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U.S. Constitution Title: [Overtaxed and poor the same ol' shit in America's continuing hemorrage] U.S. to send aid teams to rebel-held eastern Libya Tom Donilon emphasized that it would be a purely humanitarian mission that "can be in no way seen as a military intervention" and would be entering eastern Libya with the permission of the opposition. .."These are humanitarian assistance teams. They are not going in any way shape or form as military operations," he told reporters in a conference call on the situation in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier Thursday said she would meet with Libyan opposition leaders in the U.S., Egypt and Tunisia. Rebels opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's rule hold territory in eastern Libya and are fighting off a counter-attack by his forces based in western Libya and his stronghold in Tripoli. France on Thursday became the first country to recognize the rebels' governing council, and an ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy said his government was planning "targeted operations" to defend civilians if the international community approves. An official at Sarkozy's office said France would be sending an ambassador to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and receiving a rebel envoy in Paris. But there was no concrete sign of Western moves toward military assistance such as the no-fly zone that the rebels pleaded for as they retreated Thursday from Ras Lanouf , a key oil port. Taking back Ras Lanouf would be a major victory for Gadhafi, reestablishing his power over a badly damaged but vital oil facility and pushing his zone of control further along the main coastal highway running from rebel territory to the capital, Tripoli. NATO and the European Union held meetings Thursday to discuss the implementation of a no-fly zone over Libya. NATO said it could react quickly to any decision, but sounded a note of caution. "If requested and if needed we can respond at very short notice. There are a lot of sensitivities in the region as regards what might be considered foreign military interference," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Sky News. More world news U.S. to send aid teams into eastern Libya The U.S. will soon send disaster relief teams into rebel-held eastern Libya, President Obama's national security adviser said, as Britain and France moved to recognize the rebels as a legitimate government. Full story The White House Wednesday defended its response to the turmoil in Libya, insisting it had taken dramatic action and rejecting criticism that it had been too cautious. The administration on Thursday cut ties with Libya's remaining representatives in the U.S., though the move falls short of completely severing diplomatic relations. "There has never been a situation where the international community, with leadership by the United States, has acted as quickly as it has to respond to this kind of situation," spokesman Jay Carney said. Russia and China, permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, are cool to the idea of a no-fly zone. Russia said in a statement Thursday that it was banning all weapons sales to Libya. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned world powers against meddling in Libya's affairs, calling such involvement "unacceptable". The report followed a meeting between Portugal's foreign minister, Luis Amado, and Gadhafi's envoy in Lisbon. The source told Publico that the message had to be taken with caution as it was given in response to Amado's proposals for a cessation of hostilities against the rebels and a peaceful change of power. "The emissary of the Libyan leader told Amado that Tripoli would accept 'to begin a negotiations process for a transition'," Publico said. "It is too early, however, to evaluate the real intention of this message and to what extent it is not just a circumstantial declaration ... the message was not presented at the start of the meeting," it said. What does it mean? More taxes as America continues a trend into the affairs of other countries. You are poor because of this international intrigue.
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