Friday, March 18, 2011

Gaddafi threatens to attack aircraft and ships transiting the Mediterranean

Algeria and Tunisia. .- The Libyan Defense Committee, equivalent to the Ministry of Defence, warned that "any military action" against Libya "will jeopardize air and sea activities in the Mediterranean", according to a statement released by the official news agency Jana. Ships or aircraft crossing the Mediterranean, "whether civilian or military, will be defensive attack," the statement threatened the regime in Tripoli.

Furthermore, Qaddafi himself threatened in a speech audio broadcast on state television with "great bombardment" in Benghazi if the rebels do not surrender before this morning. "You are the last hours of this tragedy, will arrive tonight and will have no compassion," he said. In his speech, Gadhafi was compared with Franco when he announced that he will also use a "fifth column"-referring to the civilian population to overcome.

The rebels managed to repel a double attack today against the airport in Benghazi, capital opposition. The announcement coincides with statements in Tunis U.S. Secretary of State. UU., Hillary Clinton, who said his country is trying to "convince" the Security Council authorized the UN to further action against the Libyan regime, including "the imposition of a no-fly zone." "If Gaddafi is not now pose a serious threat to Tunisia and Egypt," said Clinton during his first visit to Tunisia since the fall of former President Ben Ali.

The Libyan regime's threat comes on the same day in which Gaddafi, told a Russian television has ensured that the West is "exaggerating" the conflict in the country, which, according to their accounts, "only 150 have died or 200 people. " Moreover, their forces are already bombarding Benghazi main core of the opposition forces, having Misrata.

ONUPor Vote in turn, the Security Council the UN has announced he will vote tonight, at 23:00 pm Spanish, a draft resolution authorizing the use of force in Libya to protect civilians and stop Gaddafi's offensive against the rebels. The resolution put to the vote also includes a call for an immediate ceasefire, as requested by Russia, and a tightening of sanctions on the regime of Gaddafi, along with a no-fly zone.

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