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OBAMA LIED: "LIBYA REBELS COORDINATING WITH U.S. ON AIR ASSAULTS AGAINST KADAFI"

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Despite what Obama and (most) of his administration is (usually) saying, the Libyan"rebels" are using "SECURE satellite telephone connections" to tell the "west" where to target their air-strikes.

Clearly, this shows Obama lied when he has repeatedly said that the U.S. was not helping the rebels to take down Kadafi---because that would be illegal and against the U.N. charter, AND certainly an Act of War.

Not surprisingly, Obama is now trying to weasel his way out of his previous lies, and gradually get us used to the truth: " A Pentagon spokesman, Marine Col. Dave Lapan, said there was "no formal or informal contact" between the rebels and American forces"

Still, it gets more clear every day that Obama fully intends this to be attempt to build his credibility in foreign policy and national security, after he fully failed in Afghanistan, making it just another quagmire---even worse than the Iraq quagmire GWBush/Cheney created.

If we just agree that he is a Big He-Man in Foreign Policy and National Security, will this save us from endless death pits in the Middle East?

(Photo by Luis Sinco, LATimes)

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110324,0,3195209.story

By David Zucchino and Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times
March 24, 2011
Reporting from Benghazi, Libya, and Washington

Leaders of the opposition national council in rebel-controlled eastern Libya say they are making regular, secure contacts with allied military representatives in Europe to help commanders identify targets for the U.S.-led air assault.

The contacts, conducted through the council's civilian representatives in France and elsewhere in Europe, are made by secure satellite telephone connections, according to spokesmen for the rebel leadership in its eastern base of Benghazi.

"There is communication between the Provisional National Council and U.N. assembled forces, and we work on letting them know what areas need to be bombarded," spokesman Ahmed Khalifa said in an interview Wednesday.

The contacts, which began over the weekend, are evidence of cooperation between the Libyan opposition and the international military alliance that is waging air and missile strikes on Moammar Kadafi's command and control centers as well as other military targets.

They also highlight the diplomatic delicacy of the mission and the awkwardness of a military operation designed by governments with sometimes conflicting goals. The Obama administration and the Pentagon say the United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing military action in Libya does not include airstrikes specifically to aid rebel forces.

The White House declined to comment on whether allied commanders had established regular contact with the rebels to help identify military targets. A Pentagon spokesman, Marine Col. Dave Lapan, said there was "no formal or informal contact" between the rebels and American forces.

But Navy Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber, chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, said that though there was no official collaboration, information was being passed from the coalition to the rebels. "We have told … the opposition forces how to maneuver, and we have also told Moammar Kadafi's forces what they were expected to do in accordance with the U.N. Security Council resolution," he told reporters.

In addition, current and former American officials say that CIA operatives and equipment were sent into rebel-held areas to monitor the opposition forces' activity even before the air bombardment began. It's not clear whether those operatives are still in Libya, and if so, what their current role is.....

(Article continues: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-libya-rebels-20110324,0,3195209.story)
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