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.
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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
Yes, Qadaffi stinks—both literally and figuratively.
Excellent point :)
Oh my...
1626: UK Foreign Minister William Hague says he has seen some information suggesting Libya’s Col Gaddafi is on his way to Venezuela, Reuters reports.
Gaddafi is reportedly on his way to Venezuela.
May not be such a good move for Chavez, as Venezuelans may get the idea they, too, should run their dictator out of the country.
Al Jazerra just reported the Gaddafi might have fled to Venezuela
February 21
6:26pm: Further reports of live ammunition being used on protesters in Tripoli, with lots of tweets saying security forces are again driving cars around the city, shooting at everyone and everything.
Ahmed Elgazir, a human rights researcher, told Al Jazeera that Libya News Centre, an organisation based in Geneva, had received a call for help from a woman “witnessing the massacre” in progress, who called on a satellite phone after landlines were cut.
6:14pm: Our TV news channel shows scenes of jubilant protesters in Benghazi.
5:50pm: Geneva-based Libyan News Network reports phones cut in Tripoli, amid “massacre” in Green Square. More details being sought.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/17/live-blog-libya
What’s the world coming to.
Freepers hanging on to the words of Al Jazeera...
Though reporting from the region they do provide coverage. Quite professional coverage as well. I think a lot of both the front and backroom staff there were acquired from BBC World.
alJzr-English reports
Senior official for Chavez government denies that Gaddafi is on his way to/or in Venezuela.
February 21
6:34pm: Reuters reports British foreign secretary William Hague says Gaddafi “may be on his way to Venezuela”. On the sidelines of the EU crisis talks, he reportedly said:
You asked me earlier about whether Colonel Gaddafi is in Venezuela - I have no information that says he is, but I have seen some information that suggests he is on his way there at the moment.
6:30pm: Planes of the Libyan Air Force reportedly opening fire on protesters in central Tripoli. No way to confirm this currently - but we are getting many reports of chaos on the streets of the capital.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/17/live-blog-libya
marinataibo3: RT @sultanalqassemi: Al Jazeera breaking: Multiple reports confirm that military airplanes are bombing protesters in Tripoli. #Libya
If you look close at the photo on drudgereport, Gaddafi’s oil wealth appears to have gotten him a nose from the same doctor who treated Michael Jackson.
BTW, Gaddafi has been barking mad for several years now, or he’d have made a speech himself last night. So if he’s left Libya, he’s likely in a bed with rails, not a hammock with a daiquiri.
Aseel_N: RT @ChangeInLibya: Apparently the two jets in #Malta landed (fled) because they refused orders to kill people in #tripoli ......... #feb17 #libya
SmithSofia: RT @avinunu: Turkish plane sent to evacuate citizens from Libya refused permission to land in Tripoli, returns to IST empty http://t.co/qdTBNPx
Laughing nervously, while posting this. American media, formerly the standard all other media was judged, is now running to the lowest peg on the ladder, and digging a hole to hide the truth in, except for some talk radio and FR. The once formerly great American media has become Pravda, all day, all the time ... mho
1648: Military aircraft are firing at protesters in Tripoli, al-Jazeera international TV reports.
asa_wire: RT @hocinedim: AJA: The Embassy staff in London joined the protesters outside it. #Libya #Feb17
alJzr-English
Reporter on phone from Caracas, VZ says that, per Venezualan government official, Qaddafi has not landed nor on his way to Venezuela.
It seems the British Foreign Minister is the one behind the rumor that Qaddafi is on his way to Venezuela.
Reports: Hezbollah Sent to Iran; Mercenaries Quash Libya Protests
alJzr-English
Lybia has cut all landlines and wireless communications.
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