Some kind of conflict with datables, won't even load

I have an aspx page with many js plugin libraries.
i want to use datatables plugin.
when i add the script tag for datatables i can't even get my page to load.
take it away and everything works fine.
with the script in there i can't even get my document.ready to trip.
I'm using jquery, jqueryui, dojo (not by choice), and a host of other libs.
do i have any options to test another way?