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Edited on Sat Mar-19-11 05:50 PM by tabatha
where a person in despair set themselves on fire.
"Eventually the new government gave in to the demands and a new prime minister Beji Caid-Essebsi was appointed by the acting president on Thursday March 03, 2011. Two of the first actions made after the appointment of the new government were the decision of the Tunis court to ban the ex-ruling party RCD and to confiscate all its resources, and a decree by the minister of the interior banning the "political police" including what has been known as the state security special forces which were used to intimidate and persecute political activists <65> On January 26, 2011, INTERPOL confirmed that its National Central Bureau (NCB) in Tunis has issued a global alert via INTERPOL's international network to seek the location and arrest of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and six of his relatives.<66>"
The Tunisia Revolt had a good outcome.
It moved to Egypt, where
"On 11 February 2011, Mubarak resigned and fled Cairo. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak had stepped down and that the Egyptian military would assume control of the nation's affairs in the short term. Jubilant celebrations broke out in Tahrir Square at the news.<60> Mubarak may have left Cairo for Sharm el-Sheikh the previous night, before or shortly after the airing of a taped speech in which Mubarak vowed he would not step down or leave.<61>"
There was some violence, but the military mostly kept out of it.
Once again, a good outcome for the Egyptians.
Inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, the Libyans started protesting. It became violent almost immediately as the heavy boot of Gaddafi came down. The rest of the world stayed on the side lines as they did in Tunisia and Egypt (except for influence on the military in Egypt to stay on the side lines).
Obama's only actions were to make statements about allowing people to peacefully demonstrate. There was no change by Libya. It is thought that more than 3,000 people have been killed. Towns have been flattened.
Libyans requested a no-fly zone since the beginning of March, day after day after day. The Arab league asked for a no-fly zone late February. There was an international petition signed by close to 2 million people for a NFZ.
Eventually, when Gaddafi said that he would show no mercy, the international community decided to become involved.
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But, now that the UN has come to the rescue NOW of the Libyans because they requested help NOW, there are people asking about all other countries, where
the violence is nowhere close
there have been no requests day after day after day for help
It is an event that has to be dealt with NOW, and I hope that eventually what came to Tunisia and Egypt far more easily, will come to Libya as well.
And I say this in the name of the thousands who have been brutalized by Gaddafi.
I hope that there will be better outcomes for other countries such as Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, down the road. But the international community has its hand full and cannot deal with anything more.
But the reason this is happening NOW to this country NOW, is because the people of Libya wanted what happened in Egypt and Tunisia, but found themselves in hell. NOW. And Gaddafi was about to slaughter them all without mercy, NOW.
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