POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS FROM LIBYA – AT 11:04 A.M. ET:  We say "possible" because there are real concerns about who some of the rebels are, and what they believe in.  But this may be, at least for now, some positive news:

Ajdabiya, Libya (CNN) -- Aided by coalition airstrikes, Libyan opposition forces claimed victory Saturday over Moammar Gadhafi's forces in wresting control of a strategically located eastern city while a battle in the west raged as loyalist tanks resumed the shelling of Misrata.

Loyalist forces retreated Saturday after days of fierce fighting in Ajdabiya, where the opposition reveled in its key victory in the city considered a gateway to Libya's vast oil fields and a stopping point on route to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

Ajdabiya is now "100 percent" in opposition hands, said Shame Eldin Abu Almulla, spokesman for Libya's opposition interim council.

"As far as the military forces of Gadhafi, many of them have surrendered, others are retreating back and are being pursued towards Brega as of this minute," he said.

The Ajdabiya victory is viewed as a significant move forward for the Libyan opposition, which intends to take the fight all the way to the capital. It also served as evidence of the impact of coalition airstrikes.

But then there are the troubling reports of Al Qaeda elements among the rebels.  Our human intelligence is abysmal in Libya, but members of Congress will have some hard questions this week about who we're actually backing.

We learn that President Obama has condescended to make an address to the American people early in the week about our Libyan involvement.  We thank our gracious president for taking time out from hoops to speak to us, and we will hang on his every wonderful word.

March 26, 2011