6 Reasons Why I Oppose US Intervention in Libya

I, like many others, have found myself unable to turn away from the Arab revolutions. As a strong believer in the egalitarian nature of the Muslim religion, and a fervent critic of common assumptions about Arabs and Muslims, these revelations were a welcome confirmation of my beliefs. I also hate dictators.  As such, I never had, and still have, no love for Libya’s clown Colonel, Mu’ammar Qaddafi;...

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Libyan rebels cheered by US support, defection

Rebels massed for a counter-attack against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in eastern Libya on Thursday, encouraged by news of covert US support and the defection of Tripoli's foreign minister. "We are beginning to see the Gaddafi regime crumble," rebel spokesperson Mustafa Gheriani said in the eastern town of Benghazi, while stopping short of welcoming fugitive foreign minis...

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Gaddafi forces sow landmines in east Libya

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces have sown land mines in areas around the city of Ajdabiyah, adding a dangerous new element to the war on the eastern front, human rights and mine experts said on Thursda...

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Gaddafi's envoy 'visited London'

Mohammed Ismail, an aide to one of Col Gaddafi's sons, was apparently told the Libyan leader had to give up power. The Foreign Office said "in any contact that we do have we make it clear that Gaddafi has to go". Meanwhile, the US says air attacks have destroyed about a quarter of the Libyan government's military's capabilities. Following the defection on Wednesday of the Libyan Foreign Minister,...

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More than 400 rebel supporters missing in east Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya — More than 400 people have gone missing in east Libya since the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi began six weeks ago, many feared killed or captured by government forces, human rights officials say. Relatives have stuck posters on the walls of hospital lobbies with photos of missing young men and telephone numbers to call with any information. Ahmed Mahdy Hussein,...

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Amid region's unrest, al-Qaeda makes inroads in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — The withdrawal of security forces from some provinces has left a power vacuum that al-Qaeda is trying to fill, threatening the U.S.-backed fight against the country's terrorist network. The chaos that President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeatedly warned was imminent because of an uprising against his rule has taken hold in at least four of the country's provinc...

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NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Civilians

WASHINGTON — Members of the NATO alliance have sternly warned the rebels in Libya not to attack civilians as they push against the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, according to senior military and government officials. As NATO takes over control of airstrikes in Libya, and the Obama administration considers new steps to tip the balance of power there, the coalition has told the rebels that if they endan...

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