"The momentum shifted in favor of the regime....
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That's because Israel sent 50,000 mercenaries to murder rebels as the U.S. and the world dawdled.
Related:
Attacks force Libyan rebels from stronghold (By Anthony Shadid, New York Times)
My newspaper carried an AP piece.
"As the vote place, the window for action was closing....
Changed to:
The resolution also comes as rebel forces were reportedly on the brink of defeat....
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"UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly before its action that collectively, the actions send a strong message “that there is no impunity, that those who commit crimes against humanity will be punished.’’
Unless it's Israeli or AmeriKan crimes.
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And the quote I saw in my local paper, one the Boston Globe didn't print:
"After weeks of hesitation and divisions among his advisers, President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed military action against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, saying U.S. values and credibility are at stake to stop "the potential for mass murder" of innocents.
This is the SAME GUY who is POCKING the HILLS of PAKISTAN with Predator drone strikes?
The SAME GUY that EXCUSES or IGNORES ISRAEL'S CRIMES against Palestinians?
The same guy who leads a NATION that TORTURES?
The U.S. military, which is already stretched thin by two wars and an expanding effort to assist disaster victims in Japan, would take a supporting role, Obama said, with European and Arab partners in the lead....
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UPDATE:
"The United States announced its taking a leading role with the launch of "Operation Odyssey Dawn" on Saturday to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan population from sanguinary attacks of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
American and British submarines along with war-ships launched more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at more than 20 targets focusing on surface-to-air missile sites and radar detectors that are part of the Libyan military's air defense infrastructure, according to a senior defense official at the Pentagon....
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So much for the "it should take several days with others in the lead" lie (sigh).
Related:
Libya rebels gain arms, defectors
UN, individual countries take action against Khadafy regime
UK, Germany fly secret rescue missions into Libya
Khadafy’s jets, troops attack foes
US, Europe take more steps to pressure Libya
Before march against Tripoli, rebels need to muster support
Rebels consider seeking help against Khadafy
Libyan rebels push back assault on oil port
Desperation mounts at Libya’s borders as 180,000 flee
Gates warns of difficulties in trying to create a no-fly zone over Libya
Local consultants aided Khadafy
Khadafy’s grip remains strong in Tripoli
Khadafy’s forces assault rebels, protesters
Khadafy forces hit key city, lose port
Prepare for no-fly zone, says Kerry
Army attacks push back rebel advance in Libya
Libya bombs as West gives warning
$160m in aid sought for Libya
US-Libya defense deal was scuttled by unrest
Globe Editorial For now, US must resist call for no-fly zone over Libya
Libya rebels strain to find unity
Scott Brown urges caution on no-fly zone for Libya
David L. Phillips Intervention?
Battle in Libya continues raging on 2 fronts
UN looks into Libyan torture charges
Libyan rebels flee oil town in momentum shift
Missing Shi’ite cleric may be held in Libya
Libya faces new sanctions from Europe, US
Khadafy forces retake key Libyan city
Pressed by Khadafy forces, rebels claim advantage at night
Khadafy’s units hit opposition hard
Kerry asks UN to approve Libya no-fly zone
Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya
Obama threatens Khadafy with military action
Libyan forces say they will free four New York Times journalists
Analysts warn air strikes on ground forces will be dangerous
Globe Editorial US should let allies take lead in military action on Khadafy
Just wondering why anyone would want to read such contradictory, agenda-pushing rubbish anymore -- especially when you only get five free links from the Globe.
Army attacks push back rebel advance in Libya
Libya bombs as West gives warning
$160m in aid sought for Libya
US-Libya defense deal was scuttled by unrest
Globe Editorial For now, US must resist call for no-fly zone over Libya
Libya rebels strain to find unity
Scott Brown urges caution on no-fly zone for Libya
David L. Phillips Intervention?
