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"How would Americans feel if films insulting the pope or Abraham Lincoln were produced?" - Zawahiri

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.12.2012 8:53 AM

Obama Condemns Killing of U.S. Ambassador in Libya

White House statement says "all necessary resources" will be provided to U.S. staff in Libya

Reason Staff | 9.12.2012 8:40 AM

Gingrich: Attacks on U.S. Embassies in Libya, Egypt "exactly like 1979 in Iran"

The 11th anniversary of 9/11 saw demonstrations at U.S. Embassies in Muslim countries around the world, including ones in Libya and Egypt that turned violent

Ed Krayewski | 9.12.2012 8:09 AM

U.S. Ambassador, At Least 3 Others, Killed in Libya

Demonstrators stormed the compound

Reason Staff | 9.12.2012 7:00 AM

U.S. Consulate Employee Killed at Libya Protest

According to Libyan government reports

Reason Staff | 9.11.2012 8:28 PM

Qaddafi Son to Leave Niger for South Africa, Avoid Extradition

Niger has refused to send Saadi Qaddafi to Libya and he is reportedly now headed for South Africa

Reason Staff | 9.7.2012 1:00 PM

Saif al-Islam Qaddafi Trial May be Delayed for Interrogation of Libya Ex-Spy Chief

The trial for war crimes of Col. Qaddafi's son is set to begin next month

Reason Staff | 9.6.2012 10:26 AM

Ex-Qaddafi Spy Chief to be Tried in Libya for Lockerbie Bombing

Being questioned after extradition from Mauritania

Reason Staff | 9.6.2012 9:21 AM

Mauritania Extradites Libya Spy Chief

Qaddafi's former right hand man returns to Libya

Reason Staff | 9.5.2012 11:30 AM

Libyan Spy Chief is Extradited From Mauritania

Abdullah al-Senussi is wanted by the Libyan government and the International Criminal Court

Reason Staff | 9.5.2012 9:50 AM

Gaddafi's Son to Face Trial

Saif Al-Islam is scheduled to be tried in September

Reason Staff | 8.21.2012 1:18 PM

Moammar Gadhafi's Son Faces Trial in Libya

Decision defies International Criminal Court

Reason Staff | 8.20.2012 4:08 PM

Libyan Fighters Join Rebels in Syria

Vetrans of Libya's uprising have arrived in Syria to help train and organise the rebels.

Reason Staff | 8.14.2012 8:04 AM

New Libyan President is a Former Gadhafi Opponent

Mohammed el-Megarif received one hundred and thirteen votes in the two hundred seat Libyan Assembly.

Reason Staff | 8.10.2012 9:24 AM

Elected Government Assumes Power in Libya

The former rebel government handed over control of Libya to its elected National Assembly today

Reason Staff | 8.9.2012 7:23 AM

Is Obama's Presidency More Imperial Than Bush's?

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2012 4:44 AM

Arab Spring Update: Freedom House's Arch Puddington on How 2012 Will Be Like 1989

Matt Welch and Joshua Swain | 7.7.2012 3:30 PM

ICC Lawyer States Obvious: Qaddafi Son Can't Get Fair Trial in Libya

Ed Krayewski | 7.6.2012 2:41 PM

Islamists Destroying Mosques and Graves in Timbuktu

Ed Krayewski | 7.2.2012 2:08 PM

NATO Comes to Chicago

NATO's summit this weekend in the Windy City will produce a lot of hot air, but what the aging alliance really needs is a douse in cold water.

Ed Krayewski | 5.18.2012 4:30 PM

Andrew Rosenthal: Obama Is Better Than Bush Because His Abuses of Executive Power Are Necessary

Jacob Sullum | 4.26.2012 12:35 PM

Mali Collapse: Libyan Blowback Edition

Ed Krayewski | 4.6.2012 10:45 AM

More Unintended Consequences from Libya: Gaddafi Allies on the Warpath in Mali

Nick Sibilla | 3.12.2012 4:20 PM

Reasons for Donating to Reason's Webathon, Day 2: Seeing the "Bull" in Modern-Day Bull Mooses

Matt Welch | 12.7.2011 10:45 AM

Gaddafi Snuff Footage

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.20.2011 3:30 PM

War Counsel

Obama shops for Libya advice that lets him ignore the law.

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2011 7:00 AM

Dean Screams for Drones

Matt Welch | 8.25.2011 5:17 PM

Anne-Marie Slaughter's End Zone Dancing and Situational Constitutionalism*

Matt Welch | 8.25.2011 12:29 PM

Liberating Libya

Presidential presumption and congressional cowardice lift the limits on military intervention.

Jacob Sullum | 8.24.2011 7:00 AM

What Next for Libya? Various Opinions on the Future of a U.S.-Backed Civil War

Mike Riggs | 8.22.2011 2:12 PM

Libya, End Zone Taunting, and the Success Curse

Matt Welch | 8.22.2011 1:52 PM

Does Toppling Qaddafi Make U.S. Involvement in Libya Legal?

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2011 12:02 PM

Is a Streamlined Legislature the Answer to an Overbearing Executive?

Jacob Sullum | 8.1.2011 5:44 PM

Obama's Koh-Dependent Defense of His Nonwar

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2011 5:11 PM

Hillary Clinton, to Libya War Critics: "Whose side are you on?"

Matt Welch | 6.24.2011 9:27 AM

War Counsel

Obama shops for Libya advice that lets him ignore the law.

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2011 7:00 AM

Harold Koh Is the Gollum of Foggy Bottom

What Obama's undeclared war in Libya reveals about the corrupting effects of power

Gene Healy | 6.21.2011 10:30 AM

It's Not the Oil, Stupid

Humanitarian concerns are driving America's involvement in Libya

Shikha Dalmia | 6.21.2011 7:00 AM

Obama's War in Libya

Damon Root | 6.17.2011 9:10 AM

Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on How Altruism Is Driving Our War in Libya

Reason Staff | 6.16.2011 9:48 AM

Republican Foreign Policy: Backing Away from Bushism?

Jesse Walker | 6.15.2011 10:40 AM

SecDef Gates: Old Europe's Lack of Participation in America's Global Policework Is "Unacceptable"

Matt Welch | 6.10.2011 10:32 AM

WSJ Pooh-Poohs "Kucinich Republicans" & Other Congressfolks Who Have Read the Constitution…

Nick Gillespie | 6.6.2011 8:28 AM

Toothless Congress Gripes About Lawless War

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.3.2011 5:47 PM

Planet Burma

No, global freedom isn't in a free-fall.

Jesse Walker | 6.3.2011 12:00 PM

Libya: NATO Takes Lead, Americans Do 65% of Work

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.26.2011 11:38 AM

Illegal War? Congress Doesn't Care

Capitol Hill still hasn't authorized Obama's war in Libya.

Gene Healy | 5.25.2011 10:30 AM

Obama: "It has always been my view that I should ask for proper authorization after the period specified by law"

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2011 2:06 PM

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