Topic: War and Peace News - on March 28, 2011 at 11:25:00 AM CEST
Libyen: Die deutsche Haltung ist schlichtweg würdelos
Der Kurs wirkt konfus: Die Libyen-Politik der Regierung Merkel sorgt auch unter ehemaligen Generälen der Bundeswehr für Kopfschütteln. Ex-Heeresinspekteur Willmann zeigt sich im Interview regelrecht "entsetzt". Westerwelles Außenpolitik sei insgesamt widersprüchlich.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Herr Willmann, in Deutschland wird die Entscheidung, sich im Uno-Sicherheitsrat bei der Abstimmung über eine Flugverbotszone zu enthalten, heftig debattiert. Der frühere Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr, Klaus Naumann, hat erklärt, er schäme sich für sein Land. Wie sehen Sie als ehemaliger Heeresinspekteur den Kurs der Bundesregierung?
Helmut Willmann: Ich bin über die Haltung entsetzt und finde sie schlichtweg würdelos. Denn es geht doch darum, elementare Verstöße eines Diktators gegen sein Volk zu verhindern - und zwar vor der Haustür Europas.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 28, 2011 at 9:51:00 AM CEST
Mext: Readings at Monitoring Post out of 20 Km Zone of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP
(13:00 March 28, 2011)
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 28, 2011 at 8:44:00 AM CEST
News, the way the Libyan authorities want it to be reported
The al-Nasr Hotel Tannoy is piped into every room so you can't escape. It's Moussa again – Moussa Ibrahim the ubiquitous, articulate but increasingly stressed Libyan government spokesman. He's got a PhD in Media Studies, he says, from "Royal Holloway University".
"All journalists to gather for bus trip to Bani Walid. You will meet members of the Warfallah tribe and some of the families of those killed in the bombing. The bus will be leaving in half an hour. You will be back in Tripoli early in the afternoon," he says.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 28, 2011 at 8:31:00 AM CEST
Eman al-Obeidi has been released by Gaddafi forces. Her mother tells reporters she is proud of her daughter
The mother of a woman who burst into a Tripoli hotel and said that she had been raped by government militiamen hailed her daughter as a hero Sunday and said government officials offered her money and a house to change her story.
Aisha Ahmed, contacted by telephone at her home in Tobruk, in the rebel-held eastern part of the country, said she was proud of the courage displayed by her daughter, Iman al-Obaidi, whose outburst Saturday was broadcast worldwide.
“I am very happy, very proud,” said Ahmed, who described her daughter as a 26-year-old law student in Tripoli.
washingtonpost.com telegraph.co.uk
UPDATE ON EMAN: There are unconfirmed claims by the Gaddafi Regime that Eman was released and is safe. There is NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE to support their claims. The Regime's history with making false statements gives us EVERY REASON to fear for her safety and continue to demand her immediate release.
update:
Family of Eman Al-Obeidi DENY claims she is free, sister now missing too
Libyan press has announced that Eman has now been freed, and is resting at home with her mother and sisters. She may be giving an interview to one or two female reporters, they promised. A Gadaffi spokesman has told foreign press that five men, one of whom may be the son of a top-ranking Police Officer, have been arrested in connection with the alleged beating, torture and rape of Eman Al-Obeidi. None of this can be confirmed by journalists, who are held captive in the hotel in Tripoli where the woman approached them Saturday. Her family, however, deny that this is true. In fact, they say, her sister Amal has also been detained. They received a phone call last night from a government spokesman at three a.m. offering them a new house, money, anything they wished as long as they retracted Eman's statement.... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 28, 2011 at 8:19:00 AM CEST
PSYOPS EC-130J STEEL 74 with message on 10405.0 kHz to Libyan Naval Officers and Sailors 27 March 2011
Below you can find the transcript of a PSYOPS message sent on Mar. 27, 2011, on HF freq. 10405 KHz that was intercepted by an Italian radio ham, who recorded it and published it on Youtube with basic information.
The Gaddafi regime forces are violating a United Nations resolution ordering the end of hostilities in your country. Do not take part in further hostilities. Refuse any order to harm your fellow countrymen or Libyan facilities. Return to your home and family. ..........
transcript of a PSYOPS message sent on Mar. 27, 2011, on HF freq. 10405 KHz
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 5:48:00 PM CEST
Another PSYOPS message sent to Libyan ship in both Arab and English.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 2:07:00 PM CEST
1:14pm Al Jazeera correspondent James Bays confirms that rebel opposition fighters are in control of the major oil exporting town of Ras Lanuf.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 1:22:00 PM CEST
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 8)
And there was (day)light. This could be the motto of Day 7 which saw an increased activity of US tactical aircraft from the early morning: quite a change if we think that, since the beginning of Odyssey Dawn, American tacair had flown almost only at night. The reason could be the following: since USAFE F-15Es and USMC AV-8Bs are involved in the “civilian protection” task (hence, they strike ground targets, see yesterday debrief for more info) they operated at night and at higher altitudes until air power of the coalition (almost) completely cancelled the Libyan air defences reducing the SAM and MANPADS threat to the point that even A-10s and AC-130U gunship 4SOS/16SOW could be deployed to the theatre, with the latter performing the first missions into the Libyan territory right after their arrival in Sigonella. SEAD missions were intensified in the morning, with multiple Wild Weasel flights of both F-16s and EA-18G Growlers out of Aviano airbase, probably securing the airspace for those coalition aircraft that attacked Sabha airbase, where Gaddafi’s forces were reported to be killing locals civilians. In spite of the amount of SEAD missions flown in the Libyan airspace, no HARM was reported to be fired by the three SEAD platform available in theatre: F-16CJs of the 480FS/52FW, the EA-18Gs of the USN VAQ-132 (both at Aviano), and the Tornado ECRs of the 155° Gruppo/50° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, deployed to Trapani.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent and much more is committed to the military mission in Libya. And some in the US are questioning whether it's worth it.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 11:27:00 AM CEST
Libya revolt: French jets strike Gaddafi aircraft
French fighter aircraft have destroyed five Libyan air force planes and two helicopters in an attack on the forces of Col Muammar Gaddafi.
A French spokesman said the aircraft were caught on the ground at Misrata air base preparing to launch attacks in the area of the rebel-held town.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 27, 2011 at 11:15:00 AM CEST
Syria Live Blog - March 27
10:44am Activists and eyewitnesses say Syrian army units have deployed in key areas of Latakia, a seaside Mediterranean city rocked by protests and unrest.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 26, 2011 at 8:48:00 PM CET
Syria Live Blog - March 26
As the situation in Syria escalates, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.
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