TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said yesterday the United States and its allies are “tightening the noose” on Muammar Gaddafi, but Libyan rebels said their three-week-old insurrection could fail without a no-fly zone.
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels yesterday said they would consider all options to force leader Gaddafi to step down but stopped short of endorsing air strikes, a no-fly zone or other military-backed means to achieve that.
Obama, accused by critics of reacting too slowly, said he believed international sanctions, an arms embargo and other measures already
