It’s getting confusing over in Libya. We were told by the Progressive and pseudo Conservatives that the rebels in Libya were freedom fighters. Even when it was pointed out that they were affiliated with Al-Qaeda and fought Americans in Iraq, we were told to not worry. Well now NATO is threatening the Libyan rebels with attacks if they seek revenge against Qaddafi followers.
Britain has warned Libya’s rebels that Nato is prepared to used military force against the opposition if it wages armed attacks on civilians loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi, officials said yesterday.
Whitehall officials said that the “same assets” that are currently waging air strikes on Col Gaddafi’s regime and its forces would be unleashed on the rebels should they take revenge on towns and populations that have so far remained under Col Gaddafi’s control.
It is the most explicit warning yet that the international coalition enforcing United Nations 1973 resolution has not written a blank cheque to the rebels as they launch offensives against the regime in Misurata and eastern Libya. But officials said the National Transitional Council (NTC), which represents the rebel movements had given repeated assurances that they would not seek to punish government sympathisers in the aftermath of victory.
“We will protect civilians by all means necessary while the mandate is in force – that applies to everybody,” a government official said. “If the NTC was attacking civilians the mandate would give the international community the grounds to intervene. But we’ve seen no evidence that is likely to happen and the NTC has frequently address the need for reconciliation.”
Read the rest: Libya rebels warned that Nato will use force to stop revenge attacks
Didn’t John McCain guarantee these are like our founding fathers? Clearly NATO knows they are backing Islamists or they wouldn’t make this warning. American participation in this conflict needs to end now. This is not our fight and Americans fight so France and The UK get oil contracts.
The Popular Uprising continues.
Tags: Libyan War, NATO, Popular Uprising
