#News: Strongman Gadhafi is telling his forces to destroy facilities as they retreat., doesn’t mean his troops are following those orders

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Strongman Gadhafi is telling his forces to destroy facilities as they retreat., doesn’t mean his troops are following those orders

Gadhafi orders facilities destroyed as government troops retreat: general #cdnpoli #libya http://ow.ly/5Ewha

Strongman Moammar Gadhafi is telling his forces to destroy facilities as they retreat.
Lt.-Gen. Charles Bouchard says that doesn’t mean his troops are following those orders.
"The Gadhafi regime has given direction to its forces to destroy certain facilities as they withdraw back, such as fuel refineries and other aspects," Bouchard told reporters today in a conference call from Naples, Italy.The general did not offer further details. "This is a leader that will not hesitate to

kill his own population

to achieve his personal goals," says Bouchard. "Let’s be clear, just because Gadhafi has given a direction, it does not mean that direction is being undertaken by his own troops." Gadhafi’s troops are abandoning their posts regularly, he adds. The UN-sanctioned, NATO-led mission is in its fourth month, with six Canadian warplanes participating in the bombardment under a mandate to protect civilians and assist anti-Gadhafi rebels. Bouchard says that Gadhafi maintains a tight grip on the capital of Tripoli. Gadhafi’s security forces continue to keep the population of Tripoli down, and the NATO mission is trying to protect them as well, the general adds.