Libya: SAS leads hunt for Gaddafi
British special forces are on the ground in Libya helping to spearhead the hunt for Col Muammar Gaddafi, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8721291/Libya-SAS-leads-hunt-for-Gaddafi.html-> also wurde G. vom SAS gejagt, der Luftschläge koordinierte und Ziele vorgab
US UK, French forces land in Libya
Islamabad—The United States, Britain and France have sent several hundred “defence advisors” to train and support the anti-Gadhafi forces in oil-rich Eastern Libya where “rebels armed groups” have apparently taken over.
According to an exclusive report confirmed by a Libyan diplomat in the region “the three Western states have landed their “special forces troops in Cyrinacia and are now setting up their bases and training centres” to reinforce the rebel forces who are resisting pro-Qaddafi forces in several adjoining areas.
A Libyan official who requested not to be identified said that the U.S. and British military gurus were sent on February 23 and 24 night through American and French warships and small naval boats off Libyan ports of Benghazi and Tobruk.
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=78009 (Archiv-Version vom 31.10.2011)-> der Feldzug wurde von Anfang an von westlichen Spezialisten koordiniert und vorrangetrieben
Officials: US drone fired in Gadhafi strike; administration looking ahead to Libya’s future
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As international leaders tried to sort out the details of the ousted Libyan leader’s death, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday that an American Predator drone took part in the airstrikes that hit Gadhafi’s convoy. It’s still not clear exactly how he got his fatal wounds.
The officials said the Predator fired on the convoy Thursday as it was fleeing Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, and French aircraft launched guided missiles. According to accounts a number of vehicles in the convoy were damaged or destroyed. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the operations.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/gadhafi-death-amounts-to-victory-for-obamas-approach-but-little-impact-likely-on-election/2011/10/21/gIQAxAGi2L_story.html-> halten wir also fest: G. wurde gezielt von Predator Dronen und französischen Luft-Boden Raketen erwischt...
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Die unglaublich unfähigen »Rebellen« waren nicht in der Lage, auch nur einen
militärischen oder strategischen Sieg gegen die überwältigende Stärke und Breite des einheimischen grünen libyschen Widerstandes aus eigener Kraft zu erringen.
Und letztendlich:
http://www.debka.com/article/21400/ (Archiv-Version vom 28.10.2011) »DEBKAfile nahestehende Militärquellen berichten, es mehrten sich die Hinweise darauf, dass eine NATO-Spezialeinheit – deren Nationalität aber unbekannt sei – Muammar Gaddafi in der Region Sirte aufgespürt und gefangengenommen habe.
Offenbar schossen sie ihn in beide Beine, um eine Flucht zu verhindern, und benachrichtigten eine Miliz aus Misrata über seinen Aufenthaltsort, wobei sie darüber im Klaren waren, dass diese ihn angesichts der lang ersehnten Abrechnung mit dem früheren libyschen Machthaber töten würden. Dabei ließ sich die NATO von zwei Überlegungen leiten: Erstens wollte man die Anwesenheit von Bodentruppen in der Kampfzone, die gegen das UN-Mandat verstieß, nicht offenlegen, und zweitens wollte man den libyschen Rebellen insbesondere deshalb einen psychologischen Sieg zuschanzen, weil es diesen nicht gelungen war, Gaddafis Heimatstadt einzunehmen.«
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debkafile's military sources report mounting indications that a NATO special forces unit – although of which nation is unknown – located and captured Muammar Qaddafi in the Sirte area.
They aparently shot him in both legs to prevent his escape and informed a Misrata militia of his whereabouts, knowing they would kill him in view of the town's long reckoning with the former Libyan ruler. NATO was guided by two considerations: First not to comprise the presence of ground troops in the battle zone in breach of the alliance's UN mandate; and second, to give the Libyan rebels a psychological victory – especially after they failed in battle to capture Qaddafi's home town of Sirte.
It was also important for his death to be laid at the door of his own people, not NATO.
Western alliance leaders figured that as long as Qaddafi was alive and at liberty, the interim government had no chance of establishing its legitimacy and a stable administration and calling an end to the war.
His death enables NATO to draw a line on its Libyan venture – but not the war.
Later Friday, NATO issued a statement saying it was not aware Qaddafi was in a convoy heading out of Sirte when it was targeted by alliance warplanes Thursday morning. Note was taken of 75 vehicles leaving the city at high speed and 11 were attacked, destroying one of them.
After that, 20 vehicles broke away form the convoy and kept moving south, "continuing to pose a significant threat," said the Brussels statement.
A second air strike damaged or destroyed 10 of the vehicles. Only later, did NATO discover that Qaddafi was in the convoy and "the strike likely contributed to his capture."
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Aber hey.. der Westen hat doch nichts damit zu tun das in Libyen die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung G. gestürzt und gefasst hat... Was für ein Schmierentheater...
LG
