Kadhafi ‘will prevail,’ top US spy warns
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WASHINGTON — America’s top spy warned Thursday that Moamer Kadhafi’s forces would “prevail,” even as the Obama government reached out to the Libyan opposition with direct talks and humanitarian aid.
US President Barack Obama was set to hold a press conference at 1615 GMT Friday to address issues such as rising oil prices as the world heaps pressure on Kadhafi and grapples for a response to the fighting on the ground.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will travel to the Middle East next week and meet senior anti-Kadhafi figures, said a plan aimed at establishing a no-fly zone over Libya will be presented to Nato on Tuesday.
“We are continuing to plan for the full range of possible options including a no-fly zone,” Clinton told a press conference, declining however to indicate who would present it..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110312com3.html
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