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Live Thread & Breaking News- Libya and Middle East
Various | 21 February 2011

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: libya; middleeast; muammargaddafi; northafrica
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To: Uncle Ike; HollyB; onyx; maggief; Liz; penelopesire; HushTX; McGruff; hegemony; sunmars; ...

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.”


1,001 posted on 02/25/2011 9:12:35 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Pan_Yan; SE Mom
Thanks...a split amongst the members of that unit is significant alright!

Might be getting close to the ending of this bloody mess.

1,002 posted on 02/25/2011 9:15:11 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: SE Mom

” 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.....


1,003 posted on 02/25/2011 9:15:29 AM PST by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: Uncle Ike

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”


1,004 posted on 02/25/2011 9:17:07 AM PST by wiseprince
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To: Uncle Ike

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...


1,005 posted on 02/25/2011 9:18:33 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: ETL




1,006 posted on 02/25/2011 9:20:55 AM PST by Lady Jag (Keep the 'ICk" in Democratic)
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To: SE Mom

“...but it’s bizarre to think he might actually be in the middle of Green Sq- I mean that’s 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....


1,007 posted on 02/25/2011 9:23:01 AM PST by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: Uncle Ike

yep ... these wait and see moments.


1,008 posted on 02/25/2011 9:24:24 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Uncle Ike

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)


1,009 posted on 02/25/2011 9:24:49 AM PST by wiseprince
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To: Uncle Ike

Good points! I’m going to listen to Rush for a bit and make a sandwich..


1,010 posted on 02/25/2011 9:26:19 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom
I just had to shovel again :(

(/whine)

1,011 posted on 02/25/2011 9:30:08 AM PST by mewzilla (Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
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To: Uncle Ike

other thread ... more talk of ship movements ... not bothering to buy it ... though those in the area ... look.


1,012 posted on 02/25/2011 9:31:23 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: SE Mom
Thanks for all your hard work....time for a bagel and my medicine here....

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.

1,013 posted on 02/25/2011 9:35:25 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Pan_Yan
Info, FWIW, on the Khamis Brigade here....

WikiCables: Those fractious Gaddafi offspring

1,014 posted on 02/25/2011 9:38:43 AM PST by mewzilla (Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
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To: Uncle Ike; SE Mom

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.


1,015 posted on 02/25/2011 9:39:48 AM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: mewzilla

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....


1,016 posted on 02/25/2011 9:40:14 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Expecting the snow level down to 2000 ft in San Diego. I'm going to get pictures if Mt Otay (3600 ft) or Mt Miguel (2552 ft) actually get a cap of snow.
1,017 posted on 02/25/2011 9:41:51 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: Pan_Yan

Sounds like a plan to me.


1,018 posted on 02/25/2011 9:43:37 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom
There's an FR thread on the catamaran thing. Can't recall if you've seen it. My bwain's fwozen.

'All at sea': Why did U.S. use a catamaran that can't sail in rough seas to evacuate

1,019 posted on 02/25/2011 9:44:57 AM PST by mewzilla (Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
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To: mewzilla

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.


1,020 posted on 02/25/2011 9:45:03 AM PST by HollyB
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