Libyan Revolution Tweets (Day 13 of #feb17)

[Catherina]

Occasionally, since the people I follow cover Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan also, if I see something really important about those countries, I'll post it here but I plan to mostly focus on Libya because they're having the hardest time getting the word out and Qaddafi's brutality is more systematic and I believe the scale exceeds the brutality in the other country.

They're also the country with the most propagandists on Twitter.

To make sure the Army doesn't swing the revolution to the people, Qaddafi has brought in thousands of mercenaries from Pakistan, Bangladesh and other North African coutries, specifically Chad. There's a Facebook video of a captured mercenary from Chad http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=103697256377254&oid=179449562095105 (Youtube link here) Their confessions are that they've been offered between $12,000 - $30,000 each.

evanchill Evan Hill
by acarvin
Human Rights Watch has vastly increased their #Libya death count. They say total number of killed is now 84. #feb17 Expected this.
6 hours ago

Reports are that the figure is over 120 already.

Libya protests: 'Terror and bribery are blunt tools now'
Author Hisham Matar pleads with Muammar Gaddafi to hold his troops back

Hisham Matar
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 February 2011 20.50 GMT



...

The regime became nervous, promising students a large number of generous scholarships abroad. Then it vowed to increase salaries.

...

On the 16th, a day before the planned protests, Libyan's could no longer wait. They went out in Benghazi. There was a palpable fear that the hot-blooded second city was going it alone, that the few thousand protesters were lambs going to slaughter. Their courage seemed unimaginable.

Late that night one of the Benghazi protestors posted a video on YouTube. He looked tired. His voice was hoarse.

"To my brothers in Tripoli," he said, "we can't do this alone."

...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2011/feb/18/libya-protest-hisham-matar-comment

MAP of Protests across the Middle East

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

[L. Coyote]

1. FIRST REC! + AJE links: dead in street ... over 120 bodies in morgue ...

Lucky me, first to rec this thread.

Al Jazeera English: Live Stream = http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Live Blog - Libya = by Al Jazeera Staff on February 17th, 2011 = http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/17/live-blog-libya

(All times are local in Libya)

February 19

1:10pm A source inside Benghazi tells Al Jazeera that the situation remains tense there today:

People woke up this morning with dozens of bodies and burnet vehicles in the streets. Snipers are still active in central Benghazi whilst other parts are completely liberated.

A funeral will go out from Al Jalaa Hospital and (perhaps) ... over 120 bodies are there. No details from other towns as mobile networks are very limited.

[blindpig]

2. k&r

[Catherina]

3. British Foreign Minister Hague condemns “This is clearly unacceptable & horrifying”

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
by acarvin
Reuters: British Foreign Minister Hague condemns violence against Libyan demonstrators “This is clearly unacceptable & horrifying”
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

4. "saw with my own eyes a tank crushing two people in a car. They didn’t do any harm to anyone”

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
by acarvin
Gaddafi's Saddam-like brutality: Eyewitness: “I saw with my own eyes a tank crushing two people in a car. They didn’t do any harm to anyone”
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

5. call to all the doctors in #Benghazi to come to the hospital, never seen anything like this,"

shaistaAziz Shaista Aziz
by acarvin
"We put out a call to all the doctors in #Benghazi to come to the hospital. I've never seen anything like this," Hospital official #Libya
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

6. youth r now heading to army barracks knowing they'll die

weddady weddady
by DanersB
Benghazi witness: the youth r now heading to army barracks knowing they'll die #Libya
6 minutes ago

[Catherina]

19. ... army+pple must have committees 2 organize action. Avoid disintegration

MilitantNews MilitantNews
by JohnHatz
#Libya If army is coming over+youth r attacking barracks knowing they will die, sounds like army+pple must have committees 2 organize action
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

7. Facebook video of another captured foreign mercenary

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=181336255240850

[Catherina]

8. 3rd FB video of 2 more captured African mercenaries

FreeLibyanman FreeLibyan
by sameetkumar
more african mercenries hired by #Gaddafi to kill protestors found dead in #Derna #Libya, http://on.fb.me/ho2x4q
10 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=198681760158338


As a Black woman, this is killing me.

