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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:06 AM
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Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 20 (or 22*), Part 3
Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 20 (or 22*), Part 3

Today's threads: Part 1, Part 2

#Feb17 Youth organizers invite Gaddafi's collaborators to stand under his umbrella ella ella ella ella ella http://bit.ly/faa34E

"We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya."
- Saif Islam Qaddafi
during interview

*I called this Day 20 because the official start date was #Feb17 but events kicked off 2 days earlier.

Previous Day 19 threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9

The world’s 100 largest arms dealers, excluding Chinese vendors, sold weapons for $401 billion in 2009, with US vendors in first place

Threads for Days 1-18 are in my journal

"I was born in Tunisia, I persevered in Egypt, I sacrificed myself in Libya, I have fought in Yemen&Bahrain. I am Freedom, I will not die."
- Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub



Click here for updated and interactive map

Military Installations

Oil Map


- Google Earth DL here to see positions of army and patrolling route of mercenaries
- MAP of Protests across the Middle East

Please rec if you read these so I know if the effort here is worth it.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:11 AM
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1. seems rumors that #G seeking an exit plan through negotiations with the transitional council >
iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
It seems rumors that Gaddafi is seeking an exit plan through negotiations with the transitional council have something behind them. #Libya
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 12:46 PM
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56. LIBYA HURRA -- !!


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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:12 AM
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2. UAE's Minof Info: been trying 2 give humanitarian aid for a week but the regime refused
iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
UAE's Minster of Information said that they've been trying to give humanitarian aid to #Libya for a week but the regime completely refused.
2 hours ago
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:13 AM
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3. same UAE that hasn't frozen ~31 billion $ of #G assets. Y has every other country been able 2
ZahratTrablis Zahrat El
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@iyad_elbaghdadi same UAE that hasn't frozen ~31 billion dollars of #Gaddafi assets.. Why has every other country been able to get aid in?
2 hours ago
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:15 AM
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4. Good morning, Catherina! K&R
Hope you slept well. :hi:







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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:23 AM
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7. Hi pinboy3niner!
Yes but much too long. I wish I had set the clock. :hi:
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:17 AM
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5. Welcome back! I didn't sleep last night! And it's going to be 27 degrees today! Yay!
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:25 AM
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9. Oh no for the lack of sleep! 27 sounds like heaven
I hope you can enjoy it :hi: Good morning Josh
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:35 AM
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13. Hate to tell you this, Josh, but it'll be 65 here today
And 72 tomorrow. Heck, our lows are higher than your highs!

Stay warm...





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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:48 AM
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23. Going to be 52 tomorrow and 58 day after, I'll dream of better times.
Wish I could've slept last night though! :) :hi:
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:22 AM
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6. couldn't have been illustrated more beautifully

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
This couldn't have been illustrated more beautifully #Libya #Feb17 http://twitpic.com/47edi7
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:25 AM
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8. At least four airstrikes reported in Ras Lanuf:
From AJE Live Blog - Libya March 8:


1:58pm < (6:58 AM EST) >

Gaddafi's forces launched at least four air strikes on areas in and around the oil town of Ras Lanuf in east Libya, with one striking a residential area, Reuters reports.

"An air strike hit a house in a residential area of Ras Lanuf. There is a big hole in the ground floor of the two-storey home," Reuters correspondent Alexander Dziadosz said, adding that it was at least the fourth strike on Ras Lanuf on Tuesday.

"A massive plume of smoke and dust flew up in the area from the strike. Men rushed to the area shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is greatest)"

He said there were no reports of casualties in that strike.


http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-8






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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:52 AM
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25. More air strikes on Ras Lanuf, no reports of casualties in that strike.
feb17libya Feb17Libya
#Feb17 #Libya LIVE- Libyan Unrest: More air strikes on Ras Lanuf http://f.ast.ly/bGWfJ
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1:58pm: Gaddafi’s forces launched at least four air strikes on areas in and around the oil town of Ras Lanuf in east Libya, with one striking a residential area, Reuters reports. An air strike hit a house in a residential area of Ras Lanuf. There is a big hole in the ground floor of the two-storey home, Reuters correspondent Alexander Dziadosz said, adding that it was at least the fourth strike on Ras Lanuf on Tuesday. A massive plume of smoke and dust flew up in the area from the strike. Men rushed to the area shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is greatest). He said there were no reports of casualties in that strike.


