News Videos: Fox News Sunday - Senator Lindsey Graham Warns GOP Candidates to Challenge Obama’s Foreign Policy and more

Image pull of Sen. Graham from Fox News Sunday video

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Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham said in part… the Republican presidential candidates must be more forceful in challenging his [President Obama’s] decisions… "To the Republican Party: national security matters, step up on it. ... We've got a jobs problem. We've got a national security problem that is growing by the day," Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News Sunday."… Graham credited the president with killing Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and supporting the overthrow (and death) of Libya's Muammar Qaddafi, but, by Graham's account, the president has failed by allowing Tehran to get a leg up in Iraq and get that much closer to nuclear weapons… Obama has thrown Israel "under the bus," Graham said; he has blown his policy on the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and has made a politically expedient decision to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2012, before the election… Obama's decisions are being "run out of Chicago, not Washington," Graham said…

Read full report/watch the video at link below…

Graham Warns GOP Candidates to 'Step Up' and Challenge Obama Foreign Policy

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News Video: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in heated exchange with Al Jazeera

Above DoD file photo is of then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (left) and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (right) as they held a joint media availability at the site of the World Trade Center disaster in lower Manhattan, on Nov. 14, 2001. Rumsfeld was visiting the site of the Sept. 11th disaster to speak to Giuliani, officials from the N.Y. Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management.

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Fox News brings us the following report that goes in part like this… Donald Rumsfeld, who once called Al Jazeera's news coverage "vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable" during his stint as defense secretary in the Bush administration, appeared to make peace with the English version of the Arabic-language news channel by agreeing to his first interview with the network last Friday to hawk his memoir… But following a friendly interview with news veteran David Frost for the network on the same day, sparks flew in another round of questioning by D.C. bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara…

Read the rest at link below…

Rumsfeld Goes Toe-to-Toe With Al Jazeera Over U.S. Invasion of Iraq

Watch part of the interview below…

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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in heated exchange with Al Jazeera

About above Video: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld got into a heated exchange with Al Jazeera over questions about the U.S. invasion of Iraq…

Posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish on Oct 4, 2011

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Just for FUN…

Here’s a short Music Video I put together a few years back on Rummy and “All Them Faces”

ENJOY!!!

This video posted on YouTube by me, AubreyJ818

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You GO, Rummy!

And thanks for all your years of service to this Great Country of ours

AubreyJ………

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Libya: On Ground Updates - August 24, 2011

-- Libya: On Ground Updates --

Libya's Rebel Council Announces $1.3 Million Bounty for the Capture… DEAD or ALIVE of Fugitive Leader Gadhafi

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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* MiamiHerald.com brings us the following report that starts off like this… Libya's rebel council on Wednesday announced a bounty of $1.7 million for the capture - dead or alive - of fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi, who vowed in an audio recording to fight until "victory or martyrdom" even as it seemed increasingly clear that his regime had all but ended… For the second straight day, rebels were inside Gadhafi's sprawling, palm-dotted Bab al Aziziyah compound in Tripoli, battling the remnants of Gadhafi's forces. Cementing their capture of the compound, a once-forbidding place that had served as Gadhafi's power nexus, would be a key symbolic victory… But rebel leaders were already laying plans to begin the gargantuan task of remaking their nation after four decades of Gadhafi's repressive rule…

Read the full report at link below…

Wanted, dead or alive: Rebels put bounty on Gadhafi

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Rebels celebrate in Col Gaddafi's compound

Raw video footage: Jubilant opposition troops began to search the vast Bab al-Azizia compound
room by room in the hope of finding their former leader somewhere…

This video posted on YouTube by telegraphtv

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Libya: On Ground Updates - August 21, 2011

Libya: On Ground Updates

Gadhafi's Rule...

Gadhafi's Stronghold Falls...

