Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 12 (or 14*), Part 3

[Catherina]

Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 12 (or 14*), Part 3

Today's threads: Part 1, Part 2

#Feb17 Youth organizers invite Gaddafi's collaborators to stand under his umbrella ella ella ella ella ella http://bit.ly/faa34E

"We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya."
- Saif Islam Qaddafi during interview

*I called this Day 12 because the official start date was #Feb17 but the kickoff was 2 days early so in reality today is day 14.

Previous Day 11 threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9

The world’s 100 largest arms dealers, excluding Chinese vendors, sold weapons for $401 billion in 2009, with US vendors in first place

Threads for Days 1-9 are in my journal

"I was born in Tunisia, I persevered in Egypt, I sacrificed myself in Libya, I have fought in Yemen&Bahrain. I am Freedom, I will not die."
- Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub

LibyanThinker The Libyan Thinker
Remains of Soldiers Burned to Death for Not Shooting Protesters in #Libya http://www.twitvid.com/YXKOT & http://tinyurl.com/4d6a57n

MAP of Protests across the Middle East



Google Earth DL here to see positions of army and patrolling route of mercenaries

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

[Catherina]

1. Misurata, helicopter tried to fly over but was opposed with a barrage of heavy fire by revos

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
In Misurata a helicopter tried to fly over Misurata but it was opposed with a barrage of heavy fire by the rebels #Libya #Gaddafi
10 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[sasha031]

2. K&R

[Catherina]

3. not confirmed yet: bombing and heavy shooting at the airport in Misurata and the Agheiran area

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
(it is not confirmed yet) There are news about bombing and heavy shooting at the airport in Misurata and the Agheiran area #Libya #Gaddafi
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[gateley]

4. Just saw on MSNBC that Gaddafi does NOT have control of most of the oil fields! nt

[Catherina]

5. revolutionaries in AlZaweya's city center are getting ready for counter-attack from Gaddafi's forces

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Libyan revolutionaries in AlZaweya's city center are getting ready for a counter-attack from Gaddafi's forces. #Libya #Gaddafi
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

6. AlArabiya correspondant Wael Essam poss under house arrest due to his refusal to send false reports

libyanfsl Libya NFSL
Word from Libya is that AlArabiya correspondant Wael Essam is under house arrest due to his refusal to send false reports #Feb17 #Libya
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

8. Wael Essam under house arrest , and are banned from driving and monitoring the events of #Tripoli

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
#Al-Arabiya correspondent Wael Essam under house arrest , and are banned from driving and monitoring the events of #Tripoli
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

7. an incredible history, an incredible ppl, largely forgotten due 2 gaddafi, must not b underestimated

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Libya has an incredible history, an incredible people, largely forgotten due to gaddafi, and must not be underestimated, they are capable ia
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Oil is both a blessing and a curse, Libya's oil is one of the finest on the planet, and geographically perfect for transport by ship

But let us not forget, Libya has more then oil, it is home to 7 million people who fought for her freedom

Libya will be free in a shiber shiber, every bayt bayt, every dar dar and the zenga's of tripoli to benghazi

(shiber, bayt, dar, zenga = alley, street, road not in that order but I remember they translated before for us)

[Catherina]

9. 10s of 1000s sign up 2 go 2 Tripoli but ex-Gaddafi Generals will not organize army 2 attack #Gaddafi

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya Tens of thousands sign up 2 go 2 Tripoli but ex-Gaddafi Generals will not organize army 2 attack #Gaddafi-prefer 2 negotiate with him
14 minutes ago

Ignore them. They have no authority except Gaddafi's and Washington's

[defendandprotect]

61. LIBYA HURRA -- !!

[Catherina]

10. Libyan diplomatic corps in Austria announced the accession of all its members to Libyan revolution

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Libyan diplomatic corps in Austria announced the accession of all its members to Libyan revolutionaries..#Libya..#Gaddafi
16 minutes ago

[Catherina]

11. Guardian article: neither tribal nor Islamist. #Libyans want democracy, justice and freedom

marwame Marwa Elnaggar
#Libya: neither tribal nor Islamist. #Libyans want democracy, justice and freedom. Guardian article: http://ow.ly/44IkQ #Feb17
16 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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Libya: neither tribal nor Islamist
Libyans want democracy, justice and freedom. This revolution is for all, and won't fall to extremists

Mahmoud Al-Nakou
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 February 2011 21.00 GMT

...

