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Obama's Libya Speech Short on Specifics, Still 'Strong'

Reactions are mixed, but most agree he did a good job

(Newser) - Last night, President Obama delivered the Libya speech that some have long been calling for. How did the world take it? A sampling of reactions:
  • Jim Geraghty wasn't impressed with the way Obama's "pretty-sounding phrases" were strung together "without really getting at the questions most skeptical Americans have:
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Italy's Solution: Let Gadhafi Flee to Africa


 Italy's Solution: 
 Let Gadhafi 
 Gain Asylum 
US, UK: Fine by us!
Mar 29, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

Italy's Solution: Let Gadhafi Gain Asylum

Deal could allow Gadhafi to avoid war crimes trial, go elsewhere in Africa

(Newser) - Even as his forces drive the rebels back , a plan is under way to offer Moammar Gadhafi an easy out of Libya, the Guardian reports. Italy has offered to broker the ceasefire deal, which would involve securing asylum for Gadhafi somewhere in Africa—where the international criminal court, which is...

Gadhafi's Men Sue al-Obeidi for Rape Allegations

Libyan woman's case against men was dropped: spokesperson

(Newser) - First, Iman al-Obeidi was hauled off and perhaps held hostage after accusing members of Moammar Gadhafi's militia of rape—now, she's being sued. “Oh, yeah, they have filed a [civil] case,” a government spokesperson tells the New York Times . "The boys who she accused of rape are...

Gadhafi's Men Halt Rebels' Advance on Sirte

Rebels are shelled, advance on Sirte halted

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's forces today halted the Libyan rebels' advance on Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, driving them back a few dozen miles east of the city with the help of tanks and rockets. The rebels' panicked retreat suggests that, even with the help of airstrikes from the US and its allies,...

Libya Rebels Sell Oil
 New Oil Peddlers: Libya Rebels 
Mar 29, 2011 7:13 AM CDT

New Oil Peddlers: Libya Rebels

Qatar is first reported buyer

(Newser) - Now that they’ve taken control of some critical oil fields and terminals, eastern Libya’s rebels are getting into the oil business. Qatar is rumored to be the first buyer, with a deal in place to buy the oil and ship it in leased tankers, the New York Times...

White House Squeezed in Libya Speech Before DWTS

Networks consulted over timing of Obama speech

(Newser) - President Obama's speech making the case for intervention in Libya came after some high-level talks—with TV networks. The White House and network officials agreed on a 7:30pm ET slot, which ensured ABC would still be able to broadcast Dancing with the Stars at 8pm as planned, reports the...

Gadhafi Son Cut Short US Internship

State Department assisted Khamis Gadhafi in engineering gig

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's youngest son had to skip his visit to West Point last month—he had an uprising to crush at home. Khamis Gadhafi, who leads a notoriously brutal brigade in the Libyan military, had been due to visit the military academy as part of a month-long internship in the...

Obama: 'We Intervened to Stop a Massacre'

President defends decision to intervene in Libya

(Newser) - President Obama made his case for the American intervention in Libya tonight at the National Defense University, reports Politico, citing the perfect storm of international support, Libyan rebels' pleas, the United States' ability to avoid committing ground troops—and its obligation to prevent genocide. Some highlights:
  • On his decision: Obama
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Amnesty: Gadhafi Opponents Missing

Group cites at least 30 likely detained by retreating Gadhafi forces

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's government has swept up bloggers, journalists, suspected rebel fighters, and even teenage protesters in an organized effort to quash rebellion in Libya, Amnesty International said in a report today. The group said its workers in Libya have documented 30 cases of people who have disappeared in the east,...

Woman Who Claimed Rape at Gadhafi HQ: Parents

Iman al-Obeidi still missing

(Newser) - Iman al-Obeidi is still missing—but her parents think they know where she is. In interviews broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV today, they said their daughter, who was last seen Saturday after rushing into a Tripoli hotel to tell reporters that she had been attacked by 15 men, is being held...

Libyan Rebels Surge, Near Crucial City

Decisive battle looms in Sirte

(Newser) - Rebel forces appeared to regain their momentum yesterday, capturing at least three important towns and two major oil refineries in a march that brought them just outside Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, the Washington Post and New York Times report. In Benghazi, rebels celebrated as rumors spread that Sirte had...

