Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tornado, Berlusconi denies the bombing but the pilots said: "Libyan hit targets"

ROME - If the management control of international military operation in Libya uncertainty reigns in charge of diplomatic tensions, it is not clearer the size of the role played by the Italian armed forces. Our Tornado participate actively in the mission, hitting enemy targets, or merely the means to support allies? On the characteristics and limitations of our commitment veivolo versions provided by politicians and military are highly divergent.

"Our planes did not shoot and not shoot," he assured Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the evening, concern, inter alia, to reassure an increasingly restive League made the commitment in Italian Libya. "Our aircraft - said the prime minister - are there to patrol and to preserve the no-fly zone." But Berlusconi's words clash with the report made today by Maureen Gabetta commander, pilot and spokesman for the base from Trapani.

"The operation of deletion of the defenses of opponents led by our equipment has been positive, the targets were hit," said the officer. "The area was near Benghazi," he said. "We are ready to operate within the international coalition and we feel responsible to all Italian citizens and the coalition countries - added Gabetta - our mission is not over, we are ready to respond whenever we are asked." To make the situation even more confusing news of the dismissal of Major Nicola Scolari, an Italian pilot of the Tornado last night carried out a mission in the skies of Benghazi.

Upon returning to the base of Trapani told the officer. "We verified the presence of enemy radar, but we have not observed emissions such that one of our employment was necessary." Today by the Air Staff has learned that Scolari has been ordered to return to his unit to which they belong, at Piacenza.

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