Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 22 (or 24*), Part 1

[Catherina]

Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 22 (or 24*), Part 1

#Feb17 Youth organizers invite Gaddafi's collaborators to stand under his umbrella ella ella ella ella ella http://bit.ly/faa34E

"We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya."
- Saif Islam Qaddafi during interview

*I called this Day 22 because the official start date was #Feb17 but events kicked off 2 days earlier.

Previous Day 21 threads: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7

The world’s 100 largest arms dealers, excluding Chinese vendors, sold weapons for $401 billion in 2009, with US vendors in first place. In 2009 the UK and France sold €687,399 of "Chemical or biological toxic agents, riot control agents, radioactive materials, related equipment, components and material". In 2011, the US government was going to sell Gaddafi $77Million of Military Hardware. The deal was quietly scuttled right before the revolution started (Also see "Briefing and Major Arms Sale, State Dept Briefing on Oct 2010)

AC360 March 9 update with courageous Alex Crawford, the only reporter who got into Zawiya

On other alarming news, on March 9 the Sydney Morning Herald reported Nerve Gas used on protesters in Yemen. Will we hear a word about that?

Threads for Days 1-22 are in my journal

"I was born in Tunisia, I persevered in Egypt, I sacrificed myself in Libya, I have fought in Yemen&Bahrain. I am Freedom, I will not die."
- Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub

LibyanThinker The Libyan Thinker
New video of Soldiers Executed for Refusing to Shoot Protesters in #Libya

Click here for updated and interactive map

Military Installations

Oil Map


- Google Earth DL here to see positions of army and patrolling route of mercenaries
- MAP of Protests across the Middle East

Please rec if you read these so I know if the effort here is worth it.

[pinboy3niner]

1. CURRENT TIME IN LIBYA = 12:32 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 10

Libya time = EST +7 hours, PST +10 hours

[Catherina]

2. plane carrying AliAbdelsalemTreki #G's new UN ambassador, denied landing rights in #US & sent back

ZahratTrablis Zahrat El
A plane carrying AliAbdelsalemTreki #Gaddafi new UN ambassador was denied landing rights in #US and sent back to #Libya v #AJE
7 hours ago

[pinboy3niner]

3. BREAKING: France is first major EU power to recognise the Libyan national council

From The Guardian's News Blog:

10.12am:

France has just become the first major European power to recognise the Libyan national council in Benghazi as the legitimate representative of Libyan people.

France is to open an embassy in Benghazi and will allow the Libyan embassy in Paris to reopen.

This will be welcomed by the Libyan council, which has been pushing for such recognition.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[Catherina]

4. A look into European Affairs: "MEP's rethoric turn towards a military solution for Libya"

Shnesh Sarah Hnesh
A look into European Affairs: (click CC button for Closed Captioning) http://tiny.cc/jzz3g #Libya #Feb17
5 hours ago

MEP's rethoric turn towards a military solution for Libya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1VX7e55ptQ&tracker=False&NR=1

A heated debate on Libya, as part of a hearing on the EU's Southern neighborhood policy, has heard some of the most suggestive rethoric thus far regarding a military response to the Libya crisis.

[pinboy3niner]

5. AJE, Reuters report gunboats attacking opposition forces in Free Libya

That's in addition to tanks, artillery and airstrikes now hitting opposition forces.

[joshcryer]

6. I'm beginning to believe they cannot win without intervention.

I hope I'm wrong.

[pinboy3niner]

37. Formal diplomatic recognition helps pave the way for aiding the opposition

For one thing, it should remove legal obstacles to providing arms, and further legitimizes other direct support.

[Catherina]

7. #Libya cancels sale of 2 million barrels of oil to China & orders the Chinese ship to leave the port

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Chinese oil firm announces it won't buy Libyan oil in the next few months & will buy Algerian oil instead. #Libya
4 hours ago

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: #Libya cancels sale of 2 million barrels of oil to China & orders the Chinese ship to leave the port
4 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Al Arabiya is a compromised news source due to recent orders from the House of Saud, along with huge bribes, to take a pro-Gaddafi line. They've been caught several times in the last 2 weeks. Sadly, anything they report needs to be doublechecked now.

