PHOTO OF THE DAY: Libyans celebrate Muammar el-Qaddafi death in Tripoli, Libya, on Thursday. Libya’s information minister said Qaddafi was killed on Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Surt, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (PHOTO: Abdel Magid al-Fergany/AP)
Trivia Time!
What governor developed a 15,000-acre farm in the Libyan desert in the late 1980s?
Update, 10:40 a.m.: oshea-green is correct. Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D-Mont.
Qadaffi Must Go, Members of Congress of Both Parties Say in Congressional Insiders Poll
A solid majority of Members of Congress in both parties say that it is not an acceptable outcome for Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi to remain in power once U.S. military operations that have struck at his regime are concluded, according to this week’s National Journal Congressional Insiders Poll.
Trivia Time!
After protests, Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi cancelled his plans to stay in what New Jersey town during a scheduled United Nations visit?
Update, 10:20 a.m.: Englewood, N.J., is correct.
President Obama to Deliver Speech on Libya
WASHINGTON—On Monday, March 28 at 7:30PM ET, the President will deliver an address at the National Defense University in Washington, DC to update the American people on the situation in Libya, including the actions we’ve taken with allies and partners to protect the Libyan people from the brutality of Moammar Qaddafi, the transition to NATO command and control, and our policy going forward.
The speech will be pooled for TV and open to correspondents. More details, including press credentialing information, will be released as they become available.
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BREAKING: U.S. administration officials say NATO has agreed to take over command of Libyan operation, National Journal has learned.
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey
The President spoke yesterday evening with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to continue the two leaders’ consultations on the situation in Libya. The President expressed appreciation for Turkey’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in Libya, including its assistance in facilitating the release and safe passage to Tunisia of four New York Times journalists who had been detained in Libyan custody. The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their support for the full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973, in order to protect the Libyan people. The leaders agreed that this will require a broad-based international effort, including Arab states, to implement and enforce the UN resolutions, based on national contributions and enabled by NATO’s unique multinational command and control capabilities to ensure maximum effectiveness. They underscored their shared commitment to the goal of helping provide the Libyan people an opportunity to transform their country, by installing a democratic system that respects the people’s will.
