this is a bigger party than when tripoli itself fell. >> we are in tripoli. the body has been taken to misrata, and you will be going up there as well. thank you for joining us. this day has been decades in the making. colonel gaddafi first seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969. he soon became one of the most ruthless dictators in the world. he tortured thousands of his own people. in the west, he was condemned for mass acts of terrorism. john simpson looks back at his rule. >> i cannot leave the honorable soul of my country. i will die a martyr at the end. >> many people doubted it, but he did not try to escape. he died as he said he would. it is hard to remember how glamorous he once seemed to be. in september 1969, when he seized power, he looked like a symbol of revolutionary chic. during those early years, libyan living standards rose sevenfold, thanks to the newly discovered oil. but gaddafi's weird ideas started to do real damage. he decided that shops were nests of exploiters, and abolished them in favor of monster regional supermarkets. it was a d

here's the capitol of tripoli over here. much of this war was confined to the northern part of the country, with the rebels coming from the east, and the government forces coming from the west. you see the town of sirte right here, a bit of break-up in our signal. all right, we'll go back to the map on sirte, please. sirte is qaddafi's home town, it's where he was born and where we believe he was captured earlier today. still wait to go confirm all those reports but you see sirte in the gulf area of the northern part of libya. now advance it one time. think about what has happened in this region over the past year. you know, the future for libya is jirn based on reports from today, egypt is still up in the air, you had issues in saudi arabia that were tampered down, oman was an issue, yemen has fired you and we still don't know what's happening inside syria. this entire region could very well be known as the year that the dictators went down, what kind of a future does it hold, what kind of government takes place here, what

bbc news, tripoli. >> scenes of jubilation in the libyan capital tripoli.ur correspondent is in sirte. you may find some of the graphic images disturbing. >> it must have been a painful, bewildering, terrifying and for the man who had ruled libya through fear and force for more than four decades. these pictures found on the mobile phones of the men who captured gaddafi showed him still live shortly after he was dragged from a ditch on the outskirts of the city. after that, we are told he was taken by ambulance to a hospital outside sirte and from there to misrata. somewhere along that journey, colonel gaddafi died, bringing the final end to his 42 years in power. the reaction from the fighters in sirte was jubilant and ecstatic as news hit home. the sight of his own personal gold and pistol was all the evidence they needed. the men who were there when he was taken are already becoming legends in their lifetime, revered by their comrades. this is where the fighters say they found colonel gaddafi hiding. they dragged him out of here. one fighter said to me, t

our correspondent is in tripoli.he has been explaining what colonel gaddafi's death means for his sons and his own legacy. >> this does seem to be the end of colonel gaddafi's dynasty. more importantly, his national security adviser has apparently been killed. his body is in the town of misrata, which suffered so much during this war. it is apparently in a private house and people have been taking photographs. then there is the question of the fate of is lomb, -- fate of the man who became so important in the dying days of the regime. there are reports that he is injured. of course, the big catch is muammar gaddafi himself. the ntc is saying he will be buried in a secret location. >> news about the's debt. many are wondering who will be held accountable for the alleged crimes of his regime. the lawyer and director of the international justice program at human rights watch joins us on the line from his home in new york. richard, thanks very much for your time. what exactly happens now in terms of prosecuting the alleg

he is in tripoli. what can you tell us? what is the latest on the reports that gadhafi is dead today? >> well, the minister for information was just talking to us and he seems clear and certain that colonel gadhafi is dead, but he's waiting for chairman of ntc to make that formal announcement at some sort of press conference in the next hour or so, he said. it seems, he is confident it is true off camera, as well. there is this photo circulating now of a figure covered in blood. now, it's not clear if that is colonel gadhafi, but it has certainly been touted as such by some news channels here and libyan state tv has been reporting that colonel gadhafi has been killed for some time now. they have come out with statements before the ntc that have proven to be wrong in the past. but, you can probably hear the car horns and gunfire behind me in celebration. people here want it to be true. and we should get final confirmation that it is true in the next hour, we're told, here in tripoli. >> dan, we're hearing there what we presu

