Reports say the Libyan army has rebels retreating to Tunis.
Bokamash, a boarder town 17 kilometers from Tunis was hit by Libyan government forces, as rebel forces tried to flee across the border.
Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a rebel spokesman in Tripoli, admitted that Libyan government forces still control parts of Tripoli, and rebel forces are suffering […] Continue Reading…
Rebels had claimed they detained three of Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi’s sons. Now one of those son’s, Mohamed Gaddafi, was rescued by the Libyan army.
Another son, Khamis Gaddafi, is leading the surprise counter attack, and has pushed rebels out of 80% of Tripoli.
I wonder how many people have realized that the western media has reported […] Continue Reading…
U.S. President Obama just stated that he expects the situation in Libya to continue to require NATO forces to help even after Gaddafi is gone.
Obama said they expect fighting throughout Libya to continue after Gaddafi is gone, and U.S. military officials will work with NATO to support the new government of Libya.
The new facilities that are being opened were built years ago, and the reason was because the U.S. and its ally Israel were constantly making threats against Iran, against international law, that they will bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.”-Seyed Marandi, Tehran University
Iran has begun moving centrifuges and uranium enrichment equipment to underground […] Continue Reading…
“They are specifically targeting the areas where international journalists are, to sow panic here. NATO has done all the heavy work. This is a NATO war. They heavily bombed cities west of [Tripoli], they’ve bombed all night, without even 10 seconds of stopping. They have bombed this entire […] Continue Reading…
“I have a feeling that the government is luring the rebels in, allowing them to have fun on Green Square and then very well counter-attacking them.”-Franklin Lamb, director of Americans for Middle East Peace
Russian media says early morning, August 22, Libyan governments tanks began rolling out of hiding places, targeting surprised rebels.
Many […] Continue Reading…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, has announced that Cairo recognizes the Libyan Transitional National Council (rebels) as a legitimate representative of Libya.
Not only does Egypt recognize the rebels as the government of Libya, but Egyptian officials have revealed that they have been supporting them from the beginning.
Proof of this is that […] Continue Reading…
The Libyan embassy in Japan has replaced the all green flag with the flag of the rebels. Japanese media say the embassy staff reported that the government of Libya had changed.
The flag of the rebels is also the old flag of the Kingdom of Libya, which lasted from 1951-969. The Kingdom of Libya fell […] Continue Reading…
“In our opinion, the longer-term deficit reduction framework adopted as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) could undermine the already fragile economic recovery and complicate aspects of state and local government fiscal management.”-Gabriel Petek, S&P’s
Standard & Poor’s has already downgraded the credit rating of Nevada, New Jersey and […] Continue Reading…
“Whether you’re a street sweeper or queen, we just didn’t have a table or enough manpower in the kitchen at that time and our hands were tied.”-Nadine Schellenberger, restaurant Zum Gueldenen Stern
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, and German-born Queen Silvia, were refused service at one of Germany’s oldest restaurants, the Zum Gueldenen Stern […] Continue Reading…