Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels (Reuters)

Reuters by Mark Hosenball | Mar. 30, 2011 (Breaking News)

Reuters - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: War, Africa, Middle East, U.S. Military, U.S. White House, Obama Administration, National Security Agency, NATO, Libya
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Mar 30, 2011 - 3:53 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Samuel W. Velsor IV (review), Randy Morrow (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Mar 30, 2011 - 4:01 PM PDT
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Mar. 30, 2011

No surprise here, kind of amazed there had not already been a "Finding" issued and approved. After hearing Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has found a country to escape to I fully support this move; further bet this will be a big kick of for the new military Command - Special Ops Aviation Unit.

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