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Africa North
Brits Reach Out to Touch Ghadaffy's Generals
2011-03-22
It's all the rage, telephoning enemy generals at home to say, "We know where you are, so you probably want to lay down your arms before we send you your own, personal Storm Shadow missile." MI-6 is nothing if not fashionable.
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#5  Uh, uh, JINGLE > "REACH OUT, REACH OUT-N-TOUCH SOMEONE"???

Gut nuthin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-03-22 23:27  

#4  I'm surprised Qadaffy is still able to get on the air.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-03-22 17:00  

#3  The rebels will cut these Generals to pieces.

Some have done it already. They have their ways since coups are common, including the necessary defections.
Posted by: gorb   2011-03-22 15:11  

#2  Unlike Egypt and Tunisia, scenes of successful popular uprisings recently, Libya is not a Twitter or Facebook society and it is far easier for Gaddafi to control exactly what his people know.

Much of the country still relies on state media for ‘information’ and listened yesterday as Gaddafi insisted: ‘This is a crusader war against the Muslim people, especially against the Libyan people. They believe they will terrify the Libyan people.

‘These are only terrorist means, and only the forces on the ground will be victorious.’

Jam their broadcasts or blow up the TV and radio stations. Substitute our own. Especially in Tripoli.

Air-dropping pictures of a little girl with scraggly facial hair and military costumes hiding under a bed would get his goat. Don't forget the teddy bear! It would also look good as a backdrop for a news anchor telling them the real story would be good, too.

Air-drop cheap short-wave radios with crank power supplies that a family can easily hide away. Maybe with a little screen to receive messages. Maybe even a keypad so they can send texts to allies if we can arrange some kind of system to pick up communications like this.

Offer $50,000 for his head on a platter or information leading to his capture by rebels. It's huge to them, but not so huge as to be unbelievable.
Posted by: gorb   2011-03-22 15:10  

#1  Â‘ThatÂ’s pressure. It worked in Iraq.Â’

Won't work in Libya. Coalition forces had troops on the ground for Iraqi generals to surrender to. The only people on the ground for Qaddafy's generals to surrender to are the rebels. The rebels will cut these Generals to pieces.
Posted by: Whetle Sforza7514   2011-03-22 14:56  

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