“We’re Witnessing the Violent Lashings of a Dying Beast”: Libyan Novelist Hisham Matar on Gaddafi’s Brutal Crackdown in Libya; “People Have Finally Found Their Voice”: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Egypt After Mubarak; Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan, Straining U.S.-Pakistani Relations.
Today’s Headlines
* Gaddafi Issues Defiant Address; Death Toll Remains Unknown
* U.N. Security Council Calls on Libya to End Violence
* 2 Killed in Yemen Protests
* Tens of Thousands Rally in Bahrain
* U.S. Ignored Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain
* Report: Admin Reviews Weapons Sales, Military Aid
* Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill in Ohio; Indiana Dems Flee State
* Hundreds Protest Teacher Layoffs in Idaho
* Georgia Measure Calls for Investigating Miscarriages
* Pirates Kill 4 U.S. Hostages Near Somalia
* Citizen’s Arrest Attempted on Israeli FM in Belgium
* Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor
* FBI Sued for Spying on California Mosque