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Egyptian warplanes 'bomb Libya's Islamists'

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Egyptian warplanes have reportedly begun bombing Benghazi targets in an attempt to pry Islamist militants away from strongholds in eastern Libya, AP reports, citing unnamed officials. It comes amid reports of a chemical storage tank bombed in the area. The strikes, which reportedly took place in Benghazi on Wednesday, have not been officially verified. However, they were confirmed by two unnamed Egyptian... 

McCain Says "National Security Team Recommended Arming ISIS"

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Freudian slip shows senator’s struggle to differentiate between terrorists he’s armed. Arizona Sen. John McCain made an interesting comment regarding the federal government’s policy towards the ISIS terrorist group Wednesday evening during an appearance on Fox News. At the 1:00 mark in the short clip with Greta Van Susteran, McCain mentions a meeting the President held with his national... 

Cheney says Hillary Clinton responsible for Benghazi Attack

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Dick Cheney, the former vice president and Darth Vader of the Bush regime, says former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should be held accountable for the incident in Benghazi. “She was secretary of state at the time that it happened,” Cheney told Fox’s Chris Wallace. “She was one of the first in Washington to know about it. I think she clearly bears responsibility for whatever the State... 

Dozens Of High Ranking Officers Being Purged From The U.S. Military

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Since Barack Obama has been in the White House, high ranking military officers have been removed from their positions at a rate that is absolutely unprecedented. Things have gotten so bad that a number of retired generals are publicly speaking out about the “purge” of the U.S. military that they believe is taking place. As you will see below, dozens of highly decorated military leaders have been... 

Libyan army deploys in and around Tripoli as violence escalates

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Libyan National Army’s soldiers patrol in Tripoli on May 3, 2013. Libya has deployed the army in and around the capital Tripoli to boost security following weeks of deadly violence. “Army units have been deployed in the capital and its suburbs to secure them during the Eid al-Fitr holiday (marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan) and thereafter,” the Libyan military said in a... 

Petraeus to testify in Senate Intelligence Committee

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Former CIA director David Petraeus Former CIA director David Petraeus is to testify this week in Congress regarding the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, says a Republican senator. John McCain had confirmed on Wednesday that the former general is to testify in several closed-door hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee this Thursday over the deadly September 11, 2012... 

Monsanto “War” Kills US Ambassador To Libya

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A stunning Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin today is claiming that the 11 September attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed American Ambassador John Christopher Stevens (1960-2012) was an act of terrorism led by an armed force of mercenaries linked to the shadowy Italian eco-terror group known as Il Silvestre. According to this report, the information... 

US prepares to strike Libyan militia suspected in Benghazi attack

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The US military and intelligence agencies are preparing to capture and kill militants involved in the attack on the US consulate in Libya, despite the Libyan government’s demand that no foreigners will fight on their country’s land. The top-secret Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is currently gathering information on the attack that killed a US ambassador and three other Americans, planning... 

US Ambassador to Libya killed in attack, Obama vows Revenge

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U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens is confirmed to have died in Tuesday’s conflict in the U.S. consulate building in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, Libyan officials said on Wednesday. Marine unit dispatched to secure U.S. consulate in Benghazi after deadly attacks. Hundreds of protesters, angered by an alleged U.S.-made movie that insults Prophet Mohammed, broke into the U.S.... 

Libya power transition: Who can stop the chaos?

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The interim authorities in Libya have handed over power to a nationally-elected assembly. But as numerous rival armed groups control most of Libya, the escalation of violence continues against a background of an increasingly divided nation. During a ceremony late on Wednesday in Tripoli, NTC chief Mustafa Abdul Jalil passed the reins to the oldest member of the assembly, Mohammed Ali Salim. Once it... 

Eastern Libya declares autonomy

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A Libyan holds a placard that reads in Arabic "No for dividing Libya. Libya is united and the capital is Tripoli," during a demonstration against federalism in the eastern city of Benghazi on March 5, 2012. Cyrenaica, the eastern region of Libya, has elected a regional congress and declared semi-autonomy from the capital Tripoli. The “blatant call for fragmentation” of the country was... 

Libyan Rebels Destroy WWII Commonwealth Cemetery in Benghazi

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The Benghazi cemetery before being destroyed Islamic extremists have attacked one of the Commonwealth war graves in Libya, a country holding the graves of Allied troops killed in World War Two. Here is the true face of the people NATO helped, desecrating and destroying Christian and Jewish head stones in the commonwealth war cemetery in Benghazi Libya these people are just savages. This was the Benghazi... 

Anarchy in Tripoli puts every man for himself

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Libya’s rebels have tasted the victory and reject their opponents’ proposal to negotiate a peace treaty, making final arrangements to finish the war by storming Gaddafi’s native city of Sirte, while the capital’s residents lay low anticipating chaos. ­The rebels in Libya have rejected the possibility of staging talks with Muammar Gaddafi. The National Transitional Council (NTC) says they... 

Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart

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Unsure: Libyan rebels retreat from the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi. Nato members are also fighting over who will take command of allied forces. * Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated * French propose a new political ‘committee’ to oversee operations * Germany pulls equipment out of NATO coalition over... 

US chopper shoots 6 villagers who welcomed Air Force F-15 crash pilots

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Crashed: Onlookers surround the wreckage of a U.S Air Force F-15E fighter jet after it crashed near the eastern city of Benghazi. Six Libyan villagers are recovering in hospital after being shot by American soldiers coming in to rescue the U.S. pilots whose plane crash-landed in a field. The helicopter strafed the ground as it landed in a field outside Benghazi beside the downed U.S. Air Force F-15E... 
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