Listening to my morning onslaught of Fright Wing sludge from Rush Limbaugh I was flabbergasted to he him agree with Muammar Gaddafi's preposterous claim that the Libyan Rebel uprising was inspired and guided by Al Quaida.
Some choice quotes from today's Rush Limbaugh show:
"In Libya, the opposition is probably largely influenced by Al-Qaeda"
"We had a democracy movement in Iraq. We took it to Iraq. We delivered it. Libya sent fighters to help the "insurgents" in Iraq."
"You don't want a calf I forget ate over there, and there arguments, some people think that a caliphate is in the process of being put together, and others say, "That's silly. There not gonna be a caliphate!" Can you take the chance"
it's not guaranteed, but best guesses are that these rebels are backed by Al-Qaeda.
These guys agree.
Gadhafi blames bin Laden, drugs for Libya unrest
In a rambling phone call to Libyan state TV, Gadhafi said those revolting are "loyal to bin Laden ... This is al-Qaida that the whole world is fighting." Al-Qaida militants are "exploiting" teenagers, giving them "hallucinogenic pills in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe," the embattled leader said.
Lumbaugh saw that the Obama Administration was moving towards taking action on Libya and since Rush feels the need to demonize EVERYTHING Obama does no matter what (including Obama's NCAA bracket picks) he thinks the best way to to that is to make his gullible audience think that any U.S. actions to prevent any further atrocities against Libyan civilians, is Obama taking action to assist Al Quaida achieve its goals in Libya. Earlier in the show Limbaugh claimed that It Doesn't Appear That Obama "Has An Interest" In the United States' Interests.
Glenn Beck took up the same meme on his show today, here's Beck talking about Obama:
Beck: Obama Is "Not With The Terrorists, I'm Not Saying That, But He Is Sympathetic To Their Cause"
BECK: But here is - here is the point on that. I believe that's because he just sees us as the oppressor nation. He just sees us as a nation who is and has oppressed the Native Americans and, and the Muslim communities around the world. And so he's - he's - he's not with the terrorists, I'm not saying that, but he is sympathetic to their cause, which slows people down. You know what I mean?
Muammar Gaddafi, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck are all equally delusional. If Fright Wing media's dammed if you do dammed if you don't treatment of Obama wasn't obvious to some people before now this latest smear of Obama should raise a few eyebrows.
In the UN Security Council the US has made a dramatic departure from its very cautious stance on imposing a No Fly Zone in Libyan air space and also acting to halt the advance of pro-Gaddafi forces toward Benghazi
U.S. urges U.N. to take military action against Libya
Shifting away from earlier caution, the U.S. and allied diplomats ask the U.N. Security Council to OK airstrikes on Libyan ground forces and aircraft. Council members say they fear a humanitarian disaster in Benghazi.
WASHINGTON — American and allied diplomats pressed the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to authorize a broad range of military actions against Libya, making a last-minute effort to prevent Moammar Kadafi's advancing forces from completely overrunning the outgunned rebels.
In a shift from their earlier caution on military action, U.S. officials urged the council diplomats in a morning meeting to vote for a resolution that would permit airstrikes on Libyan ground forces and aircraft, which have encircled the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
I'm gratified to see the Obama administration pushing forcefully for action on the Libyan uprising in the U.N. Security Council, now that it should be obvious to all parties if the Security Council doesn't act it may result in atrocities against civilians in the rebel held areas.