Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 8, Part 10 (The Time has come the walrus said...)

[Catherina]

Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 8, Part 10 (The Time has come the walrus said...)

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

MilitantNews MilitantNews
#Gaddafi The time has come' the walrus said 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships-and sealing wax-of cabbages and kings' Lewis Carroll
2 minutes ago

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

Yesterday's threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

Threads for previous days are in my journal

To make sure the Army doesn't swing the revolution to the people, with the silent complicity of world leaders more concerned about the stability of oil prices than people's lives, Qaddafi has brought in more than 35,000 North African mercenaries specifically from Chad, Nigeria, Guinea and Darfur. There's a Facebook video of a captured mercenary from Chad (Youtube here). Captured mercenaries confessed they were paid between $12,000 - $30,000 each. Today pamphlet ads were found in Nigeria offering them $2000/day for their savage work.

Is Qaddafi the only one paying these mercenaries? Or are EU governments, with their long history of hiring mercenaries, chipping in? I demand to know.

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


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

[steve2470]

1. k&r nt

[pinboy3niner]

2. K&R

[Catherina]

3. Photo of captured fighters who told photog they were from Chad; adds credence to all the mercenary r

acarvin Andy Carvin
Photo of captured fighters who told photog they were from Chad; adds credence to all the mercenary reports. http://on.wsj.com/f3zTDe #libya
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I could explode from RAGE! Take a bunch of poor, desperate people from one country to go kill others. God only knows what Qaddafi, the King of King of Africa told them. For the first time, I feel sorry. Almost. Just for a fleeting second. All gone now.

Asked Andy if there's a story to go with that picture.

[formercia]

9. Traveler's Check

One Merc was paid with a traveler's check. That should be traceable. All documents such as this should be collected from the captured Mercs and cataloged for later investigations.

[Catherina]

12. Do you have a link to that? A tweet, anything?

I want to kind of scream some of these reporters are so behind... One is requesting proof of mercenaries. CNN TV calls the mercenaries *Army* as if it was just another day in the city.

[formercia]

43. It was on one of the videos posted on captured Mercs.

The commentator mentioned that one of the captured Mercs had a travelers check made out in Lybian Dinars, 12,500 if I remember correctly. I will try and find it.

[Iterate]

13. How Much Does It Cost To Hire an African Mercenary?

Vowing to "fight on to the last drop of my blood," Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Qaddafi has hired foreign mercenaries to quell his country's civilian uprising. Seemingly overnight, French-speaking killers in yellow hats were roving Tripoli's streets , firing from the backs of pickup trucks on unarmed locals. How much does it cost to hire a decent mercenary these days?

Nobody's sure. Some mercenaries have reportedly claimed to be making between $1,000 and $20,000 per day.* Although it's difficult to confirm an exact figure—these guys don't carry union cards—security expert John Pike speculates that Qaddafi promised at least $1,000 to each mercenary for the operation, with an enlistment bonus paid up front. U.S. companies like Blackwater Worldwide—now called Xe—often hire former Navy Seals or Army Rangers for private military work. During the Iraq War, top-level Blackwater operatives could expect salaries upward of $200,000 per year. Soldiers with fewer skills—former grunts from El Salvador, for example—might make one-tenth as much money or less.

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http://www.slate.com/id/2286172/?from=rss

[Catherina]

19. He's paying these $2000/day Thanks for that n/t

[Raksha]

25. The last drop of his blood indeed!

He meant the last drop of whatever blood he could buy. The sooner that bastard is dead the better for the world.

[Catherina]

4. Reuters: Libyan foreign ministry denies that Gaddafi has assets in Switzerland.

acarvin Andy Carvin
Reuters: Libyan foreign ministry denies that Gaddafi has assets in Switzerland. #libya
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Just posting that one for the sick laugh.

[Catherina]

6. I think Gadafi withdrew his assets over a year ago because of the Hannibal dispute.

Tripolitanian Libyan
@
@acarvin I think the FM is right, Gadafi withdrew his assets over a year ago because of the Hannibal dispute.
15 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

8. Hmm what will the Swiss authorities freeze then?

Dima_Khatib Dima Khatib أنا ديمة
Libyan Foreign Ministry just denies Gaddafi has assets in Switzerland .. Hmm what will the Swiss authorities freeze then? #libya #feb17
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Need assets frozen in US and entire EU. This is a sham.

