Libya and Coalition Airstrikes: Scott Lucas on the BBC

UPDATE: I  spoke with BBC Coventry and Warwickshire later in the morning about the coalition approach and the airstrikes, assessing the chances for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's survival. The item begins at the 1:45.00 mark.

I spoke to BBC Radio WM this morning about the latest coalition attacks on the Libyan regime. Beyond the chat about the specifics --- interestingly, US officials have said the British were behind the strike on Muammar Qaddafi's compound --- the talk turned to the aims of the coalition mission.

And that is where I think it gets interesting: my reading is that the US, Britain, and France have gone far beyond the notion of a no-fly zone to protect civilians and the Libyan opposition. The strikes on Tripoli are trying to encourage regime change, preferably by a coup within Qaddafi's inner circle and/or a rising of the Libyan people.

The item begins just after the 0:35.00 mark.