Benghazi rebels call for no-fly zone - March 9

[tabatha]

Benghazi rebels call for no-fly zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ylmR8gGKOE

Benghazi cheers UN no-fly zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gngjR66E-tg

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[Supply Side Jesus]

2. but i thought they didn't want it according to another thread

:boring:

[readmoreoften]

3. Is it possible they're GOSH divided???!!!

Complexity! Oh the HORRORS!

[tabatha]

6. If there is one thing that characterizes the rebels

is that they have all been on the same page.

I have read hundreds of tweets that called for a NFZ.

Possibly that is because I really do "read more often".

I get my information from a number of places - and I read them every day at least once.

You should try it too.

[Quixote1818]

9. "Possibly that is because I really do "read more often"."

That was awesome! :rofl: Thank you for that!

[tabatha]

12. Thanks.

[joshcryer]

14. The NFZ in recent days was ALL that was being tweeted.

I had a hard time following them because I didn't want to seem biased / pro-NFZ (I am but I didn't want to send that message, it was REALLY hard to find anti-NFZ posts).

[tabatha]

16. Yep, and after reading all those tweets

and recently watching as many tweets mentioned the "agonizing and waiting" for the UN result, one's head is filled with the facts of what is going on, just to find others are so out of the loop, it reminds one of rwers.

I wish there was an archive of those tweets.

[joshcryer]

17. I might make a script to grab them all, historically speaking it'd be nice to have.

I think twitter doesn't "forget" tweets though.

[tabatha]

20. One can get some of them with a google alert every day

Also, there is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_2011_Libyan_uprising

[joshcryer]

22. Given the comments on DU lately I'm reminded of Iyad Elbaghdadi's tweets yesterday:

http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/48301954161586176">@iyad_elbaghdadi
Iyad El-Baghdadi
Many supposed "observers" couldn't hide their excitement as they gloated over the revolution's "imminent defeat". #Libya
20 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/48302031466799104">@iyad_elbaghdadi
Iyad El-Baghdadi
These "lurkers" appeared to be disinterested observers but now show us where their true sympathies (or interests) lay. #Libya
20 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/48302329686011904">@iyad_elbaghdadi
Iyad El-Baghdadi
Some asked last night who these "lurkers" were; they included people on social networks, in the media, and even some politicians #Libya
20 hours ago

[Turborama]

23. Have you checked out Google's realtime?

If you search for a particular hashtag and click on the timeline on the right you can see what tweets were posted at that time.

For example: http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&prmdo=1&q=%23nfz&aq=f&aqi=g10&oq=&&tbm=mbl:1&tbs=mbl:1,mbl_hs:1300343437,mbl_he:1300429837,mbl_rs:1300401616,mbl_re:1300401628,mbl_dr:n

:hi:

[joshcryer]

24. Thanks for that, wasn't aware of it.

Things are moving so utterly fast these days it's impossible to keep up. :hi:

[joshcryer]

8. They're united, not divided.

[Quixote1818]

4. That was an old video from when they were winning and before

everything went to hell.

[tabatha]

5. March 9?

[Quixote1818]

7. I am talking about the other thread

The video from March 1st.

[joshcryer]

10. Feb 21:

http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201102219941/Libya-Politics/libyan-ambassador-to-un-urges-international-community-to-stop-genocide.html

The origination of the no-fly-zone was to stop Gaddafi from shipping in mercs.

He got tens of thousands of them.

[tabatha]

11. Al Jazeera blogs

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-7

March 7
10:08pm
Reuters reports: Gulf states called for a no-fly zone to be imposed in Libya, and for an urgent Arab
League meeting to discuss the situation in the North African country, according to a statement released by their foreign ministers.

7:12pm
AFP reports: Britain and France could put a resolution to the UN Security Council this week demanding a no-fly zone over Libya.

1:20am
Associated Press - Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says US and its allies should plan for a no-fly zone over Libya, and consider bombing the country's airports and runways, but they should take no action unless there is an international agreement.

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

March 8
Al Jazeera speaks to Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the opposition National Council, about the deadline he has set Libya's embattled leader.

Timestamp:
4:35pm

Avaaz forms a petition, urging the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone in Libya
We urge you immediately to impose a no-fly zone on Libya to stop aerial bombings, attacks and the movement of Qaddafi's troops and weapons, which are inflicting a terrible toll on civilians, and to protect the needs and interests of the Libyan people.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/libya_no_fly_zone_3?fp

Over a million people throughout the world signed it - I guess that > 1 million people around the world knew about the requested no-fly zone and many in the states did not.

[joshcryer]

13. +1, tabatha. Keep showing the truth.

[joshcryer]

15. Celebrations Erupt in Cities Across Libya after UN Decision

http://feb17.info/media/celebrations-erupt-in-cities-across-libya-after-un-decision/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm2M_OqKNZ8

[tabatha]

18. Boy, all of those towns in the first link are certainly all on the same page.

Benghazi, Derna 1, Derna 2, Misrata 1, Misrata 2

[joshcryer]

19. We'll get more as the night continues. Morale has been exploded, truly.

[tabatha]

21. And here is some neat music from that area

these musicians are from Mali, actually were in the Libyan army at one time under Gaddafi, but left to become musicians:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-VSt6E540DY

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. Norway

BreakingNews Breaking News
Norway says it will take part in international military action against Gadhafi's forces in Libya - Reuters
19 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

26. Link:

http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFOSN00509220110318