Complex situation: The rebels appeared to come under increasing pressure from the international pressure on the Libyan dictator Muammar al Gaddafi takes for new attacks his militia continues to grow. The American President, Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron called for joint meetings in Washington to withdraw Gaddafi.
As the White House announced on Tuesday evening, both sides agreed, "accelerate the possible answers" plans for a series, even though this means NATO. These options included humanitarian assistance, enforcing the arms embargo and a no-fly zone. Obama and Cameron are in agreement that "the common goal in Libya immediate end to the brutality and violence must be the fastest possible resignation of Gaddafi and a transition to the aspirations of the Libyan people for freedom, dignity, and a representative government is just "said State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, according to the television channel CNN.
Both countries, along with China, France and Russia a veto in the Security Council. The American ambassador to Libya, has Gene Cretz, according to the U.S. State Department in Rome and Cairo contacts with Libyan opposition members. There was meetings and phone calls, Crowley said, according to CNN.
Meanwhile, the debate continues on the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya. The international community must justify in the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the establishment of a no-fly zone. In the British television station Sky News, Clinton said on Tuesday that the idea for this came from Libyan people themselves, not from outside.
This was very important. The Gulf states had supported a no-fly zone and the Arab League not to, "said Clinton. The National Council of representatives of the "liberated" towns to the east of Libya had asked the international community on several occasions to the imposition of a no-fly zone.
A draft is to be introduced later this week the Security Council. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) also called for a no-fly zone. "Civilians must be protected from air attack," said OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. At the same time reject the association of 57 countries, any military intervention in Libya.
Russia sees an international military action in Libya has been very critical. This Wednesday, the American Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to hold talks with Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. Meanwhile, go heavy fighting in Libya continues unabated. On the Libyan Mediterranean coast flew fighter planes massive attacks on rebel positions in Ras Lanuf.
Battles were also reported in Misurata, Al-Sawija was under artillery fire. In Tripoli, Gaddafi turned his Defense Minister Abu Bakr Yunis and the old revolutionary and longtime intelligence chief Mustafa al-Charubi under house arrest. They would have rejected the recent offensives, was reported from government.
The rebels in Libya, Gaddafi presented an ultimatum of 72 hours in order to stop attacks against the civilian population and to go into exile. "If he stops the bombing and the country within leaves of 72 hours, we will take as Libyans refrained him to prosecute," said the head of the interim administration of Gaddafi's opponents, Mustafa Abdul Jelil, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera.
Gaddafi denounced the Libyan interim government, meanwhile, as a "gang of traitors." After his forces had attacked several cities that are controlled by the rebels, he claimed in a speech to supporters, which radiated the Libyan state television on Wednesday morning, the United States, France and Britain had conspired against Libya, the oil fields under to bring their control.
In his televised speech, Gaddafi also turned to the young men in the embattled city of Al-Sintan. He asked them to turn away from the rebels. To emphasize his demand, he presented members of a tribe based in the city which had expressed their loyalty to Gaddafi.
As the White House announced on Tuesday evening, both sides agreed, "accelerate the possible answers" plans for a series, even though this means NATO. These options included humanitarian assistance, enforcing the arms embargo and a no-fly zone. Obama and Cameron are in agreement that "the common goal in Libya immediate end to the brutality and violence must be the fastest possible resignation of Gaddafi and a transition to the aspirations of the Libyan people for freedom, dignity, and a representative government is just "said State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, according to the television channel CNN.
Both countries, along with China, France and Russia a veto in the Security Council. The American ambassador to Libya, has Gene Cretz, according to the U.S. State Department in Rome and Cairo contacts with Libyan opposition members. There was meetings and phone calls, Crowley said, according to CNN.
Meanwhile, the debate continues on the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya. The international community must justify in the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the establishment of a no-fly zone. In the British television station Sky News, Clinton said on Tuesday that the idea for this came from Libyan people themselves, not from outside.
This was very important. The Gulf states had supported a no-fly zone and the Arab League not to, "said Clinton. The National Council of representatives of the "liberated" towns to the east of Libya had asked the international community on several occasions to the imposition of a no-fly zone.
A draft is to be introduced later this week the Security Council. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) also called for a no-fly zone. "Civilians must be protected from air attack," said OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. At the same time reject the association of 57 countries, any military intervention in Libya.
Russia sees an international military action in Libya has been very critical. This Wednesday, the American Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to hold talks with Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. Meanwhile, go heavy fighting in Libya continues unabated. On the Libyan Mediterranean coast flew fighter planes massive attacks on rebel positions in Ras Lanuf.
Battles were also reported in Misurata, Al-Sawija was under artillery fire. In Tripoli, Gaddafi turned his Defense Minister Abu Bakr Yunis and the old revolutionary and longtime intelligence chief Mustafa al-Charubi under house arrest. They would have rejected the recent offensives, was reported from government.
The rebels in Libya, Gaddafi presented an ultimatum of 72 hours in order to stop attacks against the civilian population and to go into exile. "If he stops the bombing and the country within leaves of 72 hours, we will take as Libyans refrained him to prosecute," said the head of the interim administration of Gaddafi's opponents, Mustafa Abdul Jelil, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera.
Gaddafi denounced the Libyan interim government, meanwhile, as a "gang of traitors." After his forces had attacked several cities that are controlled by the rebels, he claimed in a speech to supporters, which radiated the Libyan state television on Wednesday morning, the United States, France and Britain had conspired against Libya, the oil fields under to bring their control.
In his televised speech, Gaddafi also turned to the young men in the embattled city of Al-Sintan. He asked them to turn away from the rebels. To emphasize his demand, he presented members of a tribe based in the city which had expressed their loyalty to Gaddafi.
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