European nations sending military officers say they will not train or arm rebel fighters in Libya [Reuters]In Libya And London, We’re Getting Into A Frightful Mess -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
The National Security Council needs to plot a way out of this strategic impasse, says Con Coughlin
The first major challenge that the Government’s “military liaison team” will face when it arrives in Benghazi to provide assistance to Libya’s opposition forces will be to decide which of the many factions it can work with.
It is a measure of the disarray currently afflicting the rebels in their quest to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi that they cannot even agree on who is responsible for leading the offensive. At present, there are two generals – both previously Gaddafi loyalists – who claim leadership, and have their own devoted bands of followers. General Abdul Fattah Younes, who until a few weeks ago served as Gaddafi’s interior minister, claims to have been given command of the ragtag force battling to keep the dictator’s forces at bay along the eastern coast. But his position is being challenged by General Khalifa Heftir, who fled into exile in the 1980s and became a close confidant of the CIA. Heftir’s faction claims that Younes is responsible for the rebels’ disastrous performance in the recent fighting at Brega and Ajdabiya; in turn, Younes’s supporters claim Heftir is a CIA stooge.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Military analysts: You know, this Libya war could drag on awhile -- Hot Air
Drone attacks in Libya: A mistake -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Obama’s Libyan dalliance -- Donald Lambro, The Washington Times
Why Obama agreed to unleash Predator drones on Qaddafi forces -- Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor
Are We Losing In Libya? -- IBDeditorial
Do Protests In Nigeria, Uganda, And Burkina Faso Have Anything In Common? -- Christian Science Monitor
With U.S. in support role, NATO's Libya mission 'going in circles' -- L.A. Times
Disorganized Rebellion Doesn’t Mean Defeat -- Max Boot, Commentary
Should we feed North Korea? -- L.A. Times editorial
When will we stop the genocide in North Korea? -- Robert Park, Washington Post
The worry of Nigeria's election results -- The Economist
Vote Results Tap Nigeria's Tensions -- Wall Street Journal
Why Admiral Mullen is talking tough with Pakistan over Haqqani militants -- Christian Science Monitor
Putin and protege at odds on Russia's future -- Dan McLaughlin, Irish Times
Developing Countries Plan to Challenge U.S. Dollar -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times
Sweden's finance minister on the Portugal bailout, Europe's recovery, and America's budget mess -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Remembering Tim Hetherington -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy
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