Libya Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Seeks UN Resolution Authorizing Strikes -- FOX News
Libya's defense ministry warned Thursday that any military action against the African nation resulting from a possible U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing airstrikes and other measures will be met with retaliatory strikes on air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean region.
Reuters reported that a statement by the regime of Muammar al-Qaddafi broadcast on Libyan television warned that "the Mediterranean basin will face danger not just in the short-term, but also in the long term."
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Update: Libya: We will hit civilian targets in response to foreign attack -- Haaretz
My Comment: I doubt that Gadaffi would order air strikes against targets in Europe or elsewhere (retaliation would be swift and overwhelming ... but what he is doing against his opponents (right now) is psychological warfare, and it appears that he is good at it.
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