Reply #51: Tawergha protest video from Benghazi

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@LibyaSteadfast claims this video is of a protest about this, which happened in Benghazi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig9Ljw5sW2M&feature=youtu.be

The tweet says they are protesting the evictions (not murder) of the residents of Tawergha. I think this may indeed be a sad case of collective punishment meted out by the rebels of Misrata. If so, it is a terrible thing, though not necessarily a war crime.

I would note that according to numerous reports many Grad rockets were fired into Misrata from Tarwergha, and the protesters do not appear to be being harassed in any way. Many tweets about this refer to it (and related reports of large-scale detentions) as a "genocide". This is almost certainly a gross exaggeration and hyperbole designed to inflame passions, much as the WSJ opinion piece appears to (just based on the excerpt.)

In any event, the NTC has to address this situation quickly.