Right now, the U.S., the French, the Brits, along with several other European countries—Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy—are carrying out a military attack on Libya without support from either Arab or African forces.
Since the bombardment began, which of course has gone way beyond a no-fly zone, as according to the U.N. resolution, the African Union has tried to send a delegation to Libya to begin negotiations between the two sides. The U.N. refused to give them permission. It’s not clear who was in that position of authority to authorize or not authorize – and in this case, refuse to authorize – the African Union delegation from going to Libya.
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