Posted on 03/26/2011 1:55:56 AM PDT by darkside321
Libyan rebels backed by allied air raids say they have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
The BBC's Ben Brown in Ajdabiya says there are scenes of jubilation among the insurgents.
Gaddafi loyalists seized the town last week as they advanced east to quell an uprising now in its fifth week.
Saturday's breakthrough came after a seventh night of bombardment by allies enforcing a UN-mandated no-fly zone.
Coalition forces pounded Ajdabiya overnight, destroying Gaddafi armoured vehicles and weaponry.
Large explosions were also heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday morning.
Witnesses said a military radar site was on fire in that city's suburb of Tajura, a previous target of the air raids.
A correspondent for the AFP news agency also reported that Ajdabiya was back under rebel control.
Defensive positions previously held by pro-Gaddafi forces stood deserted as rebels rolled into the town celebrating, the agency reported.
The insurgents were seen sounding car horns and flashing V for victory signs.
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Great. And then....?
For them of for us?
Let’s start with.. for us? The benefit to the U.S. of knocking off Gaddafi — especially as the fog begins to clear on the radicalism of the rebel movement — is...what?
No, not necessarily, but then again, not all of the enemies of the Czar were Bolsheviks.
Justice for the victims killed on Pan Am Flight 103 would be a start.
We’ve already let Gadhafi off the hook for that, you can’t just turn around and say “Nah, we’ve changed our mind.” It would be like bombing Japan again for Pearl Harbor.
Yes, I know. But Gaddafy is using that argument the same way Hitler tried to say he was a good alternative to the Bolsheviks.
I never let him off the hook. I’ve been asked for my opinion. I say he should swing from a rope. Others can give him a pass on the mass murder of Americans. I’m not.
Take it up with W.
Right.. but how is that justice served.. for them or the victims of 9-11 by our ushering in an al-Qaeda-friendly regime there?
You’re certain of that. I’m not.
We could be in Obama’s LIE-BYA for years to come!
I guess the news reports about infiltration by al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood and the fact one of the rebel commanders fought for al-Qaeda vs the American forces in Afghanistan haven't caught your attention. If all that doesn't give you pause, I guess nothing will.
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