Democratic Underground - Libyan Revolution Week 19

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Edited on Sat Jun-25-11 05:15 PM by joshcryer

Photograph: Reuters

Day 121, June 18

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jO2ekRk7yOBkRRCjwk9m5sjkQJvA?docId=1ec83a561c7b4df0a6a0d8c211805607">Libyan rebels live by 'V' sign: 'We win or we die'
Libya's rebels are living by their slogan "We win or we die," as daily funeral processions honor those killed in the four-month-old uprising to oust longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/18/major-push-in-libya-imminent-115875-23208782">Major push in Libya imminent
British special forces troops are hunting down anti-aircraft weapons in Libya in advance of a massive push against Colonel Gaddafi.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/world/africa/18libya.html">In Libya, More Novice Soldiers in Defense of Qaddafi
Refat, 26, was happily working in the information technology department of a British retailer here until just a few months ago when he was called to military service by the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2011/06/18/nato_bombs_tripoli_sending_khadafy_into_rage/">NATO bombs Tripoli, sending Khadafy into rage
Provoked by renewed daylight NATO bombing of his capital, Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy raged against the alliance yesterday, screaming his message and daring Western forces to keep it up.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/165159/20110618/libya-world-heritage-sites-unesco-muammar-gaddafi.htm">Libya’s world heritage sites in danger due to unrest
Architectural monuments in Libya listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites are facing dangers of destruction following revolts in Libya to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/gun-battles-in-libya-s-nalut-kill-8-2011-06-18-1.403292">Gun battles in Libya's Nalut kill 8
Gun battles between forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and rebels in Libya's northwestern city of Nalut killed at least 8 rebels and wounded 13 more, a rebel fighter in Nalut said on Saturday.
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/17/137254058/libya-dismisses-vague-proposal-for-elections">Libya Dismisses Vague Proposal For Elections
The Libyan prime minister ... (said) the Libyan government will accept nothing less than Gadhafi remaining their leader.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gRY9pGgNJhT_UqlHmUcHZ_vB68Rg?docId=aae31716146f44d182a7f46ba23ba8b8">NATO condemns fiery speech by Libyan leader
A NATO spokeswoman is calling Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's fiery speech "outrageous."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110618/wl_africa_afp/libyaconflict_20110618133742">Rebels take complete control of road between Zintan and Yafran
The rebels meanwhile took complete control of the road between Zintan and Yafran, an AFP correspondent reported, adding that the highway through the Nafusa Mountains, southwest of Tripoli, was dotted with destroyed tanks and abandoned government vehicles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWlanHP8gWk">Freedom of expression explodes in Libya - video
As Sue Turton reports, today it looks like the writing could be on the wall for Muammar Gaddafi.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/2/8/14481/World/Region/We-would-have-been-in-danger-if-not-for-the-Libyan.aspx">'We would have been in danger if not for the Libyan uprising': Tunisian President
Contrary to many, the interim leader sees the effects on Tunisia of what is happening in Libya in a positive light. “I don’t think there are dangers. We would be in danger if it wasn't for the Libyan problem."
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/18/libya.war.refugees">Council urges probe of sinking refugee boats in Mediterranean
The U.N. Human Rights Council has called for an investigation into allegations that sinking boats carrying refugees fleeing the war in Libya were left to drown despite the ability of ships in the area to rescue them.
http://youtu.be/h1sCvrGzpVg">Tripoli: For the first time, a recorded statement from a group of armed female freedom fighters in the capital
Tripoli girls stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and rebels to protect self-defense against battalions of mercenaries and the tyrant.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8584268/In-Tripoli-Muammar-Gaddafis-opponents-are-preparing-for-a-new-uprising-when-rebels-draw-closer.html">In Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi's opponents are preparing for a new uprising when rebels draw closer
The first sign that the street was anti-Gaddafi was a surprising whisper from the men in T-shirts and jeans who were loitering in shop doorways.
1) http://feb17.info/news/muammar-gaddafi-war-crimes-files-revealed">Muammar Gaddafi war crimes files revealed
Thousands of documents that reveal in chilling detail orders from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s senior generals to bombard and starve the people of Misrata have been gathered by war crimes investigators and are being kept at a secret location at the besieged Libyan port.
2) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/18/gaddafi-misrata-war-crime-documents?intcmp=239">Gaddafi files show evidence of murderous intent
The Observer has gained exclusive access to thousands of documents which show how the Libyan leader gave orders for the torture, arrest and bombardment of his own people
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110618/wl_nm/us_libya_gaddafi_neighbourhood">Ambivalence in "pro-Gaddafi" district of Tripoli
While the majority of more than a dozen people interviewed in a market in Abu Salim said they liked Gaddafi, the die-hard supporters whom state TV often depicts cheering him on to the percussion of automatic gunfire seemed very few on the ground.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/weekinreview/19fear.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all">In Libya, Delusion Makes a Last Stand
With his days in power now surely numbered — by popular revolt, by the NATO attacks and by escalating defections from his elite — Colonel Qaddafi seems fated to end up as little more than a footnote among the dictators of our age.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x226846086/Freed-Libyan-prisoner-speaks-with-McAuliffe-students">Reporter held captive in Libya speaks with McAuliffe students
About 80 percent of war zone reporting is pretty boring, journalist James Foley says. Another 19 percent is somewhat interesting.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/In-ravaged-Libya-ghosts-of-a-Jewish-past-1429811.php">In ravaged Libya, ghosts of a Jewish past
What was once the most beautiful synagogue in Libya's capital city can now be entered only by sneaking through a hole smashed in a back wall, climbing over dusty trash and crossing a stairwell strewn with abandoned shoes to a space occupied by cooing pigeons.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/18/war-photographers-special-report">The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers
Attacked by a Haitian mob, kidnapped by Gaddafi's troops, shot in Afghanistan… Who'd be a war photographer?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/17/libya-gaddafi-informers-tripoli?CMP=twt_gu">Libyans fear the scorpion sting of Gaddafi's informers
Locals call them pimps or snitches. They wear plain clothes, drive unmarked cars and are as numerous as scorpions in the Libyan desert, only more dangerous. Loathed and feared in equal measure, they are the eyes and ears of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and a large part of the reason that Tripoli has not been able to join the revolt sweeping the country.

