Libyan Uprising - Page 113

On June 29 2011 03:56 0mar wrote:


War crimes are the victors punishing the losers for losing. Winners never stand trial for their war crimes.

All Qaddfi has to do is win the civil war. There's no one to extradite him if he wins. It's as simple as that.

On July 01 2011 01:05 HellRoxYa wrote:


Sure, but he wont be winning.

At least three Libyan opposition fighters have been killed in clashes near the northern town of Zlitan, just 160km from the capital, as government troops fought rebel forces for control of the town.

Several other opposition forces were injured in the fighting on Sunday, Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reported, as troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi continued an assault against anti-government fighters.

Opposition forces were also under attack in the newly captured town of Bir al-Ghanam, a strategic location in western Libya, 85km from the capital, Tripoli, where Gaddafi forces launched an offensive to regain control of the town.

The opposition forces are attempting to get closer to Tripoli, and they expressed hope earlier this week that they would reach the capital before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

War crimes are the victors punishing the losers for losing. Winners never stand trial for their war crimes.

On August 08 2011 05:40 DeepElemBlues wrote:


Ummm...

No.

Not accurate (winners never stand trial for their war crimes) and again not accurate (war crimes are the victors punishing the losers for losing).

On May 07 2011 20:04 zalz wrote:
Gaddaffi will be gone in a month or two. Mark my words.

On June 20 2011 05:53 zalz wrote:
It's just gonna be a little bit longer before they are done with Libya anyway. I think August is a pretty reasonable estimate for when the war is over.

That said i really doubt they will drop the ball on this. Gaddaffi forces seem to be nearing the end with the increased aerial atacks.

On August 10 2011 18:15 bOne7 wrote:
, and anyways when the rebels got in they put in place a Central Bank . I'm not saying it's the truth , I'm asking if this actually happened ... based on some real research , not mainstream media info . Hopefully some pseudo-intelligent anti-conspiracy theory guy , won't hate reply my question

Opposition forces have launched a two-pronged offensive in Western Libya, increasing pressure to isolate Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli.

Opposition fighters advanced toward the towns of Gharyan and Az-Zawiyah on Saturday, attempting to cut off the southern coastal route from Tunisia that Gaddafi uses for supplies.

Early in the day, rebel fighters claimed victory in Gharyan after Gaddafi's soldiers withdrew. However, regime forces returned several hours later and clashes continued.

Meanwhile, the battle for control of Az-Zawiyah raged along the coastal highway and at the gates of the city. While reports indicate that fighting has also taken place within Az-Zawiyah, it is not clear if rebels breached city limits or the residents themselves were rebelling.

Government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told reporters: "Az-Zawiyah is completely under our control. A very small group of rebels tried to enter from the south of Az-Zawiyah but they were stopped easily by our armed forces."

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, who is on the ground, explained "it's not going to be an easy fight".

On the western front, opposition commanders said they had control of the town of Tawurgha as they pushed to cut supply routes to forces loyal to Gaddafi.

In a symbolic show of victory, fighters tore down green flags that had been hoisted atop buildings by Gaddafi supporters who had occupied the area.

"Gaddafi is finished!" shouted a jubilant 31-year-old fighter named Mohammed. "There is no way back. We have taken Tawurgha!"

The rebels encountered heavy fighting and sizable pockets of resistance among a maze of buildings and date palms.

Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons, reporting from Tawurgha, said it was a heavily co-ordinated operation with NATO, with six tanks involved.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has urged his supporters to fight for the country "inch by inch" as opposition forces launched a two-pronged offensive in western Libya that threatens to isolate the capital of Tripoli.

Facing the sternest challenge of his decades-long rule, Gaddafi on Monday called on Libyans to arm themselves to liberate the country from "traitors and from NATO" in a broadcast on state television.

The speech, which was broadcast in audio only with no images, was the first time Gaddafi had spoken in public since rebel fighters launched their biggest offensive in months.

"The Libyan people will remain and the Fateh revolution (which brought Gaddafi to power in 1969) will remain. Move forward, challenge, pick up your weapons, go to the fight for liberating Libya inch by inch from the traitors and from NATO," Gaddafi said.

"Get ready for the fight ... The blood of martyrs is fuel for the battlefield," he added.

Opposition fighters fought for control of the towns of Gharyan and Az-Zawiyah on Sunday, attempting to cut off the southern coastal route from Tunisia that Gaddafi uses for supplies.

Zeina Khodr, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Az-Zawiyah, reported that the rebels had taken control of a bridge along which the highway from Tripoli to Tunisia runs, but that central areas of the city remained contested, with Gaddafi forces employing snipers and mortar fire.

The battle also raged near the gates of the city.

On August 08 2011 05:43 Auross wrote:


No?? What he said is, unfortunatelly, true. Could please come with exemples of winners being judged for war crimes?

The launch of the ballistic Scud missile, which has a range of more than 200 miles, was detected by a US Aegis destroyer in the Mediterranean on Sunday, officials told The Daily Telegraph.

The regime is thought to possess more than 100 of the Scud B variant missiles. It agreed to destroy them in a deal to end sanctions a decade ago, but rows over their replacement mean the systems remain intact.

Although military planners believe that the majority of the missiles were taken out in recent air strikes, several mobile brigades are thought still to exist.

The missile fired may have been targeting rebel troop formations around Ajdabiyah, a key junction town seized from the regime earlier this year and home to the advance military headquarters of the rebels. It is believed the missile landed in the desert.

On August 16 2011 06:08 userstupidname wrote:



Derp herp.. I can assure you that there has been soldiers and officers who have been decommisioned or dishonorable discharged for horrific actions.....