he had never been brega. to take some pictures and seat area.nd from what we understand, gadhafi's forces at that time came into brega and captured the town. the next day on the 13th when he was there. >> and at that point, from what i read, the last time you spoke to him was march 12th. >> that's correct. >> talk to me about -- >> his girlfriend -- >> go ahead. >> his girlfriend lauren fisher spoke with him in the morning that day and i spoke with him that afternoon. then on march 13th neither one of us could reach him via his cell phone. but he sent gps coordinates that day to us that put him in the town of brega. that was the last time we had any contact with him until today. >> i can only imagine a frantic time, a stressful time for your entire family. and then today happens. you get the phone call. >> yes. >> talk to me about everything that happened today. >> he called lauren on the phone and talked with her and gave her a number for me to contact him. and she talked to him for about ten minutes and then she called me. because he borrowed

as i said, the main ones are with the tnc and they are on the front lines not only in brega but they are sending fighters out to the western areas and misrata so they're with the cause. >> taking a larger picture, it does seem in the last few weeks that despite their nice plans and papers and proposals and, you know, meetings that they're having, that there does seem to be kind of some disarray on the ground and i think it probably stems from the fact that there's been so little of institutions of any type of government in libya for so many years that, you know, these people are not really used to kind of all working together towards a common goal. so are you concerned that despite the faÇade that they really have their act together that perhaps they don't. and how can the u.s. help in terms of helping them professionalize themselves and what specific things are you going to do on the ground to help them maintain their unity and, you know, on that note, what is the status of your office? how many staff, if you can talk, you know, given security concerns, what kind of presence do you

i have very good news from brega now.understand the gadhafi brigade raised the white flag, and the army will enter the third section, what they call the industrial area. this means libya is under the control of the tnc now. >>> the ambassador of the tnc there of the united states. financial markets opened for a new week of trade. do the fear and uncertainty from last week remain? kind of a new mood. we'll find out more about it in just a moment. >>> let's update you on the latest from libya. joyful libyans have turned out in the capital of tripoli and other cities to celebrate what they hope is the end of moammar gadhafi's regime. an official with libya's transitional national council tells cnn a great majority of the libyan capital is under control of the rebels but caution there are still pockets of resistance in the city. no one seems to know where colonel gadhafi is at the moment. earlier there were explosions and gunfire near his bab al aziziya compound. the rebels say they captured three of colonel gadhafi's seven s

is no independent verification, but reports suggest rivals are gaining the upper hand there, as in brega. there, rebels say they control much of the city. >> we are making advances on the front and our troops are well organized. >> the ramadan offensive appears to have yielded successes, even if gaddafi disputes this. rebel leaders say his days are numbered. >> soon, we will attack tripoli. we have a plan to protect civilians. gaddafi will not simply leave tripoli. he will fight, no matter what it costs. >> the transitional council does not know when the battle for tripoli will begin, but feel confident they are close to toppling gaddafi. >> diplomatic sources at the u.n. said european countries, the u.s., and arab countries will ask the united nations to hold a special session on syria. they want a session that would call for an investigation into the crackdown on demonstrators. germany has thrown its weight behind the push for diplomatic action against damascus. >> berlin wants to raise pressure on syria. the german foreign minister has pushed for the u.n. security council to discuss t

in the city of brega, the surrounding of misrata, and even an indication that were previously -- and even in the patients that were previously known as resistance pockets. there is no doubt that pro- gaddafi forces are severely eroded, losing to defection or captured key decision makers, the expelled from keep military positions, and most importantly, losing the ability to suppress the libyan population and a growing number of cities and villages. it is without a doubt historical milestone, all but not at the last chapter of the libyan conflict. i would like to stress that regardless of the latest developments, our military mission has not changed. our mission remains to protect the civilian population against the the threat of attack and to enforce the arms embargo as well as the no-fly zone as mandated by the united nations. let there be no doubt that we would continue to monitor military units and the facilities as we have since march. when we see any threatening moves towards the libyan people, we will act in accordance with our mandate. this has been and continues to be a 24-7 o

