– NATO vows to remain in Libya (RT, August 30, 2011):
NATO says that with the Gaddafi regime ousted, it is close to success in Libya. Nevertheless, the alliance promised to remain in the region in order to secure its UN mandate.
During a briefing in Naples on Tuesday, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu told the media:”The NATO mission is important, it’s effective and it’s still necessary in order to protect civilians. As long as threats remain, there’s still a job to be done and we will get that job done.”
NATO is far from done with the operation in Libya despite the fall of Gaddafi’s regime, said operation spokesman Col. Roland Lavoie. The alliance plans to continue supporting rebel forces as long as civilians in the country are under threat.
Lavoie said that rebels and Gaddafi loyalists are negotiating the fate of Sirte, a heavily-militarized city some 250 miles east of Tripoli and the home-town of the ousted Libyan leader. However, so far Sirte shows no signs of surrendering.
Negotiations with forces in Sirte are expected to end Saturday after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, when the rebels would “act decisively and militarily,” according to the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil.
Lavoie believes it is possible for Sirte to undergo a peaceful transition from control by Gaddafi loyalists to opposition forces.
“We are aware that the anti-Gaddafi forces are trying to seek a resolution, if possible without violence, to this conflict,” he said.
Meanwhile in Tripoli rebel leaders are trying to set up a new government amid widespread shortages of water and fuel.
“Gaddafi forces have been pushed out of the greater Tripoli area. Despite the presence of remnants of the regime, the Tripoli region is essentially freed with the retreat of pro-Gaddafi forces,” said Col. Roland Lavoie.
The fugitive Colonel, who is nowhere to be found, remains the main target for opposition forces. The rebels are concerned that if not killed or captured, Gaddafi will stoke more violence.
See also:
– Rep. Ron Paul on Libya (Aug 29, 2011)
– The Greatest Betrayal: Handing Over Libya To Al-Qaeda
– The Truth About Libya (Video)
– NATO’s Rebel Killers Commit Racist Murders In Libya
– The Rape of Libya – NATO Special Forces on the Ground
– Asia Times Correspondent Pepe Escobar: Al-Qaeda Asset Is Military Commander Of Tripoli!
– US And South Africa Strike A Deal To Unlock (To Steal) $1.5 Billion Of Libyan Assets
– Gaddafi On TV As Rebels Claim He’s Trapped (Video)
– Asia Times Correspondent Pepe Escobar: ‘Libya is Iraq 2.0?
– Leak Of A 70 Page Criminal NATO Plan To Occupy Libya (Global Research)
– Saif Gaddafi’s Web Of Connections To The Elitists (Rothschilds)
– The Battle Is Almost Over: Destroying Libya To Steal 144 Tons Of Gold
– NATO Slaughter in Tripoli: Operation Siren Signals Assault By Rebels’ Al-Qaeda Death Squads
The unconstitutional, illegal war against Libya is not about protecting civilians …
– Libya Update On The Retaking Of Misrata By Leonor
– Libya: NATO Strike Kills Dozens Of Civilians (Reuters)
– NATO Massacre Of Residents Of Zliten, Libya (Video, Aug. 9, 2011)
– Libyans Under The NATO Onslaught (Aug 9, 2011)
– NATO Bombs Libyan Hospital And Food Warehouses (‘In This Whole Area There Is No Military’)
– Libya War Lies Worse Than Iraq: ‘The Reasons For The Libyan War Have No Merit In Any Form’
– Libya War Crimes, Genocide – Lies Even Worse Than Iraq (Video)
– US Admiral Admits NATO Trying To Kill Gaddafi
… it is about money, power and control. Libyans support Gaddafi:
– Tripoli on the Cusp By Dr. Franklin Lamb
– Libya Update On The Retaking Of Misrata By Leonor
– Libya: NATO Strike Kills Dozens Of Civilians (Reuters)
– International Lawyer Franklin Lamb In Tripoli – Libyans Ask ‘Why Now?’
– Rep. Ron Paul on CNN: Libyan War Is ‘About Commercial Business!’ (And Totally Unconstitutional!)
– Illuminati Banksters Raping And Pillaging Libya – Goldman Sachs And Muammar Gaddafi
– Libyan Majority In Support Of Gaddafi: One Million Pro-Gaddafi Demo in Tripoli
The US is not playing a limited role as liar in chief Obama said:
– US Air Force Global Strike Command Hits 150 Targets In Libya Using Strategic Bombers