Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 5, Part 1 (The Scramble for Control of the Oil Fields)

[Catherina]

Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 5, Part 1 (The Scramble for Control of the Oil Fields)

Day 4's threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16


Occasionally, since the people I follow cover Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan also, if I see something really important about those countries, I'll post it here but I plan to mostly focus on Libya because they're having the hardest time getting the word out and Qaddafi's brutality is more systematic and I believe the scale exceeds the brutality in the other country.

They're also the country with the most propagandists on Twitter.

To make sure the Army doesn't swing the revolution to the people, Qaddafi has brought in thousands of mercenaries from Pakistan, Bangladesh and other North African coutries, specifically Chad. There's a Facebook video of a captured mercenary from Chad http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=103697256377254&oid=179449562095105 (Youtube link here) Their confessions are that they've been offered between $12,000 - $30,000 each.

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
URGENT: Libyans please protect our oil refineries. Please protect the oil refineries in Ras Lanuf. #gaddaficrimes #libya #feb13
1 hour ago

MAP of Protests across the Middle East

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iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Breaking reports from Ajdabiya now of jet fighters spotted; Ajdabiya is close to Nafoura oil field #Libya #Feb17
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Libya

F22 - - - Bahi Sidra 20 46 -
F23 - - - Defa Ras Lanuf 14, 24, 30 251 -
F24 - - - Gialo, Fahra Sidra 30, 32 550 -
F25 - - - ELephant field Melita 30 726 -
F26 - - - Jebel Marsa El Brega 24, 36 204 -
F27 - - - Majid, Nafora, Amal Marsa El Hariga 34 - -
F28 - - - Majid, Nafora, Amal Ras Lanuf 14, 20, 32, 30, 36 427 -
F29 - - - Rimal, Intisar Zuetina 30, 40 347 -
F30 - - - Sabah Dahra 10 - -
F31 - - - Wafa field Melita 20 46 -
F32 - - - Wafa Sidra 24 427 -
F30 - - - Bu Attifel Intisar 20, 34 360 -
F31 - - - Defa Marsa El Brega 30, 36 299 -
F3210 - - - Khoms Melita 34 25 -
F33 - - - Marsa El Brega KhomsIntisar - 670 -
F34 - - - Raguba KM110 20 86 -
F35 - - - Sarir Gialo - - -
F36 West Libya Gas Project Wafa field Melita

Please rec if you read these so I know if the effort here is worth it.

[pinboy3niner]

1. K&R

:)

[Catherina]

3. There are 2 already (thanks to both). Did you do it again?

:)

[pinboy3niner]

5. It's serendipity

Had to laugh when I was the first rec yet again. Catherina, we've got to stop meeting like this. :)

[Catherina]

13. Lol. We do :)

:hi:

[joshcryer]

9. You've been getting an insta-rec from me all night.

I see your threads and they get an instant rec (did this with Egypt too, but I have lacked sleep tonight trying to follow this, I really think Libya is a much bigger deal because the bloodshed is enormous, we're talking about hitting the 500 confirmed mark within a day or so but I know it's much much higher).

[Catherina]

14. You've been GREAT

especially with your notes and corrections.

I agree w' you about this being a bigger deal but more than that, this is HUGE. Those Libyan kids just changed the World Order.

[Catherina]

2. David Cameron, Mike Mullen, Bill Burns have all landed in Egypt.

Info in yesterday's Part 16

[Catherina]

4. UK 'assessing' situation in Libya

BBCWorld BBC Global News
by LibyanDictator
UK 'assessing' situation in Libya http://bbc.in/gYasCD
22 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

21 February 2011 Last updated at 12:55 GMT

Libya unrest: UK continues to assess threat to Britons

The UK will continue to assess the threat to British nationals in Libya and the need for evacuations, the foreign secretary has said.

...

BP, which is carrying out oil and gas exploration in Libya, has 140 staff - 40 expatriates and 100 foreign nationals - in the country. The company is preparing to evacuate families and non-essential staff over the next two days.

