he just concluded an emergency meeting here. he came out and made a very brief, but strong statement explaining why british military involvement in libya was in his words necessary, legal and right. here s what he said. we have the backing of the united nations security council and also of the arab league and many others. and it is right because i believe we should not stand aside while this dictator murders his own people. tonight, of course, our thoughts should be with those in our armed services who are putting their lives at risk in order to save the lives of others. they are the bravest of the brave. but i believe we should all be confident that what we are doing is in a just cause and in our nation s interests. thank you. reporter: now, no exact operational details on how britain is contributing militarily, although undoubtedly