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2011-03-24 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 The Libyan Air Force No Longer Exists

Neither does the Taliban Air Force.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-03-24 00:19|| 2011-03-24 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 OTOH PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > LIBYA: STALEMATE [long-term = protractive]COULD BECOME HALLMARK OF CIVIL WAR.

In POST-MUBARAK EGYPT, politically-powerful Unions, etc. within Egypt's Oil-Gas industries are threatening to strike + shutdown domestic production + pipelines which in turn may seriously affect Egypt's energy exports - to placate same, Corporate HQS want Cairo to pay higher $$$ subsidies which Post-Mubarak Cairo is reluctant to do. THE THREAT OF EGYPTIAN ENERGY SHUTDOWN MAKES THE OUTCOME IN LIBYUH, ESPEC AS PER WHOM CONTROLS EAST LIBYA, MAJOR PORTS + ENERGY FACS, FIELDS, ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT.

You-know-what hasn't even started wid the SAUDIS yet.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-24 01:54|| 2011-03-24 01:54|| Front Page Top

#3 WORLD NEWS > LIBYAN TROOPS [Army-Govt] TARGET REBELS AFTER AIR FORCE "DESTROYED".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-24 03:17|| 2011-03-24 03:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Snipers stalking hospitals and killing people trying to get to it = Kosovo/Bosnia all over again.

Posted by No I am The Other Beldar 2011-03-24 10:37|| 2011-03-24 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 If the Libyan AF no longer exists, then obviously we don't need a "no-fly zone", do we?

Posted by mojo 2011-03-24 11:39|| 2011-03-24 11:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Mojo, this was never a no fly zone. It's lots of things but that wasn't the goal it was/is a short term tactic.

If all it was was a no fly zone we wouldn't be shooting at tanks and APCs.

Posted by AlanC 2011-03-24 12:45|| 2011-03-24 12:45|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder how long it would take the Army to deploy a squadron or six of Apaches to US carriers/LHAs? After all, it's just like any other front-line operating base, except it moves. I think they'd be more effective than the Marines' Super-Cobras against snipers, and much harder to take down.

I'm STILL hoping for a squadron of Marine A-10s, flying out of Benghazi.

Posted by OId Patriot 2011-03-24 13:26|| 2011-03-24 13:26|| Front Page Top

#8 In case anyone's wondering, I spent a lot of manhours trying to keep track of all of KaDaffy's terror training camps, and know first-hand how many US citizens he's killed, either directly or indirectly. I want him hanging from a gaff hook on the Wheelus flagpole, yesterday.

Posted by OId Patriot 2011-03-24 13:29|| 2011-03-24 13:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Yesterday is long overdue , OP . Long time supporter/financer of the IRA, to add to his many many crimes

Posted by Oscar 2011-03-24 13:37|| 2011-03-24 13:37|| Front Page Top

#10 If the "rebels" in Libya get their hands on Qadaffi (or however you spell that slimeball's name), you won't have to worry.

His head will be on a gate post somewhere in Tripoli.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-03-24 22:19|| 2011-03-24 22:19|| Front Page Top

#11 "Libyan air force no longer exists"

Libya had an air force?

Who knew?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-24 23:24|| 2011-03-24 23:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Libya had an air force?

Who knew?

Old Patriot knew, Barbara. In impressively great detail, as he shared in response to questions thrown out by Dribble2716 the day before yesterday.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-24 23:39|| 2011-03-24 23:39|| Front Page Top

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