According to South African President Jacob Zuma, the Libyan government has accepted the African Union (AU) peace plan to end the civil war in the nation. An AU delegation is now en route to Benghazi to secure a similar agreement with the rebels.
The deal would have both sides enter into an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into the nation. It would also lead to AU-brokered talks between the two sides for a long-term settlement.
Fighting has been continuing in Libya for weeks, with both factions contesting control over several cities. Likewise, NATO has inserted itself into the civil war, launching a large number of air strikes daily.
It is unclear, then, whether the war will actually end even if the ceasefire is agreed to by the rebels. NATO officials appear keen on continuing with their air campaign for the foreseeable future, and even if Gadhafi and the rebels agree to a formal partition, it won’t necessarily stop NATO from continuing to bomb Gadhafian targets.
Just when they get a nice war going, somebody comes along and tries to stop it.
lol yea, Hilary is going to be very disappointed if they end this thing without a CIA puppet being installed.
HUZZAH! War's over? Dang, that's gonna upset old Foggy Rasmussen no end. Well and, Obama and Nico the Sark and Cameron and NATO and THE United States Department of Defense.
Did you know that DOD has never met a humanitarian intervention/genocide, they weren't above bombing innocent civilians over?
Wait a minute, did the AU clear this with Madam SecState Schoolmarm Clinton? Cause you know, if'n they did NOT well, any/and/or all peace agreements will be of course, null and void.
The United States government cannot let a peace plan agreed to by both sides in a civil war spoil thier fun. Afterall, the generals at the pentagon get to play with thier newest toys and make big explosions. As a special added bonus they get kill alot of the foriegn others, and to be praised as humanitarians for doinng so! Now the AU comes up with a peace plan in which both sides agree to end the war. What a bunch of party poopers!
I agree with Skulz…NATO (the US) has way too much invested in this adventure to just roll over for the AU. Will be interesting to see whether NATO pulls back and allows any AU sponsored ceasefire to take hold. And not to mention, the rebels seem to be dead set against any solution that would allow Gadhafi to continue in any form in the running of the country.
For the rebels, there is no other option. If Qaddafi stays in power, they'll all be dead, along with their families, friends, neighbors and even the fleas on their camels.
The "rebels" got caught up in the "insurrection" fever that was running rampant across north Africa and jumped in way before they were prepared. If you're carrying a piano, you might want to set that sucker down before you go jump into the deep end of the pool. They saw what happened in Tunisia and Egypt and figured they could pull it off just on passion. Just doesn't work that way in Libya – too big of a country led by a certifiable nutcase. What happened should not be a surprise to anyone paying attention.
It wasn't a surprise to them, after all, they know all too well what they have been dealing with for more than 40 years. It was Qaddafi's brutal attacks on the peaceful protesters that precipitated the mess. Again, the Libyans shouldn't have expected any different but, as you said, they probably got carried away and made the mistake of hoping. Same thing in Syria, Iran and a host of other countries.
Gaddafi is winning now. Did you notice the actual number of planes NATO has committed to the operation? Not enough. Libya's a big place and Gaddafi has revised his tactics to make it hard for NATO to be effective. The African Union "peace deal" is , IMO, more about splitting the Africans off from the coalition, than actually ending the conflict. Gaddafi's feeling more confident, and will slowly tighten the noose.
By the way, if you track down the actual facts — as contrasted with the West's demonization narrative — you'll find that Gaddafi's governance has arguably been damn near the top in all of Africa, and at the top compared to the other mideast oil autocrats.
From day one we said all is about Hillary Clinton and Obamas new politics.., the meeting she hade with Saudis before Bahrain invasion.., with Muslims Brotherhood in Egypt and later with leader of the rebel coalitions’ in Paris. The contacts with shadiest figures from Islamist fundamentalist to CIA people as : They include men such as Colonel Khalifa Haftar, former commander of the Libyan army in Chad who was captured and changed sides in 1988, setting up the anti-Gaddafi Libyan National Army reportedly with CIA and Saudi backing. For the last 20 years, he has been living quietly in Virginia before returning to Benghazi to lead the fight against Gaddafi. Even shadier is the background of Abdul Hakeen al-Hassadi, a Libyan who fought against the US in Afghanistan, was arrested in Pakistan, imprisoned probably at Bagram, Afghanistan, and then mysteriously released. The US Deputy Secretary of State, James Steinberg, told Congressmen he would speak of Mr Hassadi's career only in a closed session. All this and more you can read at The Independent.
For as long as he gets to stay in power, he'll agree to anything. That he'll abide by it later on is another story.