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Plastic Surgeon: I Worked on Gadhafi's Face in 1995

Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro recalls 2am procedure, during which Moammar ate a burger

(Newser) - By 1995, Moammar Gadhafi had been in power for 25 years, and he was showing signs of age. But the Libyan leader, then 53, had a solution: plastic surgery. Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian plastic surgeon, was recruited and brought to Gadhafi's bunker around 2am early one January morning....

'Sheen' Used for Libya Psy-Ops
 'Sheen' Used for Libya Psy-Ops 
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Mar 25, 2011 6:21 AM CDT

'Sheen' Used for Libya Psy-Ops

Actor's name used as flight call sign

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen won't likely bring his " Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour to Libya, but military flights bearing his name are doing a tour of their own. A Dutch radio buff monitoring and tweeting military communications has discovered that Libya flights by an Air Force cargo plane configured to broadcast...

Coalition Split Over Libya Goals

No clear exit strategy in sight as strikes continue

(Newser) - The international coalition has succeeded in preventing Moammar Gadhafi's forces from crushing Libyan rebels, but it remains deeply divided over the mission's final goal. The allies have agreed to turn control of the no-fly zone over to NATO , but no consensus has emerged on how far they should go in...

NATO Takes Over No-Fly Zone in Libya

But that's all for now

(Newser) - After days of hard bargaining among its members, NATO agreed late today to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya—but not other military operations yet. The agreement, announced in Brussels by the alliance's secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will allow the United States to hand over command and control of part...

Same Nations Shelling Gadhafi Peddled Him Weapons

Before the uprising, France, UK, Italy and Russia all vied to make sales

(Newser) - Some of the very same European countries now leading the charge to destroy Moammar Gadhafi’s weapons were pushing each other out of the way to sell him those same weapons just months earlier, according to a survey of international arms sales. France, the UK, Russia, and Italy have all...

How US Firms Filled Gadhafi's Coffers

 How US Firms
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Mar 24, 2011 7:27 AM CDT

How US Firms Filled Gadhafi's Coffers

The US government helped them do it

(Newser) - In 2009, the Gadhafi regime called in 15 energy company executives and issued an ultimatum: Either they’d help pay Libya’s $1.5 billion bill for its role in the Lockerbie bombing, or their oil leases would face “serious consequences.” Some of the companies—including several based...

Fox Reporter Is Laziest I Ever Met: Writer

Steve Harrigan is 'noxious,' too, says Sacha Feinman

(Newser) - The Fox News reporter embroiled in a nasty spat with a CNN correspondent over a discredited story has been called the "laziest reporter I've ever met" by an aide. Steve Harrigan has been accused of inaccurately saying that Libyan officials used journalists as "human shields" during a press...

Gun-Toting News Anchor Vows to Defend Gadhafi

Libya newsreader says he'll fight to last drop of blood

(Newser) - Few would expect fair and balanced coverage from Libyan state TV, and one Al Libya anchor in particular certainly isn't claiming to be impartial. The newsreader began his broadcast brandishing a Kalashnikov rifle and vowing to defy rebels and defend Moammar Gadhafi to his last drop of blood, reports the...

Rumsfeld to Obama: Hey, Wars Have Consequences

He also faults president for having an unclear mission

(Newser) - Glass houses, alert: Donald Rumsfeld thinks the US intervention in Libya—or at least the way President Obama is going about it—is misguided. The former defense chief tells Politico that President Obama has presented a muddled set of goals, resulting in an unclear mission. The problem involves the international...

Gadhafi's Air Force Is Done: UK General

NATO still wrestling with logistics of military operation

(Newser) - Allies have knocked out Moammar Gadhafi's air force and can fly over Libya "with near impunity," says a senior British commander. They're now turning their attention to knocking back Gadhafi's tanks and ground forces with airstrikes, reports the BBC . Meanwhile, NATO still hasn't figured out how the military...

Biden's Old 'Impeach Bush' Speech Turned Against Him

... and toward his new boss

(Newser) - Churn through enough news sites today, and you're bound to come across a 2007 clip of Joe Biden promising to lead an impeachment of President Bush if he attacks Iran without getting the approval of Congress, notes Mediaite . It's leading to charges of Libya hypocrisy along these lines from Ed...

Why It's Called 'Odyssey Dawn'

The answer is ... kind of dull

(Newser) - What does the name “Odyssey Dawn” have to do with the military operations in Libya? Actually, not a thing, reports the Washington Post . “The goal is to create a name that has absolutely nothing to do with the activity of the region, so you could walk down the...

Is It Time to Revoke Obama’s Peace Prize?

Not until we revoke Arafat's, ElBaradei's, writes Allahpundit

(Newser) - In the wake of the US military intervention in Libya, Bolivian President Evo Morales thinks it's time to take back President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize . On Hot Air , Allahpundit begs to differ. Despite Morales' insistence that no Nobel Peace Prize winner should lead "a gang to attack and invade,...

Libya Frees 3 More Journalists
 Libya Frees 3 More Journalists 
Mar 23, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Libya Frees 3 More Journalists

Reporter and photographers were detained Saturday

(Newser) - The Libyan government today released three journalists captured last week near a key eastern city that has been a daily battleground between Moammar Gadhafi's forces and Libyan rebels, according to the AFP. Reporter Dave Clark and photographer Roberto Schmidt, both of whom work for AFP, and Joe Raedle, a Getty...

Libya Allies Bicker Over Who Will Lead

US calls 'not it'

(Newser) - The coalition policing Libya’s skies is facing an internal conflict, as well: it can’t agree on who will lead the effort going forward. The US is currently in charge, but President Obama has made it clear that he’d like to hand off control . But to who? The...

Friendly Libyans Injured in US Jet Rescue

Bombs dropped during mission to rescue downed airmen

(Newser) - The US military is facing questions over this week's mission to rescue two airmen following reports that several Libyan civilians were injured in the operation. The airmen ejected after their F-15 malfunctioned and landed in separate locations in rebel-held territory. Villagers claim shots were fired during one rescue and bombs...

Limbaugh: Obama and His Boys Are 'Sissies'

Gates, male liberals are 'the new castrati'

(Newser) - In a column for CNN, David Gergen wrote about how "ironic" it is that the advisers who "talked Obama into using force" against Moammar Gadhafi were all women. But Rush Limbaugh was not at all surprised by the fact that "leading male advisers were opposed." Referencing...

Slammed Fox Reporter on CNN Counterpart: Be a Man

He's dull and reporting is BS, Steve Harrigan says of Nic Robertson

(Newser) - The acrimonious feud between a Fox reporter and a CNN reporter covering the Libyan bombing operation is getting uglier by the day. Fox reporter Steve Harrigan lashed CNN's Nic Robertson as "dull," said his reporting was "bullshit," and impugned his masculinity. The conflict was triggered by...

No-Fly Zone Price Tag: $1B
 No-Fly Zone Price Tag: $1B 
Mar 23, 2011 1:41 AM CDT

No-Fly Zone Price Tag: $1B

How much allies will absorb remains to be seen

(Newser) - Just when it seemed the US couldn't afford to spend another penny on anything come estimates that the price of enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya could hit $1 billion within weeks. Coalition forces spent some $112 million in the first hour of the air assault, based on missile prices...

Gadhafi Vows Victory: 'I Am Here, I Am Here'

Obama has 'no doubt' allies will figure out next steps

(Newser) - Plenty of observers see the Libya conflict in the shorthand of Obama vs. Gadhafi (as much as the US president objects), and the two main players made fresh appeals today:
  • Gadhafi: In a 3-minute address on state television, he remained defiant, reports the BBC . "In the short term, we'll
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