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Nato disputes HRW Libya deaths claim
by Darius Kadivar on Mon May 14, 2012 07:54 AM PDTNato disputes Libya deaths claim (bbc)
Nato says it did "everything possible to minimise risk to civilians" during last year's air strikes in Libya, after a critical report by a rights group.
Like France needs any help
by Escape on Sat Apr 09, 2011 02:34 AM PDTReally France could take Libya in a couple days I have no doubt in my mind.I would never want to be in a battle with France...(graphic link)
Khak too saret Obama ! Khob Olagha Een Ham Shod NATO Efficiency?
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 02:30 PM PDTDoctor's anger at 'Nato air strike' on Libya rebels (Video)
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 02:23 PM PDTDoctor's anger at 'Nato air strike' (VIDEO)
'Nato raid' kills Libyan rebels
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 02:22 PM PDT'Nato raid' kills Libyan rebels (VIDEO)
Translation nevertheless (le figaro)
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:19 AM PDTFrench Diplomat Slams Obama: "Full of Hot Air But No Guts" (Le Figaro)
Bitter testimony of a High profile French diplômat :
« The Libyan Crisis has proved that Obama is more of an intellectual that a man ofguts and actions. This explains much of the errors commited by his administration. In the very begining he didn’t even want to go to Libya.Intellectually speaking maybe he was not entirely wrong, but politically he was. He would tell us that he did not want another Iraq or Afghanistan on his hands), that he did not know how this nex conflict would end up and that the US had no major interests in Libya. The Americans – and boy you cannot imagine to what degree – multiplied their efforts to discourage any initiative at the UN. Only when he realized that Benghazi were to fall and that their would be riversof blood ( as literally expressed by Gaddafi’s son) then all of a sudden hedecided that it was OK to interfere , and that his Policy of neutrality was doomed»
According to this diplomat, "Obama can spend up to 10 meetings of three hours each (i.e : 30 hours) before making up his mind on a given urgent matter. He is a real intellectual ( ANN TELECTUAL ? … ;0) …) with no politicalinsight."
The diplomat concludes: « The American administration is totally centralized. Only Obama ultimately makes the major decisions on what should or should not be done. The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is totally impotent as opposed to what her nomination seemed to suggest intitially in that strategically important post »
Soosan Khanoum Maybe so but do you know your History ;0))
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:55 AM PDTFrench Contribution to USA Independance
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Don't worry I know french
by Soosan Khanoom on Thu Apr 07, 2011 05:51 AM PDTIt says:
What’s the shortest book ever written? French War Heroes.......... What’s the first thing French soldiers learn in basic training? How to surrender in ten languages........ How do you confuse a French soldier? Give him a rifle and tell him to shoot it.
And now do you really think that while the U.S. is talking about " kinetic military action" the French are top gunning the hell out of Libyan forces?
Ne moi faites pas rire
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Will translate soon
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 03:23 AM PDTStay Tuned ...
French Diplomat Slams Obama: "Full of Hot Air But No Guts"
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 03:22 AM PDTFrench Diplomat Slams Obama: "Full of Hot Air But No Guts" - Report by War Correspondent Georges Malbrunot
Obama : un cérébral sans tripes, selon un diplomate français (Le Figaro)
Confidence acerbe d’un diplomate français de haut-rang sur le président américain :
« La crise libyenne nous a montré qu’Obama était vraiment un cérébral qui n’a pas de tripes. Ce qui explique pas mal d’erreurs commises de sa part. Au début, il ne voulait pas du tout y aller. Intellectuellement, il n’avait peut-être pas tort, mais politiquement il se trompait. Il nous faisait dire qu’il ne voulait pas d’une troisième guerre pour les Etats-Unis (après l'Irak et l'Afghanistan, ndlr), qu’il ne savait pas comment cela allait finir, et que les Etats-Unis n’ont pas d’intérêts vitaux en Libye. Les Américains - vous ne pouvez pas l’imaginer - nous ont multiplié les entraves à l’ONU. Puis d’un seul coup, lorsqu’Obama a vu que Benghazi allait tomber, et que des rivières de sang allaient couler, comme en menaçait le fils de Kadhafi, le président américain a décidé d’y aller, il s’est rendu compte que son opposition à une intervention en Libye devenait intenable ».
Selon ce diplomate, Obama est capable « de passer dix réunions de trois heures avant de prendre une décision. C’est un vrai intellectuel, auquel il manque un peu de sens politique».
