Al Jazeeraq just provided some juicy details about what happened to the British SAS in Libya: they landed in a miltiary helicopter in the middle of the night, but they were heard and rapidly surrounded. After a 10-15 minutes firefight they surrendered to the Libyans. Frankly, I had a better opinion of the SAS. For the US Special Forces, such a SNAFU would be standard procedure, but for the Brits?
According to Reuters, an 8 men SAS team has been taken prisoner by pro-Gaddafi forces near Bengazi (thanks to Palestinian for this info! The Saker). So the SAS is already on the ground. (The parallels with Bosnia become stronger and stronger with each passing day…)
Dear friends, I think that it is fair to say that there appears to be a array of different views amongst us concerning the events in Libya [just for the record, my personal opinion is that it is a blessing that the people of Libya have risen up against Gaddafi and I hope that they will give him the boot. However, I am also concerned that this entire revolution is
I would be interested in hearing your reaction to this interview. What do you make of the guy and his responses? Thanks, The Saker
(make sure to click on ‘cc’ for subtitles in English and watch on full screen)
Journalise: “The Libyan regime has used tear gas in Tripoli to disperse protesters. There is a heavy presence of security forces in the city. An eerie calm is now all over the city” English: “There is nothing to report” [And this is after Friday prayers (when presumably the cops cannot prevent people from gathering or storm mosques…)]
A member of Neturei Karta (Torah Jews), a fringe of ultra-Orthodox movement within the anti-Zionist bloc in Israel, talks with a masked Palestinian youth as he shows his support during clashes with Israeli police in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on April 25, 2010. Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police as dozens of ultra-nationalist Jews carried Israeli flags through Silwan to assert Jewish sovereignty of all of Jerusalem,
The BBC reports: Rebels in eastern Libya have said they will not negotiate unless Col Muammar Gaddafi quits and goes into exile. The National Libyan Council in the city of Benghazi also called for foreign intervention to stop government air strikes on the rebels. The council is led by former Libyan Interior Minister Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, who defected last month. Oh, and guess what? Mr. Mustafa Abdel-Jalil also declares that he
I looked around. The best I could find is some footage of some explosion off a road in the middle of the desert “near” the city of Breda. While the smoke is rising you can hear the sound of a jet engine. Ok. Let’s assume that this is indeed a bomb/missile strike by the Libyan Air Force. I would say that since a) there are no civilian areas to be
The Libyan regime has made an interesting offer to al-Jazeera: they allowed an al-Jazeera TV crew to use a government owned helicopter to fly anywhere over Tripoli unimpeded to see for themselves whether there were riots or not. The al-Jazeera reporter had to admit that she saw for herself that all of Tripoli was quiet. She showed footed of regular car traffic everywhere, including the Green Square. All she could
Check out this farcical photo of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili joining some Georgian special forces unit for their training: Who knows, after the training, he might share a few neckties with them…
My friend Shashank just send me this: I just learnt today that all the revolutions are happening because of Obama factor and Bejing olympics. Hard to believe? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/opinion/02friedman.html and the rejoinder: http://inanities.org/2011/03/this-is-just-the-start-and-it-never-fucking-ends/ LOL! Even my corporate Zionews standards, this is a masterpiece!! Thanks Shashank!! The Saker
Press TV reports: Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani and his Bolivian counterpart have voiced support for the popular revolutions in North Africa and the uprisings in the Middle East. “Talks and negotiations between Iranian and Bolivian officials are an indication of the two countries’ support for the popular revolutions in the region and the nations’ resolve to free themselves from under the yoke of the US imperialism,” said Larijani
Russian Information Agency Novosti Saudi Arabia sends tanks to riot-hit Bahrain – paper Moscow: Saudi Arabia has sent dozens of tanks to Bahrain, where anti-government protests continue for about two weeks, Egypt’s Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper said on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing “15 tank carriers carrying two tanks each heading towards Bahrain” along the 25-km King Fahd causeway, which links the small island nation of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Protestors are
It sure looks like the Empire is trying to make the most from an otherwise unpredictable situation. In Egypt, the Empire is now allowing for a travel ban on Mubarak while in Libya the US-NATO forces seem to be gearing up for the imposition of a no-fly zone. I just head a British lawyer on al-Jazeera explaining that a no-fly zone can be imposed by the UNSC in case of
A friend just send me this: Egyptian Armed Forces Fire At Christian Monasteries, 19 Injured Does anybody know anything about this? Why would the Egyptian army fire at monastics? Why use RPGs? Does any of that makes sense to you? Thanks for any info! The Saker
