Posted on 03/09/2015 12:16:51 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
Militants from Libya's Islamic State affiliate beheaded eight Libyan guards in an attack on a central oil field last week during which the extremists abducted nine foreigners, a Libyan spokesman said Monday.
In the Philippines, authorities said Monday that four of their nationals were among the nine abducted from the oil field. An Austrian, a Czech, a Bangladeshi and a Ghana national were also taken while one hostage remains unidentified.
Friday's attack on the al-Ghani oil field near the town of Zalla, some 750 kilometers (470 miles) southeast of the capital, Tripoli, was part of a series of deadly assaults on Libya's oil lucrative infrastructure by the Islamic State group.
The attacks in recent weeks have forced Libya to declare 11 fields non-operational, including al-Ghani, and invoke a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.
Libya's military spokesman, Ahmed al-Mesmari, warned that Islamic State militants' long-term goal is to take over Libya's petroleum industry.
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Forward, Arab Spring!
“Because Gadhafi was so much worse.”
Well he was pretty darn bad. The problem was no one gave any thought to what happens next. And so didn’t not give support to those who were not Islamists.
One of my small simple questions that should be used all the time is....”And Then What Happens?” If more leaders asked themselves this question large numbers of problems could be avoided.
For the first time in my life, with the possible exception of Clinton's Kosovo adventure, I'm praying for the failure of America's foreign policy.
Soon every country will be pissed enough to fight them. Except us, of course. Our President would never go to war with his fellow Muslims.
Damn, if ya know there gonna kneel you down and saw your head off, why not fight to the end.
Geez, getting your head whacked off in one big swoop of a sword, gallo is one thing, but to have someone behind you with a 6” knife goin at it. No way Jose.
Even if I'd run out of ammo, man oh man, pick up a sharp object and go mid-evil spider monkey on one of’em till the fill ya full of 7.62’s
I dunno...just me I guess.
When I’m out of ammo, it’s time to fix bayonet. Yeah, take out as many as I can. Go berserker!
[ One of my small simple questions that should be used all the time is....”And Then What Happens?” If more leaders asked themselves this question large numbers of problems could be avoided. ]
Progressives don’t even think “And then what happens” when implementing DOMESTIC POLICY, so they are going to make the same sorta mistakes concernign FOREIGN POLICY.
Thanks to Billy Boy Klintoon...
It’s not just progressives.
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