Reply #3: Airstrikes hit a southeastern area of the Libyan capital early Sunday.

[tabatha]

TRIPOLI, Libya — Airstrikes hit a southeastern area of the Libyan capital early Sunday.

The sound of a jet plane, followed by an explosion at 1 a.m., sent up a huge cloud of white smoke, not far from the sprawling compound of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi at Bab al-Aziziyah

At least two more rumbling blasts could be heard in the east of the city and Libyan television confirmed that an “imperialist Crusader” bombardment had struck the district of Ain Zara, southeast of Tripoli.

A Libyan opposition group, Free Generation Movement, posted online that there were four explosions in the Ain Zara area and speculated the target could have been the External Security headquarters or facilities for storing weapons.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/airstrike-sends-up-huge-plume-of-white-smoke-near-libyan-leaders-compound/2011/07/23/gIQALRJkVI_story.html

Thanks, Josh for your perseverance. If you get tired of the distortions, head over to

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/interactive/2011/06/2011625448137941.html#disqus_thread

for some pretty intelligent, balanced conversation - with lots of news updates and solid FF support.
Unfortunately, sometimes there is just too much to scroll through, unlike here, where news items dominate.
But, Disrupters/distorters can be and are flagged off.