[Catherina]

9. horde of Mercenaries regularly flown in, heavily armed and let loose on us!"

walidezign Walid Hassan
by sabers210@
@Dima_Khatib Anonymous protestor on phone from #Libya on AJE: A horde of Mercenaries regularly flown in, heavily armed and let loose on us!"
9 minutes ago

[Catherina]

10. AJE callers: Bani Ghazi is now under the revolutionaries' complete control

estr4ng3d Abdelrahman Hassan
According to Aljazeera callers, Bani Ghazi is now under the revolutionaries' complete control. #Libya
7 minutes ago

[Catherina]

11. A calculated evil massacre of innocents right on Europe's doorstep

epanastrophe Epanastrophe
RT @SultanAlQassemi: A calculated evil massacre of innocents right on Europe's doorstep. #Libya
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

12. families of victims already preparing themselves to sue Ghadaffi's weapons suppliers....UK and US

LibyaUnited1944 Libya United
Confirmed on AJEnglish: families of victims already preparing themselves to sue Ghadaffi's weapons suppliers....UK and US! #Libya #feb17
1 hour ago

[bobbolink]

65. Good. The US must finally take responsibility for its actions.

[Catherina]

13. Video of protests in Benghazi today (Benghazi ground possibly under rebel control now)

sunnkaa sunnkaa
PROTESTS IN #LIBYA #BENGHAZI #TRIPOLI http://yfrog.com/1748kz
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

14. Benghazi under Fire from above Helicopters...

DJMeddi DJ Meddi
***#Benghazi #Libya is under Fire from above Helicopters... STOP THE GENOCIDE!! http://bit.ly/dY274G ***
1 hour ago

Report: Helicopters fire on Libya protesters
February 19th, 2011
08:22 AM ET

Helicopters fired at demonstrators and sounds of gunfire rang out Saturday in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a doctor who witnessed the incident told CNN.

...

"The situation is critical right now. The city is effectively under siege," the doctor said.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/19/report-helicopters-fire-on-libya-protesters/

[Catherina]

15. largest oil reserves in Africa yet 2/3 of the people live on $2. Theft on a unimaginable scale

iamamro iamamro
The largest oil reserves in Africa yet 2/3 of the people live on $2. Theft on a unimaginable scale by Gadaffi. #Libya
1 hour ago


MohannadKhairy Mohannad El-Khairy
"We have nothing! We are one of the richest countries in Africa. But we have Nothing!", "Ahmed" (name disguised) on @AJEnglish #libya #fb
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[defendandprotect]

53. Plundering of Africa -- always has been --

Imagine if the European nations, etal were forced to pay back what they stole!!

[Catherina]

64. +1 Africa, Latin/Central America, the Carribean. For shame! n/t

[Catherina]

16. AJE broadcast on nilesat is being jammed at the beginning of each bulletin

HKnoureddine HKNoureddine
#aljazeera broadcast on nilesat is being jammed at the beginning of each bulletin while talking about #libya #feb17
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

17. "We don't have any weapons! Rocks...we have rocks...We're not thugs, we're humans!"

marwame Marwa Elnaggar
RT @thealexandrian: Caller to AJE: "We don't have any weapons! Rocks...we have rocks...We're not thugs, we're humans!" #Libya #Feb17
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

18. tobrok now %100 secure and have renamed jamahiriya square to square of the martyrs

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by nachoua
now breaking, historic town of tobrok now %100 secure and have renamed jamahiriya square to square of the martyrs #Libya #Feb17
10 minutes ago

[Catherina]

20. African mercenaries demand safe exit out of Cyrene, or they will start executing 150 Libyan soldiers

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
by adammestyan
African mercenaries demand a safe exit out of Cyrene, or they will start executing the 150 Libyan soldiers in the camp. #Feb17 #Libya
3 hours ago

[Catherina]

21. various brigades of the libyan army is now joining protesters to fight #gaddafi

feld_art Frank
RT @ShababLibya: Confirmation now, that various brigades of the libyan army is now joining protesters to fight #gaddafi #Libya #Feb17
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply



This explains why he hired mercenaries. Many military officers were arrested and thrown in jail over the past few days for refusing orders to fire on protesters. I hope this tweet is true.

