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UN OKs Libya airstrikes, no-fly zone
MSNBC.com ^ | 03/17/11

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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; gadhafi; islam; kadaffi; libya; noflyzone; unitednations
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To: janetjanet998
And Khadafi scoops his chips up on the U.N. "Texas Fold'em" table with another outburst of sinister laughter.

nice...LOL

141 posted on 03/18/2011 7:22:05 AM PDT by mikhailovich
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To: caww
". . . pretty much prepared for a go."

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.

142 posted on 03/18/2011 8:07:39 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: jda

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.


143 posted on 03/18/2011 8:23:50 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

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?


144 posted on 03/18/2011 8:29:16 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: Lil Flower

guess I will have to follow his (her) post more closely in the future.


145 posted on 03/18/2011 8:54:08 AM PDT by haircutter
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To: jda

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.


146 posted on 03/18/2011 9:16:01 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

isn’t this pretty much over anyways?

seems the rebels have no strong holds and the rest are marked for death or already dead.


147 posted on 03/18/2011 9:45:43 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: screaminsunshine
This does not add up. I think they are forming up the Arab Union Zone of the NWO and we are next. They must act while Obama is CIC.

trust me the elites have had plans for a long time

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

148 posted on 03/18/2011 11:13:57 AM PDT by freedommom
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To: gleeaikin

The market operators are great coin flippers.


149 posted on 03/18/2011 12:11:10 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....Duncan Hunter Sr. for POTUS.)
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To: JoeProBono

Thanks JPB!


150 posted on 03/18/2011 7:26:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: tet68

Yeah, a shame, isn’t it. ;’)


151 posted on 03/18/2011 7:30:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Amish with an attitude
New administration, still about the oil. Who's controlling the puppets strings? Last I checked Libya was a sovereign state.

Yep. Libya supplies most of Europe's oil. However, I seriously doubt the left will even protest.

152 posted on 03/18/2011 9:52:34 PM PDT by vlad335
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