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Subject: No Fly Zone Has been declared over Libya/Attack on Benghazi UPDATE 36

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: keeno 111
How do you get such information?
i'm watching about 4 news channels all at once

  • 03.20.2011 8:41 AM PDT
Subject: No Fly Zone Has been declared over Libya/Attack on Benghazi UPDATE 37

Posted by: keeno 111
How do you get such information?


Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC, and CBC

[Edited on 03.20.2011 8:43 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 8:41 AM PDT
Subject: No Fly Zone Has been declared over Libya/Attack on Benghazi UPDATE 36

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.

add CBC to that

  • 03.20.2011 8:43 AM PDT


Posted by: italian templar
Things are just going from bad to worse everywhere =(
I'm all for using force to get things done...I just hope this ends quickly.

It's bad to worse in the sense that people are dying but I don't see the overthrow of corrupt rulers as bad at all.

  • 03.20.2011 8:43 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.

Qatar air force is now above Libya supporting the coalition.

this is the first Arab League Nation to become directly involved

  • 03.20.2011 8:45 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: keeno 111
Dam, I don't have pay tv. BBC should be on in 15 minutes though....3am for me...
Al Jazeera(has the most extensive coverage) has a live stream i linked to on the OP.

here it is it is the bottom video window on the page

  • 03.20.2011 8:47 AM PDT

Posted by: S3THSP4RKS USA
I expected this to turn into a flame war, flood I am impressed.


wow, Gadaffi did one thing right... he allowed the Flood to have a thread about a world event that didn't turn into a Flame War...

OT: we have it marked that the USS Mount Whitney is on Station right?

  • 03.20.2011 8:47 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: Mereel N7
Posted by: S3THSP4RKS USA
I expected this to turn into a flame war, flood I am impressed.


wow, Gadaffi did one thing right... he allowed the Flood to have a thread about a world event that didn't turn into a Flame War...

OT: we have it marked that the USS Mount Whitney is on Station right?
i'll add it to the OP. it looks like it is being used as the Command and Control Centre for the first phase of the opperation

  • 03.20.2011 8:49 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: Mereel N7
Posted by: S3THSP4RKS USA
I expected this to turn into a flame war, flood I am impressed.


wow, Gadaffi did one thing right... he allowed the Flood to have a thread about a world event that didn't turn into a Flame War...
indeed, i expected this thread to last all of 5 posts. That i would have declared a success. THIS is way more than i had hoped for.

Thank you flood for handling this in a mature fashion.

  • 03.20.2011 8:52 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: keeno 111
Oh thanks for that. I don't look at the opening post just click last page to get the latest updates.
:) all the updates get a more in depth version on the OP everytime i update. good to discuss it here too though

  • 03.20.2011 8:52 AM PDT


Posted by: Phoenix1330
Qatar air force is now above Libya supporting the coalition.

this is the first Arab League Nation to become directly involved

Good. The US was actively trying to get Arab involvement in this.

  • 03.20.2011 8:53 AM PDT


Posted by: Phoenix1330

Posted by: Mereel N7
Posted by: S3THSP4RKS USA
I expected this to turn into a flame war, flood I am impressed.


wow, Gadaffi did one thing right... he allowed the Flood to have a thread about a world event that didn't turn into a Flame War...
indeed, i expected this thread to last all of 5 posts. That i would have declared a success. THIS is way more than i had hoped for.

Thank you flood for handling this in a mature fashion.

Not gonna lie, I just joined the flood. This is the first thread I saw, gave me a good first impression :)

  • 03.20.2011 8:54 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: Dynex811

Posted by: Phoenix1330
Qatar air force is now above Libya supporting the coalition.

this is the first Arab League Nation to become directly involved

Good. The US was actively trying to get Arab involvement in this.


UN was pushing, not just the US, though the US seems to be the one who really wants to distance themselves.

  • 03.20.2011 8:55 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.


Posted by: Dynex811

Posted by: Phoenix1330

Posted by: Mereel N7
Posted by: S3THSP4RKS USA
I expected this to turn into a flame war, flood I am impressed.


wow, Gadaffi did one thing right... he allowed the Flood to have a thread about a world event that didn't turn into a Flame War...
indeed, i expected this thread to last all of 5 posts. That i would have declared a success. THIS is way more than i had hoped for.

Thank you flood for handling this in a mature fashion.

Not gonna lie, I just joined the flood. This is the first thread I saw, gave me a good first impression :)
it would give a good first impression wouldn't it? lol

usually the flood is full of meme style threads.

  • 03.20.2011 8:56 AM PDT
Subject: No Fly Zone Has been declared over Libya/Attack on Benghazi UPDATE 38

Also, i have the Operation Name for 3 other involved countries

Canada- Operation Mobile
France- Opération Harmattan
United Kingdom- Operation Ellamy

and some force numbers to add

The Belgians sent 6 F-16's

Greece has sent 4 F-16's and 1 AWACS Aircraft

Norway has sent 6 F-16's and 1 P-3 Orion

Spain has sent four F-18 fighters, one tanker aircraft, the F100 frigate Méndez Núñez, the submarine Tramontana and one CN-235 MPA maritime surveillance plane

[Edited on 03.20.2011 8:58 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 8:57 AM PDT
Subject: No Fly Zone Has been declared over Libya/Attack on Benghazi UPDATE 36


Posted by: Phoenix1330

UN was pushing, not just the US, though the US seems to be the one who really wants to distance themselves.

Well I think the idea of anther US military campaign in an Arab country doesn't sit well with anyone, especially the US. Haha

  • 03.20.2011 9:00 AM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=16895204

09:45 Qatar air force is now above Libya supporting the coalition. this is the first Arab League Nation to become directly involved
huh... CNN didn't mention that yet...
I'm aware of the rest

  • 03.20.2011 9:00 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.

Secret Libyan Envoy discovered setting up in hotel where Ban-Kaimoon (UN secretary) was booked to stay in one days time. upon discovery the Envoy tried to capture reporters who discovered him

  • 03.20.2011 9:02 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.

Gaddafi has pulled back from Benghazi, but starts new offensive on Misurata

  • 03.20.2011 9:05 AM PDT

Posted by: Phoenix1330
Secret Libyan Envoy discovered setting up in hotel where Ban-Kaimoon (UN secretary) was booked to stay in one days time. upon discovery the Envoy tried to capture reporters who discovered him


what the... i don't even... they do know the terms are non-negotiable right?

bigger question, how did they leave the country and know what Hotel he was going to be in...

  • 03.20.2011 9:06 AM PDT


Posted by: Phoenix1330
Gaddafi has pulled back from Benghazi, but starts new offensive on Misurata

Well this is bittersweet. At least Rebel leadership is no longer under a direct threat.

  • 03.20.2011 9:07 AM PDT

Duracell.
I don't keep going and going and going and...
but i Start, and just don't Stop.

So what if the saxophone is black?
it has better tone the the gold one.
damn straight i play Jazz.

Rebels are preparing to attack Ajdabiya, the once rebel held city 160 KM from Benghazi

  • 03.20.2011 9:07 AM PDT