. >> hsham said many others were killed in the western mountains and the northeastern city of brega. he said many protesters arrested by gadhafi's government are now missing and presumed dead suggesting the death toll could rise. libya's opposition leader has urged followers of gadhafi to surrender before saturday. he said if not, the opposition forces will opt for military action to put them under control. the head of libya's national transitional council mustafa abdul jalil spoke to reporters in the eastern city of benghazi on tuesday. jalil said the ousted leader remains a threat to the libyan people until he is placed in custody. gadhafi's regime has collapsed since opposition forces seized control of the capital tripoli last week, but gadhafi supporters are maintaining a resistance in his hemtown of sirte ands other places across the country. the ntc is continuing talks with loekist tribes on a peaceful solution while mobilizing troops around sirte where gadhafi is said to be hiding. >>> in related news, the north atlantic treaty organization says it will keep up the pressure on

gains and closing in on the capital city of tripoli reportedly taking full control of the key oilsy of brega, and gaddafi is planning to leave the country. i'm jamie colby, keep it right here on fox. have a good day. >> european market meltdown not helping to calm down our markets. major bank stocks plummeting there. fears that it's growing over here and whatever is ailing them is going to be a big, big problem here. the whole contagion, how real is it? >> i don't think we're in 2008 area right now. i think our banks are much better capitalized and we don't have triple-a mortgage backed securities and mortgage backed securities rated triple-a and considered on our balance sheets and something else that's modern day nefarious. >> if you have a big french bank that goes down, i'm sure we hold that paper here, could a big french bank go down. yes, here is the thing, if france gets downgraded and bonds will get downgraded and people won't be buying french bonds unlike u.s. bonds and those banks, if you saw the stock market, and they're hammered lately and those banks get hammered and that could

libyan rebels say they captured the key northern town of brega after months of intense fighting at tripoli's dismissed the claim saying they've taken over a part of the city catered on libya's main oil fields and it was going to strategically with the libyan embassy in washington reopen the control of the national transitional council a sign of u.s. support for libya's rebel movement the ongoing civil war in the country has been raging for six months now killing thousands of people despite his intervention. here gyptian government taken steps to end a decades long emergency law that's been a key demand of the protesters that ousted hosni mubarak earlier this year the most it was imposed in a while and allows police to hold people for months without saud's it's usually scrap before a general election scheduled for november. a chinese train manufacturer is recalling fifty four of its bullet trains it continuing reliability problems in ellsworth it comes just a day after all four of you suspended all new high speed rail projects were killed in july would have put its train on the line and. live

officials say moammar gadhafi's forces in libya launched a scud missile at rebels near the port city of bregaey say it landed in the desert on sunday, causing no injuries or damage. the missile attack came as rebel forces advanced on the libyan capital of tripoli. >>> in pakistan this morning officials say a u.s. drone missile strike killed four militants. it happened around dawn their time, in north waziristan. a tribal area on the afghanistan border. a stronghold for taliban and al qaeda fighters. >>> also in pakistan, officials say they still have no leads in the hunt for an american aid contractor kidnapped on saturday. but the fbi has joined the investigation as seth doane reports. >> reporter: the state department said the fbi is working with pakistani and u.s. embassy officials investigating warren weinstein's kidnapping. weinstein, a 70-year-old business development consultant, worked in pakistan for the virginia-based firm j.e. austin associates. he had been scheduled to return home to america. law enforcement sources tell cbs news that three hostage takers came to the american's fro

capital to try and end months of dead long earlier they claim they captured the northern oil town of brega was the government denies the libyan embassy reopened in washington under the control of the rebels national transitional council the conflicts been raging for six months killing thousands of people despite his intervention. and it's the alliance's presence in libya that's making the situation worse says. he spoke exclusively to our kevin owen about his views on the arab spring and foreign involvement. because the curator council has made a mistake not only instead of sending bombs and planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the un so do you ever won the elections would be acceptable for the people so it's not for the security council hastily issued a resolution and it is complicated situation that has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country. of interview with president. is here in around ten minutes time. hungry journalists fear that freedom of speech is

libyan rebels say they've captured the northern town of brega after months of intense fighting tripoli's dismissed the claim saying they've taken over only a part of this if you see the case in libya's main oil fields and to get out the activists gained a strategic victory on thursday when the libyan embassy in washington reopened under the control of the national transitional council a sign of u.s. support for libya's rebel movement the ongoing civil war the country has been raging for six months now killing thousands of people despite nato intervention. the egyptian government has taken steps to end a decades long emberton siegel that's been a key demands of the protesters that ousted hosni mubarak earlier this year the measure was imposed in that ninety days and one hundred police to hold people for months without charge it's hugely scout for general elections scheduled for november. israel has approved the building of pals the new settlements the disputed area in east jerusalem creating tensions with palestinians or peace talks between the two sides have been deadlocked by the constr

