Libyan militants capture Benghazi’s main army base

Press TV ^ | Wed Jul 30, 2014 | NA

[grania]

re: tin foil

I wish there were explanations we got from "news sources" that made more sense than what we used to think was far-fetched does.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Are these the “vetted” militants Obama has favored in the past, or some other guys? /S

[Chainmail]

I am reminded of the situation our Delta guys ran into in Mogadishu a few years ago: you can be absolutely the best but when the enemy is suicidal, relentless, and comes in waves, even the best get overrun. Isandlwana and Little Big Horn come to mind too..

[hummingbird]

"Revealed! Col Muammar Gaddafi was richest man on earth"

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I thought the Sultan of Brunei was.

[hummingbird]

"1. There's a western oil company drilling in western Egypt (Aztec oil?..."

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Does Devon Energy have play in Egypt?

[grania]

I googled "western Egypt and oil" and Apache is the company that comes up. There is an article that Egypt was going to begin exporting oil from western Egypt this month.

It does make one wonder what's going on, with renewed interest in control of Benghazi (the closest port).

[Eagles6]

Quinn & Rose haven’t.