Until then the liberation of Libya, street by street and town by town, goes on unabated. Already, a number of towns and cities have declared independence from Gaddafi's regime and have begun in earnest the job of running their daily affairs. Community committees and councils of the elders have already been established in Benghazi, Musrata and Zawiyah, to help restore life and normality in anticipation of the fall of Tripoli and the complete removal of Gaddafi and his inner circle.

The fear expressed by some international commentators that Libya will fall into the hands of extremists is totally unfounded. The very nature of Libyan society will not allow it. There is little doubt that Islam as a faith, culture and identity runs strongly through our heritage and tradition, but violence and extremism are foreign. Indeed, Gaddafi had to bring hordes of mercenaries from other African countries to carry out orders that Libyan police and army refused. Rather, it is the Turkish model of government that most Libyans aspire to; where Islamic ethics and values enrich endeavours to achieve democracy, justice, freedom and development.

The west should welcome this region's transformation to an open, democratic environment, and should not impede the people's aspirations. Our hope, too, is that once Libya comes to hold its first free and fair elections, the outcome will be fully respected across the world, come what may.

Gaddafi's last gambit is to play the tribal card. In his last couple of speeches, he promised various tribes riches and lands, using the old divide and rule tactic. Various commentators have made the mistake of believing that Libya is a tribal society. It is not, and one needn't look any further than the revolution to see nobody is standing out or standing apart from the Libyan youth who have led the people in their march towards a free Libya.

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62. KR

[Catherina]

12. Clinton's on TV now. My only response is no moral authority due to example in Iraq

I keep thinking of the nightmare in Iraq and Afghanistan as I listen to her speech. Nice speech but no confidence Hillary. Sorry.

The empire is dying. Try to transition with grace and reform our industry so that MIC isn't biggest export. End the wars, their continuance makes the speech sad.

And quit propping up Gaddafi's ex-Minister of Justice who's trying to sabotage the Revolution.


When you're done, could you update us on the situation in Iraq and the vicious, bloody crackdown on people protesting what their country has become under Western occupation? They'd like some democracy there.

[Catherina]

13. Oil is both a blessing and a curse, Libya's oil is one of the finest on planet, & geographically>>

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Oil is both a blessing and a curse, Libya's oil is one of the finest on the planet, and geographically perfect for transport by ship #Libya
19 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

16. Libya has more than oil, it is home to 7 million people who fought for her freedom

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
But let us not forget, Libya has more then oil, it is home to 7 million people who fought for her freedom #Libya #Feb17 #gaddaficrimes
23 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

14. mercenaries from non-African nationalities in Misurata

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
rest of mercenaries from non-African nationalities in Misurata #Libya..#Gaddafi
22 minutes ago

[Catherina]

15. Calls 4 large demos in Tripoli tomorrow after the noon prayer permeated all parts of the city

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Calls for large demonstrations in Tripoli tomorrow after the noon prayer permeated all parts of the city # Libya .. # Gaddafi
22 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

17. Eyewitness:. Khoweildy battalion is going to attack you on #Zawyia City.

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Eyewitness:. Khoweildy battalion is going to attack you on #Zawyia City...#Libya..#Gaddafi
16 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

18. #Tunisia Govt plays old regime musical chairs+ appoints... Like rearranging coffins in a mortuary

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Tunisia Govt plays old regime musical chairs+ appoints 84yrold #Beji #Caid-Essebsi as PM - Like rearranging coffins in a mortuary #jan25
17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

19. Please donate to @WMCLibya, they are short on money needed to buy urgent supplies needed

libya_7orra Libya 7orra
Please donate to @WMCLibya, they are short on money needed to buy urgent supplies needed in #libya. No amount is too small. #feb17
18 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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63. Libya Hurra -- !!

[Catherina]

20. Reuters:. About 400 protesters now in Tajoura and many demonstrations in Tripoli

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Reuters:. About 400 protesters now in Tajoura and many demonstrations in Tripoli #Libya..#Gaddafi
18 minutes ago

[Catherina]

21. trying to monitor the situation in Tripoli carefully, seems the protests have started in Fashloom

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
We are trying to monitor the situation in Tripoli carefully, it seems the protests have started in the Fashloom district once more #Libya
17 minutes ago

[Catherina]

22. protest in downtown #tripoli, #Gaddafi's animals are shooting at them.

ibya_7orra Libya 7orra
News of protest in downtown #tripoli, #Gaddafi's animals are shooting at them. #feb17 #libya #DEATHTOLLRISING
17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

23. Security bns loyal to #Gaddafi and mercenaries firing on protesters in #Tripoli, chanting against #G

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Security battalions loyal to #Gaddafi and mercenaries firing on protesters in #Tripoli, chanting against #Gaddafi...#Libya
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

24. Clinton and EU discuss further action against regime

EnoughGaddafi Enough Gaddafi
Clinton and EU discuss further action against regime http://tiny.cc/mnhsb #libya #feb17
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

European Union Will Impose Sanctions On Libya
by NPR STAFF AND WIRES

...

