NATO Insists It Had No Idea Rebels Had Tanks
by Jason Ditz, April 08, 2011
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/08/...-libyas-rebels-for-getting-bombed/emailpopup/
The Deputy Commander for NATOs war in Libya Rear Admiral Russell Harding has rejected Thursdays reports by the rebels. The rebels had claimed NATO had apologized for bombing a column of rebel tanks in Ajdabiya.
Im not apologizing, Harding insisted. He also claimed NATO had no idea the Libyan rebels even had tanks. Other officials suggested that the bombing was essentially the rebels fault, and that the situation is confusing. This is the exact opposite of the story told by rebel General Yunis, who claimed on Thursday that the rebels had in fact informed NATO about the tank movement, and had that message acknowledged before the attack.
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that NATO regrets the deaths of the rebel forces, but officials were quick to insist this was totally different from an actual apology for the killings. It is the second major friendly fire incident since the war began.
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/08/nato-denies-apology-blames-libyas-rebels-for-getting-bombed/
by Jason Ditz, April 08, 2011
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/08/...-libyas-rebels-for-getting-bombed/emailpopup/
The Deputy Commander for NATOs war in Libya Rear Admiral Russell Harding has rejected Thursdays reports by the rebels. The rebels had claimed NATO had apologized for bombing a column of rebel tanks in Ajdabiya.
Im not apologizing, Harding insisted. He also claimed NATO had no idea the Libyan rebels even had tanks. Other officials suggested that the bombing was essentially the rebels fault, and that the situation is confusing. This is the exact opposite of the story told by rebel General Yunis, who claimed on Thursday that the rebels had in fact informed NATO about the tank movement, and had that message acknowledged before the attack.
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that NATO regrets the deaths of the rebel forces, but officials were quick to insist this was totally different from an actual apology for the killings. It is the second major friendly fire incident since the war began.
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/08/nato-denies-apology-blames-libyas-rebels-for-getting-bombed/
