“Airstrikes in Libya did not take place” – Russian military

Published time: March 01, 2011 15:24
Edited time: March 01, 2011 18:47
Russian military, monitoring the unrest in Libya via satellite, says airstrikes on Benghazi did not take place
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The reports of Libya mobilizing its air force against its own people spread quickly around the world. However, Russia's military chiefs say they have been monitoring from space – and the pictures tell a different story.

­According to Al Jazeera and BBC, on February 22 Libyan government inflicted airstrikes on Benghazi – the country’s largest city – and on the capital Tripoli. However, the Russian military, monitoring the unrest via satellite from the very beginning, says nothing of the sort was going on on the ground.

At this point, the Russian military is saying that, as far as they are concerned, the attacks some media were reporting have never occurred.

The same sources in Russia’s military establishment say they are also monitoring the situation around Libya’s oil pumping facilities.

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TEJAN 17.03.2011 02:36

What is good for goose should be good for the ganga. Democracy should not be seen as "economicracy" nor financial interest or partnership in political collabora tion/allies. Yes, Gaddafi has ruled for over 40 years, but thta does not warrant,rebel style change of government. The West vowed not to support anybody using arms to usurp political power. This was due to the Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Rwanda experience. Whythe dramatic change of principles and values. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are killing their peaceful and innocent citizens. What is the UN and the West doing? Democracy should be promoted fairly. He who seek equity should come with clean hands. Similarly, he who want to promote democracy (USA, UK, France) should be fair and truthful in whatever they are doing.God is not happy with they way mankind is running this beautiful planet.Lo ve, truth and justice is the answer.

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TERREMOTO 15.03.2011 23:45

Like the old red Indian said: Politicians have forked tongue

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Colonel 09.03.2011 01:25

Reports by Al Jazeera about Libyan jets firing on protesters in Tripoli and the major cities are unverified and questionable. Heret o, the reports that Libyan jets have been attacking people in the streets have not been verified. No visual evidence of the jet attacks has been shown, while visual confirmation about other events have been coming out of Libya.Al Jazeera is not alone in its biased reporting from Libya. The Saudi media is also relishing the events in Libya. Asharq Al-Awsat is a Saudi-owned pap er that is strictly aligned to U.S. interests in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. Its editor-in-chief is now running editorials glorifying the Arab League for their decision to suspend Libya, because of the use of force by Tripoli against Libyans protesters  why were such steps not taken for Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, or Yemen? Inside and outside the Arab World, the mainstream media is now creating the conditions for some sort of intervention in Libya.

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