The EU also said that Gadhafi was no longer in control of most of the country's lucrative oil and gas fields.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the Obama administration's case for stronger action to EU foreign ministers from Britain, France, Germany and Italy as part of the high-level talks in Geneva.

...

"We've been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and as the revolution moves westward there as well," Clinton said. "I think it's way too soon to tell how this is going to play out, but we're going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States."

Two U.S. senators said Washington should recognize and arm a provisional government in rebel-held areas of eastern Libya and impose a no-fly zone over the area — enforced by U.S. warplanes — to stop attacks by the regime. But France's Fillon said a no-fly zone needed U.N. support, "which is far from being obtained today."

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/28/134124378/u-s-presses-for-tough-sanctions-on-libya?ft=1&f=1126

[Catherina]

25. morale of pro-#Gaddafi troops very low, some refusing orders, others deserting, some in-fighting"

SaloumehZ SaloumehZ
RT"@iyad_elbaghdadi: People saying morale of pro-#Gaddafi troops very low, some refusing orders, others deserting, some in-fighting"
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

26. Clinton wants to hijack People's revolution. Tells U.N. Human Rights Council: time for Gaddafi to go

HendOfPalestine Hend
Clinton wants to hijack People's revolution. Tells U.N. Human Rights Council: time for Gaddafi to go now, without further violence or delay
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

30. Clinton wants to hijack #Libya's revolution. Wants US military intervention | US stay out

HendOfPalestine Hend
Clinton wants to hijack #Libya's revolution. Tells UNHRC: Time for #Gaddafi to go - now. Wants US military intervention | US stay out #feb17
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

31. ppl say "we don't want another Iraq here" as #Clinton threatens Libyan people with military interven

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya People say "we don't want another Iraq here" as #Clinton threatens Libyan people with military intervention "ALL options are on table
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

33. threatening to intervene and steal the pure goodwill of the revo so they can install a puppet

HendOfPalestine Hend
US threatening to intervene and steal the pure goodwill of the #Libya's revolution by the people.. so they can install a puppet. #feb17
12 minutes ago

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64. KR

[Catherina]

27. 16 people have gone missing since sat in Fashloom and Dahra area (demo. starting point

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
A friend tells me that 16 people have gone missing since sat in Fashloom and Dahra area (demo. starting points in #tripoli) #libya #feb17
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

28. one issue about women, girls do have a say and are part of society and tweet on this account

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
We try to answer all your questions, one issue about women, girls do have a say and are part of society and tweet on this account #Libya
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

29. Women have played an important role int his revolution and have taken to the streets, and have >>

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Women have played an important role int his revolution and have taken to the streets, and have worked hard outside Libya also #Libya #Feb17
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

43. curr rcvng eye witness account, shows me how important the role of the woman were in every field

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
I am currently receiving an eye witness account from Libya,it shows me how important the role of the woman were in every field #Libya #Feb17
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

32. BREAKING NEWS via @cnnbrk --- #Gaddafi bombs #Jdabiya

feb17libya Feb17Libya
BREAKING NEWS via @cnnbrk --- #Gaddafi bombs #Jdabiya ...
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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66. KR

[Catherina]

34. URGENT:. #Libyan opposition says that #Gaddafi isolates #Abdullah Sanusi leadership battalions

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
URGENT:. #Libyan opposition says that #Gaddafi isolates #Abdullah Sanusi leadership battalions #Libya
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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65. kr

[Catherina]

35. "Can someone summarise what Hillary said till now? I didn't realise she was speaking"

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Can someone summarise what Hillary said till now? I didn't realise she was speaking #libya #feb17
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

46. hangeInLibya but no its ok for the US to use Mercenaries in Iraq and elsewhere.

amtfoto amtfoto
by ChangeInLibya@
@HendMT @ChangeInLibya but no its ok for the US to use Mercenaries in Iraq and elsewhere.
17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

