Outside the Libyan Embassy in Mauritania, a sketch by Isabel Fiadeiro of a demonstration by the Mauritanian RFD opposition party and students against Gadafi. Via @themoornextdoor on February 22nd.
Art copyright © Isabel Fiadeiro.
Tharwacolamus Ammar Abdulhamid
by kelliestrom
#Syria's Minister of Interior intervened 2 disperse crowd of 1000s angry mothers who discovered rumored aid unavailable http://goo.gl/bsKig
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@kevin_gendreau many thanks Kevin, drew loads of birds, a good day, hope you're keeping well!
"Get ahead of the curve" @monaeltahawy opening remarks at #JStreet http://goo.gl/8PuyW See earlier tweet Mona on Hamas. #SidiBouzid #Tahrir
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RT @Dima_Khatib NY Times: As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By http://nyti.ms/fx1a2S #jan25 #feb17 #sidibouzid #arab
"After #Iraq Day of Rage, a Crackdown on Intellectuals" wapo.st/h0gJLl from @washingtonpost yesterday.
by kelliestrom
@monaeltahawy speaks about Hamas at J Street conf #jstconf youtube.com/watch?v=WRUqj-…
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@michaelezra thank you Michael.Best thing is it's the first monday after kids' half-term; back to school peace! (Don't tell 'em I said that)
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@bobfrombrockley thank you - got a Heinrich Böll book about a washing machine repair man, and a packet of exotic crackers, joy!
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Bill&Belle Reed,Woody Guthrie &Leadbelly,Bob Dylan RT @poumista1937 You shall be free,We shall be free,I shall be free http://wp.me/pgCTE-Bp
My birthday wish today - peace and quiet to draw - mustn't waste it on Twitter.
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RT @jrug (of C4 News) "Channel 4 News is the best news. Far better than the BBC" ringing endorsement from...Libyan government spokesman
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RT @FreeBenghazi #amworldtodaypm Abdul: been hearing since I got here: they'd like one bomb dropped on #Gadaffi. #libya http://bit.ly/fJq2Hy
by kelliestrom
Saw a lot of Libyans arriving in Benghazi today on a Greek ferry. Not everyone's fleeing. #Libya
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LSE director Howard Davies "regret" RT @SultanAlQassemi Evening Standard on #Libya links http://bit.ly/gLgR0M taking Gaddafi money backfired
michaeljtotten Michael J. Totten
by kelliestrom
Neocons and Israelis split over Egypt: http://twurl.nl/hvn0of
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via @Sandmonkey Muslim Brotherhood youth organize protests against group's leadership council. Demand elections. http://bit.ly/gUpmHa #Egypt
RT @acarvin So what kind of weapons are these?.. http://on.fb.me/fiBepW (Facebook video) RT @ChangeInLibya Biological and Chemical weapons..
SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
by kelliestrom
DPA: Malta premier: Libya tried to take back jets piloted by defectors, end of Gaddafi govt inevitable http://bit.ly/i3dgMz #Libya
by kelliestrom
RT @alaa: Lots of soldiers gathered looking prepared for attack, we're chanting this is not libya oh tantawy #Jan25
by kelliestrom
It is not just Sanaa, Aden, Taizz and Sa'dah - Thousands protests in Abyan #Yemen (Ar.) http://bit.ly/hjzem2
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Thousands of Tunisians massing on #Libya border to cheer +support the Egyptian and Libyan refugees. http://twitpic.com/44cavq
raghda44 raghda zoueini
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A demonstration against #Gadhafi broke out in front of journalists on a guided press visit in the city of Zawiyah #libya
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Reuters confirms what a tweep said earlier: Omani police fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters in Sohar, killing two
by kelliestrom
Dan O'Huiginn on EU military exports to Libya: http://bit.ly/eazhqX (via @arabist)
Peggy woke up this morning singing a song from school, "it's time for Africa."
by kelliestrom
Here's the full text of the UN Security Council Resolution on Libya: http://bit.ly/gdlt1W
by kelliestrom
re #UN ICC #Libya referral: press corps notes exclusion cloz for foreign nationals of states not party to ICC...
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China at #UNSC: we voted for resolution b/c of special circumstances in Libya at this time (China was main opponent of ICC referral)...
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First time #UN SCouncil has voted unanimously to refer a state to ICC for war crimes investigation...
assuss Assia Boundaoui
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BREAKING Reuters: Libyan defected justice minister will lead formation of interim government in Benghazi. Tripoli to remain capital. #Libya
lrozen Laura Rozen
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Western diplomat suggested to me some countries speaking against sanctions now may have significant # of their nationals still in Libya.
