According to Reuters and confirmed by an unnamed source in the United States government, several weeks ago President Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert help to the Libyan rebels. These CIA operations were meant to help the United States reach a military and political understanding of the situation in Libya.
These revelations come amidst more gains by the government forces. Today they seized Bin Jawad and Ras Lanuf from the opposition fighters. Al-Brega is expected to fall soon.
On a lighter note for the anti-Gadhafi crowed, long time aid and Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has defected from the Libyan government and arrived today in Britain. His resignation caught the world by surprise, the Deputy Foreign Minster did not know about his absence until asked for comment by reporters. Moussa Koussa is currently in talks with the British Government. He had been Intelligence Chief of Libya for fifteen years.
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