British jets make daytime raid on Gaddafi compound

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

British RAF jets have taken part in a rare daytime strike by Nato aircraft on the Libyan capital, destroying the guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli.

The Libyan dictator was not a target and there was no way of knowing whether he was there at the time, the military alliance said.

Followed a fifth straight night of attacks, British Typhoons were among the aircraft that used precision bombs early Saturday to bring down guard towers along the walls of the Bab al-Aziziyah complex.

The British chief of defence staff's spokesman, Major General John Lorimer, said: "For decades Colonel Gaddafi has hidden from the Libyan people behind these walls, spreading terror and crushing opposition.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/28/raf-jets-strike-gaddafi-compound

[rfranklin]

1. Oil, we need oil! Out of our way Khadaffy!

How dare he sit on top of our oil!

[xchrom]

2. i thought the EU & america had terrible debt & deficit problems.

where's the money coming from for all this bomb slinging?

[orangeapple]

3. we have to increase the killing to stop the killing

"Analysts say Nato may have no choice but to escalate its Libyan war effort and use helicopters or naval gunfire to end bloodshed"

use helicopter or naval gunfire to end bloodshed.

gunfire to end bloodshed.

Humanitarian war.

[Poll_Blind]

4. LOL- they're not even pretending it's not about killing Gaddafi anymore

It's funny how quickly the mask drops away from the lies. Really. Nowadays it does not take long at all...

PB

[ChrisBorg]

5. I thought Gaddafi was hiding in hospitals.

Why are we bombing his compounds?