Ibishblog Hussein Ibish
by kelliestrom
Again and again, Yemen the one to watch in the medium term: Yemen's Big Protests: Saleh's Opponents Get Critical Mass - http://dlvr.it/Hd4t4
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by Kurt Volker former US amb.to NATO RT @Tharwacolamus #Arab revolt..Does West get it? http://bit.ly/dJtrV1 #sidibouzid #jan25 #Feb14 #Feb17
by kelliestrom
RT @vatyma: Great photos of #Libya from the WSJ. Includes photos of mercenaries (poor things) & the tribal meet. http://is.gd/mAA1z4
TrablesVoice Freedom Fighter
by kelliestrom
If the east did not organize a libyan army and declare war to free tripoli we will not going 2b free. this is my analysis to the situation.
by kelliestrom
U.S. Evacuates Embassy In #Libya http://pulsene.ws/13tv9 @UN
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@Tharwacolamus Why so long for sanctions? The last US boat just reached Malta, last UK plane takes off tomorrow morning before UNSC vote.
by kelliestrom
Just received warning call from police, stick to reporting regulations. They're working their way down list of foreign journos.
TrablesVoice Freedom Fighter
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So the situation is like this: unarmed Tripoli people will get hunted like sheeps everytime they protest, mercs will collect bodies 4 money.
foreignoffice Foreign Office (FCO)
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#Libya The last British flight will be leaving Tripoli today (Sat 26). It is important UK nationals go to the airport at first light.
LSE's Giddens' Gadafy chat via @virtualstoa http://bit.ly/fFymf9 ..he has a long memory: http://bit.ly/gwUfQ5
Giddens of the LSE in 2007 chats with Gadafy http://bit.ly/fFymf9 and some nice chaps on Monitor Group junket http://politi.co/dS6tXW #Libya
by kelliestrom
One of the few posts I've hesitated before publishing. Think most will hate it - Blair, Libya and the calculus of evil: wp.me/p83Ye-11K
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More on the #Zimbabwe 45. RT @dangerroom Prof Arrested, Tortured for Watching Viral Vids wired.com/dangerroom/201… #SidiBouzid #Tahrir
by kelliestrom
Over 200 Arab groups call for Libya no-fly zone, via @joshrogin | me too http://is.gd/LP9P0R
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RT @JanoCharbel Army forcefully dispersed protest out parliament Soldiers punched,kicked,slapped me, clubbed me w/ an electric prod in face
by kelliestrom
if people chant "the people & army one hand together" i will personally cut off their hands !! army is loyal to old regime not the people!
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The high general first gave a speech about how he has orders to "empty the square" then they started beating us using taser & sticks
adamakary Adam Makary
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army gets violent in tahrir - not sure this will have good side effects in the days to come.. some ppl have already lost their trust in them
by kelliestrom
Breaking: cameras, recording device, etc. grabbed by the military and masked/armed men. Protesters being arrested. #Tahrir #Egypt #Jan25
acarvin Andy Carvin
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RT @JNovak_Yemen: I HATE it when people getting r killed real time. Deaths #Aden massacre tonite more than #Yemen total past 2 wks. Ongoing.
SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
by kelliestrom
See the full list of the Libyan officials sanctioned in the draft UN resolution by clicking here: http://abcn.ws/f2H46m via ABC News #Libya
SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
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See entire UN draft resolution on #Libya here http://abcn.ws/e9a4EH via ABC News (expected to be voted on on Saturday morning)
TravelGov Travel - State Dept
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U.S. embassy operations in #Libya suspended. Updated #travel warning recommends U.S. citizens depart #Libya: http://go.usa.gov/gsH
Webcast of H.E. Mr. Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham, #Libya Permanent Rep. at UNSC today http://bit.ly/icIPlu
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@georgevisan @abumuqawama It needs to be a much smaller box this time. There were too many other people stuck in the box with Saddam.
natlsecuritycnn CNN Natl Security
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WHITE HOUSE TIMING - Ferry carrying Americans, and others, from #Libya arrives in Malta as the WH began its briefing
PJCrowley Philip J. Crowley
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#SecClinton talked with FM #Cannon of #Canada about #Libya and the mulilateral discussions underway at the #HumanRightsCouncil and #NATO.
by kelliestrom
Just in: US imposes sanctions on and suspends diplomatic relations with #Libya.
by kelliestrom
Guys FF please I have exclusive information from Tripoli and want as many people to hear it as possible. #Libya
by kelliestrom
A few people to follow tweeting from inside #Libya /Tripoli #ff @Abukhit @changeinlibya @AliTweel vivid & heartbreaking
Tharwacolamus Ammar Abdulhamid
by kelliestrom
Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert http://goo.gl/nkcac Some1 should tell editor @Vogue 2 go fuck himself, Vogue finances should be examined
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Yes, but VERY poor distorting sub-head RT @Brian_Whit West owes it to Libyans to protect them from another massacre http://gu.com/p/2ncbx/tf
by kelliestrom
Everyday this continues the airport in #Malta starts looking more and more like the GZ in Baghdad. Special Forces troops from everywhere.
by kelliestrom
US Embassy in #Tripoli officially suspends all activity. According to #Malta ATC: airspace closed across #Libya except Tripoli. Here we go.
