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U.S. Airpower Still Pounding Libyan Forces

Dave Ettl — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:01:04 +0000

U.S. STILL CARRYING OUT AIRSTRIKES IN LIBYA:

Pentagon officials revealed yesterday (April 13th) that American fighter jets have continued to carry out airstrikes in Libya even after the U.S. turned over the mission to NATO last week.
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Obama is Awesome – Iraq Versus Libya Parody [VIDEO]

Dave Ettl — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:15:03 +0000
The computer generated images and voices give the debate a comedic feel…but what’s not funny is the comparison. Have you ever been involved in THIS conversation????

NATO's In Charge…Quaddafi's Forces Rally

Dave Ettl — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:29:28 +0000

Forces loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi used deadly force against rebels and civilians in Misrata Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, a rebel spokesman told Reuters.

The spokesman says that Qaddafi forces are using artillery to bombard the rebel stronghold
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Obama's Speech

Dave Ettl — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:32:37 +0000

OBAMA: NOT ACTING IN LIBYA WOULD'VE BEEN 'BETRAYAL OF WHO WE ARE':

In a nationally-televised speech to the American people last night (March 28th), President Obama sought to explain why he approved acting with another nations to mount attacks on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces, while also explaining that broadening the military mission to include regime change, quote, "would be a mistake."
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Obama to Speak on Libya Tonight

Dave Ettl — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:43:49 +0000

US President Barack Obama prepared Monday to give a prime-time address to the nation aimed at winning the support of a war-weary American public for the military intervention in Libya.

After inheriting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president finds himself embroiled in yet another conflict, this time one of his own choosing and one that many at home are not convinced by.
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NATO Takes Over…Right?

Dave Ettl — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:05:26 +0000

NATO TAKES COMMAND OF PART OF LIBYAN OPERATION:

NATO agreed late Thursday (March 24th) to take over command of part of the military operations against Libya -- the enforcement of the no-fly zone. However, the attacks on the ground will continue to be led by the U.S.
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Less Than Half of Americans Favor Action in Libya

Dave Ettl — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:20:44 +0000

A Gallup poll conducted Monday finds more Americans approving than disapproving of the military action against Libya by the United States and other countries.

The March 21 poll was conducted just days after the United States joined other countries in conducting airstrikes against Libya to enforce a United Nations no-fly zone
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Libyans Using Press as Human Shields

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:47:04 +0000

An attack on the compound of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi on Sunday had to be curtailed because of journalists nearby .
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Putin Put Down on Libya

Dave Ettl — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:32:51 +0000

VOTKINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday likened the U.N. Security Council resolution supporting military action in Libya to medieval calls for crusades.
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Kadhafi Forces Drive Rebels From Key Oil Town

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:08:48 +0000

As western nations debate trying to establish a no fly zone over the country, Kadhafi forces push rebel forces out of a key oil producing area.
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Clinton to Meet with Libyan Opposition

Dave Ettl — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:07:51 +0000

Libya -- Government forces drove hundreds of rebels from a strategic oil port with a withering rain of rockets and tank shells on Thursday, significantly expanding Muammar Qaddafi's control of Libya as Western nations struggled to find a way to stop him.
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Hidden Cash Powers Colonel Qaddafi

Dave Ettl — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:37:55 +0000

The Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has “tens of billions” in cash secretly hidden away in Tripoli, allowing him to prolong his fight against rebel forces despite an international freeze on many of the Libyan government’s assets, according to American and other intelligence officials.
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U.N. Must Weigh-In on No Fly Zone

Dave Ettl — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:43:45 +0000

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Sky News Wednesday that a no-fly zone over Libya cannot be a U.S.-led effort, and would need the backing of the international community.

"I think it's very important that this not be a U.S.-led effort, because this comes from the people of Libya themselves," she told Sky News.

"This doesn't come from the outside. This doesn't come from some Western power
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Watchdog Group Demands Removal Of Libyan Human Rights Investigator

Brian Teegarden — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:50:13 +0000

U.N. Watch, an organization that monitors the world body, says Libyan envoy Najat Al-Hajjaji should be the 'last person' investigating human rights abuses, as Libyan jets drop bombs on rebel forces in her homeland.
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Deadly Fighting Between Qaddafi Forces, Rebels in Opposition-Held Libyan City

Brian Teegarden — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:00:21 +0000

Libyan rebels have taken the oil port city of Ras Lanouf as Qaddafi forces tried to take back the opposition-held city of Zawiya Friday. At least 30 people were killed in the clashes, according to Reuters.
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Protests Rage On In Libya

Dave Ettl — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:02:29 +0000

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi fired tear gas at protesters in Tripoli on Friday as a fierce crackdown that has terrorized parts of the capital the past week seemingly smothered attempts to revive demonstrations calling for the Libyan leader's ouster.
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Qaddafi Vows to Fight to 'Last Man and Woman' as Loyal Forces Battle Rebels

Brian Teegarden — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:48:07 +0000

Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi vows to fight to the "last man and woman" to defend his country as forces loyal to him battled government opponents for control of a key oil installation and an airstrip Wednesday on the Mediterranean coast in a counter-offensive against the rebel-held eastern half of the country.
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Administration Keeps Options Open to Deal with "Crazy" Qaddafi

Brian Teegarden — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:15:28 +0000

Using some of the strongest language yet, the Obama administration said Tuesday that the United States and its allies are keeping all options on the table in their response to increasing violence in Libya directed at citizens protesting a government led by a "crazy" dictator.
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U.S. Military Repositions Forces in Preparation for Libya Response

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:11:40 +0000

The U.S. military is repositioning its forces near North Africa as the United States and its allies impose sanctions on Libya and consider whether to impose a no-fly zone over the country, where a resistance army is building against dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi.
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Gadhafi blames bin Laden, drugs for Libya unrest

Cefus — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:27:28 +0000

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday blamed the uprising in his country on al-Qaida followers who give young Libyans hallucinogenic pills in their coffee to get them to revolt
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