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pampango

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23. "the forced silence of people living under autocrats should never have been mistaken for popular

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 06:17 PM

Jan 2012

complacency..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/human-rights-watch-urges-the-west-to-back-peaceful-protests-and-end-the-arab-exception/2012/01/22/gIQACBgvHQ_story.html

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Libyans lob grenades, storm NTC office in uprising cradle [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

No, but they are not going to accept anything other than what they fought for. tabatha Jan 2012 #1

Those are valid points... ellisonz Jan 2012 #3

Yeah, as was said from the start, Libyan self-determination above all else. joshcryer Jan 2012 #4

"Carting off computers and office furniture" is, I would say, a very strong indication Fool Count Jan 2012 #25

Do those videos below make the protesters look any "scarier" than Wisconsinites? joshcryer Jan 2012 #31

Video of the event: joshcryer Jan 2012 #2

More on the "grenade": joshcryer Jan 2012 #5

Interesting... ellisonz Jan 2012 #6

I wonder why this is happening.. Gigibagigi Jan 2012 #7

The NTC is trying to take the reconciliation path, by including people who worked for Gaddafi tabatha Jan 2012 #8

Free elections Gigibagigi Jan 2012 #9

Well, we have not gone through what they have gone through. tabatha Jan 2012 #10

My main focus is watching the women protestors, they want 50% quota representation. joshcryer Jan 2012 #11

They have removed the quota. tabatha Jan 2012 #13

Sorry, you are correct, and I saw that, my mistake. joshcryer Jan 2012 #15

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission was of little concrete value. fasttense Jan 2012 #12

The problem was with Mbeki who believed in Thatcherism. tabatha Jan 2012 #14

Please stop calling certain factions "the Libyans" PurityOfEssence Jan 2012 #18

Non-sense. ellisonz Jan 2012 #19

Gainsaying flak PurityOfEssence Jan 2012 #22

Really? ellisonz Jan 2012 #24

Yes. Really. PurityOfEssence Jan 2012 #26

Hah... ellisonz Jan 2012 #27

You're seriously pushing Gaddafi's "million man march" picture? joshcryer Jan 2012 #28

More like: joshcryer Jan 2012 #29

Voting is in June I think, I can't remember the exact date. joshcryer Jan 2012 #30

Maybe Gigibagigi Jan 2012 #33

Clearly, we should be bombing the NTC. harmonicon Jan 2012 #16

Have the NTC bombed the protesters? tabatha Jan 2012 #17

Yes, they have done those things. harmonicon Jan 2012 #20

What do you think happens if NATO doesn't intervene? ellisonz Jan 2012 #21

"the forced silence of people living under autocrats should never have been mistaken for popular pampango Jan 2012 #23

Thank you for that important HRW report. joshcryer Jan 2012 #32