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Andrew Sullivan

Mar 19, 2011 11:44 AM CDT

Call Him Our 'Imperial' President

Andrew Sullivan: Libya action makes no sense; Congress should vote

(Newser) - President Obama's speech yesterday justifying military action against Libya was "disturbingly empty," writes Andrew Sullivan at his Daily Dish blog in the Atlantic. Notice he didn't try to explain why we're moving against Tripoli but not allies Bahrain or Yemen? That's "because, one suspects, there is no...

Hillary Clinton Drove President Obama's Decision to Use Military Force on Libya

Clinton Drove
Obama Shift on Libya

ANALYSIS

Mar 19, 2011 8:52 AM CDT

Clinton Drove Obama Shift on Libya

Secretary of State secured Arab buy-in, convinced prez to act

(Newser) - President Obama came late to the decision to authorize military force against Libya , but he did so based on the counsel and efforts of Hillary Clinton, reports the New York Times . The secretary of state was herself against intervention until she secured buy-in from Arab nations; she then joined a...

Moammar Gadhafi Calls UN Action 'Invalid,' Strikes Rebels in Benghazi

Calling UN Action 'Invalid,'
Gadhafi Hits Rebels

Mar 19, 2011 5:52 AM CDT

Calling UN Action 'Invalid,' Gadhafi Hits Rebels

Says 'Libya is for Libyans

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi says the UN resolution authorizing international military intervention in Libya is "invalid." The Libyan leader says he sent a message to President Barack Obama defending his decision to attack rebel cities: "If you found them taking over American cities by the force of arms, tell...

Obama
Gives Blunt
Warning
to Gadhafi

Mar 18, 2011 2:23 PM CDT

Obama Gives Blunt Warning to Gadhafi

Cease attacks immediately or face military action, he says

(Newser) - President Obama warned Moammar Gadhafi today if he doesn't immediately pull back his troops from major cities and cease attacks on protesters, the world community will make good on its promise of military action, reports CNN . He emphasized that the US would not act alone and that no American ground...

Libya Declares Cease-Fire

Mar 18, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Libya Declares Cease-Fire

Foreign minister says country will abide by UN resolution

(Newser) - So much for shooting down passenger jets : Libya is imposing an immediate cease-fire, the country's foreign minister tells reporters. Moussa Koussa says Libya will abide by the UN Security Council's recent resolution and will halt military operations against rebels, USA Today reports. Though Koussa was not a fan of the...

Gadhafi Cancels
Benghazi Offensive

Mar 18, 2011 2:45 AM CDT

Gadhafi Cancels Benghazi Offensive

Rebels cheer UN no-fly zone

(Newser) - As Libyan rebels cheered the United Nations' last-minute approval of a no-fly zone , Moammar Gadhafi's forces decided the promised offensive against Benghazi was off. "We will chase the traitors from Benghazi,” the dictator had told his troops earlier. “Destroy their fortifications. Show them no mercy." Gadhafi's...

UN Security Council OKs Libya No-Fly Zone

UN Approves Libya
No-Fly Zone, Military Action

Mar 17, 2011 5:41 PM CDT

UN Approves Libya No-Fly Zone, Military Action

Vote is 10-0, with five abstentions

(Newser) - The UN Security Council has approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces. The vote today was 10-0 with five abstentions, including Russia and China. It needed nine votes to pass, and no...

Let Libya's Neighbors Step Up

OPINION

Mar 17, 2011 12:49 PM CDT

Let Libya's Neighbors Step Up

If they want a no-fly zone, let them do it: Leslie Gelb

(Newser) - The Arab League wants a no-fly zone over Libya, as does France and Britain. Great, writes Leslie Gelb at the Daily Beast . Go right ahead and put one up. Instead, these "strategic moralists" are waiting for the UN to act, knowing full well that Russia and China will veto...

US Ready
to Back
Airstrikes
on Libya

Mar 17, 2011 7:46 AM CDT

US Ready to Back Airstrikes on Libya

Fears no-fly zone is too late, backs broader resolution

(Newser) - With a siege in Benghazi looking like a distinct possibility, the White House is suddenly looking to use some muscle in Libya. After weeks of discussion, the administration has concluded that a no-fly zone would likely be “too little, too late” to save the rebels, the New York Times...

Libya Rebels:
Massacre Will
Be on World's
Conscience

Mar 17, 2011 1:21 AM CDT

Libya Rebels: Massacre Will Be on World's Conscience

Red Cross flees Benghazi as Gadhafi attack looms

(Newser) - As Moammar Gadhafi's forces make their way toward Libyan rebel stronghold Benghazi , the situation in the city is getting tenser by the moment, reports the BBC . A spokesman for the rebels' council says there will be a "massacre" if the international community fails to intervene. Gadhafi will "kill...

