institutions that are in place today that he was talking about nato also we have the united nations security council mean you were going to have to have institutional evolution to accommodate these growing populations in richer populations we cannot continue with the one nine hundred forty five political order and i'm looking at the united nations security council how do you think that's going to happen is the west receives in power and wealth and the rest of the world comes up for a good other part of the world what's the institutional change that has to occur. well i mean that's a very good question i'm afraid i don't have a good answer for you i mean i think the solutions will look different between the international institutions that exist if you look and if you start with the bretton woods institutions the i.m.f. and the world bank i think there is already now a very good case to make for increasing increasing the in phones of the emerging markets and that would launch a comma at the expense of the influence that small european economies have been those organizations today and i think that's so

some people even go as far as say that nato is being used as a replacement for the security council the united nations being the world's policemen when he gets down to his institutions in a brick bricks is very young when you think it could turn into some kind of political institution as an alternative because as the ritually get the more resources they will have. no i don't think so i think i mean i think one of the thing which is going to characterize the rise of of emerging markets is that to go into can't compete with each other about economics and about politics so see increasing increase in increasing tensions between those countries themselves and some of them are certainly going to make a lot of efforts in order to united states or or europe in order to be on this side whether it's you know concerns trade issues or where there's concerns arms deals or what have you so i think i think i mean look i mean i i i want the greek countries to succeed i want them to have extremely rapid economic growth in an extend twenty thirty forty years because that's going to be very very good for the population

continue with another nine hundred forty five political order and i'm looking at the united nations security council how do you think that's going to happen as the west receives in power and wealth and the rest of the world comes up for good other parts of the world what's the institutional change that has to occur. well i mean that's a very good question i'm afraid i don't have a good answer for you i mean i think the solutions will look different between the international institutions that exist if you look and if you start with a broken woods institutions the i.m.f. and the world bank i think there is already now a very good case to make for increasing increasing the in phones of the merging markets and that would launch to come at the expense of the influence of the smaller european economies have been organizations today and i think that's something which should be pushed much more rapidly than it has been so far especially as far as china is concerned because china is the economy which has the liquidity and the capital in order to be part of big time leadership for the world economy india russ

done with is not a fair point that's a very fair point but as we speak right now the united nations security council is debating leave syria and the head of the. security council has made a claim that there's drafts going around but there's nothing concrete this seems to be no consensus on syria so if there is no consensus on syria i don't think there's any stomach among the fifteen members who sit on the security council to revisit libya at this time so i think it's very unlikely that we'll see a new resolution on libya come out before the ambassador is have you know gone through it at least the motions of having greeted deliberation on syria i mean the problem for the united nations security council is this confounded. by having rushed into libya and now trapped themselves in the city in case i don't think there's any stomach for news or resolution what about sanctions being suggested against syria economic sanctions the u.s. is calling for what will aid in the united states the united states can unilaterally provide you know sanctions the economic nature but it should be pointed out that the syri

as this united nations security council has made clear, there must be a complete end to violence. and a complete and to all attacks against and abuses of civilians. >> nato said it would press on with air strikes as long as muammar gaddafi's forces continued to target the civilian population. so does this rejection of the ceasefire put an end to the african union efforts to reach a negotiated settlement? that is a question i put to our correspondent in benghazi. >> it is certainly a failed mission, but it never stood a chance. people here want one thing and one thing only and that is the removal of muammar gaddafi and his family and for that to happen immediately. as far as the rebels are concerned, there is no way back. have had their uprising and revolution. maybe they have not succeeded militarily, but they did not want muammar gaddafi to stay in power under any circumstances. for the african union to arrive without that subject on the table was unrealistic proposal. we saw very angry demonstrations today outside the hotel where the talks were taking place. the talks were brief

suggested that the united nations general assembly can recognize a palestinian state and grant that state membership of the united nations that is flatly wrong only the security council can do that and i don't you know i think i'll leave all that a lot of there's a lot of legal opinion that we strongly disagree with you sir on that strongly disagree with you on that ok it is one of the reasons why you are going to united nations security council because it is like a last resort if i'm going to rooms they please my. mr netanyahu says he is for a palestinian state is that a palestinian state to you even would recognize even if they really said we recognize a palestinian state. not at all. and many israeli officials for years i would say starting september one thousand nine hundred ninety three until today and maybe even prior to that have been saying all the right things we've been talking about he is they've been talking about security they've been talking about the palestinian independence and they want to see a palestinian state but what they are doing on the ground is what really matters i don't care what alan says i don't care what benjamin netanyahu said in his l