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Ugly stuff RT @joshuahersh: via SyriaComment: Brave of Vogue to still pub puffery they may soon have to be ashamed of http://goo.gl/cLzy9
by kelliestrom
RT @pettybooshwah: @FreeBenghazi only approved journalistsInTripoli R Chavez' VenezuelaTV.
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Air base in Tripoli RT @SultanAlQassemi Al Jazeera: Mutiqa airbase in #Libya announces that it has joined the revolutionaries
TrablesVoice Freedom Fighter
by kelliestrom
a friend died now, his father answered me crying. i'm trying to control myself. and we are still waiting for @Abukhit to be able to upload.
EU_MED Moritz Schneider
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#EU criticises #Italy for exaggerating threat of mass #migration of refugees: http://bit.ly/hbANOv from @the_irish_times
by kelliestrom
Libya's food chain at risk of collapse: UN agency - Region - World - Ahram Online english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/…
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Soon it will be too late. RT @ObligedtoOffend Fidel Castro has said it is "too early to criticise Gaddafi". After 41 years it's "too early"!
by kelliestrom
[Times of Malta] German warships arrive; Rough seas continue to hamper evacuation from #Libya — timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
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#Venezuela; US fomenting violence in #Libya http://bit.ly/fdtMzs "They are creating conditions to justify an invasion of Libya," // HAHAHA!
notagentsmith Not Agent Smith
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@monaeltahawy 'When innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.' Obama Cairo 2009
by kelliestrom
Chavez twitted 2 his FM who was addressing parliament on #Libya: Come on give those ultra-right wing Yankee wanna-be's another lesson #feb17
Chávez would be good writing bad comics. Most of his tweet sentences end with ! Except where he needs emphasis, then it's !! @chavezcandanga
#Venezuela FM Maduro urges parliament think deeply about #Libya & don't be swayed by news from international agencies http://bit.ly/fC0pLx
On #Libya, Chavez says international agencies have widely recognized "violent situations were exaggerated." http://bit.ly/fC0pLx #Venezuela
by kelliestrom
@monaeltahawy intl community/EU should send flotilla to #libya with medical supplies, humanitarian aid while it figures out next step
by kelliestrom
Venezuelan Telesur's journalist reporting from Libya; embedded with Caddafi Troops, "everything is OK" he says http://www.telesurtv.net/
Free Benghazi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgP0Gro52c8 - @bencnn - Free Press http://bit.ly/g4bpWO via @lisang @ShababLibya @edwebb #Libya
by kelliestrom
British woman left #Libya thru airport, told by woman also fleeing that, everyday, they buried 20 to 30 of their neighbours.
lisang Lisa Goldman
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Air Libya civilian planes are still being used to fly in mercenary forces.
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Freezing MG assets would b good RT @HusseinRugibani Placing sanctions only affects Libyan people! DONT DO IT! #LIBYA @Reuters reut.rs/i2BY1t
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Placement of ground assets without declared intent to invade was decisive at end of Kosovo air war. @historicalcurio @shadihamid
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Visibly placing military assets without declaring intent can have an effect. @shadihamid @arabist
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RT @shadihamid At v. least, we can do things like put troops on #Libya border, stop mercenaries coming in(from @arabist http://bit.ly/i54ptV
Cote d'Ivoire summary at Ink Spots: http://tachesdhuile.blogspot.com/2011/02/ongoing-crisis-in-cote-divoire.html #CIV
by kelliestrom
I believe the 'stars' that have benefited from Gaddafi's money need to give that money back to the people of #libya @beyonce @usher
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Libya's former justice minister says Gaddafi ordered Lockerbie. Will G Galloway retract claim that Libya was framed? http://tiny.cc/j084o
by kelliestrom
"I saw a man shot in the stomach in Tripoli Sunday; that was when I decided to leave." http://twitpic.com/438t08
by kelliestrom
A lawyer behind the uprising says 'all we wanted was our rights and we ended up as revolutionaries. We're not sure how to manage". #libya
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@DAaronovitch then they move on to a story on Sinn Fein - pity #Libya wasn't brought up in that context - or did I miss it? #r4wato
DAaronovitch David Aaronovitch
by kelliestrom
This Tory MP on #r4wato at the moment re Libya, is a wretched creature. "It's not for me to say..." whether action might be taken. Ugh.
#Assange lawyer Hurtig's statement "a deliberate attempt to mislead the court" RT @DavidAllenGreen judgment in full: http://bit.ly/hDiiuY
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No-fly "being discussed" RT @SultanAlQassemi RFI: France and allies consider no-fly zone around #Libya http://rfi.my/gXoScS
by kelliestrom
Julian Assange closer to being extradited to police state Sweden. Stretched out on a smorgasbord, herrings on his nipples, free heath care.
