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Daily Archives: March 30, 2011
Snap Analysis: Minister’s defection: how big a blow for Gaddafi?
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa flew to Britain on Wednesday and has resigned from Muammar Gaddafi’s government because he is no longer willing to represent it, a British government spokesman said. Koussa’s arrival at Farnborough airport, in the south of … Continue reading
Misratah phonecall: A sniper just killed one of my best friends
Feb17voices have just added this new live phonecall with a young man from Misratah. Listen!
March 31st Updates
New York: London: Tripoli: 00:39 Reuters U.S. intelligence operatives were on the ground in Libya before President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert support for anti-Gaddafi rebels, U.S. government sources told Reuters. The CIA personnel were sent in … Continue reading
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BREAKING: Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Koussa defects and arrives in London
Mousa Koussa, Libya’s Foreign Minister and close aide to Mu’ammar Gaddafi has defected and fled to the UK seeking refuge. The UK Foreign Office has released this official statement: “We can confirm that Moussa Koussa arrived at Farnborough Airport from … Continue reading
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Ajdabiya civilians tell of their dead amid the rubble
Donatella Rovera, a crisis researcher for Amnesty International, visited Ajdabiya and Benghazi. During her visit she spoke to people who had lost loved ones in the attacks and visited injured in hospitals and examined the damage done by the heavy … Continue reading
Map: The revolution as of 29th March
The New York Times have been creating superb maps that follow the movement of the revolution day by day. We bring you their latest map which illustrates where the revolution has reached as of 23:59 on Tuesday 29th March. Please … Continue reading
Government use of landmines confirmed
Human Rights Watch confirmed today that Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the conflict. They call for an immediate stop to the use of antipersonnel mines, which most of the world has banned years ago. … Continue reading
The Myth of Tribal Libya
Alaa al-Ameri today in the Guardian’s Comment is Free section about the myth of tribal Libya. “Portraying Libya as ‘tribal’ is not only wrong – it dismisses the notion that our uprising has anything to do with national dignity” Ameri … Continue reading
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