• Libyan 'War' Megathread - Any news pertaining to surgical strikes is to be posted HERE
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[QUOTE=Elfy;28770894]They would keep morale up by setting up coffee shops in the bases?[/QUOTE] Airdrop fresh roasted coffee. [editline]23rd March 2011[/editline] And marijuana
Speaking of airdrops, has any mention been made of delivering humanitarian supplies to the civilian population? Any mention of supply drops to the rebels? I figure a bunch of crates of 7.62x39 wouldn't go amiss for them, last I heard they were saying they're low on ammo.
[QUOTE=Jewsus;28770366]Oh thank you SOOOOOO much for your TWO F-16's, Netherlands. I don't know what we'd do without you.[/QUOTE] You do know it is purely symbolic? Like several other country's are also doing.
[QUOTE=Jsm;28770788]This hasn't been posted for a while. [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Libyan_Uprising.svg/579px-Libyan_Uprising.svg.png[/img_thumb] Green - Cities controlled by pro-Gaddafi forces Brown(?) - Cities controlled by anti-Gaddafi forces (supported by coalition forces) Blue - Ongoing fighting/unclear situation (situation as of 22 March[/QUOTE] I love how Al Jawf is slipped away in it's own territory far away from everywhere else.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;28771028]Speaking of airdrops, has any mention been made of delivering humanitarian supplies to the civilian population? Any mention of supply drops to the rebels? I figure a bunch of crates of 7.62x39 wouldn't go amiss for them, last I heard they were saying they're low on ammo.[/QUOTE] That would be outside of the UN resolution and in breech of the arms embargo. (Not saying they shouldn't do it) As for humanitarian aid, I bet they really do need that. I heard that a couple of cities have no power water or gas at the moment. [editline]23rd March 2011[/editline] (I wonder if I'll get an automerge or a new post) (From the BBC's live page) 2209: The Dictator tweets: "CONFIRMED: Electricity now back in the whole of #Misrata. Tanks have retreated. #Libya #Feb17" 2213: Libya New Media tweets: "Misrata resident: No civilians left in city centre of Misrata, coalition can strike tanks that are placed there to prevent further attacks." Bit of good news I guess.
So I heard you were having a "badass rebel picture competition". [img]http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201103/r730259_5879438.jpg[/img] Sorry for winning it.
"Excuse me while I kill the sky"
[QUOTE=Jewsus;28770366]Oh thank you SOOOOOO much for your TWO F-16's, Netherlands. I don't know what we'd do without you.[/QUOTE] Still more then you'll ever send, quite whining because something is something after all.
[QUOTE=BradB;28780104]So I heard you were having a "badass rebel picture competition". [img_thumb]http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201103/r730259_5879438.jpg[/img_thumb] Sorry for winning it.[/QUOTE] hahaha I have to do that with the gpmg next time i'm firing, makeshift anti-air!
The French have just shot down a Libyan warplane [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/24/libya-crisis-live-updates[/url]
I knew it, we put up a no-fly zone, Gadhafi still tries to send planes up. It shows he has no care in the world for the boundaries and laws we put up to protect people, as he believes 'hurr, I am Gadhafi, I can do whatever I want!'. Ya, this is truly the end of his reign.
[QUOTE=Randdalf;28781900]The French have just shot down a Libyan warplane [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/24/libya-crisis-live-updates[/url][/QUOTE]Haha, I would hate to have been the poor sod who was ordered to go fly after the coalition wiped out the SAM systems and are popping tanks like bubble wrap.
[quote=CNN] [B]Tripoli, Libya (CNN)[/B] -- Focusing now on Libyan ground forces, coalition jets pounded targets for a fifth consecutive night but so far have been unable to stop Moammar Gadhafi's armor. A resident in Misrata told CNN that he heard an explosion and that snipers loyal to Gadhafi were operating from rooftops in the besieged western city. Earlier, Gadhafi's tanks attacked Misrata's main hospital filled with 400 people, half of whom were patients, a witness said. At one point, the shelling went on for 40 long minutes -- without respite. "Now, fortunately, no more shelling, but the situation is so serious that all the teams here -- the doctors, the patients -- are paralyzed, scared," the witness said, imploring the international community to intervene in the name of civilians under attack. The situation, he said, was too dangerous for ambulances to leave the hospital. The hospital had no electricity and was relying on a generator. Witnesses in Misrata are not being identified by CNN because of security reasons. Journalists have no access to the city and cannot independently confirm reports of violence. The battle for Misrata, Libya's third largest city, has been ongoing for more than a week. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday that many residents remain trapped in their homes without electricity and communications and a dwindling supply of food and water. Explosions could also be heard just east of the Lybian capital Thursday. Coalition planes struck the suburb of Tajura, a Libyan government official said and state television showed footage of what it said were the charred bodies of 18 people -- civilians and military -- killed in the attack. Western leaders have repeatedly denied reports of civilian casualties. "It is not likely that civilians were a part of any airstrike today," said Joint Task Force Operation Odyssey Dawn Lt. Cmdr. Jim Hoeft. In the east, Gadhafi's tanks were shelling Ajdabiya, where fierce fighting had occurred the day before. Loyalist forces still controlled the northern and western gates to the city. "This underlines the appalling danger its inhabitants would be in without coalition action, as do continued threats by Gadhafi forces to 'massacre' residents in areas under bombardment," Hague said. An opposition member told CNN that an isolated Gadhafi unit had raised a white flag but when the rebels approached, the unit began firing. The coalition has been able to establish a no-fly zone that spans from east to west along Libya's coastline. A U.S. official said though the rebels are in a better position, Gadhafi's forces still have the upper hand. They remain capable of carrying out attacks on the opposition, are relatively well-organized and continue to fight effectively, the official said. As the Libyan war entered the sixth day, questions persisted over who will take command of the coalition. "These coalition operations are currently under U.S. command," Hague said. "But we want them to transition to NATO command and control as quickly as possible." NATO already has ships in the Mediterranean Sea to enforce an arms embargo. "We need agreement to unified command and control for it to be robust, and we expect to get that soon," Hague said. Critics are also calling for a clearer explanation of U.S. policy in the North African nation. U.S. President Barack Obama, who just wrapped up a five-day trip to Latin America, has insisted that the goal of the U.N.-sanctioned military mission is strictly to prevent a humanitarian crisis. Specifically, the U.N. mandate calls for protecting Libyan rebels and other civilians from attacks by forces loyal to the strongman. U.S. officials have indicated they hope Gadhafi will be removed quickly by forces currently loyal to him, though they haven't publicly called for a coup The international airstrikes against Libyan military positions began over the weekend after Gadhafi defied a United Nations-mandated cease-fire to stop attacks against civilians. The war was sparked in February by protests demanding an end to Gadhafi's nearly 42-year rule. The Libyan strongman responded with force against civilians, prompting the international community to take action. France launched the air campaign, and Britain and the United States followed. Britain has announced an international meeting for next Tuesday to assess the situation in Libya. [/quote]
...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.
