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The New York Times summarizes: In his first major address since ordering American airstrikes on the forces and artillery of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi nine days ago, Mr. Obama said the United States had the responsibility and the international backing to stop what he characterized as a looming genocide in the Libyan city of Benghazi. “I refused to wait for the …

No matter what the president does, Gingrich is against it.

The president of Bolivia and a high-ranking Russian politico have asked the Nobel committee to strip President Obama of his 2009 Peace Prize over the attacks on Libya. Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader and Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky released a statement today calling for the Nobel Prize Committee to take back the honour bestowed on US …

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, says Obama’s decision to attack Libya without approval from Congress is an impeachable offense. “President Obama moved forward without Congress approving. He didn’t have Congressional authorization, he has gone against the Constitution, and that’s got to be said,” Kucinich said in an interview with Raw Story. “It’s …

“No ground troops.” But there will be sanctions and probably within days, cruise missiles and drone attacks. Because two wars are not enough.

Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaffi just appeared on state television to declare that he will not step down and that he plans to “die here as a martyr.’ He described protesters who have carried out days of anti-government demonstrations as “rats”, adding: “This is my country and the country of our ancestors”. Speaking in a loud voice, Col Gadaffi has claimed …

The just-installed Libyan president of the United Nations, Ali Abdusalam Treki, told reporters at a press conference that he considers homosexuality to be “not really acceptable” after being asked about the recent UN resolution calling for its global decriminalization. Treki said: “That matter is very sensitive, very touchy. As a Muslim, I am not in favour of it . . …

In a humanitarian move, the UK has released the terminally ill man believed to have placed the bomb on Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270. The White House, which has urged Britain to keep al Megrahi behind bars, said it “deeply regrets” the decision. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill told a news conference …