Canada Defence Department Orders 1,300 Smart Bombs Destined for Libya

[FastTadpole]

Quote:Canada Defence Department Orders 1,300 Smart Bombs

ottawacitizen.com — As the Libyan war enters its third month the Defence Department has quietly ordered more than 1,300 laser-guided smart bombs.

The department could not provide comment about the purchase of the 500-pound Paveway bombs, but sources confirmed the new stocks are for the Libyan campaign, to replace those already dropped and for future missions against the North African country.

No details were provided about how much the purchase will cost taxpayers. But John Pike, director of the Washington-based defence think-tank GlobalSecurity.org said the smart bomb cost about $100,000 each. [update: actual cost $19K for a total of $24.7M for the hardware alone]

Pike said he wasn’t surprised that Canada is ordering more of the bombs, since reports have been circulating for several weeks that NATO nations taking part in the Libyan war are running out of weapons.

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[yeti]

More evidence that the murderers running our country care no a whit about the will of the people.

[Mike_Smith]

(05-19-2011 07:07 PM)FastTadpole Wrote:  

Quote:Canada Defence Department Orders 1,300 Smart Bombs

...that NATO nations taking part in the Libyan war are running out of weapons.

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War?, hell, I thought this was merely a "no fly zone".

We need a world wide "not in our name" day.

[FastTadpole]

Here's another news item for the timeline.

The horror of war.

Quote:NATO destroys 8 Libyan warships
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 20, 2011 -- Updated 1717 GMT (0117 HKT)

NATO jets pounded Libyan ports overnight, destroying eight of Moammar Gadhafi's warships, an alliance spokesman said Friday.

NATO targeted the ships in Tripoli, Al-Khums and Sirte after it was apparent that Gadhafi's forces were increasingly using naval vessels to launch attacks on civilians, said Mike Bracken, NATO's military spokesman. He said Gadhafi was indiscriminately mining waters in Misrata and hampering the flow of humanitarian aid.

"He was using maritime forces to lay mines. These were legal targets," Bracken said at a briefing in Brussels, Belgium.

He did not say whether crew members were aboard when the ships were hit.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa...libya.war/

[yeti]

Bastards are really going for the occupation of Libya. This is more proof that the "oiligarchs" really rule the planet.

And don't forget about the water!