There appears to be some urgency to this State Department advisory that US citizens leave Libya "immediately." They previously recommended no travel outside of Tripoli and that Americans should exercise "extreme caution" when moving about. Associated Press: "U.S. citizens currently in Libya should exercise extreme caution and depart immediately," the department said in a statement. The department in December warned U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Tripoli, and against any travel outside the Libyan capital. Since then a renegade Libyan general has launched a military offensive against Islamists and their allied militias in Libya, which has been plagued by lawlessness since the death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Also Tuesday, U.S. defense officials said the Navy warship USS Bataan had moved into the Mediterranean Sea and could be used, if needed, for any possible evacuation of American personnel from Libya. The...(Read Full Post)