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US prepares to launch Libya attack
Wed Mar 2, 2011 3:20PM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/167861.html
Wed Mar 2, 2011 3:20PM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/167861.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142621 (US sends warships through Suez)
Latest media reports suggest that the United States and its allies may be preparing the ground for a military intervention in Libya.
The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for a no-fly zone over Libya.
The US Senate Armed Services Committee said all options, including the military option, should be on the table.
Earlier, the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Washington is looking at a full range of options for Libya.
Meanwhile, the US dailies, New York Times and Washington Post said the dissident leaders in the Libyan city of Benghazi have debated about a request for foreign air strikes against Gaddafi forces.
The report said the dissident leaders are growing frustrated over Gaddafi's iron grip on power.
Many observers believe that the US is concerned about the safety of Libya's oil reserves, not the country's people.
Libya holds the largest proven oil reserves in North Africa.
Meanwhile, the Israeli regime has reportedly authorized a security firm to send mercenaries to Libya to crush anti-government protesters there.
A journalist from Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot states that Tel Aviv has decided to recruit African mercenaries to fight against anti-government protesters in Libya.
The journalist says the director of the security firm was allowed to provide Libya's intelligence agency with the mercenaries.
Israel Zef, has reportedly met with Abdullah Assinousi, one of the leaders in Libya's intelligence agency.
Reports also indicate that the company has recruited 500,000 African mercenaries, charging the Libyan regime 200 dollars per day for each mercenary.
The revelation comes a few days after the United States demanded immunity for the foreign mercenaries in the International Criminal Court.
The forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are struggling to prevent the protesters from taking the fight to Tripoli, where the ruler is holed up.
Libyan Human Rights League has said that a brutal crackdown by the regime on opposition protests that began nearly two weeks ago has left an estimated 6,000 people dead so far.
The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for a no-fly zone over Libya.
The US Senate Armed Services Committee said all options, including the military option, should be on the table.
Earlier, the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Washington is looking at a full range of options for Libya.
Meanwhile, the US dailies, New York Times and Washington Post said the dissident leaders in the Libyan city of Benghazi have debated about a request for foreign air strikes against Gaddafi forces.
The report said the dissident leaders are growing frustrated over Gaddafi's iron grip on power.
Many observers believe that the US is concerned about the safety of Libya's oil reserves, not the country's people.
Libya holds the largest proven oil reserves in North Africa.
Meanwhile, the Israeli regime has reportedly authorized a security firm to send mercenaries to Libya to crush anti-government protesters there.
A journalist from Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot states that Tel Aviv has decided to recruit African mercenaries to fight against anti-government protesters in Libya.
The journalist says the director of the security firm was allowed to provide Libya's intelligence agency with the mercenaries.
Israel Zef, has reportedly met with Abdullah Assinousi, one of the leaders in Libya's intelligence agency.
Reports also indicate that the company has recruited 500,000 African mercenaries, charging the Libyan regime 200 dollars per day for each mercenary.
The revelation comes a few days after the United States demanded immunity for the foreign mercenaries in the International Criminal Court.
The forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are struggling to prevent the protesters from taking the fight to Tripoli, where the ruler is holed up.
Libyan Human Rights League has said that a brutal crackdown by the regime on opposition protests that began nearly two weeks ago has left an estimated 6,000 people dead so far.
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Canadian warship sails towards Libya
Wed Mar 2, 2011 4:44PM
Canadian warship HMCS CharlottetownA Canadian warship is to sail off to join an International flotilla assembling off Libya without a specific mission mentioned for the deployment that will likely bolster a major US naval force already destined to the area.
The 134-meter frigate is carrying 225 sailors and a Sea King helicopter on its deck. It is to leave Halifax harbor and begin a seven-day journey to troubled Libya, AFP reported.
The warship HMCS Charlottetown will conduct undefined operations that reportedly may include possible evacuation assistance as pro-democracy protesters close-in on capital city of Tripoli to force the ouster of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Meanwhile, two US warships bound for the Mediterranean have entered Egypt's Suez Canal.
The USS Kear-sarge and the USS Ponce are carrying hundreds of marines, a fleet of helicopters and military equipment.
This comes as speculations escalate about a possible foreign military intervention in Libya.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the parliament that it would participate in international evacuation operations “in light of the troubled and likely ongoing concerns in the region.”
Brutal crackdown by Muammar Gaddafi's regime on pro-democracy protesters has left thousands of people dead, and many more injured so far.
Thousands of Libyan citizens have been fleeing to Egypt, Tunisia and some European countries such as Italy.
Gaddafi has vowed to stay in power despite the fact that most of the country, except for capital Tripoli, has come under the control of anti-government forces as the former justice minister has already formed a transitional government.
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