Sarkozy-Clinton chat one hour (french defense minister was here too) / now G8 | Tribune de Genève. Libye. Obama renouvelle sa mise en garde à Kadhafi - Monde. In U.S. poll, 60 percent back Libya military action. White House insists Obama consulted on Libya. * Pushing back after Boehner letter * Criticism from across political spectrum By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday rejected criticism of President Barack Obama's decision to attack Libya, saying he had briefed Congress and the public extensively before military action began. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the administration had consulted repeatedly with members of Congress, underscoring his point by spending several minutes reading a long list of meetings and briefings.
"It's part of his responsibility as president on an issue like this to consult with members of Congress, and he has done that. He refused to let reporters at a White House news briefing interrupt him, saying, "It's important that the American people understand how much consultation there has been. " Obama would be commenting publicly on Libya "with relative frequency and relatively soon," Carney added. Mass Anti-Gaddafi Demonstration in Jdabiya | France pushing for swift G8 agreement on Libya. Libye : les insurgés suspendus à la décision du G8.
Réunion préparatoire des ministres des Affaires étrangères à Paris. Les ministres des Affaires étrangères du G8 se rencontrent lundi et mardi à Paris pour se pencher, entre autres, sur la situation en Libye. Chaque jour, les forces loyalistes regagnent du terrain et l’unique issue des insurgés semble être l’appui de la diplomatie internationale. Un soutien entravé par les divergences au sein des pays du G8. Les huit pays les plus industrialisés du monde se concertent sur l’attitude à adopter face à la crise libyenne. Les ministres des Affaires Etrangères du G8, [1] sont réunis ce lundi à Paris pour préparer le sommet des chefs d’ États de Deauville qui se tiendra les 26 et 27 mai prochains. Afin d’arrêter les massacres en Libye, le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, Alain Juppé, souhaite accélérer la mise en place d’une zone d’exclusion aérienne en Libye, selon France soir.
La contre-offensive continue Le sort des insurgés dépend de la communauté internationale. Libyan jets pound rebels, as G8 considers ''no fly'' zone - Yahoo! News. 6 Best Trendy Bun Hairstyles for Indian Brides Every girl wants to look her best on the most important day of her life, i.e., her wedding. Since the bride is the centre of attention for all, her hair, makeup, and outfit are under scrutiny at all times. Hence, she must ensure that she is looking perfect from head to toe. Just like the emphasis… Libya rebels could be armed by Britain - William Hague. Britain refused to rule out arming rebels in Libya as Col Gaddafi’s forces launched more airstrikes on Monday. Foreign secretary William Hague said he ‘wouldn’t exclude various possibilities on that score’. He was responding to senior backbencher Sir Malcolm Rifkind who called for an ‘open and urgent’ supply of weapons to the rebels, to avoid repeating the ‘mistake’ of the Bosnian war in the 1990s.
‘Having been defence secretary at the time I have, in retrospect, felt the arms embargo was the most serious mistake made by the UN,’ Sir Malcolm said. Mr Hague, who met G8 foreign ministers in Paris on Monday, said Sir Malcolm had made ‘a very good case’. He added: ‘Again, this is the kind of subject which has to be discussed with our international partners.’ Prime minister David Cameron urged the European Union to pressure Col Gaddafi further. Col Gaddafi’s warplanes targeted weapons depots in the rebel-held city of Ajdabiya on Monday, as they tried to cut off supplies to the frontline. Lebanon demands no-fly zone for Libya at UN Security Council. WE OWE U ! الهيئة العامة لإذاعات الجماهيرية العظمى - الصفحة الرئيسية. Réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères du G8 (14-15.03.11. G8 STOP YOUR BULLSHIT TEA TIME DISCUSSION ! when it is time to go ! go ! / Libye : quand faut y aller, faut y aller !
Gaddafi army penetrates rebel areas - Africa. As Muammar Gaddafi's forces ratchet up their military offensive against the rebels, shells have fallen six kilometres west of the key Libyan town of Ajdabiya, which the rebels have vowed to defend against government forces. Journalists for AFP news agency saw two craters of some four metres across and five metres apart near a road junction, after Monday's shelling. Rebels said there had been no casualties, but the attack on Ajdabiya is seen, from the rebels' viewpoint, "as the last line of defence," said Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley, reporting from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
"Gaddafi forces are advancing and It seems that fighting is carrying on and coming close to Benghazi," he said. "It seems like we are entering the final phase of the conflict but whether this revolution will fail or succeed, that will only be determined in the coming weeks. " "There is an enormous degree of anxiety. 'Dreadful purge' Fighting has also reportedly resumed in the western town of Zuwarah.