Battle in Libya continues raging on 2 fronts
UN looks into Libyan torture charges
Libyan rebels flee oil town in momentum shift
Missing Shi’ite cleric may be held in Libya
Libya faces new sanctions from Europe, US
Khadafy forces retake key Libyan city
Pressed by Khadafy forces, rebels claim advantage at night
Khadafy’s units hit opposition hard
Kerry asks UN to approve Libya no-fly zone
Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya
Obama threatens Khadafy with military action
Libyan forces say they will free four New York Times journalists
Analysts warn air strikes on ground forces will be dangerous
Globe Editorial US should let allies take lead in military action on Khadafy
Just wondering why anyone would want to read such contradictory, agenda-pushing rubbish anymore -- especially when you only get five free links from the Globe.
Remember when file:
"Libyan capital still rocked by violence; Khadafy seeks to prove he’s still in control" by David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times / February 27, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya — A bold play by Moammar Khadafy to prove that he was firmly in control of Libya appeared to backfire yesterday as foreign journalists he invited to the capital discovered blocks of the city in open defiance of his authority.
Witnesses described snipers and antiaircraft guns firing at unarmed civilians. Many people said security forces were removing the dead and wounded from streets and hospitals, apparently in an effort to hide the mounting toll.
But when government-picked drivers escorted journalists on tours of the city yesterday morning, the evidence of the extent of the unrest was unmistakable. Workers were still hastily painting over graffiti calling Khadafy a “bloodsucker’’ and demanding his ouster. Just off the tour route were long bread lines where residents said they were afraid to be seen talking to journalists.
And though government forces dominated the city center — with heavily armed checkpoints staked out downtown while orange-suited cleanup crews were out in force around the central Green Square — there were signs of defiance in other neighborhoods, where the streets were blocked by makeshift barricades of broken televisions, charred tree trunks, and cinder blocks left over from protests and street fights....
At a stop in the working-class suburb of Tajoura, journalists stumbled into a block cordoned off by makeshift barriers where dozens of residents were eager to talk about a week of what they said were peaceful protests crushed by Khadafy’s security forces with overwhelming, deadly, and random force....
In some ways, the mixed result of Khadafy’s theatrical gamble — opening the curtains to the world with great fanfare, even though the stage is in near-chaotic disarray — is an apt metaphor for the increasingly untenable situation in the country.
The UN Security Council voted last night to freeze the assets of Khadafy and his five children, and to impose a travel ban on the family and 10 close associates.
The council also agreed 15 to 0 to refer Khadafy’s deadly crackdown on people protesting his rule to a war crimes tribunal for an investigation of possible crimes against humanity.
Now this is starting to smell like an agenda-pushing coup.
Just globalists taking advantage of the opportunity again.
Word from the blogs is the country will be split in two with Israel backing Khadafy and the Anglo-American interests gaining access to the eastern oil and gas fields.
President Obama said Khadafy has lost his legitimacy to rule and must step down immediately....
He's incredible. He really is.
There were unconfirmed reports yesterday that thousands of armed rebels from other regions of Libya were marching toward Tripoli. Rebels have already taken over and held the eastern half of the populous coast....
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"Chaos feared if Khadafy is ousted" by Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times / February 27, 2011
Translation: Israel doesn't want to lose another dictator.
CAIRO — Unlike neighboring Egypt and Tunisia, Libya lacks the steadying hand of a military to buttress a collapsing government. It has no Parliament, no trade unions, no political parties, no civil society, no nongovernmental agencies. Its only strong ministry is the state oil company. The fact that some analysts think the next government might be built atop the oil ministry underscores the paucity of options.
The worst outcome should the rebellion topple him is that of Afghanistan or Somalia: a failed state where Al Qaeda or other radical groups could exploit the chaos and operate with impunity.
But there are others who could step into any vacuum, including Libya’s powerful tribes, or a pluralist coalition of opposition forces that have secured the east of the country and are tightening their vise near the capital....
Probably the greatest insurance that Libya will not descend into Somalia-like chaos is its oil. Western powers cannot afford to sit by and watch such an important oil exporter disintegrate.
Meaning INVASION and OCCUPATION, dear Americans!!
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Also see: Foreign nationals are fleeing Libya in droves
