Wah kalau Nato yang melakukan no-fly zone, walaupu dengan dukungan PBB bakal runyam..
No-fly zone mestinya diputuskan dan dilaksanakan oleh PBB dan atas nama PBB. Membiarkan Nato yang adalah kekutn militer "Barat" hanya akan memperkuat fundementalis Islam, artinya memperlambat proses demokratisasi di dunia Arab.. --- guardian.co.uk home Nato weighs Libya no-fly zone options Britain and France draft UN security council resolution for no-fly zone as alliance begins 24-hour aerial surveillance over Libya Libyan rebel fighters run for cover after an air force jet drops a bomb on outskirts of Ras Lanuf Libyan rebel fighters have been calling for a no-fly zone to stop Muammar Gaddafi's forces launching air strikes, such as this one today on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Nato has begun 24-hour aerial surveillance over Libya as the alliance's military planners met in Brussels to discuss options for establishing a no-fly zone. The plans will be presented to defence ministers from the alliance's 28 member states, who are due to meet in Brussels on Thursday, but western officials are insistent that Nato will not act without the backing of the UN security council. The diplomatic discussions come amid reports that Libyan warplanes have launched at least four new air strikes near opposition positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf in the east of the country. There has been no word on casualties. "An air strike hit a house in a residential area of Ras Lanouf. There is a big hole in the ground floor of the two-storey home," one witness told Reuters. "A massive plume of smoke and dust flew up in the area from the strike. Men rushed to the area shouting 'Allahu Akbar' [God is great]." Britain and France have drafted a resolution that would provide a mandate for a no-fly zone, but it is very unlikely to pass in present circumstances, as Russia and China have signalled their opposition to outside military intervention. The US ambassador to Nato, Ivo Daalder, played down the need for a no-fly zone. He told journalists: "When you really look at what's going on, we have actually seen a decrease in both fighter and overall air activity over the weekend. It peaked late last week and it's starting to come down. And indeed, to date, the overall air activity has not been the deciding factor in the ongoing unrest; just as you stated, other things are determining what's happening on the ground." Nato has approved the extension of patrols by Nato Awacs surveillance planes from 10 hours to 24 hours a day, which will provide detailed information not only of air movements but also road movements by pro-Gaddafi forces, giving western capitals the option of sharing intelligence with the rebels. Nato military planners are due shortly to complete a menu of options to present to the alliance's defence ministers. Daalder said: "I think by towards the end of the week we will be in a position to know what it would take to do a no-fly zone, we would have a pretty good idea what kind of options are available. And we really want to get that data and that information on the table so that everybody knows what is involved, and frankly, who will be doing what and where and how. And that is right now our focus. Our focus is getting our ducks in a row, making sure that we have the information so that we can make the right kinds of decisions if and when it is decided that we should move in this direction." The envoy cautioned that a Nato no-fly zone could be effective against warplanes but would have limited impact on helicopters or a ground offensive by pro-Gaddafi forces, "which is why a no-fly zone, even if it were to be established, isn't really going to impact what is happening there today". Daalder added: "That doesn't mean we shouldn't look at it and we are and we will but it is not going to be the solution to every problem." The alliance's planners are also looking at how Nato planes and ships could be used for humanitarian missions such as transporting supplies or refugees. Before becoming ambassador to Nato in 2009, Daalder wrote a book about the case for humanitarian intervention by a coalition of democratic countries even without UN approval. Another of Barack Obama's foreign policy advisers, Samantha Power, is also a strong supporter of the use of force to prevent the sort of mass atrocities committed in Bosnia and Rwanda in the 1990s. However, the Obama administration is split over the issue. Other leading figures, including Robert Gates, the defence secretary, are strongly opposed to US military involvement in another Arab country. The president himself is said to be more concerned that the homegrown nature of the Arab revolt would be permanently compromised by armed western intervention. ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
