Libya was a lot better before the Arab Spring.
Posted on 10/05/2014 9:16:31 PM PDT by Steelfish
Libya’s Parliament Moves To Small Port City As Dangers In Tripoli Increase
The Dar al Salam, a five-star hotel in Tobruk, Libya, is being used by members of paliament who have relocated to the small port city because of the dangers in Tripoli. By Yasmine Ryan October 5 TOBRUK, Libya — Being a parliamentarian in Libya is a death- defying act.
Entissar Chennib’s car was blown up in the eastern city of Derna on election day in June. Another representative, Ali Omar Tekbeli, knows it is too hazardous to go home to the capital.
“I receive death threats almost every day, warning me never to return to Tripoli again,” he said.
With armed groups battling for control of Libya, the eastern town of Tobruk — with its well-protected natural port, close-knit tribal society and the absence of militias — has become one of the safest places to seek refuge. The city has become the unlikely center for a broad range of politicians, activists and military figures hoping to take back the Libyan state
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Cue the Keystone Kops!
Libya was a lot better before the Arab Spring.
King Idris? courtesy telephone.
The Middle East has become a battleground where the Ruthless meet the Timid.
Place your bets.
Looks like they had to go WAY east of Tripoli to get protection, presumably from the Egyptians.
I guess both Benghazi and Derna are too full of Islamic nuts for safety.
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