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| Libyan rebels plea for weapons | ||
| 2011-06-24 | ||
| [Emirates 24/7] Libya's rebel forces called on foreign allies to urgently provide them with weapons Thursday, amid a bloody stalemate on the ground and doubts about 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... 's mission in the air. Rebel colonel Ahmed Omar Bani made a plea for foreign allies to provide the arms, training and communications systems needed to defeat Muammar Qadaffy ... Custodian of Wheelus AFB for 42 long years ... 's better armed and better drilled army.
The mostly volunteer force has, with the help of NATO air strikes, kept Qadaffy's forces at bay on several fronts across the country, but has made limited progress toward Tripoli -- allowing loyalist forces to dig in to key positions. Much of the rebels' arsenal is comprised of Soviet-era tanks and artillery, which is up to 50 years old. While the allied forces have supplied rebels with some non-lethal equipment, there has been a reluctance to transport large quantities of weapons after experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. But Bani's comments came amid unease in Benghazi about statements from Washington and Rome, that hinted backing for the war had ebbed. As some US Republicans sought to clobber President Barack B.O.Obama over US involvement in the conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini called for "an immediate humanitarian suspension of hostilities" in Libya. That suggestion was quickly shot down by officials in other European capitals and at NATO, but not before questions were raised about the durability of the coalition that has banded together to protect Libyan civilians and oust Qadaffy. "It would be a shame if the world did not support us now, because everyone knows Qadaffy the tyrant is not our enemy only, he is the enemy of humanity," said Bani. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ION BIG NEWS NETWORK > [Obama]LIBYA WAR PLANS REJECTED BY US HOUSE. ARTIC > KUCINICH = Libyuh detracts from FLAILING US ECONOMY. * VARIOUS > GATES: LACK OF PUBLIC SUPPORT LED TO OBAMA AFGHAN TROOP CUT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-06-24 22:37 |
| #1 Sell those warrants abroad, and use the cash to finance your rebellion. You'll have to honor the warrants, of course, Send 'em the Acme Catalog of Doom and a 1 billion dollar gift card. Don't even bother trying the warrant route. |
| Posted by: S 2011-06-24 06:54 |