...

Responding to criticism over Britain's commercial interests with the country, Libyan-British Business Council chairman Lord Trefgarne said trade with the UK was not "a reward for good behaviour".

"We are a great trading nation, we trade with a great many nations around the world, many of whom we have sharp disagreements (with)," he said.

...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12524470?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

These guys kill me.

[Catherina]

6. BBC reporting that Gaddafi may be about to order Air Force to bomb own army bases

Pierrederuelle Pierre Deruelle
by Cethura
RT @PaulBHalsall: BBC reporting that Gaddafi may be about to order Air Force to bomb own army bases #Libya #Tripoli
21 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Link pls?


Pierrederuelle Pierre Deruelle
@
@catherina_guate Source here. http://ow.ly/40ixv
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

7. Man in Tripoli tells Al Jazeera that he and others are expecting a "very bad night."

evanchill Evan Hill
Man in Tripoli tells Al Jazeera that he and others are expecting a "very bad night." #feb17
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

8. Do you sleep Catherina? Your efforts are admirable. Thank you for following.

I wouldn't know where to begin to follow this myself and I trust your reporting (it seems you have a good way of sifting through retweets and whatnot).

[Catherina]

15. Haven't slept in over 24 hours but my mind is as sharp as a tack!

Thank God I splurged on one of those comfy swivel office chairs recently!

[OneGrassRoot]

16. ....

:yourock:

:hug:

[Catherina]

10. according to CNN, Gaddafiwill speak soon

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
according to CNN, Gaddafiwill speak soon #Libya #Feb17
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply


We're not gonna have to sit around for hours like we did for Mubarak r we?

[Catherina]

35. Have other news orgs said this? Know roughly when?

acarvin Andy Carvin
Have other news orgs said this? Know roughly when? RT @ShababLibya: according to CNN, Gaddafiwill speak soon #Libya #Feb17
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Recommended and thanks Catherina!

:hi:

[Catherina]

17. Hi Dennis

:hi:


What a night! Have you read Saif Qaddafi's speech yet? And about the massacre that happened as he was giving his speech? Depraved stuff.

[Dennis Donovan]

22. Yes - I saw it on AJE...

Saif Qaddafi is as bat-shit crazy and as evil as his father.:grr:

[Catherina]

12. There is a humanitarian crisis in Libya, there is no medicine, blood, call Red Cross/Crescent people

stripolina rstripolina
There is a humanitarian crisis in Libya, there is no medicine, blood, call Red Cross/Crescent people are in dire need #Libya #Feb17
3 minutes ago

[Catherina]

18. The threats Seif Al-Islam Qaddafi made to the people are unacceptable. Send to ICC

FreeTunis FreeEgypt FreeLibya
by Cethura
Les menaces de Seïf Al-Islam à l'égard du peuple sont intolérables et il doit répondre devant la Cour Pénale Internationale #Libya #Feb17
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

19. David Cameron refused to meet with MuslimBrotherhood, met with head of armed forces and some

Gsquare86 Gigi Ibrahim جييييج
David Cameron refused to meet with MB, he met with some "oppositional leaders" and of course the head of armed forces (inside info)
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Not a single youth leader among them I'll bet my life.

[Catherina]

20. friend went unarmed to millita area where he work to defend any bad thing could happen 2 the oil rig

AliTweel علي عامر الطويل
by rstripolina
A friend went unarmed to millita area where he work to defend any bad thing could happen to the oil rig there. Pray for him.
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Certainly

[Catherina]

21. BREAKING: Libyan religious leaders have urged all libyans to now disobey #gaddafi

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
BREAKING: the Libyan religious leaders have urged all libyans to now disobey #gaddafi, #Libya #Feb17
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

23. Wow.

[lonestarnot]

24. Wow is right.

What does this mean?

[Catherina]

27. Have you read this?

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Catherina/410

No sooner did they guy finish talking than Qaddaffi's thugs broke into his home, beat him up and dragged him out the house BY HIS BEARD. Some brave young men managed to free him a few hours later.

