MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By John F. Burns, New York Times, June 7/8, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a sudden, sharp escalation of NATO’s air campaign over Libya, warplanes dropped more than 50 bombs on targets in Tripoli on Tuesday, obliterating large areas of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziya command compound.
In response, Colonel Qaddafi posted an audio recording on Libyan state television vowing never to surrender or accept defeat. “We welcome death,” he said. “Martyrdom is a million times better.”
The unusual daylight raids, the most intense on the Libyan capital since the aerial campaign started more than 11 weeks ago, began in mid-morning and continued until dusk....
Comments
You'd think they had it out for the guy.
by Michael Maiello on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 12:19pm
"...what looked like bunker-busting bombs". We don't target leaders; but if they happen to get in the way of our bunker-busters...
by we are stardust on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 12:41pm
"Moammar, what's that noise overhead?"
"Oh, stifle yourself, dingbat!"
Blam!
[cue: Those were the days ...]
by Donal on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 12:47pm