Libya "revolution" is actually a British Empire INVASION! SAS CAPTURED IN LIBYA!

[No2NWO]

MoD silent over report of SAS men captured in Libya

The Ministry of Defence says it will not comment on a claim in the Sunday Times that members of the SAS have been seized by rebel forces in Libya.

In a statement, the MoD said: "We do not comment on the special forces."

The paper claims the unit was involved in a secret mission to put British diplomats in touch with rebels trying to topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

It says eight SAS men, in plain clothes but armed, were captured as they escorted the diplomat in eastern Libya.

The paper claims the SAS soldiers were taken to Benghazi, the rebel stronghold, where they are being interrogated.

Troops loyal to Col Gaddafi have clashed with rebel forces in the central town of Zawiya in the last few days amid growing fears of a civil war.

The full statement from the MoD read: "We neither confirm nor deny the story and we do not comment on the special forces."

Earlier, the MoD had confirmed Scottish troops were on standby to assist with humanitarian and evacuation operations in Libya.

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, is on a routine deployment notice of 24 hours at an RAF base in Wiltshire.

But they have not been earmarked for a combat role.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12658054

[No2NWO]

SAS unit 'held by Libyan rebels'

(UKPA) – 1 hour ago

An SAS unit was being held by rebel forces in Libya, it has been reported. Up to eight soldiers were captured as they escorted a junior British diplomat through rebel-held territory in the east of the country, the Sunday Times said.

Spokesmen for both the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office would neither confirm nor deny the report.

According to the newspaper, the SAS soldiers were taken by rebels to Benghazi, the largest city held by the opposition, where they were detained. It is said the diplomat had intended to contact Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's opponents ahead of a visit by a senior colleague to establish diplomatic relations with the rebels.

But the SAS intervention is thought to have angered Libyan opposition figures.

The claims came to light as the battle for control of the country continued to rage amid growing fears over the impact of instability in the region on oil prices.

Fierce fighting was under way in the city of Zawiya, just 50 miles from the capital Tripoli, as rebels struggled to repel an assault by Gaddafi forces. Meanwhile, insurgents were reported to have taken control of the oil port of Ras Lanuf after a series of bloody engagements, a key strategic site.

Saturday's assault on Zawiya, a city of some 200,000 people, reportedly began with a surprise dawn attack by pro-Gaddafi forces firing mortar shells and machine guns. Witnesses said the shelling damaged government buildings and homes. The fighting sparked several fires, sending a cloud of heavy black smoke over the city. According to a doctor in the city, 12 people died in hospital and at least 60 others were injured.

Initially, the rebels retreated to deeper positions, before launching a counter offensive in which they reportedly regained some of the lost territory. By mid afternoon, the rebels had reoccupied central Martyrs' Square while the pro-regime forces were believed to have regrouped on the city's fringes, sealing off access routes.

The anti-Gaddafi rebels were said to have fared better in Ras Lanuf last night, where they seized control after forcing pro-regime troops to flee. The port could act as an important staging post for an assault on Tripoli.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i1dZuBGJTH-ezSVti9O82DwqUxTg?docId=N0319741299378132768A

[No2NWO]

'Still no comment' from MoD over SAS men captured in Libya

The Ministry of Defence says it will not comment on Sunday Times claims that eight members of the SAS have been seized by rebel forces in Libya.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox told the BBC a small diplomatic team was in Benghazi and "they were in touch with them".

BBC correspondent Jon Leyne, in eastern Libya, said he had "strong suspicions" the reports were true.

The paper claims a unit was trying to put UK diplomats in touch with rebels trying to topple the Gaddafi regime.

It says eight SAS men, in plain clothes but armed, were captured.

The BBC's Jon Leyne, who is in the main rebel stronghold city of Benghazi, said: "I have been speaking to people from the authorities here who've not denied it and have spoken in terms that it probably is true without actually saying as much."

In a statement, the MoD said: "We do not comment on the special forces."

The Sunday Times claims the SAS soldiers were taken to Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, where they are being interrogated.

The full statement from the MoD read: "We neither confirm nor deny the story and we do not comment on the special forces."

Our correspondent said he had heard reports of a helicopter landing and British troops possibly captured on Saturday.

"At that time it just seemed all a bit outlandish, frankly, because there was a British warship here in town just a few days ago, if anyone wanted to make contact with the authorities here they could have just walked down the gangplank and hailed a taxi," he said.

