Refl. Mungkin salah satu alasan Perancis dan Inggris giat menghantam Kadafi, karena Kadafi tidak membeli perlengkapan perang dari Perancis dan Inggris. Sebelum konflik Libya membuat kontrak pembelian senjata sebesar US$ 4 miliar dari Rusia.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/libyan-rebels-armed-by-france-20110630-1gsvw.html Libyan rebels armed by France Nick Hopkins, London July 1, 2011 Rebel fighters fire rockets southwest of Tripoli early last month. Photo: Reuters NATO is reviewing the conduct of its military campaign in Libya after France admitted arming rebel fighters in apparent defiance of the United Nations mandate. The revelation surprised officials in NATO's headquarters in Brussels and raised awkward questions about whether the French had broken international law - UN resolution 1973 specifically allows NATO nations to protect civilians in Libya, but appears to stop short of permitting the provision of weapons. NATO has consistently said it would not arm rebel commanders, saying it was beyond its remit. But that pledge came under scrutiny after military chiefs in Paris confirmed French planes had dropped machineguns, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles to rebels in the western Nafusa mountains. Advertisement: Story continues below A report in Le Figaro said the French had parachuted ''large amounts'' of munitions to help the rebel push on the capital, Tripoli, earlier this month. This was confirmed by armed forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard. ''There were humanitarian drops because the humanitarian situation was worsening, and at one point it seemed the security situation was threatening civilians who could not defend themselves,'' Colonel Burkhard said. ''France therefore also sent equipment allowing them to defend themselves, comprising light weapons and munitions.'' The munitions were ''self-defence'' assets, he said. It appears France did not inform any of its NATO allies about the weapons drop, or NATO headquarters, where officials were yesterday seeking clarification from Paris about exactly what it had done and why. Some countries are privately likely to welcome any sign of a more proactive effort to end Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has claimed that the UN resolution should not prohibit providing weapons to the rebels, saying this could be ''morally justified''. Dutch Defence Minister Hans Hillen criticised the NATO campaign yesterday, saying those allies who had thought bombing would force Colonel Gaddafi to step down were naive. He also insisted that NATO's mission should be confined to its mandate to protect civilians. The British Ministry of Defence said British forces had not supplied any weapons to the rebels, though the Foreign Office admitted the UN resolution could be interpreted in different ways. ''Our position is clear,'' a spokesman said. ''There is an arms embargo in Libya. At the same time, UN resolution 1973 allows all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populations from the threat of attack. ''We think that the UN resolution allows, in certain limited circumstances, defensive weapons to be provided. But the UK is not engaged in that. Other countries will interpret the resolution in their own way.'' The rebels complained this month that they were running out of money and had not received any of the roughly $US1 billion ($A940 million) pledged by foreign donors. Mazen Ramadan, an economic adviser to the rebel leadership, said the $US100 million received in the past week ''is a small amount relative to what we owe''. GUARDIAN, AFP Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/libyan-rebels-armed-by-france-20110630-1gsvw.html#ixzz1QoMC1XY9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
