According to a post-meeting press conference, UN envoy to Libya Ian Martin informed the UN Security Council that the rebels have rejected the deployment of military “observers” in the country.
“It’s very clear that the Libyans want to avoid any kind of military deployment of the UN or others,” Martin insisted, suggesting the leaked UN “plan” for Libya was likely to fall by the wayside, as it assumed rebel acquiescence.
The rebel position of today seems to be a dramatic change from just three weeks ago, when a leaked NATO plan including large international occupation forces not only came public but was endorsed by one of the rebels’ ambassadors.
It may reflect growing rebel confidence that the remnants of the Gadhafi forces no longer pose a significant threat to their control over the nation, or it may simply reflect an effort to negotiate better terms for those foreign forces. Time will tell.
UN's Ian Martin informs the Security Council "the rebels have rejected the deployment of military observers…"
What a load of crap. "They" are already on the ground. In Libya. CIA and NATO's super-duper spooky boys. The pictures keep popping up and are getting notice. "Rebels" with tanks and armored personnel carriers replete with nasty looking top-mounted armaments. Oh yeah. So either Martin is comprehensively 'out-to-lunch' OR he's lying his duplicitous ass off. I'd be partial to the later as opposed to the former.
These are not the military observers you are looking for.
"UN military observers" would be people that are there officially, officially attend high-level meetings and look over the should of the locals when they decide to shell a town or two.
Not the same as NATO "advisors" at all.
To avoid military deployment, just make sure the Italian and French oil companies get Libya's oil. If they do that, then they'll be a successful 'moderate' regime. If they refuse to do that, then they'll be a failed attempt at a state that needs NATO/UN boots on the ground for 'stability'