Gaddafi cut the wings

The UN imposed sanctions against the Libyan dictator

Flights to the UN and in reality. The situation around Libya entered the decisive phase: the UN gave sanctions on power actions in relation to the Gaddafi regime. Its Air Force will no longer be able to bomb Libyan cities: a useless zone has been installed in the sky over Libya’s community. When this number The NEW Times enters the kiosks, the aviation of the international coalition, perhaps, will already teach the first lesson for the forces of Gaddafi. Perhaps not. Upon learning of the resolution of the Council of Ministers, Gaddafi immediately announced the ceasefire. Bluff? Trick? “We will judge by cases, not by words,” warned British Prime Minister David Cameron. “This is only the first step,” said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the resolution, “others will follow him.” True, for such a step to be taken, it took more than two weeks of discussion, although the score was on the watch. The picture of a fight under a diplomatic carpet was restored by The NEW Times
The initiators of the introduction of the useless zone were the UK and France. Russia, on March 17, abstained from voting (like China, Germany, India and Brazil), from the very beginning belonged to this idea with skepticism. The United States hesitated. On March 12, the task of the leading world players was facilitated by one of the most clumsy international structures - the League of the Arab states (LAG) * * LAG is headed by the Egyptian AMR Musa, one of the potential candidates for the post of President of Egypt. : She herself turned to the UN with a request to authorize the creation of zones in the sky over Libya, free from aviation flights. It was just a shame to hesitate further. On the 14th day of the Foreign Minister of the Eight countries, they urgently met in Paris to agree on positions. After which the Americans decided: they are “for”. And in the morning of March 17, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went even further, saying that the UN resolution may demand “striking the targets within the Libyan territory”.

Who will shoot down? Ms. Clinton, thus, set up dots over I: UN resolution is actually a sanction for military intervention. That is what Moscow did not want. “Principal questions remain unanswered,” Vitaly Churkin said three days before the vote. Which ones-in the commentary for The New Times on the basis of anonymity, one of the employees of Mr. Churkin in the building on the New York East River a few hours before the vote: “Founded zone” is diplomatic euphemism, and there is a ban on the flights of the Libyan Air Force over their own country. Who and how will bring down violators? NATO? In the resolution, there is an obsolete term “international forces” ... So far, they will decide who specifically to equip them, Gaddafi is blocked with al-Qaeda, ”the interlocutor of the magazine is ironic. Russia, according to him, proposed to transfer the question to the maintenance of the lag and the African Union, so far to insist on complete ceasefire. When asked whether Moscow proposed a specific control mechanism along with this idea, the interlocutor of the magazine found it difficult to answer.

Neither in history around the “air quarantine”, as is usually the case in politics, there are two aspects - pragmatic and moral. The first was stated above. But in conditions when there is a war and blood pours, the second one comes to the fore.

“A”-“you must leave”-Europe and the USA told Muamaru Gaddafi in the 20th of February. After that, it was necessary to say “B” - how exactly they are going to do this if Gaddafi opposes. Libyan rebels were waiting for almost all of March. Yes, the European Union adopted sanctions, including the embargo for the supply of weapons to Libya. But Kaddafi had plenty of weapons: 90% of military warehouses in the western part of the country controlled by the western part of the country remains non -printed. The weapon was not enough just an opposition militia. Its leaders asked Europeans - and more than once - about military assistance. Put the weapons by the sea, in Bengham or Tobruk, was not difficult. But this is not thanks to its own sanctions! - The EU was not done. Heavy weapons among the rebels were mainly trophy. Ras-Lanuf, Addabia and Mars El-Brega were protected for the most part with the help of grenade launchers and “Kalashnikovs”. France President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed NATO to inflict point air strikes on the military infrastructure of the Gaddafi regime. The proposal was rejected from the threshold. Meanwhile, Gaddafi was building up his military superiority in the air day by day. Despite the fact that it is in the rebellious Libyan East that three of the seven large airbase are based-in Benghazi, Tobruka and El-Bade-in general, the Libya Air Force remained faithful to the regime. The professional backbone of the army also remained under the green banner of Gaddafi. “The opposition can win a little more time, but it is unlikely to be able to win the war,” the journalist of the Mezharab newspaper al-Khayat wrote in early March. I looked into the water.

