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Libya: suspect in killing of WPc Yvonne Fletcher found by rebel government

Libya’s new rebel government knows the location of one of the alleged accomplices to the murder of WPc Yvonne Fletcher, threatening a diplomatic row, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. The administration has confirmed that it knows the whereabouts of Matouk … Continue reading

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‘Zero hour’ in Tripoli as rebels rise up (3)

TRIPOLI — Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli through the night as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital, declaring a final push to topple the Libyan leader after a six-month war reached the city’s outskirts. A defiant Gaddafi … Continue reading

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Lack of boots on the ground makes for slow progress in Libya: top soldier

OTTAWA — The NATO mission in Libya has dragged on longer than most had expected and Canada’s top soldier suggests things might be different if the rules of engagement allowed for boots on the ground. It’s an idea that all … Continue reading

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Hanson: A Dumb and Dumber War in Libya

Almost daily over the last four months we were told that Muammar Gadhafi was about ready to throw in the towel and give up. Libya, after all, is not a distant Afghanistan or Iraq with a population of some 30 … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: Court charges make negotiated end to Libyan conflict difficult (2)

On Monday, the 100th day of NATO military operations in Libya, the International Criminal Court in The Hague charged Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi, his head of military intelligence, with crimes against humanity … Continue reading

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Murphy: Libya is a war, regardless of the rhetoric

It is difficult to think of Hillary Clinton as an avatar of George Bush, but there is no escaping the thought. Just this week, when Republicans in the U.S. Congress were voting on limiting the U.S.’s involvement in the current … Continue reading

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