NATO may bomb historical Roman ruins in Libya

[Akasa]

NATO: Bombing Roman ruins possible

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RIPOLI, Libya, June 14 (UPI) -- NATO said Tuesday it has been unable to confirm rebel reports Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is hiding military equipment in ancient Roman ruins.

A NATO official who declined to give his name told CNN the alliance would bomb the ruins of Leptis Magna, between Tripoli and Misurata, if it confirmed the equipment was there.

NATO began bombing Libya March 19 to protect civilians from Gadhafi's forces. The alliance has voted to extend its mission into September, but Adm. Mark Stanhope admitted to CNN the bombing raids are putting a strain on British resources.

"If we do it for longer than six months, then we have to reprioritize our forces," Stanhope said, adding, "That does not mean we won't be doing it."

Germany Monday formally recognized the rebel Transitional National Council during a visit by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to Benghazi and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged African nations to expel pro-Gadhafi diplomats during an appearance at the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

RIA Novosti reported Gadhafi told International Chess Federation President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov he is ready to talk with NATO and the rebels but ruled out resigning. Ilyumzhinov was in Tripoli Sunday and played chess with Gadhafi, the Russian news agency reported.​

Here is the thing: if you don't want your infrastructure destroyed, then don't hide your enemy's targets in it. Or in this case, don't let your enemy think you did.

 

[desioptimist]

It will be a disgrace if they destroy the historical sites. All these sites belongs to the whole world.

 

[Infiltrator]

Hopefully, the ruins escape unscathed in this conflict against Moammar Gadhafi and his regime.

 

[Swatwolf]

Britain and France alone can't sustain the operation for more than another year if Gadaffi were to hold on to power. my prediction is a stalemate and finally a political resolution that would still place Gadaffi or at least his sons with a leading role with the Libyan Government, for the USA this war is being used as a ploy to prove NATO's relevance again, at a time when alot of European nations are losing appetite for war, and excessive defense spending. Part of the reason why Russia oppose so strongly the Missile defense shield is not only the possible future threat to it's sovereignty but also further imbedding the USA within Europe's military establishment. USA spends the money, Europe is able to relax funding on their military, the purpose of NATO which is a USA brainchild, the failures of the Iraq and Afghanistan war and USA battling debt crisis could change that soon. If EU were to spend more on defense they should form their own defense structure that omits the USA from such crucial elements in their decision making process, they are freeloading of the USA for military relevance while the USA is now mired in economic woes, trying to maintain their soft hegemony over Europe.

 

[fallstuff]

This is actually Nato blackmailing the whole nation. Nobody has produced a single video or pic of Libyan planes attacking civilians. Its like Iraqi WMD, then the stories change so many times with new goals.