BULLETIN – AT 9:06 A.M. ET:  CNN is reporting that the Libyan foreign minister, Musa Kusa (yes, that's his name) has just declared a cease-fire.  Gee, what the threat of military force can do.  Imagine if our slow-motion president had issued this threat three weeks ago.

We have few details at this hour.  A cease-fire leaves Gadaffi in place as head of Libya.  But Obama has declared that Gadaffi must go. 

The foreign minister's statement said that the cease-fire was declared in an effort to "take the country back to safety and security for all Libyans."  Yeah, right.  It was issued because the boys at the top didn't want to look up and see a cruise missile coming.

Still developing.  Stand by.

March 18, 2011