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Bosonic Donating Member (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-11 10:04 AM
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Libya conflict: France eyes new UN resolution
Source: BBC

The French defence minister has suggested a new UN Security Council resolution may be needed for Nato allies to achieve their goals in Libya.

Gerard Longuet was speaking after a joint letter by the US, UK and French leaders said there could be no peace while Col Muammar Gaddafi was in power.

The current UN resolution makes no mention of regime change.

Signs of division remain within Nato, which is struggling to find additional combat aircraft for its strikes.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13096829
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-11 10:10 AM
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1. Jesus, what does France want now?
No burkas in Tripoli?
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bongbong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-11 11:42 AM
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2. ex-president cheney
Ex-president cheney (addressed as "Supreme Sith Lord") had his "energy task force" meetings back in 2002. They assigned France to steal get Libya's oil, and now France is getting impatient.
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