[An Nahar] Former Libyan soldiers who defected to the rebels will be pardoned if they surrender to government forces, state television said.... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
Monday, quoting the military.
... and if you do believe state terriblevision and you do buy that, I've got several real estate investments you might be interested in...
The announcement came as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pursued their eastward drive towards the rebel capital of Benghazi, threatening the key town of Ajdabiya.
A number of soldiers and military officers joined the ranks of the opposition in the days that followed the start on February 15 of a popular uprising against the hard-line rule of Gadhafi.
Libyan army front man Colonel Milad Hussein on Sunday called the gunnies "rats and terrorists", telling news hounds in Tripoli the government forces were "marching to cleanse the country."