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UN panel: Libyan weapons spread at alarming rate |
2013-04-10 |
Libyan weapons are spreading at "an alarming rate" to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syria and the Gaza Strip where they are fueling conflicts and increasing the arsenals of armed groups and terrorists, a U.N. panel said. In a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Tuesday, the panel said cases of illicit transfers from Libya in violation of a U.N. arms embargo that have been proven and are still under investigation involve more than 12 countries and include heavy and light weapons such as portable air defense systems, explosives, mines, and small arms and ammunition. Since the uprising that ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, the panel said, "Libya has over the past two years become a significant and attractive source of weaponry in the region." It said civilians and militias remain in control of most weapons in Libya, adding that "the lack of an effective security system remains one of the primary obstacles to securing military materiel and controlling the borders." |
Posted by:tipper |
#11 Gee... the spread of unguarded weapons by a violent loving and death worshiping culture. I'm shocked. SHOCKED!! |
Posted by: DarthVader 2013-04-10 17:46 |
#10 If the Republican candidate in 2016 has any brains at all he or she will have that video all ready to play on TV stations across the land the day after the Democrat convention. Well, I can dream, can't I? |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-04-10 11:37 |
#9 LOL! |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-04-10 11:35 |
#8 Holy COW! Left field fence, and out of the park. :-) |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-10 10:38 |
#7 "What difference does it make?" |
Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-10 10:32 |
#6 Bureau of ATF? |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-10 09:27 |
#5 Thanks Doc. What agency was in charge of the |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-10 08:46 |
#4 Besoeker, it was an uprising, followed by a rebellion, followed by an ouster, followed by chaos, followed by counter-revolution. In other words, the usual history. |
Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-10 08:27 |
#3 So Bengazi wasn't the end of it. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2013-04-10 07:18 |
#2 Since the uprising that ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011..... Uprising? History, so quickly rewritten. And I thought all of this time it was a NATO orchestrated ouster. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-10 06:42 |
#1 It is not like you weren't warned. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-04-10 04:41 |