Just face the bastard down
He's going to start targeting passenger planes again, is he? Well, screw him.
The Arab League envoy to the UN has just confirmed that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will participate in enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya.
As the threat of international military intervention becomes real by the hour, Gaddafi has retaliated true to form, and that’s one in the eye for all those who talked about mediation and ceasefires and all that utter nonsense that only twerps who can’t read character types or situations would come up with.
I hate to say I told you so, but here you go. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist, and the sooner people work that one out, the better.
Libya has just used its Jana News Agency to warn the world that if there is foreign military intervention in Libya, it will target civilian as well as military air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean.
“Any military operation against Libya will expose all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean to danger,” Jana said, quoting Libya’s defence ministery. “And any civilian or military moving traffic will be the target of a Libyan counter-offensive. The Mediterranean basin will be exposed to grave danger, not just in the short term but also in the long term.”
At the same time, that Muammar Gaddafi went on radio to warn the citizens of Benghazi: “We are coming tonight (…) and there will be no mercy for those who do not lay down their arms.” He said that every house will be raided and searched.
There’s only one thing for the international community to do now, and that is to face the bastard down. It’s the only way to deal with people like that, in every sphere of life.
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Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/17/us-libya-un-council-idUSTRE72G5UT20110317
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will participate in enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya.
How ironic. I thought both countries weren’t democratic. But anyway as long as they get rid of Gaddafi, so be it.
Gaddafi is despised by all Arab dictators especially Saudi Arabia.
Gaddafi tried to assassinate some of them.
Prescient comments in the US Senate yesterday:
US senators warn against leaving Kadhafi in power
(AFP) –
WASHINGTON — US senators who favor imposing a no-fly zone over Libya warned Wednesday that Washington would pay a steep price for leaving strongman Moamer Kadhafi in power and pleaded for aid to beleaguered rebels.
“Kadhafi will be vengeful. And we’re not through with him, and I think we had a chance here to be through with him,” said independent Senator Joe Lieberman, who underlined: “I think we’ll pay for it.”
“The situation is getting more critical, the consequences of Kadhafi coming back to power are far-reaching and long-lasting — all of the consequences in my view being bad,” said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
Graham noted that US President Barack Obama, when he was a senator, often tied the Iraq war to his predecessor, George W. Bush, and said the same thing would happen with Libya.
“I think history’s going to say that the Obama administration owns the Kadhafi regime. And everything that flows thereafter if he comes back to power, they’re going to own,” Graham said.
Graham said Iran would get “the wrong message” from Washington’s failure to stop a regime trying to “murder its own people” and warned that the Libya standoff could shape the West’s effort to curb Tehran’s suspect nuclear program.
“I think the chance of Iran being deterred in the future from pursuing their nuclear ambitions grows exponentially lower if Kadhafi is able to survive the challenges from the West,” he said.
“The noose is not tightening on Kadhafi, apparently, it’s tightening on his own people, and we seem to not be able to make a decision,” said Graham.
What surprises me is that no one in Libya managed to assassinate Gaddafi or at least sabotage supplies of the armed forces, ie fuel, rations, supplies, ammunition, radio communication equipment etc. to render the armed forces ineffective. This shows that there are still many people in Libya who like and are still loyal to Gaddafi.
I think if the same happened to Saddam Hussein, Saddam would have been toppled within a week. Yet Gaddafi is going as strong as ever. I can’t wait to see Gaddafi and his family hanging from lampposts in Tripoli.
Even as Libya goes up in flames, there are calls to keep on Gaddafi’s right side – comment from timesofmalta.com
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110317/local/eu-bracing-for-massive-libya-refugee-crisis
Carmel Cilia
We must be prepared to fight off a refugee invasion. If we accept now to accomodate these refugees we would surely not merit being called maltese. Now we have to see the diplomatic powers of our government. Now we have to see whether our government would protect first and foremost our interests. We have taken sides, our prime minister has told Gaddafi to p-s off. By doing that we did not remain neutral. Now we have to face the revenge of that dictator. He already said that Libya would reward China Russia and Germany. But ow we the smallest of nation had to take sides, now we will reap the harvest.
This Cilia dumbass does not realise that it is in our ‘first and foremost” interests that our neighbourhood be rid of the likes of Gaddafi once and for all.
Gaddafi has also threatened to target civilians in Benghazi in the event of foreign military intervention.
So what’s new? Isn’t he doing that, anyway?
Daphne, I cannot agree more with you.
This man HAS to be taken out and the sooner the better.
If not, even speaking from an egoistic and purely Maltese point of view, he is going to destroy us economically.
Our tourist industry will hit the rocks the moment he attempts something barmy. Even as things stand it is going to suffer.
The Malta Government has to act in self defence because this is a direct threat to our country.
The neutrality clause allows this.
We should, as a sovereign state, ask the French and British governments to come to our aid to help us get rid of this menace.
We do not have the means to protect our sea lanes and our airspace.
We should offer them all the facilities they might need to accomplish their, and our, aims.
No more no less.