As Libya Rebels Rush Into Green Square

Taking Tripoli - Capturing two Gadhafi Sons

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Map by CIA

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* CNN gets us up to date with the following report that goes in part like this. ...Just after midnight Sunday, scores of raucous rebel supporters packed Green Square... the same place where Gadhafi loyalists have congregated regularly... celebrating, waving the rebel flag and even flashing the "victory" sign... NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Sunday that "the Gadhafi regime is clearly crumbling," and urged the leader to acknowledge defeat... "The rebel fighters are in control of most of the neighborhoods in Tripoli," said the rebel spokesman, Ibrahim... A main supply route into western Tripoli... which, earlier Sunday, had been the scene of intense fighting... was clear early Monday, occupied only by rebels heading toward the capital...

Read the full report at link below...

Gadhafi regime appears on verge of collapse as fighters reach Tripoli

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LIVE BLOG: Get the latest developments

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Monday, August 22, 2011

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“The real moment of victory is when Gaddafi is captured”

Statement by: Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of the National Transitional Council

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The Washington Post's Thomas Erdbrink reports from Tripoli where Libyans are celebrating and anticipating the fall of Moammar Gaddafi after rebels made advances into the capital city. (August 21st)

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* The Washington Post has the following report this Monday morning and it starts off like this… With rebel fighters on the verge of consolidating control of Libya’s capital, the head of the rebel council based in the eastern part of the country congratulated them on what he called their heroism and urged them not to take vengeance against government loyalists… “The youth of Libya have written an epic heroic battle,” Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the National Transitional Council, said in a somewhat rambling briefing for reporters in the eastern rebel capital of Benghazi. “They are here in Libya to banish the injustice that covered Libya for the last 42 years and they assured the National Transitional Council and the world that they will put down their arms when this is over.”… Abdel Jalil warned that the battle is not yet won, despite the major gains in the capital of Tripoli and the celebrations by government opponents throughout the country. Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte has yet to rise against him and Abdel Jalil said the only way for it to fall is through an internal rebellion…

Read the full report at link below…

Libya rebel council head warns battle is not over, urges calm

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Statement by the NATO Secretary General

on the situation in Libya

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  The Qadhafi regime is clearly crumbling. The sooner Qadhafi realises that he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better -- so that the Libyan people can be spared further bloodshed and suffering…

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  The Libyan people have suffered tremendously under Qadhafi’s rule for over four decades.  Now they have a chance for a new beginning.  Now is the time for all threats against civilians to stop, as the United Nations Security Council demanded.  Now is the time to create a new Libya – a state based on freedom, not fear; democracy, not dictatorship; the will of the many, not the whims of a few.

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  That transition must come peacefully.  It must come now. And it must be led and defined by the Libyan people.

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  NATO is ready to work with the Libyan people and with the Transitional National Council, which holds a great responsibility. They must make sure that the transition is smooth and inclusive, that the country stays united, and that the future is founded on reconciliation and respect for human rights.

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  Qadhafi's remaining allies and forces also have a great responsibility. It is time to end their careers of violence. The world is watching them. This is their opportunity to side with the Libyan people and choose the right side of history.

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  We will continue to monitor military units and key facilities, as we have since March, and when we see any threatening moves towards the Libyan people, we will act in accordance with our UN mandate.

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  Our goal throughout this conflict has been to protect the people of Libya, and that is what we are doing.

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  Because the future of Libya belongs to the Libyan people.  And it is for the international community to assist them, with the United Nations and the Contact Group playing a leading role. NATO wants the Libyan people to be able to decide their future in freedom and in peace. Today, they can start building that future.

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About above photo: President Barack Obama receives a national security briefing from John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism, in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Aug. 19, 2011.

Official White House photo by Pete Souza

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Here’s the transcript of Obama's statement
No video tonight

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Statement by President Obama on Libya

Blue Heron Farm, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

Monday, August 22, 2011

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    THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I just completed a call with my National Security Council on the situation in Libya.  And earlier today I spoke to Prime Minister Cameron about the extraordinary events taking place there.

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  The situation is still very fluid.  There remains a degree of uncertainty and there are still regime elements who pose a threat.  But this much is clear:  The Qaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people.

