Apparent Libyan government warplane shot down by rebels
\Moammar Gadhafi's government military forces pushed into the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Saturday with blatant disregard of a United Nations resolution demanding an end to the fighting. A so called ceasefire was announced by the Libyan government immediately following the U.N vote that authorized the use of force, including a no fly zone to halt Gadhafi's advance against rebel towns. The ceasefire was widely believed to be only a stall tactic to buy time, and Libya has already went back on its word with today's events.
In Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted an international summit to discuss the crisis. Members of the Arab League, the president of the European Council and representatives of states that support the implementation of the U.N. resolution were invited. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was expecte to be in attendance. Yesterday, word came from French officials that military action would begin within hours of the end of the Paris summit.
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