Unrest reported in Libya

[Article 15]

Holy shit!

WB, tigerbob!

I aint seen you in a minute!

 

[tigerbob]

8.40 EST

Just watching the Libyan Foreign Minister's news conference. In view of the UN Resolution, the Gaddafi regime has just announced a cessation of military action.

Holy shit.

 

[tigerbob]

Holy shit!

WB, tigerbob!

I aint seen you in a minute!

Hello. Yes, this subject interested me so I thought I'd pop back and see what others were thinking.

Your Red Sox are looking like the team to beat this year.

 

[zzzz]

I believe the politicos are hoping the insurrection will fizzle away before the time comes to implement the no fly zone. It appears to be a public stance thing that deals with the image of doing something but actually doing nothing.

 

[tigerbob]

I believe the politicos are hoping the insurrection will fizzle away before the time comes to implement the no fly zone. It appears to be a public stance thing that deals with the image of doing something but actually doing nothing.

Well, in light of the news conference in Libya in the last 15 minutes, maybe it won't be necessary after all. We'll see. Gaddafi has lied before, but anything that saves lives is probably a good thing.

 

[tigerbob]

No response from any of the leaders of other countries yet, but it will be interesting to see whether this is Gaddafi recognizing of the fact that he's gonna get pounded and is trying to salvage a bargaining position, or whether it's just a cynical attempt to undermine the U.N Resolution and divide political opinion.

Actually, maybe both are the same.

 

[dilloduck]

Interesting chess match.

 

[xsited1]

8.40 EST

Just watching the Libyan Foreign Minister's news conference. In view of the UN Resolution, the Gaddafi regime has just announced a cessation of military action.

Holy shit.

Wow! This is huge! I think I'll celebrate by going to Latin America for a few days.

 

[dilloduck]

and people claim the UN is impotant. One little resolution solved everything !

 

[Valerie]

Great news!

Libya called for a cease-fire and a halt to military action on Friday, hours after the U.N. Security Council authorized the use of force to protect besieged civilians in Libya.

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, speaking to reporters Friday in Tripoli, said that in light of its membership in the United Nations, the country is "obliged to accept the Security Council resolution that permits the use of force to protect the civilian population."

"Therefore, Libya has decided an immediate ceasefire and the stoppage of all military operations," Koussa said.

Earlier Friday, talk of swift military action against Moammar Gadhafi's regime emerged in Europe.

Libya calls for cease-fire amid foreign military moves - CNN.com

 

[High_Gravity]

Wow I didn't see that coming.

 

[Mad Scientist]

and people claim the UN is impotant. One little resolution solved everything !

The problem aint solved. As you already said "interesting chess match". Neither side has Check Mate yet.

 

[boedicca]

Kaddafi is crazy like a fox.

He has the rebellion nearly crushed. By playing nice with the U.N., he has time for the ground game to finish the job, such as:

Twenty-five people, including several children, were killed during heavy bombardments by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on the western city of Misrata on Friday, a doctor in the city told Reuters.

The doctor and another resident said government tanks were still shelling the city, despite an earlier claim by rebels that the attack had been defeated.

"Gaddafi's forces are bombing the city with artillery shells and tanks. We now have 25 people dead at the hospital, including several little girls," the doctor said by satellite phone.

Government attack on Libya's Misrata kills 25: doctor - Yahoo! News

 

[Mad Scientist]

Kaddafi is crazy like a fox.

He has the rebellion nearly crushed. By playing nice with the U.N., he has time for the ground game to finish the job.

This.

 

[waltky]

A likely ruse...

Libya Cease-Fire Aims to Outflank No-Fly Zone
Friday, March 18, 2011 - Trying to outmaneuver Western military intervention, Moammar Gadhafi's government declared a cease-fire on Friday against the rebel uprising faltering against his artillery, tanks and warplanes. The opposition said shells rained down well after the announcement and accused the Libyan leader of lying.