[Catherina]

45. Libya's FM denies Gaddafi has Swiss bank funds "or in any other bank around the world"

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Reuters: #Libya's Foreign Ministry denies Gaddafi has Swiss bank funds "or in any other bank around the world" http://bit.ly/fzXL8g
28 minutes ago


That's right. Silly us. We forgot what a humble public servant he is.

[Catherina]

5. Zoura security forces have completely left, city it now Pro-Dem. Civilians must create their own sec

Tripolitanian Libyan
Zoura security forces have completely left, city it now Pro-Dem. Civilians must create their own security. #Libya
15 minutes ago

[Catherina]

7. Photos: Benghazi citizens clean their city Beautiful

LibyaFeb17_com Libyan Youth
Photos: Benghazi citizens clean their city - #feb17 #libya - http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=2379
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Beautiful photographs of the citizens of Benghazi, young and old, cleaning their city:











http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=2379

[Catherina]

10. I am in Tripoli, There are 40 mercenaries!

AliveIn Stories from MENA
#Libya I am in Tripoli, There are 40 mercenaries! | @speak2tweet http://bit.ly/fwqrNo (Feb 24) #feb17
13 minutes ago

I am in Tripoli, There are 40 mercenaries! | @speak2tweet

on FEBRUARY 24, 2011

http://bit.ly/hwmNbd 2/24/2011 6:28:00

السلام وعليكم ورحمة والله وبركاته، أنا من ليبيا مدينة طرابلس اقسم بربي ان هنالك اربعون من المرتزقة

Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. I’m from Libya, Tripoli and swear by my lord that there are 40 of mercenaries.

Translated by: @Nuha_Nofal

http://alive.in/libya/2011/02/24/i-am-in-tripoli-there-are-40-mercenaries-speak2tweet/?utm_campaign=libyatweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

[Catherina]

11. #Libya demands Malta returns fighter jets

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
AFP: #Libya demands Malta returns fighter jets http://bit.ly/eFgp8s
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Libya demands return of fighter jets
Posted 1 hour 45 minutes ago

Libya has demanded that Malta return two Libyan fighter jets that landed there after their pilots refused to bomb protesters and defected, a Maltese foreign ministry spokesman said.

But Malta has not yet replied, he said, and declined to specify how the request was made.

The two aircraft are under armed guard at the airport in Luqa, he said, adding that the government is considering requests for political asylum by the two pilots, both senior colonels of the Libyan air force.

The pair, who flew French-made Mirage jets, said they defected after receiving orders to bomb protesters in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, Libya's second biggest city and the epicentre of revolts since February 15.
...

The island of Malta is the closest European nation to Libya, separated by just 350 kilometres.

- AFP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/25/3148533.htm?section=world

IF IT'S ANTI GADDAFI FORCES REQUESTING THOSE JETS, YOU RETURN THEM TO THE PEOPLE NOW! SOMEONE NEEDS TO BOMB THAT COMPOUND.

[Catherina]

14. Re: Malta jets. Old news guys Libyan government been asking Malta gov 2 send them back 4 days now

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
Re: Malta jets. Old news guys, the Libyan government has been asking Malta gov to send them back for 4 days now. #libya
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[AndyTiedye]

38. Perhaps the Pilots Who Defected Should be Allowed to Return The Planes…

…with guns blazing.

Here are your planes back, Colonel, oh and here are your bombs too!
We'll just drop those off here by your palace.

[Poboy]

15. recommended

[Catherina]

16. Gaddafi's billions to be seized by Britain

ArabRevolution تباً لكم ياطواغيت
RT @wikileaks Libya: Gaddafi's billions to be seized by Britain http://is.gd/ztP4HU
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Libya: Gaddafi's billions to be seized by Britain
Ministers have identified billions of pounds that Col Muammar Gaddafi and the Libyan regime have deposited in London, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.


Col Gaddafi was yesterday accused of ordering the deaths of thousands of protesters, but he refused to surrender as Libya descended into civil war Photo: EPA

By Robert Winnett, and James Kirkup in Muscat 10:52PM GMT 24 Feb 2011
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The funds are expected to be seized within days. The Treasury is understood to have set up a unit to trace Col Gaddafi's assets in Britain, which are thought to include billions of dollars in bank accounts, commercial property and a £10 million mansion in London.

