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2011-02-21 Africa North

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Posted by Steve White 2011-02-21 12:52|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ...Fox is saying that the folks in the choppers are claiming to be French. Interesting.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-02-21 13:33|| 2011-02-21 13:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I sure as heck wouldn't tell them I was Libyan; I'd end up in the hoosegow waiting for a return ride. That's why they didn't have passports on them when they landed.

Posted by Steve White 2011-02-21 13:53|| 2011-02-21 13:53|| Front Page Top

#3 How about using Malta as a base and going back to fly CAP for the demonstrators?

Posted by Penguin 2011-02-21 14:03|| 2011-02-21 14:03|| Front Page Top

#4 That's why we have a Sixth Fleet. Wonder where they are right now?

Posted by Steve White 2011-02-21 15:51|| 2011-02-21 15:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems to me that since Libya was ordering its pilots to bomb civilians who were heading to armories, the pilots have decided to defect rather than risk whatever awaited them for not following orders.

Posted by gorb 2011-02-21 16:12|| 2011-02-21 16:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Ghadawful seized power in a coup. Maybe he should lose power that way.

Posted by Cromort Henbane7174 2011-02-21 19:11|| 2011-02-21 19:11|| Front Page Top

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