Chapter 93: In Which We Are Having a Thrilling Day.
We got the Nobel Peace Prize! :o It has been like fifty years since the previous time a Finn got any kind of a Nobel Prize, and now Ahtisaari surprises EVERYONE by winning. (He has been nominated a number of times, and everyone has been sort of laughing at the whole thing. Our Mara sure is adorable in his Donald Duck-like way, but... Looks like we
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The UN Security Council imposed the no-fly zone over Libya on March 17, along with ordering "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from Muammar Gaddafi's attacks on rebel-held towns.
The 28 NATO ambassadors met on Sunday to decide on further military plans in Libya.
The United States transfers command for a no-fly zone over Libya to NATO, while coalition forces will continue to protect civilian population from attacks by Gaddafi forces.
The military operation in Libya, codenamed Odyssey Dawn, has been conducted so far jointly by 13 states, including the United States, Britain and France.
NATO members decided on Thursday to assume responsibility for the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Libya, but could not agree on taking full command of all military operations in the country.
Meanwhile, leaders of the 27 European Union states on Thursday issued a statement saying the EU stood ready to assist in building a new Libya "in cooperation with the United Nations, the Arab League, the African Union and others."
MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti)
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