Gunmen Rule Tripoli's Streets: Join the Live Chat
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Tonight in Tripoli, Libya families are once again hiding in their homes as gunmen rule the streets. And the dictator Moammar Gadhafi and his sons continue to oversee the killing of unarmed protesters, and continue to lie about what they are doing. We'll take you inside the uprising with new video and new insight from our panel of experts. You'll hear from Gadhafi's former translator. He fled Libya after taking part in a failed plot to overthrow the Libyan leader in the late 1970s.
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Good night Anderson, Isha, 360°Team, Jo Ann, Mike, Megan, Nicole, Nancy, Gloria, Starr, Nina, Nalini YUma & Bloggers.
Wonderful show & blog.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Stay safe in Libya, Ben.
Good Nigth everyone
Great show, interesting guests, lot of information. Great blog !
Have a good weekend.
Give the people of Libya their =no fly zone= !
Again Anderson thanks for your wonderful coverage on Libya, and exposing the truth.I look forward to watching your show everyday.
Anderson,
Yes! Charlie Sheen is so jerk!!!!!! I agree with you!
@Mike...Where's Biden in all of this (I wonder)?
Good Night Anderson and everyone
Have a wonderful weekend
Thank you Pref. Ajami for your knowledge and information you present to this show
All Libyans except for Qaddafi will be in my thoughts, heart and prayers! I have so much respect for all the Libyan people! Stay strong!
Good night everyone! Have a good weekend.
Good night Anderson.
Peace to Libya... Peace to the Middle East... Peace to the world... Good Night, Anderson Cooper, AC 360° Team, and Everyone!!
I use to support Charlie Sheen, but he is out of control. Sad!
@Ahmed in Tripoli
Peace and well wishes to you and all the people of Libya! We are paying attention and hoping for the best for you.
Stay safe and positive everyone.
wow!!!! Anderson! keeping it honest!
Charlie Sheen's brain – see the skillet, see the egg. Remember that commercial.
Good night, everyone.
Stay strong good citizens of Libya.
Jo Ann, it's sad to see a day where France is leading the way instead of the US. 2012 can't come soon enough.
He is supposed to be sober right now.
Charlie Sheen seems to be the new Mel Gibson!
@ Jo Ann "Sarkozy" Paris is one of the places, Mubarak and Kadaffi have a lot of real estate. (!)
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See you on Monday night,
Have a great night & Sleep tight everyone!!!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks for coming in to join us tonight!
Anderson,
Have a great/good night and sleep at home. Great weekend! See you on Monday night!!! Just a plenty sleep and rest at home!
Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for caring.
@Jo Ann,
Wesley Clark said that France was against the No-Fly zone. Not sure if you caught that when Anderson asked him.
The entire Middle East is on fire thanks to the internet. It was only a matter of time for the people of the Middle East to say we have had enough. Middle Easterners living in the west along with the instant communication of the internet have opened the gates of freedom and Democracy forever. The entire region will never be the same.
after reading your book new years' weekend, i'm sure, anderson your mind keeps coming back to the young lady on the phone fron libya, that is if your thoughts have left her at all, out of concern for her safety.
I've been trying to find the right words but I can't. The U.S. does not stand alone in this. Canada has made it clear that they are partners in this with the U.S. And more importantly, Libyans are not alone. Just wish we could do more.
@Casey, it's not bad advice, it's a lack of leadership experience. Judgement without experience is like bullets without a gun.
@Emily...disappointing?
Isn't that the world over? Disappointing and way too depressing.
Thank you Anderson,and crew.Goodnight all.
@Starr, when you step back and hear that from a fresh perspective, it can be shocking. I have felt that assassination would be productive and would save lives, but it's alarming to hear that spoken (by a news person or a talking head).
How difficult is it to have a no fly zone? Hope Libyans stay safe. God bless them.