49. Iraqi gov killed many more protesters than Iran in recent days. Guess which one Clinton condemned?

justimage matthew cassel
The Iraqi government has killed many more protesters than Iran in recent days. Guess which one Clinton just condemned? #hypocrisy
18 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

50. took a UN "HRCl" meeting about Libya & turned it in2 a propaganda festival for #Israel

Jnoubiyeh Sarah Abdallah
by HendOfPalestine
Leave it to Hillary to take a UN "Human Rights Council" meeting about #Libya and turn it into a propaganda festival for #Israel. #Feb17
19 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

51. millions of Arab youth will be inspired by Hillary's call on the UN 2 go even easier on Israel. #not

avinunu Ali Abunimah
I am sure that millions of Arab youth will be inspired by Hillary's call on the UN to go even easier on Israel. #not
20 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

52. demand that AJE give @3arabawy equal time to respond to Hillary's speech on behalf of humanity!

avinunu Ali Abunimah
I demand that @AJEnglish give @3arabawy equal time to respond to Hillary's speech on behalf of humanity!
20 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

55. Now is the time to install puppets + praise Israel # Not in #libya

HendOfPalestine Hend
Clinton to UN "Human Rights Council" translation: Now is the time to install puppets + praise Israel # Not in #libya #egypt #yemen #feb17
17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[defendandprotect]

67. KR

[Catherina]

36. BREAKING: 100s on the streets of Tripoli, clashes reported as security try to disperse protesters

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
BREAKING: 100s on the streets of Tripoli, clashes reported as security try to disperse protesters #Libya #Feb17 #gaddaficrimes
11 minutes ago

[Catherina]

37. AJA: Hillary #Clinton says US is in contact with opposition groups.. IN ORDER 2 SET UP A PUPPET GOV

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
AJA: Hillary #Clinton says US is in contact with opposition groups in eastern Libya- IN ORDER TO SET UP A PUPPET GOVERNMENT #feb17
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

47. tnx, but we got it! Made it this far w/out, will finish w/out. ONLY humanitarian help, no strings >

CaSoLoCa CaSoLoCa
by ChangeInLibya@
@Leemtee @ChangeInLibya Just say, tnx, but we got it! Made it this far w/out, u'll finish w/out. ONLY humanitarian help, no strings attached
17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

48. UN HRC should only act vs America's enemies, Africans, Arabs Muslims, but never against Israel or US

avinunu Ali Abunimah
Translation of Hillary speech: UN HRC should only act against America's enemies, Africans, Arabs, Muslims, but never against Israel or US.
18 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

38. US jumps on any opportunity to install PUPPET governments

HendOfPalestine Hend
US jumps on any opportunity to install PUPPET governments. #IHateHilary
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

39. Fb and youtube are back, twitter still blocked in places

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
We are trying to hand our twitter account back to those inside, Fb and youtube are back, twitter still blocked in places #Libya #Feb17
10 minutes ago

[Catherina]

40. URGENT:. #Libyan opposition says that #Gaddafi but Mansor Daow as leadership battalions

Libyafreedomnew Libyanews
URGENT:. #Libyan opposition says that #Gaddafi but Mansor Daow as leadership battalions #Libya
10 minutes ago

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[JanDutchy]

45. opposition leaders in Libya

One of the main opposition leaders in Libya finds that the international community more measures ... against Gaddafi. For example, a grounding of Libyan appliances.

http://nos.nl/l/tcm:5-909841/

[JanDutchy]

53. Libyan Opposition Leaders Receive U.S. Offer of `Assistance,' Clinton Says

By David Lerman and Viola Gienger - Feb 27, 2011 9:58 PM GMT+0100
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
The U.S. has made contact with and will offer assistance to opponents of Muammar Qaddafi’s regime who control the eastern part of Libya and are making gains in the west.

While opposition leaders began planning a provisional government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said for the first time today that the U.S. has begun “reaching out” to Libyans organizing for a post-Qaddafi era.

“We’ve been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and, as the revolution moves westward, there as well,” Clinton told reporters traveling with her to Geneva for consultations tomorrow with foreign ministers.

“I think it’s way too soon to tell how this is going to play out, but we’re going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States,” she said.

The disclosure of talks with opponents of the Qaddafi government, however preliminary, signaled a new effort by the U.S. to prod Qaddafi from power. State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said Feb. 25, “I can’t say that we, the United States, have had any contact with the opposition at this point.”