libyan rebels say they've captured the key northern town of brega after months of intense fighting but tripoli dismissed the claims saying they have only taken over a part of the city that is located on libya's main oil field and he could have the activists gained a strategic victory meantime on thursday when the libyan embassy in washington reopened under the control of the national transitional council a sign of u.s. support for libya's rebel movement the ongoing civil war in the country has been raging for six months killing thousands of people despite nato intervention. government has taken steps to end a decades long emergency law it's been a key demand of the protesters that hosni mubarak earlier this year the measure was imposed in one thousand nine hundred one and allowed police to hold people for months without charge it's due to be scrapped before a general election for november. the chinese a train manufacturer is recalling fifty four of its bullet trains over continuing reliability problems the announcement comes just a day after or thought he suspended all new high speed r

museum border earlier the libyan government denied claims that rebels captured the northern oil town of brega last thursday the libyan embassy reopened in washington under the control of the rebels national transitional council the conflict raging now for six months killing thousands of people despite a nato intervention. and it's the alliance its presence in libya that's making the situation worse this according to the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke exclusively to our seas kevin owen about his views on the arab spring and foreign involvement. security council has made a mistake instead of sending bombs and planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the un and whoever won the elections would be acceptable for the people but the security council hastily issued a resolution and it has complicated the situation but has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country let me just get this straight are you saying that at some point in the future you may want to acqui

libyan rebels say they finally captured the strategic oil terminal of brega and east of the country they've been fighting for control of the industrial town for more than a week comes to rebel seize the country's main oil refinery in the city of where the territory still under. control has been decreasing dramatically in the past weeks with opposition fighters closing in on the capital. at least six people have been killed and fifty i was injured in pakistan after an identified government ambushed of course carrying plainclothes commandos they were heading to carry out a raid following a tip off when they were intercepted by armed men who opened fire if it was attacked on three sides earlier fifty people killed and eighty five wounded after a teenage suicide bomber detonated his device in the main hall of the mosque during friday prayers. last student protests continue to shake chile as demonstrators demand free education and changes in school funding dozens of students blocked access to a ferry from a small island for hours in response police used tear gas to disperse the crowd and arreste

libyan rebels say they've captured the key northern town of brega after months of intense fighting tripoli has dismissed their claims saying rebels have taken a part of the city cases on libya's a main oil fields rebels gained a strategic picture of where the libyan embassy in washington reopened under the control of the national transitional council a sign of u.s. support for libya's rebel movement the ongoing civil war in the conferees been raging for six months killing thousands of people despite natives intervention. egyptian government's taken steps to end a decade long emergency law the country's government said it plans the changes before parliamentary elections expected. the measure which was in. one thousand eight hundred one day values to the holding a ballot security forces why of powers to arrest and detain egyptians without trial if you lose been a key to on the protesters behind the country's uprising earlier this year which left at least eight hundred and forty people. to the middle east in israel's approved the building of the new settlement the disputed area. creating tens

capital tripoli from both east and west it follows their statement that the strategic oil town of brega no under their full control after more than a week of fierce fighting this follows the recent rebel cow sure of a major oil refinery in zawiya as well as the city of a civil war which started over six months ago with nato intervening in march has claimed the lives of over two thousand. a group of gunmen has ambushed a bus in karachi carrying plainclothes police officers killing at least six and injuring fifty three officers were on their way to carry out of rage when armed then surrounded them and opened fire it came as corrupt as police chief announced fifty two people have been killed in the city within the past three days since largest city has a long history of political and ethical violence over three hundred people were killed in karachi in july although. abbas has lost control and overturned on a mountain highway in southern afghanistan leaving thirty five people dead and injuring dozens some of them critically it happened just outside the city of kandahar on the main road from

in news of the world tonight, libya, rebels are struggling to gain control of the oil terminal at brega. elsewhere, rebels fought that way into the key city of zawea. government forces retook the city in march. there's no word on who appears to control zawea tonight. >>> fidel castro did not show up for a birthday event for him tonight. chavez sent a twitter message saying he was celebrating with castro. fidel castro made his last public appearance in april. >>> and in germany, ceremonies today marked the 50th ann versary of the start of -- anniversary of the start of the berlin wall. the country was divided for 28 years until the wall was breached in 1989. at least 136 people were killed trying to cross the well to democratic west germany. no wall can permanently with stand the desire for freedom. >>> in london it was a relatively calm day after a week of violent protests there. and today british police announced arrests in the deaths of three men. a man and teenager have been charged with murder in connection with a deadly hit and run in birmingham. they deliberately struck the three