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international intervention on wrong sideRT @waelabbas Al Arabiya: ICC says Pres. of Chad tried to send troops into #Libya to support Gaddafi
by kelliestrom
Al Arabiya: The International Criminal Court says that the President of Chad tried to send troops into #Libya to support Gaddafi
SherineT Sherine Tadros
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#Gadafi's cousin (and close aide) Ahmed Kadaf al Dam who fled #Libya to cairo monday now on his way on private jet to syria
by kelliestrom
Turks arriving home tell #AlJazeera: "#Libyan ppl gave us everything. 3 cheers for the people's revolution!" http://aje.me/hVJqZr #Libya
by kelliestrom
Umberto Eco: 'it is fundamentally racist to identify a private citizen with the politics of his government' http://wapo.st/ezAHqm
Steve Negus: "intervention in Libya..would not be Iraq 2003. Rather, it would be Iraqi Kurdistan in the summer of 1991" http://bit.ly/fKnuve
Mugabe & Qaddafi http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/02/zimbabwe-no-tolerance-egyptian-way #Zimbabwe #Libya #Egypt
curtiskj Kimberly Curtis
by kelliestrom
So #CIV is heading to civil war, #Cameroon has yet to break fear barrier, #Gabon still ignored... yep, African status quo is still intact
by kelliestrom
Serbia: Reactions to the Story of Serbian Mercenaries in Libya http://bit.ly/fVaAo0
Chavez on Gaddafi: "What Simon Bolívar is to the Venezuelan people Gaddafi is to the Libyan people" http://bit.ly/fVZJ7S #Libya #Venezuela
chrisalbon Christopher R. Albon
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jrug Jonathan Rugman
by kelliestrom
Libya's revolution, and its Rambo - Lindsey Hilsum meets the Libyan revolution's Rambo - and others who fear for the... http://ow.ly/1btmAU
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http://slate.me/g9H8KC @shadihamid:"expressing grave concern"&"urging restraint"suggest ltd vocabulary not commensurate w. gravity of crimes
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Great article outlining what can be done now RT @shadihamid: Yes, the US/UN/NATO should intervene in #Libya http://slate.me/g9H8KC
Tharwacolamus Ammar Abdulhamid
by kelliestrom
AJA reports legal sources saying mercenaries roaming Tripoli hospitals, taking out dead and injured #Feb17
fantagraphics Fantagraphics Books
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Take a close look at Safe Area Gorazde: The Special Edition by Joe Sacco via video/photos/PDF: http://goo.gl/stQhW
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RT @BBCBarbaraPlett #UN SG Spox: confirms UNDP has now cancelled contract with Gaddafi daugher, who was good will ambo #Libya www.undp.org
by kelliestrom
Getting alarming news about Ivory Coast. Gbagbo's camp is preparing for assaults on pro-ouattara neighborhoods. #civ2010
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Beyond COIN is.. RT @smallwars Council thread: Gene Sharp, 'Clausewitz Of Nonviolent Warfare,' Amazed By #Egypt Youth http://bit.ly/e2AXWH
by kelliestrom
…but hard enough to get agreement in Security Council on a #Libya statement, much harder to win support for tough measures…
by kelliestrom
British PM says he’d like to see a full UN resolution on #Libya, so would some others here, but no sign of that at moment…
SherineT Sherine Tadros
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RT @dpletka RT @Jerusalem_Post: 'Ex-minister says Gaddafi ordered Lockerbie bombing' via Expressen Sweden http://bit.ly/h3Wt40 #Libya
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RT @habibahamid : @Sandmonkey talks in solidarity with Iran revolution to applause #dsgsm http://bit.ly/i9eEVe #Egypt #Iran
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On the ICC, crimes against humanity, terrorism and #Libya: RT @normblog Stopping and punishing crimes against humanity. http://bit.ly/gi22qp
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RT @SubMedina: Turkey went to get its nationals. At the same time as it evacuated people, it dropped off aid. That's how you do. #libya
hrw Human Rights Watch
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Too Little, Not Yet Too Late - by Tom Malinowski | Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/… #Libya
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RT @michaelezra New Blog Post - From the Vaults - WRP praising Colonel Gaddafi from 1976 - http://bit.ly/dSPmJD #Libya #LoonyTrotskyists
Ya_Libnan Ya Libnan News
by kelliestrom
: Gaddafi's daughter-in-law aboard jet denied entry to Lebanon http://bit.ly/g7r2gU
acarvin Andy Carvin
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Bob Gates on Libya: “It’s all happened so fast... the strafing of people and everything is, what, 48 hours old?” weeklystandard.com/blogs/robert-g…
How Gaddafi's thugs went about preventing migrants reaching EU, from PRI's The World http://bit.ly/gdtbiR #Libya #Malta #Italy
by kelliestrom
US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman claims he was "on a family outing" when appeared at "jasmine" gathering in Beijing: http://sns.ly/f6bJy1
ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by kelliestrom
Uncle: (benghaz) you can not believe how peaceful it is, its so beautiful reminds me of before gaddafi #Libya #Feb17
Two goldfinches in the bare tree outside the studio window - bright red, stark black and white, flash of yellow - and gone.
