TRIPOLI – The United States and other foreign governments discussed military options for dealing with Libya on Monday as Muammar Gaddafi scoffed at the threat to his goverment from a spreading popular uprising. With government forces massing to try to take back strategic coastal cities from rebels, the United States said it was moving US naval and air forces closer to Libya. US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Washington was in talks with its NATO partners and other allies about military options. British Prime Minister David Cameron said his government would work to prepare for a “no-fly” zone in Libya to protect the people from attacks by Gaddafi’s forces. Gaddafi himself…
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