If Tripoli wants to stop tankers into Eastern Libya it has to be recognized as the sovereign authority of Libya and ASK cooperating countries to end the practice. Tripoli is looking like a menace right now. That is not appropriate. It is down right dangerous unless Tripoli wants more bombs dropping on them.
Sinking tankers loaded partially or fully with oil is bad environmental practice and can cause severe problems with fisheries, ie: Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, USA.
TRIPOLI/LONDON Reuters
January 8, 2014
A heavily armed autonomy group (click here) in eastern Libya said Jan. 7 it would invite foreign companies to buy oil from seized ports and protect arriving tankers, challenging Tripoli which has promised to use force to stop them.
The announcement came just hours after Libya’s defence ministry said it would destroy any tankers loading oil from eastern ports in the Cyrenaica region which are under control of the armed protesters.
The escalation adds to chaos as the weak Tripoli government struggles to rein in armed groups that helped oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but kept their guns to demand power and a bigger share of the country’s oil wealth.
The conflict is hurting oil revenues, which fund the OPEC nation’s government and the import of wheat and other crucial food. The government has warned it will be unable to pay public salaries if the standoff continues, risking more turmoil....
Sinking tankers loaded partially or fully with oil is bad environmental practice and can cause severe problems with fisheries, ie: Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, USA.
TRIPOLI/LONDON Reuters
January 8, 2014
A heavily armed autonomy group (click here) in eastern Libya said Jan. 7 it would invite foreign companies to buy oil from seized ports and protect arriving tankers, challenging Tripoli which has promised to use force to stop them.
The announcement came just hours after Libya’s defence ministry said it would destroy any tankers loading oil from eastern ports in the Cyrenaica region which are under control of the armed protesters.
The escalation adds to chaos as the weak Tripoli government struggles to rein in armed groups that helped oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but kept their guns to demand power and a bigger share of the country’s oil wealth.
The conflict is hurting oil revenues, which fund the OPEC nation’s government and the import of wheat and other crucial food. The government has warned it will be unable to pay public salaries if the standoff continues, risking more turmoil....