http://feb17.info/general/live-libyan-unrest-more-air-strikes-on-ras-lanuf/


As of 2 hours ago
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:28 AM
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10. #Gaddafi does not trust his #Libya 'n pilots
March 8, 12:01 am
rkdoctr Human Rights
#Gaddafi does not trust his #Libya 'n pilots. He may be using foreign pilots http://goo.gl/A5mcP to bomb opposition fighters. @rkdoctr
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Enemies!
'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat': Qadhafi Gets Help From Foreign Pilots

The London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported, citing sources in Libya, that Libyan ruler Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi does not trust Libyan pilots and that pilots from Algeria, Syria, Serbia, Ukraine, and Romania have been hired as mercenaries to put down the demonstrations in the country.

Abd Al-Mun'im Al-Huni, representative of the anti-Qadhafi Libyan National Council in the Arab League, told the paper that he would demand an explanation from the Syrian representative to the Leage regarding Syrian fighters' involvement in putting down the protests in Libya.

A Syrian source said that the Syrian pilots are not fighting alongside Qadhafi's forces.

Sources: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London; Al-Watan, Syria, March 7, 2011


http://precycleonline.com/forum/world-news-26/enemies-40/



Syria, we need to chat about at least 2 pilots whose ID cards the revolutionaries have.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:31 AM
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11. over a hundred martyrs in #AzZawiya from yesterday
Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
Reports of over a hundred martyrs in #AzZawiya. Opp.forces cornered #Gaddafi battalions & drove them back in the fiercest attacks onthe city
6 hours ago
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:40 AM
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18. AJE: Gaddafi's forces launch new artillery bombardment on Zawiyah
Posted by AJE less than 2 hours ago:

12:46pm


Gaddafi's forces launch a fresh artillery bombardment on Zawiyah and surrounded the town in the west of Libya. No further details available yet.



http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-8





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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 12:48 PM
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57. United Libya -- Libya United
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:34 AM
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12. #Gaddaficrimes aren't new. Chk out this old clip that shows the hanging of an ''enemy of the revo"
Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
#Gaddaficrimes aren't anything new. Chk out this old clip that shows the hanging of an ''enemy of the revolution''. http://tiny.cc/g6ci1
5 hours ago

Shaheed Sadiq Shwehdi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zybm3iaHcmc
Libyan martyr executed publicly on May 1984 in Benghazi , Libya while his brothers and family were watching during Ramadan ....


There aren't many tweets this morning so I'm catching up
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:38 AM
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15. Fear is the true opiate of the masses. But the Libyans are not afraid.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:36 AM
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14. REPORTS say #Gaddafi seeks money and promise of safe passage before he will leave

rkdoctr Human Rights
REPORTS say #Gaddafi seeks money and promise of safe passage before he will leave #Libya http://goo.gl/qbUP2 #Feb17
5 hours ago

Arab media says Gaddafi looking for exit deal
Sun, Mar 6 2011


CAIRO | Mon Mar 7, 2011 6:43pm EST

(Reuters) - Two Arab newspapers and al Jazeera television said Monday Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for an agreement allowing him to step down, but there was no official confirmation of the reports.

...

It said Gaddafi made the proposal to the interim council, which speaks for mostly eastern areas controlled by his opponents. It quoted sources in the council as saying Gaddafi wanted guarantees of personal safety for him and his family and a pledge that they not be put on trial.

Al Jazeera said sources from the council told its correspondent in Benghazi that the offer was rejected because it would have amounted to an "honorable" exit for Gaddafi and would offend his victims.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/07/us-libya-congress-idUSTRE7266H720110307
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 12:58 PM
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58. KR
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:38 AM
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16. eastern Libya is at risk of running out of petrol within week after refineries halted

bilalr Bilal - Al Jazeera
Rebel-controlled eastern Libya is at risk of running out of petrol within week after refineries halted ops - Gulf Newshttp://aje.me/h1pPT5
5 hours ago

9:17am
...

Dwindling supplies of vehicle fuel in Benghazi and throughout eastern Libya were a rising concern for the rebel movement, the Dubai-based newspaper reported.

A spokesman for eastern Libya's rebel-controlled interim government, Tarek Bu Zaqiya, told the newspaper the region faced "severe shortages" of fuel soon.

