CAIRO--Egypt's military has begun shipping arms over the border to Libyan rebels with Washington's knowledge, U.S. and Libyan rebel officials said.

The shipments--mostly small arms such as assault rifles and ammunition--appear to be the first confirmed case of an outside government arming the rebel fighters.

Now they need to up the ante with shipments of anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, artillery, armor, and logistic support.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre