“Gadaffi will be gone in a week – 10 days tops” – that was the claim from the “Rebels” – that NATO will topple the Libyan government or Qadhafi will leave the country by this weekend. It should be pointed out that the Libyan revolution started almost 4 months ago, and made very little progress toward their goal, other than giving NATO the excuse to keep bombing their country’s infrastructure into rubble (which European contrators will be glad to rebuild later at inflated prices)
“Days, not weeks’ – Barack Obama, March 18, 2011
Qhadaffi has said that even if he is killed, his martyred spirit will live on in the Libyan people forever. If you think that’s impossible, consider the story of Jesus.
And the UK is learning that it is very difficult (and expensive) to fight a war (I mean, “civilian saving operation”) when you mothball your navy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8573849/Navy-chief-Britain-cannot-keep-up-its-role-in-Libya-air-war-due-to-cuts.html
Admiral Nelson’s Navy is no more.
(Personally I think the turning point was when they did away with the Rum ration back in 1970 😉 http://www.webhistoryofengland.com/?p=677 )
The Royal Air Force is also having to cannabilise parts from existing Typhoon Jets (which costs £125 million each!) due to a spare part shortage. The Typhoons are part of the ‘humanitarian’ bombing operation in Libya.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003979/RAF-strips-jets-spare-parts-Typhoons-torn-Libya-air-fleet.html
Another little detail I spotting overnight – the current technique to “protect civilians” is NATO is now dropping leaflets on the Libyan “loyalist” forces telling them to give up “or else”.
In a maybe related development, 21 “Rebels” were killed at Misurata when “Loyalist” troops tricked them by waiving a white flag and when they approached, opening fire on them.
Are the “Free Libya Rebels” subject to having to follow the Geneva convention?
If he did leave, where would he go?
South Africa is mentioned a lot. Any country that has signed on with the International Criminal Court treaty would be obligated to arrest him and turn him over to the global bankers for the crime against humanity of wanting a gold based money system – so that is the main criteria.