[defendandprotect]

53. LIBYA HURRA-- !!

[Catherina]

8. #Yemen announces plans for a new constitution & transfer of power to a parliamentary system

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Jazeera: Yemen president (in power for 33 years) announces plans for a new constitution & the transfer of power to a parliamentary system
3 hours ago

[defendandprotect]

54. KR

[Catherina]

9. U.S. sends mixed signals on U.N. backing for Libya no-fly zone

CNNAbuDhabi CNN AbuDhabi
U.S. sends mixed signals on U.N. backing for Libya no-fly zone - http://bit.ly/fyb58e #cnn #libya
3 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

U.S. sends mixed signals on U.N. backing for Libya no-fly zone
By Tom Cohen, CNN
March 10, 2011 -- Updated 0033 GMT (0833 HKT)

Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration sent mixed signals Wednesday on its stance on a no-fly zone in Libya, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying U.N. backing was essential while White House spokesman Jay Carney left the door open to the United States acting unilaterally or in concert with NATO allies.

...

Carney and other administration officials contend the United States already has moved quickly in the crisis by freezing $30 billion in U.S. assets of Gadhafi, supporting further U.N. sanctions on Libya and sending military aircraft to help transport foreign nationals who fled the fighting there.

At the same time, top U.S. defense officials including Defense Secretary Robert Gates warn that imposing such a no-fly zone amounts to an act of war that requires major resources and political will.

On Wednesday, Carney reiterated the White House stance that all options remain on the table regarding Libya, and he specified that a possible no-fly zone was being actively discussed by both the United States and NATO.

...

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/09/us.libya/index.html

[Catherina]

10. #Russia announces ban on arms sales to #Libya

ibntarabulus Ibn Tarabulus
#Russia announces ban on arms sales to #Libya http://tinyurl.com/4taop2e
3 hours ago

Russia announces ban on arms sales to Libya

MOSCOW, March 10 | Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:22am GMT

(Reuters) - Russia will ban all weapons sales to Libya, the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday, effectively suspending its arms contracts with the government of Muammar Gaddafi.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/10/russia-libya-sanctions-idUKLDE72904120110310

[pinboy3niner]

11. Int'l. Red Cross: Libya in civil war, civilians bearing brunt of violence

From The Guardian's News Blog:

10.27am:

Libya is in a civil war, according to the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which says it has seen increasing numbers of wounded civilians arriving in hospitals in Ajdabiya and Misrata

ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said in Misrata 40 patients were treated for serious injuries and 22 dead were taken there. He said the Red Cross surgical team in Ajdabiya operated on 55 wounded this past week and "civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence".

He also called on Libyan authorities to grant the humanitarian agency access to western areas including the capital Tripoli and reminded both sides that civilians and medical facilities must not be targeted. Kellenberger told a news conference:

"We have now a non-international armed conflict, or what you would call civil war. We see increasing numbers of wounded arriving at hospitals in the east and we are extremely worried."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[Catherina]

12. #Yemen- Prince Andrew went to Yemen to sell arms to gov, praising 'unity, stability & development'

Remember #Yemen? RT @alaaslam @leloveluck: Prince Andrew went to Yemen to sell arms to gov, praising 'unity, stability & development' http://ind.pn/dRCUnj does ths man know anything?!
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Andrew's trip to Yemen was followed by arms deal
By Andy McSmith

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Prince Andrew meets the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on his recent visit

The Government licensed the sale of £160,000 worth of bullets and body armour to the Yemeni government after Prince Andrew met the country's Prime Minister for trade talks.

It was the Duke of York's third meeting in quick succession with leaders of the small Arab republic, which has been ruled with an iron hand for more than 20 years by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, but is now experiencing the wave of popular protest sweeping the Middle East.

...

Prince Andrew held three meetings with Yemeni leaders between September 2009 and January 2010, all on the pretext of boosting British exports. The records of the Export Control Organisation, the body which regulates arms sales overseas, show that during the first quarter of 2010 – just after the prince's third meeting – licences were granted for the sale of £160,245 worth of bullets and body armour to the Yemenis.

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Further criticism is likely after it emerged that, as recently as Monday this week, he has been lobbying an MP to help boost trade with Azerbaijan, a nation accused of torturing protestors.

...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrews-trip-to-yemen-ndash-and-a-deal-to-sell-a-dictator-bullets-2237614.html

[defendandprotect]

55. .. but the Crown has no influence -- YUCK!!

[pinboy3niner]

13. The Guardian: Opposition replacing untrained volunteers with experienced veterans

From The Guardian's News Blog:

10.48am:

The Guardian's Chris McGreal, in Benghazi says there has been a shake-up in the opposition forces amid the bombardment by Gaddafi's forces of other rebel-held territory in recent days.