Gadhafi Forces Clear
the Way to Benghazi

Mar 16, 2011 7:54 AM CDT

Gadhafi Forces Clear the Way to Benghazi

Troops take Ajdabiya, last town before rebel capital

(Newser) - Just one day after Moammar Gadhafi’s forces reportedly took back the Libyan rebels’ last western stronghold , they seized another key town: Ajdabiya, the last town between Gadhafi’s forces and the rebel capital of Benghazi. Fighter jets bombed the town yesterday, leaving the city “in ruins,” says...

Squatters Give Tour of Gadhafi's London Home

Mar 16, 2011 2:39 AM CDT

Squatters Give Tour of Gadhafi's London Home

Posh $17M home belongs to Libyan people, they say

(Newser) - An opulent London home belonging to one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons was taken over by squatters last week who have vowed to stay put until the dictator is ousted. This week, Laurie Penny gets a tour. The activists, who have links to Libyan rebels, have opened up Seif al Islam...

Libyan Rebels Lose Last
Western Stronghold

Mar 15, 2011 6:32 AM CDT

Libyan Rebels Lose Last Western Stronghold

Gadhafi's forces have captured Zwara, witnesses say

(Newser) - Libyan rebels lost their last western stronghold yesterday, the AP reports. According to witnesses, Moammar Gadhafi’s forces captured Zwara, which was the last city west of Tripoli formerly held by the rebels. The victory gives Gadhafi a complete hold on Libya’s western stretch of coastline, and though rebels...

Gadhafi's Propaganda
Has Tripoli Celebrating

Mar 14, 2011 6:08 PM CDT

Gadhafi's Propaganda Has Tripoli Celebrating

Rebels losing ground as government attacks morale

(Newser) - It was a bad day for rebel forces in Libya, but in the streets of Tripoli people were celebrating—in part because they believed the news state-run television was broadcasting. David Green of NPR talked to people in a crowd of a few hundred Moammar Gadhafi supporters, who said...

Lieberman:
'Put the Brakes'
on Nuclear Power

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Mar 13, 2011 1:33 PM CDT

Lieberman: 'Put the Brakes' on Nuclear Power

Plus, the no-fly zone and more from the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - As Japan struggles to avoid a nuclear meltdown following its massive earthquake and tsunami, Sen. Joe Lieberman thinks it might be time to stop permitting new nuclear power plants in the US, Politico reports. "I think we've got to kind of quietly—quickly put the brakes on until we...

In Underground Jail,
Symbols of Gadhafi Brutality

Mar 13, 2011 11:19 AM CDT

In Underground Jail, Symbols of Gadhafi Brutality

Cells were located under Gadhafi's luxurious compound in Benghazi

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's Benghazi compound lies in ruins, torched and defaced by angry rebels who made an eerie discovery underground: A series of tiny cinder-block jail cells, evoking the incredible cruelty of which the regime is capable. Few locals seemed to even be aware of the jail's existence, but now the...

We Dare
Not Go After
This Monster

MAUREEN DOWD

Mar 13, 2011 10:15 AM CDT

We Dare Not Go After This Monster

Ousting Gadhafi would not be the 'cakewalk' hawks make it out to be

(Newser) - The same hawks who drummed America into a "cakewalk" war in Iraq now want to march right in and liberate Libya, even though, in the case of Paul Wolfowitz, one "would think" he'd "have the good manners to shut up and take up horticulture," writes Maureen...

Gadhafi Retakes
Oil Hub of Brega

SAYS STATE TV

Mar 13, 2011 8:04 AM CDT

Gadhafi Retakes Oil Hub of Brega

Latest domino in eastern Libya to fall out of rebel control

(Newser) - In the latest domino to fall for Libya's ragtag rebels , state television is reporting that Moammar Gadhafi's forces have retaken the oil town of Brega in eastern Libya. State television has issued faulty reports in the past, notes the AP , but Gadhafi's forces were reportedly 25 miles outside the town...

On Road to Benghazi,
Only Ill-Prepared Rebels

Mar 13, 2011 6:03 AM CDT

On Road to Benghazi, Only Ill-Prepared Rebels

Outgunned, anti-Gadhafi forces can barely fight back

(Newser) - The protesters-turned-troops that make up the anti-Gadhafi rebellion in Libya may be full of hope and determination, but they are also terribly outgunned and outmanned, and now the disorganized rebellion appears on the verge of collapse, reports the LA Times . Along the 140-mile desert highway from the rebels' new defensive...

Arab League Backs
No-Fly Zone in Libya

Mar 12, 2011 12:33 PM CST

Arab League Backs No-Fly Zone in Libya

Move could make it easier for UN, US to act

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi just got a little more isolated: The 22-nation Arab League today called on the UN to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, reports the BBC . The bloc presented it as a humanitarian mission as opposed to a military intervention to win over leery members, notes AP . It should...