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  In just six months, the 42-year reign of Muammar Qaddafi has unraveled.  Earlier this year, we were inspired by the peaceful protests that broke out across Libya.  This basic and joyful longing for human freedom echoed the voices that we had heard all across the region, from Tunis to Cairo.  In the face of these protests, the Qaddafi regime responded with brutal crackdowns.  Civilians were murdered in the streets.  A campaign of violence was launched against the Libyan people.  Qaddafi threatened to hunt peaceful protestors down like rats.  As his forces advanced across the country, there existed the potential for wholesale massacres of innocent civilians.

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  In the face of this aggression, the international community took action.  The United States helped shape a U.N. Security Council resolution that mandated the protection of Libyan civilians.  An unprecedented coalition was formed that included the United States, our NATO partners and Arab nations.  And in March, the international community launched a military operation to save lives and stop Qaddafi’s forces in their tracks.

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  In the early days of this intervention the United States provided the bulk of the firepower, and then our friends and allies stepped forward.  The Transitional National Council established itself as a credible representative of the Libyan people.  And the United States, together with our European allies and friends across the region, recognized the TNC as the legitimate governing authority in Libya.

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  Qaddafi was cut off from arms and cash, and his forces were steadily degraded.  From Benghazi to Misrata to the western mountains, the Libyan opposition courageously confronted the regime, and the tide turned in their favor.

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  Over the last several days, the situation in Libya has reached a tipping point as the opposition increased its coordination from east to west, took town after town, and the people of Tripoli rose up to claim their freedom.

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  For over four decades, the Libyan people have lived under the rule of a tyrant who denied them their most basic human rights.  Now, the celebrations that we’ve seen in the streets of Libya shows that the pursuit of human dignity is far stronger than any dictator.  I want to emphasize that this is not over yet.  As the regime collapses, there is still fierce fighting in some areas, and we have reports of regime elements threatening to continue fighting.

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  Although it’s clear that Qaddafi’s rule is over, he still has the opportunity to reduce further bloodshed by explicitly relinquishing power to the people of Libya and calling for those forces that continue to fight to lay down their arms for the sake of Libya.

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  As we move forward from this pivotal phase, the opposition should continue to take important steps to bring about a transition that is peaceful, inclusive and just.  As the leadership of the TNC has made clear, the rights of all Libyans must be respected.  True justice will not come from reprisals and violence; it will come from reconciliation and a Libya that allows its citizens to determine their own destiny.

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  In that effort, the United States will be a friend and a partner.  We will join with allies and partners to continue the work of safeguarding the people of Libya.  As remaining regime elements menace parts of the country, I’ve directed my team to be in close contact with NATO as well as the United Nations to determine other steps that we can take.  To deal with the humanitarian impact, we’re working to ensure that critical supplies reach those in need, particularly those who have been wounded.

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  Secretary Clinton spoke today with her counterparts from leading nations of the coalition on all these matters.  And I’ve directed Ambassador Susan Rice to request that the U.N. Secretary General use next month’s general assembly to support this important transition.

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  For many months, the TNC has been working with the international community to prepare for a post-Qaddafi Libya.  As those efforts proceed, our diplomats will work with the TNC as they ensure that the institutions of the Libyan state are protected, and we will support them with the assets of the Qaddafi regime that were frozen earlier this year.  Above all, we will call for an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya.

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  As we move forward, we should also recognize the extraordinary work that has already been done.  To the American people, these events have particular resonance.  Qaddafi’s regime has murdered scores of American citizens in acts of terror in the past.  Today we remember the lives of those who were taken in those acts of terror and stand in solidarity with their families.  We also pay tribute to Admiral Sam Locklear and all of the men and women in uniform who have saved so many lives over the last several months, including our brave pilots that have executed their mission with skill and extraordinary bravery.  And all of this was done without putting a single U.S. troop on the ground.

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  To our friends and allies, the Libyan intervention demonstrates what the international community can achieve when we stand together as one -- although the efforts in Libya are not yet over.  NATO has once more proven that it is the most capable alliance in the world and that its strength comes from both its firepower and the power of our democratic ideals.  And the Arab members of our coalition have stepped up and shown what can be achieved when we act together as equal partners.  Their actions send a powerful message about the unity of our effort and our support for the future of Libya.

