After a strong request by the Arab League, supported by Britain , France and Lebanon , the U.N. Security Council on Thursday paved the way for international air strikes against Muammar al Gadaffi's forces, voting to authorise military action to protect civilians and impose a no-fly zone over Libya
The vote was 10-0 with five countries abstaining, being Russia and China (which have veto power in the council), along with India , Germany and Brazil
With so many other long-time dictatorial and oppressive regimes around the world, which however are not major oil producers, the motivation behind this step is questionable at least…
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