Posted on 03/24/2011 11:02:12 PM PDT by Jim 726
Western diplomatic sources have confirmed to Sky News that the US is considering the legality of arming the Libyan rebels.
One of the unintended consequences of United Nations' Resolution 1970 was to starve the rebels of the weapons they would need to take on Gadaffi.
It requires all UN members to "immediately take the necessary measures" to prevent the supply or sale of weapons to the Libyan government - with no exemption for anti-Gaddafi forces.
But Sky News now understands the US is looking at a legal framework to allow limited supplies of arms to the rebels, if they can prove they need them to defend themselves from attack.
Mark Kornblau, spokesman for US Ambassador Dr Susan Rice, confirmed it was a possibility.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Count on it, in a few days, there will be headlines that they’ve killed our own soldiers.
It was a trap. The House votes to finance this and if/when any one of them even thinks about questioning his eligibility or authority, he pulls out the voting record.
Imagine you make munitions, or are a banker or investment banker getting free money from Uncle Ben.
Then the world starts to make a lot of sense.
Creep...creep...creep.
Every weapon we give to the Libyan rebels will one day be used against us..
And that my FRiend, is the plan of the obama administration, the Democrat Party, and the main stream media.Israel will also get its share of attention from same weapons.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2692974/posts?page=1#1
NO; I don’t want my Tax $$$$ to fund Alqaeda! This makes me ~almost~ want to become a federal tax-protestor!
J.S.
Obama Regime wants to disarm anti-Obama Tea Party (the "bitter clingers").
On purpose.
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