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  1. strongmen
    Breaking With His Cabinet, Trump Reportedly Okayed Libyan Warlord’s Coup AttemptTrump’s reported decision-making process to support Khalifa Haftar further reveals his affinity for strongmen and contempt for American intelligence.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. wait what
    John Bolton Says U.S. Is Considering ‘Libya Model’ for North Korea“Libya’s giving up its nuclear arms was used as an invasion tactic to disarm the country,” a North Korean official said in 2011.
    By Chas Danner
  3. Progressives Need a New Foreign-Policy Vision. This Senator Says He Has One.Democrat Chris Murphy of Connecticut is trying to sell liberals on restrained realism in Syria and other global hot spots.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. U.S. Strikes ISIS Camps in Libya, Killing 80 MilitantsB-2 bombers and drones wiped out two camps 28 miles outside of Sirte.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. Donald Trump: Candidate of Peace?Trump’s newly revealed foreign-policy “doctrine” shows a marked skepticism of military intervention.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. awful things
    As Many As 900 People Dead in Mediterranean Shipwreck [Updated]The boat was carrying people fleeing the chaos Libya.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Jaime Fuller
  7. islamic state watch
    5 Foreigners Dead in Deadliest Libyan Attack Since BenghaziIn the capital city of Tripoli.
    By Katie Zavadski
  8. ISIS Now Has a Network of Military Affiliates in 11 Countries Around the WorldTerror groups from Libya to the Philippines have joined the ISIS cause.
    By Katie Zavadski
  9. international intrigue
    Libyan Militants Really Enjoying the Pool at the American Embassy in TripoliThe facility was evacuated in July.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. benghazi
    New York Times Deals Another Blow to Benghazi TruthersThe Innocence of Muslims was a factor in the attack; Al Qaeda wasn’t.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. international intrigue
    Kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Is Released UnharmedThat’s the good news. The bad news …
    By Dan Amira
  12. international relations
    Libyan Prime Minister Kidnapped, or ‘Arrested’ by MilitiaOver the U.S. raid that captured an Al Qaeda suspect.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. politics
    The Benghazi Drama Is Never Going to EndSeriously.
    By John Surico
  14. international affairs
    Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ at State Department for Benghazi AttackSecurity at the compound was “grossly inadequate.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. cable news news
    Fox News Boots Guest for Rudely Calling Them Republicans Well, I never!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. Heilemann: Susan Rice Being ‘Hung Out to Dry’“How is this her fault? The intelligence community is telling her what she is allowed to say in public.”
    By Sarah Frank
  17. awkward things
    Petraeus to Testify Before Congress, But Not About the Sexy StuffThat’s the plan, at least.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. libya
    Muammar Qaddafi’s Former Spokesman Captured in LibyaAs information about what happened in Benghazi continues to emerge. 
    By Andre Tartar
  19. terrorble
    The Various Fruity Drinks of a Suspected TerroristIt was a strawberry frappe, not mango juice.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. master debaters
    Libya Debate Question Involves Sharp Attacks, Murky Facts“Can you say that a little louder, Candy?”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. Everyone Is Butchering ‘the Buck Stops Here’Harry Truman’s famous saying didn’t mean that the president is responsible for everything that happens.
    By Dan Amira
  22. Hillary Clinton Takes Responsibility for Libya Attack on Eve of DebateShe wants to avoid “some kind of political gotcha or blame game.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. international affairs
    Ambassador’s Family Says His Death Shouldn’t Be PoliticizedUnfortunately, it’s too late.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. politics
    Romney Campaign Accuses the White House of ‘Doubling Down’ on Libya ‘Denial’More malarkey? 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. international affairs
    State Department Denies Connecting Libya Attack to Anti-Islam Video ProtestThat conclusion was made by “others,” officials say now.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. stuck in the mittle
    Obama’s Libya Controversy Sparks More Squabbling in Romney CampIs insisting “it’s the economy” stupid?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. beefs
    CNN, State Dept. Trade Barbs Over Stevens Diary“Indefensible.” 
    By Andre Tartar
  28. reporting
    CNN Used Ambassador Stevens’s Journal As SourceNor did they mention that they had it. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. international affairs
    Anti-U.S. Protests Spark Up Again in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Beyond [Updated]After a brief calm, violence is again raging across the Middle East.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. international affairs
    Video Shows Panicked Libyans Pulling Fallen Ambassador From Locked Room“The man is alive. Move out of the way.”
    By Brett Smiley
  31. overreactions
    Tense Calm Descends on Muslim World After Protest-Less Saturday After twenty-some countries were racked by anti-U.S. demonstrations on Friday.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. libya
    President Obama and Hillary Clinton Mourn Americans Killed in Libya Meanwhile, Libya’s president suggests the attack was premeditated. 
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  33. stuck in the mittle
    Romney Blames, Exonerates Obama on Libya AttackAdviser says, “This is amateur hour,” referring to Obama.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. international affairs
    Four Arrested in Libya Attack, Officials Say Al Qaeda Connection Is UnlikelyNor was it premeditated.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. international affairs
    U.S. Sends Marines and Warships to Libya, Begins Hunt for Ambassador’s KillersNo group has taken responsibility for the attack.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. 2012
    John Heilemann: Romney’s Bungled Libya ResponseHeilemann wonders if we will look back on Romney’s response as the moment he lost the election.
    By Sarah Frank
  37. President Obama Dusts Off Temperament Attack for Mitt RomneyRomney, like McCain, has a “shoot first, aim later” approach to things.
    By Dan Amira
  38. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Romney’s Reckless RebukeMitt gets ahead of the facts to attack Obama.
    By Frank Rich
  39. early and awkward
    Romney Agrees, Disagrees With Obama on CairoRomney’s response to the Cairo protests is not getting any stronger.
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and awful
    Juxtaposition of the DayWhat a difference a few hours make.
    By Dan Amira
  41. international affairs
    U.S. Ambassador to Libya Killed in Attack During Embassy Protest [Updated]Christopher Stevens and three members of his staff were murdered at the American Consulate in Benghazi.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Joe Coscarelli
  42. elections
    Pro-Western Candidate Leading in Libyan ElectionFormer Pittsburgh political science professor Mahmoud Jibril is ahead. 
    By Andre Tartar
  43. obits
    Lockerbie Bomber Dies in Libya Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was released from a Scotland prison in 2009 because of his illness.
    By Andre Tartar
  44. international intrigue
    Ex-Libyan Minister Found Dead in Danube RiverIt’s unclear if the death was a hit.
    By Brett Smiley
  45. international intrigue
    Libya Demands Qaddafi Son Back After Inflammatory Remarks Sons of a fallen dictator’s shouldn’t run their mouths.
    By Brett Smiley
  46. Libyan Militia Captures Qaddafi’s Son, Saif al-Islam [Updated]They want him put on trial.
    By Andre Tartar
  47. no he cain’t
    Make It Stop, Herman CainHe says the Taliban is involved in the Libyan government.
    By Dan Amira
  48. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Makes Rick Perry Look Like a Genius [Updated]Watch Cain struggle to answer a basic question on Libya.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. international intrigue
    Is the Al Qaeda Flag Flying Atop the Courthouse in Benghazi, Libya?It certainly appears so!
    By Dan Amira
  50. no more muammar
    Libya Finally Buried Qaddafi’s Increasingly Disgusting Corpse [Updated]It was still in that meat cooler, but wasn’t preserved well.
    By Joe Coscarelli and Dan Amira
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