In total, the Libyan regime is said to have around £20 billion in liquid assets, mostly in London. These are expected to be frozen as part of an international effort to force the dictator from power. A Whitehall source said: "The first priority is to get British nationals out of Libya. But then we are ready to move in on Gaddafi's assets, the work is under way. This is definitely on the radar at the highest levels."

...
A diplomatic cable passed to The Daily Telegraph by WikiLeaks earlier this month, disclosed the scale of the Libyan regime’s deposits in foreign bank accounts, primarily in London. Mohamed Layas from the Libyan Investment Authority, which has offices in London, told the US ambassador last year: “We have $32 billion (£19.8 billion) in liquidity.”

There is also growing concern over the impact of the turmoil on oil prices, which yesterday hit their highest level since the crisis began. The price of a litre of fuel in British petrol stations has risen by 3p over the past few days.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8346701/Libya-Gaddafis-billions-to-be-seized-by-Britain.html

[bobbolink]

17. Chemical weapons "expert" on AJE says G doesn't have delivery systems to

deploy chemical weapons.

Has mustard gas, but apparently none of the more sophisticated weapons.

However, just spreaking the mustard gas on the ground could cause severe burns, etc.

That was all I could catch.... not sure I got it exactly right. I tried.

[Catherina]

18. Mercenaries Raping Women,,, By God we will see the day you get hanged

AliveIn Stories from MENA
#Libya Mercenaries Raping Women! | @Speak2tweet http://bit.ly/eb2dDs (Feb 24) #feb17
14 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Mercenaries Raping Women! | @Speak2tweet

on FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Audio File: http://bit.ly/hgiOMH

Time of Call: 02/24/11 12:58 PM (California Time)

Audio: in Arabic

سلام عليكم، هذه رسالة لمعمر القذافي : معمر القذافي <شتم>، عملت كذا ليه لشعبك، <شتم> والله سوف نرى يوم تشنق فيه <شتم>، تاتي بالمرتزقة الكلاب يغتصبون النساء الشريفات <شتم>. سلام عليكم.

Peace upon you, this is a message for Moammar Qaddafi (insults), why did you do this to your people? . By God we will see the day you get hanged (insults). You bring in mercenaries who rape honorable women (insults).

Que la paix soit avec vous. Ceci est un message pour Moammar Qaddafi: (insultes) Pourquoi fais-tu ça à ton pays? . Par Dieu nous verrons le jour où tu seras pendu. (insultes). Tu amènes des mercenaires qui violent les femmes honorables. (insultes). Que la paix soit avec vous.

Translated by: @meryemefaris

http://alive.in/libya/2011/02/24/mercenaries-raping-women-speak2tweet/?utm_campaign=libyatweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

[Catherina]

20. Iraq Demo for arrested al-Zaidi "the Bush shoe-thrower" 2morrow. "We never used 2 have sectarianism>

MilitantNews MilitantNews
#Iraq Demo for unity tomorrow Muntazer al-Zaidi"the Bush shoe-thrower" "We never used to have sectarianism until the Americans came to Iraq"
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[Catherina]

21. BREAKING: Heavy gunfire against protesters in Gheryan

LibyaFeb17_com Libyan Youth
BREAKING: Heavy gunfire against protesters in Gheryan - #feb17 #libya - http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=2389
16 minutes ago

Video, but not coming up quickly 4 me.

[Catherina]

22. ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement Video of evidence #Zleetan (outside Tripoli) that is FREE

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
c http://bit.ly/e95jAQ #gaddaficrimes
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City of Zleetan is Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy_e1MDJe2E

[Catherina]

23. video evidence of the 'operation clean up' for Gaddafi's media dog n pony show in Tripoli 2morrow

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
http://bit.ly/gJkfhJ video evidence of the 'operation clean up' in Tripoli to show life is back to normal #Libya #Feb17 #gaddaficrimes
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Large scale clean up process in Tripoli
LybiaFeb17 6 videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L62zok05V0&feature=player_embedded

[Catherina]

