Patrick Wintour and Richard Norton-Taylor
London Guardian
Britain has stepped up the psychological and military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi by claiming his departure is inevitable as it prepares to deploy bunker busting bombs, helicopters and to introduce regular daytime air raids on Tripoli.
British military and intelligence think they are close to a tipping point in Libya with Gaddafi unable to run an effective government and increasingly troubled by his diplomatic isolation, including the loss of Russian support last week
It is “inevitable” that Gaddafi will go, Liam Fox, the defence secretary, said.
The coalition government is preparing to use four Apache helicopters to increase pressure on Gaddafi, and the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the RAF will be given 2,000lb enhanced Paveway III bombs, capable of penetrating roofs of reinforced buildings.
Nato said it had conducted daytime air raids on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for five days running. The towers of Gaddafi’s main compound were destroyed at the weekend.
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