Gaddafi urges Russia, China, India: invest in Libya oil. Arming Libyan rebels an option - Hague. LONDON Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:21pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) - International powers should consider arming Libyan rebels and need to take swift action to prevent Muammar Gaddafi's forces from crushing a rebellion, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday. Hague said it would be a nightmare for Libya's people if Gaddafi remained in power and that "a point of decision" was looming for meaningful international intervention. The U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo and other sanctions on Libya on February 26, which would have to be lifted before weapons could be funnelled to anti-Gaddafi forces.
Britain and France have been pushing for the imposition of a no-fly zone to shield Libyans from Gaddafi's air power and British officials stressed that remained their priority. "If Gaddafi went on to be able to dominate much of the country, well this would be a long nightmare for the Libyan people and this would be a pariah state for some time to come," Hague told BBC Radio 4. Libye : 6 balises pour penser une solution politique. Censure sur le net, la FRANCE AU MÊME NIVEAU QUE LA Libye, l'egypte... BRAVO ! Libya: Revolutionaries say Brega re-taken from Gaddafi troops. 14 March 2011Last updated at 22:51 The BBC's Jon Leyne says Gaddafi's forces are now focused on Ajdabiya Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces are slowly pushing towards the main rebel-held towns in Libya, reports say. Ajdabiya, the last major town before the rebel base in Benghazi, came under heavy aerial attack.
In the west, ground forces and tanks have begun shelling the town of Zuwara. Rebels say they have retaken Brega, but the government has denied the claim. Earlier, the UN Security Council met to discuss the imposition of a no-fly zone, but there was no consensus. The BBC's Barbara Plett says there were divisions about authorising such a zone, with France calling it a game-changer, but countries such as Russia expressed caution, saying serious questions remained.
Meanwhile, a UN envoy, Abdul Ilah Khatib, has met Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Kusa in Tripoli. Fresh clashes With fighting continuing in the east of Libya, it is not clear exactly where the front line is. At the scene. NATO Assumes Responsibility for No-fly Zone. By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced today the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973. “We are taking action as part of the broad international effort to protect civilians against the attacks by the [Moammar] Gadhafi regime,” Rasmussen said in a statement released today. “We will cooperate with our partners in the region and welcome their contributions.” All NATO allies are committed to fulfill their obligations under the U.N. resolution, Rasmussen said.
“That is why we have decided to assume responsibility for the no-fly zone,” He added. Speaking in Washington this evening after meetings at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said a wide range of nations has responded to the Libyan people’s needs. “We welcome this important step,” she added. Libye : un pilote de F-16 belge témoigne. Un chasseur F-16 sur la base militaire de Kleine Brogel. © BELGA - YORICK JANSENS Qui décide d'envoyer les chasseurs-bombardiers belges dans le ciel libyen ?
Qui détermine leurs objectifs ? Les F-16 belges devront-ils se contenter de missions d'interception ou participeront-ils à des frappes air-sol ? Un pilote belge de F-16, qui s'attend à partir sous peu en opération, nous répond. Pour des raisons de sécurité, il nous demande de préserver son anonymat et de l'appeler "Mickey". LeVif.be : Participer à une opération de guerre en Libye, c'est, pour un pilote de F-16, une responsabilité et un stress différents de ce qu'on ressent lors d'une simple mission d'entraînement ? Le souci principal, c'est la coordination des forces engagées par les pays de la coalition ? Vous préparez-vous à rejoindre vos collègues engagés dans la mission belge "Freedom Falcon" ?
Les F-16 belges ont assuré, ces jours-ci, des missions air-air de surveillance. Vous avez tout compris. Mais encore ? NATO vows to enforce Libya embargo "robustly" * NATO will use force if needed, head of operation says * Embargo to block arms, mercenaries from entering Libya * 7 countries have joined operation so far By Philip Pullella NAPLES, March 24 (Reuters) - NATO will enforce the arms and mercenaries blockade on Libya "robustly," with force if needed, and hopes more nations will join those who have committed ships, planes and submarines, the operation head said on Thursday.
"We will ensure the free flow of legitimate shipping which the people of Libya need," Vice Admiral Rinaldo Veri, head of Operation Unified Protector, told a news conference at NATO's Southern Europe headquarters in Naples. Veri said his force had begun operations on Wednesday evening with ships already in the area, but had not detected any attempt to breach the embargo so far. He said his force was still "in a build-up phase" and would have enough assets in a few days to fully sustain the embargo. "The force generation process is still under way. Veri noted that U.N. Sarkozy recevra Clinton avant la réunion ministérielle du G8, actualité Monde : Le Point.
Nicolas Sarkozy et David Cameron font un jogging ensemble dans un parc bruxellois - sudpresse.be. « De cette Afrique-là, on ne parle presque jamais !» Asylum-seekers: Safer havens. Le G8 réfléchit à une parade face à la contre-attaque en Libye. Mouammar Kadhafi reprend la main sur son pays (photo DR) LIBYE. La situation semble tourner à l'avantage des troupes régulières libyennes avec la reprise petit à petit des villes détenues par les insurgés (Zaouia, Bin Jawad, Ras Lanouf, Brega...). La contre-attaque se renforce à l'est du pays et approche de plus en plus de la seconde ville libyenne, Benghazi, fief des anti-Kadhafi.
