One rebel media representative who re-defected back to the Gaddafi regime from the rebels is being interviewed by a journalist this afternoon. He told us that the NATO office in Naples is writing or vetting all NTC communications and that they have on their staff Israel Defense Ministry of Information psych-warfare specialists who are producing "panic causing leaflets & mobile phone messages" as well as putting out false claims at key moments for maximum impact on international and local public opinion.
This observer is not sure if NATO recalls how during the July 2006 war in Lebanon, Hezbollah took IDF and US Israeli lobby psych-war propaganda and wrapped it around Israel's neck during the 33 day war. However, it appears from here that the West is gobbling up the fake NTC (NATO) "media advisories" being regurgitated by "Libya experts" interviewed ad nausea on CNN, BCC, FOX and other MSM outlets who pontificate about the NTC's democrats stunning achievement.
The above noted interviewee also claims that he heard rumors that NATO has dropped hit teams to control the messages coming from non MSM reporters who depict NATO and rebel activities in a negative light. Time may tell.
4:14 p.m. it appears that the hotel generator crashed so there is currently no power whatsoever at the hotel including no elevator. I am not relishing the 18 floor hike up to my room especially given my throbbing right leg.
6:15 p.m . The young man who let me borrow his bicycle rushed into the Corinthia hotel to tell us that Gaddafi's compound at Bab al Azizia has been taken by "NATO rebel" forces following the nearly 9 hour battle. A high ranking Gaddafi official advised me last night that he expected Gaddafi's compound would be taken and that the Colonel will not be easy to locate and will continue to galvanize a counter revolution in the coming days. He also told me that during the night of Saturday August 20, 2011 Kaddafi issued orders for his troops and supporters not to bomb and fire tanks inside Tripoli for fear of killing civilians and destroying civilian houses.
Franklin Lamb is in Libya and can be reached c/o Email address removed
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