Posted on 03/28/2011 10:29:28 AM PDT by MissesBush
Libyan opposition forces are making major advances, recapturing two key oil facilities amid reports that Moammar Gadhafi's key stronghold of Sirte has fallen to the rebels.
This morning, they claim to control the Libyan leader's hometown of Sirte, which is located halfway between the rebel-held east and the government-controlled west.
In the last 48 hours, rebels have blown through 300 miles of Gadhafi-held territory.
If reports are true, the development would be a major coup for the rebels who are quickly heading toward the capitol city of Tripoli.
The air raid on Tripoli began shortly after nightfall Sunday. Libyan state television confirmed air raids in Sirte and Tripoli.
Fighting started in the contested city of Misrata -- located between Sirte and Tripoli. Residents reported that pro-Gadhafi forces were firing on residential areas.
NATO Takes Command Gadhafi faces a larger coalition with NATO taking full command of both the no-fly zone and civilian protection.
According to Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO jets had already begun enforcing the no-fly zone Sunday.
"NATO allies have decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya under the U.N. Security Council resolution," Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement. "NATO will implement all aspects of the U.N. resolution. Nothing more, nothing less."
According to a senior Obama administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity, NATO will now assume the entire mission of implementing UN Security Council resolution 1973, which demands an immediate ceasefire in Libya, including an end to the current attacks against civilians.
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And, they've employed Baghdad Bob for PR.
To be ethically consistent, NATO will have to. Once we've bombed everyone, we can send over some contractors to run the oilfields in the depopulated country. /s
According to Obama, we’re supposed to be rooting for al-Qaeda’s success now...
One more Country handed over to Radical Muslim Terrorists! Fjirst, Obama Hussein tried to takeover Kenya with Muslim Rioters! Then, Hussein gave Eqypt to the Muslim Brotherhood, now Libya! Tomorrow,
it will be Jordan, then Syria, then Yemin, and then the Piece de Resistance and Crowning Touch, Saudi Arabia! Hussein is the Muslim Terrorist Radical who fraudulently has been given the Keys to Destroy His Hated America from inside the Golden Oval Office!
They’re calling them rebels so they don’t have to call them Al Queda or Muslim Brotherhood.
No one will miss Godaffy but when the Mulsim Brotherhood is running the place, they will sure miss his “stability”.
lol.
No one will miss Godaffy but when the Mulsim Brotherhood is running the place, they will sure miss his “stability”.
lol.
Glenn Beck was saying the same thing way back when things were just warming up in Egypt and and Tunisia. And they called him crazy.
Now we are seeing it played out before our eyes. We all know where this is ultimately heading.
So has the NY Times started referring to them as “Al Qaeda in Libya” yet?
“One more Country handed over to Radical Muslim Terrorists! Fjirst, Obama Hussein tried to takeover Kenya with Muslim Rioters! Then, Hussein gave Eqypt to the Muslim Brotherhood, now Libya! Tomorrow,
it will be Jordan, then Syria, then Yemin, and then the Piece de Resistance and Crowning Touch, Saudi Arabia! Hussein is the Muslim Terrorist Radical who fraudulently has been given the Keys to Destroy His Hated America from inside the Golden Oval Office!”
Do you think our malignant narcissist usurper will then declare himself the Mahdi? His hubris is limitless.
The question to me is, how long can the usurper back alqueda without admitting he is backing alqueda.
On the way to Tripoli, if the insurgents happen upon Al Megrahi and accidentally trip over the plug hooking up any machines he’s on, we’d appreciate it. He’s supposed to be dead now anyways so it shouldn’t be a big deal...
Interesting that no one calls them "insurgents."
Commandos are on the ground organizing, training, and directing the rebels, as well as calling in Close Air Support. Multiple reports about this have been published.
Of course not. Nor will our media report any massacres. An unarmed civilian is anyone except Qaddafi's forces and must be protected by bombing and strafing.
“Those fields are operated by them and the Brits. Maybe it won’t matter since few think this is about oil . “
You mean, when we do it, it is all about oil, but when Brits and French do it, it isn’t about oil.
Hmmm! Double standard. Fancy that!
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