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| Sarkozy meeting with Libyan Rebel Commander Abdel Jalil |
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, offered assistance to Abdel Jalil, the leader of the Libyan Transitional National Council, when they met in Paris on Wednesday.
"We are going to help you," Sarkozy told him.Jalil said he invited Sarkozy to visit Benghazi, the rebel stronghold in Libya's east.
"I think that would be very important for the revolution's morale," Jalil said after the meeting
Sarkozy's office said it had "taken note" of the invitation.
Libyan Foreign Minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi said the arrval of British advisers would "prolong" the conflict.
.A French foreign ministry spokesperson said a small number of liaison officers would be sent out to Benghazi along with a special envoy, while Italy said it was ready to send around 10 officers - "the same number of military staff as Britain".
Ignazio La Russa, Italy's defence minister, said that stronger intervention under the UN resolution, which does not permit ground troops, may be needed in Libya.
William Hague, Britain's foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that it would be sending a team to Libya to help rebels with "military organisational structures, communications and logistics, including how best to distribute humanitarian aid and deliver medical assistance".
He insisted that the decision (according to him) was "fully within the terms" of the UN Security Council resolution that authorised a no-fly zone over the north African nation, and that the team would not train or arm rebel forces.
One could wonder that what is the mandate of the special forces of three European nations on the ground to impose No-fly zone or something else and why are they so eager to intervene in Libya (a Muslim country) and why they don't protect Muslims and Christians of Palestine where Israeli forces are violating hundreds of UN resolutions and hundred resolution are vetoed by America and Britain itself.