1stpost The First Post
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@ChangeInLibya The disappearances beg the question, is it time for the West to intervene in libya? http://bit.ly/fCB2jv
by kelliestrom
Activists in #Benghazi report finding additional mass graves in Fadhil camp for soldiers who refused to follow orders. #Feb17 #Libya
SherineT Sherine Tadros
by kelliestrom
Our correspondent on #Libya-#Egypt border says many Egyptians coming through just to give media pictures/memory cards and go back in
lisang Lisa Goldman
by kelliestrom
Brilliant NYT editor interviewed photog Ed Ou via IM in #Libya & posted his responses, which read like poetry. http://nyti.ms/hRg4nG
by kelliestrom
"Jasmine revolution" organisers call for regular sunday "strolls" in 13 Chinese cities via @rmack http://bit.ly/hPUMr8 #cn220
Domino, time for a change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7PN_93upc ... #Zimbabwe #Cuba #Vietnam #Burma ... #China
Domino, time for a change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7PN_93upc #Tunisia #Egypt #Libya #Bahrain #Yemen #Iran #Syria #Gaza # ...
by kelliestrom
Here's me, Susan Glasser on Wikileaks, uprising.18:06 (she said Wikileaks spurred) 32:20 (I debunked & she clarified) http://bit.ly/eUfAOb
by kelliestrom
Graphic: #VietNam Self-Immolation on Feb 17 To Protest the Vietnamese Communist Party http://bit.ly/gvNMjr via @Genienguyen
by kelliestrom
#libya A subjective round up of events in Libya, http://modernityblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/libya-some-round-up/
krmaher katherine maher
by kelliestrom
Watching news from Libya, reminded of Hama, Syria, the 'single deadliest act by an Arab gov't against its own people' http://is.gd/jhqHve
by kelliestrom
It does RT @blakehounshell: Relative U.S. silence on Libya probably has a lot to do with getting Americans out safely first
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Appropriate use of irony quotes by @BBCBarbaraPlett : Western nations seem happy w/ "strong" #Libya statement...
by kelliestrom
Why? RT @BBCBarbaraPlett: as expected, no mention of no-fly zone in pending #UN SC on Libya, not even brought up for discussion
by kelliestrom
Tomorrow's Daily Mail headline: "Get our people out of Libya!" Our people? So what are the Libyans? Sub-human?
krmaher katherine maher
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RT @weddady: HE IS FREE!! RT @AfriNomad: Picture of freed #Bahrain blogger Ali @Abdulemam http://yfrog.com/h6eghoj (via @maryamalkhawaja)
SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
by kelliestrom
EU nations eye #Libya sanctions but Italy, Malta object http://bit.ly/eGzspo
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Nicaragua loan $123 million from #Libya @weddady @Marianhouk Balance outstanding: $302 million- interest charges? http://tinyurl.com/5wrmgak
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
by kelliestrom
One more strong/stern statement/warning to Gaddafi by the Obama administration might win the future. #carelovejoyrainbow
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Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega, says he phoned Gaddafi to express his solidarity - via @hurryupharry http://bit.ly/heT2Tj #Libya
BBCWorld BBC Global News
by kelliestrom
#Libya's Interior Minister has announced his defection to opposition and urged army to join the people; Reuters
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Voice of ever-helpful can-do UN: RT @BBCBarbaraPlett UN old-hand on #Libya: "It's about to turn into Somalia.." /via @jebsharp
by kelliestrom
Egyptian activist: The 1.5 million Egyptians in #Libya are no dearer to us than the 5 million Libyans in Libya. #Feb17
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Responsibility to Protect exists with or without UNSC resolution. RT @UN Security Council meets on #Libya as UN officials urge end to viol..
dandrezner Daniel Drezner
by kelliestrom
Drug users? RT @blakehounshell Does anyone actually believe sanctions will stop Qaddafi from killing people? Anyone?
Last year he said "Would we intervene if we saw another Balkan war unfolding? Yes, we would." @WilliamJHague http://nyr.kr/9duYOH #Libya
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Last year @WilliamJHague said “Would we intervene if we thought another Rwanda was happening? Yes, we would." http://nyr.kr/9duYOH #Libya
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
by kelliestrom
It has become remarkably obvious this administration is a Foreign Policy failure for all of Africa.
noonanjo John Noonan
by kelliestrom
Lee Smith is unforgiving in his critique of Obama's #Libya silence. And he's not a guy who likes to take cheap shots. http://urlm.in/hcav
by kelliestrom
Mousavi FB: Mehdi Karroubi and wife imprisoned in separate rooms, son arrested - #iranelection #iran - http://on.fb.me/ff3Ks8
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
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Dutch dispatch HNLMS Tromp (F 803) to Libya to support Dutch citizen evacuations channel4.com/news/libya-eu-…
by kelliestrom
#libya.. Ghadafi says he never told his troops to kill people. Officers told me they got the orders
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"Our people" not enough. RT @carlbildt Increasingly concerned with Libya situation. Working to get our people out.
