USA Africa Dialogue Series - The Video; the Bomb; the Tragedy.....the Sound of Silence - Libya

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28wUBxG5zbo&feature=player_embedded

 

The fight is not over and the spin in the game stream media projects more illusions than helpful reality to assess the options. This is NATO's war; not Libyan rebels' who have to wait until NATO bombs and clear paths before they can win with the aid of Western military coordinators in Libya.

 

People, I never believe violence is a solution; and we certainly do not need the waste of human blood in Africa.  I am a promoter of conscientious advocacy. The reasonable of the world cannot knows it is a tragic irony for the a country with the highest standard of living in Africa to be bombed to ruins and turned into a Heavily Indebted Poor and Dependent Nation. Does it make sense to seize the assets of a country, bomb it and use the same money to hire contractors from the bombing nations for reconstruction. Is the loss of life now an economic plan?

 

Bereft of a clear winner by indigenous determination, NATO is the vested interest with need to  inflict any atrocious damage as the end justifies the means. It is an IMMORAL WORLD ORDER.

 

Libyans should come to their senses and stop killing each other. If anyone claims to be a forerunner for democratic dispensations, whether Gaddafi or the Rebels, people can rationally map out a way for democratic elections.  

 

MsJoe

 

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Rebel Libya Commander: 15 Killed in Oil Port Attacks

Published September 12, 2011

TRIPOLI, Libya – Suspected Muammar Qaddafi's loyalists staged twin attacks on a key oil refinery Monday in possibly coordinated strikes that suggest revolutionary forces still face resistance in areas under their control. At least 15 attackers were killed, an anti-Qaddafi commander said.

The back-to-back assaults in the coastal oil facility at Ras Lanuf -- saboteurs setting fires and then a convoy of gunmen riding in from the desert -- was a reminder that opposition forces have potential security challenges across Libya despite pushing out Qaddafi's regime from all but a few strongholds.

Col. Hamid al-Hasi, the commander for anti-Qaddafi force in eastern Libya, said a group of 15 employees set fire to the facility, located about 380 miles southeast of Tripoli. He said five of the saboteurs were killed and the rest arrested.

In a separate attack, the port was targeted by a convoy of armed men apparently based in a refugee camp about 18 miles south of Ras Lanuf. One revolutionary commander, Fadl-Allah Haroun, said a total of 15 people were killed in both attacks.

The size of the ground assault force was unclear, but Haroun said it may have been as big as 40 vehicles.

Former rebels, meanwhile, have been facing stiff resistance from Qaddafi supporters in Bani Walid since last week and have captured most of the northern half of the town, which is one of several remaining bastions of Qaddafi's rule.

Dozens of cars loaded with Libyan families and personal belongings streamed out of the town, about 90 miles southeast of Tripoli, in anticipation of a fresh assault.

"The fighting will be very bad," said Fadila Salim as she drove out of Bani Walid. Her son, Mohammed Ibrahim, said there is no electricity, no water and shops are running out of food. He says many are "stuck in their houses and afraid to leave."

NATO warplanes maintained attacks on remaining pro-Qaddafi sites. The military alliance said its targets Sunday focused on Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte, including a military logistics facility and three surface-to-air missile systems.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/12/libya-commander-15-killed-in-oil-port-attacks/#ixzz1XkU9h5dC