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Title: Arab League Slams Libya Attacks Amid Reports of Growing Civilian Toll
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Antiwar.com
URL Source: http://news.antiwar.com/2011/03/20/ ... orts-of-growing-civilian-toll/
Published: Mar 20, 2011
Author: Jason Ditz
Post Date: 2011-03-20 14:59:21 by jwpegler
Keywords: None
Views: 5632
Comments: 6
Having been instrumental in pushing the UN to approve the resolution authorizing the no-fly zone over Libya, the Arab League has found itself quickly regretting its Faustian bargain. Now, with reports of civilian casualties on the rise, they are condemning the massive air strikes by the US, France and Britain. “What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians,” insisted Arab League chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa. The split comes at a time when Western officials are trying to claim broad Arab support for the action. The escalation of the Western intervention has come much faster than anyone imagined – they went from a Thursday approval of a no-fly zone to mass air strikes on Saturday. Still, with Saturday also serving as the eight year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the notion that such a resolution would fall victim to “mission creep” should not come as a surprise. In addition to the Arab League, the African Union has also called for an immediate attack on all the strikes against Libya, saying that they feared “serious humanitarian consequences.” Though the figures cannot be confirmed on the ground (particularly with the US warning journalists away from Libya) the reports as of late Sunday morning are that as many as 64 people have been killed in the air strikes, and hundreds wounded. US commander Admiral Michael Mullen insists he has seen no reports of any civilian casualties at all.
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#1. To: jwpegler (#0)
Allies sure don't last long these days. The europeons should be getting squeamish soon, and pull out. When does the evacuation of "peaceful muslim" refugees to the US begin?
I recall a re-run of MASH I saw where this uber right winger named Colonel Flagg... Now, that is an understatement.
No one ever learns - that the USA's word should not be trusted. The lessons of the American treaties with the Indians shows that plain enough. American State Dept speaks with forked tongue, always has and always will. Libya's Gadafi is probably having seconds thoughts about trusting the USA when he have up his WMD programs because it seems the USA only attacks you if you don't have WMD.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Quick question: how much are you donating this April 15?
He's getting a refund on taxes he never paid.
Everyone is "special" aren't they?
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
Godwinson posted on 2011-02-23 11:47:32 ET
http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=18011&Disp=46#C46
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
Allies sure don't last long these days.
#3. To: jwpegler, hondo68, buckeroo (#0)
“What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians,” insisted Arab League chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa.
#4. To: Godwinson, jwpegler, hondo68 (#3)
No one ever learns - that the USA's word should not be trusted.
#5. To: buckeroo (#4)
how much are you donating this April 15?
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#6. To: jwpegler (#5)
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