Obama dispatches Hillary Clinton for international talks on Libya
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama condemned violence in Libya as outrageous and unacceptable and said he would dispatch Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Geneva for international talks aimed at stopping the bloodshed. He said he directed his administration to prepare a “full range of options” to pressure Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s regime to halt attacks against Libyans as violent clashes spread throughout the North African country. He said the options included possible sanctions that the U.S. could take with its allies as well as steps it might take by itself. Obama, with Clinton at his side, made the announcements Wednesday in his first public comments on the fierce unrest sweeping Libya in the aftermath of uprisings in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia. The week-old protests in Libya have been met by a far more brutal response from militiamen loyal to Read more: MSNBC













