(Reuters) - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured and wounded near his hometown of Sirte at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid said on Thursday.

The senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone that the head of Gaddafi's armed forces Abu Bakr Younus Jabr had been killed during the capture of the Libyan ex-leader.

(reporting by Samia Nakhoul; editing by David Stamp)

Phew finally stability will return to the middle east.

I know this is only sort of obliquely related, but I'd love to see mammoth domestic spending to transition the country to one that could function wholly without foreign oil (if such a thing is even possible).

Depends how strictly you define foreign. The USA cannot come close to meeting its own oil requirements. Canada could supply them with ease, however, if they ramped up production on the tar sands. 98% of our energy exports already go to the USA.

Depends how strictly you define foreign. The USA cannot come close to meeting its own oil requirements. Canada could supply them with ease, however, if they ramped up production on the tar sands. 98% of our energy exports already go to the USA.

Depends how strictly you define foreign. The USA cannot come close to meeting its own oil requirements. Canada could supply them with ease, however, if they ramped up production on the tar sands. 98% of our energy exports already go to the USA.

How much oil Does the U.S.Have in the ground?" Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "more Than all the Middle East put together."

Monday, January 17, 2011 7:25

The corporations and special interest groups have control of America and they are squeezing the very life out of this country. The middle class does not stand a chance in this country.

About 6 months ago, the writer was watching a news program on oil and One of the Forbes Bros. Was the guest. The host said to Forbes, "I am going to Ask you a direct question and I would like a direct answer; how much oil Does the U.S. Have in the ground?" Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "more Than all the Middle East put together." Please read below.

The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only Scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a Revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) on how much oil was in This area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota , western South Dakota , and extreme eastern Montana ....... Check THIS out:

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The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign Oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion Barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... At $107 a barrel, We're looking at a resource base worth more than $5..3 trillion.

"When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see Their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial analyst.

"This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found In the past 56 years," reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a
Formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly referred
to as the
'Bakken.' It stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and Into Canada .. For years, U. S. Oil exploration has been considered a dead End. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells Decades ago. However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up The Bakken's massive reserves.... And we now have access of up to 500 Billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels Will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!

That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years Straight. And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one Should - because it's from 2006!

U. S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World

Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006

Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the Largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION Barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In Three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted. With this Motherload of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore drilling?

They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, Than all the other proven reserves on earth. Here are the official
estimates:

- 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia

- 18-times as much oil as Iraq

- 21-times as much oil as Kuwait

- 22-times as much oil as Iran

- 500-times as much oil as Yemen

- and it's all right here in the Western United States .

HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the Environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help America Become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of People dictate our lives and our economy.....WHY?

James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in This very compact area than the entire Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION Barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in The world today, reports The Denver Post.

Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? Think Again!
It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to. Think OPEC just Might be funding the environmentalists?

Got your attention yet? Now, while you're thinking about it, do this:

Pass this along. If you don't take a little time to do this, then you Should stifle yourself the next time you complain about gas prices - by Doing NOTHING, you forfeit your right to complain.

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Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one of you Sent this to every one in your address book.

By the way...this is all true. Check it out at the link below!!!

GOOGLE it, or follow this link. It will blow your mind.

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While not completely false not really all accurate either.

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So we used a drone on a convoy, which allowed Gaddafi to be captured and killed. I guess executing former leaders without a trial is now the modus operandi of our allies in Libya. That's just great.

So we used a drone on a convoy, which allowed Gaddafi to be captured and killed. I guess executing former leaders without a trial is now the modus operandi of our allies in Libya. That's just great.

Hmmm, I missed where we declared war on Libya. (which is the only way the Yamamoto example works). I liken the situation more to England coming in on the side of the Confederacy. We are England, and the rebels are the Southern Confederates. That would be closer to a proper replica of the situation, IMO.

Not that I like Gadaffi at all, but our involvement in what was essentially an internal matter is problematic to me.

I understand your point, but the fact remains that there were no warheads coming to the U.S. from Libya, it was an internal matter, and in my opinion we should have let them settle it internally without our involvement.

I also do not argue that "we" should give him a trial, he should have been tried in Libya, had the rebels won without our aid. I suspect the people we allied ourselves with may turn out as bad as Gadaffi was. Time will tell.