NATO has resumed bombing the Libyan capital of Tripoli following a brief pause. Tripoli has seen some of the most intensive NATO bombardment to date over the past week. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the United Arab Emirates today for a meeting of the Libya Contact Group. The meeting will focus on planning for relations with Libya should Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi be overthrown. At a meeting in Brussels, NATO Defense Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen asked member nations for increasing support for the bombing campaign.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen: '’For the sustainability of this operation, it would be good to broaden the support, and in general terms I have requested such broadened support either by increased contributions or new contributions or a more flexible use of the assets provided for the operation.'’