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Libyan rebels angry after airstrike blamed on NATO
Associated Press ^ | 4/7/11 | Sebastian Abbot

Posted on 04/07/2011 1:19:36 PM PDT by Nachum

Ajdabiya, Libya - An apparent NATO airstrike slammed into a rebel combat convoy Thursday, killing at least five fighters and sharply boosting anger among anti-government forces after the second bungled mission in a week blamed on the military alliance. (Snip) In a sign of the hair-trigger tensions along the front, thousands of civilians and fighters raced out of the rebel-held city of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya after reports that Moammar Gadhafi's forces gained ground in the chaos after the bombing. Some militiamen shouted insults against NATO as they retreated. "We don't want NATO anymore!" cried fighter Basit bin Nasser. Another

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airstrike; angry; libyan; rebels
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1 posted on 04/07/2011 1:19:40 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Has NATO bombed the Chinese Embassy, yet?


2 posted on 04/07/2011 1:20:34 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Nachum

Now that Obama is out, NATO has shifted focus to Al Qeda.


3 posted on 04/07/2011 1:24:36 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Impeach Obama & try him for treason / Homosexuals reject diversity / Unions finally caught for theft)
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To: Nachum

With friends like them, who needs enemas!


4 posted on 04/07/2011 1:25:12 PM PDT by VRWCmember (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: Nachum
"We don't want NATO anymore" "

When you invite the devil into your house you should not complain about the fire and brimstone.
5 posted on 04/07/2011 1:25:39 PM PDT by askrenr (HOOAH! It's an Army thing.)
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To: Nachum

Obama has adopted the “shoot ‘em all and let God sort ‘em out” strategy.


6 posted on 04/07/2011 1:30:26 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Nachum

BWAHAHAHA! This is turning out to a giant cluster foxtrot, which is pretty much how everything Obastard gets his paws on turns out.


7 posted on 04/07/2011 1:34:53 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Nachum

Rebels advance at 35MPH. Retreat at 70MPH. Then wonder why they’ve lost ground? Simple mathematics at work here, boys.


8 posted on 04/07/2011 1:35:34 PM PDT by donozark ("Never wound a King." Machiavelli)
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To: Nachum
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy too.

-John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

9 posted on 04/07/2011 1:37:09 PM PDT by Sax
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Beautiful.

In this fustercluck, no matter who we bomb we’re killing Muslims. No matter where you drop a bomb in Libya, it equals dead Muslims.

And, the Arab League and UN asked us to do it! Go figure...


10 posted on 04/07/2011 1:38:58 PM PDT by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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To: Nachum

Sorry from 50,000 feet you all look the same...


11 posted on 04/07/2011 2:02:57 PM PDT by aces
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I guess they were just FLYING down that road.....

Maybe the problem is that the rebels and the government troops are all going in the same direction, so it’s hard to distinguish them.


12 posted on 04/07/2011 2:19:35 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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I wouldn’t be surprised if some NATO or even American aviator was brought up on ‘war crimes’ charges before the ICC.


13 posted on 04/07/2011 5:32:13 PM PDT by jmcenanly ( "We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him." -Samuel)
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To: jmcenanly

With a Republican in charge...YES!
With a Democrat in charge...NEVER

Sad but true.


14 posted on 04/07/2011 5:58:36 PM PDT by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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15 posted on 04/07/2011 6:00:32 PM PDT by paulycy (Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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