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| Medvedev signs order backing Libyan rebels |
| 2011-08-15 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree backing the UN Security Council resolution that endorsed international military action against Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland... , the presidential press service said. Russia had abstained from voting on UN Resolution 1973, which imposed a no-fly zone over Libya and tightened sanctions on the North African country, when the measure was presented in March. Russia has been critical of the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... -led military operations in Libya, calling for a peaceful and political solution to the crisis. But the presidential decree, posted on the Kremlin's website, said Russia has now agreed to ban all flights to Libya in Russian air space with the exception of flights for humanitarian purposes or for making an emergency landing. In addition, Russian military ships have been allowed to inspect vessels in the open sea going to or from Libya, provided Russia has information about the military use of the vessels. The decree also bans all financial operations involving the assets belonging of Qadaffy and his family. It was not immediately clear why Medvedev signed the decree five months after Resolution 1973 was passed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 "grom, do you just filter out news that you don't like, or do you honestly believe that the reporters with the rebels are actually working out of a radio relay station in Honduras, relaying imagery from the same Burbank sound stages they used to fake the moon landings?" Ouch! Nice one Mitch :D |
| Posted by: Shakey Steve 2011-08-15 21:53 |
| #11 of course he would start backing them now. It's getting about time too decide who will get the future oil and military contracts when this thing is over. |
| Posted by: chris 2011-08-15 21:49 |
| #10 grom, do you just filter out news that you don't like, or do you honestly believe that the reporters with the rebels are actually working out of a radio relay station in Honduras, relaying imagery from the same Burbank sound stages they used to fake the moon landings? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-08-15 17:28 |
| #9 Ah, Mitch would you like to buy some shares in Brooklyn Bridge---I'll make you a good price. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-08-15 15:54 |
| #8 Uh, articles like this one and that one? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-08-15 15:47 |
| #7 The news for Gaddafi & Company are *bad* this weekend How do you figure? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-08-15 14:20 |
| #6 Oh, bullshit, grom, you know better. Putin is the bad cop, and Medvedev is the good cop. Putin struts about when it's useful to play the third-world authoritarian, and Medvedev comes out, rubbing hands and cringing when it's time to toe the Western line. The news for Gaddafi & Company are *bad* this weekend, so it's time to send Medvedev out to hop on the bandwagon. I'd compare this with the belated Russian involvement in the Kosovo War, wherein they piled in and took the provincial airport at the last moment. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-08-15 13:47 |
| #5 What did he say, "shoot the winners"? Because that's what I'd be tempted to do. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-08-15 11:51 |
| #4 Internal political struggles (Medvedev thinks he, not Puti, should be numero uno). |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-08-15 05:27 |
| #3 ION TOPIX > KIM JONG-IL SNATCH SCENARIO INCLUDED IN MILITARY EXERCISE. NEW MEDVEDEV ORDER > Kimmie = Uncle Muammar = Cold War-style SPETZNATZ KIDNAP OP??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-15 01:40 |
| #2 Proof positive we're once again in the WRONG CAMP! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-08-15 00:58 |
| #1 It was not immediately clear why Medvedev signed the decree five months after Resolution 1973 was passed. For the same reasons the USSR finally declared war on Japan. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-08-15 00:53 |