Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 17 (or 19*), Part 5

[Catherina]

Libyan Revolution Tweets, Day 17 (or 19*), Part 5

Today's threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

#Feb17 Youth organizers invite Gaddafi's collaborators to stand under his umbrella ella ella ella ella ella http://bit.ly/faa34E

"We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya."
- Saif Islam Qaddafi during interview

*I called this Day 17 because the official start date was #Feb17 but events kicked off 2 days earlier.

Previous Day 16 threads: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

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

Threads for Days 1-16 are in my journal

"I was born in Tunisia, I persevered in Egypt, I sacrificed myself in Libya, I have fought in Yemen&Bahrain. I am Freedom, I will not die."
- Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub

LibyanThinker The Libyan Thinker
New video of Soldiers Executed for Refusing to Shoot Protesters in #Libya

MAP of Protests across the Middle East


Military Installations

Oil Map

Click here for updated and interactive map
Google Earth DL here to see positions of army and patrolling route of mercenaries

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

[Catherina]

1. Doctor in Ras Lanuf wants to talk to media now! SYRIAN pilots were in fighter jets shot down

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
A Doctor in Ras Lanuf who wants to talk to media now! He's saying they managed to bring down two fighter jets and the pilots were Syrian!
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


You guys have NO idea what kind of powers are against you succeeding. Hey UN, did you hear that? Syrian pilots.

[joshcryer]

9. Syrian? Wow, things get more and more interesting.

Libya, Syria and another country made a billion dollar joint fund that was supposed to be for "purposes" that were made unclear.

[Poboy]

2. R'd

[sasha031]

3. Rec

[Catherina]

4. they killed two brothers who refused to let #Gaddafi snipers on their roof to shoot at protesters.

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
Confirmed my aunt told me they killed two brothers who refused to let #Gaddafi snipers on their roof to shoot at protesters.
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

5. Azawiya is under attack again now

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Azawiya is under attack again now. #Libya
12 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

11. From my observations it appears that it has basically been undergoing attacks throughout the day.

They come in, kill a few protesters, retreat. Wash, rinse, repeat.

[Catherina]

6. 130 of #Gaddafi‘s mercenaries were killed yesterday in Ras Nalouf.

Libyan4life Jeel Ghathub
130 of #Gaddafi‘s mercenaries were killed yesterday in Ras Nalouf. #Libya #Gaddaficrimes
11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[uppityperson]

25. k&r. While I do not excuse merc's, I always wonder who they are, what their home situation

was, how many were caught between rock and hard place, how many powerhungry assholes who like to kill people.

[Catherina]

7. Interim trans natl "will have 30 members from all regions & guarantees 'youth' at least 5 seats"

Tom_Rayner Tom Rayner
The Interim Transitional National Council declares it will have 30 members from all libyan regions & guarantees 'youth' at least 5 seats
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

No comment

[joshcryer]

13. Constitutional referendum will be important.

Make the voting age 14 in Libya. (The population is almost half composed of young people.)

[Catherina]

54. appoint officers for foreign affairs, military affairs, and a UN representative.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Libyan National Council in #Benghazi appoint officers for foreign affairs, military affairs, and a UN representative. #Libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

They gonna fight or not? Or just let the youth die for them?

[joshcryer]

59. What other representation do the youths have but the National Libyan Council?

Is there evidence that the National Libyan Council is not listening to their demands? I don't think so.

[Catherina]

8. Heavy battles now in Azawiya... tanks have progressed again into city center.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Heavy battles now in Azawiya... tanks have progressed again into city center. #Libya
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

10. had to pay 5000USD to get into the #Misrata as a bribe then 30 checkpoints to Zawya

ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
My friends father is a doctor who traveled half way around the world to #LIBYA and when they asked him which city he wanted to enter
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
#Misrata and then had to pay 5000USD to get into the city as a bribe...then when he tried driving to #zawya one of the 30 check points
8 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

12. And hope u don't get stopped and asked to turn around, this is only for doctors

ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
From and to the city wouldn't let him proceed to #zawya...so basically if you want to go into #Libya you have 2 bribe people at the boarder
9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
And hope u don't get stopped and asked to return at one of the 30 check points...this is only for doctors that want to just help all of the
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

ceoDanya Danya B Mohammed
Innocent people dying and fighting for there lives...#gadaffiCrimes
8 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

14. Getting very interesting reports about Bani Walid, nothing confirmed but hope it's true...

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Getting very interesting reports about Bani Walid, nothing confirmed but hope it's true... #Libya
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

15. Sky corr in #Zawiyah:ebels in #Zawiyah being organised by 10 man mil council incl 1 defected general

fieldproducer Neal Mann
Alex Crawford reports that rebels in #Zawiyah are being organised by a 10 man military council including one defected general #Libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