It means "Rise Up and OVERTHROW Qaddafi". The same thing as "Illegitimate"

I've had goosebumps all night from this stuff

[lonestarnot]

44. I had not Catherina. Thank you!

Has anyone figured out why the silence from Qaddaffi. Reportedly left the country. Where'd he go?

[Catherina]

64. I think those rumors are false. Like Mubarak ones at the time. n/t

[joshcryer]

37. Here's something the dictators don't consider; people who believe in dying for their countrymen...

...will die for their countrymen. The west would never have something like this where unarmed protesters bravely give their lives going up against armed thugs of the state. But they nurtured this culture and it's going to bite them in the ass.

[Catherina]

25. Dramatic photo of a man standing on top of a tank, holding up the preQaddafi flag

blakehounshell Blake Hounshell
Dramatic photo of a man standing on top of a tank, holding up the old Libyan flag flickr.com/photos/a7fadho…
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

33. Wikipedia's Libya page is using that flag as the flag on the article.

Fitting. Not sure if it was that was before or what.

[defendandprotect]

66. kr

[Catherina]

26. Friends in #Libya are all offline today. This makes me nervous.

Raafatology Raafat- نيويورك
RT" @lisang: Friends in #Libya are all offline today. This makes me nervous."
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

28. Libyan diplomat Ahmed Jibril calls on international media to come through the Egyptian border. Calls

evanchill Evan Hill
Libyan diplomat Ahmed Jibril calls on international media to come through the Egyptian border. Calls it "stable" - "nothing going on here".
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

29. Libyan air force has bombed protesters who were on their way to an army base,

IsinElicin Isin Elicin
by MilitantNews
the Libyan air force has bombed protesters who were on their way to an army base, according to eyewitness testimony.
8 minutes ago

[joshcryer]

36. OMG, no! :(

OMG unarmed civilians running up against Soviet era (at the minimum) arms. This is going to be horrible. I hope they take over the bases with whatever weapons they can steal.

[Catherina]

30. Protesters taking control of #Sirt - formerly very pro-#Gaddafi. Military flee.

LibyanDictator The Dictator
Military flee. Protesters taking control of #Sirt - formerly very pro-#Gaddafi. #Libya #Feb17
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

31. "The people want the downfall of the serial killer" rough translation of chant

hebaelkayal Heba Elkayal
by ElFoulio
"The people want the downfall of the serial killer" rough translation of chant,appropos
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

32. TIME "Saif has acted as an assurance for the future, for oil companies who have plowed billions of d

MilitantNews MilitantNews
#Libya TIME "Saif has acted as an assurance for the future, for oil companies who have plowed billions of dollars into the country"
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply



Getting link for that

[Catherina]

34. Many reports of tanks, helicopters, and other military presence spreading about #Tripoli.

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
by acarvin
Many reports of tanks, helicopters, and other military presence spreading about #Tripoli.
35 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

38. Video: Gaddafi soldiers being tied up and burned after they refuse to shoot the ppl Horrifying

FreeLibyanman FreeLibyan
by rstripolina
#Gaddafi soldiers being tied up and burned after they refuse to shoot thier own people. Horrifying and savage http://on.fb.me/gYqMzK
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Graphic. Sad. This was reported last night, fleetingly on AJE but with no video. Comms are still down in Libya and people are having a hard time getting stuff out

This just came out 3 hours ago. Horrifying! Graphic.
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=164752430243044

[Catherina]

39. Gaddafi committing crimes vs HUMANITY.. must b captured, tried in The HAGUE..THIS IS MASS MURDER

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by acarvin
Gaddafi is committing crimes against HUMANITY.. he must be captured and tried in The HAGUE.. http://on.fb.me/gYqMzK THIS IS MASS MURDER
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

45. The longer this goes on the harder I GRIEVE for these poor people. OMG. FIGHT.

Fight Libya, FIGHT! Take their weapons and FIGHT GODDAMNIT!

