Defiant Gaddafi Vows to Defeat Coalition Forces on Libyan TV, Unconfirmed Report of Death of Gaddafi Son, NATO Announces Libyan Arms Embargo

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared on Libyan State TV to denounce the attack by coalition forces who have launch air attacks on Libya since Saturday in an effort to enforce a UN resolution.  State TV said Gadhafi was speaking from his Bab Al-Aziziya residential compound, the same one hit by a cruise missile Sunday night. 


One of Gadhafi's sons may have been killed, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC News on Tuesday. Clinton cited unconfirmed reports and did not say which son she meant. She said the "evidence is not sufficient" to confirm this.

Clinton also told ABC that people close to Gadhafi are making contact with people abroad to explore options for the future, but she did not say that one of the options might be exile. She said they were asking, "What do we do? How do we get out of this? What happens next?"

International coalition forces have conducted air strikes on Libya for a third night - the country's government says there have been more civilian deaths. A U.S. fighter jet crashed there overnight, although American officials say it was not shot down. Troops loyal to the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi are attacking rebel strongholds in the West of the country. RT's crew in Libya saw the results of one of the airstrikes in Tripoli.

Crew Recovered in Crash of U.S. Fighter Jet

U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa said both the crew of an F 15 fighter jet that crashed in Libya are safe and back in American hands. Locklear said a Marine Corps Osprey search and rescue aircraft retrieved the pilot. He says the second crew member, a weapon's officer, was recovered by Libyan rebel forces and is now in U.S hands. The crash occurred Monday night at 2130 GMT after what the military says was an equipment malfunction. Its exact location was not given. The cause of the crash is under investigation.


NATO Announces Arms Embargo for Libya
NATO has now decided to launch an operation to enforce the arms embargo against Libya. All Allies are committed to meet their responsibilities under the United Nations resolution to stop the intolerable violence against Libyan civilians.

Our top operational commander, Admiral Stavridis, is activating NATO ships and aircraft in the Central Mediterranean. They will conduct operations to monitor, report and, if needed, interdict vessels suspected of carrying illegal arms or mercenaries. This will be done in close coordination with commercial shipping and regional organisations. And we will welcome contributions from NATO partners to our common endeavour.

At the same time, NATO has completed plans to help enforce the no-fly zone -- to bring our contribution, if needed, in a clearly defined manner, to the broad international effort to protect the people of Libya from the violence of the Gaddafi regime.