>> nato allies have decided to take on the whole military upright in libya, under the united nations security council resolution. nato will implement all aspects of the u.n. resolution, nothing more, nothing less. >> the libyan intervention was originally shouldered by coalition forces. the united states, france, and britain. this week the north atlantic treaty organization, nato, took over command, a canadian will head the mission. lieutenant general charles bouchard. canada and seven additional nations will now contribute air and or naval support. canada, seven c f-18 bombers. denmark, six f-16 fighter jets. greece, one frigate ship, four military bases. italy, 12 warplanes. norway, six f-16's, romania, one frigate. turkey, five warships, one submarine. the u.s., eight warships, three submarines, two guided missile destroyers, plus f-15 and f-16 fighter jets. non-nato nations also have offered jets. qatar, the united arab emirates, and sweden. when nato took control this week an official pled to the u.k. gaddafi's foreign secretary aka his secretary of state, moussa koussa. british foreign secretar

we seeing some captions going beyond the limits of what the united nations security council outlined in the resolution of some ari was talking about using resolution one thousand nine hundred three for a ground operation no this resolution does not sanction a ground operation and we said this frankly to our partners meaning russia nato council to date was that we pointed out that i don't know this but you know nato secretary general nudes. anders fogh rasmussen has presented a correctness and yet the vision regarding the proper way to do it and we welcome the fact that nato secretary general rasmussen has sent a detailed report to the u.n. a socialist secretary general of concerning the way nato is implementing this resolution the discussion of this report in the u.n. security council and you definitely help us come up with a unified position in the security council. the way that's a boost to have taken upon themselves to carry out this mandate of the highest body using mission night in the united nations are doing it and what we need to do to ensure that this mandate is implemented

the united nations security council process is at risk. when its members are not full informed of all the facts, when they authorize a military operation. it is at risk from nato which is usurping its mandate, the u.n. mandate, without the specific authorization of u.n. security council resolution 1973. now the united states pays 25% of the military expense of nato and nato may be participating in the expansion in exceeding the u.n. mandate. the united nations relies not only on moral authority but on the moral cooperation of its member nations. if america exceeds its legal authority and determines to redefine international law, we journey away from an international moral order and into the amorality of power politics where the rule of force trumps the rule of law. what are the fundamental principles at stake in america today? first and foremost is our system of checks and balances built into the constitution to ensure that important decisions of state are developed through mutual respect and shared responsibility in order to ensure that c

shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution one thousand nine hundred seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they plainly are going for the overthrow of the of the tripoli government and then you have this announcement that they're sending military officers in plain clothes and that's clearly because some lawyer has advised them that you have to be very careful but the fact is that war consists of component parts which is attack in different or as it was known for laughing a thousand year thought in this field and if you increase somebody's shield if you give something back to shield it makes their thoughts more effective so they clearly are intervening in the in the civil war itself by the us but taking great care to appear to abide by the non intervention causes of the resolution. and there are fears raging on rest in the arab world my jeopardize the global economic recovery as we report later in the program. we are one shark away from a gracious. to find out what rats are the world's financial system is fac

shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution nine hundred seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they paly are going for the. overthrow of the tripoli government and anything less than that would be. a severe blow to them i think. so jim i guess you saying that you think at this stage what listen to those calls we heard from the russian president of the u.n. secretary general today reiterating for the allied forces to stay within the terms of their original mandate you think. aid at this stage yet. i think so and i think clearly there's been a lot of closed door sessions with lawyers in the last few days and then you have this flurry of announcements i think quite deceptive so you have for example the british government announcement that it's releasing stockpiles of flak jackets put in for a fast. all right all forces you have the united states government yesterday that it's releasing twenty four million dollars worth of of defense department supplies but they say that. they really aren't off and see if they ar

