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NATO hits radar at Tripoli's civilian airport
AP ^ | July 18, 2011 | By SLOBODAN LEKIC

Posted on 07/18/2011 11:45:19 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar

Edited on 07/18/2011 11:47:53 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

NATO warplanes destroyed the radar antenna at Tripoli International Airport on Monday, the alliance said, claiming the system was being used for military purposes by Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

A statement said the air traffic control radar at the civilian airport was tracking NATO jets and the providing information to Libyan air defenses.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: libya; oup
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To: org.whodat

That was last month.


21 posted on 07/18/2011 12:22:58 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: CodeToad
It wouldn't take much more than a bit of shading to update this leftist cartoon from 2002, but the MSM would go absolute bananas.


22 posted on 07/18/2011 12:30:31 PM PDT by Reeses (It's a safety net, not a hammock!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Been at this for, what, six months and we just did this now? Brilliant. Can’t wait til NATO is defending my country.


23 posted on 07/18/2011 12:40:27 PM PDT by keat
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To: keat

Thank you. That is what I was thinking.


24 posted on 07/18/2011 12:49:36 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Fire a high-powered rifle into the SF6 tank and thats all she wrote for a long time.


25 posted on 07/18/2011 1:07:22 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: Jet Jaguar

The question is, why does Obama hate Ghaddafi so much?


26 posted on 07/18/2011 4:31:19 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Crucial

Because he resents the fact the Gadhafi’s turnaround represented a huge win for the Bush Administration.


27 posted on 07/18/2011 4:32:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Carling

Our planes are delivering democracy with laser guided precision every day.


28 posted on 07/18/2011 4:32:50 PM PDT by omega4179
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To: dfwgator

I do remember ready about how Ghaddafi and Reverand Wright had some shady dealings but not the details...


29 posted on 07/18/2011 4:36:00 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Crucial
>>>>The question is, why does Obama hate Ghaddafi so much?<<<<<

Probably because Daffy has real Baraka Hussein Abu Oumama's resume in his hands.

And there was a certain $2M loan Daffy gave to U.S. muslim leaders that was never paid back. Daffy probably still have the receipt.

30 posted on 07/18/2011 8:03:53 PM PDT by DTA (U.S. Centcom vs. U.S. AFRICOM)
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To: DTA

Obama engaging in cya?


31 posted on 07/18/2011 10:19:25 PM PDT by Crucial
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