Reply #74: Not smart: British minister Liam Fox calls for US attacks to target Muammar Gaddafi

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FORCES loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last night attacked the besieged port of Misratah, wounding African refugees and forcing a humanitarian ship to stay out to sea.

The breach of a regime's own ceasefire in the western city came as British Defence Secretary Liam Fox was to hold talks in the US over the bombing of command and control centres that could be sheltering Gaddafi.

As the allies desperately searched for an endgame in Libya, several Grad rockets hit the port 12km east of Misratah and an International Organisation for Migration ship come to rescue refugees stood offshore as a security precaution. Khalid Abu Falra at the city's main hospital said "several refugees had been wounded in the bombardment. "There may be deaths - we have no details for the moment," Dr Falra said.

Warplanes from NATO were overflying Misratah, 215km east of Tripoli, where explosions were also heard after a 24-hour period of relative calm. "NATO asked that the IOM boat leave the port," said a rebel source, adding that "around 20 vehicles" containing Gaddafi goons were approaching.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/british-minister-liam-fox-calls-for-us-attacks-to-target-muammar-gaddafi/story-e6frg6so-1226045224491

Liam Fox is not helping matters to make statements like that.

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RT @ChangeInLibya: Misrata: NATO is bombing Gaddafi forces in Misrata's eastern districts now after an attempt by the latter to take control of the port #libya