The capsizing of a rubber boat in the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Italy, costing as many as 900 lives has galavanized the EU to take action to stem the flow of migrants from war-torn Libya. In the long term, almost everyone agrees that some kind of political stability needs to be forged in Libya before the crisis can be made managable. But with two rival governments, several powerful tribal leaders, and hundreds of militias all vying for power and influence, no political solution appears possible for many months - perhaps years. In the meantime, 11,000 migrants, mostly from Libya, made it to Italy in the last 10 days. An untold number, estimated in the thousands, drowned trying to escape the carnage during the same period. Every day brings fresh news of tragedies at sea. The question of what to do about the humanitarian crisis is the subject being discussed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers today. Reuters: Solutions aired by ministers on their way into the...(Read Full Post)