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Kingdom, france and arab states agree that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. gadhafi must stop his troops from advancing on benghazi, pull them back from ajdabiya, misrata and zawiyah and establish water, electricity and gas supplies to all area. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. let me be clear, these terms are not negotiable. these terms are not subject to negotiation. if gadhafi does not comply with the resolution, the international community will impose consequences. the resolution will be e...

Military action. ten council members including the united states approved the measure. jamie rubin joins me now, the former u.s. assistant secretary of state, now the executive editor of "the bloomberg view." thanks for being with us. what do you make of this, this declaration of a no fly soechb by the united nations? does this declaration in and of itself put something into action? >> well, no. it's legal authority. but it shows an active leadership on the part of the un security council and has already led to gadhafi obviously saying that he's going to stand down and not take benghazi. hours...

International accountability for gadhafi and those around him. humanitarian assistance was positioned on libya's borders and those displaced by the violence received our help. ample warning was given that gadhafi needed to stop his campaign of repression or be held accountable. the arab league and the european union joined us in calling for an end to violence. once again, gadhafi chose to ignore the will of his people and the international community. instead, he launched a military campaign against his own people. there should be no doubt about his intentions because he, himself, has made them...

Tune in to "your bottom line wrshl at saturday 9:30 eastern, "your monday" saturday at 1:00 and sunday at :00. we'll talk about your investments, nuke lash power and the government shutdown, what's going to face us in a few weeks. 22 minutes after the hour. time to check some of the top stories t. libyan government is calling for a cease near today after the united nations authorized a no-fly zone and the use of force to protect civilians. the rebels in some areas say they have seen no sign of a let-up. in fact, witnesses report intense shelling in the city of misrata today. secretary of s...

The problem some people have is getting involved in the enforcement of a no-fly zone could end up pulling the u.s. into a great deal of involvement in libya, quite possibly on the ground, too. >> that's why it can't just be the united states that's doing all the military action. european countries, the nato allies, whether jo dan t united arab emirates, qatar or saudi arabia, maybe even ij egypt, although they have their own problems. so it probably won't be egypt. there has to be an arab presence in this multilateral effort, this coalition effort, if you will, some might call it a coalition o...