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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jill Dougherty) The issue of allied command and control with NATO in command of the no-fly zone with the control of the entire military mission being worked on with meetings coming next week on the coordination of military and diplomatic components discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with former ambassador to U.N. Nicholas Burns about the diplomatic wrangling. [Voice of BURNS - says the goal is unity of command over military operations and the no-fly zone cannot protest the Libyan people; states the pressure will be on France and Britain to fly air missions if the US steps back; states the US-led air strikes stopped Kadhafi's forces; agrees the mission has not been clear for the allies and what happens if there is a stalemate, which rewards Kadhafi.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Ed Henry) The position of the administration on NATO's role, with an offer of Arab support from the UAE, the political questions being raised by Republicans and Democrats discussed; inset photos from Libya shown.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The fighting in Misrata between Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi and the opposition noted. [Earlier, voice of opposition LEADER - describes what is happening here in Misrata.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live phone discussion held with retired Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt about military strategy in Libya. [KIMMITT - comments on the issue of unity of command and now there is a split mission: two different battles by two different generals in a limited mission, thus confusion.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier discussion held with "The Company We Keep" author Bob Baer and retired Army Gen. James "Spider" Marks about the coalition strategy. [MARKS - says targets will have to be engaged in Libya; states we have become the close-air support for the opposition.] [BAER - says the rebels are disorganized, so we need to become more engaged against Kadhafi; comments on the role and problems of military-trained men who defected among the rag-tag rebels.] [MARKS, BAER - comment on what we will see in the coming weeks in Libya with some kind of peacekeeping force because you cannot do it all by air alone.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Tripoli: Nic Robertson) The effort by Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi's government to show civilian casualties and a Pentagon report about how far they will go to provide civilian casualties and the sound of a jet aircraft and how anti-aircraft fire has been reduced discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Benghazi: Arwa Damon) The question of how much opposition fighters are paying attention to the NATO move to take over the mission to control the skies and their concern that air strikes against leader Muammar el-Kadhafi continue and the fight by poorly armed rebels in Asdabiyah discussed; inset video of men vs. a tank shown.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Sanjay Gupta and former nuclear power plant operator Michael Friedlander about the nuclear crisis in Japan. [GUPTA - comments on the fluctuation levels of the radiation and concerns about giving tap water to infants; indicates the level of concerns about food coming to America from Japan and about radiation levels reaching the west coast.] [FRIEDLANDER - says we should expect to see spikes of levels in the water supply; offers views on the food safety issue and we need to monitor the food chain over time.]
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(Studio: Isha Sesay) Rocket attacks on southern Israel; the suspension of an air traffic controller who failed to respond to two incoming planes at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC; a Federal Reserve report on the impact of the economic crisis on American household wealth and a small private funeral for actress Elizabeth Taylor reported.
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