Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates March 8, 2011



Discord Fills Washington On Possible Libya Intervention -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Nearly three weeks after Libya erupted in what may now turn into a protracted civil war, the politics of military intervention to speed the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi grow more complicated by the day — for both the White House and Republicans.

President Obama, appearing Monday morning with Australia’s prime minister, tried to raise the pressure on Colonel Qaddafi further by talking about “a range of potential options, including potential military options” against the embattled Libyan leader.

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More News On The Civil War In Libya

Libya: live report -- Yahoo News/AFP
Reuters Live Wire On Libya -- Reuters
Libya protests: live -- The Telegraph
Libya uprising continues – live updates -- The Guardian
Updates from Libyan cities
-- CNN

Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port
-- Yahoo News/AP
A million Libyans need aid; UK, France seek no-fly zone -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya launches new air raids; calls mount for no-fly zone -- Yahoo News/AFP

Libyan Government Presses Assault in East and West -- New York Times
Pro-Gaddafi forces renew air attacks on rebels -- RIA Novosti
Rebel advance on Tripoli thwarted -- The Australian
Libya rebels return fire as war planes bomb Ras Lanuf -- The Telegraph
Libyan air strikes target rebel-held Ras Lanuf -- AFP
Gadhafi Forces Launch Airstrikes on Eastern Town -- Voice of America
Libya: Pro-Gaddafi forces attack rebel-held Ras Lanuf -- BBC
A wake-up call in Libya's Ras Lanuf -- CNN
Libya revolt: Brega -- BBC
Libya revolt: Misrata -- BBC
Libya revolt: Sirte -- BBC
Libya revolt: Tripoli -- BBC
Libya revolt: Bin Jawad -- BBC
Libya revolt: Zawiya -- BBC
Gadhafi’s forces lay siege to rebel-held territories in Libya -- Washington Times
In Libya, mistakes are costing untrained rebels -- L.A. Times
Libya's rebels fighting blind -- Sydney Morning Herald

U.S., NATO in holding pattern on no-fly zone -- CBS
Libya: UK and French no-fly zone plan gathers pace -- BBC
NATO starts Libyan surveillance, while U.S., UK, France mull no-fly zone -- CNN
UK says working on Libya no-fly zone resolution at U.N. -- Reuters
Factbox: World powers weigh no-fly zone for Libya -- Reuters
Hague says Libya no-fly zone practical possibility -- Reuters
Reluctant U.S. says Libya no-fly zone would have little effect -- L.A. Times
US, allies edge toward military options for Libya -- Stars And Stripes/AP

Former Libyan prime minister calls for dialogue with rebels -- L.A. Times
Reports: Gadhafi Wants Exit Deal; Opposition Says No -- NPR
Gadhafi in negotations to step down? -- UPI
Libyan Rebels Say Gadhafi Representative Offered Talks -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels reject ‘Gaddafi talks offer’ -- Euronews
Opposition: Gadhafi Working On Deal To Step Down -- CNN
Purported Gaddafi offer to step down viewed with suspicion by rebel leaders -- Washington Post
Gaddafi hints he is ready to leave Libya (but 'only if rebel council gives him a pile of cash and promises not to prosecute') -- The Daily Mail
Libyan official denies talk of Gadhafi exit deal -- Toronto Star
Gadhafi's Circle Debates Regime's End -- Wall Street Journal
Gaddafi forces attack rebels anew, even as regime appears to seek talks -- Washington Post
Libya: fresh air strikes as rebels 'reject government talks' -- The Telegraph
Gadhafi exit offer denied by government -- CBC

Obama warns Gaddafi loyalists -- Washington Post
Obama: Those Around Gadhafi 'Will Be Held Accountable' -- NPR
Obama Warns Violence by Libya Government 'Unacceptable' -- Voice of America
Kadhafi aides to be accountable for violence: Obama -- AFP
Barack Obama's warning to Gaddafi supporters -- The Telegraph (video)

Libya War Traps Poor Immigrants at Tripoli’s Edge -- New York Times
Libyan Unrest Heightened by Information Battle -- Voice of America
Libyan Opposition Compiling Evidence of Gadhafi Abuse, Atrocities -- Voice of America
Behind Libya Rifts, Tribal Politics -- Wall Street Journal
Diverse Character in City Qaddafi Calls Islamist -- New York Times

Between Gadhafi and Eastern Libya, a Mutual Distrust -- Wall Street Journal
How Qaddafi helped fuel fury toward Africans in Libya -- Clair MacDougall, Christian Science Monitor
Welcome to the Libyan front. Have a juice box. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Muammar Gaddafi's opposition: How Libya's revolt has stalled -- Martin Chulov, The Guardian
Viewpoint: 'Overwhelming' moral case for military path -- BBC
Libya’s civil war could destabilize Africa -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
NATO should prepare for war in Libya -- National Post editorial

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