World Aug 22 Watch World Leaders Call for End of Violence, Start of Democracy in Libya World leaders, including President Obama, appealed to Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to prevent further bloodshed in his country by stepping down, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through peaceful means. Ray Suarez reports.
World May 25 Watch Journalist Foley Details 6 Weeks of Captivity in Libya: ‘I Could Make it’ GlobalPost correspondent and producer James Foley was captured and imprisoned for six weeks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces while reporting in Libya. Foley discusses his experiences in captivity and his take on the Libyan uprising with Ray Suarez.
World Feb 25 Watch In Libya, ‘People Are Willing to Die’ for Freedom From Gadhafi Reports of violence continue to trickle out from Libya, where foreign journalists are largely barred from working. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with several people inside Libya via phone, then to software engineer Mohamed Eljahmi and nuclear scientist Naeem Gheriany, both Libyan-Americans…
Feb 25 Watch On Tunisia’s Border, Preparations Begin for Gadhafi’s Fall, Chaos in Libya Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on state television urging his followers to defend the nation as protesters poured into the streets after Friday prayers. John Ray of Independent Television News reports from inside Tunisia on preparations there for potential… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Libya’s Bloody Struggle Tests Loyalty of Gadhafi’s Forces Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clashed with protesters in several key cities across Libya as other nations continued evacuating their citizens. Jim Lehrer speaks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Andrew McGregor of the Jamestown Foundation about the relative military… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Getting to Know Gadhafi: Examining the Quirks, Intellect of Libya’s Strongman Jim Lehrer talks about the legacy and personality of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi with longtime Middle East correspondent Jim Hoagland of the Washington Post and the Middle East Institute's David Mack, who was a political officer at the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Gadhafi’s 42-Year Rule of Libya a Mix of Iron Rule, Eccentricities Moammar Gadhafi's rule of Libya has been characterized by his eccentric appearances and support for terrorism, including ties to the 1988 bombing of Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Jim Lehrer takes a look back at his history. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Gadhafi Warns ‘Everything Will Burn’ if Libya’s Protests Continue Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations… Continue watching