27. Gov tried cleaning streets 2day, paint over graffiti & burn marks on buildings.

feb17voices Feb 17 voices
Audioboo: LPC #Tripoli: Gov tried cleaning streets 2day, paint over graffiti & burn marks on buildings. #Libya #feb17 http://boo.fm/b287371
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LPC #Tripoli: Gov tried cleaning streets 2day, paint over graffiti & burn marks on buildings. #Libya #feb17
13 minutes ago

AUDIO in clear English


http://audioboo.fm/boos/287371-lpc-tripoli-gov-tried-cleaning-streets-2day-paint-over-graffiti-burn-marks-on-buildings-libya-feb17

People disregarded yesterday's SMS messages by gov to return to work and school

Gov tried cleaning streets 2day, paint over graffiti & burn marks on buildings.

Gov doing bad job trying to hide what happened, bullet marks still visible.

It's obvious from license plates that most ppl going around #Tripoli are not from there

Special guards gathering @ main squares & Revolutionary Committee headquarters.

People are agreeing to stay in homes as act of civil disobedience.

[Catherina]

34. Network confirms full effort preparations in Tripoli 2 beautify it for foreign reporters

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Network confirms that preparations are going with full efforts in Tripoli in an attempt to beautify it in front of foreign reporters #Libya
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[Catherina]

24. Amazing: Women of Darnah demonstrate! English translation

LibyaFeb17_com Libyan Youth
Amazing: Women of Darnah demonstrate! English translation - #feb17 #libya - http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=2391
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=406_15Iygk4

Translation:

Women chant: There is no god except God, and the martyr is the beloved of God!

Camera man: This is the square of Al Ateeq mosque, and the demonstrators are coming into the square right now, in the city of Darnah. It is an all female congregation, against the oppressors, against those who do not know God, against those who killed our children, they will be killed, they will be made to leave, they will die, by any means, by any media means, by any weapon, by any rock that speaks, they will be made to leave, him and his children, those tyrant infidels. Those who we do not speak about, rather this picture speaks about what we want, and what we do, and what we will do, these women, mothers, aunts, friends, our martyrs, those whose blood will never go in vain, their blood will never depart from us.

Second man: These large numbers are still pouring into the square of Al Ateeq mosque.

Women chant: Here they are, here they are, here are the Libyans!

http://www.libyafeb17.com/?p=2391

Women, :yourock:

[Raksha]

35. That was truly inspiring, archetypal.

It's like when Miriam led the women in a victory dance by the banks of the Red Sea after the crossing in the Book of Exodus. Legends come back to life again. I have tears in my eyes and can't believe what I'm seeing.

I suppose you could get nit-picky over the fact that the chant leader is a man, but I'm not so inclined. I have never seen an all-female Muslim congregation chanting in public before and didn't believe it was possible. And maybe it wasn't, but it is now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. The effort is worth it

and appreciated

[Catherina]

28. Thanks Nadin. Had no doubts from you but thanks again in solidarity n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. You keep your eyes on this tweeter

I have been doing the Union ones.

Solidarity...

[Catherina]

31. Are you putting them in your journal? I have some family members who really want that. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. I have been putting some of them

between that an my posterous account. Been saving an SL or articles too.

[Catherina]

40. Thanks. Will send them link to your journal. Can you believe they asked me

to cover that too? On Facebook where I'm already furiously covering Libya there? Had to send them lots of love instead.

[Catherina]

30. #Tripoli. Roadblocks, Ghost Town, Protest Tomorrow.

AliveIn Stories from MENA
#Libya Exclusive: Interye witness in #Tripoli. Roadblocks, Ghost Town, Protest Tomorrow. | @Feb17voices http://bit.ly/fTUQQ9 (Feb 24) #feb17
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Exclusive: Interview with an eye witness in #Tripoli. Roadblocks, Ghost Town, Protest Tomorrow. | @Feb17voices



on FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Interview Part 1:


Interview Part two:


In Arabic:

