Posts by Nightcrawler

The US has heard the pleas of the Nato whose ammunition-reserves of precision-bombs got low and takes now part in the bombardment of Lybia, not with airplanes but with armed unmanned predator drones.

The reason for these searchings is not to actually get terrorists before they board the plane, it is on the one hand to deter terrorists from trying to go onto planes in the first place and on the other hand it is done to comfort the...

The UN-resolution to intervene militarily in Lybia is imho very strange. Is the UN allowed to intervene? I mean it's a civil-war within a country and as far as I know as long as conflicts don't extend to other countries the UN has no...

Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 But Gaddafi's regime isn't in control of major parts of the country. Who's to say that he has the power to accept/deny flights where the Brits and Germans want to land? That's a good argument, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 Who do you ask permission from? Gaddafi? The government with which Europe made deals all this time, Gaddafi's regime, until another government takes over. The fact that Gaddafi's regime is in...

The british and german airforce were landing in Lybia and flying out its citizens without asking for permission. What do you think about that?

Lybia seems to get into a long civil-war, Gaddafi has still enough support within the population and miltary and no qualms to go that route in order to secure his hold on power.

Quote: Originally Posted by segovius I'm trying to leave this place permanently... Why would you do that? I pretty much disagree with most of your opinions and yet without you this place would only be half as interesting and enjoyable.

Quote: Originally Posted by segovius If the protestors had not protested there would have been no change to the status quo. Absolutely. Quote: Originally Posted by segovius I am suspicious of this book - who knows where it is from...

Quote: Originally Posted by segovius The military could have staged a coup any time. Last time I checked the protesters in the square all those weeks were not military. I'm not talking about the protesters, of course they are not...