(21.04.) Guma el-Gamaty, the UK co-ordinator for the TNC, told Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore during a meeting yesterday that the council opposed plans for a ground force, even if it had a humanitarian mandate.

“We are still of the position that sending ground troops to Libya could be counterproductive and could hand Gadafy a very strong card to play with,” Mr el-Gamaty said after the meeting…