YIKES !! NATO might have blown up ordinary professionals; you know, Doctors – Lawyers – Academics, ” The Professionals” in Libya.  OR NATO might have blown up a bunch of al-Qaeda operatives, or Radical Islamists.  ‘They’  (Clinton-Power-Rice-Obama) are really not sure who NATO just blew up, but they’re calling it a mistake.   Meh…
AJDABIYA, Libya – Rebel fighters claimed NATO airstrikes blasted their forces Thursday in another apparent mistake that sharply escalated anger about the military alliance’s efforts to cripple Libyan forces. At least five rebels were killed and more than 20 injured, a doctor said.
The attack — near the front lines outside the eastern oil port of Brega — would be the second accidental NATO strike against rebel forces in less than a week. It brought cries of outrage from fighters struggling against Moammar Gadhafi’s larger and more experienced military. “Down, down with NATO,” one fighter shouted as dozens of rebel vehicles raced eastward from the front, toward the rebel-held city of Ajdabiya.
Later, hundreds of cars poured out of Ajdabiya toward the de facto rebel capital, Benghazi, amid fears that pro-Gadhafi forces could use the disarray among rebel units to advance along the Mediterranean coastal road that serves as the lifeline for both sides. A rebel commander, Ayman Abdul-Karim, said he saw airstrikes hit tanks and a rebel convoy, which included a passenger bus carrying fighters toward Brega. He and other rebels described dozens killed or wounded, but a precise casualty toll was not immediately known. (more)
I would  tell NATO not to worry about it too much.  Given what we know of the “rebels” already it’s more than likely we are going to end up fighting them sooner or later down the proverbial road of history anyway.   So don’t fret, this kind of stuff always happens in a Quagmire.   Tough to tell exactly who to aim the rockets at, and why…..  /SD