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Libya:
Obama Threatens Military Action If Attacks Resume
IPS, 18 March 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an ultimatum to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday, less than 24 hours after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to… Read more »
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Libya:
Security Council Authorizes 'All Necessary Measures' to Protect Civilians
UN News, 17 March 2011
The Security Council today effectively authorized the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack, specifically in the eastern city of Benghazi, which Colonel Muammar… Read more »
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Libya:
Full Text, Record of Debate on Security Council Resolution
UN, 17 March 2011
Demanding an immediate ceasefire in Libya, including an end to the current attacks against civilians, which it said might constitute "crimes against humanity", the Security Council… Read more »
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Libya:
Gaddafi Pounds Opponents As UN Acts
IPS, 17 March 2011
As Libyan leader Muammar el-Gaddafi's fighter planes and helicopters continue to mercilessly pound civilians and rebel groups inside Libya, the U.N.'s most powerful political body… Read more »
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Libya:
'Our Goal is Focused, Our Cause is Just, and Our Coalition is Strong' - Obama
White House, 17 March 2011
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya. Over the last several… Read more »
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Libya:
Obama's Calls With Leaders of France And U.K. On Libya
White House, 17 March 2011
Readout of President Obama's Calls with Prime Minister Cameron and President Sarkozy Read more »
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Libya:
U.S. Suggests UN Should 'Go Beyond' No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians
State Department, 17 March 2011
Good evening everybody. We have had yet another long day of negotiations on very serious texts that would deal in a concrete, and we believe meaningful way, with the situation on… Read more »
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Libya:
Obama Denies 'Fence-Sitting' Over No-Fly Zone
allAfrica, 16 March 2011
As Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi moved to recapture territory seized by his opponents in recent weeks, a spokesman for U.S. President Barack Obama defended the administration… Read more »
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Libya:
Europe Divided After German Rejection of No-Fly Zone
RFI, 16 March 2011
Germany rejected the idea of a no-fly zone over Libya on Wednesday. Read more »
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Libya:
Gaddafi And Libya's Future
Daily Champion, 16 March 2011
As what started as protests in Libya degenerate into full scale civil war between pro- and anti- Colonel Muammar Gaddafi forces, the only way forward for the troubled nation and… Read more »
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Libya:
Obama Welcomes Arab League No-Fly Zone Call
America.gov, 13 March 2011
The Obama administration welcomes a decision by the 22-member Arab League to support a no-fly zone over Libya because the move strengthens international pressure on Libyan leader… Read more »