16. " forgive me father , i bought the car to get weapon to fight "

hamzamu hamzamu
call from one of the young lads at the battle to his father " forgive me father , i bought the car to get weapon to fight " #libya #feb17
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

hamzamu is a Dr in Zawiyah

[joshcryer]

23. That's so sad. A young man, likely having to kill (or be killed) asks forgiveness for taking the car

[Catherina]

64. Wow , young lads sold their cars,pcs,laptops to buy weapons to join against #gaddafi

hamzamu hamzamu
Wow , young lads sold their cars,pcs,laptops to buy weapons to join against #gaddafi #libya #feb17
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

17. Benjawad is known as the area that separates west from east once it is taken over, #serit is next

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
Benjawad is known as the area that separates west from east once it is taken over, #serit will be the next city #libya
4 minutes ago

#serit is Sirt

[Catherina]

18. As army tank column entered Zawiyah... fired at people sitting & standing outside their homes

fieldproducer Neal Mann
Alex Crawford reports that as an army tank column entered #Zawiyah soldiers on tanks fired at people sitting & standing outside their homes
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

19. Female Protesters Ruthlessly Shot Gunned Down in Ivory Coast (GRAPHIC):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CCTDiuq7AM

The world is changing. People are tired of the tyrants. The information age is here.

[Catherina]

20. Azawiya: quiet now but we're on alert for another wave of attacks.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Live call from Azawiya on Aljazeera: It's quiet now but we're on alert for another wave of attacks. #Libya
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


STILL NO WORD FROM TRIPOLI FOR 2 DAYS NOW.

[Catherina]

21. Sahban brigade to our west, Khamis brigades to the east but no #Gaddafi troops inside city

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Live call from Azawiya on Aljazeera: Sahban brigade to our west, Khamis brigades to the east but no #Gaddafi troops inside city. #Libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

22. We are armed with anti-aircraft guns, AK-47s, RPGs, and improvised explosives.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Live call from Azawiya on Aljazeera: We are armed with anti-aircraft guns, AK-47s, RPGs, and improvised explosives. #Libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

24. "Propping up unsavoury leaders and corrupt governments is a fact of diplomatic life."

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya #Egypt #Tunisia The Economist "Propping up unsavoury leaders and corrupt governments is a fact of diplomatic life."
2 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

35. despise The Economist: the ends justify the means, mass murder justifies oil. Curse them.

timeoutcorner Andrew McInnes
@
@MilitantNews I officially despise The Economist: the ends justify the means, mass murder justifies oil. Curse them.
5 minutes ago

[Catherina]

36. Foreign Intervention in #Libya needs "an international consensus >>>

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya Economist- Foreign Intervention in #Libya needs "an international consensus (which) would be almost impossible to attain" #feb17
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Read this too. http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/libya-qaddafi-usa-engage-sanctions

[Catherina]

40. 30% of businesses thought authoritarian states make for a more stable environment

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya The Economist Intelligence Unit survey 2007 found 30% of businesses thought authoritarian states make for a more stable environment
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply


That's simply capitalism for you. Profit at any cost.

[Catherina]

26. #Egypt: Nasr city amn eldawla headquarters has fallen. The torture center has fallen. VICTORY

Anand_Gopal_ Anand Gopal
by erinmcunningham
RT @Sandmonkey: Nasr city amn eldawla headquarters has fallen. The torture center has fallen. VICTORY #jan25 #egypt
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

27. #EGYPT CONFIRMED! PROTESTERS STORM IN THE HQ OF THE #SS IN #NASRCITY VICTORY!

jan15egy Jan15Egy
CONFIRMED CONFIRMED! PROTESTERS STORM IN THE HQ OF THE #SS IN #NASRCITY VICTORY! #EGYPT #JAN25 #AMNDAWLA
18 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


Rock on Arab youth. Tear down that torture rendition apparatus on your soil. Expose the torturers and the intl complicity.

[joshcryer]

And people were afraid the Egyptian revolutionaries would become imperialized.

People were saying that they would cow-tow to any puppet regime or idealogical (people calling their revolution coopted by the Muslim Brotherhood, and so on).

It doesn't work like that, you don't fight for revolution and then just bend over and take it!

The same applies to Libya! Libya HURRA!

[EFerrari]

31. For the State Department, this could be as bad as cablegate. n/t

[Catherina]

41. I know. Bring it on! Expose the dirt for all to see. n/t

[Raksha]

69. Tough shit - serves 'em right!!

Re "For the State Department, this could be as bad as cablegate."

