Allied airstrikes kill 48, 150 wounded: Libya TV

[faz]

Source: reuters

(Reuters) - Airstrikes on several Libyan cities killed 48 people and wounded 150 in "civilian areas," a statement read out on Libyan state television said on Sunday.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/20/us-libya-tv-casualties-idUSTRE72J05V20110320

[tabatha]

1. Libyan state TV?

the mouth of Gaddafi?

[freshwest]

24. Good as Faux Noise.

[MadBadger]

2. Is Libyan TV controlled by Gaddafi?

[tabatha]

25. yes

[Duckhunter935]

3. are these the same people

That said they were adhering to a cease fire while still shelling towns?

[Godhumor]

4. Of course. n/t

[DURHAM D]

6. Yes and the same people who said they shot down a French jet today. nt

[faz]

5. One thing is clear here

Some people lost their lives today because Sarkozy and Obama said it's OK.

[faz]

8. on 9/11 some Americans lost their lives because

Osama bin Laden said it's OK.

[Amonester]

9. Mercenaries did.

The UN said it's OK.

[Prometheus Bound]

10. 10 countries out of 192 UN members voted for it.

[DURHAM D]

11. 182 voted against? nt

[Prometheus Bound]

14. 10 countries out of 192 UN members voted for it.

[DURHAM D]

16. word - word game

182 abstained?

Why or why didn't Liechtenstein vote?

[Prometheus Bound]

19. They weren't given the opportunity.

[Turborama]

17. What if 192 countries voted for it?

How would you feel then?

BTW...

Here's a complete list of attendees at the Paris summit:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy as:
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme
British Prime Minister David Cameron
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh
Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has held a meeting of its executive committee in Jeddah on the situation in Libya.

The body has called on member-states to begin establishing contacts with the Benghazi-based opposition's National Council. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the body's secretary-general said:

"Since legitimacy emanates from the people and if force is utilised against the people, legitimacy loses its foundations. Therefore we call upon the OIC members states to establish contacts with the Libyan interim national council."

Source: http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-19

[Prometheus Bound]

20. It's unlikely Libya would have voted for it.

[Turborama]

23. 191, then.

[Prometheus Bound]

21. African Union demands 'immediate' halt to Libya attacks

African Union demands 'immediate' halt to Libya attacks

(AFP) – 2 hours ago

NOUAKCHOTT — The African Union's panel on Libya Sunday called for an "immediate stop" to all attacks after the United States, France and Britain launched military action against Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

After a more than four-hour meeting in the Mauritanian capital, the body also asked Libyan authorities to ensure "humanitarian aid to those in need," as well as the "protection of foreigners, including African expatriates living in Libya."

It underscored the need for "necessary political reforms to eliminate the causes of the present crisis" but at the same time called for "restraint" from the international community to avoid "serious humanitarian consequences."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i-8HhcGv5ZC4Cfeq421M_omVVpvA?docId=CNG.1411cd01df64d8f14a45e3962493fb9a.d1

[Turborama]

22. Gaddafi declared ‘King of Africa’ by Kenyan elders

Source: Zim Eye

Published: January 15, 2011

Lybia’s ruler Muammah Gaddafi on Friday enjoyed a cheap glory-boost when Community elders from Kenya landed in Lybia’s capital Tripoli to crown him ’King of Africa’.

The poverty-stricken elders who were airlifted from Nairobi and enjoyed an air -flight for the first time at Gaddafi’s expense, declared Lybia’s ruler the King of Africa, during a ceremony in a traditional tent at the leader’s farm. An Imbongi who ran with a water-smeared feather-brush shook the traditional object on Gaddafi several times declaring him ‘The King of Africa’.

=snip=

Speaking shortly after the ceremony, Gaddafi, a Robert Mugabe ally, made his voice even louder on his vision for a unified Africa:

“We must have a defence minister for Africa. We must have one African army to defend Africa,” he said.


Gaddafi Receiving the crown of 'Kingship'

http://www.zimeye.org/?p=25880

[bowens43]

7. Here we go...killing more civilians......

Obama loves his wars.....

[Akoto]

12. "... Libyan state television said ..."

Yeah. I'll give that about as much consideration as I did Gaddafi's claims of adhering to the cease fire.

[Angry Dragon]

13. .............

:hide:

[bhikkhu]

15. ...to the highest standards of journalism, of course

I don't think Libyan State TV is any more capable of telling the truth than our own faux versions

Gadhafi would happily truck in bodies to provide "proof", or if bodies were not available, he's more than capable of rustling up all he needs on short notice.

[Telly Savalas]

32. If a news source tells me what I want to hear and supports my argument, I believe it

If not, I dismiss it.

You may argue that this makes me no different than the ideologues on the Right, but I'd say that's false equivalence because the phrase "false equivalence" has a nice ring to it so I invoke it as much as possible.

[ClarkUSA]

18. Did Baghdad Bob get a new job?

[PurityOfEssence]

26. You're sure there aren't that many, or that none of them are civilians?

Why, because the U.S. Military doesn't pop off the odd innocent now and then? Did they "have it coming" since they're near targets? Are deaths in the act of trying to influence a particular side in a civil war somehow okay if the other side is known to be bad?

[MadBadger]

30. This could be true, but its not a reputable source at all.

[diveguy]

27. to the people who cant believe it.

112 cruise missles were fired at 20 targets yesterday. If 20 hit their intended targets, where do you think the other 92 landed. America loves standing back and firing missles. The innocent's that die are just " causulties "

[hack89]

31. They fire multiple missiles at a single target

a single target might be a missile site with 4 launchers, a radar and a command truck. They might fire 10 missiles at that target to ensure everything is destroyed.

[freshwest]

33. Ah, but it was to save them from being killed, you know.

Bombs away for peace and prosperity abroad and at home.

[IamK]

28. blowing up Arabs will get a few more votes come election time

and thats what really matters at this point....
:nuke:

[faz]

29. from who?

DUers?

[Spider Jerusalem]

34. And meanwhile the Guardian has reported...

that there are reports from Libya of Gaddafi's forces moving bodies of those killed in clashes between the regime and rebels to the sites of air strikes in order to claim them as casualties of the bombings. So forgive me if I doubt the veracity of this.

[Alexander]

35. Nice to see you continuing to be a cheerleader for Gaddafi.

Quoting Libyan state television as if it is fact. Priceless. :eyes:

[Aerows]

36. Fox news is more credible at this point than Libyan state tv

...and I wouldn't trust Roger Ailes as far as I could throw him, and I know I couldn't pick him up.