Posted on 02/21/2011 7:44:33 AM PST by SE Mom
Ongoing live thread for developments in North Africa and the Middle East.
Twitter:
Libyan justice minister resigns in protest at 'excessive use of violence against protesters,' Quryna newspaper says - Reuters 6 minutes ago via breakingnews.com
Group of Libyan Muslim leaders says rebelling against Libyan regime is everyone's divine duty - Reuters 33 minutes ago via breakingnews.com
Anti-government protests break out in Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf, Libya's Quryna newspaper says - Reuters about 1 hour ago via breakingnews.com
Police station in suburb of Libyan capital of Tripoli is on fire, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene about 2 hours ago via breakingnews.com
Europe plans for Libya evacuation: EU foreign ministers discuss plans to transport citizens out of Libya, as vio... http://aje.me/dMmkVb 4 minutes ago via twitterfeed
Ok- Gaddafi is committing suicide by cop:
1705: And another taste of that speech by Col Gaddafi in Tripoli: “Respond to them... let them feel shame. I am amidst the masses, I am in Tripoli, in Green Square. Here are the youth, the sons and grandchildren of the jihad battles, whose fathers destroyed the Italian empire.”
Might be getting close to the ending of this bloody mess.
” Uhmmm...while this is hard to believe- it seems Gaddafi is in Tripoli in Green Sq addressing the crowds: (WTH?!) “
I’m becoming less and less inclined to accept the Twitter Reports (pretty one-sided, if ya really look at ‘em) at face value....
At risk of being labelled an heretic in these euphoric times, I think I’ll hold off, for a bit, on declaring the demise of the Ghadaffi Regime.....
That’s why Status Quo should be supported. There is one mind behind all of these “protests”, behind all of the reshaping of the east and the mind is not pro “west”
They’re all one-sided reports no doubt- but we don’t seem to be getting any info or news from the Gaddafi guys...but it’s bizarre to think he might actually be in the middle of Green Sq- I mean that’s a death wish walking...
“...but its bizarre to think he might actually be in the middle of Green Sq- I mean thats a death wish walking “
Unless things really aren’t as dire as the Twitter-Propagandists would have us believe...
There are too many gaps in *factual* information, and what infomation is oozing through the hype doesn’t seem to really add up....
yep ... these wait and see moments.
Agreed, from the twitter postings the whole country has already been overthrown. Twitter is a propaganda tool and not much more in this case (as far as I’m concerned)
Good points! I’m going to listen to Rush for a bit and make a sandwich..
(/whine)
other thread ... more talk of ship movements ... not bothering to buy it ... though those in the area ... look.
Storm coming down the west coast arrives later today or night!
Cooling off quite a bit they say.
snow in the mountains around the LA Basin.
I understand your concerns.
For now I’ll rejoice in the human spirit and desire for freedom of the Libyans as they overthrow a brutal dictatorship.
Later I’ll mourn the death of their idealism when their revolution is betrayed, likely with western help.
Awwww... ;)
Are you listening to Rush? Apparently the U.S. CHARTERED THE WRONG BOAT to get our people out of Libya- Rush said he learned this from the UK Daily Mail because our media won’t report it.
Also Rush made some points to consider re: Who does BHO really support in all this...
1) WTH was the president thinking yesterday when he said “we” think Libya will stabalize and oil prices will come back down. What? Is he in charge of speculators now?
2) Fareed Zacharia (sp) on CNN was baffled as to why BHO wouldn’t just come out and say this regime is bad, bad bad and needs to go away. Even Fareed doesnt’ understand this president....
Sounds like a plan to me.
'All at sea': Why did U.S. use a catamaran that can't sail in rough seas to evacuate
Did you see the picture in that link? I can only imagine how messed up it is there. It’s a shame that the Canadian plane did not use their aircraft to assist another nation.
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