"NATO aircraft bomb the Libyan capital night after night"
"S. African finds Khadafy adamant; Italy vows aid to rebels" by Diaa Hadid, Associated Press / June 1, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Khadafy insists he will not leave his country, South Africa’s president said yesterday after he met the embattled Libyan ruler.
Khadafy’s departure is the key demand of rebel forces battling his troops. Yesterday, Italy’s foreign minister pledged to provide Libya’s rebels with fuel and hundreds of millions of dollars backed by frozen assets of Khadafy’s regime....
The hard lines of the two sides and the competing, high-level visits illustrated the virtual stalemate in the conflict. NATO aircraft bomb the Libyan capital night after night, and military forces from the two sides battle, but little is changing on the ground.
So WHEN do the GROUND TROOPS go in?!!!!
South Africa is concerned for Khadafy’s safety, according to the statement released by President Jacob Zuma’s office yesterday, after he returned home from his talks with Khadafy in Tripoli — a rare visit by a high-level world figure.
Zuma was pressing to revive an African Union proposal for a cease-fire and dialogue to settle the Libya conflict, and Khadafy agreed, the statement said. Khadafy “called for an end to the bombings to enable a Libyan dialogue,’’ it said. “He emphasized that he was not prepared to leave his country, despite the difficulties.’’
I'll second that!
Zuma called for a halt to NATO airstrikes as part of the cease-fire.
After initially backing NATO’s involvement, Zuma and the African Union called for a cessation, charging that NATO had overstepped its UN mandate to protect civilians.
I would say; they are KILLING THEM!
NATO aircraft blasted five tank transporters near the western coastal town of Zlitan on Monday, Major General John Lorimer, British military spokesman, said in a statement. The town is between Tripoli and the rebel-held city of Misrata. Several airstrikes were heard in Tripoli after nightfall....
Must be difficult to get to sleep.
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