Volume VII Chapter 878 Response Meeting
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Shortly after the shootout erupted, bold and adventurous reporters filmed the scene with a variety of audio and video equipment.
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Li Mo was first guarded to a safe place inside the airport by the Meteor Commando and the Libyan security department, and then a doctor conducted a temporary examination on several people. Except for Li Mo's arms, because of the protection of Fan Qingqing and Li Yuting's two daughters, after being bruised on the cement floor, there was not much trauma on his body. But what happened just now was like a huge shadow hanging over everyone's hearts.
After a few brief words, Li Mo and Saif took the woman and the members of the Meteor Commando back to their special plane and hurriedly flew back to Somalia. In Libya, he didn't want to stay for a moment. It's not because he's too worried about his life, but because he thinks it's a political conspiracy.
On the plane, he hugged the little girl who had not yet come back to his senses and comforted softly, he couldn't help but think of what happened to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 1995, which was the same as what he faced today, but the other party was attacked not at the airport, but in the city.
…… With the Internet and satellite phones, the Libyan authorities have been stabbed out of the airport despite their best efforts to cover up what happened at Benghazi airport. Moreover, this kind of thing was seen by hundreds of people and thousands of people at that time, and it was impossible to stop and cover it up.
Soon, the world's major media outlets were in action, and some of the fast-moving media outlets were already putting up news stories with photos.
God knows how they did it!
Gaddafi, who was in Tripoli, received a call from his son and his first reaction was impossible. Although Benghazi has always been the stronghold of the Libyan opposition, this time because of Li Mo's visit, the Libyan political axe has strengthened the monitoring and preventive measures against the opposition. But Sajf's words had to make him understand that it had really happened.
Gaddafi, who felt embarrassed, was furious and didn't care about protesting or demonstrating, but someone actually mixed in the crowd and shot at Li Mo, which was a serious diplomatic incident that would cause disputes between the two countries. He immediately scolded his two sons, and then sent the Minister of Intelligence, Abdullah? Nussesi shouted and scolded and ordered an immediate investigation into who was behind the matter.
Gaddafi, who had endured for a long time in order not to exacerbate the contradictions, could not bear it this time. He immediately ordered his sixth son, Hamis, to conduct a manhunt throughout Benghazi.
More than 3,000 elite soldiers, including the 32nd Battalion, Libya's most elite special forces, and the Third Rapid Reaction Force, began martial law in Benghazi and searched for suspicious elements.
Watching the armored cars driving onto the streets, the news from the airport just now plunged Benghazi into panic throughout the whole process. Many opposition parties were still enthusiastic about taking advantage of this opportunity to make the Libyan political axe lose face, and they succeeded, but they did not expect to wait for Gaddafi's tough countermeasures. Many of the previously active opposition activists were arrested by soldiers who broke down the doors, and the slightest resistance was combined with fists and kicks, and even the occasional gunfire could be heard from the city.
In just three hours, at least 500 'suspicious elements' were held in the barracks of the Third Rapid Counterforce, and many of them were treated with special methods, because in the Third Counterforce, there were more than 600 Somali soldiers, whose top military leader was assassinated here, how not to make them angry, and the Libyan authorities may also be trying to reduce Li Mo's displeasure by turning a blind eye to all this. After all, in their opinion, those oppositionists are not good things either.
Back in Mogadishu, Li Mo received a call from Muammar Gaddafi. In the phone call, Gaddafi first apologized for what happened in Benghazi, and then said that the Libyan political axe will not let go of the mastermind behind the scenes, and will definitely give Li Mo a satisfactory explanation.
In this regard, Li Mo first expressed his gratitude and said that everything is in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws of Libya. However, after hanging up the phone, Li Mo immediately convened a high-level military meeting.
The high-ranking members of the National Defense Forces, who had already received the attack on Li Mo, had already driven to the Ministry of National Defense, and even the commanders of the major military regions and major units had also made phone calls to the deputy general headquarters. Among them, there are some 'die-hard elements' who are clamoring for revenge, but in fact, they are all like Li Mo to show his loyalty and concern.
At the meeting, Minister of Intelligence Wang Ning and Special Forces Commander Luo Xiang first made a review, one was to review the failure to do a good job in intelligence collection, and the other was to review the poor defense of the Meteor Commando and the failure to detect the attacker in advance, resulting in Li Mo's injury.
