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| Gaddafi troops raping, issued Viagra , report |
| 2011-04-29 |
| The U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday that troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were increasingly engaging in sexual violence and some had been issued the impotency drug Viagra, diplomats said. Several U.N. diplomats who attended a closed-door Security Council meeting on Libya told Reuters that U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice raised the Viagra issue in the context of increasing reports of sexual violence by Gaddafi’s troops. “Rice raised that in the meeting but no one responded,” a diplomat said on condition of anonymity. The allegation was first reported by a British newspaper. Pfizer Inc’s drug Viagra is used to treat impotence. Diplomats said if it were true that Gaddafi’s troops were being issued Viagra, it could indicate they were being encouraged by their commanders to engage in rape to terrorize the population in areas that have supported the rebels. That would constitute a war crime. Several diplomats said Rice provided no evidence for the Viagra allegation, which they said was made in an attempt to persuade doubters the conflict in Libya was not just a standard civil war but a much nastier fight in which Gaddafi is not afraid to order his troops to commit heinous acts. “She spoke of reports of soldiers getting Viagra and raping,” a diplomat said. “She spoke of Gaddafi’s soldiers targeting children, and other atrocities.” RAPE AS WEAPON? Rice’s statement, diplomats said, was aimed principally at countries like India, Russia and China, which have grown increasingly sceptical of the effectiveness of the NATO-led air strikes, which they fear have turned the conflict into a protracted civil war that will cause many civilian deaths. Most council members, diplomats said, had expected Gaddafi’s government to collapse quickly. They said the frustration felt by India, Russia and China would likely grow if the war dragged on. The use of rape as a weapon during wartime has received increasing attention at the United Nations. Last year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed a special envoy on sexual violence during armed conflict, Margot Wallstrom. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 But suppose this is propaganda to justify whatever the next step is? Waco, on an international scale? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-04-29 23:19 |
| #7 Or even if they do see her. Regardless of species! |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-04-29 20:44 |
| #6 Y'all are missing the key point: Gaddafi's men can't rape normal females without the aid of chemicals. Why, it's worse than having one's mustache shaved off!! Were I head of Gaddafi's troops, I would immediately indignantly deny the Viagra accusation, insisting that my men are perfectly capable of rape without even so much as seeing the girl involved. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-04-29 20:06 |
| #5 Should read as: "then suppose Samantha Power's doctrine is invoked, known as..." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-29 18:57 |
| #4 Several diplomats said Rice provided no evidence for the Viagra allegation, which they said was made in an attempt to persuade doubters the conflict in Libya was not just a standard civil war but a much nastier fight in which Gaddafi is not afraid to order his troops to commit heinous acts. Maybe true. Gadaffi is not a nice guy--he's capable. But suppose this is propaganda to justify whatever the next step is? And then suppose Samantha Power's doctrine known as the “Responsibility to Protect,” which encourages the international community to further intervene in a sovereign country’s internal affairs — with military force if necessary — in order to thwart genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, or ethnic cleansing. What’s the next step? Takedown of Gadaffi? The Libyan Rebels are backed by the Muslim Brotherhood. The next step might be to give the Libyan rebels a push. The radical left is united behind the Palestinians, supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood, was supportive of the Israeli blockade-breaking attempts, and is supportive of the rebel uprisings across the Middle East. It is not a stretch to imagine the radical left is supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood, as well Iran proxies Hamas, and Hezbollah. Obama has been lukewarm-to-hostile towards Israel. Harry Alford , [president and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce] , blasted President Obama's anti-business administration in an explosive interview. Harry Alford, a 2008 Obama supporter, labeled the administration "Marxist" and "fanatical." "They might as well put on the brown shirts and swastikas," he said. What’s the final step? Takedown of Israel? Israel should be very worried about the Machiavellian shenanigans of Obama’s radical left administration. Israeli is in the crosshairs. But then again, “What’s new?” |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-29 18:54 |
| #3 They say rape as a weapon as if it was the outlier instead of the norm. Say this story is true, well then. If false, it is being used as a propaganda weapon. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-04-29 14:47 |
| #2 He is eying his mustard gas now. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-04-29 12:26 |
| #1 Somebody's becoming desperate---how's stat on the public approval for "kinetic action"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-04-29 06:50 |