@ Melissa, great suggestion about the books
Libyans not afraid to die, they afraid to lose Libya again. Thank you for your coverage
@ Emily
When you really think about it, the "issue" really is not ours to own.
It's difficult to watch, but your coverage from Libya has been excellent. I hope the anxious situation changes for the better soon.
@Uma, in Liverpool, UK, "Good for Sarkozy, for speaking up and saying Gadhafi needs to go."
Sarkozy is also the one leading the call for a no-fly zone. It seems France has taken a larger leadership role than the U.S.
David Marcus, 'never again' are famous last words, I'm afraid. The world is full of repeated situations.
No it Libya doesn't have any resemblance to Iraq. Libya has not other armed forces – we have people protesting for freedom here! If NATO managed to kill or capture Milosevic back in 1999 the conflicts would have stopped. Gadhafi is the cause of this, take the cause away and things settle down!
@Uma, in Liverpool, UK
"Nobody has tried to deal with him."
It's really sad, isn't it?
Now, when the people of Libya have had enough, the world (leaders) are practical mute! It really is disgusting.
@AC world needs to take Gaddafi out, not just for the benefit of the Libyans but for the world.
Why are we not discussing freezing all his $$$ assets worldwide – or at least where we can – like in America – assuming he has some here as well as other counties?
The Libyabs do not want our military help.What they need is for us to set up a place for them to escape to for them that want to leave.Set up medical,food and humanitarian necessities to assist them through this. The people of Libya are taking a stand and will be they who free them. I for one am happy to see this from the people.We need to stop weapons going to the military. We need to let those who are not Libyans know that they will be held accountable for their actions against the people on the governments part.
Thanks Ben Weddman for your reporting ......stay safe. Keep up the good work.
To Ralph, What countries will accept? There are many despots in Africa
and they've all been supported by Quaddafi, Liberia, Taylor.
He is not the last and certainly not on the continent.
What is Gadhafi's End-Game... this is so scary, and such a mess, but we are now aware of this siuation, so we need to help the people in Libya, and the Middle East, as best we can.
What I am seeing, is an even MORE psychotic version of Pol Pot.
This is the second great genocide of this century (after Darfur). What happened to the War Criminal leader of the Sudan? Nothing.
No, there is no shame. There is no responsibility.
If the United States, UK, and EU sit this out, too, we are beyond amoral. We are complicit.
Yes, for me too Starr. I think I tend to see that the truly ill people, like this man, really just need to 'gone back to God'.
@Mike..."It seems that the US is incapable of reacting to the chaos in the Mideast. Statements of concern don't hack it. Sanctions are meaningless. We've abandoned our leadership role."
I'd like to be in the room to see who is advising what and why.
This is another ONE fascinating night, Anderson.
we need to be more aware of what's going on in the world not just within the U.S.
I believe President Obama is doing it right. American cannot afford to be blamed if they get too involved-as much as they may want to help. Democratic countries must let the people over-throw their government. This is a new day allowing people to achieve their own peace and then helping them to grow is wonderful.
Would love the people of Libya to know that the United States citizens DO CARE about the people of Libya. (a citizen from Tripoli made a statement all we care about is oil- NOT TRUE.)
Also, would like a list of current books to read about the Mideast region and Gadhafi.
Anderson, when you have a guest on your show, can you list their books on your website. Great Job Anderson- Thank you for all your intelligent interviews, exposing the truth, and passion for the truth!
Anderson,
As an emerging world power, what is China doing about these crisis in the middle East? It seems we are always concerned about what the American admistration is doing about problems around the world, and sometimes we forget the need to carry the world with us. What are the Europeans doing? What is China doing? Lets ask people these questions
Thank you,
Chi.
Yes shame quit us Professor Ajami. As an Arab Tunisian I am extremely proud.
Are we going to see a repeat of what happened in Uganda? I thought the world said this would never be allowed again!
I am suprised that Gadahafi has not already been to international criminal court.