ركبنا السيارة في منطقة سكننا. يوجد حدود مكونة من سلات القمامة ويوجد سيارة محروقة.بينما كنا نقود كان يجب ان نحاول المرور من بين هذه الحواجز التي صنعها الاهالي لحماية الحي، لمنع الدخول خلال الليل. وخلال مرورونا وجدنا العديد منها يجب اجتيازها ويجب المرور من خلال منطقة تفتيش. حين يرون اننا عائلة لا يدققون كثيرا ويسمحون لنا بالمرور ولكن عندما تكون سيارة بها شباب او رجال قد يشتبه بهم يقومون بايقافهم وسؤالهم عن اتجاههم ومن اين اتوا، لكن سمحوا لنا بالمرور. الطرق خالية جداً اليوم. بالعادة يوم الخميس تكون الطرق مكتظة
كلوس انجلس ونيويورك خلال زحمة المرور، ولكنها عندما تركناها كانت شبه خالية كمدينة اشباح

سمعنا ان هناك مظاهرات قادمة من من زنتان و بنغازي والمنطاق الخمسة من ليبيا كان من المفترض ان تصل لطرابلس اليوم حيث انه ستقام مظاهرة كبيرة غدا بعد صلاة الجمعة. كثير من الناس مهددين بالخطر، لا يريدون ترك منازلهم؛ لايوجد احد بالشوارع او بالعمل او بالمدارس، ذكروا ان اليوم سيكون اول يوم للبدء في ذلك ولكن الجميع قلق ويجلس بالمنزل.

س: هل لك ان تعطيني مزيد من التفاصيل عن الناس الذين يرأسون نقاط التفتيش؟
ج: انهم مسلحون البعض منهم يرتدون زي عسكري ازرق أو اخضر. لانرى حاليا اي من المرتزقة، سمعنا ان القذافي قام بتنظيف المدينة حتى لايتبقى ادلة حيث انه خلال محاضرة ابنه سيف ذكر انه غدا سيقوم بدعوة الصحافة لترى طرابلس ولترى كيف انها مدينة رائعة لاتشوبها اي مشاكل او نزاعات. على الرغم من ذلك تاجوره، فشلوم و اجزاء مختلفة من طرابلس كان هناك قتل وضجة بالمستشفى، ليلة امس كان هنالك جريح واحد فقط ولا يوجد حالة غيرها أو احد غيره

س : بماذا يمكن تفسير ذلك؟
ج : لا نعلم. ما سمعناه هو انهم يقومون بتنظيف الشوارع من الجثث. الناس الان، العائلات، لا زالت تبحث عن اطفالها، اخوانها، ازواجها، و أنهم لم يصلوا منازلهم، و هو (القذافي) ينظف الشوارع من الجثث. وما سمعناه، لانعلم بعد مدى صحته، هو أنه قام بدفنهم ام حرقهم ام بنقلهم لاماكن غير معلومة لا يصل اليها احد

(I don't know which Arabic characters are causing that wink, sorry I can't fix that)

In English:

We got into the car in our neighborhood area, they have like borders of trash/burnt car there is-while we are driving we had to skid through these road blocks that people put up because they want to protect the neighborhood. They don’t want anyone coming in the night- the roadblocks were put up mainly to block anyone from coming in. So while we are driving there is a whole bunch of them before we can get to the main road. We went through a checkpoint and they just let us through. When they see the whole family they are not suspicious- if they see a bunch of youth men or males in a car- they would stop them and ask questions and for ids, where are you going, etc. but they just let us through. The roads are very empty, normally on today, it’s Thursday there is rush hour traffic, it’s like LA and NY- during rush hour- very deserted, it looks like a ghost town.

We heard that there is protesting coming from Zentan, Bengazi and the five areas of Libya- they are supposed to be coming to Tripoli today, and that there is a big protest tomorrow after Friday prayer. Many people are actually threatened, they don’t want to leave the house; no one is in the street actually working or going back to school. They said today was the first day to start that, but everyone is just worried, sitting at home.

Q. Can you give me more details about who the people are manning the check points?
A. They are armed, some of them are wearing blue G.I Joe outfits or green military outfits, either or. There are no mercenaries in sight- we heard that he (Gaddafi) cleaned up the city he doesn’t want any evidence going on because today during Saif lecture, his son, that tomorrow they are inviting the news broadcasting talent to come and see Tripoli and see how it’s a perfect world and there is nothing going wrong. Although Tajura and Fashloom and different parts of Tripoli- there have been killings, and “bleep” working in the hospital yesterday there was only one injured man who came into the hospital other than that there is no body else.

