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Why There Will Be a No-Fly Zone in Syria

James Miller | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Syria, France, Turkey, Syrian National Council, No-Fly Zone, Recep Tayyip Erdo?An, Libya, Hillary Clinton, Syrian Free Army, Bashar Al-Assad, Muammar Qaddafi, World News
James Miller

With each passing day, the reasons for avoiding intervention in Syria are falling by the wayside. The conflict is escalating, the humanitarian crisis is deepening, the opposition is organizing, and the geopolitical situation is becoming more favorable.

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Joshua Hersh

Libya: Military Effort and Political Process 'A Real Mess,' Analysts Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 10.04.2011

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A growing chorus of conflict and international policy experts say the NATO-led, U.S.-supplied military effort in Libya is going quite badly -- and the...

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Libyan Army Ordered To Retreat From Misrata, Says Wounded Government Soldier

Reuters | Posted 06.22.2011

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April 23, 2011 6:45:02 AM MISRATA, Libya, April 23 (Reuters) - A wounded Libyan government soldier captured by rebel forces in Misrata said on ...

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Libya Says Army May Halt Fighting In Besieged City Of Misrata

Reuters | Michael Georgy | Posted 06.22.2011

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April 23, 2011 2:54:42 AM By Michael Georgy MISRATA, Libya, April 23 (Reuters) - NATO air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its ar...

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Arab Spring

Robert Zevin | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: No Fly Zone, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Gaza, Arab Spring, Gaddafi, Libya, Yemen, World News
Robert Zevin

The witches' cauldron is boiling furiously with momentous effects all over the world. An Arab Spring of popular protests against autocratic governmen...

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Obama Poll Watch -- March, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.04.2011

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Chris Weigant

While catastrophic world events dominated the news for most of the month, Obama's approval rating was being hit with a creeping domestic problem -- the rising price of gasoline.

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The Libyan No-Fly Zone: A New Paradigm for Humanitarian Intervention and the Reinforcement of Democracy

Atif Choudhury | Posted 06.04.2011

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Atif Choudhury

In the case of Libya, the notion that we should not act to confront injustice and do good in situation A because we haven't acted in a similar manner for Situation B, C, and et al. is simply a fallacy on both a rational as well as moral level.

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Western Air Strike In Libya Reportedly Kills Multiple Rebels

Reuters | Alexander Dziadosz | Posted 06.02.2011

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April 2, 2011 9:31:52 AM By Alexander Dziadosz BREGA, Libya, April 2 (Reuters) - A Western coalition air strike hit a group of rebels on the...

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Whither the Health Care Reform Bill

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.01.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

The messages sent from the Obama political operation suggesting the health care reform bill's historic significance largely served to underscore that a year after passage, it is not really historic at all.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates Opposed To U.S. Arming Libya Rebels

AP/The Huffington Post | By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. should avoid developing a closer relationship with Libyan opposition forces, defense leaders said Thursday, telling an oft...

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CIA Operatives Reportedly On The Ground In Libya

AP/The Huffington Post | By ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 05.30.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA has sent small teams of operatives into Libya after the agency's station in the capital was forced to close, and officers a...

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Libya Rebels Flee Gaddafi's Assault

AP | By RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.29.2011

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RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) -- Muammar Gaddafi's forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an h...

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WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Obama's Libya Address On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 05.29.2011

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Huff TV

The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman appeared alongside USA Today's Susan Page Tuesday night on MSNBC's 'Hardball' to discuss President Obama's Monday...

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Jason Linkins

Obama Libya Address Scheduled To Accommodate 'Dancing With The Stars'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.28.2011

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Earlier this evening, President Barack Obama took to the airwaves to discuss the ongoing intervention in Libya and the responsibilities that the Unite...

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David Wood

Rebel Celebrations In Libya May Be Premature

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 05.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Jubilant Libyan rebels racing westward to reoccupy the towns of Ajdabiya, Brega, Bin Jawad and Ras Lanuf are joyfully anticipating the i...

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Obama's Libyan Gamble, Week Two

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.28.2011

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Chris Weigant

If the Libyan war ends well, Obama's Libyan gamble will have paid off handsomely. A little more than one week in, things seem to be going fairly well.

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Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: The Fog of Wars, Education in America, Palin in Israel

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost Radio

2010-06-28-bothsides_pull.jpgWith America "firing Tomahawks and teachers" (Jon Stewart), Mary and Wayne Barrett debate Obama's judgments in Libya and classrooms. Then, is the Jewish State a "zoning issue"?

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Air Raids Force Gaddafi Retreat; Rebels Seize The East

AP/The Huffington Post | RYAN LUCAS and BEN HUBBARD | Posted 05.26.2011

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AJDABIYA, Libya - Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international airstrikes sent Mo...

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Libyan Rebels Regain Key City After Airstrikes

AP/The Huffington Post | RYAN LUCAS and BEN HUBBARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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AJDABIYA, Libya – Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes crippled Moammar...

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Why, in Spite of Everything, I Still Love Obama

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.26.2011

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Christina Patterson

Obama looks tired. He's cut back on the jokes now. He's cut back on the smiles. But sometimes, you need to go away to keep your love alive.

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Gaddafi's Son Had Internship In U.S. Just Before Libyan Conflict

AP | By DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi toured U.S. ports and military facilities just weeks before he helped lead deadly attacks on...

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Jason Linkins

White House Avoids Oval Office Address On Libya For Fear That Someone Might Think There's Some Sort Of 'War' Underway

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maybe at some point Obama will make some sort of address to the nation, and maybe he won't. Chances are, if he does, our involvement in Libya will probably be couched in the same euphemistic terms we've already heard.

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Libya Rebels Meet Regime For Face-To-Face Talks

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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BENGHAZI, Libya -- France declared Libya's airspace "under control" on Friday, after NATO agreed to take command of the no-fly zone in a compromise th...

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Baghdad Is the Reason Why Libya Gets a No-Fly Zone but Sudan Does Not

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rebecca Tinsley

Too many U.N. members care more about protecting the principle of state sovereignty than stopping massive human rights abuses.

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The Million-Dollar Weapon

Center For Public Integrity | Sharon Weinberger | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Sharon Weinberger Center for Public Integrity In the opening days of the assault on Libya, the United States and the United Kingdom launched a ...

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