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Pilots Struggle to Avoid Civilian Casualties

hypocritexposer

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Libya Air War: Pilots Struggle to Avoid Civilian Casualties

WASHINGTON -- The new phase of the war in Libya, a kind of armed aerial peacekeeping, puts a heavy responsibility on U.S. and allied air crews whose simple-sounding mission -- to protect civilians -- could easily turn deadly and disastrous.

While the military strategy likely seems clear in the White House Situation Room, analysts said, it may be difficult or impossible to execute flawlessly while avoiding unintended consequences.

Amid the chaos in Libya, with armed civilians and ragtag government forces clustering on city street corners or careening down desert roads in civilian SUVs, trying to distinguish Gaddafi hardliners from rebels and armed opposition civilians from refugees can be nightmarishly difficult for a pilot at night, barreling along at 500 knots 20,000 feet over a city with his finger on the trigger.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/libya-air-war-pilots-civilians_n_838733.html
 

Steve

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They’re not accusing CNN of being taken hostage, just of having been suckered into heading to the compound at the regime’s invitation right around the time British jets were targeting it. Allegedly the Brits found out they were there and called off the airstrikes to avoid collateral damage

it gave gadaffy time to get sensitive material out of the compound and get his family to safety.. by shuttling the reporters around it made it difficult if not near impossible for the strike forces to hit sensitive targets out of fear of blowing up busloads of reporters..

the reporters became a great defensive shield "used" to buy time for gadaffy.. I hope the media can figure it out before it is to late.
 
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