Mercenaries
“We want him to leave, we want him to end his regime” and to call off the mercenaries who are targeting Libyan citizens, Clinton said.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke with Qaddafi within the last two days to urge him to step down and allow for a transitional government, Britain’s Channel 4 News reported today. The U.K. revoked the diplomatic immunity of Qaddafi and his family, U.K. Foreign Minister William Hague said today.

In another sign of European solidarity against Qaddafi, Italy today said it has suspended a treaty with Libya that includes a non-aggression clause, the Associated Press reported. The suspension would allow Italy to use its military bases or to take part in any peacekeeping operations in Libya, AP said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-27/libyan-opposition-leaders-receive-u-s-offer-of-assistance-clinton-says.html

[JanDutchy]

60. ElBaradei on Egypt

ElBaradei
.Violence against peaceful protestors is the responsibility of those in power."Security solutions" are a continuation of old regime
4:52 AM Feb 26th via Twitter for iPad


Cut programme Ibrahim Issa today is proof that the system remains unchanged and authoritarian thinking still exists and the freedom of information are still 25-2-2011
' Independent ' media should stop fooling people that free media: Prime Minister needs to go immediately!

http://twitter.com/ElBaradei

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[Catherina]

41. Glad so many tweeps get pt that don't want any foreign SOLDIERS on our soil. If only pols understoo

ChangeInLibya Halwasa Guy
Glad so many tweeps get the point that Libyans don't want any foreign SOLDIERS on our soil. If only politicians understood that. #libya
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


They understand. They just don't like it and don't care what u want.

[Catherina]

42. thank @NellyFurtado on behalf of all libyans inside and out, our faith in humanity was restored >>

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
I would like to thank @NellyFurtado on behalf of all libyans inside and out, our faith in humanity was restored after #sidibouzid #Libya
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

44. #Misrata: witness from the United States .. nice words

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
A witness from the United States .. nice words http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=115245268550099&oid=197898230226131&comments #Libya
8 minutes ago

Whoever you are, thank you

[sasha031]

56. nice piece by Richard Engle

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41821633/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

[Catherina]

54. sound heard in #Libya and outside by Libyans, no military intervention is needed or wanted!

jeejia Juweira
by MushuThaLohari
The sound heard in #Libya and outside by Libyans, there is consensus that no military intervention is needed or wanted! #Libya #Feb17
20 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

57. is this not a major story?: "The Iraqi capital Baghdad is now under curfew following ntl protests

AngryArabNews The Angry Arab
Why is this not a major story?: "The Iraqi capital Baghdad is now under curfew following nationwide protests which have called for more government accountability." http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/749373/cs/1/
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

58. These are nice and kind military occupiers, damn it: "Tens of thousands of Iraqis >>

AngryArabNews The Angry Arab
These are nice and kind military occupiers, damn it: "Tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday in nationwide protests that left at least 19 dead and dozens wounded, but the US military consciously and conspicuously remained on the sideline."
Posted by As'ad AbuKhalil at 6:59 AM
13 minutes ago

At least 19 dead in Iraq as tens of thousands join protests
US says army, police mostly don’t use force


Protesters pulled concrete blast walls leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone during a protest in Baghdad yesterday. Unlike protesters in other Arab countries, the Iraqis were not calling for a new government, but for reforms from Iraq’s elected leaders. (Hadi Mizban/Associated Press)

By Brian MacQuarrie
Globe Staff / February 26, 2011

BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday in nationwide protests that left at least 19 dead and dozens wounded, but the US military consciously and conspicuously remained on the sideline.

...

Two protesters were shot dead by Iraqi security forces in the northern city of Mosul, and one was killed in Ramadi. A crowd of more than 1,000 demonstrators in Baghdad, some tossing bricks and rocks, clashed with troops and riot police on a key bridge leading to government offices in the protected international Green Zone.

But according to US Embassy officials, the Iraqi Army and police appear to have passed this test following years of high-priority training by US military advisers to help them function as a standalone, sovereign force.

“What we have seen . . . is that Iraq’s security forces generally have not used force against peaceful protesters,’’ Aaron Snipe, deputy spokesman for the US Embassy, said last evening. “There have been reports of violence in separate incidents. But Iraqi security forces appear to have followed Prime Minister Maliki’s directive by ensuring that citizens who choose to protest peacefully would be allowed to do so.’’

...

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/02/26/at_least_19_dead_in_iraq_as_tens_of_thousands_join_protests/

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69. K/R -- USA - HANDS OFF LIBYA!!

USA SHOULD GET OUT OF IRAQ -- STAY OUT OF LIBYA!!

[Catherina]

59. Part 4 here

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x527953