What chance of the UN approving a Libyan no-fly zone?
Gary Gibbon considers the prospects for the British-sponsored resolution that calls for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya which is now under discussion at the UN Security Council.
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Gary Gibbon considers the prospects for the British-sponsored resolution that calls for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya which is now under discussion at the UN Security Council.