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Stalemate in Libya. NATO strikes fail to tip the balance. (Part 2)

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As urban warfare in Misrata claims 60 lives a day, former French diplomat Patrick Haimzadeh argues that NATO airstrikes in Libya were a bad idea.

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  • Vivianne WALT, Time Magazine contributor.
  • Clovis CASALI, France 24 Reporter.
  • Patrick HAIMZADEH, author in French of “Ghaddafi’s Lybia”.

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