So Gaddafi now wants a ceasefire

[HEyHEY]

Without a UN shot being fired..... how bout that?

[wtmusic]

1. That's what happens with a real consensus nt

[HEyHEY]

2. Yeah, too bad most of DU

Doesn't understand Libya's not Iraq and were perfectly content to let the slaughter continue.

[wtmusic]

3. +1. This is gonna be a lonely thread. nt

[HEyHEY]

4. Oh yeah, these tools will never admit it.

[ClarkUSA]

7. Not only that, many will claim they were for the UN resolution all along...

... and why did Pres. Obama take so long? ;)

[ClarkUSA]

5. Nah, I'm here.

:party:

Gotta crash soon... carry on, though.

[wtmusic]

6. Did you at least bring some %$!?#!! beer?

Dude, the fridge is empty.

[ClarkUSA]

8. Hey, I just got done pouring. I had to go look for another pint glass.

I started already. :beer:

Here ya go!

:toast:

[wtmusic]

10. Why, thankee.

:toast:

:beer:

[HEyHEY]

9. Yeah, I can't wait for that

Or the ensuing "when will we help Bahrain" threads.

[ClarkUSA]

11. I was thinking the same thing. Which is why I have this handy...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain is committed to talks with the opposition but security is a priority and more Gulf troops will arrive in the kingdom to help restore order after weeks of unrest, the foreign minister said on Friday.

Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said three or four Gulf states were sending troops and the forces would remain for as long as it took to bring calm after protests by the Shi'ite majority slid into sectarian violence and crippled the economy.

Their role would be limited to guarding strategic assets such as oil facilities, however, and they will not be involved in quelling protests, he told a news conference in Manama.

"We look with all confidence to the return of normal life in Bahrain," Sheikh Khaled said. "We know dialogue is our path.

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72E24K20110318

Unlike Quaddafi, Sheikh Khaled is not promising to recreate another Rwanda genocide by massacring rebels.

[HEyHEY]

12. No, you don't get it!

All these brown people are all the same as are their nations problems! :eyes:

[joshcryer]

20. +1, thanks for that article.

It did strike me as odd that Bahrain had in a month less deaths than Egypt in two weeks, and less than Libya in a day. It was curious to me that AJE only started following Bahrain on the 18.

[Tx4obama]

13. Gaddafi is lying. Update below

From MSNBC's Breaking New Twitter feed

BreakingNews: Journalists see plane bomb area southwest of Benghazi, Libya, and 2 columns of smoke in area - AFP 25 minutes ago via breakingnews.com

And from Al Jazeera Twitter feed

AJELive- Reuters: Pro-democracy fighters retreating towards #Benghazi under attack from #Gaddafi forces 23 minutes ago via Seesmic Desktop

[ClarkUSA]

15. Susan Rice, our UN ambassador, said there is skepticism, which is why battle plans are being drawn.

I saw her speak on PBS this morning.

British, Canadian and US planes are en route. Quaddafi will be rolling over soon.

[gateley]

17. That's wise. Quaddafi will not go gently into the night. nt

[Tx4obama]

16. Another update below

AJELive Twitter feed
#AlJazeera reporter in #Benghazi says some shelling happening now, with a jet just crossing over the town... 2 minutes ago via Seesmic Desktop



And from http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-19

7:29am

"The explosions started about 2 a.m. Gaddafi's forces are advancing, we hear they're 20kms from Benghazi," Faraj Ali, a local resident, said.

"It's land-based fire. We saw one aircraft," he added.
6:49am Large explosions were heard in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, the rebel stronghold, early on Saturday, a Reuters witness said.

A fighter jet could be heard over the city, the witness said, adding that the explosions were strong enough to shake a building.

[Tx4obama]

18. Another ----- Gadhafi forces have entered Benghazi

# AJELive

Reports from #AlJazeera reporter in #Benghazi that pro-#Gaddafi forces entered the suburbs of #Benghazi in #Libya 1 minute ago via Seesmic Desktop


# Breaking News BreakingNews

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi enter rebel-held city of Benghazi - Al-Jazeera via Reuters 2 minutes ago via breakingnews.com

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Maybe

BreakingNews Breaking News
Journalists see plane bomb area southwest of Benghazi, Libya, and 2 columns of smoke in area - AFP
45 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Bosonic]

19. Mission Accomplished?

[joshcryer]

21. Shame HEyHEY thought Gaddafi would quit so easily.

[HEyHEY]

22. I think he will still. And I also think his army will abandon him