a final wave of news for the night

For me, at least. It’s past midnight and has been a long day.

2135: Reuters also has details of the French-British draft UN resolution against Libya. It says that “the widespread and systematic attacks currently taking place in Libya against the civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity.”

2148: White House spokesman Jay Carney says Col Gaddafi’s legitimacy has been “reduced to zero”. The US has shuttered its embassy in Tripoli and the Associated Press says the last US citizens are now out of Libya.

If the last US citizens are out of Libya, that removes the excuse that was given for not speaking out more forcibly.

2159: More details have emerged about the violence in Tripoli today. A witness in the city’s eastern Tajoura district told AP news agency: “In the first wave of fire, seven people within 10 meters (yards) of me were killed. Many people were shot in the head… It was really like we are dogs.”