Obama directs $25M to support Libyan rebels
AP WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has prepared the expenditure of up to $25 million appearing in surplus government goods to support Libyan opposition groups and safeguard civilians threatened by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafis forces.The president issued the directive Tuesday to plea escritoire Robert Gates and escritoire of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama informed house of representatives of his decision very last week.Complete coverage: Anger inside the Arab worldQaddafi bringing up the rear unchangeable grip on Western Libya tooIn a memorandum to Gates and Clinton, Obama authorized so as to the money occur used in place of non-lethal merchandise and services to help the opposition, led by the midway citizen meeting inside Benghazi.The money may possibly not exist used to offer Libyan rebels broader assistance, as well as currency, weapons before ammunition. integrated participating in the assistance are medicinal materials, uniforms, boots, tents, not public defensive gear, radios and Halal meals, which are meals prepared according to Islamic tradition.