in brega we were afraid there would be a damage. ras lanuf is the same thing. i would say overall, it varies from one place to the other, but the damage is about 10 to 15. the production of gas will start in actually a few days. the production of oil, crude oil, will start, my guess we're talking about a week, ten days or something. >> how long before you're up to, let's say, half a million barrels? >> i would say about three months. >> and back to full strength in about 1.2 -- >> less than a year. >> so the question is what is full strength for libya's oil production? it's dropped to nearly zero since the fighting broke out earlier this month. but before that libya was actually producing more than 1.6 million barrels of oil every day, equal to about 2% of the world's total supply. the potential is even greater in the future. with proper investment, some analysts say libya could produce up to 3 million barrels of oil a day in ten years to come. the country has proven oil reserves standing at billions of barrels. that means it has the largest oil reserves in the

and fell short of brega and landed in the desert and believed to cause no harm but the firing of a scudis n. this is not inconventidefensal. i think it's safe to assume they are watching closely. they may not have a good idea of that question you asked how much more does gadhafi has and how much launchers does he have. does he have the capability to engage in a potential scud campaign against his own people, or was this just a single incident? >> are there still u.s. or nato troops or ships in range? >> reporter: yeah. since march, nato troops backed up with support from the united states have been patrolling the skies. ships offshore engaged in striking at gadhafi military targets by nato almost every day since then. really trying to get at his military infrastructure. you know, again, this week, we see a lot of sort of rumor coming out of libya that maybe the regime is finally feeling the pressure, maybe finally going to crack. but, so far, after weeks of bombardment by nato, they haven't yet. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks. >>> three happy end in connection a row for wall s

rebels also report only minimal damage to oil facilities at brega which is another oil hub they took over on monday. >>> libya isn't just important domestically it affects global sfli by extension global markets as well. brent crude is the best indicator of what's been going on in libya right now. as you can see, down some 37 cents on the barrel trading at a price of just over $109. investors are anticipating oil experts from libya to start returning to the market. many european countries eager to tap into libya's vast reserves, they're the largest in africa. but there are still challenges that stand in their way. >> as the conflict in libya appears near its end, the skram vable for its vast oil wealth is just beginning. before the war libya accounted for 2% of global production. it's the country's 46 billion barrels of reserves, the largest in africa, that will be the next front line. europe relies heavily on libyan oil. before the fighting began, it made up at least 20% of italy's oil imports and 15% of france, ireland, austria and switzerland. >> there's tremendous potential in li

brega is under klelt control of the rebels. >> one-year anniversary of san bruno pipeline explosion isess than three weeks ago. one person waited for a long time to see about money that was owed to her. >> this is a house but certainly not a home with every day she lives in it she becomes more and more anxious. >> i have been on meds, i go to counseling twice a week. >> such as the threats of dealing with pg&e after surviving the san bruno explosion. >> i am lucky to be alive. once you get over that and you thank god, you know that you your life is not what it should be especially at my age. >> this is what remains of the house she used to live on clare most of this drive. they have no desire to rebuild or return. they have not been able to buy a new home in the area while insurance covered $700,000. pg&e has paid nothing including money that should have gone to the lot in san bruno plus more of the home's destroyed zblents they owed me over $400,000 they have admitted to in the purchase program. >> they do not want to talk to our lawyers. they want to delay things. they don't want to

played this role in the up rising, i had that role in tripoli, i had that role in the battle over brega. i want this stake in the political reshaping of libya and the economic reshaping of libya as they try to get that oil production back on-line again. >>let look further afield, john. in terms particularly of syria. it would appear that libya is going to be the third country to -- where the regime will change. what price syria and the president there. >> we went through this period, charles, as you know the last couple of month, where there is an arab spring fatigue. you didn't see movement. you had people constantly what's going to happen next in libya, what's going to happen in the other countries, what's going to happen in syria right now? i would imagine the view is quite different the last 24 to 48 hours where different camps plotting that struggle in syria are reinvigorated and from the view of ba seer al assad who tried to pitch this as a battle, that the west should not intervene. that argument doesn't hold as much weight going forward as you see the events transform in libya,

