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Seems like Tripoli has now joined the fun:quote:Reuters is reporting that a government building in Tripoli is on fire. Anyone know which hash tags are being used for Libya?
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:03 |
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# ? May 22, 2024 01:12 |
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#Libya #Feb14 #Benghazi #Tripoli
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:05 |
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^^^ e: beaten Reuters is reporting that several government buildings in Tripoli is on fire. Guardian live blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/feb/21/arab-and-middle-east-protests-middleeast
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:06 |
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AJE is reporting a certain degree of chaos in Tripoli:quote:Reports from news agencies, Twitter and witnesses speaking directly to Al Jazeera are painting a picture of semi-chaos overnight in Tripoli. It appears that some protesters from nearby towns converged on the city, and thousands from the capital itself turned out as well. They were allowed to march to the central Green or Martyrs' Square, which they occupied briefly before being confronted by security forces and pro-Gaddafi protesters, who came out in force after a late-night speech by Saif al-Gaddafi, the leader's son.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:28 |
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More from Tripoli:quote:My name is Rahma, I am located in Tripoli right now, I am heading out to Fashloom area, they have heard that Fashloom is beginning to protest that … and other suburbs are sort of rioting and protesting anti-government, and because of these riots the cops as we speak are shooting live ammunition and grenades at them. I don't know … Beaten hard right now but Fashloom, Gergaresh and Zawiya street. These are streets, locations, suburbs, areas in Tripoli.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:40 |
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BP is pulling out some of its workers:quote:BP has confirmed it is withdrawing employees from Libya and suspended preparations for exploratory drilling for oil and gas. There's also rumours that Libyan oil workers are striking.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 11:56 |
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More from Egypt:quote:In Egypt, the April 6 Youth Movement is calling for a day of protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, tomorrow, which it is referring to as "the day of challenge". The group lists its demands:
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:10 |
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Tripoli news:quote:Moaad Taufik writes: "My uncle just called me from the Zawyiat Aldahmani district, central Tripoli. He went out to protest, with everybody else in tandem protesting peacefully against the regime. There is live gun fire echoing around the capital - and at this rate Tripoli will be free tonight. However, pro-Gaddafi agencies are handing out FREE meat, fish and nuts to all of those who join the pro-Gaddafi protests." David Cameron has just arrived in Egypt as well. Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 12:26 on Feb 21, 2011 |
# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:24 |
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quote:However, pro-Gaddafi agencies are handing out FREE meat, fish and nuts to all of those who join the pro-Gaddafi protests." That is incredibly sad and pathetic.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:31 |
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poo poo is getting real folks. I thought Gaddafi was going to be the Nicolae Ceausescu of the Middle East, but it looks like we overestimated his hold over Libya:quote:BBC: Gaddafi left to an unknown destination and a senior officer moves to declare a coup http://twitter.com/#!/TrellaLB/status/39646366561087488
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:37 |
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Ok, taking bets now. $5 says he left for Venezuela.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:45 |
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More from Tripoli:quote:The folks at Alive in Libya have posted another audio clip of a phone call from Tripoli overnight on Sunday. It confirms what we've been hearing: Protesters have burned, looted and destroyed a number of government buildings in the Libyan capital, including several police stations and "revolutionary committee" headquarters.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:46 |
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The Brown Menace posted:Ok, taking bets now. Does Chavez really have the troll chops to grant Quadaffi asylum? (yeah, probably) It really seems like the government will be overthrown within 24 - 48 hours at this rate. And here I was thinking it would take until the end of the week.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 12:58 |
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The Brown Menace posted:Ok, taking bets now. I hope he has, if only for the hilarious public appearances he and Chavez might make together. If they would call it The Real Autocrats of Caracas they could make it a series.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 13:02 |
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MJB posted:I hope he has, if only for the hilarious public appearances he and Chavez might make together. If they would call it The Real Autocrats of Caracas they could make it a series. Credit where due, Qaddafi was the most fashionable murderous dictator in modern history. A veritable Kanye of Kleptocracy, if you will. Shine on you crazy diamond... shine on.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 13:27 |
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JesusSinfulHands posted:poo poo is getting real folks. I thought Gaddafi was going to be the Nicolae Ceausescu of the Middle East, but it looks like we overestimated his hold over Libya: He's not quoting the BBC. He's quoting someone claiming to be quoting the BBC. Considering he posted this an hour ago and the BBC updated their lead Libya article five minutes ago and didn't mention this significant development I'm guessing this hasn't happened. Which is a drat shame. It's heart-wrenching and sickening how many people have died/are going to die there because of that delusional megalomaniac and the power structure that surounds him. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Feb 21, 2011 |
