in chief. >> look, the blood of americans is on gadhafi's hands because we know that he was responsible for pan am 103. we should be removed from power. >> reporter: president obama says he still wants to transfer control of the operation to nato, but he says no timetable for that has been set up. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> okay, garvin, thank you. >>

what people very much are saying is that increasingly it's not likely that it's going to be united arab emirates qatar and possibly jordan that will be coming forward but mostly in the in the sense that they'll be pushing the boat rather been participating in military strikes and this raises very real questions why are they doing this is it a genuine concern for the libyan people is it over some kind of vendetta against gadhafi or is it rather a way to try and further entrenched the united states in this part of the region most people here who support a no fly zone would rather have seen countries like china zero and egypt neighboring countries come to the fold to help with those arab democratic revolution it's not particularly welcomed in some circles that you have the united states in. spear hitting the smooth barricade be happy and see it soft fire as i say it's been happening around the night we still hear exactly why the government is doing that because it's no incoming fire it's just not strong and i continue that it's a lot of frightening when you hear it there will no doubt be cause for

the arab world and the understanding now is that they're backing might only come from the united arab emirates qatar and possibly jordan and that if the backing comes it will be more in the sense of financial aid essentially these countries will be watching the ball rather than participating in military strikes and this does raise questions questions like why are they signing up questions like do they really support the libyan people or is this rather some kind of vendetta against gadhafi or is it even an attempt to get the united states third entrenched in this part of the world people here on the ground to run to the internet. community to get involved and i'm talking here specifically about the rebel groups the opposition leaders they would much rather have the third countries like china z. and egypt coming to the fore and for this to have been almost like an arab revolution for democracy rather than the intervention of wisdom powers we also know understands the arab street he said he is a clever man in terms of how he portrays himself and he has been portraying himself as the victim of int

backing of the arab world the understanding now is that their backing might only come from the united arab emirates qatar and possibly jordan and that if their backing comes it will be more in the same financial aid people here on the ground who want to the international community to get involved and i'm talking to specifically about the rebel groups the opposition leaders they would much rather have preferred countries like egypt come into the fore and for this to have been almost like an arab revolution for democracy rather than the intervention of western powers there are very legitimate questions being asked why for example when it's all carried out of a boardman to over gaza in two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine why when was there not a no fly zone imposed by the international communities are those kind of questions at the forefront of people's minds and serve me against the backdrop of this growing criticism of this operation most people here to. not really believe the libyan army when it calls for a cease fire there was a cease fire that was announced on saturday and as we saw

the united arab emirates we haven't been able to independently verify this but it's the stage that could carry on for much longer when nato was questioned in terms of taking over the leadership how much longer this fall operation could last one of the most telling on while they preparing for a three month no fly zone operation could last for weeks possibly months and as you can imagine people on the ground afraid of could lost people a very frightened in the capital city i was speaking to this morning and they use the word bloodbath the same saying that if the rebel fighters reach tripoli there will be a bloodbath. the situation is dire. days now people have been running out of fuel if you drive any of the gas stations here you'll see cars waiting in line as there has been for days now simply waiting. we've also heard reports that the city is now on scene medical supplies and those reports have been backed up by government claims that in the last few days there hasn't been one. because nato has this embargoed navy they said that before this crisis there was some five to seven ships comin

just days ago, the united arab emirates was going to send fighter jets but not anymore. norway turned around its fighter aircraft midflight because it was unclear who was in charge, and italy, which has opened up its bases to countries participating in the enforcement of the no-fly zone now may take that offer back. and one big concern is still the mobile surface-to-air missiles that remain in libya. there are around 50, and they move them around. they can hide them anywhere, garages, under bridges, and the problem is that pilots can't see them until they lock on to them and the missile is launched. diane? >> all right, martha. they don't know how many of those there are, which makes the next 24, 48 hours still very dangerous. thank you, martha. >>> but another mystery, gadhafi's opponents. as we know, the coalition led by the americans now finds itself in common cause with those rebels in libya. but are we really on the same side? abc's alex marquardt is in the heart of rebel territory and tracked down the leadership. >> reporter: the rebels today displayed a trophy of

protests which of rock the country for over thirty days the forces from saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have been enlisted to help counter the protests by coming away about some of this time here are. some people available to pay the prospects of a democratic middle east and the possible regional role of the international community. people are free to pick whatever form of government they want you know muslims or islam is going to have that kind of government and objectively speaking that seems fair but that's why i'm saying the west needs to understand that if people get what they want which as the others were saying would be a caliphate these things are very much at odds with the ok with the concept of the united nations for example let me go ahead jump in i know i disagree first of form but the everybody in tunisia in egypt and in the media have not been dishonest and they don't have any an islamist nature they are the majority of the arabs and muslims are their view since have nothing islamists i agree with that by the way i truly i would not. say we have been largely on the level o

protests which have rocks the country for over thirty days on forces from saudi arabia and united arab emirates city in the state to help counter the protest movement well in the next hour t's crossed to cancel discussion program and debate the prospects of a democratic middle east and the possible role of the international community. people are free to pick whatever form of government they want muslims or islam is going to have that kind of government and objectively speaking that seems fair but that's why i'm saying the west needs understand if people get what they want which is the other speaker was saying would be a caliphate these things are very much. odds with the ok with the concept of united nations for example let me go ahead jump in i know i disagree first of course but everybody in tunisia in egypt and in the have not been islamist at all and they don't have any an islamist nature there the majority of the arabs are most member their view since have not been islamist i agree with that by the way i truly i would not say that all those are the way we have been the word within the hour

arab countries are to support in military strikes the are hearing that countries like the united arab emirates qatar possibly jordan will be lending financial support essentially sort of a book but they will not actually be participating in the strikes in cells and this does raise questions such as while actually participating is a genuine support for the libyan people is rather some kind of a vendetta against gadhafi or is that even a way to further entrench the united states in what is happening in this part of the world in the need to remember that understands the arab street he has incredible support there and he is actually able to read what people are thinking and he is continuously presenting himself as a victim of countries an international community that by and large once the oil is argument the question being asked right now one of the many questions is why for example in one thousand nine hundred eight one thousand nine hundred two thousand and eight two thousand and nine when the israelis launched a garden at the gaza why was there no no fly zone imposed i mean my only now is the i