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2011-11-06 Africa North

Former Libyan Leader's War Machine Left to Rust in the Desert

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Posted by Fred 2011-11-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 If I'm not mistaken, there are still Panzers out there rusting in the Libyan desert.

Posted by gromky 2011-11-06 06:39|| 2011-11-06 06:39|| Front Page Top

#2 ...and landmines.

Libya has plenty of mines from both WWII (mostly in the east) and along its southern border following the war with Chad and related to the current Tibesti rebellion. WWII still exist east of the line from Ajdabija (south of Benghazi) to Jalu as well as further south. A surveyor working in southeast of Libya reported that 'Many areas of country to east of Kufra-Benghazi road are mined' although the run from Al Jakbub close to the border across a passable 'neck' of the Calansho Sand Sea down to Kufra is becoming a popular off-piste excursion with no known reports of mines (see also 'Egypt' below). These mines have long been a sore point with Libya who've insisted Germany and Britain pay for their clearance and as a result of Libya's continuted rehabilitation, in March 2003 the Virgin Group announced a deal where they would sell an airship-based landmine clearance system using radar to Libya. - source

same in Eygpt.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-11-06 08:02|| 2011-11-06 08:02|| Front Page Top

#3 If Daffy had invested in nukes instead, he'd still be alive.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-06 14:53|| 2011-11-06 14:53|| Front Page Top

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