world with rebel fighters claiming victory is obvious death comes two months after libya's capital tripoli was taken over by those rebels and seven months after united nations security council resolution called for a cease fire and authorized military intervention to protect civilians this action was taken over by nato and that is how the involvement in libya started but certainly things began to change and then of course with today's news of the death of moammar gadhafi. well us now to the speech given by russian prime minister vladimir putin this wasn't denmark back in april where he essentially last out at the changed mission in libya and questioned who had a right to make that call take a listen to the coalition say destroying get their feet was not their goal then why bomb his palaces now some officials have claimed eliminating him as was in fact their goal who gave them that right to be have a fair trial returning to the no fly zone the bombings are destroying a country's entire infrastructure when the so-called civilized world uses all its military power against a small country dest

a look ahead for what is coming for libya. >> tripoli is quite, in place is almost deserted.t is far from subdued. the atmosphere is extraordinary. optimistic, generous, open, relaxed. it is as though a curse has been listed. but the hard work of transforming libya begins. >> the big change from dictatorship to a democratic country to a free country. this does not happen overnight, it takes a lot of time to train the people, teach the people, to upgrade the society. >> within 30 days from now, the ntc has put aside internal divisions. they will have to have elections within 240 days. political parties are in their infancy here. the islamists are by far the most organized and start the process well ahead. many of them fought in afghanistan but they insist that they want to be part of a multi- party living democracy. the most immediate concern is security. the place is awash with weapons. the streets are controlled by the militias who liberated them. they won the war, they don't intend to lose the peace. >> god willing, he told me, the libya that we want is democratic. we want

the end of the rats is also soon. >> but the rebels advanced on tripoli. >> today tripoli, not gadhafi and a week later, stormed his compound. to find it abandoned. the capitol had fallen but the battle was not yet won. throughout accept, government fighters advanced on gadhafi's remaining three strongholds. finally the deposed leader's home town of sirte. the regime that had ruled libya for 42 years barely put up a fight. and through it all, libya's ousted leader remained out of sight and his family members on the run. this week marking the end game for one of the world's most enduring dictators. as the last of gadhafi's loyalists were overzploen the man who ruled libya for 42 years met his demise. this graphic cell phone video emerged, allegedly showing the former libyan dictator bloodied and lifeless. celebrations erupted from sirte to tripoli on the news. >> coming up next, some inside information into the inner workings of the gadhafi government. i should say, the gadhafi regime from former libyan lobbyists. first the suspects you see here allegedly ill prisoned several other peop

correspondent lisa nowi joining us from tripoli. libya of course one of many examples in which a dictator was taken down was killed with the help of the u.s. government but how common is this and why not instead have sure gadhafi or for that matter osama bin laden or along why not question them try them and then decide on a punishment that's what happened after all with saddam hussein and with other prisoners still being held are you correspondent were important i take a look at this change and shows us how it came in many ways with the president who promised change vote and he say this was not quite the type of change i had in mind . long before you became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner broccoli bamma was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized. a civil liberties champion turned charismatic candidate who vowed to reverse the abuses and policies of his predecessor george w. bush nearly three years later many civil rights advocates who once cheered yes we can are finding themselves saying no you

you mention that tripoli fell. two months tomorrow that tripoli fell.ges also coming out of sirte this morning. i want to warn you before we show you this next bit of video. video obtained by al jazeera which they tell us, in fact, is video of moammar gadhafi's body. this video had come out and we had seen some stills similar to this, but, again, al jazeera broadcasting this video earlier and we are showing it to you, again. warning it is graphic of what we are told, in fact, the body of moammar gadhafi and you can tell a lot of blood. clearly, there had been a lot of activity this morning we know in sirte. a fair amount of violence. the latest on the situation now from charlie d' agata. >> we have seen the still pictures of what appears to be >>> this is a cbs special report. good morning. we are getting multiple reports now that moammar gadhafi, the dictator of libya, has been killed today. we are receiving a report from the associated press libya's prime minister says moammar gadhafi has been killed. we also have this it report coming from the reuter