Day 122, June 19

http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/africa/libyan-medics-battling-to-survive">Libyan medics battling to survive
Four months of bloody civil war have left tens of thousands of Libyans killed or wounded and the rebels' volunteer medical corps battered and plagued by dwindling funds and supplies.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38765&Cr=Libya&Cr1=">Nascent talks underway to help resolve Libyan crisis
While an agreement to end the crisis in Libya is still a long way off, the beginnings of a negotiation process have begun under the auspices of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
http://newlibya.com/?p=36">Gaddafi Crimes
Gaddafi Crimes since 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6kYQGXZhfE">Mass grave discovered in Libyan town - video
A tip off from a former secret police officer have led residents in the rebel-held town of Derna in eastern Libya to unravel secrets that were hidden by Muammar Gaddafi's regime for decades.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/19/libya.voices">What's really going on in Gadhafi's Tripoli?
CNN's David McKenzie gets away from Libya government minders to talk to ordinary people.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Proof-SA-sold-rifles-to-Libya-20110619">'Damning' proof South Africa sold sniper rifles to Libya
Damning video evidence has emerged, proving for the first time that sniper rifles made in South Africa are being used in Libya’s bloody civil war by forces loyal to embattled dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-jun-19-2011-2036">Misrata area Sunday: "9 people were killed and 51 wounded, both rebels and civilians"
AFP reports that nine people were killed on Sunday and 51 were wounded in fighting around the western Libyan rebel-held city of Misurata, rebel officials said, adding that the dead included both fighters and civilians.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8199786">Jolie visits refugees (in Lampedusa) who fled Libya, Tunisia
Angelina Jolie traveled to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday to thank its residents for welcoming in the estimated 20,000 migrants who arrived after fleeing unrest in Tunisia and Libya.
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tap.info.tn%2Ffr%2Ffr%2Fculture%2F4606-un-documentaire-accablant-contre-les-mercenaires-a-la-solde-de-kadhafi.html&act=url">A damning document against the mercenaries in the pay of Gaddafi
The center of Tunisia for the freedom of the press opened on Saturday afternoon, its new headquarters in Tunis, an event dedicated to the image with the program, the screening of a documentary'' the last ally of Qaddafi''Tunisian director Zuhair Latif and a photographic exhibition and Aymen Omrani Zied Ben Romdhane.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13833095">Libya: Misrata's terrifying routine
After weeks of fighting on a long, meandering front line that seems to have got bogged down in the dunes, woods and orchards surrounding this rebel-held city, the conflict here has settled into something close to a daily routine. Terrifying and chaotic - but a routine nonetheless.
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=98364">Libya uprising
The wind of bringing revolution in the countries of Middle East start in the early months of 2011, where the people and opposition of Tunisia and Egypt were raising their voice against the autocrat regime in their country and demands, dictatorship Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to step down.
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE75G1DC20110617">On a shoestring, Libya's Misrata seeks normality
Police colonel Hisham Dweni knows the sense of community spirit in the rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata will only last so long. Soon, the men manning the bullet-marked front desk at the central police station will need to be paid.

