"There! That's better!"
Posted on 03/31/2011 10:22:59 AM PDT by 11th_VA
At least 40 civilians have been killed in airstrikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital told a Catholic news agency on Thursday citing witnesses.
At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital told a Catholic news agency on Thursday, quoting witnesses.
"The so-called humanitarian raids have killed dozens of civilian victims in some neighbourhoods of Tripoli," said Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli.
"I have collected several witness accounts from reliable people. In particular, in the Buslim neighbourhood, due to the bombardments, a civilian building collapsed, causing the death of 40 people," he told Fides, the news agency of the Vatican missionary arm.
"It's true that the bombardments seem pretty much on target, but it is also true that when they hit military targets, which are in the middle of civilian neighbourhoods, the population is also involved," Martinelli said.
"Yesterday I said that bombardments had hit, albeit indirectly, some hospitals. To be precise, one of these hospitals is in Mizda," he said, mentioning a town about 145 km (90 miles) southwest of the capital.
Martinelli said living conditions in the Libyan capital were getting more difficult by the day, while on the ground a military stalemate appeared to be taking hold.
"That is why I say that a diplomatic solution is the principal way to put an end to the spilling of blood among Libyans, offering Gaddafi a dignified exit," he said.
Western powers deny reports of civilian casualties.
It’s there.
You just cant see it all. Part of it can be seen as the big white area in back though.
Obama air raiding villages and killing innocent civilians...nah, won’t make the main stream..
Remember: “It takes an AC130 gunship to raze a village”
One would have to know how many rounds of AAA were fired, and from where. Quad mount 23mm and 37MM COMBLOC AAA put out huge volumes of fire of heavy shells. The 57mm is heavy artillery indeed. Fired at a low trajectory, they can take out a building quite easily. Fired High, they still come down and cause a lot of the "collateral damage," always seen, and blamed by reporters on "bombing."
Also, SAM AA missiles go up, usually miss when fired blind by Third Worlders, and inexorably must come down. They have very substantial warheads. Uncannily, they always seem to come down on a hospital or an orphanage.
Of course, Ghadaffi is also sure to position his bombable assets, like armor and artillery, among civilians, like any good tyrant who has billions to protect. He's ignorant and crazy, not really stupid, so he's no longer going to go out in the open in heavy, easily targeted formations.
I predict he'll wind up somewhere like Zimbabwe. A country that needs the money will take him in and we ought to let him go. After all, two months ago, he was a firm supporter of BO/BS, The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, et al. These people are his American friends, bought and paid for.
Obama Lied; Libyans Died.
By God, if we can’t protect you we will kill you. Who is OBOMBus going to bomb now to protect people?
Ha great! — I think you misunderstand “no fly” . Flies are very bad in Africa . You see them all the time coming out of children mouths and ears. By spraying with non toxic vinegar we can effectuate a “no fly zone” while we are killing civilians with bombs.
THAT'S never could have happened in Hilary or Obama's perfectly coordinated military op. They're both nice and only mean people kill innocent civilians.
What a couple of douche-tards we have in that cluster-f#@k operation. You know that some JAG officer is getting a hard-on to press some . I just feel sorry for our men and women trying to figure out WTF we're doing helping one group of murdering muslims kill another group of murdering muslims. We should grab some popcorn, sun tan lotion, beer and enjoy these guys destroy each other.
...bombing villages in a fashion reminiscent of 'jen-jis' Khan.
strange isn;t it how we’re not seeing any dead innocent people through these bombings in this WAR., mmmmmmmmmm oh yes silly me, I forgot we don’t have a free and fair press, we have a bunch of obama cultists stating their press but their real jobs is to protect their messiah and yes that goes for FOX who has been cheerleading this illegal war like crazy
can’t even watch most of the news now and that goes for FOX too.
They are useless are giving us a fair coverage with facts.
It’s pathetic to see these so called press embedded with the rebels like they were in the rebels of Egypt.
Seems illegals wars, not going to congress, making Soros billions with Petrobas while in Rio, islamic nutters who hate us are being helped by us, the debt etc are too much for the media to cover with facts.
Seems waiting for talking points from this white house and then repeating them is much easier for them.
Prime example.
We are now bombing and killing people in a country where we have no right to be, we’re doing it without congressional approval.
The white house states this is not a war and that night all, yes ALL media outlets were not calling it a war.
For crying out loud what do they call a war because having been in them I;d say bombs , missiles and killing is a war.
It’s like the tell us how MO is stylish, classy and elegant when we can see she moves like a bull in a china shop, wears clothes which do not fit, has her lags open when sitting down, has a massive ass and always looks angry.
bttt
you mean this massive alliance obama has made as the media keeps telling us.
That massive alliance which consists of only 3 countries really who are really involved.
Funny how this press ignore how many countries are against this war
Better yet... ...where are all the Code Pinkotards hiding out?!?
You’d think they would be all over this like stink on a hippy!
This is right on target with Obomba’s “humanitarian” effort. Put them out of their misery. Qadafi has no right to kill or attack civilians. That’s the perogative of Obama and the UN.
Remember this: When Qadafi kills Libyans, it’s called “attacking innocents”. When Obama and the UN do it, it’s called “collateral damage.”
Obama is murdering innocent civilians.
I guess this makes Obama a war criminal
"There! That's better!"
So there you have it.
Obama is a blood thirsty war criminal who needs to be impeached.
That’s what the left would say if Bush was in office....
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