well, dan rivers is in tripoli right now.s exactly where you are and what you're seeing right now. i understand it is about -- almost 7:30 p.m. local time where you are. >> reporter: it's 6:30 coming up to local time. this is the scene here. we have huge numbers of people, hala, gathered in what they call now martyr's square. real sense of celebration and of relief and of reflection, i think, as well, thinking back about the sort of who are roars that the gadhafi regime and what these people have endured for 42 years. you can see them all waving their flags, there are a lot of women and children out here as well. there is again a lot of younger people here that have not known anything other than colonel gadhafi for the last 42 years. what's your reaction here? >> well, our reaction, we are very free and i feel that my birthday is today. really i feel like i'm 6 hours old. really. libya is free without him. >> you feel like you've been reborn. >> i feel like libya's been reborn. really. i can't express my happiness. really. >>

is on the ground in tripoli. there's a bad state of civil liberties some of the administration a state some say is even worse than under the bush administration so while the former president sent for prisoners to guantanamo bay where many were tortured is this president stepping up again by skipping the torture and going straight for the kill. it is friday october twenty first five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out there watching our team all our top story today the united states will withdraw all troops from iraq by the end of this year president obama says all troops other than about one hundred sixty active duty soldiers attached to the u.s. embassy will be out of iraq before christmas the last american soldier will call cross the border out of iraq with their gold itself proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united. in our support for our troops that is how are americans military efforts in iraq will end. all right the decision largely a result of iraqi leaders refusal

if that happened, we would fully expect them to take him to misrata and then to tripoli. i must emphasize that i cannot confirm this allegation that he has been captured. i cannot even confirm that the whole of the city has fallen. when we were inside earlier, there was still fighting going on. that was less than an hour ago. a very confused victory, overall. >> we can now speak to our correspondent, caroline hawley, who is in the capital of tripoli. i'm not sure how much of that report you just heard, but there appears to be speculation, intense rumors that colonel gaddafi may have been caught. is there any speculation of that where you are? >> there are rumors in tripoli, as well. it's what everyone is talking about. we cannot confirm it. officials are telling us that they have heard the rumors. as you can imagine, they are desperately working to a telephone. the telephone system is not working well. at this stage, it is speculation. officials are frantically trying to ascertain whether or not they are true. obviously, people here would be delighted if it were true. the

final liberation large is an eastern hour joins us live now from tripoli. bringing us the mood from tripoli what are the people there are saying and what's life there like post gadhafi. well it's still early of course to completely assess the situation post daffy's death here certainly people celebrating across the country as the official so-called liberation was announced on sunday celebrations very widely here in the capital tripoli and very few people we go i'm not that what they want now from the end to see whatever comes in right now the organization promising elections within eight months but analysts are saying that of course is not for sure thing because the population is very heavily armed even up the celebrations although there were lots of games and things for the kids to do there's a lot of weapons out on the streets at least as i've been seeing here in the capital and so their next step now is of course to disarm the population because there are fears that first of all there could be conflict between different tribes across the country and then

this is coming just two months after the fall of tripoli. there are celebrations in the streets of tripoli this morning as people there are waving flags and cheering. the news of gaddafi is death was reported this morning. it is unclear where the information came from. our breaking news story this morning, reports that muammar gaddafi has been captured and is possibly dead. >>darya: another developing story out of richmond, a manhunt is underway for a security guard who opened fire on fellow security guards at this crescent park apartment complex off of 580. will tran is live at the scene with the details. >>will: the shooting took place at 10:30 p.m. last night. investigators are still here, seven hours later. apparently, the victim had no idea that this was going to happen. apparently, there was an argument between a supervisor and a co-worker. the co-worker left and came back, firing multiple shots into the building. the supervisor was able to return fire. a couple of other security guards near the area heard the gun battle, they ran over

