Posted on 03/17/2011 4:04:30 PM PDT by MissesBush
UN OKs Libya airstrikes, no-fly zone Military action could follow within hours; Gadhafi tells The U.N. Security Council authorized a no-fly zone over Libya and called for Arab states and others to use "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
The resolution passed 10-0 with five abstentions.
The resolution establishes a ban on all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" while excluding an occupation force. It also calls for freezing the assets of the Libyan National Oil Corp. and the central bank because of links to Gadhafi.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe flew to New York Thursday to press the case for speedy Security Council approval.
The world is "living one of its great revolutions that changes the course of history," Juppe told the Security Council just before the vote.
The United States, France and Britain pushed for speedy approval because Gadhafi's forces are advancing toward opposition-held Benghazi. The Libyan leader vowed Thursday night to oust the rebels from their eastern stronghold.
Thousands of anti-Gadhafi protesters cheered and let off fireworks on Friday to celebrate the vote. Al Jazeera television showed the crowd firing guns in the air, setting off fireworks and waving flags from the monarchy era in celebration.
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nice...LOL
Yeh, except for a few minor details, like what countries will be involved, who will lead, etc.
Sounds to me like more indecision and ineptness from the community organizer-in-chief.
Fact is last night formation of various countries battleships were passing Malta. Jets in the air from other nations...some left 10 hours before last night. They know who is voerseeing this....point being stop Gaddafi.
Yes, but they are looking for leadership, and there is none - the Pentagon and Department of State say they are waiting for direction - I wonder on whom they’re waiting?
guess I will have to follow his (her) post more closely in the future.
NObodys waiting for direction...be careful reading...there is a proganda war in this as well. USA has to be seen by some as NOT the leader in this...rather fully a joint participant. Often looks like France in the lead...projected as that though likely not the actual case. We won’t know until the dust settles..and even then it will be presented from the perspective of a joint effort.
isn’t this pretty much over anyways?
seems the rebels have no strong holds and the rest are marked for death or already dead.
I found this map from 1997 from a UN program.
Doesn't look good to me because I live in one of those areas
that the maps says have little to no human use ,there are lots of people in my area.
I would like an explanation of what this map means.
google biological diversity map
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qUFDMUpk9jE/TNd61KDivlI/AAAAAAAAnRc/9qnGsaUopSQ/s1600/UFNwaterwarsagenda21map.jpg
The market operators are great coin flippers.
Thanks JPB!
Yeah, a shame, isn’t it. ;’)
Yep. Libya supplies most of Europe's oil. However, I seriously doubt the left will even protest.
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