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  • Libya: US May Arm Anti-Gaddafi Rebels

    03/24/2011 11:02:12 PM PDT · by Jim 726 · 31 replies
    Western diplomatic sources have confirmed to Sky News that the US is considering the legality of arming the Libyan rebels. One of the unintended consequences of United Nations' Resolution 1970 was to starve the rebels of the weapons they would need to take on Gadaffi. It requires all UN members to "immediately take the necessary measures" to prevent the supply or sale of weapons to the Libyan government - with no exemption for anti-Gaddafi forces. But Sky News now understands the US is looking at a legal framework to allow limited supplies of arms to the rebels, if they can...