British airlift out of Libya
Listening to the media accounts of the organisation (or rather disorganisation) of relief aircraft to bring those in Libya out and back to Britain (although surely a series of quick shuttles to/from Malta in the first instance would be more effective), one is struck by less than convincing explanations from the UK Foreign Office.
Anyone care to advise the real story rather then the civil service spin. Did two operators really schedule operations and then change their minds (as the Foreign Secretary said this evening) ? Did aircraft actually go badly tech, or is this an excuse for something else ?
Obviously no details of the actual operation required. But equally wouldn't want to see government palming off their own shortfalls on the industry.