"But for some reason they decided to have gone a slightly more James Bond route about it.

"But I can't absolutely confirm this. As you can imagine in a city like this, in a situation like this there is a very, very strong rumour mill that sends rumours around."

Meanwhile, Libyan state TV claimed troops loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have made significant gains against rebel forces who have taken significant parts of the country in a two-week insurrection.

It said pro-Gaddafi forces had retaken the towns of Zawiya, Ras Lanuf, Misrata and even Tobruk - although those claims have not been independently verified.

Jon Leyne says the claims go against all the evidence on the ground, unless there has been a sudden and dramatic swing overnight - of which there is no sign.

Regarding the SAS seizure claims, Geneva-based Human Rights Solidarity group said it was aware that a team of special forces had been seized by Libyan rebels but it did not know which country they were from.

Separately, a group of Dutch special forces was apparently captured by Col Gaddafi's forces in western Libya while trying to assist Dutch nationals evacuate.

Earlier, the MoD had confirmed Scottish troops were on standby to assist with humanitarian and evacuation operations in Libya.

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, is on a routine deployment notice of 24 hours at an RAF base in Wiltshire.

But they have not been earmarked for a combat role.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12658054

[frenchlifeboat]

they could always break them out of jail..  remember this..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1498802/Troops-free-SAS-men-from-jail.html

Two SAS soldiers were freed from a jail in Basra under the watch of British armoured vehicles last night a few hours after they were seized by Iraqis during the worst riots in Iraq's second city in two years.

They had been wearing Arab clothes when they were arrested

Iraqi government officials and the governor of Basra claimed that Warrior armoured vehicles had stormed the jail, destroying a wall. Scores of Iraqi prisoners escaped with the two soldiers, they said.

But the Ministry of Defence denied reports that Warriors had broken in. It said that a Warrior being used to collect the men "might" have accidentally knocked into a wall as it reversed in the dark.

''We would never orchestrate or authorise a jail break as is being reported,'' said a spokesman. The British embassy in Baghdad said three people had been injured as the men were released.

Mobs angry over the alleged attack on the police set fire to a Warrior, forcing its gunner to leap from the turret


how funny is that article !

[Polaris]

"They had been wearing Arab clothes when they were arrested"
ROTFLMAO

I knew of this incident from Alex, but I never imagined it was so blatant and "in your face". They really thing we are morons.

[Dig]

Libya's rioters must bow before the Queen of England
Elite troops and MI6 spies are coordinating the coup d'etat in Libya
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363187/Libya-unrest-UK-spies-SAS-troops-poised-help-Libyan-rebels.html
By Tim Shipman
Last updated at 12:39 PM on 5th March 2011

Britain is to send teams of spies and diplomats into Libya to help oust Colonel Gaddafi, it emerged last night. MI6 operatives backed by the SAS are to land in the east around the key rebel stronghold of Benghazi 'within days'. In addition, 600 soldiers of the Black Watch are on 24-hour standby to fly in and avert a humanitarian catastrophe as Libya erupted into a new wave of bloodshed. Around 200 of the 600 UK troops are ready to deploy at South Cerney forward barracks near RAF Lyneham, Britain's main military air transport base. British diplomats and spies have been engaged in intensive efforts to speak to opposition forces, which are led by Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the rebel National Libyan Council.

Now ministers have approved a presence on the ground to gather information and boost the chances of the rebels. The liaison teams will be primarily composed of envoys but will include some intelligence officers. They will link up with Special Forces already in Libya to provide protection and give informal military advice to the Libyan opposition. The teams are said to be there 'primarily' to gather information. But they will advise the rebels on how to secure a handover of power and set up a democratic government. 'Once we get to the stage where we have a transition, part of what we're looking at is supporting that transition,' a source said. Britain has also stepped up its military preparations, sending the frigate Westminster and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus to the area.  Britain still has three Chinook helicopters in Malta. And military planning for a No Fly Zone gathered pace yesterday when the North Atlantic Council tasked Nato military authorities with providing a range of plans yesterday.  Britain is likely to play a central role in any military action since the continuing evacuation and humanitarian aid flights are all being coordinated by a Joint Force Headquarters in Malta.  It is understood that the UK is more likely to supply air-to-air refuelling planes and AWACS spy-in-the-sky aircraft to any No Fly Zone operation. These planes are already flying around Libya's air space monitoring Colonel Gaddafi's use of his air force and helicopter gunships.