Older tweet from yesterday:

LKhalilTRT Liliane Khalil
by DavidBMunson
RT @hishamjmatar: Arrest of Col. Youssef Dawoud and Col. Mohamed Ehmayda after they refused orders to attack protesters in #Tripoli. #Libya
17 minutes ago

[Catherina]

22. call to Egyptians in Matrooh "borders r open & under our control, we need food & med"

Aiyah1 Aiyah Saihati
RETWEET #Feb19: A call by #Libya freedom fighters 2 people in Matrooh #Egypt boarders r open& under our control,we need food & med. @arwaya
1 hour ago

[Catherina]

23. AJE: Benghazi, shooting protesters with anti-aircraft guns & 14.5mm machine guns

weddady weddady
by pauladaunt
Benghazi witness on Aljaz now: they're shooting protesters with anti-aircraft guns & 14.5mm machine guns #Libya
38 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

24. AJE call: confirmed over 200 dead in BENGHAZI

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by battutta
@AJArabic BREAKiNG Caller confirmed over 200 dead in BENGHAZI, this has just come in now from @AJArabic caller on air now #Libya
40 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

25. Pro-dems from Bayda going to help Benghazi with captured weapons

marwame Marwa Elnaggar
RT @changeinlibya: #Bayda pro-dem going to help their #Benghazi brothers with captured weapons http://ow.ly/3ZD1z #Libya #Feb17
1 minute ago

Video of young men in a pick up truck with what looks like an anti-aircraft gun. Anyone know what that is? It's big.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=181344148573394

[Catherina]

30. heavy weapons taken from army camps

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Video from Al-Bayda shows citizens with heavy weapons taken from army camps: http://j.mp/ebUbxM ; confirms our Thursday tweets #Feb17 #Libya
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Same video as above

[Catherina]

31. hear firing n shooting in Benghazi, 10s were shoot dead, protesters want to take over army camp

libi4ever Soliman Albrassi
by OMARCHABBI
I hear firing and shooting in Benghazi, my bro told me 10s were shoot dead, protesters want to take over the army camp #libya #17feb
19 minutes ago

[Catherina]

50. Anti-aircraft cannons used against ppl in benghazi are soviet Dushkas, heavy stuff!

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by IbnOmar2005
Someone saying that Anti-aircraft cannons used(!) against ppl in benghazi are soviet Dushkas (sp?) - this is heavy stuff ppl #feb17 #libya
16 minutes ago

[Catherina]

26. More reports coming in from the army siding with the protesters in more places. benghazi confirmed

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by AhmadFahmy
More reports coming in from the army siding with the protesters in more and more places in #Libya, benghazi is confirmed #Feb17
46 minutes ago

[Catherina]

27. Tactic of hanging dead mercenaries in valley surrounding Bayda perfect- terrorizes #mercenaries

MilitantNews MilitantNews
by Geo8
#Libya Tactic of hanging dead mercenaries in valley surrounding Bayda perfect- psychological warfare terrorizes #mercenaries
15 minutes ago

[Catherina]

29. Bayda they fought n beat the mercenaries and hanged them in the valleys surrounding bayda. now %100

ThefreeLibya11 Jack Yanni
RT @ShababLibya:breaking: Bayda they fought n beat the mercenaries and hanged them in the valleys surrounding bayda. now %100 secure #Libya
1 minute ago

[Catherina]

28. AJ: Breaking news: All of Eastern Libya is now secured and waving the flag of independence

ajtalk Al Jazeera Talk
by moni961
Breaking news: All of Eastern Libya is now secured and waving the flag of independence (The Kingdom Flag) #libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[defendandprotect]