# ? Feb 21, 2011 13:58 |
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Update from the Guardian on Tripoli:quote:A young lady in Tripoli sends the following. She says the Libyan people are "united" against Muammar Gaddafi. "This is the beginning for some and the end for others. Let's just pray that this can be done with the least deaths possible." This was also posted on the Guardian: quote:There were rumours overnight that Muammar Gaddafi had fled Tripoli. The BBC is now reporting this, saying it has independently confirmed from "sources" that he has left the Libyan capital. We have not been able to confirm this independently. This to: quote:Salem Gnan, a London-based spokesman for the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, says he has spoken to protesters in Tripoli and Benghazi today. Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Feb 21, 2011 |
# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:04 |
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Frankly I am surprised about how fast Gheddafi power is crumbling. I am Italian and have been in Lybia last October. I saw a pretty stable dictactoship. People were complaining, but compared to other overcrowded arab nations, Lybians have a better standard of living. State is rich thanks to oil and gas, and nobody is starving. Italian government , due to the huge interests Italy has there (billions of euros in oil, gas and industries) is shamelessly avoiding any comment on this revolution, probably hoping Gheddafi will manage to fix this mess. Meanwhile in Italy, Berlusconi (who always has been proud of his close friendship with Gheddafi) has just said he didn't call him cause "he's busy I dont want to bother him", and foreign minister Frattini stated that "EU shouldn't interfere with these protests, cause EU shouldn't export democracy". Maybe he forgot Italian troops are in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:08 |
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Also this:quote:Ian Black and Matthew Taylor have filed this news story on events in Libya.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:08 |
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And this from the BBC:quote:One opposition activist has told the BBC the headquarters of the ruling party in Tripoli were under opposition control. quote:The situation in Libya is becoming increasingly confused and chaotic, says the BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo. There are several reports Col Gaddafi has now left Tripoli, possibly to his hometown of Sirt or to his desert base of Sabha. quote:Our correspondent adds: "Hour by hour there are reports of more defections. Almost all major tribal leaders seem to have joined the opposition, as well as important religious leaders, and several senior Libyan ambassadors. The east of the country is already almost entirely out of the hands of the government." Live blogs: Guardian BBC AJE Gaddafi is hosed
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:10 |
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Meanwhile in the arab internet and news channels: -- Not many people are absolutely made up in their minds about bahrain due to the sectarian taint on the protests there. -- Everyone wants Qaddafi to stay in libya so they can see him get killed on live TV. -- Yusuf al Qaradawi has called on libyans to finish off Qaddafi. -- Interviews on the ground confirm: After what Qaddafi Did, Libyans want his blood. -- Protests and burnings of government buildings are spreading across Libya. -- poo poo is getting real in Libya, with some special forces siding with the protestors and entire army barracks along with their guns and ammunition have been taken by the protesters, there has even been news that several ammunition stores have been bombed from the sky to make sure they dont reach protestors hands. Man his son is a complete monster, if he can get a Phd from LSE then surely my chances of going to graduate school there has heightened considerably, probably not though. Also, after Qaddafi is done swinging by lamppost I hope the only thing the Libyans don't change are the female bodyguards, if there's one thing this world needs more of it's elite female warriors who dress snazzy, but something deep down tells me (judging by how they look and behave even in a formal setting) is that they might have been put to more nefarious uses than actually being trained as bodyguards because honestly their builds don't make me think they've been put through rigorous (or continuous)military training, or is all that fat pure muscle? *edit* I just noticed that Qaddafi is wearing an extremely famous picture: the picture of the famous libyan hero Omar al mukhtar with his italian captors. gently caress you Qaddafi. gently caress. YOU. That son of a bitch has no right to pretend like he's even 0.0001% the man and the hero like Omar Mukhtar was, and also, the fact that he's using that as some sort of cheap fashion statement to Berlusconi makes it even more disgusting. I recommend everyone in this thread watch 'Lion of The desert' with Anthony Quinn and Oliver Reed, a true classic. Al-Saqr fucked around with this message at 14:34 on Feb 21, 2011 |
# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:27 |
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Thanks for that info, interesting to hear stuff from that perspective. Seems like Libya's oil supplies are in trouble as well, watch Europe poo poo a brick: quote:Libya's Quryna newspaper is reporting that anti-government protests have broken out in the town of Ras Lanuf - the site of a major oil refinery. quote:Italian energy giant ENI, the biggest foreign oil producer in Libya, has announced it is evacuating all non-essential staff from the country, AFP reports.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:33 |
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Al-Saqr posted:Man his son is a complete monster, if he can get a Phd from LSE then surely my chances of going to graduate school there has heightened considerably, probably not though. Depends. Is your dad a wealthy dictator who the west tries to keep on friendly terms?