But a senior security official yesterday made clear that Britain will not be supplying arms and ammunition - in contrast to last Monday when Prime Minister David Cameron said he would consider arming the opposition - an off-the-cuff reply to an MP which led to accusations of sabre rattling. Military liaison officers also accompanied International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell yesterday as he toured humanitarian camps on the Libyan border with  Tunisia. Officials say they are 'very concerned' by the lack of information about western Libya, the area under the command of Gaddafi's forces and where aid agencies have been denied access. Shops and banks are still operating in Benghazi and other towns in the east and rebel forces have access to food and medicine. Diplomats are also monitoring rebel-held towns such as Misurata, which is under attack from Gaddafi's forces from both sides.  There, food and medicine are feared to be running out - which could lead to calls for air drops of aid. The Foreign Office says fewer than ten Britons who want to leave are still in Libya and yesterday finally warned Britons against going to the country.

[Dig]

[British military] will advise the rebels on how to secure a handover of power and set up a democratic government. 'Once we get to the stage where we have a transition, part of what we're looking at is supporting that transition,' a source said.

THIS IS 100% PURE UNADULTERATED BRITISH IMPERIALISM

HOW IS THERE ANY OTHER POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION?

[Dig]

http://www.prisonplanet.com/mi6-sas-working-together-to-take-control-in-libya.html

[No2NWO]

Britain trains 100 members of Gaddafi's feared police

More than 100 officers from Colonel Gaddafi's feared police force are currently in Britain to undergo training in advanced techniques.

The group, including a brigadier and a major, are learning forensic skills at Huddersfield University in West Yorkshire. Many have brought their families to live with them in the UK while they study.

The visitors are believed to be members of Libya's ordinary police force, which investigates crime, rather than the controversial Internal Security Agency, which deals with political dissidents.

However, Amnesty International, the human rights body, has implicated regular Libyan police in a range of human rights violations before the current revolt, including an incident in 2006 when officers opened fire on demonstrators in Benghazi, killing 12.

According to security sources, a handful of the Huddersfield group have been assessed as deeply loyal to the Gaddafi regime. The allegiance of the remainder is unknown.

Full Article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8363719/Britain-trains-100-members-of-Gaddafis-feared-police.html

Couldn't crack a handful, huh?

[ghost hacked]

The British Empire is alive and well it seems. It had never died. Why can most of the world's ills be traced back to the Brits?

[No2NWO]

Police group blasts university's Libyan police training

A university has been condemned by a police group for training Libyan police officers and scores of civilians in forensic science.

However Huddersfield University's deputy vice-chancellor, Prof Peter Slee, said there was nothing unusual about the studies.

He said there were 103 Libyan students, including a dozen officers.

Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, described their presence as "extraordinary".

Mr Slee said the students on the course were enhancing their skills and knowledge as part of an ongoing programme.

    They are in the country studying as any other student would be”, says Professor Peter Slee Unversity of Huddersfield

He said: "We do have 103 Libyan students studying with us on a Master of Science degree.

"Among their number there are 12 members of the civilian police force, the equivalent to policemen and women in any country.

"Every single one of these students is a science graduate who is upgrading their skills in forensic science as part of a wider contract."

Mr Slee said that many of the students were "not necessarily connected to the Libyan police force".
UK authorities

"Like every student from overseas who is admitted to the UK, the UK authorities check them out and all of these students have got visas that have been cleared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). They are in the country studying as any other student would be."

Mr Slee said of 2,500 students from Libya in the UK, only 103 were in Huddersfield.

"They are from a country which is in terrible turmoil at the moment and the events that we see over there on the television every day are truly distressing."

He said the university had worked with the FCO to ensure the students could complete their studies.

As part of their course the students will also receive training from a private forensics company.

But Mr McKeever said that officers were still "waiting for justice" following the death of Pc Yvonne Fletcher 27 years ago.

Pc Fletcher, originally from Semley, near Shaftesbury, was shot as she policed a demonstration at the Libyan embassy in central London in 1984.

No arrests have been made in connection with her killing. It was followed by an 11-day siege at the embassy, which led to embassy staff being allowed to leave the UK under diplomatic immunity laws.