and shall not be the government of libya even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution nine hundred seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they clearly are going for the overthrow of the tripoli government and then you have this announcement that they're sending military officers in plain clothes and that's clearly because some lawyer has advised them that you have to be very careful but the fact is that war consists of component parts which is a type of defiance or as it was known for the last few thousand years the sort of the shield and if you increase somebody's shield if you get somebody back to shield it makes this all the more effective so they clearly are intervening in the in the civil war itself by these moves but taking great care to appear to abide by the nonintervention causes of the resolution. of this week britain france and italy and also they'll be dispatching a military advisers on the ground in libya russia's foreign minister sort of you laugh it off warned against the move he says it will only cause more bloodshed. with those are th

shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution nineteen seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they clearly are going for the. overthrow of the of the tripoli government and then you have this announcement that they're sending military officers in plain clothes and that's clearly because some lawyer has advised them that you have to be very careful but the fact is that for example if you take the question of defensive body armor the fact is that war consists of two component parts which is attack and defense and international monetary fund experts fear conflicts in africa may trigger a new economic downturn which would be devastating for the u.s. . america's financial management is best defined by a nonstop borrowing binge see the flop over there it's a running ticker of us debt. we stall the grim financial forecast for america that's a little later in the program here in. the first a year after the notorious oil spill in the gulf of mexico those implicated in the accident are playing the blame game as b.p.'s oth

everything this time kate thank you so much for being here now and to be here thank you the united nations security council held a meeting i believe about an hour ago i think they're expected to issue a statement no word yet on whether they can appeal out but i have to ask the area where this attack took place not really known for for this kind of action talk about the significance or the most important the most important thing you highlighted the most important thing to note about today's attacks in specifically mazar e sharif this is the home the heart of the northern alliance the entitled beyond movement within afghanistan and you see the the locals coming against foreign forces now granted it was not targeted against large military but civilian forces what it means is that our ability to win over the hearts and minds that's going to stand as a result of the shootings the other day with the afghan kill squad and then with this mindless behavior from terry jones is shows that our ability our ability to win over the hearts and minds has been fractured it has been sobered severely and i don't think that yo

the united nations issued some 17 different resolutions advising iraq that they should conform to the resolution, the request of the united nations security council to allow the inspectors into their country to provide the information on their weapons of mass destruction and the united nations had been repeatedly rebuffed. president george of the bush made a decision when he first came into office that he was concerned about the fact that iraq was firing regularly at the united states and united kingdom aircraft that were supporting the united nations's no-fly zone and patrolling in the northern and southern portion of iraq. those planes were being shot at almost every day. the only country in the world shooting at american and british aircraft. over 2,000 times they were fired on. the joint chiefs of staff and fries me and the president they were concerned about the fact that eventually one of our planes, a british plane or airplane would be shot down and the crew would be killed or taken hostage. third, the united states department of stateless iraq as one of the country's on the terrorist list. there were a series of things like that by way of

the rebel leader said he would take his grievances to the united nations security council. >>> the u.s. air force said its role in the libyan mission is costing about $4 million a day and has totalled about $75 million since the air campaign began on march 19th. but now that u.s. combat has apparently ended that cost should go down. the price tag for the entire u.s. military operation exceeds a half a billion dollars. >>> new developments in a brutal attack on a giants fan. >> it is bad enough that they hit him, at least come forward, have the courage to face the facts. >> a telling text message and what doctors say about the critically injured fan. >> but up first back to the atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> back now to the breaking news. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since that fire broke out just before 9:00 tonight. she is here now with the update. deborah? >> reporter: frank, this fire has just been declared under control in just the last five or ten minutes. you can see the ladder is still

the rebel leader said he would take his grievances to the united nations security council. >>> the u.s. air force said its role in the libyan mission is costing about $4 million a day and has totalled about $75 million since the air campaign began on march 19th. but now that u.s. combat has apparently ended that cost should go down. the price tag for the entire u.s. military operation exceeds a half a billion dollars. >>> new developments in a brutal attack on a giants fan. >> it is bad enough that they hit him, at least come forward, have the courage to face the facts. >> a telling text message and what doctors say about the critically injured fan. >> but up first back to the breaking news an update on efforts to get control of that fire burning in san francisco's tenderloin area. . >>> closed caption willing for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini's sleepworld mattress sale. atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> back now to the breaking news. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since that fire bro