Day 123, June 20

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/20/us-china-libya-idUSTRE75J0KQ20110620">China says Libya rebel chief to visit
The head of the Libyan rebel group leading the fight to oust Muammar Gaddafi will visit China, Beijing said on Monday in another step in its efforts to expand ties with opposition forces in the war-divided north African country.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g40VOldErBBLAx7L05PZ5yTzUu6g?docId=6cf69230bad14f5cbb521ac5941424a5">Libyan civilians build weapons to fight Gadhafi
Aref Abu Zeid used to be a heavy equipment engineer at the Libya Steel Company. Now he runs an 80-man team working 12 hours a day turning out rockets and weapons to fight Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
http://www.echoroukonline.com/eng/index.php?news=13720">Dissident Libyan Official: Gaddafi Plotted The Creation of Tuareg State in The Sahara of Algeria
Dissident senior official in Col. Muammar Gaddafi regime, former Libya’s permanent representative in the UN, Abdurahman Shalgham, revealed to Echorouk that Gaddafi tempted to settle a small state for Tuareg in the Sahara of Algeria, Mali and Niger.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/20/libya.war/index.html?hpt=wo_c2">NATO: Airstrike targeted high-level Gadhafi command site
NATO confirmed Monday that it carried out an airstrike against a high-level command and control site associated with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime -- an airstrike the Libyan government alleges killed 15 people, among them three children.
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/EU-planning-for-post-conflict-Libya-20110620">EU planning for post-conflict Libya
European Union foreign ministers were trying on Monday to work out a political solution to the Libyan conflict, as well as post-war planning to ensure that Libya does not descend into chaos.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE75J3I920110620?sp=true">Libya rebels buy grains in first major deals
Libya's rebels have bought close to 100,000 metric tones of wheat and flour in recent weeks, the first major commercial food deals done by those fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, trade sources said.
http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/06/20/feature-01">Tunisia may recognise Libya rebels
Tunisia opened a trade office in Benghazi as part of increased ties with Libya's opposition.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110620/wl_africa_afp/libyaconflictdefection">Kadhafi defectors tell of orders to 'show no mercy'
A group of 22 security personnel who defected from Moamer Kadhafi's forces in south Libya claimed on Monday they were directly ordered not to give captured rebels the rights of normal prisoners.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/20/libya-rebels-pipeline-idUSLDE75J1ZF20110620">Rebels shut oil pipeline to key refinery near Tripoli
Libyan rebels have shut off a pipeline in the Western Mountains region that supplies crude from an oilfield in the south to the Zawiyah refinery near the capital Tripoli, a rebel spokesman said on Monday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304887904576398061706997744.html">SEC Scrutinizes Conoco, Occidental Ties to Libya
ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp. said they have received inquiries from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to their operations in Libya.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/world/africa/21libya.html">Libyan Media Minders Nervous After Guard’s Death
Reports that a guard at the hotel housing foreign journalists here had been fatally shot sent a tremor of anxiety through Qaddafi government media operation here on Monday. While Qaddafi loyalists said the guard accidentally shot himself with his own weapon while eating a late dinner at the end of the hotel two days earlier, at least two people working for the government said on condition of anonymity that he was killed by rebel snipers.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=5393&cat=field-news">Surgical Care in Misrata
A semblance of normalcy has returned to the port city of Misrata in western Libya. Since the anti-government rebels retook the city, boats have been bringing supplies regularly from the eastern city of Benghazi, the rebellion’s putative capital, and stores have reopened their doors.
http://www.juancole.com/2011/06/top-ten-mistakes-in-the-libya-war.html">Top Ten Mistakes in the Libya War
Here, it seems to me, are the mistakes made so far in the prosecution of the war.
http://youtu.be/yD9oo3NncWw">Video: Libyans prevented from entering Cynthia McKinney’s talk hosted by ANSWER LA
Members of the Libyan community in LA were prevented from entering the room in which the event was being held, on the basis of “seeming like they may cause trouble”.
http://www.tnr.com/article/90220/libya-slideshow-gaddafi-rebels">Libya: A Slideshow - images
In the most recent issue of The New Republic, Tom Malinowski, the Washington director for Human Rights Watch, http://www.tnr.com/article/world/magazine/89645/benghazi-libya-rebels">writes about his recent trip to Libya and the state of the revolution.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1320673&mesg_id=1329405">The Soug al Jomaa Anthems
Some days ago we heard that someone had played our original national anthem in Soug Al Jomaa and it caused a stir...

Last link is to one of Iterates amazing posts, thanks Iterate. :hi:

