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Why is the United States entrenching the same kind of military detention system that Arab revolutionaries have given their lives to overthrow? Delete the scoop?
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.S.Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Libya's leaders on Saturday they faced a long, hard road in moving on from 42 years of one-man rule and uniting rival militias that still hold... Delete the scoop?
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There is revolution in the air in Libya but, when Tarik Kafala returned to the country he left as a child, he found some things barely changed. Delete the scoop?
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They helped smuggle weapons and ammunition to fighters during the revolution. Now, Libyan women have their own battle to fight - for empowerment, reports the BBC's Caroline Hawley. Delete the scoop?
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Before the calls come to commit US forces to an intervention in Syria, the Obama administration must take a hard look at what happened in Libya. The politically safe, low-risk, low-reward intervention in Libya shouldn’t be repeated in Syria. Delete the scoop?
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The country has never had a truly professional national army, and the struggling interim government’s effort to build one may be its most difficult and important task. Delete the scoop?
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OBARI, Libya (Reuters) - The chic black sweater and jeans were gone. So too the combat khaki T-shirt of his televised last stand in Tripoli. Delete the scoop?
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The Libyan information minister said Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent will be tried at home. Delete the scoop?
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Harvard University named a Libyan reporter killed by sniper fire as the recipient of a prestigious journalism award for risking his life to inform others. Delete the scoop?
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The soldiers, wearing beige camouflage uniforms and ID badges, were sent to serve as a buffer between rival gunmen. Delete the scoop?
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The problem with revenge is that it provokes further revenge, setting in motion of cycle of violence and counter-violence – the culture of vendetta. That is why the summarily violent death of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is a dangerous omen for Libya. Delete the scoop?
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AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Munitions stockpiles in eastern Libya remain for a large part unguarded, despite pledges by the interim government to secure the country's massive arsenal.The abundance of... Delete the scoop?
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Just because you think you know one of the Arab World's new Islamists doesn't mean you know them all. Delete the scoop?
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At a pre-wedding evening party in central Tripoli, a group of Libyan women sing traditional songs to the beat of a drum as they prepare to apply henna to the bride's hands and feet. Delete the scoop?
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The United Nations Security Council on Friday lifted sanctions on the Central Bank of Libya and the Libyan Foreign Bank. Delete the scoop?
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Protesters set up tent city in Benghazi and call for interim government to make its membership and voting decisions public... Delete the scoop?
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Thousands of refugees fleeing the escalating violence in Syria are seeking shelter in Libya, a country still recovering from its own civil war. Delete the scoop?
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Some of Libya's clans said on Wednesday they would not recognize the government, a day after the unveiling of a new cabinet revived regional and tribal rivalries which threaten the... Delete the scoop?
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LONDON (Reuters) - The chilling spectacle of Muammar Gaddafi's brutal end last month and the capture of his son Saif al-Islam this week, far from deterring Bashar al-Assad, seem to have energized him into... Delete the scoop?
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A day after the arrest of Gadhafi's son, fighters took Abdullah al-Senussi into custody; National Transitional Council promises both men will receive a fair trial. Delete the scoop?
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According to one aide, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had opportunities to join the rebellion against his father. Delete the scoop?
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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in Libya, military commanders said Saturday. Delete the scoop?
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A top Libyan official slammed Niger's offer of amnesty to one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, calling it a "challenge and provocation."... Delete the scoop?
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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Fighters who toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya's uprising will keep their weapons for now to aid in security, an Islamist commander said.Many are expected to leave... Delete the scoop?
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Once welcomed as liberators, Libya's rebel fighters are beginning to outstay their welcome in Tripoli. Delete the scoop?
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