[EFerrari]

70. I'll shed no tears, myself.

:)

[Catherina]

28. #Egypt: historical moment, protesters storm SS HQs here 1000s have been illegally detained, tortured

Wild_atHeart Wild at Heart
A historical moment in #Egypt, protesters storm State Security headquarters where 1000s have been illegally detained & tortured #Jan25
2 minutes ago

[defendandprotect]

71. LIBYA HURRA - !!

[Catherina]

39. clear now that state security involved in massive attempt to cover up or destroy >>

AymanM Ayman Mohyeldin
Its clear now that state security involved in massive attempt to cover up or destroy implicating evidence & docs across #egypt #amndawla
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

29. Rpts that protesters are heading from western town of Beni Walid to Sirte, will try to confirm

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Reports from online sources that protesters are heading from western town of Beni Walid to Sirte, will try to confirm #Libya #Feb17
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

33. Caller say thousands are moving towards Sirte from Beni Walid to besiege #G forces & mercs

ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Al Arabia TV, Caller say thousands are moving towards Sirte from Beni Walid to besiege gaddafi forces and their mercenaries #Libya #Feb17
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

30. If #Gaddafi takes Azawiya, no western city or tribe will be safe.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Aljazeera guest: If #Gaddafi takes Azawiya, no western city or tribe will be safe. #Libya
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

32. just AMAZING. a "million man march" in #masrata #libya yesterday

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
http://tinyurl.com/5wugbe8 just AMAZING. a "million man march" in #masrata #libya yesterday
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvWDl0U0WiM

[Catherina]

34. some analysts suggest that #G rying to secure #Azzawiya 4 resources after losing all oil ports in E

Gheblawi Ghazi Gheblawi
some analysts suggest that #Gaddafi forces after losing all oil ports in east and middle #Libya are trying to secure #Azzawiya for resources
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

37. Tribes of Zintan, Gharyan, and Bani Walid better move to relieve Azawiya; if it falls they're next.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Aljazeera guest: Tribes of Zintan, Gharyan, and Bani Walid better move to relieve Azawiya; if it falls they're next. #Libya
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

38. Updates: Sahban brigade to the west, Khamis brigades to the east

feb17libya Feb17Libya
#Libya Unrest Live Updates: Sahban brigade to the west, Khamis brigades to the east .. http://bit.ly/foTJbQ #Feb17
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

7: 10 p.m: via Iyad El-Baghdadi: Live call from Azawiya on Aljazeera: Sahban brigade to our west, Khamis brigades to the east but no Gaddafi troops inside city. (@iyad_elbaghdadi)

7:08 p.m.: Why would Sirte be such a prize for the rebels? “If Benghazi can expand down into the Gulf of Sirte… they’ve got a very good shot at independence at the least – or maybe even overturning him

[Catherina]

42. alyom stating protesters from benwaleed took over the 51 brigade and are heading towards #serit >>

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
#libya alyom stating protesters from benwaleed took over the 51 brigade and are heading towards #serit. trying to get libya source to confrm
3 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

43. Rebels shot down plane near #RasLanuf, they told CNN reporters. Two bodies seen at site.

Gheblawi Ghazi Gheblawi
RT @cnnbrk Rebels shot down plane near #RasLanuf, they told CNN reporters. Two bodies seen at site. http://on.cnn.com/gAB0hL #Libya
2 minutes ago

Witnesses: Libyan rebels hold ground in Zawiya
By the CNN Wire Staff
March 5, 2011 -- Updated 1718 GMT (0118 HKT)

VIDEO (Gadhafi's son speaks out)

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan rebels claimed successes Saturday on two key battle fronts, holding off pro-government forces from taking Zawiya near the nation's capital and capturing the strategic eastern oil town of Ras Lanuf.

Rebels shot down a plane near Ras Lanuf, they told CNN reporters Saturday. Two corpses were spotted at the location.

In the eastern city of Benghazi, witnesses said forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pounded a weapons depot, a strike that caused casualties and widespread damage.

The strife engulfing the besieged North African nation is reverberating across the country, the region and the world. Death toll estimates range from more than 1,000 to as many as 2,000, and the international community has been pondering strategies on how to end the violence and remove the Gadhafi regime.

...

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/05/libya.conflict/index.html

Cone on CNN. Report they were Syrian. You're journalists not politicians.

[Catherina]

44. AJ just aired a clip showing a member of Gaddafi's tribe (and clan) captured in Ajdabia.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Aljazeera just aired a clip showing a member of Gaddafi's tribe (and clan) captured in Ajdabia. #Libya
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

45. #Misrata city : call , some people kidnapped , tortured by #gaddafi units

hamzamu hamzamu
#Misrata city : call , some people kidnapped , tortured by #gaddafi units #libya #feb17
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

46. #Zawiya: 'don’t know where they're shooting us from. People are are falling everywhere.”

