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2011-03-15 Africa North

Libyan website reports rebels sink Gaddafi ships

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Posted by tipper 2011-03-15 14:57|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Well, we know at least two planes and at least one helicopter flew to Malta. I thought those were Mirages, though, not MiGs.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-03-15 17:32|| 2011-03-15 17:32|| Front Page Top

#2 maybe air force officers who defcted when Benghazi was overthrown?

Posted by chris 2011-03-15 17:59|| 2011-03-15 17:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Paging Baghdad Bob... I understand why they're doing this, though - the impulse of the ordinary soldier to avoid being the last man killed in a losing war is hard to resist. The last straw that triggers the complete disintegration of the rebels as a fighting force might be a simple rumor. I suspect the next few days will seeing a large number of rebels flee for their lives in the direction of Egypt, where they could pose a political problem for the Egyptians.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-03-15 18:13|| 2011-03-15 18:13|| Front Page Top

#4 My first thought, confirmation. Second, if true, reporters can be idiots it could be any kind of warplane.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-03-15 18:43|| 2011-03-15 18:43|| Front Page Top

#5 As I understand it, at the beginning of the revolt, there were some MIGs in the Libyan AF and they were at the base near Tripoli.

Where they were yesterday, who knows.

Posted by lord garth 2011-03-15 18:49|| 2011-03-15 18:49|| Front Page Top

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