Alleged defections in Libya.
This has just post a few minutes ago.
Members of a Libyan army unit told residents of the flashpoint eastern city of Benghazi Sunday that they had defected and liberated the city from forces supporting the four decades of rule by Moamar Ghadafi, Reuters reported.
And speaking from Benghazi, a local man named Benali told Sky News that anti-regime protesters were now in control of the city, the second largest in the oil-rich African nation.
Now there are a lot of unanswered questions here like the number of soldiers and rank. But one of the biggest is how the Lybian government will react to this if this story is creditable. We shall see where this all leads.
Also the US is attempting to apply pressure to Libyan to back down its threats of action against the local protesters.
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration also signaledthat the Libyan government might face consequences if it did not take heed of warnings to rein in its security forces and respect its citizens’ right to protest.
Something tells me that they will not be impressed.
Category: Breaking News, Foreign Policy, Protests/Rallies
I’m honestly surprised this sort of thing hasn’t happened in other countries yet. Of course, the Egyptians are being greedy and demanding things change right now, so it is possible to still erupt there, too.
Momo isn’t making any friends by having his troops fire on mourners from earlier shootings, that’s for sure.
Apparently Ghadaffi has fled Libya. I just heard it on the radio. No word yet on where he is headed, but some sources say he’s likely to end up with Chavez in Venezuela.
“Something tells me that they will not be impressed”. You mean they aren’t trembling at Hillary making another stern statement, or Ears cutting short his ski vacation to tell them to recognize the right of assembly? Who would thought that?
I miss the days of us having a million+ standing Army…Stuff like this would not be happening….
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