CL Redux

Quote from InvestVision:

Now gaddafi govt. is paper tiger

with UN authorization now , any Libyan flight rising will be SHOT in minutes , forget reaching Mediterranean sea to destroy foreign military .
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You know what happened when US imposed the no-fly zone in Iraq in the early 90s? Saddam and his sycophants gave up flying jets and instead flew helicopters. I'm sure those at UN clearly remember this and would have included choppers in the list of aircrafts. But what about tanks and the like?

Also, this ain't no Bosnia. When the NATO belatedly entered the Bosnian conflict, it wasn't about regime change. It merely ended the war to broker a truce between the reigning regime and the separatists. In Libya, this ain't the case. It's not about splitting off but to get rid of the dictator. How the hell will NATO pull this one off?
 
is not only no-fly zone , it is as good as "no dirve zone "

" take all necessary measures ... to protect civilians "

what you said on oil price ( drop ) may be ture in 2 weeks once gaddafi falls ( oil will be $90 ) , but this initial spike is expected ( not this big) if UN resolution pass.

if it is "no fly zone" no big deal , but look at resolution , it is meant to out gaddafi .

Quote from schizo:

Seriously, do you believe the UN resolution of the no-fly zone had anything to do with the AH rally?

First, what difference will the no-fly zone do for the rebels at this stage? It should have been imposed two weeks ago.

Second, oil rallied as high as 107-ish two weeks ago in anticipation of further oil shortage due to political unrest in the Arab region. Should the no-fly zone be imposed in Libya, will that bring further chaos or more stability? If stability is the answer, why are we rallying? Oil should be dropping.

Now you know why I call those behind these moves morons.
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Quote from InvestVision:

is not only no-fly zone , it is as good as "no dirve zone "

" take all necessary measures ... to protect civilians "

what you said on oil price ( drop ) may be ture in 2 weeks once gaddafi falls ( oil will be $90 ) , but this initial spike is expected ( not this big) if UN resolution pass.

if it is "no fly zone" no big deal , but look at resolution , it is meant to out gaddafi .
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Well, that certainly sounds nice but I'm afraid it's too little, too late. Unless there's an actual presence of combat forces on the ground, it ain't good enough. Even the American general questions the efficacy of this mission. Of course, it's better than nothing but I doubt the current condition on the ground will be any different with only jets patrolling the air.


http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1

The U.S. military does not view a no-fly zone as sufficient to stopping Gadhafi.

U.S. military officials have said that a no-fly zone would typically be enforced by fighter jets whose speed and altitude make it difficult to target Gadhafi's helicopters and that it would not halt the heavy artillery the regime is using on the ground.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday that establishing such a zone "would not be sufficient" to stop the gains made by Gadhafi.

Schwartz told the committee that establishing a no-fly zone would take "upwards of a week."
 
Quote from schizo:

From the low made last night to the open, the market moved up $3.94.

From the open to the close: $1.22

From the close of today to now (only 1 1/2 hours have passed as of this writing): $1.35

Does this look "normal" by any stretch of the imagination? Just a thought.
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Yep crazy moves - hard to imagine that 24 hours ago the low in CL was 96.60! Now we're trading above 103.00

I think the sell off will be hard and fast (if not even more agressive)....... whenever it may be :confused:
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...one-as-British-troops-prepare-for-action.html

By Robert Winnett,, Deputy Political Editor, Jon Swaine in New York and Richard Spencer in Tripoli 11:26PM GMT 17 Mar 2011

The first raids, possibly conducted by unmanned drones, could happen within hours if Colonel Gaddafi acts on his threat to "show no mercy" to rebels in Benghazi.
The RAF could become involved in any operation by this evening, according to British sources. However, the raids may be spearheaded by an Arab nation such as Qatar or the UAE.

Last night, Col Gaddafi threatened to launch retaliation attacks against passenger aircraft in the Mediterranean if foreign countries launch air strikes against Libya.
The Libyan regime said that "any foreign military act" would expose "all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean Sea" as targets for a counter attack.
 
Quote from optiontimer:

I posted a chart to this thread about four hours ago and my post has yet to show up.
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Sorry but this is beyond my control. Why don't you try once more?
 
Crisis at Japan Nuclear Facility Could Drag on for 'Weeks'

Posted at 12:29 AM, Mar 18, 2011


Emergency workers in Japan tried every method imaginable to cool one of the country’s overheated nuclear reactors, including helicopters, heavy-duty fire trucks, and water cannons. But nothing has seemed to work; three of the reactors are in partial meltdown, and the pools used to store used nuclear fuel are going dry, meaning that the reactors’ internal rods could dangerously overheat and spew radiation. If the plants go into full meltdown, radiation will be released across a much larger area. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jazcko said it could take "possibly weeks" to get the complex under control, and recommended a 50-mile evacuation radius—much larger than the area suggested by Japanese authorities. A U.N. official said there has been “no significant worsening” at the plant, but that the situation remains "very serious."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/japan-earthquake-2011-nuclear-battle-weeks_n_837368.html
 
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