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Help for NZ people in NZ, and Brits in Libya, but for Libyan people? RT @WilliamJHague UK send search&rescue 2 NZ.. http://ow.ly/41agH #nzeq
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It's not the British getting killed. @WilliamJHague ..sending additional help & assistance to British nationals in #Libya http://ow.ly/41da9
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How about LIBYAN nationals?! RT @WilliamJHague We are sending additional help & assistance to British nationals in #Libya http://ow.ly/41da9
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@habibahamid "Benotman line"?? But @QuilliamF piece says "NOT simple choice between Islamist terrorism & Gadaffi" http://tinyurl.com/6yogabx
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It would be a mercy. RT @dpletka Would be so great if, a la Indiana Jones, someone just walked up to raving Qadhafi and shot him.
dpletka Danielle Pletka
by kelliestrom
disgraceful silence RT @mikememoli: Per pool on AF1, @PressSec Carney said he does not anticipate POTUS speaking about Libya in Cleveland
by kelliestrom
Qadhafi is a madman, but it's no longer funny if it ever was. What a tragedy, what a waste.
by kelliestrom
Gorgeous paintings of demonstrations against Qadhafi's heinous crimes in Mauritania RT @Isabelfiadeiro: http://is.gd/FMWU0l Nouakchott
Ozymandias' pad looks trashed. http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ He does too.
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@habibahamid @chrisdrakeuk On Benotman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group Would like to learn more.
by kelliestrom
Egyptians on the border described airplanes bombing cities and roaming mercenaries from Chad. #libya #feb17
by kelliestrom
RT @faisalislam Broad story Libya Army largely switched sides, heading to Tripoli. Air force controlled by Gaddafi's own tribe, bombing army
http://tinyurl.com/6yogabx @QuilliamF "ambassadors who have publicly resigned in protest could play a part in a future transitional govt."
http://tinyurl.com/6yogabx @QuilliamF "Egypt&Tunisia demonstrate democratic alternative.Fear of terror shld not lead 2 endorsing despotism"
http://tinyurl.com/6yogabx @QuilliamF "..not just a simple choice between Islamist terrorism on one hand and Gadaffi regime on the other."
by kelliestrom
Aljazeera says it has documented & authenticated airstrikes, their targets, and locations. More soon. #Libya #Feb17
NickKristof Nicholas Kristof
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Int'l Crisis Group proposes steps for int'l community to take re #Libya: http://bit.ly/ic9vUh
arwasm Arwa Mahmoud
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Dumbfounded! Egyptians returning from #Libya say Libyans were helping them, giving them food and shelter until they could safely exit!
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#Libya Outreach Group releases excellent public statement, outlining 6 recommendations for intl community http://bit.ly/eExQGq
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"I used to know him when.." RT @punkyscudmonkey That's us. Exciting. RT @IFTN: New dramas 'Amber' & 'Titanic' http://tiny.cc/soundvision
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'So why not us?' RT @normblog Egypt's example in Zimbabwe. http://bit.ly/gtBO1D
abdu Abdurahman Warsame
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Al Jazeera confirms from it's sources in #tripoli that helicopters fired on protesters in Fishlon neighborhood and Omar Mukhtar road #Libya
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The LIBYANS, living under his regime, have gotten over their fear of gaddafi...WHY HAVEN'T YOU? @BarackObama
JC piece http://bit.ly/gRzi3I by @DAaronovitch "2006 Hamas won only 3% more of vote.."On vote system: http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=1331
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Hamas loss of control begins with this. RT @AlMasryAlYoum_E #Egypt reopens border for travelers from #Gaza Strip http://ow.ly/412hv #Borders
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Seconded RT @MaxDunbar1 Excellent piece on The Arab Street: revolution explodes another Western myth http://bit.ly/gRzi3I by @DAaronovitch
avinunu Ali Abunimah
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I believe this is how Gaddafi will eventually make his villainous escape news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_ea…
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David Cameron: Neocon. http://goo.gl/akVIa Naturally, I mean that in a good way.
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AJE: Libyan authorities have allowed two Egyptian military planes to land in Libya as well as 2 extra Egyptair flights to evacuate nationals
Desert_Dals Daliah Merzaban
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Guardian: Britain guilty of prejudice bordering on racism for believing Muslims cannot manage democracy -PM Cameron http://bit.ly/ebZ9on
REUTERSFLASH ReutersBreakingNews
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U.N. Security Council to hold closed-door meeting on Libya on Tuesday
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'Cause we want more walls: RT @bangpound to @monaeltahawy are you paid for the column in Jerusalem Report? Do you support call for BDS? ...