let's skip the latest from tripoli. caroline hawley of the bbc is there. the focus at the moment is on gaddafi and the funeral. when and where? >> that's a very good question, something better the new authorities are now struggling to arrange. we have just gotten word, the oil minister said that the funeral has been delayed a few days while they make arrangements for the location. while those arrangements are finalized, he goes on he has told them to keep the body in the freezer in the morgue for few days to make sure everybody knows that he is dead. the ntc is trying to control events and arrange things and to bury him in a secret location. the people that are now holding him, the fighters who took him , have other ideas and they want some control over what happens next. this is a sign of some of the difficulty that the new libya will face, because the new authorities do not yet have command over the vast array of different brigades and militias and different towns and areas of libya who all want to have their say in how things happen in this new country.

i can also follow nice on twitter and get the latest from her and her updates from tripoli how jordan based professor hisham gusset says the overthrow of khadafi in may be lacks legitimacy it was not that evolution i mean they claimed it was that i've been in the house the revolutions. and then the other one in this part of the world but that but in history you know historically speaking this cannot be described as evolution it was some sort of a can be tough there where you have a military coup de sac by nato and actually the nato. and nato actually under the pretext of helping civilians or protecting civilians waged a war against libya both the infrastructure of the state the institutions and the ordinary civilians and good reports say that tens of thousands of libyans were killed you know that's going to be described as that evolution it's an occupation and the gangs the armed gangs we've seen what they've done with gadhafi these armed gangs that nothing of the mission i think their message that it's that. you know what you know if you live from moscow we're always keen to know you

this really is a new beginning. >> i have never felt tripoli this relaxed. properly govern, this country's citizens could be rich, but first, they have to get over the past. >> that was our middle east editor. a short time ago, i spoke to my colleague, who is also in tripoli. big day coming up on sunday. what is this declaration of liberation really going to mean for the people of libya? >> i think it is a formality. it is drawing a line under the gaddafi dictatorship, if you like, and effectively, the dictatorship was over when tripoli fell to anti-gadhafi forces back in august and he was swept from the city. you still have places holding out where gaddafi's prices were still fighting for him, on behalf of him. now, he is gone. all that is over. this is the drawing of a line, saying that the revolution is complete. libya had been in a kind of limbo since august, so now, it can get on psychologically, with turning to the future, looking ahead, trying to build a new libya, trying to create this new framework for fear at -- free and fair elections. this is a c

there are as many as 12 militias just in tripoli and outside of tripoli, there is not a lot of law andlitias do not want to give up their weapons. they do not want centralized authority back. they just had it for 40 years, they didn't like it. so the real challenge now for the tnc is can they extend security to enough of the country that they can claim to represent all of libyans? >> shep: how are the relations -- it sounds like france, germany, the united states will play big roles here. how are relations with this interim government and to what degree can we expect maybe they'll listen to a guiding hand? >> i think it was really very fortunate that hillary clinton just happened to be in libya two days ago. >> shep: you don't think that was a happenstance? >> no, i think it was a lucky bit of foreign policy and you know what? you'll take luck wherever you can get it. she actually laid down the law. she said look, you guys have got to stop fighting with one another. i don't have got to get your act together. they have some things going in their favor. the islamists, the really extreme

the capital, tripoli, fell to the rebels in august. in his last days, qaddafi was reduced to sending out radio messages to what remained of his regime now, eight months after the revolt began, that regime is no more. >> warner: late today, qaddafi's body was paraded through the streets of misrata-- a city between sirte and tripoli. and there were reports he would be buried in a secret location. reaction to qaddafi's demise came from leaders around the world. libya's ambassador to the united states ali aujali rejoiced at today's news. >> the era of terror, the era of frustration, the era of abuse, the era of dictatorship is over. the libyan people-- they celebrate in every city of libya. >> warner: in new york, united nations secretary general ban ki-moon said now was the time for all libyans to come together. >> in the coming days, we will witness scenes of celebration, as well as grief for those who lost so much. yet let us recognize, immediately, that this is only the end of the beginning. the road ahead for libya and its people will

