Libya - civil unrest & now NATO involvement

[Chester Copperpot]

From BBC live feed

Word emerging now of a possible replacement for Col Gaddafi if indeed the Friday factor works against the hard-pressed Libyan leader and he is forced out. Al-Jazeera TV says talks are taking place between "personalities from eastern and western Libya to form a body to govern the country".

 

[quimcunx]

He's back! He's okay

Yay!

Until the dust begins to settle yes....aterwards though?

We're a bit busy with the flying dust just now. I'm sure there will be plenty of discussion when they can see how the dust is settling. And see copperpot's posts. There are plenty of people in Libya who can help run a country.

 

[quimcunx]

FUCK OF WITH CALIFORNIAN'S GAS PRICES!

 

[lopsidedbunny]

FUCK OF WITH CALIFORNIAN'S GAS PRICES!

what th'ell happen? We all know the Americans like cheap Gas Prices... That why they invade countrys to liberate them...

 

[quimcunx]

what th'ell happen? We all know the Americans like cheap Gas Prices... That why they invade countrys to liberate them...

Just a report on them in AJE. They might use the time on Bahrain, or Yemen, or Algeria, or Iran or Iraq or Mauritania (that's right it's not a made up country, they are out on the streets ) or Saudi Arabia (kicking off 3pm today).

Or Morocco or even Egypt or Tunisia.

 

[Idris2002]

Kenyan authorities have denied the claim of MG's former chief of protocol that Kenyan ex-military are among the mercenaries in Libya:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201102250032.html

However, in Zimbabwe -

Speculation that members of the Zimbabwe National Army are in Libya to help prop up cornered dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has gained momentum.

This follows Zimbabwe's Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa avoiding giving a straight answer to a question posed in Parliament.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201102241105.html

That link also quotes a London based Libyan activist who says that MG may be getting ready to flee to Zimbabwe. Mugabe's already sheltering Mengistu, the former Ethiopian dictator, so 'Comrade Bob' does have form in that area.

Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice.

 

[elbows]

Gaddafi is speaking again.

 

[Lock&Light]

He's live on AJ again.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Gadaffi is back on TV live.

He seems to have found some supporters who are no doubt enthusiastic about cheering him

 

[butchersapron]

Change of tactic

 

[twentythreedom]

Just been talking to a government chap from Malta telling me about the two fighter jets

If I was him I would repaint them in the Maltese flag and fly them around

The Maltese Cross is pretty bad-ass, tbf

 

[elbows]

OK this time he is speaking at green square, to quite an audience, telling the youth to dance, sing and stay up all night. Green flags, yada yada,

 

[Idris2002]

OK this time he is speaking at green square, to quite an audience, telling the youth to dance, sing and stay up all night.

Party like it's 1789!

 

[quimcunx]

Now are we including Saif's speech as part of the 3 speeches tradition? Or the umbrella speech?

 

[OneStrike]

The crazy fucker has made a personal appearance in Martyr Square, i guess he is serious about dying there.

edit: should have refreshed before posting that.

 

[twentythreedom]

There's something about Gaddaffi - he's truly one of a kind. Complete and utter mentalist.

 

[butchersapron]

Party like it's 1789!

Your father will be avenged soon.

 

[butchersapron]

The crazy fucker has made a personal appearance in Martyr Square, i guess he is serious about dying there.

edit: should have refreshed before posting that.

Or using the networks that he controls to get there on a day when the media is allowed in. What's happening on the outside decided this - not this.

 

[Idris2002]

 

[quimcunx]

I haven't seen any (permitted) media in Tripoli. Has anyone else?

 

[butchersapron]

All the techniques used to make the crowd look bigger btw - no long distance shots. Looks very shallow when they go up a little bit, vans rather than people filling the back pic. Why?

 

[twistedAM]

As an aside, the BBC have sent Ben Brown to the Tunisia/Libya border. Wonder if he'll notice any wheelchair bound protestors attacking soldiers?

 

[quimcunx]

I don't know if it's the green flags but there is something about the film quality of some of his supporter rallies that reminds me of leprachauns and brigadoon.

AJE are saying today's look very sincere. I haven't thought the same on previous ones.

 

[elbows]

I haven't seen any (permitted) media in Tripoli. Has anyone else?

I posted something yesterday, from either the BBC or the Guardian, about 9 italian journalists that were invited to Tripoli and it went a little bit wrong when nobody met them at the airport and one of them got punched at a checkpoint.

 

[elbows]

AlJezeera English anchor trying a bit too hard to discredit these images.

 

[quimcunx]

I posted something yesterday, from either the BBC or the Guardian, about 9 italian journalists that were invited to Tripoli and it went a little bit wrong when nobody met them at the airport and one of them got punched at a checkpoint.

Easily done. Who of us hasn't made the same gaff.

 

[butchersapron]

I don't know if it's the green flags but there is something about the film quality of his supporter rallies that reminds me of leprachauns and brigadoon.

AJE are saying today's look very sincere. I haven't thought the same on previous ones.

They're sincere whilst focused in on 20 people. Look at the back of the pics, there's roads running and vans/coaches parked - the depth is nothing. It's like a free community festival. Not enough to win fuck all frankly.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Gadiffi's hat looks like a something a Hoxton twat would wear

 

[elbows]

All the techniques used to make the crowd look bigger btw - no long distance shots. Looks very shallow when they go up a little bit, vans rather than people filling the back pic. Why?

Yeah it seemed to be hundreds rather than many thousands.

Anyway he hasnt got that much of a deathwish as he didnt hang around very long.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

I reckon a thousand or two