VP Cheney wanted to STRIKE Syria

The New York Times: Reports on the memoir of VP Cheney, it has the news that Cheney wanted the US to strike Syria over its building of nuclear facilities. The review is your typical left wing media attack on Cheney, from the lack of action pre 9/11, the anti terrorist polices of the War on Terror, the failure to find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. But what is interesting is the news in the memoir that VP Cheney wanted the US to hit the nuclear facilities of Syria, in the end the action was taken by Israel. Good for Israel folks. The book should be interesting folks, VP Cheney was one of the most powerful VP’s in US history.

Rebels vs. Gaddafi Security Forces

Telegraph Live: Reports that forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi counter attacked close the Rixos Hotel this morning. This is the problem folks, the longer the Western rebels don’t arrest or kill the Gaddafi security forces the more secure they get that they can carry on a urban insurgency against the new Libyan Government. The failure to arrest or kill the last holds out explains the present problems in Afghanistan and Iraq, also if the Gaddafi’s can hold on to tows it allows them to build up their forces and counter attack, how long will NATO hang around if this Civil War goes on for years, thus the need for the UK and US Special Forces to clean up the opposition.

Sirte Bombed - Libyan Front Line

BBC News: Reports that NATO has used UK bunker busting bombs to bomb the birth place of Colonel Gaddafi. As Colonel Gaddafi is on the run, still believed to be in Tripoli, NATO is going after locations still loyal to Colonel Gaddafi, NATO might get lucky and bomb a bunker that includes Colonel Gaddafi. For the Libyan operation to be considered a success Colonel Gaddafi and his sons either have to be arrested and sent to trial or killed, otherwise the Libyan operation will never be over, the Gaddafi’s over time could develop a urban insurgent movement.

Reporters and the Rixos Hotel

BBC News: Reports that the thirty five reporters and VIPs have been allowed to leave the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli. This is good news folks, the worse case outcomes didn’t happen, thus far the Western rebels control a majority of Tripoli, but there are pockets of resistance, and then there is Colonel Gaddafi and his sons, thus far they have not been arrested or killed, thus this is not over folks.

Battle for Tripoli - Libyan Front Line

Guardian: Reports that the majority of Tripoli is under the control of the rebels but that there are still loyal Gaddafi Security Forces in small pockets around Tripoli, not all the Gaddafi compound is in the hands of the rebels, also the Rixos Hotel and surrounding area is under Gaddafi control. The Rebels and NATO need finish this job, there cant be any embers of Gaddafi left, or NATO will face the same problem that it has in Afghanistan and the US and its Allies had in Iraq, insurgents that can cause havoc, one can ask does new Libyan regime have the manpower and fire power to deal with Gaddafi forces that go down the insurgent track. Will the UN need to send in a peace keeping force, will the UK and France have to be the backbone of such a force. It could take years and could cost in human and money terms folks.

Reports as Hostages = Libyan Front Line

Telegraph: Reports on how conditions are getting worse for the reporters being held as human shields at the Rixos Hotel, food and water is running out. This could be a massive PR problem for NATO, never mind the rebels, the one thing other reporters will unite around is when their colleagues are under threat, as it could be them next, thus the SAS should be on standby to get the hostages out, quite frankly this blog does not trust US Special Forces, they are good but not that good, we need to get the UK citizens and other citizens out alive. The UK Government should already have a plan to go if the reporters send the green light that they fear being killed. This could get very nasty folks.

Rixos Hotel = Libyan Front Line

BBC News: Has a radio interview with the BBC’s Matthew Price inside the Rixos Hotel. The situation in the hotel is described as desperate. As stated in last post the new Libyan Government or NATO special forces have to get the reporters out. They are in effect being used as human shields. Thus the importance of either arresting or killing Colonel Gaddafi, is Gaddafi in the basement of the hotel, its a possibility, it would explain why the Gaddafi security forces are holding the reporters, as a last card to get the Colonel out of the Country, lets recall what the hostage crisis did to Jimmy Carter between 1979/80. What if NATO has to make a deal with the Gaddafi forces to get the reporters back, Gaddafi being given secured passage to a country of his choice, it could be that bad folks.