Libyan Who Charged Rape Vanishes

Authorities claim Iman al-Obeidi was returned to family

(Newser) - A Libyan woman who accused Moammar Gadhafi's vigilantes of raping her has vanished. Libyan authorities beat and hauled Iman al-Obeidi away after she told a gathering of foreign reporters at a Tripoli hotel Saturday about a horrific attack by 15 men. Authorities insist the woman, whom they identified as a...

Libya Protests: Rebels Advance Toward Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's Hometown, as NATO Announces it Will Assume Aerial Command
 Rebels Advance 
 Toward Gadhafi 
 Hometown 
plus: nato takes over
Mar 27, 2011 3:02 PM CDT

Rebels Advance Toward Gadhafi Hometown

Plus: NATO will assume command of all aerial operations

(Newser) - Libyan state television reports that international airstrikes are targeting Moammar Gadhafi's hometown and stronghold of Sirte for the first time. Foreign journalists in the city reported loud explosions and warplanes flying overheard. Sirte is strategically located about halfway between the rebel-held east and the Gadhafi-controlled west along a key coastal...

Five Arrested in Iman al-Obeidi Rape Investigation

Libyan woman claims she was held for two days, tortured

(Newser) - Five men, possibly including the son of a high-ranking police officer, have been arrested in Libya as part of a criminal investigation into the rape allegations made by Iman al-Obeidi. The Libyan woman made headlines yesterday when she burst into a Tripoli hotel to tell journalists she had been imprisoned,...

Libya Rebels Retake Brega
 Libya Rebels Retake Brega 
Mar 27, 2011 6:12 AM CDT

Libya Rebels Retake Brega

Buoyed by NATO strikes, rebels advance as Gadhafi loyalists 'melt away'

(Newser) - Libyan rebels took back a key oil town and pushed westward today toward the capital, seizing momentum from the international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Moammar Gadhafi. Brega, a main oil export terminal in eastern Libya, fell after a skirmish late yesterday and rebel forces moved swiftly west,...

Gadhafi's Virgin Bodyguards: How You Get to Be One
How You Get to Be One of Gadhafi's Virgin Bodyguards
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 26, 2011 7:25 PM CDT

How You Get to Be One of Gadhafi's Virgin Bodyguards

No sex, tough training

(Newser) - When it comes to protecting himself against allied attacks, Moammar Gadhafi is somewhat prepared. After all, he's spent decades grooming a highly skilled—and highly sexy—group of bodyguards. AOL News takes a look at the 40-or-so gun-toting virgins who surround him, decked out in camouflage, high heels, and designer...

Libyan Woman: Gadhafi's Thugs Raped Me

Tried to tell story to western media as Gadhafi thugs drag her off

(Newser) - A Libyan woman crashed the Tripoli hotel housing western journalists today, reports the New York Times, fighting past guards to tell reporters a story of horrific sexual assault at the hands of pro-Gadhafi forces. Iman al-Obeidy, a native of Benghazi, says she was detained at a checkpoint, and imprisoned and...

Libya Rebels Recapture Ajdabiya in First Major Turnaround
 Libyan Rebels Retake Key City 
Mar 26, 2011 5:29 AM CDT

Libyan Rebels Retake Key City

Ajdabiya falls in first major turnaround

(Newser) - Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya today after international airstrikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. Ajdabiya's sudden fall to Gadhafi's troops spurred the swift UN resolution authorizing international action in...

Peggy Noonan: Obama Has to Give a Major Speech Explaining His Libya Decision

 Time for Your 
 Libya Speech, 
 Mr. President 
Peggy Noonan
Mar 25, 2011 12:42 PM CDT

Time for Your Libya Speech, Mr. President

Peggy Noonan: Obama has to explain this to the American people

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan is among those scratching their heads over the US decision to flex its muscle in Libya, and she'd like help figuring it out ... from President Obama himself. "I cannot for the life of me see how an American president can launch a serious military action without a...

In Tripoli, There's Still Love for Gadhafi

Meanwhile, French warplane destroys Libyan plane

(Newser) - Despite Libyans’ revolt against their leader, many in the country, and Tripoli in particular, still fervently support Moammar Gadhafi, reports the Washington Post . The paper tells of "near round-the-clock displays of devotion" in the capital, with residents clad in Gadhafi green chanting while holding pictures of their leader. His...

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