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Title: Obama has OK'd use of drones in Libya, Gates says
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URL Source: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/2 ... of-drones-in-libya-gates-says/
Published: Apr 21, 2011
Author: CNN
Post Date: 2011-04-21 16:56:02 by Jethro Tull
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U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drones in Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
Gates told CNN the unmanned Predators would allow for "some precision capability" against the forces of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, and will offer a "modest contribution" to NATO efforts to support Libyan rebels.
NATO, meanwhile, has signaled it may ramp up air strikes on Gadhafi's regime. NATO issued a new warning to Libyan civilians to stay away from military areas - foreshadowing plans for attacks on targets seen as strategically significant in stopping the government's attacks against civilians, according to a NATO military official.
Libyan rebels had recently complained that NATO was not being aggressive enough to protect civilians from Gadhafi's forces.
Planes and missiles from a coalition including the United States, the United Kingdom and France began attacking Libyan air-defense targets March 19 in part to establish a no-fly zone. It was authorized by a U.N. Security Council resolution, which approved military action 51;short of occupation - to prevent Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians and cities.
The intervention came after a Libyan uprising, which began in mid-February after clashes between government forces and protesters. Opposition forces are seeking the ouster of Gadhafi, who has ruled for nearly 42 years. Obama has OK'd use of drones in Libya, Gates says
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
And the gutless CONgress sits silently by, counting their jiz$$$.
Somewhere in Kenya, a village is still missing its idiot.
That means Libya is being denied any air-defense from all attackers and Gadhafi's forces are to be prevented from any counterattack in self-defense from the onslaughts of warring rebels. Also in the Libya news: Libya offers “verifiable” ceasefire, elections [My note: Sounds much more reasonable than the colonialist-coalition warmongering.] YouTube video - Star of David Tattoo on "Libyan" Rebel: Israel? [My note: Whazzup with that, Izzies?] China Firing Back in New Cold War [My note: Educational YT video posted below from that ActivistPost article on the rebel attack forces and their looting movements reported at 1:11, Sino-African and Sino-U.S. relations, etc.]
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
Excellent info in this tube, GL. Thanks.
#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
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Planes and missiles from a coalition including the United States, the United Kingdom and France began attacking Libyan air-defense targets March 19 in part to establish a no-fly zone. It was authorized by a U.N. Security Council resolution, which approved military action 51;short of occupation - to prevent Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians and cities.
#3. To: GreyLmist (#2)
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