The rebels seem to be becoming better organised militarily. They've now got a new experienced leader, Omar Hariri. He used to be one of Gaddafi's officers, in fact was part of the coup that brought him to power 40 years ago. They're digging in their defences around Ras Lanuf, strengthening them. It's not clear whether that means they're intending, for now, to simply sit there and try and resist Gaddafi's forces if they now turn their intentions east once they are dealt with Zawiyah, if they have indeed dealt with Zawiyah, that situation remains unclear or whether the rebels intend to continue to advance towards Tripoli...


One of the things that has happened is that the military leadership is clearing out all of the hundreds upon hundreds of young men who simply grabbed weapons in Benghazi and around from military bases and headed towards the front to fight. They have been very poorly disciplined, they have no experience, they have shot at the slightest provocation and they have become a danger to themselves, and to the rebel cause in some way. They are now being replaced by more experienced soldiers, people who have served with Gaddafi's army, in an effort to give some coordination and discipline.

Audio report at link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[joshcryer]

16. C'mon, revolutionaries, you can do it!

[Catherina]

14. Reports air strike on Libyan rebel lines east of Ras Lanuf

UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
AFP Breaking: Reports air strike on Libyan rebel lines east of Ras Lanuf #Libya #Feb11 #Febr17
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
SkyNews: AFP: Air strike targets Libyan rebels east of oil port town of Ras Lanuf. #Febr17 #Feb17 #Libya
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

15. many closed shops in Tripoli are closed not for safety but because of civil disobedience campaign

petersbeaumont peter beaumont
Hearing from various sources that the many closed shops in Tripoli are closed not for safety but because of civil disobedience campaign
2 hours ago

[pinboy3niner]

17. Reuters: Opposition forces bring tanks, multi-rocket lanchers to front line

Via The Guardian's News Blog:

10.59am:

Opposition forces on the main front line between the Mediterranean oil port of Ras Lanouf and the city of Bin Jawwad, appear to have established better supply lines, bringing heavy weapons like multiple-rocket launcher trucks and small tanks to the battle, Reuters reports.

Youssef Fittori, a major in the opposition force, said a mix of defectors from Gadhafi's special forces and civilain rebels were fighting government forces about 12 miles west of Ras Lanouf on the main coastal road to Bin Jawwad.

"Today, God willing, we will take Bin Jawwad. We are moving forward," he said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[Catherina]

18. NATO: Meetings of NATO Defence Ministers 10 and 11 March - Follow the event here

UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
NATO: Meetings of NATO Defence Ministers 10 and 11 March - Follow the event here: bit.ly/gOQPDo #Jan25 #Febr17 #Feb17 #Libya #Egypt
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

NATO Defence Ministers gather for two-day meeting in Brussels
10 Mar. 2011
NATO Defence Ministers arrived in Brussels for a two-day meeting at which the evolving situation in Libya will be at the top of the agenda. Ministers will consider how the Alliance can best prepare to add value to the efforts of the international community in dealing with the Libyan crisis in case there is a call for assistance.

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/events_71105.htm

[Catherina]

19. Propeller plane circling over Al-Brega. Yesterday bombs dropped on natrl gas plant, didn't explode

bencnn benwedeman
Propeller plane circling over Al-Brega. Yesterday residents said bombs dropped on natural gas plant but didn't explode. #Libya
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

20. BREAKING: Residential areas hit in Ras Lanuf

LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
BREAKING: Residential areas hit in Ras Lanuf - #feb17 #libya - libyafeb17.com/2011/03/report…
1 hour ago

13:01 AFP Two shells have hit the centre of Ras Lanuf, landing about 500 metres (yards) from the hospital as ambulances raced to the scene, a reporter says.

http://www.libyafeb17.com/2011/03/reports-that-zawiya-pushed-troops-2-5km-out-of-city-centre/

[Catherina]

21. Gov trying to take laptops off journalists leaving Tripoli airport along with SIM cards.

petersbeaumont peter beaumont
Hearing that now Libyan authorities trying to take laptops off journalists leaving Tripoli airport along with SIM cards.
37 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply



petersbeaumont peter beaumont
Less and less flights leaving Tripoli. Tunisair stopped as of last night. Soon we'll be unable to fly out.
36 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[defendandprotect]

56. KR --

[pinboy3niner]

22. Libya security forces taking laptops from reporters departing the country

From The Guardian's News Blog:

10.57am:

Further proof of how the Gaddafi regime treats journalists comes from the Guardian's Peter Beaumont who says security forces are confiscating equipment from reporters on their departure from the country.





http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[Catherina]

