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AU Libya Peace Plan Flops
 [Tolo News] Rebels have rebuffed a peace plan proposed by an African Union...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... delegation that visited both Tripoli and Banghazi. An African Union delegation headed by the South African President Jacob Zuma expressed optimism about the peace visit after the Libyan Leader Muammar Qadaffy welcomed the AU ceasefire proposal. While the delegation was on its way to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi there were reports of increasing attacks of pro-Qadaffy forces on the besieged city of Misrata. The rebel representatives have insisted that no ceasefire will be accepted if Qadaffy and his sons are to remain in power. Mistra has been under siege for day and there are concerns about the humanitarian situation in the city. Red Thingy had earlier succeeded to ship essential medicines to a Misrata port. Meanwhile, ...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. It smelled phony... the French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has criticised NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... for not doing enough in Libya. Juppe has said despite the continuing air strikes, NATO has not been able to destroy Qadaffy's heavy weaponry. The comments come as NATO recently stepped up air srikes against the Libyan government forces and even destroyed 15 tanks. How many tanks does he have? Some countries believe that NATO has already exceeded the UN mandate in Libya. NATO has even been criticised for serving as the Libyan rebels' air force. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-13 |
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