NATO officials are reporting plans to further escalate the war in Libya tonight, saying that Monday’s strike against Moammar Gadhafi’s compound was not an assassination attempt but rather the first in a string of new strikes.
The White House confirmed that President Obama has been briefed about the escalation plans. Administration officials are said to have supported more attacks in Tripoli because “we want to make sure he knows there is a war going on.”
“We don’t want to kill him or make a martyr out of him,” NATO officials insisted. Instead they say the strikes are an effort to “change his calculus.” The US denied any role in the latest strikes, beyond their usual “support” role.
Since the war began in Mid-March, officials have differed on whether or not the UN authorization for a no-fly zone implicitly allows the assassination of Gadhafi. Some officials are openly advocating the killing no matter what the legal basis, arguing that it might break the “stalemate” the war has fallen into.
Oh for God's sake, we need to get the hell out of that region already!
We're only still bombing because the Europeans figured this would be over quickly and are now freaking out at the fact that Ghadaffi appears to have a few lives left.
Maybe pro Libya war, and Anti War contributor Juan Cole can explain just what the goal is for US intervention in Libya.
Free oil of course and to destroy Chinese investment there.
Heres a question. Why are all these anti-war sites taking it apon themselves to speak for Libya just because THEY dont approve of something , they see or hear from their SAFE , comfy , zones far away from the conflict in their FREE country , but criticizing , picking apart, "advising" , patronizing , being condescending from AFAR , when you HAVE NO BUSINESS speaking for Libyans. Just cuz YOU are uptight over something, doesnt mean THEY are . You are not there fighting on the ground, risking ur life , they are and they WANT Nato there. They would be FURIOUS with you for daring to speak for them , so please dont . The LAST thing they want is what YOU want , so support what THEY want ok?? Thats what they NEED , not your anti-war crap propaganda .I REPEAT , LIBYANS WANT NATO OVER THEIR SKIES BOMBING THEIR COUNTRY . They ASKED for this .
It is none of our business what happens in Libya or anywhere else. US out now.
Here's you answer, Jeannie. You don't know what your talking about.
This is a CIA, DGSE, MI6, British and French war against Gaddafi. You say that "the Libyans" want this war against Gaddafi, but that's all Kool-aid. "The Libyans" of whom you speak are long-time tribal opponents of Gaddafi's tribal coalition, misled into an armed rebellion by a CIA cadre of ambitious quislings. The whole thing from the claims of Gaddafi's attacking "civilians" and Gaddafi's intent to "massacre" civilians, the totally bogus "no fly zone" as a cover for and foot in the door for aggressive war,… all of it is a lie.
Gaddafi is the best leader in Africa. One of the best in the world. Libyans are better off than any other national group in Africa. Free medical, free education, food subsidies, interest-free loans from an independent Libyan central bank. Giant infrastructure projects to modernize Libya and make them independent in the production of food. The list goes on and on.
However, you can't be blamed for your misinformed views, because the MSM is fully on board in the war against Gaddafi, so you'll never hear anything resembling the truth about Gaddafi's heroic leadership, how for forty years he has advanced the welfare of all Libyans (even his opponents) and defended Libyans against the attempted-but-failed predations of the West. In the Libyan case the truth is actually very easy to find, because the internet is bulging with Gaddafi's record of heroic leadership. Get to work and Google it up, then get back to us. Glad you came here, you came to the right place.
We got no business fighting in Libya. Period. End of story.
Dear Gaddafhi,
We are soooo tottalllyy, like, you know, not trying to like, kill you dude. We just nuked your house is all. Nothing to worry about. Don’t like take it personally, brother. Wow … really …. you need to like take a chill pill, and like, calm down and find your center, dude. We’re like trying to help you dude. If you only knew what “KIND” and “CARING” people we were, you wouldn’t be saying all this like, paranoid nonsense about us trying to, like, KILL you and stuff. I would be careful though, man.You might just fuck around and say something that will truly hurt our “deep” and oh-so sincere humanitarian feelings. God help you if you ever do that. We’ll carve your heart out with a dinner knife, but we’ll so totally, like, cry at your funeral, though for reals. Well anyways peace to you and all the soon to be dead err… free Lybian Peeps.
Truly, Totally, like oh so Sincerely,
The Gentle, Kind, Humanitarian (Don’t F-CKING forget that!!!) Dudes of NATO
A masterful screed, sir. Sweet. My hat is off to you.
Please, do not be a stranger.
As expected. All is going well in Libyaland. Soon, Blackwater will be in. Then, the oil will start flowing out and the basis will start going up. All according to schedule.
Now that the rule of law includes the killing of anyone some international body deems to be evil, how can I submit my names to the potential list of targets? Of course the Western minds will include all those leaders of groups that oppose their "way of thinking". If the US government declares you to be evil, they now have the right to execute you without any trial or recourse. I'm afraid that the escapades of the American military during the last decade have blurred the line of justice so badly that it will take years to re-establish a fair legal process. And can you imagine the names on the lists of those smaller countries who adopt the same system of international politics?
Days not weeks!