cross on the ground: >> they are very concerned about not going beyond the mandate of the united nations security council resolution, and most of the opposition had said they don't want foreign troops on the ground. >> lehrer: but now, the british, french and italians have announced they are sending in small numbers of military advisers to aid the highly- inexperienced rebel forces. in a radio interview this morning, british prime minister cameron insisted it is not a prelude to inserting ground forces. >> the u.n. security council does limit us. we're not allowed, rightly, to have an invading army, or an occupying army. that's not what we want; that's not what the libyans want; it's not what the world wants. >> lehrer: in tripoli, a spokesman for the libyan government warned against any move to deploy outside forces on the ground. >> if nato comes to misrata or any libyan city we will unleash hell upon nato. >> lehrer: there will be no american advisory unit sent to libya. but yesterday, the u.s. did announce $25 million in non- lethal aid to the rebels, such as body armor, boots and uniforms. secretary

. >> rose: it's unacceptable, so, therefore, countries around the world, at the united nations security councilunited nationsing and nato should do whatever is necessary to stop these rulers from shooting their own people. >> i believe so. i don't think they have accepted that principle of right to protect against war crimes war crimes against humanity, and these are clearly crimes against humanity. when i saw secretary-general a few weeks ago, i told him this is the first opportunity in libya to start operationalizing this concept, this important principle of international law that the international community will not stand by watching people being killed in vain. >> rose: and do you think your view represents both the majority opinion as well as and including opinion on the street? >> i think everybody is in agony to see people being slaughtered. i'm not sure they want the west to intervene. as you know, there's a lack of credibility here in this part of the world about the u.s. and the west in general. and that's why i've said, charlie, it would be much better-- it qoob, in fact, very import

welcome cnn voted united nations security council urges the regime to abide by it. this is the only part that's even tan jengtially on lis issue. urges the united nations security council to take such further actions as may be necessary to protect civilians in libya from attack, including the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over libyan territory. so i think that's pretty weak language in terms of authorizing the united states -- >> i wasn't claiming for a second that the resolution authorized anything, but it certainly was a manifestation of the wish and the view of the united states senator on this issue. >> thank you. and we will now turn, i believe -- i don't have a card in front of me but i think that senator blumenthal is next. >> thank you, mr. chairman and i want to join in thanking you for being here today and giving us the benefit of your thinking on issues that i suspect you have been wrestling long and hard with. i don't think we've asked any questions that haven't woken you up in the middle of the night or kept you up late at night, and so i want to

maybe nate doesn't want to listen to anybody but we know that in the united nations in security council sometimes ago this four countries plus germany war against these measures which had been the way nato in libya and this is as i saw it it was the may be the first demonstration for the. you least the poor at least four countries west germany they have the same approach to the such kind of summits some may say in one way or another showing to the un. how they all i mean but also preciously really are not only you know on the paper are ready to hear it on the paper but they are openly demonstrate that the their position on such important question from young political analyst thank you you thank. well and nato officials are now meeting in. growing discontent and infighting within the alliance over the campaign in libya members disagree on what contribution each state needs to make with only six out of the twenty eight involved conducting air strikes the u.k. and france are calling on other countries to increase military pressure on colonel moammar gadhafi airstrikes began last month foll

personal many states in africa have voiced their support for the united nations security council resolution 1973. the imposition and execution of those responsibilities but frankly there are other states that do not agree with the security council resolution. i think frankly as we proceed i am going to have a responsibility as i engage with our african partners of just having a very frank discussion about what u.s. africa command's role was, why we did what we did and be as truthful and forthright as i can and try to maintain the great relationships we had with most african states as we move forward. your point is valid. there is an impact and there will be an impact within the region. >> thank you very much. ranking member smith. >> thank you. first question of transportation command. if you could play out how things are going in terms of challenges in afghanistan i asked about earlier through pakistan and other areas. are we able to get what we need? there is a major movement of equipment for the afghan national security force. how is that working? what are the challenges going forward? >

security. and the reform of the united nations and its security council are essential it is just not possible that as we start the second half of the twenty first century we still remain. attached to institutional arrangements that were built in the postwar period all of the bric countries are now many. as of the security council in two thousand and eleven at a level we can of course engage in joint efforts always in the understanding that recourse to force should not be all over hasty diplomacy and negotiation efforts should take precedence the creation of g. twenty was a step towards progress and the first token of recognition of the need for changes in the global governance we wish to enhance and expand our coordination on matters addressed within the g twenty while of course remaining open to a dialogue to reflect the aspirations of all developing countries this is a group that wishes to see solidarity based international order solidarity taken to mean the ability to promote prosperity not only to one's own benefit but also to the benefit of the less at least developed countries our agenda is

