What happens in Lybia is horrifying, simply. I don't think I believe in hell, but if there is one, I'm sure they have a place reserved for Gaddafi. Maybe people like him (and his sons) are even the reason why we need (the imagination of) hell.
Untill now media coverage remains scarce, the following articles are available, yet the have little new to offer
Libya's leader faces the worst unrest since he seized power, but no-one expects him to give up peacefully (by Guardian's Ian Black)
Libya protests: More than 100 killed as army fires on unarmed demonstrators
World leaders condemn Muammar Gaddafi after army launches violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Benghazi, by Jo Adetunji, Peter Beaumont and Martin Chulov
Al Jazeera's blog futhermore reports that
- the supposedly most liberal sons of Gaddafi, Saif al Islam, is expected to speak tonight
- some military personnel has changed sides and joined the demonstrations
- protesters have parts of Benghazi under their control
- protests spread to Tripoli where demonstrators have blocked an area, defending themselves and attacking apparent Gaddafi supporters
- violence on both sides is escalating now, with people eager to destroy anything that belong sto the government and (at least in some eyewitnesse's opinion) "people are thirsty for blood"
- several strong tribes (Warfala, Tabu, Tuareg) are now supporting the protests
- several strong tribes (Warfala, Tabu, Tuareg) are now supporting the protests
It is interesting to note that Sheikh Al Qaradawi felt the urge to comment on Lybia and call upon all moslems in mosques to support the protesters...
This latter piece of information stems from @SultanAlQassemi, who is extremely worh following on twitter!
This latter piece of information stems from @SultanAlQassemi, who is extremely worh following on twitter!
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