Obama noted that NATO officials will meet Tuesday to consider whether to implement a no-fly zone. He said U.S. actions so far, including freezing assets and other sanctions, are "slowly tightening the noose" on Gadhafi.
"Jumuiya ya NATO sasa imeamua kusimamia amri ya marufuku ya anga kwa Libya. Tunachukua hatua ikiwa ni sehemu ya juhudi za kimataifa kuwalinda raia dhidi ya mashamulizi ya utawala wa Gaddafi." Amesema Rasmussen.