Mr McKeever said: "It shows a lack of respect to police officers in this country, that we're assisting in the training of police officers who'll be doing what, we have no idea, when they return to Libya."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-12659549

[No2NWO]

Libyan rebels seize UK elite troops

Fighters in Benghazi confirm reports that they are holding members of a British special forces team.

"They [the fighters] did capture some British special forces. They could not ascertain if they were friends or foes," the Reuters news agency reported a source in rebel-held Benghazi as saying.

Story: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/03/201136132645240822.html

Friend or foe? They're neither or both, whatever suits them.  

[birther truther tenther]

So much for an "organic" uprising.

HAHAHA

 

[No2NWO]

UK: Misunderstanding stymied SAS mission to Libya

LONDON (AP) — Britain is blaming a misunderstanding for a bungled mission to contact Libya's opposition that ended with eight people detained and the U.K. ambassador's humbling apology broadcast on Libyan state television.

Foreign Secretary William Hague — who authorized the operation — told lawmakers the diplomatic team and their military escorts had been briefly held by rebel forces after they were seized last week.

"They were withdrawn yesterday after a serious misunderstanding about their role leading to their temporary detention," Hague told legislators Monday in Parliament.

The team included SAS special forces soldiers and diplomatic officials. Hague's ministry would not confirm whether the officials sent to forge links with anti-Gadhafi forces were intelligence officers or diplomats.

Hague said the group had met with Mustafa Abdel Jalil, a former justice minister and now head of the National Libyan Council — the political wing of anti-Gadhafi groups.

He said opposition figures had "welcomed the idea" of establishing diplomatic ties, and confirmed other officials will be sent to eastern Libya to cement relations. Hague said Britain also continues to have contact with members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Hague warned lawmakers that Libya faced a protracted conflict and said there were credible reports that Gadhafi's forces had used helicopter gunships against civilians and kidnapped members of the public in Tripoli.

Full: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGIyzVuOEs8ESVqYjnGfas6BGNNw?docId=f6359022f881468692af38545e5e9d6d


Libya's challenge for UK government

The situation in Libya poses big challenges for international policymakers - not least the problem of forecasting who will be the eventual winners of the conflict.

The moment Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime began to falter, Foreign Secretary William Hague stepped forward to speak out. Before Benghazi had fallen, he was already (on 20 February) denouncing reports of civilians being targeted by snipers and heavy weaponry, and warning that international condemnation would follow.

It was as though he wanted to wipe the slate clean.

Just days before, there had been the embarrassing admission that UK tear gas and riot equipment had been sold to both Bahrain and Libya and possibly used to suppress dissent - contracts, admittedly, largely signed by the previous British government, but which still had to be hastily cancelled.

There was also the prospect of mounting domestic consternation about Britain's official embrace of Gaddafi and his sons following Tony Blair's 'summit in the desert' with the Libyan leader, a simmering row that would shortly erupt into a full-blown crisis for one major recipient of Libyan funds, the London School of Economics.

What if there is no clean swift end to the Gaddafi clan's grip on power, a regime which Western allies have now declared themselves firmly opposed to?”

So initially it looked like a smart move for Mr Hague to put Britain ahead of the curve. It enabled the British government to argue that it was leading the way in urging international isolation for what was left of Gaddafi's fiefdom.

It cast Britain as one of the architects of the decision by the UN Human Rights Council to suspend Libya and as co-instigator of the UN Security Council Resolution to impose sanctions and call for an International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes.

It was a swift rhetorical swipe to put Britain on the right side of history. But swift talk is not always followed up by nimble footwork.

Story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12669676

[ekimdrachir]

Wow look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0p91ozq9zw

Libyan rebels battered by Gaddafi forces

[ekimdrachir]

UK team in Libya withdrawn after misunderstanding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohIxwPXyqc&feature=player_embedded
Foreign Secretary William Hague says a British diplomatic team in Libya was detained after a "serious misunderstanding".

Libya mission botched after 'misunderstanding'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGZuMBv2p_VahflQwcxLv138v4JA?docId=CNG.f3779fe46480337e9e52c424e4001496.b81

By Robin Millard (AFP) – 4 hours ago

LONDON — The seizing of a British special forces team in a bungled mission to contact Libyan rebels was due to a "serious misunderstanding", Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday.

London was left red-faced by the attempt to put diplomats in contact with opposition forces in Benghazi at the weekend.

The team, reportedly made up of six soldiers from the elite Special Air Service (SAS) and two diplomats, flew into Libya by helicopter and made their way to the eastern opposition-held city.

