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Libya

  1. white men with money
    Goldman Sachs Was Really Sorry It Lost 98 Percent of Libya’s $1.3 Billion InvestmentFirst the bankers offered many opportunities to earn the country its money back. Then they fled.
  2. revolt like an egyptian
    Armed Western Men Spotted Hanging Out in LibyaBritish guys, probably.
  3. the hunt for red november
    Is Jon Huntsman the GOP’s New Antiwar Candidate?He seems to want out of Afghanistan, like, right now.
  4. revolt like an egyptian
    NATO Targets Qaddafi’s Compound AgainWhile rebels appeal to the U.S. and Britain for aid.
  5. revolt like an egyptian
    NATO Strikes Qaddafi’s Compound Hours After State TV Tries to Confirm That He’s Still AliveIs Qaddafi still alive?
  6. revolt like an egyptian
    Have the Libyan Rebels Formed a Death Squad to Punish Qaddafi Loyalists?“This is a war of rumors.”
  7. revolt like an egyptian
    Alleged Libyan Rape Victim Eman al-Obeidy Escapes to TunisiaWith the help of a defecting military officer.
  8. revolt like an egyptian
    Hillary Clinton Brokers Deal to Fund Libyan RebelsUsing Qaddafi’s own assets.
  9. revolt like an egyptian
    Switzerland Finds $416 Million Squirreled Away by QaddafiAlso $474 million that was hidden away by former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
  10. libya
    Muammar Qaddafi’s Son Saif Reported DeadBut Muammar Qaddafi is reported to be “in good health.”
  11. too late to apologize
    Muammar Qaddafi Would Like to Negotiate Now“Come France, Italy, U.K., America, come we’ll negotiate with you.”
  12. revolt like an egyptian
    U.S. Ambassador Alleges Qaddafi Issuing Troops Viagra [Updated]U.S. military and intelligence officials say there isn’t.
  13. revolt like an egyptian
    Muammar Qaddafi’s Daughter Thinks of the Rebels As TerroristsAnd Hillary Clinton should have left Bill.
  14. in memorium
    Shooters: The City’s War Photographers Mourn Two of Their OwnA tight-knit crew who came of age chasing conflicts and crises, then retreating back to New York to shake off what they’d seen.
  15. party chat
    Bang Bang Club Star Ryan Phillippe: Dead Photographers Are ‘Not the Only People Who Have Suffered’The premiere of a doc about war photographers debuts at a sad time.
  16. revolt like an egyptian
    McCain Lands in Libya, Calls Rebels ‘My Heroes’Leading hawk gets hawkier.
  17. revolt like an egyptian
    U.S. Drones Kill Twelve in PakistanThe same day they’re approved for use in Libya.
  18. awful things
    Photographer and Filmmaker Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya [Updated]Tim Hetherington and three other photographers were victims of a mortar attack in Misrata.
  19. revolt like an egyptian
    Britain and France Send Military Advisers to Libyan Rebels, Remind Everyone of VietnamCould this be Britain’s Vietnam?
  20. revolt like an egyptian
    Banks Have Trouble Freezing Qaddafi’s Assets Because They Can’t Spell His Name“Khadafy” is the only version we’re pretty sure is wrong.
  21. the donald
    Trump Still Trying to Make ‘I Would Take the Oil’ His CatchphraseBecause even he knows “show us the birth certificate” doesn’t have legs.
  22. revolt like an egyptian
    Qaddafi Using Internationally Banned Cluster Bombs on Civilians“We want weapons to fight ourselves.”
  23. revolt like an egyptian
    Obama Changes Position in Libya: NATO Will Now Stay Until Qaddafi Is Gone“So long as Qaddafi is in power, NATO must maintain its operations.”
  24. the donald
    You Really Have to Listen to Donald Trump Talk About Iraq“I always heard that when we went into Iraq, we went in for the oil. I said, ‘Eh, that sounds smart.’”
