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Al-Jazeera footage captures 'western troops on the ground' in Libya | World news | The Guardian
Flashback : Libya conflict: EU awaits UN approval for deployment of ground troops | World news | guardian.co.uk
So, there's a no-fly zone and boots on the ground... at what point do we get to stop calling it a "humanitarian" mission and call it more accurately : an invasion / an attempted coup d'etat??
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Al-Jazeera footage captures 'western troops on the ground' in Libya
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Julian Borger and Martin Chulov
guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 May 2011 15.33 BST
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Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation that foreign special forces are playing an active role in the Libyan conflict.
A group of six westerners are clearly visible in a report by al-Jazeera from Dafniya, described as the westernmost point of the rebel lines west of the town of Misrata. Five of them were armed and wearing sand-coloured clothes, peaked caps, and cotton Arab scarves.
The sixth, apparently the most senior of the group, was carrying no visible weapon and wore a pink, short-sleeve shirt. He may be an intelligence officer. The group is seen talking to rebels and then quickly leaving on being spotted by the television crew.
Flashback : Libya conflict: EU awaits UN approval for deployment of ground troops | World news | guardian.co.uk
So, there's a no-fly zone and boots on the ground... at what point do we get to stop calling it a "humanitarian" mission and call it more accurately : an invasion / an attempted coup d'etat??