Operation Oil Theft: Day 2.5.

Libyan government forces have called a ceasefire to effective as of 21:00 GMT. Based on how the last ceasefire went I give it until about 21:03 before the rebel forces take this as sign of weakness and started attacking government troops.

I should also explain that the official name for the international operation in Libya is Operation Odyssey Dawn. The word Odyssey refers to a long and eventful journey. The word Dawn refers to either the start of something or the moment when the meaning of something becomes apparent. So in the naming of the mission France and Britain appear to be giggling and asking each other; "How long do you think it will take for the Americans to work it out?"

So in order to speed that process along I should point out that one on the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) that voted in favour of resolution 1973(2011) was Bosnia & Herzegovina. Between 1992 and 1995 Bosnia & Herzegovina along with Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro was under a similar UN no-fly zone as the former Yugoslavia disintegrated. Under the command of then British Army Colonel, now Conservative MP, Bob Stewart hundreds of thousand of Bosnian tribesmen were massacred by Serbian tribesman and tens of thousands of Serbian tribesmen were massacred by Bosnian tribesmen while all sides had a bloody good go at wiping out the Muslim minority.

Serbia is currently trying to join the European Union (EU) and due to the ethnic tensions that started the war in the first place Bosnia & Herzegovina want to stop them. Promoting discussion about UN no-fly zones and Serbian atrocities that were committed under them is a good way for Bosnia & Herzegovina to achieve this aim. After his recent visit to China I'm sure that US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates is more then familiar with the F117 Nighthawk stealth bomber that Serbia managed to shoot down.

So I'm sorry but the Libyans didn't seriously think that resolution 1973(2011) had anything to do with them did they?