  25. revolt like an egyptian
    NATO Will Not Apologize for Bombing Libyan Rebels by Accident [Updated]NATO mistakenly thought they were Qaddafi tanks.
  26. revolt like an egyptian
    Atlantic Reporter and Three Others Captured by Pro-Qaddafi Forces in LibyaThis is bad news.
  27. revolt like an egyptian
    Qaddafi Tells Regime Officials: Now Yous Can’t LeaveAfter defections, Qaddafi puts guards on senior officials.
  28. revolt like an egyptian
    CIA Operatives Have Been on the Ground in Libya for WeeksThe U.S. also has a network of informants gathering intel.
  29. revolt like an egyptian
    Libyan Foreign Minister Arrives in Britain to DefectSomeone’s not counting mortars until they hit.
  30. revolt like an egyptian
    Reuters: Obama Secretly Authorized First Step Toward Covert U.S. Support for Libyan RebelsWe are so good at keeping secrets.
  31. revolt like an egyptian
    Should the U.S. Arm Libyan Rebels, Despite ‘Flickers’ of Al Qaeda Influence? [Updated]How to evade your own embargo.
  32. revolt like an egyptian
    Allied Leaders: We Won’t Stop Until Qaddafi’s OutWell, that’s an end point.
  33. words
    Comparing Word Clouds From ‘Why We’re at War’ SpeechesHow does the language in Obama’s speech compare to words used to explain why we were in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo?
  34. what other people think
    Obama’s Speech Answered Some Questions, Avoided OthersPolitical pundits and opinion columnists react.
  35. revolt like an egyptian
    Coalition Meets in London As Fiercest Battle Fought in Qaddafi’s HometownAmerican officials are still discussing arming the rebels.
  36. revolt like an egyptian
    Mother of Alleged Libyan Rape Victim Says Her Daughter Is Still Being HeldDespite the Libyan government’s claims they released her on Sunday.
  37. video
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: Obama Still ‘Making Policy on the Fly’When to get involved?
  38. revolt like an egyptian
    President Obama to Finally Explain Why We’re Bombing Another CountryWhat will he say in his not-quite-prime-time address tonight?
  39. revolt like an egyptian
    Five Men Arrested in Connection to Libyan Rape Allegations; Clinton Says ‘We’ve Prevented a Humanitarian Disaster’The latest news out of Libya.
  40. revolt like an egyptian
    Libyan Woman Escapes Capture to Tell Foreign Press of Her Gang Rape“I am not scared of anything. I will be locked up immediately after this. Look at my face. Look at my back.”
  41. photo op
    Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: International EditionProtesters in Sri Lanka burn effigies of Obama for killing Libyans.
  42. revolt like an egyptian
    NATO Takes Over Enforcement of ‘No-Fly Zone Plus’The “plus” is for civilian protection.
  43. early and awkward
    The Opposite of Whatever Obama Is Doing, Part IIFlorida congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen seems to have pulled a Newt-like flip-flop.
  44. revolt like an egyptian
    Qaddafi Plays Cat and Mouse With the Allies As Obama Faces More Questions [Updated]Donald Rumsfeld finds the military campaign “worrisome.”
  45. revolt like an egyptian
    The Plight of the Four Kidnapped Times Journalists, in Their Own WordsIf you have a few minutes today, you should read this incredible story.
  46. international intrigue
    President Obama Wisely Decides to Cancel Field Trip to Mayan RuinsThere are enough photos of Obama sightseeing in Latin America while bombs fall in Libya.
  47. revolt like an egyptian
    Allies Split Over Military Action in Libya, Obama Tries to Mend the GapFrance doesn’t want NATO to lead the mission.
  48. libya
    How They Came Up With ‘Odyssey Dawn’The method to the lameness.
  49. revolt like an egyptian
    The Daily Show Made an Infomercial for American InterventionThere’s something for every “catastro-tunity.”
  50. revolt like an egyptian
    Surprisingly, Getting Kidnapped by Libyan Government Forces Is Completely TerrifyingFour released ‘Times’ journalists tell their story.
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