call for a celebration of what they call the country's final liberation and he's now reports from tripoli. well the so-called libyan liberation has been announced in benghazi people celebrating across the country of course here in the capital tripoli no exception people out here on what was formerly called green square now it's called martyrs square out here with their fire with their children their games for the kids much less presence of tanks as there has been over the past couple of days ago some people still are shooting into the air as a form of celebration also some fireworks in the mix as well and people really out fight has to be said although a strange mix it seems like very much a family atmosphere i as these celebrations take place with that said when you go out into the crowd and ask them what they see happening here beyond gadhafi what they expect from the interim government whoever might take over after that they say freedom freedom freedom they can say very much more and that's a time when you start to think about free or libya and of course before the war libya could boas

what do you make of what we have seen in tripoli over the last few hours?> i think it is trouble, but the real question is how much trouble is it? when i was in tripoli a month ago, frankly, the libyans were all of a single mind celebrating the removal of gaddafi. there must of been people in the woodwork who were not of that kind. now some of them have appeared. how many are there? how long they consist -- how long can they sustain some resistance? >> the worry is, when you look at iraq, and comparisons are often made, in this case, no ended the insurgency what happened there and it did start small scale. >> that is exactly correct. you have to take this very seriously right from the first and try to nip it in the bud. >> do you think that it could? do you think car gaddafi has enough support from people who want to cause trouble to cause trouble? >> i doubt it. even if he has some support inside the country, he has virtually none outside. the rock insurgency would not have been sustainable -- the iraq insurgency would not have been sustainable from outsid

dan rivers is our man in tripoli. dan, have you gotten independent confirmation that either one of the sons was killed today in this operation? >> reporter:. no, we haven't, wolf. we've been hearing rumors earlier on today but not independently. the ntc held a press conference and basically playing for time a little bit when it comes to the specifics of how moammar gadhafi was killed and any details about his sons. we haven't gotten any independent confirmation of that. this is what used to be called green square. don't know if the cameraman can just give you a little view of what it is now, it is a sea of the new flags of the new libya. they've renamed it martyr's square. it is full of people here not only celebrating but poignantly reflecting on the who are roars of the gadhafi regime. some of them are holding photos of loved ones who died either in the fight to liberate libya or who died at the hands of the gadhafi regime. so it is not all about celebration and laughter, but there is certainly a huge sense of relie

for the international red cross live in tripoli thank you very much. well let's get to some other news now here on the israeli high court is to hear for petitions against the deal to free a thousand palestinians in exchange for israeli soldier gilad schalit they want to swap delayed so the list of prisoners can be scrutinized but state prosecution sources say the appeals are likely to be rejected on monday the deal should then go ahead with half of the palestinians released in exchange for charlotte on tuesday with the rest freed in december. or oil of pumping has that resume from the stricken cargo ship that grounded off new zealand but worsening weather could hamper the recovery efforts at the vessel is now. listing sharply it has serious cracks and could break apart at any moment about three hundred fifty tons of fuel have spilled into the sea near beaches and killed over a thousand sea birds the ship hit a reef almost a fortnight ago setting off what new zealand says is its worst ever maritime environmental design. a tourist coach has overturned on

you spent a lot of time in tripoli.oint out, i believe the opposition fighters knew where qaddafi was or had really strong position where he was and isolated him and in coordination with nato. it wasn't an accident that the convoy left when it did was attacked by nato jet strikes and rebels on the ground ready to clean it up. my guess they knew where he was. they waited for him to move and when he did they opened up on him. jon: you guys did great work over there and satisfying to you see this thing winding down. >> reporter: long time coming. rick, quickly caught him in sirte. sort of like finding leader of iraq in tikrit. he went back to his home town. everyone said all along there is where he would get caught. jon: absolutely. rick leventhal and david lee miller. general in. jenna: we're getting word the president will speak on libya, 2:00 p.m. in the rose garden. more breaking news right after a quick break. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may need help finding the right plan for

