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China Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsBEIJING -- China called Tuesday for an immediate cease-fire in Libya where the U.S. and European nations have launched punishing airstrikes to enforce a U.N. no-fly zone. All parties must "immediately cease fire and resolve issues through peaceful means," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regularly scheduled news conference, citing unconfirmed reports that the airstrikes had caused civilian deaths. China was one of five countries that abstained from last week's vote on the U.N. resolution to allow "all necessary measures" to stop Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's assault on ...
US Weighs 'Broad Range of Actions' as Libya No-Fly Zone Vote Nears
By not in system - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS -- Supporters of a no-fly zone over Libya called for a vote Thursday on a U.N. resolution aimed at preventing Moammar Gadhafi's planes from carrying out aerial attacks, while the United States, in a striking reversal, pushed for broader action to protect civilians from ground and sea attacks as well. U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said the Obama administration is "fully focused on the urgency and the gravity of the situation on the ground," where Gadhafi's fighters are intensifying attacks and heading toward rebel-held Bengazi, Libya's second-largest city, and is working "very ...
New Poll Shows Public Split Over U.S. Enforcing a Libya 'No-Fly' Zone
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn contrast to an earlier CNN poll showing a majority of Americans supporting establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya, another survey released Tuesday finds the public almost evenly split on whether the U.S. should taker such action. A Pew Research Center poll, conducted March 10-13, shows that a slim majority (51 percent) favor increasing sanctions on Libya, but when it comes to enforcing a no-fly zone, 45 percent are opposed while 44 percent favor doing so, with 11 percent undecided. The CNN poll said Americans favored a no-fly zone by a 56 percent to 40 percent margin, with 4 percent ...
NATO to Libya: What Seems to Be the Problem?
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Obama Should Impose No-Fly Zone on Libya and Aid Insurgents, Senators Say
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySenators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman said Sunday that President Obama needs to take tougher action against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, including the imposition of a no-fly zone, recognition of a provisional government of those trying to oust the regime and helping them with humanitarian assistance and arms. McCain, a Republican from Arizona, and Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, both made clear that they believe Obama has not moved strongly enough as the violence and bloodshed escalates in Libya. Obama muted his reactions in the first days that Gadhafi unleashed his ...
In Libya's Escalating Chaos, an Opening for al-Qaeda?
By David Wood - Politics DailyIn yet another bizarre outburst, embattled Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is claiming that Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda are behind the uprisings across Libya, an absurd assertion given the breadth of the popular demonstrations and the protesters' demand for political freedoms. But U.S. and international counterterrorism officials aren't laughing. Al-Qaeda already has a foothold in Libya -- albeit a small one -- along with another armed radical Islamist organization. And the growing chaos across Libya could be the perfect medium to trigger an explosive growth of Islamist extremism, some ...
Gadhafi Leaves Libya. Destination: Dictator Island
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Libya's Gadhafi Vows to Fight to 'Last Drop of Blood'
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his "last drop of blood" and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime Tuesday, signaling an escalation of the crackdown that has thrown the capital into scenes of mayhem, wild shooting and bodies in the streets. The speech by the Libyan leader - who shouted and pounded his fists on the podium - was an all-out call for his backers to impose control over the capital and take back other cities. After a week of upheaval, protesters backed by defecting army units have claimed control over ...
Opinion: After 41 Years, It's Time for Moammar Gadhafi to Go
By Barbara Slavin - AOL NewsTo most Americans, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi is a clownish character who wears outlandish clothes, likes female bodyguards and sleeps in a tent. In 2009, on his one and only trip to the United States, he harangued diplomats at the United Nations with an incoherent 95-minute speech. But to the 6.5 million people who live in Libya, Gadhafi -- in power since 1969 -- has never been a laughing matter. In the wake of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Libya is now ablaze with protests that have spread through major cities. In Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, security forces have opened fire ...
WikiLeaks, Secret Cables and the Downside of America's Security Mania
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyThe embarrassing release of more than a quarter million confidential U.S. diplomatic cables Sunday by WikiLeaks is certain to spawn a hand-wringing national debate over why America cannot keep its secrets. Inevitably there will be strident calls for draconian new laws, more exhaustive security procedures and more invasive background investigations into the staggering 3 million Americans with security clearances. That is the American way dating back to the earliest days of the Cold War – respond to every security breach with a new slam-the-barn-door crackdown. But this bureaucratic ...
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