News Alert: 130 Libyan soldiers executed for mutiny

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Scores of Libyan soldiers have been executed for refusing to open fire on pro-democracy protesters, International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) says.

An amateur video shows the bodies of some 130 slain soldiers with their hands tied behind their backs. The mutinous soldiers were shot dead in al-Baida near the eastern city of Benghazi.

This comes amid more reports of defiance among army ranks and soldiers who have refused to obey orders by embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi to shoot peaceful protesters.

The IFHR said the brutal crackdown on protesters in Libya is "crime against humanity has to be referred to the International Court of Justice," dpa reported on Wednesday.

Medical sources told the rights group that they have seen scenes of carnage in Benghazi, where hospitals remain packed with dead bodies and people injured in attacks by Gaddafi loyalists.

Meanwhile, hundreds of dead protesters have been buried in mass graves at a beach in the capital Tripoli, reports said.

At least 1,000 people have reportedly lost their lives in the security forces' crackdown on civilians since last week, while Gaddafi has vowed not to bow to popular calls to end his four-decade rule, and threatened to crush the pro-democracy protesters.

Security forces used heavy machine guns on Wednesday to stop crowds of protesters. However, more cities, including Tajuraa, Zwaara, Azzawiya, Benghazi, Derna and Tobruk, are falling out of the control of government forces.

Libya has tightened its clampdown by launching a door-to-door search for opposition protesters, reports say.

No Operation
 
don't worry, Obama is on it...hes sending Hillary with a strongly worded letter to the UN Human Rights Commission.........what? Libya sits on the commission? and your point is?:lol:
 
sending Hillary with a strongly worded letter

That's all that has come out of the white house lately.

This is awful. If the soldiers are starting to doubt, more carnage will follow. Once upon a time, soldiers are what made the king, King. If the ruler didn't have the backing of his army, he was toast. So what does this latest action really mean?
 
The United Nations needs to do more than issue a strong statement. This man is reaching the capacity of a 21st Century Hitler. I think it is a matter of time before he is gone, but how many "Real Martyrs" are going to have to die before this modern day Stalin is gone. This whole thing is getting very sad...
 
I wish I was young enough to not know any better, but I'm not.

Fuck Libya.
 
Yeah. The "strong statements" aren't cutting it any more. But what should be done?? That is the question.
 
The UN should grow some balls & send troops to the boarder to send a message.

No. The Libyan army needs to grow some and take control. Without them, he is nothing except a man in a mansion.
 
Yeah. The "strong statements" aren't cutting it any more. But what should be done?? That is the question.

It would be extremely difficult for the US to do anything, unilaterally. But if the military continues to fire on unarmed civilians..this is a war crime. And it's enough of a reason to intercede.
 
Scores of Libyan soldiers have been executed for refusing to open fire on pro-democracy protesters, International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) says.

An amateur video shows the bodies of some 130 slain soldiers with their hands tied behind their backs. The mutinous soldiers were shot dead in al-Baida near the eastern city of Benghazi.

This comes amid more reports of defiance among army ranks and soldiers who have refused to obey orders by embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi to shoot peaceful protesters.

The IFHR said the brutal crackdown on protesters in Libya is "crime against humanity has to be referred to the International Court of Justice," dpa reported on Wednesday.

Medical sources told the rights group that they have seen scenes of carnage in Benghazi, where hospitals remain packed with dead bodies and people injured in attacks by Gaddafi loyalists.

Meanwhile, hundreds of dead protesters have been buried in mass graves at a beach in the capital Tripoli, reports said.

At least 1,000 people have reportedly lost their lives in the security forces' crackdown on civilians since last week, while Gaddafi has vowed not to bow to popular calls to end his four-decade rule, and threatened to crush the pro-democracy protesters.

Security forces used heavy machine guns on Wednesday to stop crowds of protesters. However, more cities, including Tajuraa, Zwaara, Azzawiya, Benghazi, Derna and Tobruk, are falling out of the control of government forces.

Libya has tightened its clampdown by launching a door-to-door search for opposition protesters, reports say.

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I sympathize with you Sunni. What is the position of the Arab World on Relief and Aid? What exactly is the UN position? Wherever we Intervene, we end up having the tables turned on us, and hated for trying to help. What do you suggest?
 
Yeah. The "strong statements" aren't cutting it any more. But what should be done?? That is the question.
It is an internal civil war and "we" should let them sort it our themselves. :cool:

How many need to end up buried in mass graves before you start to see things differently??? Is it Civil War or Genocide??? How do you determine the difference???
 

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