23. France to open embassy in #Benghazi in recognition of the #Libya n National Council

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
France to open embassy in #Benghazi in recognition of the #Libya n National Council
1 hour ago


ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
France has recognized the Libyan Transitional National Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people, according to the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy
36 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

24. Omar Mukhtar’s son urges courage against Gaddafi Fight for victory says son of Libya hero

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
AFP: Son of Arab hero Omar Mukhtar urges courage against Gaddafi http://bit.ly/ga0x3N via @AlArabiya_Eng #Libya
24 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Omar Mukhtar’s son urges courage against Gaddafi
Fight for victory, says son of Libya hero


Mohammed Omar al-Mukhtar (90), son of Libyan leader of the resistance movement and national hero Omar al-Mukhtar

"The whole world knows what Omar al-Mukhtar did. That's where they get their energy from
Mohammed Omar al-Mukhtar

Benghazi, LIBYA (AFP)
The son of Libya's first revolutionary can barely remember his freedom-fighter father, hanged 80 years ago by the Italians, but he has no doubt that today's rebels will prevail.

"They should hold themselves up and fill themselves with courage. God shall support them and give them victory," says 90-year-old Mohammed Omar al-Mukhtar, sitting slightly stooped in a black cloak, white scarf and red hat.

His father's 20-year guerrilla war against Italian colonial rulers made him a national hero, inspired generations of Libyans and was immortalized by Oscar-winning actor Anthony Quinn in the 1981 film "Lion of the Desert".

So powerful is his legacy, Mohammed said it was important for Muammer Gaddafi to declare the start of his revolution from Mukhtar's tomb.

...

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/03/10/140959.html

[Catherina]

25. central bank has ordered banks to recirculate old currency, sign that #G facing liquidity problems

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
#Libya’s central bank has ordered banks to recirculate old currency. This is a sign that #Gaddafi is facing liquidity problems
15 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

26. Approaching Ras Lanuf – checkpoint men say planes overhead, r loud booms from the other sides, ~10

bencnn benwedeman
Approaching Ras Lanuf – checkpoint men say planes overhead, hearing loud booms from the other sides of Ras Lanuf…10 so far… #Libya
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

27. Portugual's FM, in response to #G envoy, "Our message to Gaddafi is that his regime is over"

LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
Portugual's Foreign Minister has stated "Our message to Gaddafi is that his regime is over" - #feb17 #libya
7 minutes ago

In response to Gaddafi sending an envoy to Portugal yesterday

[defendandprotect]

57. kr

[Catherina]

28. Heavy weapons fighting ongoing in Ras Lanuf & Bin Jawad. Revos regain Bin Jawad

LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
Resident: Fighting ongoing in Ras Lanuf & Bin Jawad - #feb17 #libya - libyafeb17.com/2011/03/report…
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

13:18 A resident of Ajdabiya tells BBC that the fighting is ongoing with heavy weapons in Bin Jawad and Ras Lanuf. The resident also says rebels regain Bin Jawad.

http://www.libyafeb17.com/2011/03/reports-that-zawiya-pushed-troops-2-5km-out-of-city-centre/

[Catherina]

29. Much celebratory car honking in Benghazi due 2 France's recognition and sending envoy 2 city

MaryFitzgerldIT Mary Fitzgerald
by fieldproducer
Much celebratory car honking here in Benghazi as people learn France has recognised rebels' national council + will send envoy to the city
4 minutes ago

[pinboy3niner]

30. BREAKING, AJE: Portugal joins France in recognizing Libyan opposition council. nt

[Catherina]

31. UK Guardian correspondent & Brazilian correspondent for Estado, missing in #Libya

fieldproducer Neal Mann
Guardian correspondent missing in #Libya http://bit.ly/edtFZN
7 seconds ago

Guardian correspondent missing in Libya
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was last heard from on outskirts of Zawiya

Ian Black, Middle East editor
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 10 March 2011 11.27 GMT


Ghaith Abdul-Ahad has been reporting from western Libya for the past two weeks. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

...

Abdul-Ahad entered the country from Tunisia and was last in touch with the paper through a third party on Sunday, when he was on the outskirts of Zawiya, a town west of the capital, Tripoli, which has seen fierce fighting in the past few days.

...

Abdul-Ahad, who is an Iraqi national, is a highly respected staff correspondent who has written for the Guardian since 2004. He has spent long periods in Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan, reporting on the stories of ordinary people and their suffering in times of conflict.

