Key Libyan oil towns now in rebel control

Key Libyan oil towns now in rebel control

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REBELS have routed forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi out of the key eastern oil town of Ras Lanuf and were pursuing them further west.

"The town is entirely in rebel hands," an AFP correspondent reported today. "They are manning checkpoints in and out of the city and are pursuing Gaddafi forces west."

Ras Lanuf is 370 kilometres west of the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi and 210km from Ajdabiya, the first town to fall back into rebel hands yesterday a week into allied air strike

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Is this for real or is it part of a timely propoganda smear tactic to build up sympathy for the West.
Who do we believe? Are these sources reliable? As a trusted news source one would hope it is true.
It seems the propoganda machine works when there is conflict of interest. What consequence will this have?

Sadly here comes the punch line in todays Libyan drama.

kind of reminds of the James Bond Film, Tomorrow Never Dies

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By "rebels" do they mean the Soros / Brzezinski funded operation of destabilization and seizing more oil in the name of freedom? Where do you think these so called rebels got their weapons and money? People can be so naive..