White House Plays Down Concern About Libyan Rebels’ Possible Terror Links
Washington (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration on Monday was reluctant to voice concern about terrorist infiltration of the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi, even though a 2007 West Point study found that Libya accounted for one of the largest per-capita contributions to the foreign insurgency in Iraq. Some critics have raised doubts about the wisdom of helping an opposition whose makeup, ideology and goals are not well understood.

Russia, China Accuse West of Exceeding U.N. Resolution, Making Libya Crisis Worse
(CNSNews.com) – Having chosen neither to endorse nor block the Security Council resolution authorizing military intervention in Libya, Russia and China are continuing to snipe from the sidelines, voicing growing frustration over a mission they say has overstepped its mandate. The operation is threatening a new rift between NATO and Moscow, which has long viewed the transatlantic alliance with suspicion.

Susan Rice: Obama Administration Has Not Ruled Out Military Support for Libyan Rebels
(CNSNews.com) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says the Obama administration has not ruled out military support for the Libyan rebels. Rice, appearing on the morning news shows Tuesday, listed the “non-military means at our disposal” to oust Gaddafi. Rice said it’s up to the Libyan people to decide how and when Gaddafi departs, admitting it “may not happen overnight.”

Argentina Reportedly Dropping Its Probe Into Iranian-Linked Terror Attack to Improve Trade With Iran
(CNSNews.com) – Five years after judicial authorities in Argentina issued arrest warrants for senior Iranians linked to two deadly bombings in Buenos Aires, controversy has erupted over claims that the South American country has quietly offered to drop the case in order to improve economic ties with Tehran. The allegations are threatening to spark a diplomatic row between Argentina and Israel, which was the main target of the attacks.

Border Patrol Union Say Napolitano Projects ‘False Sense of Security’ About U.S.-Mexico Border
(CNSNews.com) – Despite Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s assertion that “the border is better now than it ever has been,” the union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents said her comments are “wrong and give citizens a false sense of security.”