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2011-03-18 Africa North
Libya declares ceasefire after UN resolution
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Posted by  2011-03-18 09:09|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 Arabs, Say one thing and do the opposite.
Posted by phil_b 2011-03-18 09:39||   2011-03-18 09:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Although Qadaffy might be buying time by declaring a ceasefire, the rebels might not buy into a ceasefire.
Posted by JohnQC 2011-03-18 09:53||   2011-03-18 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 This is a matter of hours after he was pledging "NO MERCY" to the town of Benghazi.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-03-18 09:58||   2011-03-18 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 This may turn out to be strategicaly brilliant on Gaddafi's part. Thus far, very few have dissected who exactly the "rebels" are. It's doubtful the itchy fingers over at AQIM will be satisfied with a cease fire.
Posted by DepotGuy 2011-03-18 10:48||   2011-03-18 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 you could cease fire but still move troops around to isolate and starve opponents

you could have a formal cease fire but have your troops kill lots of folks and claim they were defending themselves against threats

you could have a formal cease fire and have your troops kill lots of people and say this was an isolated mistake

you could have a formal cease fire and still lock people up and torture them
Posted by Lord Garth 2011-03-18 10:51||   2011-03-18 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 It is definitely tactical. It is supply train as well There is dissention in the ranks, and he knows that people like me are itching to drop a JDAM on that lunatic and not miss this time.
Posted by newc 2011-03-18 10:56||   2011-03-18 10:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorta like the 'cease fire' the Paleos practice with Israel. Which means they keep lobbing munitions into Israel. The little sister smacking big brother and then running to hide behind mother's skirt kind of 'cease fire'.
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-18 11:09||   2011-03-18 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Or is it strategic / political, waiting to see if an international intervention actually occurs?

It throws a curveball to the 'international community' if anything.
Posted by Pappy 2011-03-18 11:15||   2011-03-18 11:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Whoops... he broke that "cease fire". He is currently raiding Aidabiya. Looks like he is headed to Benghazi after-all. Oh well. You knew it could not last.
Posted by newc 2011-03-18 11:55||   2011-03-18 11:55|| Front Page Top

#10 And Misrata
Posted by Beavis 2011-03-18 12:17||   2011-03-18 12:17|| Front Page Top

#11 The "cease-fire" at least bought him a few more hours. Or he may have interpreted the UN resolution as a bluff -- as it may be. So -- what ya got, BHO?
Posted by Matt 2011-03-18 12:24||   2011-03-18 12:24|| Front Page Top

#12 By the way, the rebel website may be found Here.
Posted by newc 2011-03-18 13:50|| http://concisemagazine.wordpress.com/  2011-03-18 13:50|| Front Page Top

#13 Yes, Misrata - confirmed by caller to @blakehounshell
Posted by newc 2011-03-18 14:03||   2011-03-18 14:03|| Front Page Top

#14 Garth nails it
Posted by Oscar 2011-03-18 14:39||   2011-03-18 14:39|| Front Page Top

#15 If I remember my history right, the Tet Offensive started during a ceasefire.
Posted by tu3031 2011-03-18 15:54||   2011-03-18 15:54|| Front Page Top

#16 Agree wid #5 - Gaddafi can always claim the bulk of his loyalist forces followed orders + obeyed the UN demand - INFAMOUS HOWEVER, A "FEW/
HANDFUL" OF SMALL OR MINOR MIL, POLICE UNITS "DID NOT GET THE WORD" [ceasefire order] "ON TIME"; OR ELSE THESE SAME WERE SIMPLY RESPONDING TO WILY DASTARDLY MALICIOUS, CLEARLY ANTI-UNO, ANTI-CEASEFIRE ATTACKS "INITIATED/
STARTED BY THE REBELS" + ONLY THE REBELS.

Twas "Self-Defense", don't ya know?
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-18 21:13||   2011-03-18 21:13|| Front Page Top

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