Q. What explains that?
A. We don’t know. What we heard is that they are cleaning up bodies from the street. People now, families are still looking for their kids, brothers, husbands and they haven’t arrived home and he (Gaddafi) is cleaning up dead bodies from the street. And what we’ve heard, we don’t know if its true yet, is that he burnt them or buried them or took them to an undisclosed area where no one can reach them.

In French:
Nous sommes montés en voiture. Dans notre quartier, ils ont comme des frontières de déchets / voiture brûlée. Il faut slalomer à travers ces barrages routiers que les gens mettent en place parce qu’ils veulent protéger leur quartier. Ils veument que personne ne rentre la nuit. Des barrages routiers ont été mis en place, principalement pour empêcher quiconque d’y pénétrer. Ainsi en roulant nous avons rencontré plusieurs d’entre eux avant d’arriver à la route principale. Nous sommes passés par un poste de contrôle et ils nous ont laissé passer. Quand ils voient toute une famille, ils ne sont pas méfiants, s’ils voient un groupe d’hommes jeunes ou d’hommes dans une voiture-ils les arrêtent et posent des questions, demandes des pièces d’identité, où allez-vous, etc, mais ils nous ont laissé passer. Les routes sont très vides, normalement comme aujourd’hui c’est jeudi, c’est l’heure de pointe, c’est comme LA et NY-aux heures de pointe, mais aujpourd’hui les rues sont désertes, comme une ville fantôme.

Nous avons entendu que des manifestants viendraient de Zentan, Benghazi et des cinq regions libyennes. Ils sont supposés venir à Tripoli, il y aurait une grande manifestation demain après la prière du vendredi. Plusieurs personne ont peur et n’osent pas quitter leurs maisons, il n’y a personne dans les rues, personne ne travaille ni ne va à l’école. Ils ont dit que c’est aujourd’hui qu’il faut commencer mais tout le monde a peur, les gens restent chez eux.

Q. Pouvez-vous me donner plus de details, qui tient les points de contrôle ?
R. Ils sont armés, ils portent des tenues militaires bleues ou kaki. Il n’y a pas de mercenaires en vue- Nous avons entendu que (Gaddafi) a fait nettoyé la ville, il ne veut laisser aucune preuve car selon Saif la presse a été invitée demain à Tripoli pour leur montrer que tout est parfait. Bien que Tajoura, Fachloum et d’autres quartiers de Tripoli ont connu des tueries, un « BIP » de travail à l’hôpital hier il n’y avait qu’un homme blessé arrivé à l’hopital, et personne d’autre.

Q. Comment l’expliquez vous ?
R. Nous ne savons pas. Nous avons entendu qu’ils nettoyaient les rues des cadavres. Les familles sont à la recherche de leurs enfants, frères, maris, ils ne sont pas rentrés chez eux et lui ( Gaddafi) nettoie les cadavres de la rue, ce que nous avons entendu, nous ne savons pas encore si cela est vrai, qu’il les a brulés ou enterrés, ou les a transportés dans une région non révélée, où personne ne peut les atteindre.

Translated by the amazing efforts of: meryem, @Nuha.Mhd, and @adel.dje000

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Mods, 4 paragraphs in original Arabic. Can I stick to that for copyright?

[Catherina]

32. The current time in Tripoli is 1:47 AM on Friday, 25 Feb

TimeInLibya Time In Libya
#Libya The current time in Tripoli is 1:30 AM on Friday, 25 February 2011
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[Catherina]

36. Journalists missing in #Libya; one journalist killed in #Iraq

fieldproducer Neal Mann
RT @pressfreedom Journalists missing in #Libya; one journalist killed in #Iraq - http://tinyurl.com/45lmn5k
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Journalists missing in Libya; one killed in Iraq bombing


A screen grab taken from footage broadcast on Libyan state television on February 20 shows a televised address by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam. (AFP/LIBYAN TV)