Et ce fin connaisseur des Etats-Unis d’ajouter : « Le système américain est totalement centralisé. Il n’y a qu’Obama qui prend les décisions. Hilary Clinton (la secrétaire d’Etat, ndlr) n’existe pratiquement pas, contrairement à ce qu’on pouvait espérer à sa nomination ».
Libya crisis: Gaddafi army 'not at breaking point' (bbc)
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:41 AM PDTLibya crisis: Gaddafiarmy 'not at breaking point'
n the run-up to military action, Robert Gates was publicly sceptical about no-fly zones, and here he looked and sounded like a man seeking to contain America's involvement in Libya.
In unambiguous language, the defence secretary made clear that Nato is now in charge, that US spending on Libya will fall, and that other allies should take a lead in training the rebels.
Except, as Adm Mike Mullen acknowledged, Col Gaddafi's forces retain a clear military superiority.
He said they enjoyed a 10-to-one advantage over the rebels in the number of tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and that the opposition ranks included only 1,000 military-trained fighters.
All of which invites the question: how to avoid a stalemate, or even outright victory for Gaddafi?
It was clear that the administration's bet is that other members of Col Gaddafi's inner circle will turn against him, short-circuiting the air strikes and fighting.
Gaddafi's Son: "We Will Never Leave Libya" (bbc Video)
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:33 AM PDTGaddafi family defiantas battles continue in Libya (VIDEO)
Libyan leader Col Gaddafi has no intention of leaving his country and his position is not in question, his son has said.
Speaking to the BBC's John Simpson, Saif Gaddafi also insisted that he and his father did not feel betrayed by the defection of the Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who arrived in London last week.
Nato Claims : Protecting Misrata 'is number one priority'
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:29 AM PDTNato: Protecting Misrata 'is number one priority' (AUDIO)
Nato says protecting civilians in the Libyan city of Misrata is its "number one priority", after rebels accused the alliance of "letting the people of Misrata die every day".
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu told the BBC World Service that Nato had increased sorties over Libya by almost 50% since Monday.
"We've hit defence systems, armoured vehicles, tanks - including around Misrata - ammunition dumps and rocket launchers," Ms Lungescu said.
She told the BBC World Service that air strikes were hampered by Col Gaddafi's forces' deliberate use of civilian vehicles and human shields.
Gaddafi's forces in Misrata "are obliterating everything..."
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:27 AM PDTAs the battle for Misrata continues, one of the opposition leaders says Col Gaddafi's forces in Misrata "are obliterating everything... and Nato is allowing him to do that".
Speaking anonymously to the BBC's Tim Wilcox, he said they were "witnessing genocide that we've never seen before"
Libya : 'Hell on earth is an understatement' Massacre in Misrata
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:25 AM PDT'Hell on earth is an understatement' (VIDEO)
As the battle for Misrata continues, one of the opposition leaders says Col Gaddafi's forces in Misrata "are obliterating everything... and Nato is allowing him to do that".
Speaking anonymously to the BBC's Tim Wilcox, he said they were "witnessing genocide that we've never seen before"
Bull Shit Regarding Al Qaeda ! ... Rebels Need Help ...
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 07, 2011 01:24 AM PDT'Hell on earth is an understatement' (bbc)
Al Qaeda is becoming a more
by Soosan Khanoom on Wed Apr 06, 2011 09:19 PM PDTAl Qaeda is becoming a more prominent presence in the rebellion. There have been several reports of terrorists fighting side by side with rebel forces, most prominently from rebel leader Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, an Al Qaeda operative who fought in Afghanistan, was captured in Peshawar in 2002, and spent six years as a terrorist detainee in Lybia. Last month, he told the Italian newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” that jihadists he had recruited to fight against the United States in Iraq were currently on the front lines against Col. Gadhafi. “Members of Al Qaeda are also good Muslims and are fighting against the invader,” he added.
Libyan rebels to NATO: Get lost
Gaddafi refers to Barack Obama as "our son" ... Pesarak ... LOL
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 06, 2011 06:07 PM PDTReferring to Barack Obama as "our son", the Libyan leader urged the US leader to end an "unjust war against a small people of a developing country", and dismissed the rebels as "al-Qaeda" militants.
His nation, he said, had been been hurt "morally" more than "physically".
Mrs Clinton said in Washington: "I don't think there is any mystery about what is expected from Mr Gaddafi at this time.