his grave becoming a shrine for sympathizers all being vandalized bodies and he said now he is in tripoli keeping across developments and this is how i report. the cries of liberation are loud and clear. looks like a state of euphoria here i mean everybody is happy and you know. even though there is no formal you know long order but are they ignoring the price paid for freedom in libya some thirty thousand civilians are said to have been killed with four thousand still missing this house was one of nato's misses a single family lost five people including children. their poll joy is top government but no one toss it in who is going to rebuild my house who will compensate honest follows much of the country's infrastructure has been destroyed finding water is now a serious challenge in the capital and we don't have running supplies and try to collect what they can. and the family with six kids we knew what to do leave and to come here every day and get water is very difficult. they bombed the electric station in ben walid for ten days they haven't fixed the problem at least we can come here

in tripoli. where you are throughout libya.e know any sense of apprehension? not knowing what the future may bring? >> maybe a little bit, wolf, but think at the moment the overwhelming feeling is one of relief, of happiness, of reflection. thinking about the enormous historical nature of today and the 42 years that have passed. we had a good chance to talk to people in martyr square. here's the flavor of what they were telling me. >> we are very free and i feel that my birthday is today. lucky that i'm six hours old. really. we're free without him. >> been reborn. >> i feel reborn, really are. i can't express my happiness, really. >> is there disappointment that colonel gadhafi will not be put on trial? >> we prefer that we have got him alive, however, it is different maybe -- so they don't come out again. >> so people, perhaps a little regretful that they can't hold him to account for the horrendous way that he treated people here and for the brutality meeted out on the l libyan people, but as you can see here behind me, the

is in tripoli keeping across developments and this is her report. the cars of liberation are loud and clear. it looks like a state of euphoria here and everybody is happy and you know. even though that there is no formal you know long order but are they ignoring the price paid for freedom in libya some thirty thousand civilians are said to have been killed with four thousand still missing this house was one of nato's misses a single family lost five people including children but in the living room they told joyce to all governments but no one saw us who is going to rebuild my house who will compensate us wallace much of the country's infrastructure has been destroyed by the water is now a serious challenge in the capital and they don't have running supplies and try to collect what they can. and a family with six kids would have to leave to come here ever again and get water is very difficult. it will be gone be electric station in bed will eat for ten days they haven't fixed the problem but if least we can come here for now. but maybe not much longe

fighting has flared up again in tripoli. weeks after opponents of colonel gaddafi said they were in control of the city. britain's defense secretary has resigned after days of questions and allegations over his working relationship with a close friend. the german chancellor angela merkel is warning there's no big bang solution to the euro zone debt crisis. she's been discussing the issue with president obama by phone. while in paris, finance ministers are meeting to find ways out of the crisis. from there, virgil cassidy sent this report. >> yet another new euro rescue plan to talk about, arriving g-20 ministers from outside europe say the currency zone must contain its crisis. an i.m.f. fund, bankrolled by the likes of china and brazil, is one idea now under discussion. europe has just 10 days to its summit when it's promised to bring all these ideas together. >> the issue is, of course, who should provide resources. is the european financial stability fund large enough? can it be leveraged? should governments put their own

tripoli. the un security council is to vote later on thursday on whether nato operations in libya will end this month but have a scar columnist and correspondent for the asia times thinks that the outlook for the country is bleak and sees comparisons between what happened in sirte with events in iraq seven years ago. jeff at the end of two thousand and four is syria you know cooked over two thousand and eleven what the marines did which was to destroy the norther to save the t.n.c. and they did to see that what kind of death would do when people are saying no he's going to have a massacre in benghazi we need to end it here and see the civil war in libya it's already off they will never set up a government because they're militias fighting against militias so what i predict is plunder of libyan resources nato running libya as a kind of protectorate puppet government hamid karzai style in. tripoli and civil war all over the place. well remember you can log on to our website to find out all the l

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