Will this be like Hungary 1956 again?
Libyan city of Misurata pleads for NATO ground forces
Interesting to note that NATO claims to have taken out 40 of Gaddafi's tanks around Misrata - I remember these tanks were the ones that couldn't be taken out from the air without unacceptable risk to civilians.
Anyway the hope for the people of Misrata lies with either or both the British and the French, as the yanks seem to have wimped out on this one.
A plea from who will do the trick? The people of Misrata, Libya's Interim Transitional National Council, the Arab League?
I say the Brits should pull the Marine Brigade out of Afghanistan and use their possible deployment into Misrata as a threat to force Gaddafi's forces to pull out of the city.
Then the trick would be to land the Marines through the port or along the coast while trapping Gaddafi's forces in their positions by deploying 2 & 3 Para inland... then kill the Gaddafi forces in place with the most violent means possible.
Once done... ask Gaddafi if he wants the same for Tripoli.
‘Restrepo’ Director Killed in Libya
‘Restrepo’ Director Killed in Libya
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‘Restrepo’ Director Is Killed in Libya - C. J. Chivers, New York Times. BLUF: "Tim Hetherington, the conflict photographer who was a director and producer of the film “Restrepo,” was killed in the besieged city of Misurata on Wednesday, and three photographers working beside him were wounded."
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