Libyan "rebels"

[johnaachen]

These Libyan rebels seem to have an awful lot of weapons - where the hell did they all come from?!

[Curry Burns]

They raided an Ammo store no, they showed it on the news...

[ZOLLAR]

Americans?

[soad]

Move in 3-2-1...

You'd be surprised where from!

[chryslerben]

Muslim brotherhood is another probable strong presence out that way

[davepoth]

Guns aren't quite so uncommon in the middle east. Quite where the rocket launchers are coming from is another matter.

[HedgehogFromHell]

I saw the news where one was holding a rocket launcher, LAW80. He was saying "It has a part missing, doesn't fire" Pretty pointless him carrying it, just goes to show with intelligence like that, kadaffi's forces will eventually win.

[Somnophore]

The only way the rebels have a chance to win is if the Americans give them some Javalin anti tank missles, some SA-7 type surface to air shoulder launched missiles and show them how to use them.

[Regiment]

They get them from raiding army supply depots and from defections from the Libyan army.

[citizen_smith]

they can afford rocket launchers, but not clean clothes/food/education etc....

[christofmccracke]

The question I want to ask is what was the diplomat with the sas selling I mean talking about when they went they were captured by the rebels.................

[Puggit]

christofmccracke said:

The question I want to ask is what was the diplomat with the sas selling I mean talking about when they went they were captured by the rebels.................

He wasn't selling, he was buying... OIL

[Talksteer]

christofmccracke said:

The question I want to ask is what was the diplomat with the sas selling I mean talking about when they went they were captured by the rebels.................

They were carrying some military communications kit which they hoped to hand over to the rebel leadership.

The rebels issues are more likely to be leadership and organisation than any lack of weaponry, they should almost be default have a reasonable proportion of the Libyan army's weapons simply because they should be in control of the various army bases in and around Benghazi.

Properly led they should be able to hold out in the various urban areas and make taking them by the army a massively expensive task.

[nottyash]

citizen_smith said:

they can afford rocket launchers, but not clean clothes/food/education etc....

An education to these people just means learning the Koran

[Pesty]

They were shown firing rocket artilery at a town the other day.
These are not smart weapons god knows who they could have killed. No mention of it though just that they should not be attacked from teh air because that would not be fair.

[Jazzer77]

Somnophore said:

The only way the rebels have a chance to win is if the Americans give them some Javalin anti tank missles, some SA-7 type surface to air shoulder launched missiles and show them how to use them.

Yes - because the Yanks supporting an insurgency has never went wrong before.

[JonnyFive]

Surely, if Gadaffi does wipe out the rebels.. He won't be able to continue as leader? It just doesn't work, half your Country hates you.

It does make me think we should drop them off a few Typhoons and some pilots and have a fair battle.

[deevlash]

JonnyFive said:

He won't be able to continue as leader? It just doesn't work, half your Country hates you.

Gordon Brown managed for a fair old time when 75% of the country hated him!

[cal72]

johnaachen said:

These Libyan rebels seem to have an awful lot of weapons - where the hell did they all come from?!

EBAY...

[MVDD]

Somnophore said:

The only way the rebels have a chance to win is if the Americans give them some Javalin anti tank missles, some SA-7 type surface to air shoulder launched missiles and show them how to use them.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha............yer right. That idea worked out really well before.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afg...

Monkey.