Predator drone strike destroys Gadhafi regime's rocket launcher used against civilians.

[jefferson_dem]

Second predator strike recorded in Libya
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 24, 2011 8:46 a.m. EDT

(CNN) -- An unmanned predator drone struck a Libyan anti-aircraft system in Tripoli sometime Sunday or late Saturday, a NATO spokesman said.

The spokesman on Sunday said that the drone hit an SA-8 anti-aircraft system sometime in the past 24 hours, confirming the second such strike by NATO forces.

The United States on Saturday confirmed a predator strike, which happened Saturday afternoon.

Keeping with U.S. practice not to comment on drone strikes, the Pentagon offered no other information.

According to a NATO news release, the first strike destroyed a multiple rocket launcher belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime in the vicinity of Misrata. The rocket launcher had been used against civilians, NATO said

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[babylonsister]

2. Who cares what beck says? Everything spewing from his mouth is a lie. nt

[jefferson_dem]

3. Meh.

Fuck Beck.

[tabasco]

4. Well done!

Now find Muammar and blow his rotten ass to smithereens!

[msongs]

5. meanwhile in Pakistan, our drones are killing women and kids. but that seems to be ok nt

[Enrique]

6. what's NATO's reputation as far as honest announcements

is it as bad as the Pentagon? If the Pentagon tells me they hit a big gun like this, I would assume it really hit a wedding or a medicine factory.

[ReggieVeggie]

12. yeah, this seems like such a neat and tidy story

everything's all wrapped up neatly and reported on CNN for all to see

[Marblehead]

7. Drones...

remote controlled death

[jefferson_dem]

10. If it means the death of these tyrants and their thuggish tools...

fine by me.

[OwnedByFerrets]

8. The Bravery of Being out of Range

[mikekohr]

9. As Opposed to the Stupidity of Marching Into Death's Hands

"He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day." -Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox-

Adopting the tactics of Native Americans who fought under cover as opposed to European battle methods of marching into the face of the enemy The Swamp Fox befudled, confused and defeated the British.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html

[OwnedByFerrets]

16. Went completely over your head, didn't it?

Don't bother to answer. It was rhetoric.

[jenmito]

11. How DARE Obama help the Libyan people by destroying Qaddafi's rocket launcher used

to kill his own people! He's no different than Bush! :sarcasm:

We're doing exactly what the Libyan people nearly BEGGED us to do. K&R.

[Keith Bee]

13. Good!

K&R

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Exceptional!

:kick:

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Interesting exceprt from the article....

"The United States has used such drones in other conflict zones, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are designed to carry out precision bombings, and can also be used to collect intelligence."


Why no mention of the civilians that have died at the hands of these predator drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan?