Premature to arm Libya rebels: White House

Premature to arm Libya rebels: White House
Washington (AFP) March 7, 2011 - The United States said Monday it was considering whether to arm the Libyan opposition but said it would be premature to do so now, amid rising pressure on the White House over the crisis. White House spokesman Jay Carney said US officials were seeking to learn as much as they could about Libyan opposition groups, but that offering weapons to opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi was only ... more