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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Tripoli: Nic Robertson) The background to the flight of Koussa†† from Libya to London jumping ship in a crucial moment and reports that Kadhafi is using mercenaries in his army discussed; photos shown.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Telephone discussion held with national security analyst Fran Townsend about Libya. [TOWNSEND - calls Koussa's defection a huge development because he was responsible for the Libyan weapons program and has secrets to tell about Kadhafi; assumes the defection of Koussa was prepared for by US/British intelligence.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Ajdabiya: Ben Wedeman) The surprise over the defection of a senior figure in the intelligence services and the withdrawal of the disorganized rebels who cannot make significant advances before being driven back discussed
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with former Defense official Paul Wolfowitz and "The Company We Keep" author Bob Baer about CIA on the ground in Libya. [BAER - says training the Libyans will be difficult; indicates the quickest solution is to eliminate leader Muammar el-Kadhafi; suggests covert action rarely works because we don't have control over the undisciplined rebels.] [WOLFOWITZ - says there could be a prolonged stalemate; outlines what we could be doing in this war of momentum.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) CNN follow-up on the story of Eman el-Obeidy††, who told the world she was gang raped by Kadhafi's forces, presented; scenes shown from Libyan state TV of reports on Obeidy, who was claimed to have a political hate agenda.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with former US ambassador to Libya Ted Kattouf† about Assad and Syria. [KATTOUF†- says Assad's reforms have been tepid; assesses the tone of Assad's speech today; compares the makeups of Egypt and Tunisia to Syria.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) How Syria has turned down CNN requests for visas noted.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with former nuclear power operator Michael Friedlander and CNN's Sanjay Gupta about the nuclear crisis in Japan. [FRIEDLANDER - comments on the conditions for plant workers, the latest reports on radiation levels: the half-lives of iodine 131 and cesium in the water and seafood.] [GUPTA - offers a perspective on the health of the plant workers going without three meals a day and on the shortages of gear for workers.]
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(Studio: Isha Sesay) President Obama's unveiling of an energy plan to cut dependence on foreign oil over 14 years; the drop of BP shares over a Bloomberg report the company officials could face manslaughter charges over the Gulf oil spill and the return to performance at SeaWorld for the orca that killed a trainer reported.
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