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  Finally, the Libyan people:  Your courage and character have been unbreakable in the face of a tyrant.  An ocean divides us, but we are joined in the basic human longing for freedom, for justice and for dignity.  Your revolution is your own, and your sacrifices have been extraordinary.  Now, the Libya that you deserve is within your reach.  Going forward, we will stay in close coordination with the TNC to support that outcome.  And though there will be huge challenges ahead, the extraordinary events in Libya remind us that fear can give way to hope and that the power of people striving for freedom can bring about a brighter day.

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Statement from the Office of the Press Secretary

Photo courtesy of  the White House – Official White House Photo by Chuck Kenned
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Libya: On Ground Updates - April 03- 08, 2011

Libya: On Ground Updates

We start with events from last Sunday and end post this afternoon, Friday

Libya Rebel Force Claims 13 Rebel Fighters, Seven Civilians Accidentally Killed in Coalition Air Strike near Brega last Sunday / Today, NATO acknowledges their planes struck Libyan rebels... again, this time while manning tanks outside the port of Brega

- The Fight Continues -

Sunday-Friday, April 03- 08, 2011

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.About above photo: HMS Triumph in Plymouth Sound, by the Plymouth Hoe lighthouse - Read the story HERE
Image Credit: Crown Copyright/MOD 2011

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-- Sunday - April 03, 2011 --

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* FOX News had the following report this past Sunday afternoon and it starts off like this... NATO has asked the U.S. military to continue flying airstrike missions over Libya through Monday, extending the previously announced timeline for U.S. participation in that mission by two days, NATO and Pentagon officials tell Fox News...

Read this report in full at link below...

NATO Asks U.S. Military to Extend Libya Mission As Qaddafi Holds On

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* BBC.co.uk had the following report up on their website Sunday and it starts off like this... The east Libyan oil town of Brega has seen continued fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi... [BUT,] A BBC correspondent near the town says an uneasy stalemate is developing... days after a NATO air strike on a rebel convoy killed at least 13 people...

Read the full report at link below...

Libya: Stalemate around Libyan oil town of Brega

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* Telegraph.co.uk had this take on Sunday’s news... Listless rebels are waiting on the road to Brega for more coalition air strikes, and have even apologized for drawing down friendly fire... After ten minutes of struggle and the formation of a human pyramid, a barefoot young rebel managed to scale the telegraph pole and hoist his revolutionary flag. For his bored comrades egging him on along the stark desert road to the strategic oil town of Brega, it was the day's greatest excitement so far and they cheered wildly... After lightning advance and wild retreat, the rebellion against Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces has settled into stalemate in eastern Libya. The rebel forces on Sunday were stretched out along the road between gentle rolling ridge lines in the same positions they have occupied for four days, awaiting NATO help to drive back government troops... Such is the desire for more Coalition air strikes that the rebels even apologized for drawing down friendly fire on themselves in a mistaken Friday evening attack which killed 13 fighters...

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Libya: Waiting for air strikes to break a stalemate

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* VOANews.com has the following report posed on their website this Monday afternoon and it starts off like this...

Libyan troops loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi used tanks and snipers to keep the western city of Misrata under siege Monday as diplomatic efforts to end the Libyan conflict continued... Fighting was also reported Monday in eastern Libya where rebels and pro-government forces have been at a stalemate. Libyan rebels made a new push into the strategic oil town of Brega...

Read this report in full at link below...

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Pound Libyan Cities, Rebels

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* BBC News brings us this Monday up-to-date report and it starts off like this... Libyan rebels are advancing towards the eastern oil town of Brega, [again] reports say, in renewed fighting with forces loyal to leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, who currently hold the territory... Brega has changed hands several times in the past month... Senior Libyan envoy Abdul Ati al-Obeidi is now in Turkey for talks. He has said Col Gaddafi wants the fighting to end... Meanwhile, Italy has become the third country to recognize the rebel council as Libya's legitimate government...

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Libya: Rebels move on Brega as Gaddafi aide holds talks

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* The Washington Post had this report posted up on their website Wednesday evening and it starts off like this...