Day 124, June 21

http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE75J20E20110620">Rockets hit Libya's Misrata, kill child-witness
A salvo of three rockets fired by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi killed a child in a built-up area near the port in the rebel-held city of Misrata on Monday, a witness said.
http://english.libya.tv/2011/06/20/over-20-gaddafi-troops-switch-sides/">Over 20 Gaddafi troops switch sides
More than 20 troops from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have defected from a brigade based in southern Libya and joined the rebellion, revolutionaries said today.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/deminers-in-misrata-making-the-rubble-safe--picture-essay-2300181.html">De-miners in Misrata, making the rubble safe
A de-mining team run by one of the world’s largest humanitarian networks is clearing rebel-controlled Misrata of tons of unexploded ordnance to bring safety to the city’s civilians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/world/africa/21powers.html">Scores of U.S. Strikes in Libya Followed Handoff to NATO
Since the United States handed control of the air war in Libya to NATO in early April, American warplanes have struck at Libyan air defenses about 60 times, and remotely operated drones have fired missiles at Libyan forces about 30 times, according to military officials.
http://www.expatica.com/es/news/spanish-news/spain-indefinitely-extends-mandate-for-libya-mission_157708.html">Spain indefinitely extends mandate for Libya mission
The Spanish parliament voted on Monday to indefinitely extend Spain's mandate to take part in the NATO-led international military operation aimed at preventing attacks on civilians in Libya.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13853210">Libya: China welcomes opposition figure Mahmud Jibril
The top foreign affairs official in Libya's opposition has arrived in China for talks with the Beijing government.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/21/uk-libya-east-children-idUKTRE75K16620110621">Children in Libya's rebel east await end of war
Ruwid Omar, a Libyan boy with a mop of sun-kissed hair, spends his days roaming the streets of Benghazi singing rebel songs, waving opposition flags and chatting to foreign visitors in fluent English.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya">NATO loses contact with drone chopper over Libya
NATO said one of its unmanned drones disappeared over Libya on Tuesday, refuting reports that forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi had shot down an alliance attack helicopter.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-21/qaddafi-tanks-deprived-of-diesel-as-ships-shunning-libya-freight-markets.html">Qaddafi Tanks Deprived of Diesel as Ships Shunning Libya: Freight Markets
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is facing a fourth month without the diesel cargoes needed to power tanks as he endures an 11-week air campaign led by NATO.
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/21/libya-government-using-landmines-nafusa-mountains">Human Rights Watch: Government Using Landmines in Nafusa Mountains
Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landmines in at least one location in the Nafusa Mountains, Human Rights Watch said today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-21/treasury-imposes-sanctions-against-libyan-banks-and-companies.html">Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against Libyan Banks and Companies
“The Treasury Department is carefully monitoring Libyan- associated entities worldwide to ensure that they are not attempting to evade sanctions and assist the Qaddafi regime.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13867323">Libya's Zliten rebels struggle to inch forward - video
On the ground with rebel forces
http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Security/Libya-Dozens-of-patients-receive-treatment-in-Italian-hospitals_312156226243.html">Libya: Dozens of patients receive treatment in Italian hospitals
Italy is giving medical treatment to dozens of Libyan civilians as a result of an accord signed between the rebel leadership and Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1646808.php/Libyan-rebels-say-they-are-close-to-Gaddafi-s-hometown">Libyan rebels say they are close to Gaddafi's hometown
Libyan rebels said Tuesday they have advanced towards the city of Sirte in a bid to secure the frontline leading to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/world/africa/22libya.html">NATO Reviewing Civilian Casualties in Libya Strike
NATO is investigating the possibility that a house in Tripoli that was destroyed during an alliance attack over the weekend might have been hit by a Libyan missile and not an errant NATO missile, a NATO official said Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/women-in-the-arab-spring-the-other-side-of-the-story/2011/06/21/AG32qVeH_blog.html">Women in the Arab Spring: The other side of the story
ut the other piece of the story is the anguish countless women have had to endure, in the form of rape, detention, or simply a lack of appreciation of their role in the protests.
http://yansoon.net/2011/06/21/open-letter-to-pro-gaddafi-cynthia-mckinney-from-disappointed-palestinians/">Open Letter to Gaddafi Supporter Cynthia McKinney from Disappointed Palestinians
... we can’t help but be irked by your recent stance on Libya. It’s fine to be against NATO intervention in Libya. You’re entitled to your own opinion. But to praise Libyan dictator Muammer Gaddafi is completely unacceptable. Anti-intervention shouldn’t equate to whitewashing Gaddafi’s crimes.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2078831,00.html">http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2078831,00.html
"Where is NATO?" the rebel asks, with no small amount of frustration.

Day 125, June 22

http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/06/germany-opens-inquiry-against-libyan-leader-muammar-gaddafi">Germany opens inquiry against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
German prosecutors on Tuesday opened a formal inquiry against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over alleged crimes against humanity, the DPA news agency reported.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/21/6910681-hamilton-derides-congress-white-house-for-missing-bigger-picture-on-libya">Hamilton derides Congress, White House for missing bigger picture on Libya
Hamilton said the United States should focus on protecting the Libyan people rather than ousting Libyan Leader Moammar Khaddafy immediately.
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFLDE75K15E20110621?sp=true">Gaddafi rockets dent sense of security in Misrata
Shelling by government forces positioned outside Misrata has been limited to neighbourhoods on the edge of the city. A child was killed and two others were wounded on Monday when a rocket exploded in a house near the port in the east. http://youtu.be/0UCXaMueLwE">Video here.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/22/libya.misrata.aftermath">Rocket shatters a family's life in Libya's Misrata
Monday evening, a rocket fired by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi slammed into his home in Misrata's Ruwaisat neighborhood. Faraj's 14-year-old brother, Ibrahim, was killed instantly -- washing his hands at the sink before evening prayers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/jun/22/syria-libya-middle-east-unrest-live#block-18">Poll: 85% in N. Africa see more democracy within 5 years from Arab Spring
Two thirds of people across the Middle East and North Africa believe the Arab Spring will produce more democratic governments, a new poll has found.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/world/asia/23beijing.html">China Moves Closer to Libyan Opposition
China’s foreign minister met here with the leader of Libya’s rebel opposition on Wednesday and said in a statement afterward that the opposition was “an important dialogue partner,” the latest in a series of Chinese moves to improve ties to the opposition.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/mcconnell-gop-outspoken-on-libya-because-theres-a-democrat-in-the-white-house.php">McConnell: GOP Outspoken On Libya Because There’s A Democrat In The White House
Here's an impressive package of candor from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who spoke to reporters Wednesday at a breakfast roundtable hosted by the Christan Science Monitor.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/rebel-leaders-in-libya-s-misrata-curb-press-freedoms-as-casualties-mount.html">Rebel Leaders in Libya’s Misrata Curb Press Freedoms as Casualties Mount
Rebel leaders in the besieged western Libyan city of Misrata imposed restrictions on the foreign press, marking a sharp contrast with their previous openness and with the policies of their counterparts in Benghazi in the east.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7RGy_Rc4XHmsWlv8CEuS9xzFJMA?docId=2c2092859826407b989a852c4f3c04b4">China: Libyan rebels increasingly represent public
China's foreign minister sought to bolster ties with Libya's rebels on Wednesday, telling the opposition leader that his Transitional National Council represents a growing segment of the Libyan public.
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/newsflash/51843-denmark-formally-recognises-rebel-libyan-government.html">Denmark recognises rebel Libyan government
Change in position comes after months of dialogue with rebels through special diplomat
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-rebels-envoy-20110623,0,3507935.story">Libya rebels, Kadafi regime hold indirect talks
A spokesman says the opposition insists that the strongman cannot be involved in any future government, but it may allow him to live out his last years in Libya at an isolated location.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1320673&mesg_id=1345655">Peaceful demonstrations
tabatha compiled these links, I myself am creating a personal archive I hope to share one day.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,769470,00.html">Diplomats Flock to Rebel City
Ahmed Jibril wages the war against the dictator Moammar Gadhafi in a small, yellow house near the harbor in Benghazi. There are no weapons here, and some don't even have a computer, as they sit in front of scratched desks on stacks of corrugated floor covering. They are the 14 employees of the new foreign ministry, which was once only a branch of the ministry in Tripoli before the entire staff joined the revolution. Only one member, its former head, is no longer there, having fled to Egypt.
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/libya/articles/20110622.aspx">Running Out The Clock
Rebels have turned their attention towards clearing out pro-Kaddafi forces outside of Tripoli. These gunmen are still outside Misarata, holding the eastern city of Sirte and operating in the desert south. Rebel forces are fighting in Zliten, which is 60 kilometers west of Misarata and 130 kilometers from Tripoli.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/following-up-part-ii-down-the-rabbit-hole-arms-exports-and-qaddafis-cluster-bombs">Following Up, Part II. Down the Rabbit Hole: Arms Exports and Qaddafi’s Cluster Bombs
Over the next few days, At War will try something different, and allow readers to look over our shoulders on an unusual reporting and verification adventure, and to journey with us on the follow-up on the attacks with cluster munitions in Misurata, Libya. Ready for a tour of some of the ins-and-outs of conflict reporting in the Internet Age? Then come along for a bit of a ride.
http://www.dr.dk/NETTV/Update/Forside.htm?video={8BC4B328-54D5-4BC1-AF50-5C1246086E05}">New exhibition honors the insurgency - Danish report
A museum in western Libya has just opened with an exhibition that honors the rebellion.
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/06/22/why-germany-abstained-on-un-resolution-1973-on-libya">Why Germany Abstained on UN Resolution 1973 on Libya
It would be too easy to consider that Germany’s abstention during the vote on Resolution 1973, on Libya, at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was a serious mistake caused by the inexperience of Guido Westerwelle, the young German Minister of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.unhcr.org/4e0099c79d.html">Away Alone: Unaccompanied children find shelter after fleeing Libya
Big, beautiful eyes barely hide the pain she's been through. Rosie has lived in three countries – Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya. The teenager never had a chance to set down roots, driven out of each country to save herself, always in search of somewhere to call home.