Going to be a long day at work today.

[joshcryer]

41. Oh my god. The cries. The barbarity of the regime is inconcievable. Have to head out. Thannks...

...so much Catherina. Get some rest soon if you can, I know you don't want to miss anything and it can be hard catching up. I look forward to your future posts.

This is huge, this is incredible.

[Catherina]

49. The worst part? The report that came out before the video said it was 200 young soldiers

:cry:

This is why I want to see him hang.

[Catherina]

50. WORLD MEDIA: THIS IS GADDAFI BURNING HIS SOLDIERS INSIDE THEIR BARRACKS FOR REFUSING TO KILL PPL:

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by LibyanDictator
WORLD MEDIA: THIS IS GADDAFI BURNING HIS SOLDIERS INSIDE THEIR BARRACKS FOR REFUSING TO KILL PPL: http://on.fb.me/gYqMzK #libya #feb17
19 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[lonestarnot]

65. OMG!

[Catherina]

40. Libyan intelligence services jamming Al Jazeera's feed in Libya. AJE is switching satellites to try

PenguinSix Andrew Leyden
by rstripolina
Libyan intelligence services jamming Al Jazeera's feed in Libya. AJE is switching satellites to try and compensate.
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

42. snippers all over bldgs of #Green Square.. PLEASE guys, u have 2 deal w\ them b4 demos reach there.

FreeLibyanman FreeLibyan
by acarvin
The snippers all over the buildings of #Green Square.. PLEASE guys, you have to deal with them before demo reach there.
11 minutes ago

[Catherina]

43. Two separate reports of airplanes circling overhead in Tripoli.

evanchill Evan Hill
Two separate reports of airplanes circling overhead in Tripoli.
11 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[Lars77]

46. Libyan minister of justice resigns due to violence

Norwegian Dagbladet says Mustafa Abdeljalil is resigning, and that he wanted to resign a month ago due to the heavy-handed tactics by the regime against the people.

Their source is http://www.quryna.com/

[Catherina]

47. Gaddafi could find refuge in Israel - Israel Today

maafa maafa
by rstripolina
#Israel Libya's Gaddafi could find refuge in Israel - Israel Today http://ow.ly/1bqMKd
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Libya's Gaddafi could find refuge in Israel
Monday, February 21, 2011 | Ryan Jones

...

The older of the two interviewees, Guita Brown, said she is Gaddafi’s second cousin (Brown’s grandmother was the sister of Gaddafi’s grandmother). The younger of the two women, Rachel Saada, granddaughter of Brown, explained in more detail:

“The story goes that Gaddafi’s grandmother, herself a Jewess, was married to a Jewish man at first. But he treated her badly, so she ran away and married a Muslim sheikh. Their child was the mother of Gaddafi.”

...

If the story told by Brown and Saada is true, Gaddafi is entitled to immigrate to Israel as a Jew under Israel’s Law of Return. Even if every other country on earth refused him entry, Israel would be obligated by its own laws to take Gaddafi in.

At the time of the interview, the anchor quipped, “I am sure there is some local authority in Israel that would be pleased to have a former president on its staff.”


http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/22668/Default.aspx

Israel, don't you have enough problems already?

[joshcryer]

51. Venezuela will take him in.

[Catherina]

48. relax, #Libya is on the #U.N. Human Rights Council,

acarvin Andy Carvin
Ouch. RT @stevegraff: Everybody relax, #Libya is on the #U.N. Human Rights Council, so I'm sure everything there is fine. #gaddafi
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply



This stuff is getting sicker by the minute.