president bush that if he was to consider military action, he should do so with a clear united nations security councilolution. that, by the way, was an example when bush listened carefully to powell and decided to take the route of going through the united nations, which cheney did not agree with. at the end, most other countries in the world believed that the united nations security council resolution 1441 required one more step before military action was possible. so when the bush administration felt it could not get the vote on the next step and decided to go ahead with the coalition without united nations security council resolution, canada essentially said if the un is not part of the road, then we are not on the road. mind you, meanwhile, we had a lot of -- a fair amount of canadians helping underneath the radar. so there was politically -- it was politically impossible for us to contribute openly, but in fact, militarily we were there to some extent. now, you noticed that the next government after the liberals, the conservative government of stephen harper, they realize how sensitive this was,

it is really -- i think the united nations security council is aware of the situation. there will have irresolution at -- they will have a resolution at some point. the european union, in cooperation with the united states, could do a lot of damage to the assad's. >> i would like to answer. >> doug, hold on to your question. >> quickly, about lebanese newspapers and media outlets -- a lot of lebanese media outlets are owned and funded by politicians. they are being very quiet. those who are affiliated with a party or politician. there are others, especially independent websites like ours, and regional papers and tv who are takin ga -- who are taking a stand. we are writing a lot about syria. >> why don't you talk about the now syria site? >> we have written editorials and pieces. the main thing on the web site is a -- website is a live blog on syria, constant, minute-by- minute news in english. we translate everything. most of the youtube videos and twitter coming from syria. writing opinions is one thing. coverage is something else. you have different news. when it come

united nations. the u.n. security council never change for regime change in libya or any other country the forces that are now using the security council resolution to justify regime change are clearly violating the you would mandate. the opposition in libya is struggling to lift the weeks long siege by colonel gadhafi forces this thousands flee fighting in western cities figures from libya's transitional national council suggest ten thousand people have died since the beginning of the conflict and elsewhere in the arab world syria is lifting its nearly half a century old state of emergency giving into one of the main demands of the protesters earlier in the day security forces opened fire to disperse an anti-government demonstration in the country's third largest city this video data was taken of the streets of homes during heavy gunfire before dawn on tuesday human rights campaigners say movement two hundred people have died in the lethal crackdown since the demonstrations began all this comes as new disclosures the tape by

united nations this too. but i also agreed on the need for the reform of the united nations including the un security council to make it more representative and effective. we also agree on the need for the reform of international financial institutions. in order to promote a just people know make world order. we shared our spectator. for the seventeenth conference of parties of the un framework convention on climate change which south africa is hosting i did the and all of the. south africa ones to ensure a legally binding climate change agreement that will govern the world's that is prone to the increasingly visibly effects of climate change. ladies and gentlemen. we look forward to collaborating with the with the greeks problems. to deploy cooperation to benefit our respective peoples but also in the interests of ensuring a more equitable and better world for i thank you president. i hear from thank you president zuma a joint press conference now concludes thank you status thank you all for coming. but with bringing you live news conference from the brits summit taking place in china the leaders of brazil

united nations. the u.n. security council never change for regime change in libya or any other country the forces that are now using the security council resolution to justify regime change are clearly violating the you would mandate. the opposition is struggling to left weeks long siege by kind of iraqis forces as thousands feet in rest of the cities italy's foreign minister says some ten thousand people have died since the beginning of the conflict pethick is from the transitional national council of libya and syria is lifting its nice to fifty year old sings about is giving one of the main demands of the protesters it's unclear whether the movement is the crux our demonstrators who've been calling for the president to step down human rights campaign the same scene hundreds of have died in the lethal crackdown severus roshan's began because of hostile fire he is used to while the economy of international relations told r.t. the arab uprising of the being instigated by the west undermined his influence and the current. goal

