Posted on 02/20/2011 4:10:58 PM PST by Red Badger
TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan army unit said they had defected and "liberated" the country's second city from forces loyal to veteran leader Muammar Gaddafi after scores of protesters were killed in the bloodiest revolt now shaking the Arab world. Two residents of Benghazi told Reuters on Sunday that members of the army's "Thunderbolt" squad had switched sides after days of violence that mark the most serious challenge to Gaddafi's 42-year rule. Al Jazeera reported clashes in the capital between thousands of protesters and Gaddafi supporters. Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt have shaken the Arab world and inspired protests across the Middle East and North Africa, threatening the grip of long-entrenched leaders In the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, thousands of protesters gathered in a square in Manama, calling for political change and awaiting promised talks with the island's Sunni rulers. But after days of violence, the mood among the mainly Shi'ite protesters appeared to be more conciliatory. Unrest also hit Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Oman, Kuwait, Algeria and Djibouti over the weekend as people took to the streets demanding political and economic change In Iran, thousands of security personnel deployed in the streets of Tehran and other cities to prevent protesters rallying n spite of a ban, opposition websites said.
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You can stick a fork in Gaddafi and son. They’re done.
Zer0's only had 2 years and many feel the same way.
One of the 57 states of obama
Yep, they’d better save a couple of bullets before they run out.
And how do we know this is true???? The answer is you don’t and most of the stuff is wishful thinking. I only know one thing for sure when those fifty cals start talking there will be a whole lot of dieing.
I havent heard a word of denouncement over the massacre of 200 or more unarmed people, shot like dogs in the street......
That’s because he wants to be “on the right side of history”. K?
(Translation: “right side” = “winning side”
There is no moral core value to it. He wants credit. No blame. That’s why he will be on both sides.
He had his UN delegation “support” Israel while Hillary was busy dissing them. See? Both ways! Ain’t it brilliant? /s
Who takes control? The mob? The military? Some radical muslim organization? Who?
The devil is always in the details.....
I havent heard a word of denouncement over the massacre of 200 or more unarmed people, shot like dogs in the street......
Thank you for this important post!
Thanks to CNN covering this doggedly! They never let up and it has been the most horrifying effort of resistance seen yet in Libya, with calls from those on the scene begging the world for help.
As for Hillary and the Won, what limp wristed, nonplused, floral statements coming from them. A scandal of turning a blind eye always and NEVER leading on anything. They have singlehandedly lost the Middle East, which may be good, actually, since nothing good can come for us by using them on the backs of their tortured population for our benefit.
“Let your influence count. Use it. Get Gadafhi” An oldie but goodie.
The Caliphate is a year away at most. It won’t extend into Spain...yet.
They never got over that 1492 thingy......
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