Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters

Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters
VALLETTA | Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:54pm EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... S320110221

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said.

They said the two pilots, both colonels, took off from a base near Tripoli. One of them has requested political asylum.

And the dominos are falling.

Unconfirmed: Group of soldiers who refused to fire on protesters were burned to death in their barracks. (Warning: this is disturbing video

http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=1402

Expensive defection. Aren't 2 jet fighters 10% of the Air Force?
I wonder if Malta gets to keep the planes.