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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22256 Posts
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On February 21 2011 10:15 EvilTeletubby wrote: Welcome to the 21st century Libya! Welcome bloodbath. I have a really bad feeling about Libya. I think it will be way worse than in Egypt or Tunisia where the army was smart enough to not mass slaughter protesters. Libya is a complete mess, tribe system, people less educated than in Tunisia and ton of oil. Add some islamists in the mix and enjoy your civil war. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On February 21 2011 12:37 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Injured protesters being killed @ Tripoli hospitals. Where did you hear this? Al Jazeera via the same anonymous doctor? | ||
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0mar
United States567 Posts
There are two prime examples in the Middle East. In '79, when the Islamic Revolution started, the Shah ordered the Secret Police and paramilitary forces to stomp the Revolution into the ground. What ended up happening is that these people eventually got tired of shooting unarmed protesters. In the '80s in Iraq, there were similar uprisings against Saddamn. He quelled the revolts in a very similar manner except that they didn't get tired of killing civilians. Eventually, those in revolt decided it would be better to slaves under Saddam than dead. That's how it's going to play out in Libya. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Reuters: #Libya ambassador to India tells the BBC he has resigned in protest at government's crackdown on protesters | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
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Ichabod
United States1659 Posts
On the run: Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters set the Libyan parliament building alight and crowds celebrate victory in Benghazi http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358972/Libya-protests-Gaddafi-flees-Tripoli-parliament-building-set-alight.html I guess killing hundreds protesters doesn't work after all. Gaddafi reportedly went to Sebha, the town where he grew up, to "prepare for a last stand," the story states. | ||
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Derminator
27 Posts
On February 21 2011 08:38 CarlyZerg wrote: I'd trust a Chinese newspaper about as much as I'd trust an American one... and if you think there's going to be a populist revolt in China anytime soon, well, starting to look like you don't know very much about the world. Never said there WOULD be a populist revolt in china, only that the government forces must be worried about the possibility as they see all these dictators tumble. Do you think it's coincidence that this was in the news today? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12522856 Nor did I say anything about trusting US media, but in this specific instance I would say that Chinese media have a clear motivation to control the perceptions within their own populace of the events in Africa and the middle east. | ||
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Derminator
27 Posts
On February 22 2011 01:52 Ichabod wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358972/Libya-protests-Gaddafi-flees-Tripoli-parliament-building-set-alight.html I guess killing hundreds protesters doesn't work after all. Gaddafi reportedly went to Sebha, the town where he grew up, to "prepare for a last stand," the story states. I can't find reports of this elsewhere but if it's true then it's almost certainly the end for him, it's just a matter of time and how many lives it will cost before he's overcome. Go Libyans! | ||
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allecto
328 Posts
I heard he is trying to make it to Venezuela, but pilots are refusing. | ||
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
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hadang
Germany941 Posts
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Reaper9
United States1724 Posts
Oh wow, that is seriously screwed up. A last stand indeed. I fear for the worst. | ||
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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Rflcrx
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