Li Mo waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this now, I'm not in a meeting for you to review, although there are some inadequacies in your work." The purpose of this meeting is to let everyone understand that the situation in Libya has reached a critical juncture, and how can we in Somalia prepare and respond to this incident? ”
The situation in Libya has been unstable, and there have never been direct attacks on foreign guests at the airport. It was the attack in Ethiopia that happened after Mubarak drove into the city. And this time it happened directly at the gate of the airport, which shows the arrogance and madness of the attackers and the behind-the-scenes elements.
Seeing the boss's gaze sweeping over, Wang Ning thought for a while and said, "First of all, we can confirm that this attack was premeditated, and it was a demonstration by the Libyan opposition to the Libyan political axe and our country. Secondly, the fact that the other side was able to grasp the time so accurately shows that there are people in Libya who have reported the news. This shows that the strength of the opposition has penetrated into a very high position in the Libyan political axe, otherwise the average person will definitely not be able to reach it when the boss goes to Benghazi. Finally, the fact that the Libyan authorities and our intelligence post in Libya, which had been prepared in advance in Benghazi, were still being used by the attackers shows that the attack was not an accident and that it was not something that the opposition in general could do. There must be multiple opposition groups and even foreign forces involved. ”
From the perspective of intelligence, Wang Ning first analyzed this incident, although he talked about Li Mo's attack, but told others how far the situation in Libya has festered, and the secret opposition and even foreign forces have been unable to help but move. This attack on Li Mo may be an action in which these forces collude together.
Who is happiest to kill Li Mo? Those who have a grudge against Li Mo are happy. For example, the United States and France and other countries, such as some opposition forces in Libya, Li Mo and the Gaddafi family have a good personal relationship, and Somalia is also actively assisting Gaddafi to change some of the economic ills in Libya and strengthen the strength of the armed forces controlled by Libya. For the opposition, Li Mo is an enemy that has to be eliminated.
The attack was justified by the same interests.
"As early as last year, our General Staff began to conduct a complete military and crisis assessment of Libya and made some preparations in a planned way." After Wang Ning finished speaking, it was the turn of the chief of the General Staff Hussein to express his opinion.
"In our assessment, we take into account Libya's economic environment, social environment, political and foreign policies, international situation, and some national policies that have a special relationship with Libya, and the most important thing is to make a more comprehensive forecast and assessment from the military aspect. In the end, our General Staff agreed that in three years there would be a major upheaval in Libya. Without direct military intervention by external forces, the success rate of the Libyan political axe to resolve the crisis is as high as 70%. In the event of direct foreign military intervention, the success rate of the Libyan political axe in resolving the crisis is only 20%, and this is still on the premise of excluding some special countries. ”
In modern society, there are basically no countries that directly use military intervention in other countries. Except for Europe and the United States. And once there is interference in foreign affairs, it is often not against a country, but with an interest group. This includes the interests of a superpower like the United States. Unless big powers like Russia and China use nuclear weapons, even if Somalia uses nuclear weapons, it will not be able to withstand it.
As for the so-called exclusion of special countries, it is because the current NATO is very different from the NATO during the Cold War. With the decomposition of the Soviet Union as an adversary, the contradictions within NATO also came to the fore. Infighting is not just a patent of a certain country, in fact, as long as there are people, there is no shortage of infighting.
With the maelstrom of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unextricable, the United States has gained some of what it wants, but has also lost many things, such as international influence.
In nature, the death or weakness of the leader of any group will cause a bloody fight. This is no exception in international diplomacy.
Not every country will choose to be in line with others, especially when it comes to national positions, there will always be some choices and exceptions.
"In a deduction and assessment by the General Staff, the country that is likely to directly intervene militarily in Libya in the future is most likely not the United States, but France, a country that has basically kept a low profile in other international events except for the last conflict with our country." Chief of Staff Hussein waited for everyone to digest his previous words before continuing to preach.
"Why France? Because mainly from several aspects. First of all, the strategic direction, the United States suffered a lot of losses in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the United States began to shift its strategy eastward, which is to some extent to make certain modifications to the original 'two-ocean strategy'. And as the U.S. strategy shifts eastward, the French president, who claims to be a descendant of Napoleon, will certainly not see it as a 'power vacuum' left by the U.S. move eastward. Second, Franco-German competition within the EU. France's ups and downs in recent history have always been immortal, creating a more 'readable' France, while Germany has been dormant for decades due to world wars, and only now has it slowly begun to draw small and medium-sized countries in the EU to compete for the dominance of the EU. Third, France proposed the 'Union for the Mediterranean' last year, and although it was ultimately inconclusive, it shows France's determination and desire to control the Mediterranean region, and Libya is in a key geographical position. Fourth......
(To be continued)