He has won many of the most prestigious awards available to foreign correspondents, including Foreign Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards, the James Cameron award and the Martha Gellhorn prize. He was shortlisted in February in the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at this year's UK Press Awards.

Abdul-Ahad was travelling with Andrei Netto of the Brazilian newspaper Estado, who is also missing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/10/guardian-correspondent-missing-libya

[Catherina]

32. Andrei Netto (missing Brazilian reporter)

Here's his twitter pic. His last tweet was on Feb 10

Brazilian reporter goes missing, believed arrested by Gaddafi

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“For over a week now, the newspaper has lost all contact with correspondent Andrei Netto, who was stationed on the west of Libya covering the latest clashes between the rebels and Gaddafi’s forces,” the “Estado” says, adding that according to “unverified information, Netto could be imprisoned by the government along with another journalist and a Libya guide who was assisting them on site.”

Up until last Sunday, the newspaper was receiving indirect information, assuring that the reporter was OK, and was hiding in the Zawiya region, 30 km away from Tripoli.

Direct communications, such as telephone calls and emails had been suspended “for security reasons,” Libyan sources assured.

However, recent information suggests that Netto has been imprisoned in the Zawiya region.
Tripoli has yet to confirm his official detention.

...

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/61114/brazilian-reporter-goes-missing-believed-arrested-by-gaddafi

[Catherina]

33. Guardian correspondent Ghaith Abdul Ahad, one of the bravest reporters around

blakehounshell Blake Hounshell
Worrisome news. Guardian correspondent Ghaith Abdul Ahad, one of the bravest reporters around, gone missing in Libya guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar…
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

blakehounshell Blake Hounshell
Ghaith did some truly amazing reporting during the Iraq war; hope he is OK.
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

34. Brega is under bombardment right now from the air. oil refineries there are the target...

yusfali Yusf Ali
phone news: Brega is under bombardment right now from gaddafi's forces from the air. the oil refineries there are the target...
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply



LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
BREAKING: New attacks on Brega - #feb17 #libya - libyafeb17.com/2011/03/report…
8 minutes ago

13:30 BBC Gaddafi’s air forces have attacked Brega in the last few minutes. The attack happened near a group of revolutionaries at a check point, not in a residential area.

http://www.libyafeb17.com/2011/03/reports-that-zawiya-pushed-troops-2-5km-out-of-city-centre/

[Catherina]

35. In phone call, South African Pres. Zuma told Gaddafi to end immediately the killing of civilians

AJELive AJELive
In a phone call, South African President Jacob Zuma told Gaddafi to end immediately the killing of civilians
5 minutes ago

[defendandprotect]

58. LIBYA HURRA -- !!

[Catherina]

36. EU AJELive AJELive European Energy Commissioner says EU in no danger of oil shortage >

AJELive AJELive
European Energy Commissioner says EU in no danger of oil shortage caused by fighting in Libya and can't be blackmailed by #Gaddafi
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

38. #Gaddafi's soldiers killed in #Misurata

sunnkaa FreeLibya
by ChangeInLibya
GRAPHIC. #Gaddafi's soldiers killed in #Misurata http://yfrog.us/3d8soz Mixture of Black, Arab and Russian fighters
4 minutes ago


I must be desensitized but I didn't think that was graphic. Just dead mercenaries neatly lined up on the ground. None of them had the horrific wounds they've been inflicting on the Libya people.

[Catherina]

39. Libyan news Agency: "We will reveal a scandal related to #Sarkozy that could topple him."

Abu_Alzuluf Abu Alzuluf
by UKguy4justice
#Libyan news agency: "We will reveal a scandal related to #Sarkozy that could topple him." This shows how deserate #Qaddhafi is. #Libya
9 minutes ago


Please. By all means, please do. Take the whole rotten corrupt lot down with you.

[Catherina]

40. Ras Lanuf hospital is being evacuated after two shells struck near it

LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
Ras Lanuf hospital is being evacuated after two shells struck near it
2 minutes ago near it

[Catherina]

46. Libyan Navy in Mediterranean Sea bombarded a residential area in Ras Lanuf's eastern edge

CNNAbuDhabi CNN AbuDhabi
Libyan naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea bombarded a residential area in the city's eastern edge. #libya
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

CNNAbuDhabi CNN AbuDhabi
Libyan forces struck the city of Ras Lanuf on Thursday as they worked to wrest the town from opposition forces. #libya
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

41. Bin Jawad is back in revolutionary hands, who are now much more organised thanks to help from >

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Bin Jawad is back in revolutionary hands, who are now much more organised thanks to help from defected Libyan army #libya #febn17
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[defendandprotect]

