…many had been hit as they headed away from the city in a headlong dash for escape on the long road leading to a distant Tripoli.
“They were retreating,” said Col. Abdullah al-Shafi, an officer in the rebel forces, which had clamored desperately for the allied air help that arrived on Saturday. “Soldiers had taken civilians’ cars and fled. They were ditching their fatigues.”
Let’s see – killing soldiers retreating during a cease fire when they are not engaged in hostile actions. Sounds like a War Crime to me! Hope you have good lawyers, His Excellency Sarkozy…
Perhaps in another week, the NY Times will call for shuttering the United Nations.