Day 126, June 23

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-22/house-republicans-plan-vote-to-restrict-military-funds-in-libya.html">House Republicans Plan Vote to Restrict Military Funds in Libya
House Republicans plan to vote this week on restricting spending for U.S. military involvement in Libya to activities not directly involved in hostilities, lawmakers said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/22/libya-idUSLDE75L21P20110622">Libya's Gaddafi accuses NATO of civilian "murders"
A defiant Gaddafi accused NATO states of being murderers of innocent civilians and vowed revenge.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/libyan-minister-travels-tunisia-more-libyan-troops-flee-204859465.html">Libyan minister travels to Tunisia
Libya's foreign minister has crossed into neighbouring Tunisia but his final destination is not known.
http://feb17.info/editorials/cynthia-mckinney-gaddafi’s-useful-idiot">Cynthia McKinney: Gaddafi’s Useful Idiot
McKinney praised the promises about Libyan “direct democracy” that are found in the infamous “Green Book” — a deranged manifesto written decades ago by Gaddafi himself.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/jun/23/libya-syria-middle-east-unrest-live#block-15">ICC to decide Monday on issuing warrants for Gaddafi, son and intel chief
The international criminal court says a panel of judges will announce on Monday whether it will issue arrest warrants for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Seif, and his intelligence Abdullah al-Sanoussi
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/libya-renewed-rocket-attacks-target-civilians-misratah-2011-06-23">Renewed rocket attacks target civilians in Misratah (Amnesty International)
Forces loyal to Libyan Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi are once again targeting civilians in Misratah by firing rockets, some containing ball bearings, into the city’s residential areas, Amnesty International said today.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-jun-23-2011-2049">Gaddafi "may leave within a few weeks"--former regime official
He is manoeuvring for three things - to leave the country, to have money and to be shielded from the International Criminal Court.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-jun-23-2011-2301">More Gaddafi troops, police defected today
A ship carrying 49 people fleeing the conflict in Libya arrived at a Tunisian port Thursday, including 19 police and soldiers who defected from the regime in Tripoli, AFP quoted the TAP news agency.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1347495&mesg_id=1351507">Libya Song, Kids cleaning, Jadu's freedom fighters, Libya the green mountain
More links from tabatha.
http://english.libya.tv/2011/06/23/head-banging-in-benghazi-‘guys-under-ground’">Head-banging in Benghazi: ‘Guys Under Ground’
Under Gaddafi’s regime, they had to rehearse in the storage room of a pharmacy and import even their guitar picks from Egypt. Now they’re one of Benghazi’s hippest rock bands: meet Guys UnderGround.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/following-up-part-iii-down-the-rabbit-hole-qaddafis-cluster-munitions-and-the-age-of-internet-claims/?ref=world">Chivers Part III. Down the Rabbit Hole: Qaddafi’s Cluster Munitions and the Age of Internet Claims
This month At War has revisited in detail the attacks this spring by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces on Misurata, Libya with cluster munitions. The blog has retraced the steps that led to the identification of the Spanish-made MAT-120 munitions, and documented the sale and transfer of these munitions from Spain to Libya from 2006 through early 2008, addressing, in the process, the Qaddafi government’s claims of not possessing any of these rounds.