59. Libya United Libya --

[pinboy3niner]

42. #Libya revolutionary council praises France for recognising it.... Urges Britain to do same

From The Guardian's Chris McGreal:

[Catherina]

43. Syria sends weapons, planes, and forces to Gaddafi to help him fight the uprising

libyanfsl Libya NFSL
Syria sends weapons, planes, and forces to Gaddafi to help him fight the uprising in Libya #Feb17 #Libya http://bit.ly/elFoZK
2 minutes ago

SOURCES: SYRIA SUPPORTS GADDAFI WEAPONS AND PILOTS TO STRIKE REVOLUTION

Brevity / Syrian opposition sources said that the ship that was headed from Syria to Libya was loaded with weapons, ammunition and special forces at the request of the Syrian regime of Gaddafi.

She said that a renewable quoted the Syrian ship missiles and equipment for night and modern equipment and a number of special forces of Maher al-Assad is competent forces raid.

The sources emphasized that the delay which received the transfer of the Syrian citizens from Libya to Syria was caused by Gaddafi request of supplying arms and equipment, which move the ship to another while processing his request for the transfer of Gaddafi.

Meanwhile, the Front said the Salvation of Libya The fiftieth Syria pilots were sent by the Syrian authorities are leading the Libyan warplanes bombed rebel positions Libyans.

...

http://www.ijaz-online.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1115:2011-03-09-13-19-35&catid=44:2009-02-14-09-18-02&Itemid=64

No kidding. Already shot down several pilots with Syrian identification papers.

Meanwhile in the February edition of Vogue Magazine

Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert
by Joan Juliet Buck | photographed by James Nachtwey


Asma al-Assad is glamorous, young, and very chic—the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies. Her style is not the couture-and-bling dazzle of Middle Eastern power but a deliberate lack of adornment. She’s a rare combination: a thin, long-limbed beauty with a trained analytic mind who dresses with cunning understatement. Paris Match calls her “the element of light in a country full of shadow zones.” She is the first lady of Syria.

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The presidential family lives surrounded by neighbors in a modern apartment in Malki. On Friday, the Muslim day of rest, Asma al-Assad opens the door herself in jeans and old suede stiletto boots, hair in a ponytail, the word happiness spelled out across the back of her T-shirt. At the bottom of the stairs stands the off-duty president in jeans—tall, long-necked, blue-eyed. A precise man who takes photographs and talks lovingly about his first computer, he says he was attracted to studying eye surgery “because it’s very precise, it’s almost never an emergency, and there is very little blood.”

...

Brass bells are handed out. Now we’re all singing “Jingle Bell Rock,” 1,331 audience members shaking their bells, singing, crying, and laughing.

“This is the diversity you want to see in the Middle East,” says the president, ringing his bell. “This is how you can have peace!”

http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/asma-al-assad-a-rose-in-the-desert/

We're supposed to admire these people?



His Excellency President Bashar Al-Assad receiving the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative, Baroness Catherine Ashton, March 16, 2010


We've got a whole nest of vipers on our hands
http://www.presidentassad.net/images/Al_Assad_2010_Pictures/Bashar_Al_Assad_March_2010_Pictures.htm

[pinboy3niner]

45. Brass bells? Oops, I think they misspelled that

:evilgrin:

[Catherina]

47. I must be really slow this. Can u explain? n/t

[pinboy3niner]

48. From the Vogue story:

"Brass bells are handed out. Now we’re all singing “Jingle Bell Rock,” 1,331 audience members shaking their bells, singing, crying, and laughing."

[Catherina]

50. Still utterly confused, probably too early. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

52. It takes brass BALLS to aid and abet in commission of crimes against humanity. nt

[Catherina]

44. Russia announced it does not disagree with a #NFZ over #Libya if it's policed correctly.

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
Russia has announced it does not disagree with a #NFZ over #Libya if it was policed correctly. This is a huge step in the right direction!
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[pinboy3niner]

49. CNN reporter: Gaddafi forces advancing on Ras Lanuf w/artillery, tanks, ships...

From the Guardian's News Blog:

12.13pm:

CNN Spanish's Middle East correspondent tweets (link in Spanish) that Gaddafi forces are advancing on Ras Lanuf with artillery tanks and ships. It also reports mortar fire in the hospital car park.

Twitter link (in Spanish):
http://twitter.com/joselevycnn/status/45816796489592832#


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/10/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live

[Catherina]

51. Part 2 here

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x602261