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    France, Italy and Britain Send Advisors to Aid Libyan Rebels

    The UN Security Council resolution on Libya prohibits other countries from putting “boots on the ground.” Now the failure of air-strikes to counter Moammar Gadhafi's forces has led Britain, France and Italy to send military liaison officers to advise and train an increasingly desperate opposition.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The UN Security Council resolution on Libya prohibits other countries from putting “boots on the ground.” Now the failure of air-strikes to counter Moammar Gadhafi's forces has led Britain, France and Italy to send military liaison officers to advise and train an increasingly desperate opposition. Mark Leon Goldberg is Managing Editor of UN Dispatch.

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    Resistance to Antibiotics
    1. 0:00France, Italy and Britain Send Advisors to Aid Libyan RebelsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Food Safety and Antibiotics for Healthy Farm Animals
    3. 39:48Three Cups of Tea or Three Cups of Deceit?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mark Leon Goldberg

      UN Dispatch

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Resistance to Antibiotics
    1. 0:00France, Italy and Britain Send Advisors to Aid Libyan RebelsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Food Safety and Antibiotics for Healthy Farm Animals
    3. 39:48Three Cups of Tea or Three Cups of Deceit?
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