57. k/r --

[Catherina]

32. Video from Shahat last night after the army was overthrown, after the attack on army camp

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by Hallouma78
Video from Shahat last night after the army was overthrown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-HbsN12Nc #libya #feb17 #gaddaficrimes
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

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[Catherina]

34. Bahrain. Video of NYT journo Michael Slackman being attacked by helicopter

RevolutionBlog_ Kim Johnson
Watch how Helicopter Attacks NYT-journalist in #Bahrain http://bit.ly/fFwcv1 #fb #Egypt #Aljazeera #Libya #Iran #Yemen #Arab #Cnn #Video #Ny
1 hour ago

http://therevolutionblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/helicopter-firing-at-journalist-in.html


Bahrain also wants NYT's Nick Kristoff's head on a silber platter.

[Catherina]

35. Youth to govt. Keep your food crumbs. Not by bread alone.

Egitto3000 Internet Marketing
monaeltahawy: "Young Libyan tells govt youth not naive won't b fooled by promises of food drink bec man doesn't live... http://dlvr.it/H1YVX
1 hour ago

Libya's regime must now fear its people's anger
After Tunisia and Egypt, we Libyans once more have the courage to demand our rights – and voice our dreams


Muhammad min Libya
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 February 2011 14.15 GMT

...

I, as a humble young Libyan, tell the Libyan government that the Libyan youth are not naive and will not be fooled by promises of food and drink because man does not live by bread alone. The Libyan government has to take the right path for the first time: protect the country from ruin, embark on real reform, and give the people their freedom and rights.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/feb/17/libya-day-of-anger-protests

[Catherina]

36. 11,000 protesters in Misrarta,

OmarAlmu5tar Omar A.
11,000 protesters in Misrarta, but people are still paying a price for freedom in #libya #feb17 #Gaddafi
6 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

37. Al Kateeba in Benghazi still not secured. Gen Senussi Snipers are shooting anyone coming near them

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
BREAKING: Confirmed report: Al Kateeba in Benghazi still not secured. General Abdullah Senussi Snipers are shooting anyone coming near them
2 minutes ago

[Catherina]

38. Sirt (birthplace of #Gaddafi), regime distributing weapons to loyalists

OmarAlmu5tar Omar A.
Breaking from Sirt (birthplace of #Gaddafi), regime distributing weapons to loyalists, telling them they'll need them #Libya #feb17
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

39. Libyans call on Egyptian and the Tunisian air-forces to provide coverage & help for Libya protesters

ThefreeLibya11 Jack Yanni
Libyans call on the Egyptian and the Tunisian air-forces to provide coverage and help for Libya protesters from Gaddafi thugs
22 minutes ago

[Catherina]

40. 30+ shot dead during an attack by snipers in Benghazi at this moment

sahoura سحر
More than 30 shot dead during an attack by snipers in Benghazi at this moment #Feb17 #Libya (via @libyanfsl)
14 seconds ago

[Catherina]

41. Confirmation that Fadhil camp in #Benghazi is in fact not secured; many civilian deaths there

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
by Benghazinoo
Confirmation that Fadhil camp in #Benghazi is in fact not secured; many civilian deaths around it #Feb17 #Libya
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

42. Clashes at Fadhil camp continue, General Abdullah Senussi, head of #Libya intelligence, is there

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
by ThePinebox
Clashes at Fadhil camp in #Benghazi continue; reports that General Abdullah Senussi, head of #Libya intelligence, is there #Feb17
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

43. @Ghonim @waelabbas @Sandmonkey! We need urgent supplies thru Egyptian border to #benghazi PLS!