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RT @Cer Breaking on Al Jazeera says there are ads in Nigeria and Guinea requesting mercenaries for #Libya for $2000 a day.. #Feb17
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RT @columlynch: RT @MarkKornblau: Brazil (UNSC President) has informed us Security Council will meet tomorrow at 9am EST to discuss (Libya)
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WE WANT KHAMENEI on that list so it's not Arabs only RT @EJM1983: Arab dictators dropping like flies....welcome to the 21st Century boys
HafedAlGhwell Hafed Al Ghwell
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RT @undispatch: Why I think a "No Fly Zone" is actually a humanitarian and political cop-out. #Libya http://ow.ly/40M7R
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Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
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Wow RT @steven_metz: Is the Administration trying to counter-balance its policy of being too clear and decisive on the Egyptian revolution?
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SEVEN hours ago, Libya's OWN UN diplomats resigned asking for no fly zone to protect citizens / 2 pilots in malta confirm/ nothings happened
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RT @KrauseForIowa Obama must act quickly on no-fly zone over major Libyan cities. The announcement alone will tip the balance. #feb17 #libya
by kelliestrom
Time for a no-fly zone in Libya http://exm.nr/e7WeEY
codechopper Eric Williams
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It's simple @barackobama , No Fly Zone over #libya now.
mjrobbins Martin Robbins
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Hear hear. RT @DAaronovitch: David Owen advocates imposing a no-fly zone in Libya. He's right. NATO should do it now.
epaulnet Paul Erickson
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American Spectator: Time for a No-Fly Zone in Libya http://bit.ly/hLX0nQ
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Hoping UN security council will pass measures to impose "no fly" measures to deal immediately with Libyan gov. attacks
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“@LukeBozier: Chance to lead on this, Douglas and Ed. It doesn't have to be just Lord Owen calling for the no-fly zone.” << Exactly.
EthanZ Ethan Zuckerman
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The case for a NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Libya, from @abuaardvark: http://bit.ly/i8nJGs - important piece
krmaher katherine maher
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We've been tweeting the Libyan revolution with a Libyan top-level domain. Meta. Didn't MQ threaten to take it down? (h/t @abuaardvark)
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@DAaronovitch Immediate no-fly should have been implemented hours ago.
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In eastern Libya RT @bencnn Also hearing lots of criticism of perceived weak US response to harsh crackdown on anti-Qaddafi revolt. #Libya
Stability vs democracy - http://www.pootergeek.com/2011/02/bush-was-right/
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
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Unconfirmed reports of NATO warships near Libya, might be SNMG 1 (FGS Lübeck (F124), ITS Etna (A 5326), USS Stout (DDG 55)
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@NickKristof -- Egypt and Tunisia could also radio all aircraft in Libyian airspace offer landing space & defection recognition.
NickKristof Nicholas Kristof
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Better yet: Egypt & Tunisia could use their air forces to ground Qadaffi's planes, keep him from slaughtering his people.
Reuters Reuters Top News
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FLASH: Group of Libyan army officers issue statement urging fellow soldiers to "join the people" and help to remove Gaddafi -Al Jazeera
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@monaeltahawy - it would probably be faster to list the countries that didn't sell out the #Libyan people for oil and business.
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
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RT @gvg_: There's NATO Base Sigonella on Sicilly. How about the EU do something for a change (with verbal US backing), it's their doorstep.
acarvin Andy Carvin
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Libya's ambassador to US calls on Obama to declare Libya a no-fly zone.
Do the no-fly zone and he won't last long enough for sanctions. @Max_Fisher @abuaardvark
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RT @abuaardvark: NATO enforced no-fly zone, hold MQ + regime individually responsible for deaths, call urgent SC meeting, targeted sanctions
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@dandrezner She wasn't first. From PRI's The World, Mike Rapport author of 1848: Year of Revolution, on Tunisia & Egypt http://bit.ly/ffIjEa
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RT @Zeinobia The Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs : two Egyptians have been killed in Libya RT @NextNavy: Egypt has over 200 F-16s.
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@JonahNRO If a flying pig shot down murderous Libyan jets, it'd be interesting to see who believed it.
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Scramble for #Libya no-fly zone RT @Max_Fisher RT @NextNavy: Egypt has over 200 F-16s. Just sayin' #noflylibya
algergawi Mishaal Al Gergawi
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To guy circulating video about Gaddafi being a Jew: Thanks for that, I was hesitant to condemn Gaddafi till now because he ran a Caliphate.
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If a no fly zone is established over #libya it would be good, as long as it doesn't constrict aid and anti-gaddafi pro-dem efforts #feb17
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@blakehounshell Sadly he's in esteemed company http://bbc.in/dR8pZ3
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Scramble. RT @jstrevino : @ThinkStrat LITTLE KNOWN FACT: American aircraft have a long history of shooting down Gaddafi's aircraft.
