Sunday, March 20, 2011

Playing Hardball Against Gaddafi's Loyalists

Air strike: Vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Gaddafi are destroyed in a spectacular explosion after an air strike by coalition forces along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabivah

MI6 Puts Gun To Generals' Head: Our Spies Phone Gaddafi's Men Direct To Warn: Defect Or Die -- The Daily Mail

British intelligence is warning Colonel Gaddafi’s generals that it could be fatal to remain loyal to the Libyan leader.

MI6 spies and military officials are contacting commanders in Tripoli trying to persuade them to defect, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Their message is blunt: ‘General, we’ve got the GPS co-ordinates of your command post. They are programmed into a Storm Shadow missile. What do you want to do?’

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Update #1: Who's who in Gaddafi's inner circle -- The Telegraph
Update #2: Outrage, hints of dissent inside Gaddafi's stronghold -- Reuters

My Comment: The British and French governments have clearly taken the gloves off when it comes to conducting this war against Gaddafi and his loyalists. I expect this war to intensify on the next few days, more so if the rebels are able to coordinate with coalition air power some form of offensive against Gaddafi's soldiers.

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