[QUOTE=faze;28782258]...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.[/QUOTE] Not really out faults, as we can't really not do anything without people calling out for us. And when we get there and actually do something, they say otherwise. Sides, its totally human to protect the innocent against a dictator, as I know we originally did not want to get involved in this war, but was unable to at seeing the countless civilians being killed.
[QUOTE=faze;28782258]...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.[/QUOTE] and so is Britain, and the rest of the UN. Shut up. Don't turn this into a "Hurr durr stoopid britfags / stoopid americutns putng noses into errythang" thread, please.
[QUOTE=faze;28782258]...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.[/QUOTE] My hummer isn't going to fuel itself.
[QUOTE=faze;28782258]...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.[/QUOTE] Sorry bud but you forget to realize that even though we're participating in this, we're not the ones in charge. This was also sanctioned by the UN.
A french fighter has shot down a Libyan plane. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12850975]Source[/url] Some dumbass was stupid enough to try and fly.
[QUOTE=faze;28782258]...and America is involved in yet another war it has no business in.[/QUOTE] Not a war, a civil war.
faze. This isn't a war, This isn't an invasion. This is intervention.
[QUOTE=Miskav;28782880]faze. This isn't a war, This isn't an invasion. This is intervention.[/QUOTE] This isn't intervention, this is political favors.
We had no real reason to intervene.
[QUOTE=Siminov;28782964]We had no real reason to intervene.[/QUOTE] Apart from being asked for help
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u25s376imuI[/media]
[QUOTE=wewt!;28783097]Apart from being asked for help[/QUOTE] my bad
Anyway, the US isn't even taking a lead role.
[release]Surgeons at a crisis-hit Midlands hospital threatened to “down tools” in a dispute about being paid £1,000 for just four hours of overtime. The row at Stafford Hospital emerged as new figures showed that some NHS consultants are making more than £100,000 a year in overtime alone. Bosses at the hospital tried to reduce the amount of cash being paid to its orthopaedic surgeons from £1,000 to £500 for a four-hour operating session. But the surgeons refused to agree to the reduction and instead managers were forced to compromise on a figure of £750 at a time when the hospital was facing a budget shortfall. The then Chief Operating Officer Angela Lamb told Stafford Hospital’s finance committee that orthopaedic surgeons were “downing tools”, leading to a danger that it would miss the 18-week target for patients to be referred to the hospital for treatment in 2009. The hospital is at the centre of a public inquiry into its poor standards of care. Across the NHS, hospitals are being forced to pay as much as £100,000-a-year to individual consultants in overtime in order to tackle a shortage of staff, gaps in rotas, and an increase in demand on the NHS. Darren Cattell, director of finance at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which has 100 consultants, said: “The trust pays a waiting list initiative rate of £750 per four-hour session.” Basic pay for consultants in England stands at almost £90,000 a year on average, paying for 10 four-hour blocks in a full-time week. Those consultants who do private work are also obliged to do an extra four-hour session paid at their basic rate if their NHS trust needs them. Any extra work beyond that attracts a higher rate. The average payment is between £500 and £700 for four-hour sessions.The rates are set by individual health trusts so there is no national picture of how much overtime is costing the NHS. Read more: [url]http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/01/14/surgeons-in-strike-threat-over-pay/#ixzz1HXDe55gc[/url][/release]
Go France! [img]http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3042/800xaz.jpg[/img] [img]http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/840/800xd.jpg[/img] [img]http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2627/800xt.jpg[/img] And rebels taking cover behind a LAYs truck: [img]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/840/800xd.jpg[/img] [quote]Libyan rebels search for snipers as they protect a march gathering thousands of people in the streets of Benghazi on March 23, 2011 to show their support for an internationally-enforced no-fly zone over Libya. [/quote] Lol, bread placed on RPG [img]http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2971/800xp.jpg[/img] Badass? [img]http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5779/x800r.jpg[/img] [img]http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6118/800xv.jpg[/img] [quote]A Libyan rebel fills a pick-up truck with shells from an unidentified tank near the key city of Ajdabiya on March 23, 2011 as loyalist forces have encircled the town. [/quote]
Are the French on a mission to get rid of some stereotypes lately? I mean they are actually doing something.
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