While oil is still flowing in eastern Libya, regional refineries had cut crude processing, the report said.

Rebels were discussing plans to obtain imported fuel, including from Italian refineries, the report said.

...

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-8#update-8741
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:40 AM
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17. Al Araybiya reports the head of Trans. Council says there are no direct negotiations with Gaddafi
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 07:41 AM by Catherina
fieldproducer Neal Mann
Al Araybiya reports the head of #Libya's Transitional Council Abdul Jalil says there are no direct negotiations with Gaddafi
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Al Araybiya is a compromised news organization right now. Its employer, the House of Saud, gave it a few instructions so ppl are taking news from Al Araybiya with a grain of salt until it's confirmed by other sources.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:45 AM
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20. coffin is brought before the 'wall of martyrs' outside the Benghazi courthouse. >

Tom_Rayner Tom Rayner
A coffin is brought before the 'wall of martyrs' outside the Benghazi courthouse. The dead man's family and friends in tears as they pray.
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:42 AM
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19. GREAT new song by IbnThabit. (Sorry in Arabic)
Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
GREAT new song by IbnThabit. (Sorry in Arabic) http://tiny.cc/1d3va #Libya #Gaddaficrimes #Feb17
3 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

darreg zoomtik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfKHpn8zvgk
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:47 AM
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21. Wonderful visuals. Wish I understood it.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:47 AM
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22. Ldrship of #Libya's opposition says won't pursue criminal charges against #G if he resigns & leaves

bilalr Bilal - Al Jazeera
The leadership of #Libya's opposition says they will not pursue criminal charges against Gaddafi if he resigns & leaves http://aje.me/eQfGGG
2 hours ago


11:01am
A representative of Muammar Gaddafi offered talks with the rebel National Libyan Council on his exit but the council rejected it, Mustafa Gheriani, a rebel spokesman said.

I confirm that we received contact from a Gaddafi representative seeking to negotiate Gaddafi's exit. We rejected this. We are not negotiating with someone who spilled Libyan blood and continues to do so. Why would we trust the guy today?

Al Jazeera reports that the council said it may not pursue Gaddafi for crimes they accuse him of committing, if he steps down.

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-8#update-8771


Huh?
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:49 AM
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24. See post #58 in thread 2 for a good analysis.
ICC is already going to prosecute, it is a ruse, as someone pointed out in LBN.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:55 AM
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26. rebels claim Gadhafi trying to make a deal to step down. Tough claim to confirm.
IvanCNN Ivan Watson
Libyan rebels claim Gadhafi trying to make a deal to step down. Tough claim to confirm. No comment from Libyan gov't. http://bit.ly/f2UMMC
1 hour ago


Opposition: Gadhafi working on deal to step down
By the CNN Wire Staff
March 8, 2011 -- Updated 1157 GMT (1957 HKT)Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi is trying to strike a deal with opposition leaders, saying he will step down as Libya's leader if they can guarantee him safe passage out of the country and promise that neither he nor his family will face prosecution, an official with the opposition said Tuesday.

Musa Ibrahim, a government spokesman, vehemently disputed the claim saying reports of negotiations with the opposition are "lies."

Despite government denials, a member of the opposition says it has submitted counter-offers with several demands. Among them is a stipulation that Gadhafi has to immediately concede he is not the ruler of Libya, said Amal Bugaigis, a member of the opposition group called the February 17 Coalition.

...

"Both the Libyan government and opposition forces need to allow unhindered access for aid organizations to assist civilians," Bill Frelick, refugee program director at Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. "People living in areas of heavy fighting in western Libya are now in dire need of medical aid and other assistance."

...

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/08/libya.civil.war/
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 07:57 AM
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27. ndtv: Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port
UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
ndtv: Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port goo.gl/fb/0Lq9f #Libya #Feb17
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Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port
The Associated Press, Updated: March 08, 2011 15:43 IST

Tantao News Network – China Focus and International News



Ras Lanouf, Libya: Libyan warplanes have launched two new airstrikes near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward the capital Tripoli.

...

On another front, a witness says Moammar Gaddafi loyalists have recaptured Zawiya, the city closest to Tripoli that had fallen into opposition hands. The witness, speaking to the Associated Press by phone, said Gaddafi's tanks and fighting vehicles were roaming the city 30 miles west of Tripoli and firing randomly at homes. The witness spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared reprisal.


Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/libyan-warplanes-strike-rebels-at-oil-port-90223?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NdtvNews-TopStories+%28NDTV+News+-+Top+Stories%29&cp
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:00 AM
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28. #G's offer still non-existent & an attempt 2 split us. until proven.. Focus on more important issues
ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Gaddafi's offer is still non-existent and an attempt to split us, until proven otherwise. Focus on more important issues. #libya #feb17
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:00 AM
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29. CURRENT TIME IN LIBYA = 3 PM
Libya time = EST +7 hours, PST +10 hours.






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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:01 AM
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30. Zawiya is still under a fierce attack by Gaddafi forces but revos still in ctrly w\ upper hand
ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Zawiya is still under a fierce attack by Gaddafi forces but revolutionaries still have control & upper hand. #libya #feb17
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:29 AM
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53. under artillery attack...#G's ppl are everywhere, house-to-house searches and rounding up people.
2:39pm: In the west of Libya, the rebel held towns of Zawiya is reported to be under artillery attack. It has been hard to get through to anyone in the city, but Libyan Murad Hamaima in Cairo told the BBC World Service his relatives in the city have told him on the phone that they “are under constant bombardement” and that some members of his family have been killed and others have been injured. Mr Hamaima, a former official in the Libyan Foreign Ministry who defected to the opposition, says it is his understanding that the rebels still control the centre of Zawiya. “But Gaddafi’s security forces, his militias, are everywhere in the streets, doing house-to-house searches and rounding up people.” Mr Hamaima also said there have been reports that rebels have captured several pro-government soldiers who said they had orders from Gaddafi to “take Zawiya at any price. I think he will take it or destroy it. The situation is very dangerous.”

http://feb17.info/general/live-libyan-unrest-more-air-strikes-on-ras-lanuf/
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:02 AM
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31. #G's air strikes on Ras Lanouf depart frm Sirte base. Need 2 disable so he's limited to Sabha
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 08:03 AM by Catherina
ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Gaddafi's air strikes on Ras Lanouf depart frm Sirte base. If we disable that Gaddafi's operations will be limited to Sabha. #libya #feb17
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ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Sirte is where Gaddafi's mercenaries arrive after being armed and briefed at Sabha #libya #feb17
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:04 AM
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33. AJE now reporting 6 airstrikes on Ras Lanuf. nt



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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:29 AM
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54. BBC’s John Simpson in Ras Lanuf
3:09pm: The BBC’s John Simpson in Ras Lanuf says there is a lot of firing going on all around. There has been at least four bombing raids in a small stretch of area around the crossroads in Ras Lanuf. In one case a member of his team was blown off his feet but not harmed, he added.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:06 AM
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36. friend in #Raslanof : We are under airforce attacks since the morning
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 08:17 AM by Catherina
hamzamu hamzamu
call e' friend in #Raslanof : We are under airforce attacks since the morning #libya #feb17 #gaddafi
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:03 AM
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32. Intense battles taking place at Ras Lanuf as reinforcements arrive from Benghazi
ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Intense battles taking place at Ras Lanuf as reinforcements arrive from Benghazi #Libya #Feb17 #gaddaficrimes
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:04 AM
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34.  US official worried al-qaeda is taking advantage of chaos in libya, collecting weapons

richardengelnbc richard engel
#libya.. US official worried al-qaeda is taking advantage of chaos in libya, collecting weapons
1 hour ago


For crying out loud.
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:05 AM
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35. #G troops have orders 2 capture #Zawiya by wed. rely on tanks & arty, mercs can't capture it

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Gaddafi troops have orders to capture #Zawiya by wed. They rely on tanks and artillery only, as they know they can't capture it using mercs.
1 hour ago
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:11 AM
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37.  All eyes should be on Sabhah, Ghat & Mitiga (Umm Aitiqah) military air fields
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 08:11 AM by Catherina
UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
#Libya parameters. All eyes should be on Sabhah, Ghat & Mitiga (Umm Aitiqah) military air fields which all have runway's above 11,500 ft &
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UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
#Feb17 are located relatively west of Libya. Having said this please also note that Waw Al Kabir Airport has runway of 12,480 ft and is.....
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UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
#Feb17 located in a very strategical location also the Nanur has a runway of 12,773 ft and is in a very strategic location. Please when you

