Reports that NATO is now rushing boatloads of fresh rebel fighters from Misratah to Tripoli.
A day ago a Reuters reporter revealed that NATO sent in at least 200 rebels, to Tripoli by sea, at the beginning of the assault on Tripoli.
Reports that NATO is now rushing boatloads of fresh rebel fighters from Misratah to Tripoli.
A day ago a Reuters reporter revealed that NATO sent in at least 200 rebels, to Tripoli by sea, at the beginning of the assault on Tripoli.
Rebels had claimed they detained three of Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi’s sons. Now one of those son’s, Mohamed Gaddafi, was rescued by the Libyan army.
Another son, Khamis Gaddafi, is leading the surprise counter attack, and has pushed rebels out of 80% of Tripoli.
I wonder how many people have realized that the western media has reported many times in the past that Gaddafi’s sons were killed by rebels? Now we’re being told the rebels captured them in Tripoli, the very sons that had been killed. And one of those sons is leading a counter attack. One blogger counted 17 previous times the western media reported that Gaddafi’s sons were killed.
Also, the western media has reported many times that Gaddafi has been killed or has fled the country. The most recent western media report said that Gaddafi was in Tunis. Lies, lies and more lies, it turns out that Gaddafi is still in Tripoli, taking part in the counter attack.
U.S. President Obama just stated that he expects the situation in Libya to continue to require NATO forces to help even after Gaddafi is gone.
Obama said they expect fighting throughout Libya to continue after Gaddafi is gone, and U.S. military officials will work with NATO to support the new government of Libya.
“They are specifically targeting the areas where international journalists are, to sow panic here. NATO has done all the heavy work. This is a NATO war. They heavily bombed cities west of [Tripoli], they’ve bombed all night, without even 10 seconds of stopping. They have bombed this entire city and NATO landed the insurgents on the coast of Tripoli.”-Mahdi Nazemroaya, independent journalist
The reporter was giving a live report for the Russian media, he said he and all the journalists staying at the Nixos hotel were being shot at by NATO and rebel forces. Gunshots could be heard in his live report from the hotel.
Pro-Gaddafi hotel staff grabbed guns and fought off the rebels: “More members of the hotel staff have returned with guns. Obviously they have been fighting. These are volunteers, not soldiers. They returned with a picture which is not a picture of loss and they are confident.”
Nazemroaya says he and other journalists were told by U.S. and other Pro-western news organizations, like CNN and al Jazeara, not to mention al-Qaeda, or they would be killed. He says many of the “western” journalists are not true journalists, but ‘security guards’ working to intimidate independent journalists.
“I have a feeling that the government is luring the rebels in, allowing them to have fun on Green Square and then very well counter-attacking them.”-Franklin Lamb, director of Americans for Middle East Peace
Russian media says early morning, August 22, Libyan governments tanks began rolling out of hiding places, targeting surprised rebels.
Many of the tanks targeted rebels who were attacking Gaddafi’s military compound. The tanks were joined by Libyan army guntrucks.
More tanks have been spotted at the port of Tripoli. Earlier rebels claimed the Libyan army surrendered. Now rebels say they control only 15%-20% of Tripoli.
Also, a convoy of at least 22 Libyan army vehicles entered Tripoli and took control of the center of the city. They are now erecting barricades.
The Libyan embassy in Japan has replaced the all green flag with the flag of the rebels. Japanese media say the embassy staff reported that the government of Libya had changed.
The flag of the rebels is also the old flag of the Kingdom of Libya, which lasted from 1951-969. The Kingdom of Libya fell because the king was so greedy that most of the oil wealth went to him (as well as European countries) while many Libyan’s suffered. Some accounts show that Libyan’s suffered more under the king, than under Gaddafi.
During the time of the Kingdom, the United Kingdom was the main developer and controller of Libya’s oil. The United Kingdom is currently one of the NATO members bombing the crap out of Libya.
The United States also maintained a huge air base, called Wheeler Air Base, in the Kingdom of Libya.
The rebel’s use of the flag of the old Kingdom of Libya suggests that this is just an attempt by Europe and the United States to regain control in North Africa. After all, even the U.S. Marine Corps hymn mentions attacking Tripoli in the past.
Some reports say a live interview from inside Gaddafi’s home, was stopped when gunfire erupted inside the home.
Other reports say that Gaddafi’s Presidential Guards have joined with rebels.
Three of Gaddafi’s sons have been detained. Rebels claim they have total control of Tripoli.
The Libyan government holding emergency press conference. They say that Tripoli has been under constant attack by rebel and NATO forces for the past 11 straight hours.
They say the hospitals are full of dead and dying. At least 1,300 residents of Tripoli are dead, another 5,000 are wounded. Libyan officials say that is far more than what they have in military forces in Tripoli, and it is proof that U.S. led NATO does not care about civilians.
They say their hospitals are now overwhelmed, even the International Red Cross is unable to handle the situation.
The Libyan government warns that if the rebels win then Libya will be turned into another Afghanistan. The Libyan rebels are made up of tribalists and al-Qaeda, the very thing the United States is fighting in Afghanistan (at least that’s what U.S. officials claim as the reason for being in Afghanistan).
August 18, Taliban claim they launched a truck bomb attack on U.S. Gardez base, killing 27 U.S. troops.
Official U.S. media reports say only two Afghans were killed. The U.S. media has proven over and over that it can not be trusted.
Witnesses say the explosion was “huge” and destroyed a U.S. helicopter as well.
Since the beginning of August the Afghan Mujahideen have escalated their attacks on NATO forces. This despite President Obama saying the Taliban were on the decline. August is looking like it will be the deadliest month for U.S./NATO forces.
The United States has cancelled its bi-annual “Bright Star” war games with Egypt. The two countries have been holding such war games for decades.
This comes as the U.S. and Europe push for UN action against Syria, but officially its because of the political transition taking place in Egypt.
Bright Star war games have also included France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. If you notice it includes many of the U.S. led NATO countries that also want to take out the Syrian government.