Obama still ordering air strikes in Lybia

Huffington Post - U.S. fighter jets have continued to strike inside Libya even after the United States turned the mission over to NATO last week, Pentagon officials disclosed for the first time Wednesday.

Eleven U.S. fighter jets were assigned to NATO for the Libya mission and kept conducting combat operations after the U.S. handed over control of the Libya mission to NATO on April 4, the Pentagon said.

The revelation triggered questions because U.S. military officials have said consistently that American fighter jets would only conduct strikes in Libya if NATO makes a special request and it is approved by top Pentagon leaders. Read more.