BENGHAZI, Libya – A rebel military leader lashed out at NATO yesterday, saying that it was falling short in its mission to protect Libyan civilians. But the alliance said ruler Moammar Khadafy’s forces position heavy weapons in populated areas, preventing some airstrikes. Abdel-Fattah Younis, chief of staff for the rebel military and Khadafy’s former interior minister, said he was asking the opposition’s leadership council to take their grievances to the UN Security Council, which authorized force in Libya to stop government troops from wiping out the anti-Khadafy uprising that began Feb. 15. NATO forces “don’t do anything” even though the United Nations gave them the right to act, Younis…
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