Libyan military commanders loyal to Moammar Gaddafi are blunting the impact of NATO’s air campaign by hiding tanks and artillery in densely populated areas where the alliance’s fighter planes cannot easily reach them, U.S. and European diplomats said Wednesday... The shift in tactics has meant fewer targets for NATO warplanes, fueling complaints by rebels who say the quality of air support has plummeted since the United States turned over command of Libyan operations to NATO. Opposition leaders say Gaddafi’s forces are inflicting particularly heavy casualties on civilians in the rebel-held city of Misurata, where dug-in loyalists have been operating with little interference from NATO missiles and bombs...

Read this report in full at link below...

NATO says Gaddafi forces are using human shields

* Fox News had this good read Wednesday by KT McFarland...

I Guess Rebels In Libya Wanted a Revolution, They Just Didn't Know They Would Have to Die for It

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* AP had this short report Thursday... The U.S. general who led the initial phases of the Libyan mission says the operation is largely a stalemate and is more likely to remain that way now that America has transferred control to NATO...

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US General: Libya stalemate more likely now

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* Seattlepi.com brings us this report late this Friday morning and their report starts off like this... Anti-government fighters battled forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in fierce clashes Friday in the only major rebel-held city in western Libya as international relief efforts were stepped up for civilians caught in the crossfire... Heavy shelling was heard at nightfall outside the city, where some neighborhoods have been nearly abandoned after residents fled to safer areas during weeks of fighting. Nearly all buildings were pockmarked from gunfire... It was unclear which side had the upper hand. But a witness said rebel forces were trying to keep Gadhafi's troops from taking full control of a route linking central Misrata to its port, a critical lifeline for ships carrying humanitarian supplies into the battle zone just 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli...

Read the full report at link below...

Heavy clashes in Libya's rebel-held Misrata

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* VOA News.com has this report today... NATO has confirmed it was responsible for airstrikes that hit Libyan rebel tanks outside the eastern oil city of Brega... NATO deputy commander Russell Harding told reporters in Brussels on Friday that allied forces had never seen rebels operating tanks before and mistook them for pro-government forces. Rebel leaders say four people died in the strikes...

Read this report in full at link below...

NATO Regrets Accidental Strike on Libyan Rebels

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* Libya Up-to-Date News Coverage *

LOTS of up-to-date info/videos/photos and more can be found in this section

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* Ministry of Defense Special Section:

Libya: Operation ELLAMY

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* DoD Special Section:

Libya: Operation Odyssey Dawn

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* The Telegraph brings us LIBYA NEWS LIVE

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* Aljazeera.net...

Libya Live Blog - April 03

Libya Live Blog - April 04

Libya Live Blog - April 05

Libya Live Blog - April 06

Libya Live Blog - April 07

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Libya Live Blog - April 08

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* Photos/Slides *

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- SKYNEWS HD -

Libya Conflict: Latest Pictures

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- CSMonitor.com -

IN PICTURES: Libya conflict

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- WashingtonPost.com -

Conflict and chaos in Libya

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- Rebel leader condemns NATO inaction -

About Video: The leader of the Libyan rebels says that NATO is not doing enough to protect the citizens of Misurata. (Posted April 6^th)

This video posted on YouTube by telegraphtv

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- Oil Settles Up As Libyan Rebels Export Crude -

About Video: Benchmark crude oil reached a new 30-month high Wednesday and settled in U.S. floor trading over $108 a barrel. Libyan rebels exported a shipment but later reported damage to oil fields under their control. (Posted April 6th)

This Video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

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About Video: Rebels in Libya say they've been hit by a NATO airstrike, with some reports suggesting as many as 13 people have been killed. This comes as UK officials are investigating Libyan claims that British planes destroyed the Arab state's largest oil field, killing three guards.

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- NATO Acknowledges Its Planes Hit Libyan Rebels -

About Video: NATO has acknowledged that its planes struck Libyan rebels manning tanks outside the contested port of Brega. The crowd was angry in Benghazi's central square Friday as the coffins of the victims were carried through. (Posted April 8th)

This Video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

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Safe Flying to all our Coalition Pilot Friends

AubreyJ.........

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