La cible lundi 14 mars 2011 des troupes de Kadhafi était Ajdabiya à seulement 160 km de Benghazi. Cette situation oblige désormais les ministres des affaires étrangères, réunis lundi 14 mars 2011 à Paris au sein du G8, à trouver une parade pour stopper cette guerre civile aux rapports si inégaux et surtout à cesser les tergiversations. Il appartient désormais aux puissances du G8 (Etats-Unis, Russie, Grande-Bretage, France, Allemagne, Italie, Canada et Japon) de déterminer leur action face à la répression sanglante de la tentative de révolution libyenne. Le G8 sera déterminant. Wafa Relief Website. Libya: The battle for Misrata. Gaddafi pushes for Benghazi, but rebels vow to fight. Libya – AfricaTimesNews. France was stepping up efforts on Monday to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi’s troops battled rebel fighters for control of the strategic oil town of Brega. France said on Sunday it would consult other powers “in the coming hours” to try to set up such a zone to assure the protection of civilians “in the face of the terrible violence suffered by the Libyan population”.
It said the Arab League’s weekend call on the United Nations to impose such a zone showed the world’s concern for Libyan civilians. Arab support satisfies one of three conditions set by NATO for it to police Libyan air space. The others were proof that its help was needed, and a U.N. Security Council resolution. On the ground, government troops advancing east took Brega early on Sunday in what looked like an increasingly confident drive towards the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. International crude prices fell by about $1 a barrel on Gaddafi regaining territory over the weekend.
UN Commission to Investigate Abuse in Libya | News. The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed three high-level experts to investigate alleged human rights violations during the ongoing political turmoil in Libya. The Council adopted a resolution to launch an international independent investigation during a special session on Libya last month, which also suspended Libya’s membership in the Council. It was the Thai president of the U.N. Human Rights Council who made the announcement after two weeks of consultations.
"I was tasked as president of the Human Rights Council to appoint an independent international Commission of Inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya… I do hope that this commission of inquiry, which has been set up, will benefit from the cooperation of the country concerned," said Sihasak Phuangketkeow. And that is the big question. The experts appointed to examine these allegations are Cherif Bassiouni, Asma Khader and Philippe Kirsch. France to push for no-fly zone over Libya at G8 meeting | World | Deutsche Welle | 14.03.2011. Responses to the conflict in Libya and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are set to dominate the agenda at a two-day meeting of G8 powers on Monday and Tuesday in Paris.
Host and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, backed by Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, is keen to push for a no-fly zone over Libya, after the Arab League on Saturday backed the measure under certain conditions. At last week's EU summit, Sarkozy, supported by Cameron, had called for "targeted action" against Moammar Gadhafi's regime, raising the specter of military intervention. Germany, US cautious Other countries, notably Germany and the US are more skeptical. Gadhafi continues to fight rebels across Libya German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who will also attend the meeting, welcomed the backing of a no-fly zone by the Arab League as a "clear signal" from the region.
Many countries have sent rescue teams to Japan Response to Japan disaster Author: Nicole Goebel (AFP, dpa, dapd) Editor: Nancy Isenson. France steps up efforts for Libya no-fly zone. Libye : Le G8 va réfléchir à une intervention. La contre-attaque des pro-Kadhafi est efficaces et les villes tenues par les insrugés tombent, les unes après les autres. Dimanche matin, sur un bandeau défilant au bas des écrans, la télévision d’Etat libyenne annonçait, citant « une source militaire » : « La ville de Brega été purgée des bandes armées. » C'est dans ce contexte, alors que la révolte libyenne semble condamnée, que se réunissent lundi à Paris les ministres des Affaires étrangères du G8 (Etats-Unis, Russie, Grande-Bretagne, France, Allemagne, Italie, Canada et Japon). L'objectif de cette rencontre, qui se poursuivra mardi ?
Établir une stratégie visant à stopper la contre-attaque meurtrière. Car, pour l'heure, rien n'est arrêté. Juppé pour une accélération. Support Libya with a click. JAMMING INFO / RT. Libye : les forces de Kadhafi reprennent du terrain vers Benghazi, fief de l’opposition - international - toute l'actualité internationale. Libya rebels say regain port, kill snipers in Misrata.
Clinton To Meet With Libyan Rebel Leaders - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011. At Crossroads, Libya Rebels Vow to Stand or Die. NATO-UN-ARAB LEAGUE STOP CHATTING DO SOMETHING STOP CHATTING. Frequences to Jam. Rights experts sound alarm on wave of enforced disappearances in Libya. #photo #UNHCR brought in 5000 blankets, 3000 mats this morn t.