zollo Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well, here is another round of going over what might just be a world-defining era in our lifetimes.Colonel G. showing no sign of giving up (no surprise there): BBC.The Yemeni security forces are now to protect all demonstrators, as per presidential decree: link.Saudi Arabia dishes out benefits in grand style. Can't solve it? Throw money at it.And in an attempt to stay relevant - lets shoot a rocket at Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 The Yemeni security forces are now to protect all demonstrators, as per presidential decree: link.Just a link to show the current state of the Yemeni defence forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Saif's latest speech has Mohammad Saeed al-Sahhaf's fingerprints all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Saif's latest speech has Mohammad Saeed al-Sahhaf's fingerprints all over it.Can you elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Can you elaborate?He was just on Al-Arabiya, highlights follow:"The world is conspiring against Libya" "Nilesat has cut the signal of Libyan TV" "Why don't these TV channels show the pro-Gaddafi demonstrations?" "Tripoli is very calm except for one incident""This is all silly talk of bombing cities. Tomorrow journalists from all over the world will come to see the truth""Even from a military point of view, how do you bomb people?. Life is normal here, all life is normal here""I challenge anyone to give me the numbers of those killed""The conspiracy against Libya started with our Arab brothers" (via)All of which suggest he's been taking PR advice from 2003's favourite walking punchline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 OK, we now know that the troubles in Libya is caused by Al-Qaida (with the assistance of the US and the West), who have handed out pills to young people causing them to act out against their true leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 He was just on Al-Arabiya, highlights follow:Heh. Forgot about that guy in Iraq. :)The BBC is saying that a city west of Tripoli has fallen to the protestors. That's very interesting. And battles going on in another city Zawiya.Libyan TV has said that they are offering an amnesty to protestors. Obviously scared. :) But also offering money to people to betray protestors.Tunisia That was interesting.Tunisians are eager for information about the experience of transition and political development elsewhere around the world, but again and again they told me of their strong pride in what their country achieved without outside help.It would certainly be better for Libya to get Gadaffi out without outside intervention. They seem to be moving in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Remember kids, you can't eat gold! It's not worth anything!I totally agree with this. To help fellow boarders that for some reason own this dangerous material, please ship it all to me and I'll dispose of it in a safe manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 And I thought AQ were the bad guys. Where can I get some of these awesome pills?On the corner of Shari Al Jala and Al Khalij Al Arabi St in Benghazi. Ask for Mr Wadoud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormund Ukrainesbane Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I need to see proof at this point that Mel Gibson and Mummar Gaddafi are not the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ants Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 So what is happening in Bahrain? It seems to have dropped off the radar (and the OP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 A map. Finally. Gives an idea of where the focus is on. Sirte is Gaddafi's home town. That's why its still under his control. The fighting in Zawiya and Misrata on either side of Tripoli is key right now.Interesting that there was a meeting in al-Bayda today of the anti-Gaddafi protestors. The former Justice Minister was prominent. Perhaps we have finally a face of the possible new regime.There seems to be stalemate in Bahrain. 100,000 protestors on Tuesday. Given the population is supposed to be 600,000 that's just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartTesla Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The wikipedia page on Libyan protests has an interesting map too, although it seems to have been made by a non-journalist 'aggregator' if you will. Its a little bit of a mess, but shows Misrata as liberated. Maybe the situation there is in flux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Awesome Video.Gives you an idea of how historically important whats going on is to the region (and probably people living in dictatorships all over the world). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Interesting that there was a meeting in al-Bayda today of the anti-Gaddafi protestors. The former Justice Minister was prominent. Perhaps we have finally a face of the possible new regime.The former justice minister has also stated that Gadaffi was behind the Lockerbie bombing, so he's clearly aiming for the jugular (though I note only The Sun seems to be reporting that at the moment, so take that with a grain of salt for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 No fuck him. He's an egotistical, self-absorbed heartless dictator who deserves whatever his people do to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 No fuck him. He's an egotistical, self-absorbed heartless dictator who deserves whatever his people do to him.I'm listening to his speech right now. He's off his fucking rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbigski Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 North Korea is now seeing unrest, with several reported killed in demonstrations yesterday.....Commodities are skyrocketing, meaning everything is getting more expensive by the day. Libya's oil issues are exacerbating that problem (every cent rise in oil prices is 600m in US citizen spending). That recovery, "Win the Future" garbage is going nowhere, friends. We are totally, completely fucked.Kind of surprised that unrest has spread even to N. Korea, if there was one country on Earth that I though wouldn't be wired into the rest of the planet it would be N Korea. I know that the picture is probably several years old, but I recall the Earth from orbit shot where most of N Korea didn't even have electric lights.Not sure why on the commodities front we aren't drilling more in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, fracking more in the Dakotas, and building more nuclear plants everywhere. Makes me think that whatever Obama's conception of the national interest is doesn't include economic prosperity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 True, but one way or another he's killed or been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. That takes the shine off his entertaining angle. Though Charlie Brooker did a great summary of Gadaffi's ludicrous career tonight on 10 O'Clock Live, which I daresay will be YouTubeable in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 It's surely only a matter of time until Gaddhafi buggers off to some safehold outside Libya and the people there can begin restructing post-dictatorship. All these defections and the constant fighting is probably going to sap the will of all but his most zealous supporters to kill their own countrymen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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