It seems a lot of people have been scratching their heads about how quickly and vigorously some countries (particularly France and the UK) leapt to say Gaddafi should leave Libya and sought to support the Libyan rebels. It is only a matter of months ago that Gaddafi was being welcomed back into the fold of […]
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British SAS in Libya
March 6, 2011 
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The eight British special forces or ‘small team of diplomats’ as the British government are claiming, have been released by the anti-Gadaffi rebel forces in Benghazi. The HMS Cumberland quickly docked in Libya’s second biggest city and left within minutes of the SAS getting on board – apparently bound for Malta. It is obvious the […]
Continue readingLibya Receives Weapons from Belarus
February 28, 2011 0 Comments
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says that it suspects that Libya received a shipment of military equipment from Belarus – just as the government is alleged to have begun a violent crackdown on protesters. SIPRI says an Ilyushin-76 aircraft left a military base near the Belarusian city of Baranovichi and landed at the […]
Continue readingLargest Cities in Libya
February 25, 2011 0 Comments
The media always have a tendency to exaggerate and get very excited about news of all sorts, but the hysteria regarding the ‘popular revolutions’ in MENA (Middle East, North Africa) countries has reached fever pitch. The ‘revolution’ in Libya is not remotely like that of Egypt or Tunisia. The picture painted in the media is […]
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Alistair Milne 