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by EntropyMax
@monaeltahawy @Ghonim @waelabbas @Sandmonkey PLS RT FOR LIBYA: We need urgent supplies thru Egyptian border to #benghazi PLS! #libya #feb17
5 hours ago

[Catherina]

44. uprising getting stronger in #Misurata after the conf. of number of dead

AminBenzriouil Amin BENZRIOUIL
by ak7an
The uprising gettig stronger in #Misurata after the conf. of number of deads #Libya #Feb17
26 minutes ago

[Starry Messenger]

45. k&r

[Catherina]

46. 55 just died in benghazi from mortar attacks in birka barracks

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by fatih2510
Breaking from numerous sources 55 just died in benghazi from mortar attacks in birka barracks #feb17 #libya
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

47. benghazi, massacre, can't store dead people anymore, they are on the floors

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by tonymrstablelad
Caller from #benghazi - they are being massacred. They can't store dead people anymore.. they are on the floors............. #feb17 #libya
2 minutes ago

[Catherina]

48. least 200 confirmed dead in benghazi total could be worse

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
by nksheridan
Breaking sources confirm at least 200 confirmed dead in benghazi total could be worse #feb17 #libya
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

54. lake of blood in the hospital, abt 200 dead ,, sniping mourners at a funeral

aidilarazak Aidila Razak
by waldpferd
Eyewitness on @AJEnglish says a lake of blood in the hospital, abt 200 dead. Gaddafi's forces are sniping mourners at a funeral. #libya
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

49. hospitals in benghazi still have NO BLOOD WHATSOEVER. Where are you @HRW and RED CROSS?

ChangeInLibya Libyan Dude
by MawmmaB3ar
The hospitals in benghazi still have NO BLOOD WHATSOEVER. IT FINISHED. Where are you @HRW and RED CROSS??? #feb17 #libya
3 minutes ago

[defendandprotect]

51. K/R --

[Catherina]

52. @BarackObama @UN @andersoncooper Please HELP!!!!! send medical aid to #Libya Hundreds killed!!!!!

flightae d el
@BarackObama @UN @CNN @andersoncooper Please HELP!!!!! send medical aid to #Libya Hundreds killed!!!!! @Benghazi under seige we need help!!
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

55. snipers firing from the top of #Benghazi security headquarter

shaistaAziz Shaista Aziz
Reuters: A hospital official reported snipers firing from the top of #Benghazi security headquarters #Libya via The Guardian
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

56. Confirmed Eyewitness: Protesters in #Benghazi getting shot using fighter plane machine guns

OmarAlmu5tar Omar A.
Confirmed Eyewitness: Protesters in #Benghazi getting shot using fighter plane machine guns #Libya #feb17
7 minutes ago

[Catherina]

58. donate blood to #Benghazi hospitals, go NOW. # of injured is ~1000, no more space 4 dead bodies

Tripolitanian Libyan
by ToryAardvark
Please if any1 can donate blood to #Benghazi hospitals, go NOW. The number of injured is nearing 1000, no more space for dead bodies. #Libya
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

59. Example of tech guys kicking in. TOR

ircpresident Mohamed ElGohary
by ClaireInParis
#Libya #Iran #Yemen #Bahrain activists, if you can't access torproject.org, email [e-mail] & robot will help you #NetFreedom
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply



Telecomix and Google also kicked in very much but I'm skipping the tech stuff. It's mostly for the Libyans.

[Catherina]

60. armed Algerian forces have landed in MAITIGA airport eyewitnesses report

Benghazinoo Moe
by greatkemo
CONFIRMED , reports from #tripoli #Libya , armed Algerian forces have landed in MAITIGA airport eyewitnesses report
15 minutes ago

[Catherina]

61. army joined the protesters in Albida, unconfirmed news 1 jet shot down outside Al Abrq airport

libi4ever Soliman Albrassi
The army joined the protesters in Albida, unconfirmed news one jet plane were shoot and fall down outside Al Abrq airport #libya #17feb
3 minutes ago


The Libyan revolution is going to make the other ones look like Sunday picnics.

[Catherina]

62. Mapping Pro-Democracy protests. http

carlesdijous Carles Dijous (AA)
Mapping Pro-Democracy protests. http://bit.ly/dZXCVF #Libya
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


The map of protests across Libya is still being updated.

[Catherina]

63. Part 2 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x456042