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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The factual discrepancies between what Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi is saying and what is being reported on the ground emphasized. Live interview from Tripoli held with Libyan government spokesman Musa Ibrahim. [IBRAHIM - says this is an armed rebellion with people attacking cities; states Al Qaeda elements took hold of the situation, hijacked the movement and are leading the country into chaos; states we will show the captured Al Qaeda on TV; indicates the government has taken a step back to prevent bloodshed, we need tribal intervention, gotten young people to give up their arms; comments vaguely on the use of hallucinatory drugs by young Libyans; defends Kadhafi's speeches; denies massacres and bombing of civilians.]
- Reporter(s):
- Cooper, Anderson
- Duration:
- 00:15:10
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