Q: Who is supplying the weapons to the rebels in Libya or Egypt?
—Robert Strickland, Atlanta
A: U.S. and European intelligence officials say the rebels have weapons "looted from the Libyan government's own arsenals," according to Reuters.com. "Some units of Libya's largely conscripted army either refused to fight for Gaddafi or defected to the rebels, taking their arms with them. The rebels mostly have small arms, but the International Institute for Strategic Studies says they also have surface-to-air missiles, multiple-launch rocket systems, heavy machine guns and mortars, although the more sophisticated the weaponry, the less competent the rebels appear to be at operating it," the news service reported. Reuters also noted that Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states such as Qatar had been "eager to provide" the weapons, but unrest within their own borders have taken their attention.
Q: Are the buzzards continuing to return to Hinckley, Ohio, every year – when and has the number remained the same? How long do they stay?
—Martha Hunt, Hoschton
A: The buzzards have been coming to Hinckley Reservation's Buzzard Roost, in the Cleveland Metroparks, since 1957. Amanda Pfahl, president of the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce, told Q&A on the News that some of them always arrive on March 15 (known as Buzzard Sunday). Every year it's a different number, ranging from a couple to as many as 30 buzzards, depending on the weather, she said. A larger number of buzzards, who fly to Kentucky for the winter, typically arrive when it's warmer.
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