February 26, 201115 yr BBC Reporting that Two RAF Hercules C-130 Aircraft have landed and rescued 150 Briton & Foreign Nationals from the desert south of Benghazi, Well Done RAF! Link to BBC Story
February 27, 201115 yr At last some real news, Al Jazeera supporting the possible new Libyan Government: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2...2915408866.html In relation to the comment: Aujali, a veteran Libyan diplomat, praised Abdel Jalil."He is a very honest man. He was in charge of the justice issue in the eastern part of Libya when the regime asked him to hang an innocent Libyan citizen and he refused," Aujali said. I remember in Spain, a lot of years ago, that was not an realistic answer against Franco rule (Or against the Gadaffi desires, in our case), you as Judge perhaps can don't condemn a person, but you must reseign your official job. I suspect that description of Abdel Jalil as an honest man can be something untrue ...
February 28, 201115 yr Well looks like military options are being prepped, David Cameron saying that the UK is consulting with "allies" over a possible no-fly zone and reports that a Department of Defense Spokesman has said that US Naval and Air Assets are being repositioned including the USS Enterprise carrier group which has been ordered back into the Red Sea just a few weeks after leaving the Mediterranean for the CENTCOM region for a 6 month deployment.
February 28, 201115 yr Its probably a very good thing that proposed arms deals (including, at one point, Rafales) did not go through in the wake of the Lockerbie settlement and 'normalization' of relations.
February 28, 201115 yr Perhaps another player in Libya was or is Iran, don't forget to read the comments: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-iran...bases-in-libya/
March 1, 201115 yr Author Its probably a very good thing that proposed arms deals (including, at one point, Rafales) did not go through in the wake of the Lockerbie settlement and 'normalization' of relations. You can say that again.
March 1, 201115 yr Author BBC: Libyans sent a plane with two pilots to Malta to fly those Mirages back. Malta refused to let the plane land.
March 2, 201115 yr Its probably a very good thing that proposed arms deals (including, at one point, Rafales) did not go through in the wake of the Lockerbie settlement and 'normalization' of relations. You can say that again. I dunno ... you always like to see your opponents poorly equipped, of course, but the people using the gear are a lot more important. Having MiG-29s didn't do anything for the Iraqis, after all.
March 2, 201115 yr Looks like everyone is getting cold feet on a no-fly zone with just Prime Minister Cameron remaining steadfastly behind it, I have have to say I support him, we've sat back too many times and watched a tyrant murder his own people. When we know that its happening how can the world sit by and watch? I hope Cameron goes ahead and does it by himself someone needs to help the Libyan people defend themselves. On another note the Telegraph is reporting this morning that the SAS are likely to be called upon to secure Gaddafi's remaining Mustard Gas stockpiles.
March 2, 201115 yr Author The loyalists launched a counter-attack against Brega; it's not clear who is control there.
March 2, 201115 yr The loyalists launched a counter-attack against Brega; it's not clear who is control there. It seems to be heating up a little, the pro-Gadaffi forces seem to have been posted missing over the last week retreating into their strongholds but they do now seem to be trying to regain control of some areas, this could get messy.
March 3, 201115 yr Perhaps another player in Libya was or is Iran, don't forget to read the comments:http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-iran...bases-in-libya/ Is it just me or am I finding all these 'people's revolutions' happening at the same time more than a coincidence? Enterprise was supposed to go to the Gulf and now Vinson is stuck there while Enterprise cruises the Red Sea waiting for something to happen in Libya. Yesterday I just got word that the US is ferrying an additional 400 Marines to USS Kearsage now somewhere between Cyprus and Libya. Anyone else notice that the big players like Syria and Iran are not having these kind of difficulties? Later D
March 3, 201115 yr Author Perhaps another player in Libya was or is Iran, don't forget to read the comments:http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-iran...bases-in-libya/ Is it just me or am I finding all these 'people's revolutions' happening at the same time more than a coincidence? Enterprise was supposed to go to the Gulf and now Vinson is stuck there while Enterprise cruises the Red Sea waiting for something to happen in Libya. Yesterday I just got word that the US is ferrying an additional 400 Marines to USS Kearsage now somewhere between Cyprus and Libya. Anyone else notice that the big players like Syria and Iran are not having these kind of difficulties? Later D It's called the "domino effect"; like 1989, only far more violent. Iran is having problems with demonstrations against the regime. Syria is quite though.
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