Day 127, June 24

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/uk-libya-misrata-blame-idUKTRE75M1OV20110623">Facing setbacks, Libyan city sees enemies all around
The sheep were already dying, cut down by the ball bearings and twisted metal of the rocket that slammed into Salah Abdulrahman's backyard on the outskirts of this rebel-held Libyan city.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/lieberman-and-rubio-on-libya-debate-get-over-it-and-move-on-20110623">Lieberman and Rubio on Libya Debate: Get Over It and Move On
As the House continues to challenge the administration on the U.S. engagement in Libya, Sens. Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., say it’s time to accept reality and move on to ending Muammar el-Qaddafi’s regime.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304569504576403953211942410.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news">U.S. Says Gadhafi Might Flee Tripoli
New U.S. intelligence shows Col. Moammar Gadhafi is "seriously considering" fleeing Tripoli for a more secure location outside the capital, according to U.S. officials, raising the prospect that the Libyan leader's hold on power is increasingly fragile.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13898754">Libya rebels 'in secret talks' with Tripoli underground
The Libyan rebels in the east are in close contact with an underground network of opponents of Col Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, the BBC has learnt.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/IOR63/002/2011/en/88c5f4d2-c622-4529-866b-bf85a3556dca/ior630022011en.pdf">African Union must prioritize the protection of civilians in conflict situations
As the African Union (AU) meets for its 17th Ordinary Heads of State and Government Summit in Malabo,
Equatorial Guinea, Amnesty International calls upon the AU to prioritize the plight of civilians in the armed
conflicts in Libya, Somalia and Sudan.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-alisawi-libyaassets-20110624,0,7777019.story">Libya's money for Libyans
The world community is holding billions of dollars in Libyan assets. Now is the time to unfreeze those assets, grant the Libyan people some of their own money and alleviate the suffering.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/libya-renewed-rocket-attacks-target-civilians-misratah-2011-06-23">Libya: Renewed rocket attacks target civilians in Misratah
Forces loyal to Libyan Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi are once again targeting civilians in Misratah by firing rockets, some containing ball bearings, into the city’s residential areas, Amnesty International said today.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/jun/24/syria-libya-middle-east-unrest-live?commentpage=all#block-25#block-24">NATO warships have begun shore bombardment of Gaddafi forces around Misrata
News from Libya. Nato warships have begun shore bombardment of pro-Gaddafi forces in the latest attempt by the alliance to break the stalemate around Misrata, writes Chris Stephen from the besieged Libyan rebel-held city.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/house-libya-vote-smell-victory-moammar-gadhafi/story?id=13925246">House Libya Vote: Smell of Victory for Moammar Gadhafi
It had the sound of a victory celebration: Machine guns rat-a-tat-tatting in the air. Crowds of young supporters swathed in Moammar Gadhafi green celebrating, cheering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13912339">Photographing Libya's violent conflict
For most of Col Muammar Gaddafi's decades in power, foreign journalists had been blocked from entering Libya.
http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/06/23/libyan-rebels-broadcast-free-radio-to-the-cities-of-misurata-and-benghazi">Libyan rebels broadcast free radio to the cities of Misurata and Benghazi
It has been a while since I’ve written about radio in Libya. The popular revolt in that country started back in February, and http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/02/21/reports-and-tweets-say-libyan-protestors-are-taking-over-radio-stations/">there were reports that opposition protestors were taking over radio stations in regions where the central government was losing control. Some four months later the uprisings and struggle against Muammar Qaddafi are still going on, as Qaddafi shows no sign of giving up power and rebels continue their fight.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/MENTAL+TOLL+LIBYAN/4992454/story.html">Doctors tackle mental toll of Libyan war
Twenty-five mostly veiled-female doctors and medical students look nervously toward a projection screen deep in the bowels of Benghazi's newest hospital.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1347495&mesg_id=1353862">Some commentary on Chivers debunking of the HRI nonsense.
Sorry, couldn't let this go. Thanks to tabatha for her compiling this info.

Thanks to pinboy3niner, an epic, amazing, awesome person for his unrelenting updates this week even when these posts sometimes feel as though they're unappreciated. I'm exhausted, had a long week, and I just have so much love for this guy, so forgive my rambling. Also much thanks to tabatha and Iterate for their special touch, and anyone else I missed, you guys are my heroes!

http://twitter.com/#!/Libyamap">Click here for updated map

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x594751">A topic on the women of the revolution, dispels myths about the treatment of women in Benghazi.

Videos to bring the Libyan Revolution into context
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0vChMDuNd0">The Battle of Benghazi. BBC Panorama on Libya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyaPnMnpCAA">Part 1, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMzwQvcx62s">Part 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwWwOeZqz6M">Video of the convoy sent to take Benghazi, taken from a dead soliders cell phone (shows how massive the operation was). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAclhhHv43s&feature=player_embedded">Arab Awakening: Libya: Through the Fire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5tu5bJWKc">Tea of Freedom Song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z41kQvx4uKw">Libya: Part 2 - The Uprising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vNWCGDkdWY">Benghazi - Backbone of the Libyan revolution

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-10-0">March 10 7:28pm Saif al Islam Gaddafi says "the time has come for full-scale military action" against Libyan rebels. He goes on to say that Libyan forces loyal to his family "will never surrender, even if western powers intervene".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x677397">Text of UN resolution 1973. How will a no fly zone work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWEwehTtK2k">AJE reports.