#Feb17 go in to Sirt please make sure you completely block off the 11,807 ft runway at the Ghurdabiya Airport. The time is fast approaching

go in to Sirt please make sure you completely block off the 11,807 ft runway at the Ghurdabiya Airport. The time is fast approaching

when this all has to come to an end, a revolutionary end not a Ghadafi end, so please be wise and broaden your horizons as...........

this battle between you and evil has to be WON and WON FAST! The longer it takes the more time the goon has to plot against you and..

get what he really wants and that is utter CHOAS already many are uttering the words he uttered in his speeches and this really ticks

me off, as this is clearly a sign of him winning. The only way we the people can win is by cleansing the west coast of Ghadafi there

is no other serious option to this predicament. The task is in your grasp but remember all can be taken away if you do not think.....

UKguy4justice Aminul Hoque
#Feb17 The wind of peace and justice is blowing from east to west & I pray for the minimum loss of life in Qawasim, Sirte & Tripoli, AMEEN!!
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:15 AM
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38. #G's AF has approximately 18,500 hardcore... Civil war possible >>
Ghadafi's Air force has approximately 18,500 hardcore brainwashed highly trained & preserved elite men and women from Gadhadfa tribe
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it is supported by elite recruits from the Magariha Tribe which have been highly vetted for their obedience to Air Force superiors...

Although there have been issues with the fleet of fighter jets owned by Ghadafi, they are still relatively functional. One recent e.g

of the "ageing" fleet is when a Ghadafi Mig-23 fighter jet embarrassingly crashed while showing off stunts at the 3rd Expo at Mitiga.

Ghadafi's Air Force fleet includes just over 100 MiG-23 fighter jets,16-20 Mirage F-1 jets, 40-50 SU-22 fighter jets & enough bombs..

to last a lifetime and that is very worrying & many leading analysts agree that the recent use of the AF by Ghadafi is just a taste &

a deliberate strategical stance indicating his proclaimed will of fighting to the end and if he looses then he will go down fighting.

And as the NFZ prospects (China Objects) loom anybody who knows Ghadafi will tell you how much he hates the American Air Force a true

disaster is in the making and unfortunately it is inevitable. Like with all major predicaments in life, there is just one solution...

we need to locate these jets and put them out of service or at least destroy the bomb and artillery depots. These two actions will...

prove to be highly beneficial to both the revolutionaries & the innocent civilians who are not fighting in the front lines. Now where

are these 200 or so fighter jets? Where are these tens of thousands of Air Force Bombs kept? Where do these Air Force Personal live?

These are just some of the questions that spring to mind at this juncture and I am sad to say I dont have the answers but some one...

you might know will definitely know the answers to those questions. What I do know is there are defected AF personal who can share...

a lot of up to date information on Ghadafi's fleet and it's where abouts and the 20,000 or so ready to give Ghadafi his wish of CW...

it will take at least a month for the UN to agree a NFZ & by this time if you organise your brave men U can take out G AF capability

Guerrilla warfare is what Ghadafi wants U to do but U need 2 be proactively strategical, it only needs a few trucks to few locations!

If you don't want a civil war than you have to nip Ghadafi's power base at the bud. All this ground offensive has turned you 2 rebels

And to those who don't believe in Civil War prospects, threatened by Ghadafi and his sons, please wake up and open your eyes fast pls
















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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:16 AM
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39. Algeria & Israel, if you're helping Gaddafi, don't worry, your time will come soon.
ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Algeria & Israel, if you're helping Gaddafi, don't worry, your time will come soon. #libya #feb17
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:16 AM
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40. Guardian briefs on Ras Lanuf, Az Zawiyah:

1pm < (6 AM EST) >: Here's a summary of events so far today:

• There have been multiple airstrikes in the eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf, held by the opposition. AP reports that there have been five airstrikes. Some appear to be aimed at opposition lines but at least one hit a residential area, according to Reuters, which said a house was struck. Al-arabiya reported that bombs were dropped on two hotels used by foreign journalists and that a block of flats was hit. There have been no casualties reported from the airstrikes so far.

