France Admits to Arming Libyan Rebels -- New York Times
PARIS — France confirmed on Wednesday that it has provided weapons to the Libyan rebels, the first instance of a NATO country providing direct military aid to the forces seeking to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Col. Thierry Burkhard, a spokesman for the French military, said France responded in early June to a United Nations request, made in May, for a “humanitarian pause” to allow the delivery of essential medical supplies and other relief items to Libyan civilians in the besieged city of Misurata and in the towns and cities of the western mountain region, also under attack from loyalist forces.
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France provided weapons, food to Libya rebels -- Reuters
France sent arms to Libyan rebels -- Washington Post
French arming of Libya's rebels strategic -- BBC
France armed rebels besieged by Qaddafi forces -- CBS
Unlike France, Britain won't arm Libya rebels: minister -- AFP
Libya rebels seize Kadafi arms depot -- L.A. Times
Libyan Base Falls to a Rebel Raid in the West -- New York Times
Libya rebels capture Gaddafi arms bunker near Zintan -- BBC
NATO warships fire on Gaddafi forces -- Reuters
Libyan officials dismiss reports that rebels from mountains advancing north toward Tripoli -- Washington Post
Libya's rebels handed donor funds for salaries -- Yahoo News/AP
Donors transfer $100mn to Libya rebels -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO Says it will Keep Pressure on Libyan Government -- Voice of America
NATO says has assets to complete operations in Libya -- Reuters
NATO battles fatigue, rifts among allies -- Sydney Morning Herald
London to stay course in Libya -- UPI
Libya: Germany replenishes Nato's arsenal of bombs and missiles -- The Telegraph
Gaddafi becomes world's most wanted as International Criminal Court issues crimes against humanity arrest warrant -- Daily Mail
Prosecutor Presses Inner Circle on Gadhafi Arrest -- New York Times/AP
Tripoli opposition waits for its moment -- Reuters
Planning Begins for Gadhafi's Fall -- Wall Street Journal
Britain warns on post-Gaddafi era -- Financial Times
Obama Adviser Defends Libya Policy to Senate -- New York Times
Obama Defends US Involvement in Libyan Conflict -- Voice of America
Obama defends US involvement in Libya, says ‘a lot of this fuss is politics’ -- Washington Post
Obama: "Fuss" over Libya action is just "politics" -- CBS News
In Washington, Rifts Over Libya Exposed -- Wall Street Journal
Analysis: Game over for Gaddafi? Maybe, but few venture timeline -- Reuters
Libya: The war wasn't supposed to go on this long -- Moni Basu, CNN
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Why we cannot simply dismantle Gaddafi’s regime -- George Grant, The Telegraph
Control of oil will decide Libyan war -- UPI
Doubts surround Gaddafi arrest warrants -- Richard Falk, Al Jazeera
What's really at stake in Libya -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
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