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Africa North
McCain urges recognition for Libyan 'heroes'
2011-04-23
Senator John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
, one of the strongest proponents in the US congress of American military intervention in Libya, has called on Washington to recognise Libyan rebels' transitional council as the true voice of the Libyan people and transfer frozen assets to them.

McCain also called for NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants...
to step up its air campaign and said Western allies should provide rebels with training, weapons and command-and-control activities to help overthrow Muammar Qadaffy, Libya's longtime leader.

"I would encourage every nation, especially the United States, to recognise the transitional national council as the legitimate voice of the Libyan people," McCain said, speaking to news hounds in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Friday.

"They have earned this right and Qadaffy has forfeited it by waging war on his own people."

McCain, believed to be the most senior Western politician, and the first from the United States, to visit Benghazi since the conflict broke out in late February, made the trip to Libya on his own.

An aide said he met rebel leaders including finance chief Ali Tarhouni and armed forces head Abdel Fattah Younes.

McCain also said he was worried the battle between Qadaffy's troops and rebel forces was reaching a stalemate that could "open the door to radical Islamic fundamentalism".

Rebels 'my heroes'

The US senator's arrival came close on the heels of the US president approving the use of armed drones in Libya against ground forces for the first time since America handed over the military operation to NATO.

Al Jizz's Mike Hanna, reporting from Benghazi, says broader recognition "gives the transitional council a legal standing which it does not at the moment enjoy" along with "extra finance" and "greater political authenticity within Libya itself".

"If the council is recognised as the authentic voice of the Libyan people, then they could receive those funds that have been frozen abroad from the Qadaffy regime," he said.

McCain also denied concerns about the possibility of myrmidon or al-Qaeda elements fighting alongside the pro-democracy forces, telling Al Jizz "they [opposition fighters] are my heroes".
Posted by:Fred

#5  Attention 'Ho. When I saw on the ballot our choices for President, and the Alaska choices for Senator, I just knew that were in trouble. You want a graveyard spiral into the ground or do you want to auger in? Those were my thoughts.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-04-23 14:14  

#4  Please retire and go out to pasture, John. The country thanks you for your service and is now finding out you are a grade "A" dipshit too. Please just go away.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-04-23 10:11  

#3  "go home John. you have used up the goodwill and respect that your service entitled you to and have become a national embarrassment."

Yup, could not even make a stand up challenge to obama. He ran a dirty campaign in his home state, he just gets worse and worse. I am sick of him personally.
Posted by: newc   2011-04-23 09:33  

#2  Media Whore Reassures Obama Voters They Made the Right Choice
Posted by: regular joe   2011-04-23 08:48  

#1  They have some footage showing these 'Heroes' taking care of a prisoner over at Weasel Zippers.

they give him the Nick Berg treatment while the crowd goes apeshit complete with a surge to the front and chants of 'allan snackbar'

go home John. you have used up the goodwill and respect that your service entitled you to and have become a national embarrassment.
Posted by: abu do you love   2011-04-23 00:39  

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