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2011-08-22 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-08-22 09:11|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 "...Abdul Hakim Belhaj, openly thanked God for this victory."

Abdul should have thanked NATO. If Qadaffy was given as much leeway as Assad in Syria, Abdul and his friends would probably be dead or in hiding.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-08-22 20:34|| 2011-08-22 20:34|| Front Page Top

#2 OTOH ... ...

[Infamous "However" here].

* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > WON'T SURRENDER [or abandon Tripoli], SAYS GADDAFI.

* FREEREPUBLIC > LIBYAN CONFLICT: GADDAFI FORCES HOLD OFF REBEL PUSH.

* SAME > LIBYA LIKELY TO BECOME THE NEXT IRAQ.

IIRC, WORLD TRIBUNE > GADDAFI, REBELS FINAL BATTLE TO RESEMBLE "SIEGE OF BERLIN".

* SAME > REPORT: LIBYAN REBELS CONTROL 95% OF TRIPOLI.

They repor now control the "Green Square" in central Tripoli, more pka the FRONT "FRONT YARD" OF THE GADDAFI COMPOUND.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-22 23:27|| 2011-08-22 23:27|| Front Page Top

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