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Moreover, most casualties are civilians, including many children. In addition, US jets slaughtered noncombatant government forces leaving Benghazi. Gaddafi twice appealed for ceasefire. Washington declined until completing its killing machine mission.
Conveniently in South America, Obama again demanded Gaddafi step down, what growing Arab anger joined by millions globally demand of him and Pentagon high command killers.
International condemnation also is growing, at least rhetorically, responding to widespread public opposition to more war. NATO countries, in fact, are split. Turkey blocked joint action. Norway said it won't participate. Italy may withdraw use of its bases.
Russian Prime Minister Putin called "Operation Odyssey Dawn" a "medieval call to crusade," and UN Resolution 1973 "defective and flawed." South African President Jacob Zuma expressed opposition to "the regime change doctrine (and) foreign occupation of Libya." India called for an immediate ceasefire. Chairing the Security Council in March, China wants more discussion, perhaps reconsideration of Resolution 1973.
On March 21, Reuters said the Security Council "turned down a Libyan request for a special meeting to discuss Western air strikes," when, under its Charter Article 51 mandate, it's required to do so on matters of naked aggression.
Instead, according to an unnamed Council diplomat, a March 24 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon scheduled briefing will proceed as planned "to receive (his) report about the implementation of Resolution 1973 and will then discuss the situation in Libya," giving America more time to wage war.
On March 22, New York Times writers Elisabeth Bumiller, Kareem Fahim and Alan Cowell headlined, "American (F-15) Warplane Crashes in Libya as Ground Fighting Continues," saying:
Mechanical failure, not hostile fire downed it, with no further explanation. In fact, Gaddafi's surface-to-air (SAM) missile capability very likely shot it down, the Pentagon in denial.
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