re: #185 Justanotherhuman

Fuckers are crazy.

Libya threatens to bomb North Korean oil tanker

itv.com

“Libya will bomb a North Korea-flagged oil tanker trying to load crude at an eastern port controlled by armed protesters if the vessel fails to follow orders from the navy, according to Reuters.

“The tanker will be bombed if it doesn’t follow orders when leaving (the port). This will be an environmental disaster,” Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told reporters, calling the docking of the tanker a criminal act violating Libya’s sovereignty.

“Authorities had ordered the arrest of the tanker’s crew, he said. His comments were the first government reaction since the tanker reached Es Sider port, where protesters earlier said they had started exporting oil, bypassing Tripoli. “

Not crazy, not at all. The national government really cannot have a rebel militia selling oil and keeping all the profits for itself, as that militia would be impossible to bring to heel. So they’ll destroy the tanker to keep its oil from being sold. While leaves the Norks on board the tanker stuck in the middle.

The US or EU should send a ship over if one can be spared to take off any North Koreans who want asylum (to include transportation to South Korea if desired). That might prevent the ship from leaving.