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Gaddafi 'not targeted' by allied strikes
Though he should be.
Allied forces carrying out air strikes in Libya say Colonel Muammar Gaddafi himself is not a target, despite an overnight attack against his compound.

The head of the US Africa Command Gen Carter F Ham said attacking Col Gaddafi was not part of his mission. And a French spokesman said that even if the Libyan leader's exact location was known, he would not be fired on.
Nod nod, wink wink, nudge nudge...
However, there is no such guarantee for the man standing next to him.
The UN has passed a resolution to protect civilians as Col Gaddafi fights a rebellion that broke out last month.

On Sunday UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox said targeting Col Gaddafi could "potentially be a possibility".

However, on Monday Britain's Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Sir David Richards, said targeting Col Gaddafi was "not allowed under the UN resolution".
Gadaffy is not a civilian. He's a military leader and a government leader. Of course he can be attacked.
And Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs that while he still wanted Col Gaddafi to go, the UN resolution was "limited in scope" and "explicitly does not provide legal authority for action to bring about Gaddafi's removal from power by military means".

A French defence ministry spokesman, Laurent Tesseire, said Col Gaddafi was not a target. Asked by French radio whether the Libyan leader would be fired on if his exact whereabouts were known, he said: "The answer to that is no."
Posted by: Steve White 2011-03-21
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=318680