Wary of the cease-fire, Britain and France took the lead in plans to enforce a no-fly zone, sending British warplanes to the Mediterranean and announcing a crisis summit in Paris with the U.N. and Arab allies. In Washington, President Barack Obama ruled out the use of American ground troops but warned that the U.S., which has an array of naval and air forces in the region, would join in military action.

There should be no doubt about the Libyan leader's intentions "because he has made them clear," Obama said. "Just yesterday, speaking of the city of Benghazi, a city of roughly 700,000, he threatened `we will have no mercy and no pity.' No mercy on his own citizens." In a joint statement to Gadhafi late Friday, the United States, Britain and France - backed by unspecified Arab countries - said a cease-fire must begin "immediately" in Libya, the French presidential palace said.

The statement called on Gadhafi to end his troops' advance toward Benghazi and pull them out of the cities of Misrata, Ajdabiya and Zawiya, and called for the restoration of water, electricity and gas services in all areas. It said Libyans must be able to receive humanitarian aid or the "international community will make him suffer the consequences" with military action.

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Libyan Rebels Dismiss Regime’s Cease-Fire Declaration
Friday, March 18, 2011 - A Libyan rebel spokesman has dismissed the cease-fire announcement, claiming Moammar Gadhafi's forces are still attacking key cities in the east and the west.

Facing Western military action, Libya's Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa announced Friday that the government will stop all military operations.

But Mustafa Gheriani, a spokesman for the national opposition council based in Benghazi, says "no cease-fire." Gheriani says regime forces are shelling the eastern city of Ajdabiya and Misrata, the last rebel-held city in the western half of the country.

Western powers are racing to prevent more attacks after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution setting the stage for airstrikes, a no-fly zone and other military measures short of a ground invasion.

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Libyan Forces Attack Last Rebel-Held Western City; Too Late for No-Fly Zone?
Friday, March 18, 2011 - Moammar Gadhafi's forces are bombarding the last rebel-held western city as the international community discusses how to enforce a no-fly zone and protect the Libyan people.

A doctor says at least six people were killed Friday when tanks moved into Misrata and opened fire. He says a hospital and a mosque were shelled.

The doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared reprisals, says the tanks then pulled back to the outskirts of the city.

Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli, has been sealed off by Gadhafi troops in a blockade that has cut off most water and food supplies for days.

Rebels fighting to oust the longtime Libyan leader are on the defensive in their eastern stronghold.

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[JimH52]

I think you call that "Check". Now we need to take his Queen while he isn't looking. This guy is as sly as a fox.

 

[random3434]

8.40 EST

Just watching the Libyan Foreign Minister's news conference. In view of the UN Resolution, the Gaddafi regime has just announced a cessation of military action.

Holy shit.

Thanks for the info Tiger Bob!


Glad to see you back, we have missed you!

 

[eots]

Finally we are doing something about that one crazy terrorist leader guy.

Libya's defense ministry warned Thursday that any military action against the African nation resulting from a possible U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing airstrikes and other measures will be met with retaliatory strikes on air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean region.

Reuters reported that a statement by the regime of Muammar al-Qaddafi broadcast on Libyan television warned that "the Mediterranean basin will face danger not just in the short-term, but also in the long term."

Read more: Libya Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Seeks UN Resolution Authorizing Strikes - FoxNews.com

by killing woman and children .. destroying the infrastructure

 

[dilloduck]

Finally we are doing something about that one crazy terrorist leader guy.

Libya's defense ministry warned Thursday that any military action against the African nation resulting from a possible U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing airstrikes and other measures will be met with retaliatory strikes on air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean region.

Reuters reported that a statement by the regime of Muammar al-Qaddafi broadcast on Libyan television warned that "the Mediterranean basin will face danger not just in the short-term, but also in the long term."

Read more: Libya Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Seeks UN Resolution Authorizing Strikes - FoxNews.com

by killing woman and children .. destroying the infrastructure

France says it's OK.

 

[The Infidel]

Lybia would make one Hell of an amusement/safari park.