But they were rounded up by lightly armed rebels soon after they arrived, reports said.

The diplomats are believed to have been officers from the MI6 foreign intelligence service.

The mission angered Libyan opposition leaders who denied they had asked for any help and by late Sunday the team had been packed off to Malta on a British naval ship.

Hague told parliament that ministers and officials had been in touch with the rebel interim national council formed in Benghazi, who had "welcomed the idea of a British diplomatic mission to Libya".

The minister said he had authorised the dispatch of a small team, accompanied by "protection" because such engagement was "vitally important" to understanding the situation on the ground.

"They were withdrawn yesterday after a serious misunderstanding about their role leading to their temporary detention," Hague said.

"This situation was resolved and they were able to meet council president Mr Abdel Jalil.

"However it was clearly better for this team to be withdrawn. We intend to send further diplomats to eastern Libya in due course."

In Benghazi, an opposition spokesman said the rebels had refused to talk to the delegation because they had entered the country without prior permission.

"We do not know the nature of their mission. We refused to discuss anything with them due to the way they entered the country," spokesman Abdul Hafiz Ghoqa told reporters.

The bungled operation raised eyebrows because Britain prides itself on the highly skilled SAS, which is believed to play a major role in the conflict in Afghanistan and has operated in past wars in Iraq and the Falklands.

The Times newspaper asked why it was felt necessary to carry out such a cloak-and-dagger operation when it would have been possible for the team to simply drive into Benghazi.

"Nabbed while escorting a junior diplomat in a city that would have welcomed them... this was not their finest hour," the newspaper said.

Britain's government has been accused of having a shaky grasp on the Libyan crisis.

The SAS incident was "just the latest setback" amid some "serial bungling" by the government, Labour opposition foreign affairs spokesman Douglas Alexander told Hague in parliament.

"Ministerial decisions have generated an embarrassment that could all too easily have become a tragedy."

To laughter, Alexander asked whether if new neighbours moved into Hague's street, "he would introduce himself by ringing the doorbell or instead choose to climb over the fence in the middle of the night."

[ekimdrachir]

Ex SAS Officer On SAS In Libya.
Leaked: 54 mins ago
His opinion on what has been going on over in Benghazi,Libya

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2e2_1299526969

[ekimdrachir]

The videos coming up on LiveLeak for Libya in the last month are brutal I wont even post them here.

[No2NWO]

Britain scrambles to explain SAS’s Libya ‘blunder’
http://www.infowars.com/britain-scrambles-to-explain-sass-libya-blunder/

The full statement from the MoD read: "We neither confirm nor deny the story and we do not comment on the special forces."

Haha, so much for that bullshi.... 

[No2NWO]

How Cameron’s SAS and MI6 Secret Op Bungled in Benghazi, Libya

As far as paperback novels and heroic British failures go, few can top events in Libya this week.  Eight British men – including six SAS soldiers and a James Bond-style MI6 agent, dropped by helicopter in Benghazi under the cover of night, only to be surrounded and captured by local farmers-*****-rebels, according to major news reports.

The eight-man SAS/MI6 team, comprised of six soldiers, a translator and a ‘Foreign Office’ worker were seized by rebels fighters opposed to Gaddafi who feared the British detachment might actually be foreign mercenaries. The British crew were carrying light weapons and wore civilian work clothes which unsurprisingly raised suspicions. During capture, the SAS men made no attempt to open fire, for fears that it might spark a gunfight on the street.

The Guardian reported a senior member of Benghazi’s Revolutionary Council as saying: “They were carrying espionage equipment, reconnaissance equipment, multiple passports and weapons. This is no way to conduct yourself during an uprising”.

To further embarrassment, Libyan State TV later played a tape where a man alleged to be the UK ambassador was heard begging for clemency to a rebel spokesman, claiming that the team went to liaise with rebels on the National Council and wanted to ” keep an eye on the humanitarian situation in Benghazi “.

The British group were eventually released unharmed early this week, but the affair looks like it will become one of those events that will prove very hard to live down.

Yesterday the UK Mirror newspaper revealed that the MI6 agent was carrying a personal letter signed by the British PM David Cameron. The note came to light on Tuesday evening when the rebels rejected an offer by Colonel Gaddafi of talks leading to a handover of power. It is believed that Mr Cameron had wanted his note to go to rebel leaders in order to win them over and help oust Libya’s embattled leader.