US rebuffs letter sent by Gaddafi (bbc)
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 06, 2011 06:03 PM PDTUS rebuffs letter sent by Gaddafi NEW (bbc)
The US rejects a personal appeal from Muammar Gaddafi, repeating that he must resign, as new fighting is reported in Libya.
Sons in the East, rebels in the West
by Rea on Wed Apr 06, 2011 05:07 PM PDTOil exported, business as usual. East and West. They may differ in barrels but eventually they will balance out.
Thousands of lives lost, what for ?
PS. of kours, I'm being clever after the battle.
Escape
by Soosan Khanoom on Wed Apr 06, 2011 01:17 PM PDTGood points and good question ....... I say all the above !! It is going to be a mess over there and that is exactly what U. S has in mind for Iran .! ! !
Gaddafi's Son Suggests "Papa Can be a Constitutional Monarch";0)
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:55 PM PDTJohn Simpson reports:
aybe Saif al-Islam's instinct is to offer at least the appearance of change - the elections and political reforms which he maintains were already in the pipeline before the rebellion began in Libya.
In his BBC interview, he seemed to suggest that his father could remain as a kind of constitutional monarch, in place as a guarantor of the system, but not in day-to-day control of the government.
For the rebels, such a proposal is laughable. They believe that nothing short of Col Gaddafi's immediate departure will do. The cosmetics of political change will not do.
So we have a stalemate.
The Gaddafis, father and son, will not leave, and even with the huge support of Nato air power the rebels have not yet come close to forcing them out.
Until one side can defeat the other, it looks as though Libya will stay divided between east and west.
And some of the richest oil installations lie, tantalisingly enough, right on the front line.
John Simpson: Gaddafi's staying power (bbc)
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:53 PM PDTSimpson: Gaddafi's staying power
"This is our country," said Saif al-Islam, Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, in a BBC interview late on Monday night. "You want us to leave? To go where?"
"To Zimbabwe?" I asked. "To Uganda?" He laughed: "Excuse me, no."
"To Venezuela?" "Ha, ha, ha." "Not going?" "Of course not."
Given the apparent determination of Saif al-Islam to hang on in Tripoli, we could be some way from the final stages of the Libyan crisis.
Col Gaddafi is not like former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia, who flew into exile as soon as he heard the sound of demonstrators in the streets.
Nor is he like President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who resisted leaving until he realised the US and the European countries were serious about wanting him to go.
The Gaddafis are a great deal tougher than that. And they are not beholden in any way to the great powers.
Nato says pro-Gaddafi forces using human shields in Misrata
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:51 PM PDTNato: Libya using human shields (bbc)
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu told the BBC: "Misrata remains our number one priority... but [Gaddafi's troops] are using human shields to protect themselves."
Earlier a rebel urged Nato must do more to help the besieged western town.
Gen Abdul Fattah Younis of the anti-Gaddafi forces complained that bureaucracy was causing Nato to take hours to respond to calls for air strikes.
"[Nato] is letting the people of Misrata die every day," he said.
African Turmoil
by Escape on Wed Apr 06, 2011 09:49 AM PDTI strongly agree the Libyan rebels should not be slaughtered off,as was going to happen.Ghadaffi is a horrorable leader,but just who is he dealing with? Al Qeada? The North Sudanese? Rebels like in the Ivory coast? Rebels like in Somalia? Is that's what's coming to Libya now and we are having a hand in it?
Rebel leader accuses Nato of failing civilians (bbc)
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Apr 05, 2011 03:24 PM PDTLibya: Rebel leaderaccuses Nato of failing civilians
The Libyan rebel commander, Gen Abdul Fattah Younis, has accused Nato of standing idly by while pro-Gaddafi forces kill people in Misrata.
Inside Benghazi's media centre (VIDEO)
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Apr 05, 2011 08:20 AM PDTInside Benghazi's media centre (VIDEO)
Gaddafi son on minister's defection: 'Moussa Koussa is sick'
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Apr 05, 2011 08:17 AM PDTLibya: Gaddafi son says minister's defection 'allowed' (VIDEO)
The struggle to train Libya's rebel army (VIDEO)
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Apr 05, 2011 08:15 AM PDTThe struggle to train Libya's rebel army (BBC VIDEO)
In pictures: Libya rebels battle for Misrata (bbc)
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Apr 05, 2011 08:09 AM PDTIn pictures: Libya rebels battle for Misrata