Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 1 March 2011


Battle for Libya Rages as Qaddafi Strikes Back

By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi's attacks used fighter jets, special forces and regular army troops in an escalation that brought Libya closer to civil war.

U.S. Readies Military Options on Libya

By MARK LANDLER and THOM SHANKER
The Defense Department repositioned warships, accelerating planning in case the president asks it to intervene, officials said.

In U.S.-Libya Nuclear Deal, a Qaddafi Threat Faded Away

By DAVID E. SANGER
The success of a joint American-British effort to eliminate Libya's capability to make nuclear and chemical weapons has never looked more important.