Libyan rebels: They’re shooting their own people UPDATE: Video, fighting with a toy gun

March 31, 2011 | Jim Vicevich | | ,

Seriously, would you put US arms in the arms of people who can’t even aim? This is shaping up to be an “all in” war or a quick loss for the coalition. Wait till you see this video report filed by NBC’s Richard Engel. Duck!

While the White House and the coalition debate whether tro arm the rebels, even as they attempt to figure out who the Libyan rebels are and if they are friendly to the US, the rebels are simply trying to figure out how to fire a mortar round without killing themselves. No seriously, I’m not kidding. Listen as Richard Engel, clearly a brave man, describes how the rebels almost killed themselves.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrgejcswN9I

Later, after my recorder stopped, Engel reported that one of the rebel’s only means of protection was a toy gun. No really, If I can find the video elsewhere I will upload it. Really, do you really want to arm these guys. There is simply no way they can pull this off without US help. OK, Mr President, in or out?

UPDATE: Yup, knew this had to be around. Fighting with a toy gun.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvuAfGy3PY

Hey, NBC … get Richard out of there, please.

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Jim Vicevich

Jim is a veteran broadcaster and conservative/libertarian blogger with more than 25 years experience in TV and radio. Jim's was the long-term host of The Jim Vicevich Show on WTIC 1080 in Hartford from 2004 through 2019. Prior to radio, Jim worked as a business and financial reporter for NBC30 - the NBC owned TV station in Hartford - and as business editor at WFSB-TV in Hartford for 14 years while earning six Emmy nominations and three Telly Awards.

10 Comments

  1. ricbee on March 31, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    A special forces LRRP team would've taken about a day to spot & eliminate Khadaffy. But next best was to send in some FFLegionaires to quick train & arm some known friends. Every embassy is a spy agency.



    • 2MildBill on March 31, 2011 at 5:31 pm

      "known friends", which ones are they? Even the WH can't tell us who they are.

      During WWll American sportsmen donated some of their arms to the British for homeland defense. In this case, any guns sent over there will only be turned against us later.

       Let Gaddafi win and he will still sell oil to Europe. If al-Qaeda wants him gone, let them do it.



  2. Erik Blazynski on March 31, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Are these the same rebels that had a fighter jet last week?



    • winnie888 on April 1, 2011 at 1:50 am

      It was a toy jet.



  3. winnie888 on April 1, 2011 at 1:53 am

    Seriously?  The rebels are looking for leadership from the West/Obama?  Hey, get in line:  so are we.

    Either you're all in or you're all out.  There is no halfway with war, and when there is you lose.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85yMOPKR94M



  4. sammy22 on April 1, 2011 at 6:15 am

    Having second thoughts about the US being the policeman of the world?



  5. mynoc3 on April 1, 2011 at 6:56 am

    Can anyone say Crimson Jihad.  For those who can't place the name, it was the terrorist organization in the movie True Lies.  The one where one of the guy fired the RPG. . . at the harrier. . . in the wrong directions.  To put another way, our amateur president is thinking about giving weapons to amateurs.  Isn't this a little ironic?



  6. Shared Sacrifice on April 1, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    We've got a toy president who entertains himself by erecting his middle finger during speeches, bows to dictators, and has a fetish for undermining the constitution!



  7. sammy22 on April 2, 2011 at 11:19 am

    What to do, what to do. Who was in favor of intervention 2 weeks ago? Anybody raising their hand on this blog?



  8. TomL on April 4, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Watched Geraldo getting shot at on the news. He says no way should we arm them.



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