Belgium: http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/monde/2011-03-21/les-f-16-belges-dans-le-feu-de-l-action-829588.php">Six F-16 Falcon fighter jets of the Belgian Air Component.

Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Navy Wielingen class frigate Drazki http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2011-03-23&article=35828">will participate in the naval blockade.

Canada: Canadian Forces Air Command has deployed http://www.cefcom-comfec.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/ops/mobile/index-eng.asp">a total 440 military personnel as well as the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Charlottetown are participating in operations.

Denmark: The Royal Danish Air Force http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1227910/denmark-to-send-squadron-on-libya-op/">is participating with six F-16AM fighters.

France: French Air Force which realizes 25% of NATO's strikes http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/autres-operations/harmattan/libye-debut-des-operations-aeriennes-francaises">is participating in the mission with 51 Mirage and Rafale Aircraft.

Greece: The Elli-class frigate Limnos of the Hellenic Navy http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2011/03/20/greek-defence-ministry-no-participation-in-operations-outside-the-nato/">is currently in the waters off Libya as part of the naval blockade.

Italy: Four Tornado ECRs of the Italian Air Force http://www.corriere.it/esteri/11_marzo_20/tripoli-bombardamento-chiesta-riunione-onu_2e95d102-52c0-11e0-a725-dbe20f0ba2b5.shtml">participated in SEAD operations.

Jordan: Six Royal Jordanian Air Force fighter jets http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90043651?After%20hesitation%2C%20Jordan%20joins%20in%20Libya%20no-fly%20campaign">landed at a coalition airbase in Europe on 4 April to provide "logistical support."

NATO: E-3 airborne early warning and control (AWACS) http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/nordtrondelag/article1606878.ece">aircraft operated by NATO.

Netherlands: The Royal Netherlands Air Force http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/dutch-f-16s-operational-over-libya">provides six F-16AM fighters and a KDC-10 refuelling plane.

Norway: The Royal Norwegian Air Force has http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/libya/artikkel.php?artid=10091294">deployed six F-16AM fighters to Souda Bay Air Base.

Qatar: The Qatar Armed Forces are http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123248695">contributing six Mirage 2000-5EDA fighter jets and two C-17 strategic transport aircraft.

Romania: The Romanian Naval Forces http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-8423876-traian-basescu-sustine-declaratie-presa-ora-21-00-dupa-sedinta-csat.htm">will participate in the naval blockade with the frigate Regele Ferdinand.

Spain: The Spanish Armed Forces are http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Espana/intervendra/cazas/F-18/fragata/F-100/submarino/avion/vigilancia/maritima/elpepuint/20110319elpepuint_14/Tes">participating with four F-18 fighters.

Sweden: The Royal Swedish Air Force will http://www.swedishwire.com/politics/9050-sweden-offers-eight-fighter-jets-for-libya-mission">commit eight JAS 39 Gripen jets for the international air campaign.

Turkey: The Turkish Navy http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/24/general-libya-diplomacy_8373237.html">will participate with five ships and one submarine in the NATO-led naval blockade to enforce the arms embargo.

United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates Air Force http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1300255413630&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews">sent six F-16 Falcon and six Mirage 2000 fighter jets to join the mission.

United Kingdom: The Royal Air Force has http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/TyphoonJoinsTornadoInLibyaGroundAttackOperations.htm">deployed 12 Tornado and 10 Typhoon fighters, surveillance aircraft, and air refuelling tankers.

United States: The United States has http://www.webcitation.org/5xJ8qNGGe">deployed a naval force of 11 ships and are using MQ-1 Predator UAVs to strike targets in Libya on 23 April.

As of June 18 the National Trasitional Council has been formally recognized by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transitional_Council#Recognition">18 countries.

France (March 10),

Qatar (March 28),

Maldives (April 3),

Italy (April 4),

Kuwait (April 13),

The Gambia (April 22),

Jordan (April 24),

Sengal (April 28),

The United Kingdom (June 4),

Spain (June 8),

Australia (June 9),

UAE (June 12),

Germany (June 13),

Canada (June 14),

Panama (June 14),

Austria (June 18),

Latvia (June 20),

Denmark (June 22).

"One month ago (Western countries) were sooo nice, so nice like pussycats," Saif says in a contemptuous sing-song tone."Now they want to be really aggressive like tigers. (But) soon they will come back, and cut oil deals, contracts. We know this game." - http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058389,00.html">Saif Gaddafi

(Yeah, Saif, as if you weren't "cutting oil deals, contracts" with western states. Who are the 'tigers' now? Bombing your own people.)

http://english.libya.tv/2011/04/25/eastern-libyans-believe-in-national-unity-distrust-au-and-turkish-mediation-survey-reveals/">The first free public opinion poll ever conducted in Libya reveals clues to Eastern Libyan sentiments
* 98 percent of the respondents do not support the division of Libya as a part of the political solution for the current conflict with the Gaddafi regime. Around 95 percent also don’t see any role for Gaddafi or his sons in a transitional period, and think it is impossible to implement any political reform in Libya if Gaddafi or one of his sons stays in power

