Middle East

[ila]

Originally Posted by randolph

Maybe not, Gaddafi just called for an immediate ceasefire.

Yes, you are right, Gaddafi did announce a unilateral ceasefire. One must read farther into this than just a headline. One report that I read said that the Libyan government is going to be sending anti-terrorism teams into all the government held areas. If one reads between the lines here that means government sanctioned summary executions of anyone deemed to be an enemy of the state.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by ila

Yes, you are right, Gaddafi did announce a unilateral ceasefire. One must read farther into this than just a headline. One report that I read said that the Libyan government is going to be sending anti-terrorism teams into all the government held areas. If one reads between the lines here that means government sanctioned summary executions of anyone deemed to be an enemy of the state.

Gaddafi is a wiley character. He declared a ceasefire to give him time to figure out how to weasel out of this situation. I don't think the combination of Arab and Western countries will allow him to pull any monkey business. I think he is primarily interested in saving his own ass once the new government takes over.

[TracyCoxx]

After Quadaffi is removed from Lybia and he's put on trial he should be made to appear on What Not To Wear.

[TracyCoxx]

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

Reminds me of that time in Somalia during Clinton's presidency when American troops were entering Somalia. The damn news reporters were on the beach waiting to film the first wave of Americans storming the beach.

[ila]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Oh lovely. Foxnews just aired that the US will launch tomahawk cruise missiles right after dark. I hope no one in Quaddafi's military is watching.

Originally Posted by randolph

Oh great! I suppose we also gave them the exact target sites of the Tomahawks.

Tomahawks are cruise missiles and not ballistic missiles. This means that their flight path is not predictable which makes them very hard to detect and defeat. The target sites and times on target could be sent to Qadhafi days in advance and it's not likely that Libya would be able to destroy the missiles before they hit their targets.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by ila

Tomahawks are cruise missiles and not ballistic missiles. This means that their flight path is not predictable which makes them very hard to detect and defeat. The target sites and times on target could be sent to Qadhafi days in advance and it's not likely that Libya would be able to destroy the missiles before they hit their targets.

Yeah, but the warning gives Quaddafi time to move the targets out of the way.
I suspect one bomb on his fancy tent would send him on his way, he is a devious coward.