The government’s foreign missteps are multiplying

Libya's "transitional national council"* is in urgent need of intelligence, weapons, communications, air transport and other similar items that would be vital in their efforts to oust the Ghadaffi regime...

For the UK to have openly handed over to Libya/its nationals military goods such as small arms, manpads, military-transport, communications, and other similar systems would have violated the recently put-in-place UN Security Council arms embargo...

But, should UK representatives happen to be 'captured' on Libyan soil in possession of such, and should their 'captors'- or their contacts- keep any weapons related goods found with UK representatives-on-Libyan soil- this would not be in violation of the recently put-in-place Libyan arms embargo...

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Roderick V. Louis,
Vancouver, BC, Canada

* "Libyan transitional council formed", 28_02-2011: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/libyan-transitional-...

- "Libya 'transitional' council tries to cope", 09_03-2011: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf3f1f9e-49b2-11e0-acf0-00144feab49a.html#axzz...

Really? Cameron did well on his visit to the ME, and spelt out his views quite well, the Duke of York has done what has been asked and has been successful despite the last governments attempts to annoy would be trading partners, Hague however could be a lot stronger, he fails to really push.

I couldn't disagree more with this article, it twists the facts!

David Camerion is trying to shrink and reshape Britain. William Hague, one of two cabinet members to have ever run a department of state, authorized botched military mission in which an attempt to make contact with opponents of Libya’s leader turned into Britain “diplomats” being taken hostage. Luckily, the hostages were released on March 6th. David Cameron is thinking about making a no-fly zone over Libya.
Mr. Hague is not doing so well in the public’s eyes, as he also had to defend Prince Andrew when the prince was linked with Jeffrey Epstein, an American sex offender. Although Mr. Hague is not exactly responsible for the prince’s actions, he is now a controversial figure. He knows that his job has its risks, as he said he had to bear its burdens “for an extended period of time.”
I agree with roderickvlouis that openly handing over Libya military goods would have violated the UN Security Council arms embargo, but “capturing” trespassing UK representatives and “confiscating” their weapons would not be.

While backward assing the Arab cronies, the Brits are also at the same time busy cutting lucrative oil and arms deals there.

Its obvious that Cameron and Hague dont belong in this century. They would barely have made it in the previous one, although great fodder for a Biggles episode.

Dinas Tan is right, the UK has been cought, clearly, in its double dealins in the ME and now what we see is he media trying to help them out and mudling the water.

Also, I think that for the first time the UK has found itself in the world stage without the US and they just cant make it, not without the US big gun. Yes, they tryed France but that didnt cute it, did it?

I think we should leave Libya to its own devices, after all, Gaddafy always sold his oil to whoever wanted to buy it, didnt he, Britain even gave back the Lockerbie terrorist in return for Gaddafy favour along with a Phd to his son.

Why now are we going to make such a fuss!!?? Come on, lets be honest for once.