Libyan rebel spokesman tells Al Jazeera that rebel death count more than 8,000 # AFP: Plume of smoke seen in area of Colonel Gaddafi’s residence # Qaddafi Defiant As U.S., European Air Strikes Hit Libya http://bit.ly/evX4pj # Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya http://wapo.st/enOiV3 # French jets resume…

RT @Reuters: FLASH: Al Jazeera reports that western air strikes hit Libya’s Mitiga Air Base near Tripoli # More U.S. troops who sustain combat-related brain injuries could soon be eligible for the Purple Heart. http://bit.ly/eIQw85 # DOD Identifies Casualties http://1.usa.gov/gz8IsG http://1.usa.gov/f2DirM # http://1.usa.gov/f5745W #

Thousands Of Pakistanis Rally Against The U.S. http://bit.ly/gAdJ7y # COUNTING THE DAYS: U.S. military presence in Iraq: 2919 days; in Afghanistan: 3448 days # Thousands Rally In Iraq Against Bahrain Crackdown http://bit.ly/iiH63A # Pakistan Demanding U.S. Apology For Deadly Drone Strike http://bit.ly/flaltK # RT @AP_Mobile: Eight years after invasion, Iraq,…

Afghanistan: Taliban Talks Offer Best Hope for Stability in Kabul http://bit.ly/e4ARBS # Iraq Shi’ites rally against Saudi troops in BahrainIraq Shi’ites rally against Saudi troops in Bahrain http://reut.rs/hmbKHO # salon: How the ’80s programmed us for war http://bit.ly/fmphrz # Pakistan furore over American’s release http://j.mp/idDRxd # U.S. Drone Attack Kills…

Iran sets date for U.S. hikers 2nd trial session http://bit.ly/fh7V9e # In Afghanistan, U.S. shifts strategy on women’s rights as it eyes wider priorities http://wapo.st/gidQpp # foreignpolicy: Beating Back the Taliban; The Afghan surge has been a success. http://bit.ly/fawrjT # Despite democracy in Iraq, women actually losing freedoms http://bit.ly/fJh9E4 #…

Gen. David Petraeus reports ‘important but hard-fought progress in Afghanistan’ http://lat.ms/h6HXej # Bahrain showdown divides Iraqis on sectarian lines http://reut.rs/dI6jeq # Coalition Military Fatalities in Iraq: 4757; Afghanistan: 2366 – via http://icasualties.org/ # Pentagon Temporarily Blocks Video Sites http://bit.ly/hJdZzP # Gates sees progress in hard-hit Marine unit in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/dG4yii…

Riot erupts in Iraq prison, 15 wounded http://bit.ly/dIUrwU # At Least 8 Killed In Attack On Iraqi Army Base http://bit.ly/gamizg # Obama to meet with Afghanistan commander Petraeus http://bit.ly/fyNG2i # TIME: Will the Taliban Re-Take the Most Dangerous Place in Afghanistan? http://ti.me/edfFSl # Some 20,000 govt employees in Iraq, including…

Iraq Kurds protest, man tries to set himself ablaze http://bit.ly/ijOYxr # Suicide bomber kills Afghan police chief, 2 others http://bit.ly/gr6oLY # Gunmen Kill 7 Iraqi Soldiers http://bit.ly/hOL9ib # Iraq Crude Oil Exports to Turkey to Resume Within 24 Hours http://bloom.bg/h2Sery # NATO says 2 service members killed in bombing in…

Workshop for Philly-area journalists on the coverage of veterans’ issues http://bit.ly/hv2GnZ # U.S. Government Wins Access to Twitter Accounts of WikiLeaks Supporters http://bit.ly/fvPIKJ # Gains, Setbacks for Women’s Equality in Afghanistan, Bangladesh http://bit.ly/dIW3P6 #

Medvedev agrees for US military transit to Afghanistan via Russia http://bit.ly/hZixZL # Rep. Dennis Kucinich tries again to remove troops from Afghanistan http://bit.ly/f9vXyP # Viral post pits coverage of Sheen, fallen soldiers http://bit.ly/gTaa2Q #