Libya - civil unrest & now NATO involvement

[quimcunx]

We will fight to the last bullet

shit

It's ok. The army owns most of them and they're siding with the protesters, if not already then right about now I reckon.

Would be interesting to see a body language/psychologist type have a go at interpreting this.....

 

[DrRingDing]

Sould be interesting to see a body language/psychologist type have a go at interpreting this.....

Maybe we could find a board for shrinks with that specialisations and ask them their thoughts.

 

[yardbird]

"Well, how did I do daddy?"

 

[dylans]

Libyans listening to Saif's speech, shoes in the air.

 

[scooter]

I'm astonished. That was the most gripping bit of live tv I've watched in ages. A dictator's last plea before the chop.

 

[yardbird]

The bbc lady translator was good.

 

[scooter]

yeah she had me on the edge of my seat. The sky guy had such a boring voice.

 

[quimcunx]

There should be a new category for translators in the News Oscars. If there isn't one already.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

Full text of Saif Gadaffi's speech, as Transcribed and tweeted live by @SultanAlQassemi with screenshots from AlJazeera.

 

[moochedit]

That was a very weird speech.

 

[bolshiebhoy]

Libyans listening to Saif's speech, shoes in the air.

Fecking beautiful even if the link might be broken, saw it on twitter.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

Libyan ambassador in Dehli has resigned.. admits the number of people killed are in the 100s.. he says Gaddafi should go....
live now on Radio 5

 

[yardbird]

BBC suggest that it may have been recorded, which makes it even more ridiculous.

Maybe to give an extra three quarters of an hour to pack.

 

[quimcunx]

That was a very weird speech.

It was long and rambling rather than fully scripted which led to a couple of slips, but mostly standard outgoing dictator rhetoric; a variation on a theme.

 

[elbows]

That was a very weird speech.

It wouldnt be a revolution against Gadaffi if it didnt have at least one weird and comedic moment.

I reckon the son of Gadaffi is also related to a certain idiot abroad

 

[dylans]

It was long and rambling rather than fully scripted which led to a couple of slips, but mostly standard outgoing dictator rhetoric; a variation on a theme.

Pretty much predictable fare yeah. Throw blame at everyone but yourself, BBC, Al Jaz, foreigners in general, Islamists, drunks, drugs, Egyptians and Tunisians, The EU, Over enthusiastic youths, throw them all into a random pot in a bizarre conspiracy. Admit mistakes and promise democracy and dialogue while trying to keep a straight face, make vague threats of chaos, bread price rises, national break up etc. Issue increasingly laughable and empty threats of civil war and bloodshed. Make increasingly ridiculous appeals for calm.

Finally of course, the one thing that tells us he is leaving soon. Make a defiant promises to never surrender etc.

I give him 48 hours

 

[dylans]

Dad has given his reaction to his son's speech

Gaddafi face palm

 

[dylans]

dp

 

[elbows]

Somewhat predictably the fun has started with the #According2Saif tag on twitter

 

[scooter]

I reckon they'll be on a plane by 2. His heart wasn't in it, he was just going through the motions.

 

[moochedit]

blame at everyone but yourself, BBC, Al Jaz, foreigners in general, Islamists, drunks, drugs, Egyptians and Tunisians, The EU, Over enthusiastic youths, throw them all into a random pot in a bizarre conspiracy.

did glenn beck write it for him ?

 

[dylans]

Somewhat predictably the fun has started with the #According2Saif tag on twitter

"unemployed drunks are driving tanks and turning bread into gold" I'm sorry that's what he said!

 

[quimcunx]

That tweet could have been written by the Daily Mail.

I give him 48 hours

I'm giving him 24 if they leave, 36 if the people have to kill them.

*feeling bullish*

 

[scooter]

Presumably he knows that Switzerland will freeze his assets the moment he leaves power so I wonder whether he's trying to withdraw them as we speak.

Makes you wonder whether Switzerland has already blocked his account. Obviously they'll be wise to the "dictator transfers his funds half an hour before being deposed" trick.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

http://www.libyafeb17.com/

Call #1: We need some intervention! It’s going to be a bloodbath
Call #2: It was a decoy, they were shooting at protesters while the speech was being aired

 

[elbows]

Tweet rumours from Tripoli since the speech have turned ugly, including snipers and reports that the Werfalla tribe are in the streets to support Gadaffi.

 

[OneStrike]

@ShababLibya has been a good read on twitter, constantly updating and seemingly in the know.

 

[quimcunx]

http://www.libyafeb17.com/

Call #1: We need some intervention! It’s going to be a bloodbath
Call #2: It was a decoy, they were shooting at protesters while the speech was being aired

It's still over. Last gasp.

They are already on the backfoot. If it goes according to script more protesters will turn out tomorrow. More army will swap sides. More diplomats will resign and condemn.

*hopes*

 

[lopsidedbunny]

Sh*t a load going on the BBC are saying the liberation of Benghazi will Egypt military get involved? I know they not huge fans of Libyan, protest in Tripoli.

 

[quimcunx]

There have been reports of aid being organised from Egypt and coming to the border, in the way of medical supplies etc, not military aid. If it's actually possible for them to get aid in there at this time is another story.