Sarkozy signals Gaddafi offensive

French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said that “as of now” his country’s air force is ready to attack the tanks and planes of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to defend the people of Benghazi.

Mr Sarkozy was speaking at the end of an emergency summit in Paris at which world powers, including Britain, joined the Arab League to make the final preparations for military intervention in Libya authorised by the United Nations (UN).