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Washington – As US military operations in Libya have settled into a drawn out war, President Obama will look back on his own Ides of March moment where he announced Libya as his next target, carelessly dooming his chance for a second term in office. With reams of misinformation circulating on the Libyan war, coming from all sides, one has to ask, where is the truth? Based on the US government’s track record of lies, deceit and coverup, it’s unlikely to come from that direction. What was to be a limited military operation is now in its fourth month, and reports from the UK suggest the now-NATO-led war is running out of funds to operate much longer in the oil-rich nation. As civilian casualties mount in the Libyan conflict, the Arab League, instrumental in the days preceding the bombing campaign, is shifting gears. Amr Moussa, outgoing boss of the Arab League, recently told the Guardian: “When I see children being killed, I must have misgivings. That’s why I warned about the risk of civilian casualties.” In June, NATO admitted a missile missed its target and instead killed at least nine civilians, including children. Libyan officials claim 15 more civilians were killed in another NATO strike, a claim NATO denies. If Arab support for the war continues eroding, a likely scenario as civilians continue paying the price, western forces will only hasten a demise some saw coming before the first bomb lit up the Libyan night sky. Throw into the mix videos of hangings (you were warned) apparently taking place on Libyan streets and suggestively done by the hands of rebels backed by NATO, Britain, France and the US, and the world’s new order deserves its chaos. While YouTube may have a graphic content policy, the Democracy from Benghazi video can be viewed on the Facebook page of Global Civilians for Peace in Libya. So far. Britain’s announcement comes a day after France confirmed it has been supplying weapons to Libyan rebels. Col. Thierry Burkhard, a French military spokesman, said while airdropping water, food, and medical supplies to the rebels, weapons were also delivered. “During this operation, troops also airdropped arms and ammunition several times, including assault rifles, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades and launchers,” according to the Times. “We’ve protected thousands of people in Libya, we have not seen a single U.S. casualty, there’s no risks of additional escalation, the operation is limited in time and scope,” the president said during a lengthy news conference on Wednesday. It was merely a reiteration of his March justification for going to war in the first place. Adding insult to the ongoing quagmire the US currently finds itself in, another similarity between Bush and Obama has surfaced. Amnesty International, in an investigation of alleged mass rape and other human rights abuses which the US, NATO, government opposition in Libya, and of course, the media began touting in February as reason for war, has found no evidence of such atrocities and in some cases has discredited them, according to The Independent. Secretary of State Clinton, with her polished ability to fan flames, regardless of their location, said last week: “Rape, physical intimidation, sexual harassment, and even so-called 'virginity tests' have taken place in countries throughout the region,” The Independent reports. The virginity tests she referred to in countries throughout the region have been occurring in Egypt. The Libyan government has repeatedly called for a cease-fire in an attempt to negotiate a settlement, yet the US and NATO, once again in their testosterone-induced stupor, have left diplomacy off the table. The American people are growing increasingly tired of war and its sacred cash cow, a bloated military budget, yet all our president can talk about are his wealthy campaign donors. As if they’re listening.