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DaSleeper

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Firing anti-aircraft in the vicinity of aircraft has been known to cause a reaction. Rebels and NATO aren't choreographed.

Any time you see the rebels firing their weapons, its in the air...
They should know by now that the only planes in the air are on their side...Quit shooting up there for Mohamed's sake;-)
 

petros

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I think it's cool the "rebels" opened an oil port to save the people of Libya from certain death from the Duck.
 

JBeee

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"The rebels had been taking a group of tanks, armoured vehicles and rocket launchers near the front line between the towns of Ajdabiya and Brega in more than 30 transporters. Whether or not a Nato pilot mistook all of that heavy armour for Gaddafi weaponry remains unclear."...

Nowhere does it mention `rebels` were firing in the air in this latest ooopsy-daisy.


Firing anti-aircraft in the vicinity of aircraft has been known to cause a reaction. Rebels and NATO aren't choreographed.
 

lone wolf

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So it does.... I stand corrected.

Are they still wasting ammunition by shooting holes in the sky where a loud cheer might serve them better?

Have they set up some sort of communication with NATO?

What colour were the tanks? (odd vehicle in a force of white pick-ups)
 

JBeee

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Still no mention from state-television CNN of the incident.

Guess we`ll have to wait for the `facts` to come out before jumping to conclusions.
 

PoliticalNick

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Does't say anywhere exactly whose plane it was. Has nayone heard further details. The US has a horrible record of shooting at anything that moves killing Canadians in Afghanistan and British in Iraq.
 

MHz

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The same article also says NATO wasn't involved. Which would be better for NATO, another friendly fire incident of not being able to enforce a no-fly zone?

This was not a Nato air-strike; on the contrary, it was conducted by Gaddafi's brigades using SIAI Marchetti SF-260 planes," Col Ahmad Bani told al-Arabiya television.

By hiding his tanks he is making NATO kill all those civilians, is that the message?

(in part)
U.S. and European leaders say Gaddafi loyalists are hiding their tanks and artillery in densely populated areas, which the alliance cannot easily reach without risking significant civilian casualties.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...011/04/07/AFcCHFuC_story.html?wprss=rss_world
 
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JBeee

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Reports now that NATO returned to shoot up ambulances carrying the wounded from initial bombings.

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