Friday April 1, 2011
Benghazi...training the rebels Gadhafi vows to crush
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Gadhafi promises to "show no mercy" to rebels like these young men, being trained by army defectors, but somewhat distracted by our reporter. (photo/Bonnie Allen) |
Canadian journalist Bonnie Allen visited the schoolyard "camp" where Libyan army defectors train a ragtag group of spirited rebels to fire Kalashnikovs and pray for God's help to kill Moammar Gadhafi.
March 24 Dispatches program page
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The basketball court where Libyan rebels drill to become a fighting unit against Gadhafi. (photo/Bonnie Allen) |
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