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On February 27, 2011 the Transitional National Council (TNC) announcesd in the city of Benghazi its purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution." French President Sarkozy later said “'''We created the TNC and without''' France’s backing, money and weapons, '''it would not exist.'''”<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8630778/Libya-France-risks-Nato-split-over-call-for-Gaddafi-talks.html</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01france.html</ref> The '''TNC spokesman made clear''' to reporters that the Libyan Transitional National Council was not a provisional government and added that the newly formed council '''was not in contact with foreign governments''' and did not want them to intervene.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya Opposition Launches Council|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011227175955221853.html |work= [[Al Jazeera]] |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=}}</ref> The TNC spokesman later said that an airstrike purportedly sanctioned by the UNSC 1973 would not be considered a foreign intervention.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan Rebels Said To Debate Seeking U.N. Airstrikes|url=http://nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/africa/02libya.html |date=1 March 2011 |accessdate=|work= [[The New York Times]] |first1=Kareem |last1=Fahim |first2=David D. |last2=Kirkpatrick}}</ref> <!--http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8352658/Libya-Italy-repudiates-friendship-treaty-paving-way-for-future-military-action.html-->
On February 27, 2011 the Transitional National Council (TNC) announcesd in the city of Benghazi its purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution." French President Sarkozy later said “'''We created the TNC and without''' France’s backing, money and weapons, '''it would not exist.'''”<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8630778/Libya-France-risks-Nato-split-over-call-for-Gaddafi-talks.html</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01france.html</ref> The '''TNC spokesman made clear''' to reporters that the Libyan Transitional National Council was not a provisional government and added that the newly formed council '''was not in contact with foreign governments''' and did not want them to intervene.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya Opposition Launches Council|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011227175955221853.html |work= [[Al Jazeera]] |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=}}</ref> The TNC spokesman later said that an airstrike purportedly sanctioned by the UNSC 1973 would not be considered a foreign intervention.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan Rebels Said To Debate Seeking U.N. Airstrikes|url=http://nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/africa/02libya.html |date=1 March 2011 |accessdate=|work= [[The New York Times]] |first1=Kareem |last1=Fahim |first2=David D. |last2=Kirkpatrick}}</ref> <!--http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8352658/Libya-Italy-repudiates-friendship-treaty-paving-way-for-future-military-action.html-->
On February 28 Hillary Clinton traveled to Geneva, [[Switzerland]] for consultations with European partners on Libya. She gives a major address in which she says: "It is time for Gaddafi to go."
On February 28 Hillary Clinton traveled to Geneva, [[Switzerland]] for consultations with European partners on Libya. She gave a speech in which she said: "It is time for Gaddafi to go."
Omar Karmi of the UAE ''The National'' reported Hillary Clinton as saying that the US was in contact with leaders of the uprising in Benghazi, that the US stood ready to "offer any kind of assistance," and that the US military already deployed naval and air forces into position near Libya.<ref>http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/us-deploys-naval-and-air-forces-near-libya#full</ref>
Omar Karmi of the UAE ''The National'' reported Hillary Clinton as saying that the US was in contact with leaders of the uprising in Benghazi, that the US stood ready to "offer any kind of assistance," and that the US military already deployed naval and air forces into position near Libya.<ref>http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/us-deploys-naval-and-air-forces-near-libya#full</ref>