word now that rebels claimed control of brega.elping rebels narrow in on gaddafi's strong hold in the capital of tripoli. the libyan dictator has seen his control shrink, the last weeks. >> jamie: there are questions back at home over the political fallout. did you see this bench clearing brawl on beijing's olympic arena between u.s. and china. during vice-president joe biden's visit, watch this. melee, folks. what happened to sportsmanship. peter doocy live from washington. he's a team player and you would never engage in that sort of thing. >> no, never. >> jamie: what happened between these two teams. >> the rockets and hoyas, this time they shook hands before the hoya's left beijing for shanghai. >> yeah, we got together and shook hand and you know, the coach and i talked about things other than basketball, our families and you know, we both are ready to move on. >> reporter: the two slots signed basketballs for each other before georgetown continued on the goodwill tour through china. and vice-president joe biden is in china

interview with mother of brega soldier, flag draped coffin. i can be destroyed.so long as that is true, so long as that is -- and that is the relatively confident because i spent a few years afghanistan. if you can imagine a politician of the normal sort to has not had a few years but maybe four or five small to a three day visits to actually have the confidence to take on the generals, ambassadors, think tanks, and it is extraordinary how the new york times, washington post, wall street journal has been very supportive of afghanistan. if you're really going to step that far outside the establishment, you are putting yourself in a vulnerable position. >> if you are in politics of years from now i hope you remember your book. [laughter] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you for coming. for all the work that you have been doing. i had the pleasure of meeting you in afghanistan in 2008. good to see you again. my question involves -- i think you hit the nail on the head with the need for the international community to get things right and understand what w

since mid march the strategic town and the oil ports of brega have repeatedly changed hands.ther west ms. rat a self lib liberated after a long, bloody siege. it's only in reset days that opposition fighters claim to have liberated the garrison town and now zawiyah. 40 minutes down the road in tripoli and it's another country. >> of course we will not let them into tripoli. we will stand together. >> reporter: tonight the rumor mill is in overdrive though. strange goings on at tripoli airport. a u.n. envoy joining talks been regime and rebels in next door tunisia where the first buds of this long arab spring first blossomed nine months ago. also reportedly at those talks representatives from venezuela, the u.s., nato, the arab league. qaddafi's men making demands, seeking safe passage. despite regime denials, colonel qaddafi is, after 42 years, more isolated than ever before, surrounded by enemies, plagued by defections. a revolt reaching critical mass. >> ifill: margaret warner takes the story from there. >> warner: the rebels' recent military gains, which obama administrati

these are the oil facilities in brega still burning nearly a week after they fled. before they did they fired shells into the tank, causing this inferno right there. >>> and on the road from zawiya into tripoli, some group presumably loyalists kidnapping four italian journalists. 33 others including cnn's matthew chance went free today after that hair rowing ordeal held at gunpoint by loyalist thugs who did not know gadhafi was gone. here's how it played out. >> well, there's been some developments. this terrible experience we've all been through. we've managed to speak to the guys in charge. and they've been given orders by the gadhafi regime to not let the journalists leave. they are carrying those orders out even though the whole world for them has changed. we hope to get away from this. >> bye, bbc. bye, matthew. good luck. >> good luck. bye, guys. good luck. >> at one point, an assault rifle was thrown across the room into the kitchen, into the kitchens and the restaurant area and the whole situation changed. all those guards there, the two guards were in the l

and rebels report only minimal damage to oil facilities in brega a town they took on monday >>> the priceyork crude oil moved up again. prices had eased monday as there were hopes the toppling of gadhafi would allow libya to resume oil production quickly. when news came it may take longer than first thought the price moved up. nymex crude rose $1.02 to close at $85.44 a barrel. it was a different story in europe. there was no movement on brent oil. it was flat at a little over $109 a barrel. but that is still down from the $116 just weeks ago. >>> libya's oil production has almost entirely dried up during the fighting. now take a look at this graph. for the past ten years libyan production approached 2 million barrels a day, about 2% of the world's supply. this year, though, it fell to almost zero. now, the question is, how long before those levels can be reached again? more from christine romans. >> reporter: it's been said if you drill to the heart of every war, eventually you strike oil. oil not the cause of this conflict, but it's critical to the rebuilding of libya. in good times lib

tripoli, the rebels have expanded their fight east of the capital to the important oil towns of al bregand ras lanuf and is moving towards gadhafi's hometown. >> reporter: as muammar gadhafi's forces continue to crumble, rebels are on the move in the country's east. as rebel fighters are about to head to the frontline, it's only a few kilometers in this direction over there we've been able to hear the thumps of artillery in the distance. they say their ultimate goal is to take the town of sirt, which is one of the last strongholds of gadhafi. this amateur video the fighters gave us shows them facing off with progadhafi militias near ras lanuf. the clips show intense gun battles with the rebels ultimately winning out and taking the area. >> i promised my family i would not come home until we defeat gadhafi, this fighter says. and though they seem very close to achieving that goal, the civil war continues to take its toll. casualties arrive each day at this medical center in ras lanuf even though the doctor in charge says he's receiving fewer wounded than in past weeks. >> yesterday we got