Galrahn Raymond Pritchett
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Several Intelligence companies citing various governments are reporting Libyan AF expected 2 bomb Benghazi within next few hours
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@carneross no-fly zones were instituted only after Saddam massacred over 200,000 #Kurds , pray we don't wait again
dcougle David Cougle
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@iyad_elbaghdadi @hindhassan the U.S. needs to use a carrier to impose a no-fly zone. Either them, or some other Western power. #libya
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Libyan on BBC calling for UN to implement no fly zone in #Libya to stop genocide
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PLEASE. RT @jstrevino : Obama must work with the UN to declare a no-fly zone over Libya. Ground Gaddafi's bombers! PLEASE RT #noflylibya
siserief iseriefvdvelden
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RT @abuaardvark: AJ: NATO calls on Libyan regime to stop attacks on protestors |good but what can be done to stop it?could no-fly zone.....
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@Vinay_Orekondy of course not, strong verbal indignation could be a start, then NATO-enforced Libya no-fly zone to stop bombing of civilians
MelissaTweets Melissa Clouthier
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RT @jstrevino: Save liberated Benghazi from Gaddafi's bombers: demand US, UN declaration and enforcement of a no-fly zone! #noflylibya
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If it's true that Lybyan planes are bombing the Lybyan people shouldn't Nato impose a no fly zone immediately?
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In Responsblty 2 Protect doctrine, all states ag'd 2 prevent mass killing etc; why don't Germny, Brazil etc call for UNSC to meet on #Libya?
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Needs to be sooner. RT @Galrahn If Libyan Air Force inflicts heavy causalities on civilians, UN will be discussing no-fly zones tomorrow
by kelliestrom
Arab League convenes tomorrow to discuss #Libya situation. I wonder how many more will die overnight.
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Horrific violence in Libya demands stronger international and US action -- different situation from Egypt, Tunisia, even Bahrain.
marwame Marwa Elnaggar
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RT @marwabenhalim: Egyptian military has announced opening of field hospitals on Libyan borders. #libya. @ShababLibya @ChangeInLibya
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RT @azizhp: Obama must act. @jstrevino is agreeing with @abuaardvark! Enforce no-fly zone over #Libya now
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No fly zone needed @_RichardHall AJE reports two senior air force officers who landed in Malta saw jets attack protesters... #Libya
Bianca Jagger calls for US & UK to carry out regime change in Libya: http://bit.ly/gTSSU7
IvanCNN Ivan Watson
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Gov't of Malta: 2 Libyan Airforce Mirage F1 jets landed in Malta Monday "due to fuel shortage."Libya.. 221 miles from Malta.More defections?
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Entire #Libya delegation to United Nations calls for protection for civilians from what they call genocide being carried out by Libyan govt
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@LibyanThinker Watch here: http://www.flightradar24.com/#!/planes.php Afriqiyah Airways callsigns begin AAW Libyan Arab Airlines begin LAA
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From some years ago @michaeljtotten dispatch from Libya: http://tinyurl.com/488lwed
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Shorter London School of Economics statement on ties to Libya: We loved them until we didn't. http://ow.ly/40jbD
EthanZ Ethan Zuckerman
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Major protests planned for Gabon tomorrow. @globalvoices has a list of twitter accounts to follow: http://bit.ly/ekWfTG
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@martinmargins "not true" see here http://twitter.com/#!/Dima_Khatib/status/39458381777477632
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@martinmargins No - denied via Al Jazeera S American correspondent.
beleidy Amr El Beleidy
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Apparently ppl are not only taking the initiative to clean & paint the streets, but are also adding speed-bumps, enough initiatives please!
more flying frmTripoli #Libya AfriqiyahAirwaysFlightNr8U900toParis, AfriqiyahAirways Reg 5A-ONL & Libyan Arab Airlines 5A-ALK bothflyingNto?
frmTripoli #Libya today AfriqiyahAirwaysFlightNr8U912-Gatwick,8U924-Brssls,8U962-Dssldrf LibyanArabAirlinesReg5A-LAJ goingNW overTunisia-to?
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Medical sources say 61 persons killed in fresh clashes between security forces & protesters today in capital Tripoli #libya #feb17
fpinternational Forbidden Planet Int
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RT @Exhibit_London: From Tiger Who Came to Tea to Mog & Pink Rabbit: a Judith Kerr Retrospective http://tiny.ly/MVk4
SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
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Al Arabiya: AFP: Libyan State TV building looted in Tripoli & public buildings torched
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RT @AElMassry: Egyptian activists and tribes organize #libya bound aid convoy http://bit.ly/h7Gqi5 #egypt #libya #jan25 #feb17
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Sadly he's in esteemed company http://bbc.in/dR8pZ3 @CarlRaincoat Those Blair/Gaddafi handshake pictures http://wp.me/py44b-1oe #libya
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@michaelezra You won't be alone in your interest. http://libsoc.blogspot.com/2011/02/if-gaddafi-goes.html