• In the west of the country, Zawiyah, 50km from Tripoli, has come under fierce attack from Gaddafi forces and the government claims to have retaken the city, although that could not be confirmed. A Libyan exile in contact with someone in the city said fighting was ongoing and Zawiyah was not under Gaddafi's control yet. Government forces have reportedly been using tanks and have destroyed buildings including hospitals. Al-Jazeera said the city is surrounded by troops loyal to the Libyan leader.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/08/libya-uprising-gaddafi-live






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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:17 AM
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41. #G's air base south of Sirte, the biggest in all of #Libya Has roughly 30 jets, most don't work

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Gaddafi's air base south of Sirte, the biggest in all of #Libya http://goo.gl/d8YyI Has roughly 30 jets, most don't work #feb17
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http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=gardabya+airport
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:18 AM
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42. All cities east of Benghazi calm and orderly. Locals ushering traffic. No crime. Ready 4 G's revenge
martinchulov Martin Chulov
All cities east of Benghazi calm and orderly. Locals ushering traffic. No crime. Readying for Gaddafi's revenge #libya #feb17
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:19 AM
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43. #G risks leaving Tripoli exposed as he tries 2take the fight 2the liberated parts of Libya
ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Gaddafi risks leaving Tripoli exposed as he tries 2take the fight 2the liberated parts of Libya #Libya #Feb17 The Guardian's security editor
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 01:04 PM
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59. LIBYA HURRA -- !!
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:20 AM
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44. I crossed the Salum border to Egypt last night. Mass exodus of fleeing workers has stopped. All calm
martinchulov Martin Chulov
I crossed the Salum border to Egypt last night. Mass exodus of fleeing workers has stopped. All calm. £libya #feb17
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:21 AM
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45. Anonymous Is it poss 2 jam #Gaddafi GPS systems=decisive 4 US troops+airforce in Gulf war?+infect >
MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya Is it possible 2 jam #Gaddafi GPS systems=decisive 4 US troops+airforce in Gulf war?+infect Mil PCs @AnonymousIRC @Anon_VV @Anony_Ops
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:25 AM
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50.  Not only #G AF depend on GPS but also guided munitions 4 accuracy

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya Not only #Gaddafi air force depend on GPS but also guided munitions 4 accuracy @AnonymousIRC @Anon_VV @Anony_Ops
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:22 AM
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46. A Jordanian #doctor from the Doctor's w/o Borders Organization has been kidnapped

feb17libya Feb17Libya
via @AJArabic: A Jordanian #doctor from the Doctor's w/o Borders Organization has been kidnapped in #Libya #Feb17 #Gaddaficrimes
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:23 AM
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47. #G's real bodyguards=elite unit of Chad veterans & commandos, led by his son. He only trusts them.
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 08:23 AM by Catherina
ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Gaddafi's (real) bodyguards consist of an elite unit of Chad veterans and commandos, led by his son. He only trusts them. #libya #feb17
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ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
These bodyguards can be seen kissing him after his speech inside his house 2 weeks ago #libya #feb17
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:24 AM
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48. Exchange of gunshots heard inside Bab-El-Azizia barracks yesterday (monday) between 2 & 6 pm
libyanfsl Libya NFSL
Exchange of gunshots heard inside Bab-El-Azizia barracks yesterday (monday) between 2 & 6 pm according to credible sources #Feb17 #Libya
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:24 AM
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49. NBC: US official says saudi arming some rebels to counter al-qaeda influence
richardengelnbc richard engel
#libya.. US official says saudi arming some rebels to counter al-qaeda influence
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:26 AM
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51.  Libyan state TV is showing handcuffed and blindfolded men captured in Bin Jawad
feb17libya Feb17Libya
LIVE- Libyan Unrest: Libyan state TV is showing handcuffed and blindfolded men captured in Bin Jawad .. http://bit.ly/eBQUsr #Libya #Feb17
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3:12pm: Libyan state TV is showing handcuffed and blindfolded men captured in Bin Jawad area, the BBC’s Arabic Service says. The TV says they are gangs members supported by al-Qaeda. It is showing their confessions too.

http://feb17.info/general/live-libyan-unrest-more-air-strikes-on-ras-lanuf/
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:27 AM
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52. Peter Beaumont "Regime doing its best 2 stifle independent reporting.been detained twice in 3 days
2:28: Peter Beaumont from the Observer tweets: “Regime seems to doing its best to stifle any attempts at independent reporting from here. I have been detained twice in three days”

http://feb17.info/general/live-libyan-unrest-more-air-strikes-on-ras-lanuf/
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 08:31 AM
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55. Part 4 here
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x584587
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