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:34 |
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Even the LSE are getting a bit nervous with their relationship with Gaddafi:quote:The London School of Economics says it is reconsidering its links with the Libyan government "as a matter of urgency". Saif al-Islam Gaddafi received a PhD from the LSE in 2009 and also gave the university's Global Governance Research Unit a grant of £1.5m in the same year.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:39 |
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More from Libya:quote:Police have fled the city of Zawiyah, west of the capital, and it has has since sunk into chaos, witnesses who have fled to neighbouring Tunisia are quoted as telling AFP.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 14:55 |
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Another resignation in Libya:quote:Libya's privately-owned Quryna newspaper is reporting that the Libyan justice minister, Mustafa Mohamed Abud Al Jeleil, hjas resigned over "the excessive use of violence against government protesters", according to Reuters.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 15:33 |
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Unconfirmed reports: -Ambulances, loaded ships, and other forms of medical aid being sent to Libya by Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey -Helicopters being used by the regime in Tripoli -Soldiers "burnt alive in barracks" for refusing to remain loyal to the regime with video evidence of the bodies being discovered: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=164752430243044
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 15:45 |
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If Mohamed Bouazizi doesn't become Time's Man of the Year for 2011, then that whole publication isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 15:55 |
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Young Freud posted:If Mohamed Bouazizi doesn't become Time's Man of the Year for 2011, then that whole publication isn't worth the paper it's printed on. We already know it's not -- why do people care about this worthless contest?
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 15:57 |
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Young Freud posted:If Mohamed Bouazizi doesn't become Time's Man of the Year for 2011, then that whole publication isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Prediction: it will be Facebook/Twitter (as a corporate person)
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:03 |
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I'd be amazed if Gaddafi lasts the week the rate things are going. Even if he does he'll be hated by most of the country, and his reputation in the international community will be worthless. quote:Here is a summary of key events so far:
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:07 |
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Young Freud posted:If Mohamed Bouazizi doesn't become Time's Man of the Year for 2011, then that whole publication isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Also, marblecake.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:20 |
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More on the Gaddafi is hosed front:quote:Tim Niblock, an expert on Libya at Exeter University, says it is fairly clear that Col Gaddafi has lost control over the main part of the military in eastern Libya: "There are brigades under two of his sons who are still apparently active a bit, but those are probably marginal by now," he tells the BBC World Service's Newshour programme. "Two key figures are supporting the rebellion and have done, especially one of them, from a very early stage. They feel that the regime has corrupted itself."
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:25 |
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Petey posted:Prediction: it will be Facebook/Twitter (as a corporate person) It's this. This is the Time Person of the Year. You know, it's funny. The west hasn't really had any people making waves in a good way lately, and you can't make some dastardly brown Person of the Year, I'm curious as to what bullshit-tastic concepts and non-people will be the cop-out stand-ins (like "You." was in 2006 instead of Ahmadinejad) in the future. Time Person of the Year 2012: Freedom?
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:28 |
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The Brown Menace posted:Time Person of the Year 2012: Freedom? Go all 19th century and say the Person of the Year is Columbia.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:32 |
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There is a real momentum to all this lovely upheaval and it's not letting up. What a spectacle! I'm basically hoping some of these shifts will last long enough for the people to enjoy their autonomy before western influences insidiously pushes things back to where they were. In any case I think it will be a while before we see quite so overtly propped-up western-backed autocrats in that region. In related news: Berlusconi stole a Danish trainset and gave it to Gaddafi. The interior's pretty fabulous, though. So Libyans, when you're all done with your revolution thing, and assuming Gaddafi isn't using it anymore, can we please have the train back? It's about a decade overdue from the Italian factory and we kind of need it up here. Thanks!!!
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:33 |
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Suntory BOSS posted:
Shine on, you zombie dictator. Seriously, is Gaddafi even amongst the living? 'We will fight to the last minute, until the last bullet' Cartouche fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Feb 21, 2011 |
# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:34 |
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They're freezing the assets of Mubarak and his family finally, plus the new government will be announced soon, possibly later this evening.
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:37 |
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Did you have a look at the leaked cabinet Ham?
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:39 |
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Mr Plow posted:Unconfirmed reports: This is getting insane. I feel awful for the soldiers, but the fact that Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey are taking charge of the situation and helping out their brothers from other mothers is I'm really optimistic for Libya's future
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# ? Feb 21, 2011 16:41 |