Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels (Updated)
Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels by Mark Landler, Elisabeth Bumiller and Steven Lee Meyers, New York Times. BLUF: “The Obama administration is engaged in a fierce debate over whether to supply weapons to the rebels in Libya… with some fearful that providing arms would deepen American involvement in a civil war and that some fighters may have links to Al Qaeda.”
Related:
Amid Rebels, ‘Flickers’ of al Qaeda – Wall Street Journal
Opposition Includes Small Number of al-Qaeda Fighters – Washington Post
Intelligence on Libya Rebels Shows “Flickers” of Qaeda – Reuters
NATO Chief Fears al-Qaeda Have Infiltrated Rebels – Daily Telegraph
1,000 ‘Freelance Jihadists’ Join Libyan Rebels – Washington Times
Who Are the Rebels Fighting Libyan Govt Forces? – Voice of America
U.S. Mulls Arming Libyan Rebels – NPR
Obama Doesn’t Rule Out Arming Rebels – USA Today
Arms to Libya Rebels ‘Not Ruled Out’ – BBC News
U.S.: No Decision to Arm Rebels – Associated Press
Britain Considers Arming Rebels – Daily Telegraph
France Ready to Talk About Arming Libyan Rebels – Reuters
Italy Says Arming Libyan Rebels Would be “Extreme” – Dawn
NATO All Over The Place on Arming Libyan Rebels – Wired
At the U.N., Discussion About the Arms Embargo – BBC News
Arming Libya Rebels Not Allowed by U.N. Resolutions – The Guardian
Update One. Jamsheed K. Choksy discusses his SWJ article Libyan Rebels and Western Assistance on Ian Masters talk radio show.
