WEBVTT 00:06.640 --> 00:08.584 over there , Wall Street Journal . 00:09.140 --> 00:12.120 Thank you . Just to clarify that . So 00:12.120 --> 00:14.287 the operations that are under National 00:14.287 --> 00:16.231 command , none of those operations 00:16.231 --> 00:18.287 under national commands would be air 00:18.287 --> 00:21.370 sorties , airstrikes . Every air strike , 00:21.380 --> 00:24.300 every air sortie under the protection 00:24.300 --> 00:26.244 of civilians under the no fly zone 00:26.244 --> 00:29.660 would be directly under NATO command . 00:29.940 --> 00:31.773 Um that's the , that's the first 00:31.773 --> 00:34.510 question . Absolutely . Secondly , if 00:34.510 --> 00:36.343 there is , if there are separate 00:36.343 --> 00:38.454 commands for separate operations such 00:38.454 --> 00:40.510 as humanitarian operations , I think 00:40.510 --> 00:42.732 military advice in the past as separate 00:42.732 --> 00:45.280 commands as a kind of suboptimal 00:45.290 --> 00:49.210 situation because you have a 00:49.220 --> 00:51.970 greater likelihood of friendly fire 00:51.980 --> 00:53.924 incidents and that kind of thing . 00:53.924 --> 00:56.036 Would you say ? The current situation 00:56.036 --> 00:58.850 then is suboptimal ? The third question 00:58.980 --> 01:00.869 relates to ground controllers . A 01:00.869 --> 01:03.890 number of sources in Libya and 01:03.900 --> 01:06.780 opponents of the regime have said that 01:06.790 --> 01:10.070 NATO ground controllers are in place in 01:10.080 --> 01:13.430 Libya . Um now I'm told that that may 01:13.430 --> 01:16.190 be under national , if that's the case , 01:16.190 --> 01:18.720 that would be under under national um , 01:18.730 --> 01:20.452 that would be done by national 01:20.452 --> 01:23.270 militaries . My question is , if that 01:23.270 --> 01:25.492 is , if they are by national military , 01:25.492 --> 01:28.600 is NATO forbidden to use ground 01:28.600 --> 01:30.950 controllers with boots on the ground in 01:30.950 --> 01:34.360 Libya ? From directing strikes in Libya . 01:36.340 --> 01:39.120 Okay , I can absolutely say that all 01:39.180 --> 01:42.930 air sorties are executed under NATO 01:42.930 --> 01:46.600 command except for those humanitarian 01:46.600 --> 01:50.490 assistance flights which the 01:50.490 --> 01:53.440 nation wants to themselves . That can 01:53.440 --> 01:55.810 be so that is on a national basis . But 01:55.810 --> 01:57.921 all these strikes , sources are being 01:57.921 --> 02:01.350 flown on a NATO command with regards to 02:01.350 --> 02:04.260 your separate commands . Um , 02:05.440 --> 02:07.329 of course , if you do things on a 02:07.329 --> 02:09.551 national basis , you have to coordinate 02:09.551 --> 02:12.770 that and that's a the way it has to be 02:12.770 --> 02:14.992 done . But it's the only way you can do 02:14.992 --> 02:18.500 it , but it's it can be done . And with 02:18.500 --> 02:22.370 regards to your the grant control 02:22.370 --> 02:25.860 us , there are no ground 02:25.860 --> 02:29.460 controllers on the ground from NATO . I 02:29.460 --> 02:33.040 really right . Yeah . 02:34.840 --> 02:38.560 Remember on the UNhcr 1973 02:39.140 --> 02:41.450 there are no ground operations . 02:42.440 --> 02:46.190 Financial Times . Yes . General Peter 02:46.190 --> 02:48.550 Spiegel from the Financial Times . Can 02:48.550 --> 02:50.550 I ask you to focus on Misrata for a 02:50.550 --> 02:52.717 second ? You mentioned in your opening 02:52.717 --> 02:54.828 statement , 14 strikes in the last 24 02:54.828 --> 02:56.939 hours . I think your wording was that 02:56.939 --> 02:59.272 many of them were in misurata . Can you , 02:59.272 --> 03:01.328 can you give an actual figure of how 03:01.328 --> 03:03.161 many were focused on that area ? 03:03.161 --> 03:03.100 Because it does seem to be the city 03:03.100 --> 03:05.100 with having the most dire situation 03:05.100 --> 03:07.360 right now . Also , you mentioned this 03:07.360 --> 03:09.193 issue with tanks and other heavy 03:09.193 --> 03:11.249 equipment hiding in urban areas . Is 03:11.249 --> 03:13.471 that happening in Misrata as one of the 03:13.471 --> 03:15.304 examples . And finally , because 03:15.304 --> 03:17.416 they're having humanitarian issues in 03:17.416 --> 03:19.582 the city , any thoughts to opening aid 03:19.582 --> 03:22.440 corridors are using NATO assets to do 03:22.440 --> 03:24.630 that to help citizens and civilians in 03:24.630 --> 03:26.408 that in that area . Thank you . 03:28.340 --> 03:32.310 Um , I'm I don't want to go into 03:32.310 --> 03:34.600 exact details how many sorties go into 03:34.600 --> 03:38.010 Misrata brega or other areas , But 03:38.020 --> 03:40.210 absolutely , Misrata is a number one 03:40.210 --> 03:42.321 priority ? Because with the situation 03:42.321 --> 03:45.460 on the ground over there . And we 03:46.240 --> 03:48.840 have absolute confirmation that in 03:48.840 --> 03:51.510 Misrata tanks are being dispersed , 03:51.530 --> 03:54.230 being hidden , humans being used as 03:54.230 --> 03:57.960 shields in order to prevent NATO . 03:58.340 --> 04:01.730 So these two identify targets those 04:01.730 --> 04:04.063 assets . So that's happening in Misrata . 04:05.140 --> 04:08.990 Um Currently there is no planning 04:09.000 --> 04:11.120 with regards to air corridor or 04:11.120 --> 04:12.120 whatever . 04:15.040 --> 04:18.680 Okay . General , can we understand from 04:18.680 --> 04:22.200 your comments on the 04:22.210 --> 04:25.960 unfortunate incident of brega that 04:25.960 --> 04:28.450 you are depending on intelligence from 04:28.450 --> 04:31.520 the rebel troops 04:31.530 --> 04:34.120 or what is the situation exactly for 04:34.120 --> 04:38.000 intelligence and on the ground ? And my 04:38.010 --> 04:41.660 second question is related to the 04:41.660 --> 04:44.760 density . How do you evaluate the 04:44.760 --> 04:47.500 density of the movement of uh Gaddafi 04:47.500 --> 04:50.460 troops coming from many crazy from , 04:50.460 --> 04:54.100 I'm sorry . From Tripoli . From the 04:54.110 --> 04:56.710 from the west to the east . I can 04:56.710 --> 04:59.800 introduce you to move from the Middle 04:59.800 --> 05:03.670 East news agency . Okay . Because 05:03.680 --> 05:05.736 we as NATO , we have no boots on the 05:05.736 --> 05:05.860 ground .