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Published on 11 May 2011 at 09:22

NATO short-sighted?

"After 'Rebel', I can't read anymore..."

On whiteboard - Rebel, Refugee, Shipwrecked

Britain’s Guardian has reported that 61 migrants, among them children, died of hunger and thirst after calling for help in vain after their boat had drifted in the Mediterranean for 16 days. According to the survivors, they had been spotted by NATO military planes and an aircraft carrier.

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