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Were covering a number of big sties right now. major developments out of libya with witnesses on the ground reporting explosions and gunfire, even though the libyan government issued an immediate cease-fire today. that cease-fire announcement came hours after celebrations erupted in the streets of the rebel strong hold of benghazi as anti-government forces welcomed the news that the united nations security council had imposed a no-fly zone over libya. the un move clear it is way for military act...

Serving in libya and abroad chose to align themselves with the forces of change. moammar gadhafi clearly lost the confidence of his own people and the legitimacy to lead. instead of respecting the rights of his own people, gadhafi chose the path of brutal suppression. innocent civilians were beaten, imprisoned and in some cases killed. peaceful protests were forcefully put down. hospitals were attacked and patients disappeared. a campaign of intimidation and repression began. in the face of this...

Possession of a controlled substance. will the no-fly zone in libya lead to military action from the united states? well break it down for you right after this break.

The streets of the rebel strong hold of benghazi as anti-government forces welcomed the news that the united nations security council imposed a no-fly zone over libya. un clears the way for military action. countries like france, britain and spain discussed what role they might play if leader moammar gadhafi doesnt stop the attacks on his own people. a senior diplomatic source close to issue says two nations, qatar and the united arab emirates are showing a willingness to support efforts against...

International response at the united nations. our focus has been clear. protecting innocent civilians within libya and holding the gadhafi regime accountable. yesterday, in response to a call for action by the libyan people and the arab league, the un court council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against citizens. it authorizes the use of force with an explicit commitment to pursue all necessary measures to stop the killing, to include the enforcement of a no-fly z...

Around and let a lot of people get slaughtered which potentially is the case. there are strategic issues, oil issues, economic issues, political issues. the president of the united states says gadhafi must go. if he doesnt go, doesnt that underline american weakness, the weakness of this president, if you will. there are other strategic issues at the same time. the point chris is making is excellent, that mission creep. what happens if the libyans get lucky, they shoot down a plane, an american ...

Overthrow of a regime. im pointing out these kind of decisions in this world are going to come up over and over again. should the united states, should the west acted, threaten force against a dictator like gadhafi who is taking actions like these? our first instincts are going to determine how that dictator sees us. right now its still a bit of a mess in terms of whether the president is going to see american aircraft leading this effort, whether its going to be a multi-national operation? who ...

Just this week, two up, two down. thats including today. its been kind of like whiplash on the markets. what youre seeing, ali is investors reacting to every negative or positive headline coming out of libya, out of japan. its been these knee-jerk reactions to sell and to buy. thats what weve been seeing all week. one thing were seeing is financials, theyre surging. if you own any stocks in banks, you may see dividends come back because the fed gave approval letting banks pay out or even boost f...

>> ali, the u.s. air force has a base in italy, the navy has two, and the italians have already okayed the use of their area to launch some of the missions in this know fly zone. there was an aircraft carrier in the mediterranean sea near libya. it left earlier this week and is now out in the arabian sea. without a carrier, planes will have to fly possibly farther, which means they wont be able to spend as much time over libyan aerospace which means you may need more planes to carry out the miss...

That clear, publicly i suspect gadhafi would be in a different position, maybe even left the country by now. in techls of military action, so far its an authority, a legal action. well see by president obamas statement in the next 20 minutes, half an hour, and statements of other countries of who is going to participate, how its going to be coordinated. a no-fly zone is only one thing. the part you read, ali, it shows that you can use air power against gadhafis ground forces. >> right. >> that i...