American, French and British military forces, convinced that Gadhafi was not adhering to a United Nations-mandated cease-fire, fired at Libyan military positions with missiles and fighter jets in the first phase of an operation that will include enforcement of a no-fly zone. Gadhafi's military claimed nearly 50 people, including, women, children and clerics, were killed in Saturday evening's attacks. There was no independent confirmation of that statement. More than 110 Tomahawk missiles fired from American and British ships and submarines hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defense targets in western portions of the country, U.S. Vice Adm. William Gortney said at a Pentagon briefing. An eyewitness in Misrata said Gadhafi's forces are targeting fuel and power stations in an effort to make citizens believe the damage is being done by coalition forces. The eyewitness, who was not identified for security reasons, said people celebrated allied airstrikes on loyalist positions in the city. CNN could not verify the account.
This was at once an informative and uninformative article. Many things stated in this article had no proof such as Gadhafi's allegations that 50 civilians died, and the eyewitness' account that the people celebrated the airstrikes. Personally, no matter how much I dislike a military position, an airstrike nearby would cause me to increase my distance from the target rather than celebrating. Also Gadhafi's comment about civilian deaths is suspicious simply because the same guy who cried that the protesters were given hallucinogenic drugs and that it was a plot made by Osama Bin Ladin.
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