I guess I should see some Stratotankers taking off soon around the bay area (Macdill).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Air_R … g_Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Air_R … g_Squadron
Xbone Stormsurgezz
..the jet that was shot down - you can see the ejected pilot in the background. Has anyone claimed ownership of/responsibility for the aircraft?
edit - The Guardian's Chris McGreal: "Some of the rebels say it's their plane. It might have been their only plane that was shot down by Gaddafi's forces."
Last edited by Jenspm (2011-03-19 03:23:12)
Funny, we haven't given a toss about Zimbabwe for about a decade now.FEOS wrote:
Says the guy who doesn't bother to read current events, apparently.Dilbert_X wrote:
Oil
What's so special about Libya that the UNSC decides to get involved?
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!
EU's backyard, good for political relations with the ME, media pressure + public opinion.
inane little opines
http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?fee … deofeed=36Jenspm wrote:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Gua … jet460.jpg
..the jet that was shot down - you can see the ejected pilot in the background. Has anyone claimed ownership of/responsibility for the aircraft?
edit - The Guardian's Chris McGreal: "Some of the rebels say it's their plane. It might have been their only plane that was shot down by Gaddafi's forces."
Rebels shot it down.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
"Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government on Saturday sent harsh messages to leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "You have no right ever to intervene in our internal affairs," said a letter read by Libyan government spokesman Musa Ibrahim. The letter also said the government would never fire "a single bullet" against its citizens. Gadhafi's government continued to blame the conflict in Libya on al Qaeda."
lol bullshit
Would it be that hard to find out where he's hiding and then drop a bunker buster on it?
lol bullshit
Would it be that hard to find out where he's hiding and then drop a bunker buster on it?
Have you bothered to read how much oil the US gets from Libya before you start spouting off that the US is involved because of oil? That info was provided earlier, IIRC.Dilbert_X wrote:
Funny, we haven't given a toss about Zimbabwe for about a decade now.FEOS wrote:
Says the guy who doesn't bother to read current events, apparently.Dilbert_X wrote:
Oil
What's so special about Libya that the UNSC decides to get involved?
Two things: EU oil interests and WMD stores. That's why the UNSC cares...and likely why the BRIC contingent didn't.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Don't think it has that much to do with our oil interests either, we get the vast majority from Norway and Russia.
inane little opines
I imagine the US cares about the oil PRICE, which would go up if Libya went down.
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!
Dilbert stop being a moron
inane little opines
this has nothing to do with oil, neither had all the other wars. If the US wanted oil it could easily start pumping in Alaska and off the coast. Saves lots of money, time and effort.
You're making excuses to justify your own idiocy.
You're making excuses to justify your own idiocy.
inane little opines
I thought there was some US law than banned open assassinations like thatHurricane2k9 wrote:
"Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government on Saturday sent harsh messages to leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "You have no right ever to intervene in our internal affairs," said a letter read by Libyan government spokesman Musa Ibrahim. The letter also said the government would never fire "a single bullet" against its citizens. Gadhafi's government continued to blame the conflict in Libya on al Qaeda."
lol bullshit
Would it be that hard to find out where he's hiding and then drop a bunker buster on it?
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
eh I'm fairly certain we allow it nowSpark wrote:
I thought there was some US law than banned open assassinations like thatHurricane2k9 wrote:
"Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government on Saturday sent harsh messages to leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "You have no right ever to intervene in our internal affairs," said a letter read by Libyan government spokesman Musa Ibrahim. The letter also said the government would never fire "a single bullet" against its citizens. Gadhafi's government continued to blame the conflict in Libya on al Qaeda."
lol bullshit
Would it be that hard to find out where he's hiding and then drop a bunker buster on it?
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn … ssinations
I mean, if we allow it on our own citizens I don't see why we'd have an issue killing a known terrorist.
It does with Italy's oil interests.....Shocking wrote:
Don't think it has that much to do with our oil interests either, we get the vast majority from Norway and Russia.
No they didn't:Kmar wrote:
http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?fee … deofeed=36Jenspm wrote:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Gua … jet460.jpg
..the jet that was shot down - you can see the ejected pilot in the background. Has anyone claimed ownership of/responsibility for the aircraft?
edit - The Guardian's Chris McGreal: "Some of the rebels say it's their plane. It might have been their only plane that was shot down by Gaddafi's forces."
Rebels shot it down.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-127764181154: Libyan rebels have acknowledged the plane which crashed in flames in Benghazi early on Saturday belonged to them and it was shot down by Col Gaddafi's forces.
Although now they're saying they shot it down themselves by mistake....
1344: Libyan TV claims rebels "admit" downing their own aircraft over Benghazi by mistake.
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Blip in the overall market to us. It would hit the EU hardest.Dilbert_X wrote:
I imagine the US cares about the oil PRICE, which would go up if Libya went down.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
#Libya #NFZ being imposed by #France Rafale jets over #Benghazi
it has begun
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/ … g-march-19
it has begun
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/ … g-march-19
Last edited by menzo (2011-03-19 07:32:45)
feels like the start of a world war or something
#Sarkozy: 'Our planes will also target tanks which threaten civilians'
First shot fired by french plane in #libya, target was vehicle
#France jets 'engaged' with #Libya military on the ground
http://twitter.com/#!/ksnavarra/status/ … 7656390656
if you have twitter follow this guy
#France jets 'engaged' with #Libya military on the ground
http://twitter.com/#!/ksnavarra/status/ … 7656390656
if you have twitter follow this guy
Last edited by menzo (2011-03-19 10:00:20)
oh, ffs, stop it already. everybody must participate in that global economy financial pyramid run by usa & co, it doesn't matter if it's a small part or not - the show must go on. nobody's allowed out, and you know it. it's your sacred cow, your holy grail and the source of your so called "greatness". saddam tried to fool with that and was made an example of. now others are being fucked up, only you can't really afford to place any troops in so you simply destabilize the region knowing that when they have to rebuild they'd call for your "help" again.FEOS wrote:
Blip in the overall market to us. It would hit the EU hardest.Dilbert_X wrote:
I imagine the US cares about the oil PRICE, which would go up if Libya went down.
ww3 has already started, only this time it's not fought with weapons - not yet. but keep singing those songs about "freedom", "popular rebellions" and other shit - if nothing else, it's good for lulz.
if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.
LoL
How long until France surrenders?
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
First bullet fired on their plane.Jay wrote:
How long until France surrenders?