Our country is facing its most dangerous moment in history since the Luftwaffe blitz and we have to act accordingly.
It’s not all about us.
It is about us too.
Relax. We joined the EU, remember? Who is Malta’s biggest trading partner? Not Libya.
As for tourism, people are still flocking to Thailand, with bombs going off in nightclubs and all, and Laos and Myanmar just across the border.
P.S. It wasn’t just the Luftwaffe you know. The Italians were in it too…
Coraggio fuggiamo.
I usually argue that there is no situation that warrants the killing of any other human being. This time I have to take back my words… he has to be killed (quickly) for the sake of millions of other lives.
“We should have no illusions about the rebels, a rag-tag crew that, no doubt, includes its share of bad actors. The standard here, though, shouldn’t be particularly high — are they better or worse than Qaddafi? It will be hard to do worse, unless they take over and immediately begin hatching assassination plots against foreign leaders and ravaging Libyan society. ” –
from
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/262203/save-benghazi-editors
WE NEED NOT WORRY BECAUSE WE ARE NEUTRAL (NEUTERED) .
U vera qishom kollha bla bajd. And look what that’s led to. Had Gaddafi and his spawn been “taken out” at the start of all this, several hundred lives would have been spared, and the world would have been a better place.
There’s no reasoning with a madman.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110317/local/libya-threatens-air-sea-traffic-in-case-of-attack
Hu qal li jekk ikun hemm intervent minn barra se jattakka targets fl-Ewropa. Tghid jitfalna xi missila?
Neqirduh, innikuh, ingizzuh, innitfuh, nispulpjawh, nizvergnawh, nodorbuh, nghalquh, noqtluh, naghmuh, intaqqbuh….
“Any military operation against Libya will expose all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean to danger,” Jana said, quoting Libya’s defence ministery. “And any civilian or military moving traffic will be the target of a Libyan counter-offensive. The Mediterranean basin will be exposed to grave danger, not just in the short term but also in the long term.”
Who would mediate and negotiate with that?
Is it just me who thinks that Gaddafi & Son seem to rant like Hitler and gesticulate like Mussolini in front of the media spotlight?
Yes. Joseph does it too. Observe him.
Yes right. Joseph has a habit of putting on the Mussolini theatricals, double chin and all, once in a while.
Certain comments make me wonder… the EU has no guts whatsoever, it seems that European countries are looking after their own interest.
The only European countries who seem to be stirring up a ‘fuss’ are Britain and France (incidentally the latter supplied the Libyan government with nuclear power, correct me if I am wrong). Britain also has it’s own interests….BP anyone?
And here we are crassing the Maltese government on its stance, laughable if I may say so. What does one expect from us, when one considers our VERY limited resources.
The Arab League, whom I consider should have made the first move to dispose of this aging tyrant and bring peace and serenity to the Libyan population have failed miserably!
The bottom line is ….Everyone is waiting for Big Bro, that is the the U.S. of A. to make a move. Ironic isn’t it, the Arab world slanders the Americans as opportunists and ‘conquistadors’ without a soul; However, WE always rely on their might to remedy a serious situation such as this!
Even if he stays in power, we will still be in danger. I hope nobody falls for what he’s saying.
France will be the first one to encounter danger and the rest will follow.
The first to encounter danger are the Libyan people themselves.
Even if he’s not in power will we still be in danger. His son seems to call the shots too, after all.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/US-A-Victorious-Gadhafi-Could-Return-to-Terrorism-118184384.html
“There is also a very real danger that if Gadhafi is successful on the ground that you also face a number of other considerable risks as well: the dangers of him returning to terrorism and violent extremism himself, the dangers of the turmoil that he could help create at a very critical moment elsewhere in the region,” said Burns.
http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/
Might just be interesting …
He is ruining our most important industry. I am already having problems with foreigners who are afraid to come here. I try to convince them that it is safe here but with all the news reports around…..
There is no way out for Europe, the US and now even the Arab League. If he remains in power they are in trouble – their only good bet now is to take him out by force.
Friggin’ psycho. And a load of bullshit. Whatever remains of the Libyan forces and whatever the state they’re currently in, they are no match for the firepower that would descend on them if Gaddafi even scratches some passenger jet.
Agree 100%. And SOON. God know what’s going on in there…the purges, the arrests, the disappearances, the interrogations, the excecutions.
The odd thing about this whole matter is that the name ‘Gaddafi’ is almost almost mentioned in reference to Muammar, however I think that the main actor in all this, is his son Saif.
I figure that it is Saif who put it in his dad’s mind (whatever is left of it) that he, his successor, is capable of neutralizing the rebels, exterminating them and perpetuating the Gaddafi legacy.
Muammar and family had a chance of exiting, albeit ungracefully but with lots of money to last them several lifetimes, but they scoffed at the opportunity.
Now they must face the and econsequences, even if they save their lives, they will all have to face criminal charges in Libyan Courts and the International Criminal Court.
The Libyans will somehow find enough rope for several nooses to be worn by the Gaddafis and their ‘close friends’.