[Catherina]

52. Benghazi live stream said 10 mns ago: the army here has heard rumors that bombers are on the way

gfry Gilles Frydman
by acarvin
@acarvin The live speaker on Benghazi live stream said 10 mns ago: the army here has heard rumors that bombers are on the way to here
27 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

53. Minister of Justice in Libya resigns in protest "excessive use of force"

acarvin Andy Carvin
He resigned? RT @gfry: RT @ alarabiya_ar: Urgent: the resignation of the Minister of Justice in Libya in protest "excessive use of force"
15 minutes ago

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Libya's Minister of Justice has submitted his resignation over the violence against protesters
15 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

54. Libyan Army carries out airstrike on protesters in Benghazi

RT_com RT
by Anony_Ops
Libyan Army carries out airstrike on protesters in Benghazi #news
16 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

55. Anony_Ops: This is enough. Kill #Gaddafi

Anony_Ops Anonymous Operations
Libyan Army carries out airstrike on protesters in Benghazi via @RT_com #news #Libya #feb17 This is enough. Kill #Gaddafi
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

56. helicopters are reportedly circling Green Square.

evanchill Evan Hill
These helicopters are reportedly circling Green Square.
15 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


4 of them per other tweet. Apaches

[Lars77]

57. Western governments need to WAKE THE FUCK UP!

[Catherina]

58. mercenaries disembarking from ships at tripoli port, planes circling over the city. final stand

SaloumehZ SaloumehZ
#Libya RT @houseofhegira mercenaries disembarking from ships at tripoli port, planes circling over the city. seems like the final stand is about to take place #libya
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

59. I ask all libyans, 2 arm themselves now & kill all mercenaries and gaddafi's family

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by acarvin
I ask all libyans, esp. our friends in Baida and #Benghazi to arm themselves now and kill all mercenaries and gaddafi's family #feb17 #libya
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Lars77]

60. Norway condemns violence in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen

http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/press/news/2011/-norway-condemns-violence-in-libya-bahra.html?id=633937

“I condemn the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Mr Støre is concerned about the situation in these countries and urges the authorities to refrain from violence, respect the right to freedom of expression and allow peaceful demonstrations.

“The protests in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen are an expression of the people’s desire for more participatory democracy. The authorities must respect fundamental human rights such as political, economic and social rights. It is now vital that all parties do their utmost to foster peaceful dialogue on reforms,” said the Foreign Minister.

During the past few days, there have been massive demonstrations in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen. A number of people are reported to have been killed, and many are said to have been arrested in connection with the demonstrations.

“The protesters are calling for greater political freedom. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are fundamental human rights and are prerequisites for democratic development. Norway supports the people’s desire to live in a society where political and social rights are safeguarded,” said Mr Støre.

_____________________________________________________________

Pretty weak stuff, but i'm surprised they said anything at all. What can you expect from a country who's national oil corporation has done business with the Ghadaffi regime for ages? I'm emberrassed to be from a European country today.

[Catherina]

61. Seif Gaddafi suspended from WEF Young Global Leaders' group,, London School of Economics suspends

AJELive AJELive
Seif Gaddafi suspended from WEF Young Global Leaders' group. To keep up to date, check out our live blog ar: http://aje.me/g34XgM
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
AP: London School of Economics suspends study program funded by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi due to "distressing" violence http://bloom.bg/dUjOa9
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

London university halts Libya-funded program
Feb 21, 2011 7:33 AM GMT-0600
By The Associated Press


LONDON (AP) — The London School of Economics says it has suspended a study program partly funded by a charity run by the son of Moammar Gadhafi after the "distressing" violence in Libya over the past few days.

The university says that in 2009 it accepted a gift of 1.5 million pounds (2.4 million) from the Gadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation, which is chaired by the Libyan leader's son, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, an LSE graduate.

The school said the money was used to fund a North African research program, which has now been suspended.

The LSE also said it was reconsidering other links with Libya in light of the "highly distressing" violence there.

...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-21/london-university-halts-libya-funded-program.html

[Catherina]

62. Head of military Abu Bakr Yunis under house arrest in #Tripoli for refusing orders.

feb17voices Feb 17 voices
by Anony_Ops
@Ajarabic: Head of military Abu Bakr Yunis under house arrest in #Tripoli for refusing orders. #Libya #Feb17
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

63. Part 2 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x471235