Reply #85: AP reports NATO hits Tripoli targets again, for second night in a row [View All]

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And late yesterday, NATO hit Tripoli again, aiming at least six airstrikes at the same targets and another farther away. Smoke rose from the area near Khadafy’s compound for the second night in a row. There were no immediate reports of casualties.


A US official warned the Libyan ruler that the pace of the attacks will intensify. Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said, “I think we want to underscore to Khadafy that the foot is not going to come off the gas pedal," adding, “Leaving is in his best interests and the best interest of the Libyan people."

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Praising the rebel leadership, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, “The opposition has organized a legitimate and credible interim council that is committed to democratic principles, their military forces are improving, and when Khadafy inevitably leaves, a new Libya stands ready to move forward," she said.

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Rebels now control the populated coastal strip in the country’s east and the western port city of Misurata. They also control pockets in Libya’s western Nafusa mountain range.


http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2011/05/25/us_reaches_out_to_rebels_amid_withering_airstrikes/