* Around 96 percent of those polled, believe that the 17th of February revolution can consolidate the national unity of Libya and support the model of a democratic Libya based on a constitution which respects human rights

* Al-Qaeda has not played any role in the 17th of February revolution, say 94 percent of the Eastern Libyans, and 91 percent thinks it’s impossible for Al-Qaeda to play any political role in the new Libya

* The National Transitional Council is seen by 92 percent of those surveyed as “expressing the views and wishes of Libyans for change”

This is equivalent to 17% the entire population of Libya, doing the numbers very conservatively.

http://jenkinsear.com/2011/03/19/a-legal-war-the-united-nations-participation-act-and-libya/">A Legal War: The United Nations Participation Act and Libya
The above link is to an overview of why Obama's implementation of the NFZ and R2P is perfectly legal under the law. I will not post it entirely here, however, all objections come down to the misinformed position that Obama, by using forces in Libya, was invoking Article 43 of the United Nations. This is wrong. Obama invoked Article 42, which does not require congressional approval to implement. Proof of this is that Article 43 has http://www.un.org/en/sc/repertoire/actions.shtml#rel5">never been used.

It goes like this: The US law (Title 22, Chap. 7, Subchap. XIV § 287d) grants the President the right to invoke UN Article 42 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00000287---d000-.html">without authorization, the War Powers Act (Title 50, Chap. 33 § 1541) grants the President permission to act without authorization under http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/50/1541–1548.html">"specific statutory authorization" which, by definition, is what 287d does. § 1543 of the War Powers Act requires the President to report to Congress, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/obama_explains_libya_mission_to_congress/2011/03/03/ABU9377_blog.html">which he did. One can argue all day and night about the legality of the War Powers Act, doesn't change the fact that under the law as it is written, the President acted within the law.

Editorials worth reading.
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2011/03/2011328194855872276.html">Libyan Karzai? Chalabi? Forget it, http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2011/04/04/110404taco_talk_anderson#ixzz1HvS7iW22">Who Are the Rebels?, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/29/vision-democratic-libya-interim-national-council">A vision of a democratic Libya, http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/is-qaddafi-an-anti-racist/">Is Qaddafi an anti-racist?, http://www.workersliberty.org/story/2011/04/20/left-slipping-towards-qaddafi">The left: slipping towards Gaddafi?, http://www.workersliberty.org/story/2011/04/27/once-again-“stop-bombing”">Once again on "stop the bombing", http://www.juancole.com/2011/03/an-open-letter-to-the-left-on-libya.html">An Open Letter to the Left on Libya, http://www.juancole.com/2011/03/top-ten-ways-that-libya-2011-is-not-iraq-2003.html">Top Ten Ways that Libya 2011 is Not Iraq 2003, http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/09/110509fa_fact_anderson">Sons of the Revolution

Mohammed Nabbous, killed by Gaddafi's forces while trying to report on the massacre in Benghazi

"I'm not afraid to die, I'm afraid to lose the battle" -Mohammed Nabbous, a month ago when all this began

I'm struggling to come up with something to say about this man. I was not aware of the Libyan uprising until I saw Mo's first report, begging for help, posted here on DU. I was stricken. Here was a man giving everything he had to explain a situation that clearly terrified him, I would not call him a coward in that moment, but you could see the fear in his eyes, and desperation in his voice. For 30 days Nabbous would spend many hours covering the uprising in Benghazi. For many nights I would go to sleep with the webcast of Benghazi live on my computer screen, looking to it occasionally to be sure it was still 'there.' Mo treated the chat room as if we were his friends, and in some way, we were. I never signed up to LiveStream to thank him for all his work and it seems somewhat shallow to do so now, given that I was a lurker for so long. Ever since I took over posting these threads "Libya Alhurra" has been linked as a source of information. It wasn't until last night, when I posted, and twitter posted on Mo's adventures out into Benghazi to try to determine the truth of the situation, that Mo's webchannel became a hit, over 2000 people were watching him stream live. This was curious to him because he'd done many reports like this in the past but he appeared somewhat bemused that the view count exploded as it did. Last night Mo became a star. This is a man who first started out with a webcast replete with fear and desperation finally overcoming that aspect of himself and losing that fear, to become someone who was a fighter for the resistance just as much as those who held the guns. Reporting on the front lines of Benghazi became his final act, and for that he should never, ever be forgotten. I'm so sorry Mo that I never got to know you better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAclhhHv43s&feature=player_ded">Arab Awakening: Libya: Through the Fire is a documentary about Mo's last days, please watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EXALI60hg">Mo's first report, which many of you may remember, begging for help.

Mo leaves behind a wife who is with child, she had http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/23/a_bright_voice_from_libyas_darkness">this to say about the No Fly Zone and R2P UN resolution:

We started this in a pure way, but he turned it bloody. Thousands of our men, women, and children have died. We just wanted our freedom, that's all we wanted, we didn't want power. Before, we could not do a single thing if it was not the way he wanted it. All we wanted was freedom. All we wanted was to be free. We have paid with our blood, with our families, with our men, and we're not going to give up. We are still going to do that no matter what it takes, but we need help. We want to do this ourselves, but we don't have the weapons, the technology, the things we need. I don't want anyone to say that Libya got liberated by anybody else. If NATO didn't start moving when they did, I assure you, I assure you, half of Benghazi if not more would have been killed. If they stop helping us, we are going to be all killed because he has no mercy anymore.

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