DAVID’S OWN THATCHER MOMENT?

Some believe that the British PM was employing a tactic regularly used by the Iron Lady, legendary Tory leader Margaret Thatcher, who similarly would furnish foreign emmissaries with a personal letter in order to soften them up prior to serious negotiations.

Small, successful military interventions overseas may, from time to time, provide a British PM with a boost in the polls at home- and gain substantial political capital. Certainly this was the case with the British military intervention during the late stages of the Civil War in Sierra Leone in 2000. Pundits referred to the conflict as “Blair’s Successful War”, ticking off a major political box for PM Tony Blair at the time. Here of course, is where young ambitious Tory leaders cannot easily escape the legacy Thatcher’s exploits in the Falkland Islands. They are undoubtedly still a source of national pride in the UK.

The early bird catches the worm so they say, and at a time when public perception of the Cameron-Clegg Coalition government has been cloudy at best, the prospect of a low-risk, big-headline outing on the Mediterranean Coast looked to be too much for the PM to ignore.  It was to be his very own “Thatcher Moment”. Instead, the PM’s SAS gaffe has left ministers playing the bitter blame-game, between the PM and Defense Secretary Liam Fox, and Foreign Secretary William Hague- who looks to have now volunteered to fall on his sword for the greater good- by saying he personally sanctioned the failed operation.

SAS HISTORY LESSON

Historic war logs will reveal that the Libyan port of Benghazi has a chequered history when it comes to SAS missions, ever since their first attempt to raid the port 1942- in the end, it was two SAS attempts on Benghazi, two heroic failures.

On March 25 1942, SAS founder David Stirling and six men slipped into Benghazi with a bag full of limpet mines and a folding canoe. The goal was to paddle out to Italian warships at anchor in the harbour and then blow them up. The mission was aborted in mid-stream because the  canoe would not float. Next…

Two months later Stirling returned for round two in Benghazi. Hoping for better success the second time around, their plan was the same as it had been two months earlier, but this time the SAS had brought along two rubber dinghies. Sadly, troops couldn’t even inflate the dinghies as both had holes in them due to the bumpy ride across the desert in the back of their truck. Next…

THE SPOILS OF WAR

Despite the massive coverage and revolutionary spectacle we are witnessing in Libya, Western leaders appear to have been caught on their back foot, with little or nothing meaningful to say about the current situation in Libya- a situation teetering towards a full-blown civil war. Talks of a ‘NO FLY ZONE’ are premature according to most experts and rightly so. Instituting such a measure would, first and foremost, require Western military powers to all but destroy the country’s main runways, including major airports in Tripoli, along with a number of other cities, followed by carving a NATO airbase out of the desert somewhere in Western Libya. And that’s only the beginning. Complicated at best. Problematic to say the least.

Yet, there is little doubt that North African affairs still fall under the European post-colonial umbrella, and not America’s, who has her hands more than full in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and at home. Both Britain and France both have significant investments in Libya, and even Italy still wields some trace influence in its former territory. Whether the British operation was sanctioned by the powers that be is of little doubt. Only its execution- or lack of it, laid bare on the world stage, tells us who will not be in pole position when the dust eventually clears in (a post-Gaddafi?) Libya.

For Prime Minister David Cameron, this week’s Libyan learning curve could not be more sharp. He will no doubt be spending a few more late nights reading up on his military history, and will surely be tapping some top brass for a fresh seat in his inner circle. One thing is now certain though- this particular mission will be preserved in folklore, right alongside episodes of Dad’s Army.

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article26800.html

[Scootle]

I like how they call it "Cameron's MI6"... yeh, as if the puppet at number ten has any control over MI6 lol.

[tincrowdor]

The British Empire is alive and well it seems. It had never died. Why can most of the world's ills be traced back to the Brits?

Britain sadly perfected the 'benevolent' empire
And now the poisoned baton has been passed on to the US...imho Britain now acts as a 'rubber stamp' for the US/NWO ideas - funnily Britain appears to have more credibility than the US and so some backing of 'ideas' seems to legitimise them in the eyes of other nations

[shipgeek]

If they were captured by the "rebels" they are probably not at risk.

It would be a lot worse if they were captured by the Khadafys... which I was hoping when I read the thread title.

If they were captured by "rebels' they will probably be freed in no time.