Posted on 05/01/2011 12:21:26 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron
The UN is withdrawing all its international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices.
UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a Nato air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col Gaddafi.
A UN official told the BBC its staff would withdraw from Libya and the decision would be reviewed next week.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
He added: "The attacks against diplomatic missions will not weaken our resolve to protect the civilian population in Libya."
If this wasn't so serious I'd throw a popcorn .gif into this post.
FUBO!
When the going gets tough the U.N. gets going...away
Yup, that’s the UN for ya! Best coat-holders in the world.
Ugh, I knew this was a no win situation when we first went in.
Why are the American and Brit and French embassies still open in Tripoli?
Hard to leave Lybia with your head in a rope noose....or your head detached from your body.
Surprised Daffy doesn’t just use the UN as human shields..........Not a bad idea, might bring this madness to an end.
"A BBC team in Tripoli said the British embassy was completely burnt out with fires still smouldering and paperwork and other debris scattered outside."
I think I read earlier that the Italian Embassy was smoking too.
When the population turns on you apparently they see you as their killers, not their savior. And then You blame the government that you are invading and attacking, Beam me up Scottie.
Why, because daffy still controls and runs 99% Of the country, the ragtag invaders would all be dead and buried and billions of borrowed Chinese money not spend if we had someone with the brains of a frigging rat in the white house.
Cosider yourself, beamed.
I’m wondering why at this point Ol’Daffy is even hanging on. Geez, sooner or later there’s a JDAM with his name on it. Why doesn’t he just do what all dictators do? Loot the treasury and head for France. The Frenchies just adore talking in scumbags like him.
Having tried and missed, they’re now stuck with the consequences. How smart is it to target Qaddafi? It took us a good long time to find Saddam. And even if he’s killed, is the regime going to give up?
I thought it was illegal to target leaders for assassination?...depends on who is in office I guess.
We both know what the consequences are going to be, and bammie won't be paying them.
At least not while golf courses exist.
Switzerland? Daffy's son was busted in Switzerland for beating his servants. In retaliation the Dafster called for Switzerland to be broken up and the land given to France, Germany and Italy (although who was to take care of the resistance of the Swiss Army, well, Daf didn't discuss that). I think that's out.
The Dafster will be reduced to living in some armpit like Zimbabwe.
LOL!
He is letting them get away? The UN is more of a threat to the US than Libya ever could be.
Duh! The UN voted to invade and attack the country and kill their citizens. Morality of the cause aside, what did they think would happen? That Libyans would bring them flowers and cakes? If you worked for the UN and didn’t expect this, then you are dumb, but nobody ever accused the UN of being intellectual.
I think this is the same group of UN folk who went in about a week ago, announcing they were there to investigate the administration. Apparently it wasn’t well received.
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