Today: LIBYA Latest News, Mar 07, 2011

Mar 7, 2011

LIBYA Latest News, Mar 07, 2011

Rebel fighters jump away from shrapnel during heavy shelling by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi near Bin Jawad on Sunday (Reuters photo by Goran Tomasevic)

Qadhafi launches counteroffensive on rebels as long civil war looms
Jordan Times
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Troops loyal to Muammar Qadhafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday, increasing fears that Libya is heading for a protracted civil war rather than the swift revolutions seen in Tunisia and Egypt. ...
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Jordan Times
US options for a Libya intervention
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Muammar Qadhafi to leave power in Libya. And Libyans are another week into their bloody civil war, the future trajectory of which remains impossible to predict. Should Washington's response to this crisis include the use of military force, and if so, ...
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UN chief calls on Libyan Foreign Minister, appeals for end to violence
The Hindu
PTI AP Smoke rises from heavy shelling as LIbyan rebels retreat during a battle with Qadhafi's troops on Sunday. The UN chief, Ban Ki-moon, has appealed to Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa to protect human rights and comply with a recent Security ...
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The Hindu
Britain mum on reports SAS troops held in Libya
The News International
The Sunday Times newspaper had said the Special Air Service (SAS) unit was captured along with the junior diplomat they were escorting through the rebel-held east and who was seeking contact with opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi. ...
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Foreign Ministry tasked with pursuing Imam al-Sadr case: Salehi
Tehran Times
In August 1978, al-Sadr departed for Libya with two companions to meet officials of Qadhafi's government. They were never heard from again, and many believe they met with foul play at the hands of Qadhafi. In August 2008, Lebanon issued an arrest ...
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The global game of power
DAWN.com (blog)
Qadhafi's government is using the same heavy handedness displayed previously in Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia, the Nato allies are up in arms at the seriousness of the situation with the American forces on standby to come to the “aid” of the Libyan people ...
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DAWN.com (blog)
Priorities for post-revolt leaders
Al-Arabiya
It is only a matter of time before Libya's Muammar Qadhafi will be toppled, but Al Qaeda is not in the picture, although the Libyan strongman is trying to tell the West that Libya is an ally in the battle against Al Qaeda and that the group influenced ...
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Al-Arabiya
More than 1000 Egyptians return home via Tunisia
Al-Masry Al-Youm
British, French, American flights as well as Turkish ships have helped to evacuate Egyptians who fled Libya when protests calling for the ouster of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi first began on 17 February. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced the ...
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Commodity Trading Tips for Crude oil by KediaCommodity
TopNews
Violence flared in Tripoli as ruler Moammar Qadhafi and his forces desperately hung on to power in the capital city. Investors piled into the oil market fearing extended supply disruptions in Libya as rebels fought security forces in Ras Lanuf, ...
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Wide equity, interest rate swings cause concern
Futures Magazine
Qadhafi refuses to give up power and is killing his own people. Unfortunately the US mentioned considering creating a "no-fly zone" over Libya to keep Quadhafi's planes from bombing and strafing civilian rebels. I do not believe the US should take a ...
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Crowley: Daily Press Briefing
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
QUESTION: PJ, the Qadhafi forces are clashing with the rebels in different places and trying to recapture the areas dominated by the rebels, and they are using Grad rockets and helicopter. How do you view these clashes, and how can you help the rebels? ...
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Optimism or Pessimism on the "Arab Revolt"?
GLORIA Center
In Libya, we know little about the opposition but--and I hope I don't regret having written this--it is hard to see the overthrow of Muammar Qadhafi leading to something worse (though a radical Islamist state allied to the Iran-led bloc would be worse ...
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Philip H. Gordon—Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Georgiandaily
The EU, like the US, has put sanctions on the Qadhafi family and those around it. We've taken a step further and put broader sanctions on Libya because we don't want that family and that person to have access to national assets, and we're encouraging ...
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After UN Watch Protest, UN Rights Council Pulls Report Singing Qaddafi's Praises
GlobalPost (blog)
We hope that the Council completes adoption of the report at such a time when the voices of the Libyan people, and not just the voice of the Qadhafi regime, can be reflected in its final outcome.” — Statement by Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, ...
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PR firm with Peter Mandelson link hired to whitewash Libyan regime
The Australian
Monitor drew up a strategy to "enhance the profile of Libya and Muammar Qadhafi (sic)" with plans to target key opinion-formers, including television presenter David Frost, billionaire financier George Soros, and Anthony Giddens, Mr Blair's political ...
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Libyan rebels beat back attack on Misrata
The News International
TRIPOLI/OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: Libyan rebels beat back anattack by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi on the town of Misrata on Sunday, residents told Reuters. Government forces used tanks and artillery in what appeared to be their most concerted ...
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