TNM Gets Scoop on Gaddafi

Uncategorized — By Paul Fitzgerald on March 30, 2011 at 7:34 pm

Today, March 30, 2011, Martin Wales, Editor-at-Large from www.Free-eBooks.net (http://www NULL.Free-eBooks NULL.net),
on Special Assignment for Thursday Night Magazine, interviewed Ro Hurley and Mitch Watkins regarding the state of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi .
Ro Hurley is a freelance writer and editor of zzzlist.com. Known for her comedy writing and celebrity interviews, Hurley specializes in daring, controversial subjects. Her past interviews have included ex-mobster Henry Hill, Charles Manson, and Rudy Ray Moore (Dolemite). She also writes for Thursday Night Magazine.

Mitch Watkins is a Zurich-based attorney currently employed by the Claims Resolution Tribunal where he deals with holocaust-era looted bank accounts. He is a former capital crimes prosecutor for the state of Georgia and has worked with cases involving the death penalty.

So, what’s going on with Gaddafi?
Italy and Germany have both offered exile to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. It’s breaking news and the entire world is following the war in Libya, along with any new news on Gaddafi.

What will happen to Gaddafi? Is this the end for him?

Earlier this week, Italy’s Foreign minister, Franco Frattini at a meeting arranged by France and England to prepare a “political and diplomatic” solution to the current strikes against Libya.

Italy and Germany have already offered exile to Gaddafi, which has sent shock waves around the world as many would like to see the Libyan leader disappear altogether.

But Gaddafi is not seeking exile and wants to fight to the bitter end against rebels forces in his own backyard and from military forces from the USA, UK, Canada and France.

Gaddafi’s attorney, Giovanni Di Stefano stated today, on behalf of his client: “I can tell you 100% that that is rejected is refused; Mr. Gaddafi is going nowhere. He will go nowhere. He will stay put.”

He adds, “Colonel Gaddafi wishes to make it 100% crystal clear that no matter who offers him what, where, and when, he is not moving from Libya.”

Di Stefano, also known as “The Devil’s Advocate,” was part of the legal defense team for Saddam Hussein. He currently represents Tariq Aziz and Charles Manson.

In the last 24 hours at least 115 strike sorties were carried out over areas controlled by Gaddafi’s forces.

The US army also fired at least 22 Tomahawk cruise at the key Libyan towns, it added.

The British sources say two of its Tornado fighter-bombers have attacked military positions outside the besieged western town of Misratah.

The US-led military alliance claims the strikes were carried out to protect civilians and preserve Western moral values.

The Libyan government, on the other hand, says US-led airstrikes have hit residential areas and over one hundred civilians have been killed in Western airstrikes on the country.

Meanwhile, fierce battles continue between forces loyal to long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi and the revolutionaries.

Latest reports from the battlefield indicate that Gaddafi forces have retaken the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf.

They had earlier taken over Ben Jawad—another strategic town west of the capital Tripoli.

Fighting is also ongoing over the city of Misratah between the two sides.

Revolutionaries have made rapid progress in recent days but pro-Gaddafi forces are now pushing them back.

The anti-government forces had made quick progress westwards from their stronghold in Benghazi, seizing a number of key towns, including the oil-rich town of Brega.

This is while Russia has expressed its opposition to plans by Western countries to arm the forces fighting against the Gaddafi regime.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that foreign countries have no right to supply the anti-government forces with arms under the mandate approved by the UN Security Council.

“Right away, NATO Secretary-General (Anders) Fogh Rasmussen said the Libyan operation is being conducted to protect the population, not to arm it. We fully agree with the NATO secretary-general on this,” Lavrov said in Moscow on Wednesday.

This comes after French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said France and its partners were prepared to discuss arming the Libyan fighters.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama has said that he does not rule out arming the anti-Gaddafi fighters.

Moreover, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that the UN sanctions prohibiting the delivery of arms to Libya do not apply to the anti-government forces.

China, Russia, Arab League and the African union have condemned Western air strikes.

Experts say the main motive behind the Western attack on Libya is the vast oil reserves of the North African country.

Military officials from the USA, UK, Canada and France still are not able to confirm how long the battle will last in Libya. The rebels still want to put up a big fight!

Gaddafi in the meantime vows to fight on till the end.

Paul W. Fitzgerald (http://www NULL.saltandpeppermediainc NULL.com)is an international journalist. His work appears in a large number of newspapers and magazines around the world. Notable publications that have published his work include The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s Magazine, The New Canadian, CNN-I Report, Dreamscapes and EQ. He is also the President and CEO of Salt & Pepper Media Inc, a global public relations/mass media firm. He is also the Editor of Thursday Night Magazine . He resides in Toronto, ON.