New York, February 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists remains alarmed by the Libyan government's ongoing, threatening rhetoric against the press, as well as the continued violence against journalists--a number of whom have not been heard from since demonstrations began on February 17. In a separate development, an Iraqi journalist was killed and another reporter injured today in a suicide bombing in Anbar province, according to news reports.
In Libya, Saif al-Islam, the son of Muammar Qaddafi, announced during an appearance on the official station, Libyan TV, that the country is accessible to the international press. "Starting today, Libya will be opened to journalists from all over the world," he said, according to Al-Jazeera. However, in the same speech he attacked the Arab media. "The conspiracy doesn't come from Libyans but from your Arab brothers who unleashed on you their broadcasters, poisoned words, and false rumors." He added that "this is a media battle. They misguided the Libyans with media and false information. The information that these stations and channels are broadcasting is a lie," he said, according to Dubai-based satellite channel Al-Arabiya.

The New York Times reported today that three Libyan bloggers tweeted that Libyana, the country's leading cell phone provider, sent residents of Tripoli text messages that said that "a local cleric issued a fatwa against watching television channels 'like Al Jazeera,' that incite bloodshed."

"We are concerned by reports that a number of Libyan journalists have not been heard from for several days," said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney. "As the authorities in Tripoli invite media to visit the capital they must remember that the international community holds them responsible for the safety of all journalists."

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http://cpj.org/2011/02/journalists-missing-in-libya-one-journalist-killed.php

[Catherina]

37. Special guards gathering @ main squares & Revolutionary Committee headquarters

feb17voices Feb 17 voices
Audioboo: #Tripoli LPC: Special guards gathering @ main squares & Revolutionary Committee headquarters. #Libya #feb17 http://boo.fm/b287382
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#Tripoli LPC: Special guards gathering @ main squares & Revolutionary Committee headquarters. #Libya #feb17
20 minutes ago
play

Audio in English

http://audioboo.fm/boos/287382-tripoli-lpc-special-guards-gathering-main-squares-revolutionary-committee-headquarters-libya-feb17

[Catherina]

39. Alzawia medical sources: initial outcome of Thurs clashes 23 dead and more than 44 injured

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Alzawia medical sources: the initial outcome of the clashes that took place on Thursday reached to 23 dead and more than 44 injured #Libya
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[Catherina]

41. Bou Shnaf Judicial Inspection Sector manager in Libya joins the revolutionaries and protesters

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Ibrahim Bou Shnaf Judicial Inspection Sector manager in Libya joins the revolutionaries and protesters.#Libya #Gaddafi
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[Catherina]

42. Sheikh Wanis Mabrook heading to Libya leading a convoy tomorrow or the day after

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
Sheikh Wanis Mabrook announced to AlJazeera that he'll be heading to Libya leading a convoy tomorrow or the day after #Libya #Gaddafi
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No idea who that is but any Sheikh leading a convoy gets a thank you!


Sheik Yerbouti! I wish Zappa were alive to see this.

[Catherina]

44. Tunisian ship heading for Benighazi, loaded with food, medicine, and there are 12 doctors on board>

libyafreedomnew Libyanews
A Tunisian ship heading for Benighazi, loaded with food, medicine, and there are 12 doctors on board,5of which will stay in Benighazi.#Libya
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[Catherina]

46. all depends on us in #tripoli,, finishing gaddafi off tomorrow. We HAVE to move tomorrow inshlh.

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
It all depends on us in #tripoli standing up for 4 rights and finishing gaddafi off tomorrow. We HAVE to move tomorrow inshlh. #libya #feb17
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[Catherina]

47. Nothing is hapenning in tripoli, just a strong wind is shattering the sounds

AliTweel Ali Tweel
Nothing is hapenning in tripoli unless the strong wind is shattering the sounds. But i don't think there will b anything tonight in #tripoli
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[Catherina]

48. My anger level increases w/ each new report. wish I could strangle him w/ barbed wire

SaloumehZ SaloumehZ
RT @Libyan_American: My anger level increases w/ each new report.I wish I could strangle him w/ barbed wire #Gaddafi #Libya
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These are women talking!

Me too sister. And slowly while looking him in the eye so he could see how calm I was.

[Catherina]

49. feel so tense can sense something great happening soon i believe in u ALLAH i believe in ur justice

Hendksa hend mohammed
i feel so tensed can sense something great happening soon i believe in you ALLAH and i believe in your justice #libya #17feb
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[Catherina]

50. Part 11 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x502125