these are the oil facilities in brega still burning nearly a week after they fled. before they did they fired shells into the tank, causing this inferno right there. >>> and on the road from zawiya into tripoli, some group presumably loyalists kidnapping four italian journalists. 33 others including cnn's matthew chance went free today after that hair rowing ordeal held at gunpoint by loyalist thugs who did not know gadhafi was gone. here's how it played out. >> well, there's been some developments. we're hoping that they've negotiated an end to this crisis, this terrible experience that we' all been through. we've managed to speak to the guys who have been charged to watch after us. and they've been given orders by the gadhafi regime to not let the journalists leave. and they've been carrying those orders out, even though the whole world for them has changed. hopefully now we'll get into the cars that are trying to get here and they're going to take us away from this. >> bye, bbc. bye, matthew. good luck. >> good luck. bye, guys. good luck. >> at one point, an assa

on top of this rebels say they got a city, seven miles from east here and close to capturing brega thatrtant to the oil industry. khadafy is facing a circle and tripoli may be his last stand. some people have suggested that he will leave the country but a lot of people that i spoke to say that won't happen. he will dig in and fight to the bitter end. now, the rebels are fighting downtown, they have bombarded the capital night after night and they are hitting anything that can be used to make a defense line to dislodge this man who has been in power for the last 41 years. >> heather: thank you very much. tadek reporting from tripoli. >> gregg: many people are wondering what is next for nato troops that are still fighting there. rebel leaders declaring the end is near for the embattled dictator. joining us now is former spokesman for the last four ambassadors to the united nations. rick good to see you. on predictions of khadafy's departure either naive or premature, had his demise more likely? how do you see it ending? >> i think right now it's premature. i think it will ultimately happe

it was aimed apparently at brega. the clash is under way.ain by that significant distance. we know that colonel gadhafi does have an arsenal at the military's disposal. up until now, he hasn't used a philanthropistic missile like this. kind of used to its best advantage. it can, of course, be devastating. it can reach deep into territory that rebels up until now have considered safely in their hands. it's potentially a sign of desperation. like it is now. will resort to using these very, very powerful weapons against the other side, the rebels, as it were. >> matthew chance, thank you so much. back here at home, a man said he kidnapped his 3-year-old neighbor, put a bag over her head and watched her die. now as he sits behind bars, is he about to reveal where he put her body? and is he even telling the truth. casey jordan is on the case. longest-lasting de, full-size truck on the road or because heavy duty made motor trend's 2011 truck of the year. no, it was good because you told us so. consider this a thank-you. the chevy model year wrap u

the opposition in the east is moving to brega, moving in the direction of tripoli as well.hat is having an impact. the regime forces are weakened. this latest defection is another example of how weak they have gotten. i think, considering how difficult the situation has been, the fact is, the combination of nato forces there, what the opposition is doing with sanctions, international pressure, the work of the arab league, all of that has been helpful to move this in the right direction. i sense that gaddafi's days are numbered. >> i would like to take one final question from the audience. >> defense intelligence agency. my question is, are the messages we are sending in libya, syria really sending a message that the u.s. is willing to -- not willing to underwrite stability in the world anymore? >> i do not think so. i see it differently. it is a message that the united states stands for our values, and security, but that we have a clear view that others need to be taking the same steps to enforce a universal set of values and interests. i view this someone differently than

zawiyah and gives access to the pipelines bringing oil from the western fields and the liberation of bregan area are significant and assessment, damage assessment is ongoing. our engineers are working very, very hard to get production going again. we are also working very hard on fuel supply in this position and also on the complications of trying to get the offshore oil platforms to begin exporting again. so we are trying to get production going as soon as we can and it's hundreds of young engineers who are risking their lives and working very hard at no pay who are trying to do this and we salute all of them because it is through their hard work and the hard work of the communications team and power team that we have been able to restore internet services and other services up and running again for the most part. these are for young people who are on the ground being coordinated through the stabilization team. >> doctor nayed, thank you for joining us. he is on the phone with us from due buy and on his way to try to free up the international money because, at this point, they don't have