A suggestion from IHateTheMedia.com: If you ever find yourself fighting for your life in sands of Libya, you may want to make sure your air support comes from somewhere other than Qatar.
The Daily Mail UK has the full story on the empty tanks:
Arab involvement in the Libya operation began amid farce yesterday when the first jets from Qatar came close to ditching in the sea.
The four warplanes were blown off course and then nearly ran out of fuel.
The Qataris were initially refused permission to land in Cyprus, which opposed the military action, but touched down at the island’s Larnaca Airport after the pilots declared a ‘fuel emergency and demanded the right to land.
The planes then flew on to the Greek island of Crete to join the air armada patrolling the no-fly zone.
The incident strengthens the fear that the Arab support which will boost the legitimacy of the conflict which has been slow to materialise.
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Source: Daily Mail UK
