MARCH 25, 2011 The Speech Obama Hasn’t Given What are we doing in Libya? Americans deserve an explanation. By PEGGY NOONAN It all seems rather mad, doesn’t it? The decision to become involved militarily in the Libyan civil war couldn’t take place within a less hospitable context. The U.S. is reeling from spending and deficits,
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DAILY MAIL By Daily Mail Reporter 23rd March 2011 Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated French propose a new political ‘committee’ to oversee operations Germany pulls equipment out of NATO coalition over disagreement over campaign’s direction Italians accuse French of backing NATO in exchange for oil contracts
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MARCH 22, 2011 Time to engage Syria’s opposition, not its dictator. Every Arab country is unhappy in its own way, and it turns out Syria is no different. A wave of protests the past four days, starting in the city of Deraa on Friday and spreading, makes Iran’s chief Arab ally a latecomer to the
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THE ROCHE RECORD March 21, 2011 Frank Roche A RUDDERLESS WHITE HOUSE MISUSING THE MILITARY? Was the US military issued orders to play third fiddle to the French & the UK and join in on the attack of another sovereign nation involved in civil war? Isn’t one of our allies still taking toll of the
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MARCH 22, 2011 Generals Revolt in Yemen By MARGARET COKER Associated PressA Yemeni army officer reacts holding up his AK-47 as he and other officers join anti-government protestors demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Monday. A contingent of Yemen’s key military commanders defected to the political opposition Monday, the most
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WASHINGTON TIMES Pentagon study sees element By Bill Gertz– The Washington Times February 28, 2011 Evidence outlined in a Pentagon contractor report suggests that financial subversion carried out by unknown parties, such as terrorists or hostile nations, contributed to the 2008 economic crash by covertly using vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system. The unclassified 2009
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MARCH 21, 2011 Airstrikes Boost Rebel Forces; U.S. Lauds Efforts, but Some Partners Show Unease By SAM DAGHER in Tripoli, YAROSLAV TROFIMOV in Benghazi, Libya, and NATHAN HODGE in Washington With targeted air strikes that pummeled troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, the international coalition easily created a no-fly zone in Libya’s north. WSJ’s Neil Hickey
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MARCH 19, 2011, 10:19 P.M. ET Allied Forces Attack Libya U.S. and coalition forces launched military strikes against Libya, a calculated gamble that a rapid, and substantial attack could knock out loyalist support for strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Armor and artillery loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi pounded the rebel-held city of Benghazi today
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