After today’s discussions in Paris, the international coalition against Gaddafi is building. The AFP reports that, in addition to France and Britain, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands will be joined by Qatar and other Arab forces. Silvio Berlusconi has moved to quash reports that Italian aircraft are already engaged, saying that Italy will provided bases but no aircraft at this stage.
David Cameron has emerged from the summit in Paris to make a statement in support of President Sarkozy and his words were equally severe:
“Colonel Gaddafi has made this happen. He has lied to the international community, he has promised a ceasefire, he has broken that ceasefire. He continues to brutalise his own people. “And so the time for action has come. It needs to be urgent. We have to enforce the will of the United Nations and we cannot allow the slaughter of civilians to continue.
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