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2011-03-07 Africa North

Gaddafi launches counter-offensive on Libya rebels

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 While Benghazi remained firmly in rebel hands, government troops pushed rebels out of the town...

Whoa...the author must of slipped up penning that line.If you notice he goes to great lengths to always describe Libyan Armed forces as Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Qadaffy or for short - "Qadaffy's troops".

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-03-07 17:57|| 2011-03-07 17:57|| Front Page Top

#2 World Military History leans towards Muammar'z Boyz = professionallly-trained forces ultimately winning despite any NT setbacks.

The longer the fighting continues + Muammar manages to survive, the more likely Libya will split into two or more sovereign polities wid Muammar ruling one + attempting to dominate the other(s). At that time, IMO the focii as per Muammar will turn towards setting up International Trade + ESPEC FORMAL POLITICAL, ECON LINKS TO POST-MUBARAK EGYPT = SUEZ CANAL, OIL-GAS.

HE MAY RESUME LIBYA'S NUCPROGS AS THE US-WEST'S PUNISHMENT FOR NOT SUPPORTING HIS REGIME.

* TOPIX > [FM Moussa Koussa]LIBYAN FM: WEST TRYING TO DIVIDE LIBYA.

* MEMRI > PROMINENT WRITER ON JIHADIST WEBSITES [cka ASSAD JIHAD 2]: IFF THE WEST [militarily?]INTERFERES IN LIBYA, IT WILL FACE A WAR WORSE THAN THE ONE IN IRAQ.

ARTIC = the same Writer-Blogger
> calls for "ISLAMIC STATE" IN LIBYA, OR PARTOF IT.

Read, as allied to desired future "ISLAMIC STATE OF EGYPT", ETAL.

> calls on Muslim to RESUME THE ERA OF JIHAD = IIUC, ERA OF HISTOR MUSLIM CONQUEST???
> argued that SMALL ELITE GROUPS WID STRONG BELIEFS CAN "SEIZE THE DAY" FROM SUPERIOR ENEMIES + RISE TO POWER.

* WAFF > {Asian Defence Blog] ISRAEL IS PLANNING NEW WARS AGZ NEIGHBORS. US Diplomatic sources based in AMMAN, JORDAN claims that the resignation of Egypt's President MUBARAK, + uncertainty over outcome as per the on-going "Jasmine" Regional Protests IN ME + Persian Gulf, has induced Israel to plan to unilater ATTACK SYRIA [Assad] + LEBANON [Hezbollah Govt] IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ITS STRATEGIC POSITION + PRECLUDE AN ANTICIPATED RISE IN POST-JASMINE REGIONAL INFLUENCE AGZ IT BY IRAN???

IOW, IRAN-DOMINATED SOLE EMPIRE, or COALITION OF PRO-IRAN "ISLAMIC STATES".

Nuclear, + in charge of ME = Arab-Muslim Oil, Gas + Suez Canal + Persian Gulf [Saudi Arabia?].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-08 00:03|| 2011-03-08 00:03|| Front Page Top

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