united nations. the u.n. security council never aimed for regime change in libya or any other country forces that are now using the security council resolution to justify regime change are clearly violating the u.n. mandate. the opposition is struggling to lift a weeks long siege by colonel gadhafi forces this thousands flee fighting in western cities italy's foreign minister says some ten thousand people have died since the beginning of the conflict their figures from the transitional national council of libya and syria meantime is lifting its nearly half a century old state of emergency giving into one of the main demands of protesters earlier in the day that the security forces opened fire to disperse and anti-government demonstration in the country's third largest city this video was taken on the streets of homs during heavy gunfire and tuesday human rights campaigners say more than two hundred people have died in the lethal crackdown since demonstrations began a new disclosures obtained by wiki leaks suggest the us has b

united nations. the u.n. security council never aimed for regime change in libya or any other country in the forces that are now using the security council resolution to justify regime change are clearly violating the u.n. mandate. the opposition is struggling to me after a week's long siege by kellogg it happens as thousands flee in reston cities russia's foreign minister says some ten thousand people died since the beginning of the conflict bethink is in the transitional national council of libya and in syria security forces are very high are thousands of protesters who have refused to leave the main square this is a hug for the president stepped down human rights campaigners say two hundred people died of a lethal crackdowns since a demonstration is began how far from his gibraltar quantum intersection of the nation's told r.t. the arab uprisings are being instigated by the u.s. to undermine china's influence with pre-check. ultimate goal of force into the region is to change. the regime even more applying for the six year

for its part, nato is putting a had a robust and vigilant enforcement of the united nations security council resolution 1973. the civilian population of libya on nado's foremost concern. nado's message to the people of libya is clear. the mission is to protect you from those who use military force against unarmed civilians. we are steadfast in our resolve to prevent the dossier from using the heavy weaponry against you. i would now like to hand over to the admiral harding. >> thank you. this is the second at a briefing from naples on the unified protector from violence in libya. good morning. since i last spoke on the weapon state company to continue to exercise control over the no-fly zone and enforce and here in naples we continue to see coastal approaches to libya to those who would violate the embargo authorized by the security council. we now have more than 20 ships and aircraft scrutinizing all traffic to ensure only authorized to get through. they will prevent the obstacle to the vital humanitarian aid and will assist humanitarian ships and reaching the destination. the total of 12 sh

the united nations security council has made it clear that there must be a complete anend o violence and all attacks and abuses of civilians. any solution to the crisis must respond to the legitimate demands of the libyan people for political reforms. nato foreign ministers will meet in berlin on thursday and friday this week. they will begin the meeting by discussing the libyan crisis. we will be joined by our partner countries in the libyan mission from across europe and the arab world. together with russia's foreign minister, we will focus on libya's missile defense and afghanistan, then nato russia helicopter trust fund is now up and running. it will soon start to deliver the highly needed maintenance capability for the afghan air force. this is an important signal of our joint commitment to stability in afghanistan. we will meet our partners. the process of handing over responsibility for security to the afghan security forces has already begun. nato and the afghan government have agreed on an enduring partnership for the future. this sends a strong message that afghanistan will

any cease-fire must be credible and verifiable, as the united nations security council has made clear. there must be a complete end to violence and a complete and to all attacks against and abuses against civilians. and that any solution to the crisis must respond to the legitimate demands of the libyan people for political reforms. nato foreign ministers will meet in berlin on thursday and friday this week and begin the meeting by discussing the libyan crisis. we will be joined by our partners in the libyan mission from across europe, and the arab world. together with russia's foreign minister, we will focus on libya missile defense and afghanistan, the nagin-russia helicopter trust fund is up in running, and we will start to deliver a maintenance capability for the afghan air force. this is an important signal our joint commitment to stability in afghanistan. and we will meet our partners, the process of handing over responsibility to the afghan security forces has already begun. nato and the afghan government have agreed and then during -- ann enduring partnership for the future. a

protections, radio, this is not a blank check, but this action is consistent with the united nations security council resolution 1973, which among other actions authorizes member states to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas. the department of state and the department of defense are working closely together with other partner in order to coordinate on what kind of nonlethal assistance is most necessary and who among the international community cannot provide which goods and services. i think it's important to point out that this opposition which has held its own against a brutal assault by the forces was not an organized militia, it was not a group that had been planning to oppose the rule of khaddafi for years. it was a spontaneous response within the context of the brough era spurring. either mostly business people, students, lawyers, doctors, professors who have very briefly moved to defend their communities and call for an end to the regime in libya, and we are going to continue to take action consistent with the u.n. authorization to try to fulfill the i