Was the bargain appropriate? On March 17, at the UN Russia, which rarely happens to it, did not prevent the adoption of a document with which she did not agree. In his pathetic speech, the Permandem -Chairman of Churkin removed all responsibility from Moscow for the further development of events in Libya, putting it on the authors of the draft resolution, vital not only for militias - for all Libyans living in uncontrolled cadfafi areas of the Libyan Resistance. Question: And for what and for whom in this case the Kremlin announced on March 14, Gaddafi and his family members by persons non grata. (A little earlier, by his other decree, President Medvedev forbade the supply of Russian weapons to supply Libya.) Now Moscow looks at least unsolvable. And in Maximum - it feeds long -standing rumors about two lines in Russian foreign policy: the progressist Medvedev and guardian Putin. Representatives of the second are most concerned now by the fate of billions, who were pushed into Libyan contracts. Chemezov, Yakunin, Miller - the interests of corporations subordinate to these gentlemen from Putin’s closest encirclement, are now set to Kon in Libya (see The NEW Times No. 9 of March 14, 2011).

That in the denominator, so far members of the UN Security Council coordinated positions and eliminated disagreements, the Libyan militia was exhausted, otherwise Gaddafi would not dare to start an attack on their last stronghold - Benghazi. Europe, the USA and Russia, under diplomatic fanfares, froze the financial avuars of the colonel and his family, retaining the main advantage - time. The dictator recovered from confusion, regrouped troops, strengthened the defense of Tripoli, strengthened the protection of refineries and oil storages, agreed with tribal clans, and most importantly, again found confidence in the ability to buy allies: it was Russia before voting to the UN who generously promised the contracts for the most tidid fields of his expensive "white" oil ... and still took morality ... The top above rubles and dollars. The resolution of the Council of Ministers 1973 In addition to the introduction of the useless zone over Libya, it implies "all the necessary measures to stop the massacre." Although we are not talking about a terrestrial operation. “It would be nice for us not to be late,” said Alain Juppe Foreign Minister of Foreign Minister immediately after the vote. At this moment, the members of the Council of Ministers probably remembered Rwanda-there in 1994 the UN was late forever.

OMAN

Sultan Kabus Ben Said Albusaid gave the advice of Oman with legislative and regulatory authority. The formation of a special commission has been announced, which will develop amendments to the current legislation. Previously, this is a body, consisting of two chambers - the elected Council of Shura and the appointed council of the state - had exclusively advisory functions. In addition, the head of state promised to increase pensions. Perhaps at the expense of the funds allocated by the Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (SSAGPZ). Oman and Bahrain will receive $ 10 billion to finance various social projects and the fight against unemployment.
SAUDI ARABIA

The eastern province of the country adjacent to Bahrain. The military units were sent to the aid of the police in El Catif, El Hufuf and El Has. Shiite manifestants require equal rights and release from prison political prisoners. The Saudi Ministry of Internal Affairs promised to tightly suppress any “days of anger” and increased the protection of oil facilities in turbulent areas. The Kingdom Foreign Minister Prince Saud El Faisal called citizens to dialogue, and foreigners to non-interference in “our affairs”. “The hands of such foreigners will be ruthlessly chopped off,” he promised, calling at the same time to carry out reforms.
BAHRAIN

On March 15, King Bahrain Sunnit Hamad Ben Al-Khalifa went to Va-Bank: he announced a state of emergency for a period of three months, after which the special forces of the police and security forces with the support of helicopters and armored vehicles stormed the Shiite opposition camps on the pearl square in Manam and in the city of Citra. The camps are burned, the barricades are dismantled, the ambulances were taken away by dozens of wounded. Commenting on these television stations, the leading TV Bahrain closed his face with his hands and cried.
YEMEN

In the country, an emergency regime has been introduced, in the capital of the dignity - troops and armored vehicles. Excitements began in the port city of Hodeid in the west of the country. Proper forces, armed with sticks and stones, attacked the opposition. On March 18, 30 demonstrators were killed in the dignity. On March 15, two Americans and two British - freelancers who illuminated repression against the opposition were sent from the country without explanation.