MilitantNews Stephen Morgan
#Libya #Zawiya "We don’t know from which side they are shooting us- from the buildings or from the streets. People are falling everywhere.”
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

47. Bani Walid news seems confirmed now: They're on the move towards Sirt.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
OK, Bani Walid news seems confirmed now: They're on the move towards Sirt. #Libya
2 minutes ago

[Catherina]

49. Interesting (and very smart) that Bani Walid (Wurfalla) are moving on Sirt, not Zawya.

iyad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Interesting (and very smart) that Bani Walid (Wurfalla) are moving on Sirt, not Zawya. #Libya
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

50. Sirte is weak, it must fall to close the lines between the east and west.

[Catherina]

48. National #Libyan council appointed Shalgam the UN representative >

IbnOmar2005 Ibn Omar
National #Libyan council appointed Shalgam the UN representative for the new feb17th government. #libya
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Recycling all the old #G figures.

[joshcryer]

53. Shalgram renounced Gaddafi and is at the UN. What, they pick someone else...

...and have them fly into the UN? C'mon. They are kinda stuck. Wait to criticize until seeing the constitution and seeing the representation that is made. These comments only sully their revolution.

[Catherina]

55. Sorry but I have 2 put u on ignore now Josh. If u want to defend ppl

who stood by Gaddafi silently for years, I can't be distracted by that while doing this.

[joshcryer]

I only defend the revolution.

The council is being demeaned here and I'm tired of it. It started with people calling the leader of it a torturer (when it was a civil rights lawyer). It's disgusting.

[Catherina]

51. #egypt gen prosecutor orders travel ban on former petroleum minister 4 allegations of corruption

AymanM Ayman Mohyeldin
#egypts gen prosecutor orders travel ban on former petroleum minister pending investigation into allegations of corruption
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

52. AzZawiya: #G attacked at 6am, coming from East & West of the city. Battle lasted until 10:15am.

feb17voices Feb 17 voices
LPC from AzZawiya: #Gaddafi troops attacked starting at 6am, coming from East & West of the city. Battle lasted until 10:15am. #Libya #Feb17
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

56. Az Zawiya: Weapons used by #Gaddafi forces: machine guns, tanks, anti-aircraft guns.

feb17voices Feb 17 voices
LPC from Az Zawiya: Weapons used by #Gaddafi forces: machine guns, tanks, anti-aircraft guns. "They were firing all over the place." #Libya
3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

57. Natl Liby Council appoints Omar Hariri, officer who took part in #G's 1969 coup, as head of military

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Reuters: National Libyan Council appoints Omar Hariri, one of the officers who took part in Gaddafi's 1969 coup, as head of the military.
6 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

62. Council officially names former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil as head of the council

SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
BBC Arabic: National Libyan Council officially names former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil as head of the council in Benghazi. #Libya
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[joshcryer]

67. "...in Benghazi"

[Catherina]

58. Natl Council: "We are committed to all international agreements signed by Libya in the past"

yad_elbaghdadi Iyad El-Baghdadi
Libyan National Council in #Benghazi: We are committed to all international agreements signed by Libya in the past. #Libya
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

60. Libya's second-highest ranking diplomat in Namibia defects

LibyaFeb17_com LibyaFeb17.com
BREAKING: Libya's second-highest ranking diplomat in Namibia defects - #feb17 #libya - libyafeb17.com/2011/03/breaki…
4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

19:36 BBC A new diplomatic defection from the Gaddafi camp: Libya’s second-highest ranking diplomat in Namibia, Saad Bakar, has left for a Mediterranean country to join the opposition movement, a Namibian human rights organisation told AFP

http://www.libyafeb17.com/2011/03/breaking-gaddafis-forces-close-in-on-az-zawiya/

[Catherina]

61. Breaking news out of west: we now know #G is a psychopath & e never saw this comming. -US GOVERNMENT

EndOppression Today I am Muslim 2
Breaking news out of the west: we now know #Gadafi is a psychopath and we never saw this comming. -US GOVERNMENT
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

63. Internet down in #Libya, Libyan abroad from ... call on landlines & tell ppl to move

Odarhobi Othman Darhobi
Internet is down in #Libya Libyan abroad from Ben walid Gharyian Zentan Tarhona Nalout should call there contacts @ home & ask them to move
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

65. In #benigazi the first place fathers look for their missing sons is at the war zone

hamzamu hamzamu
In #benigazi the first place fathers look for their missing sons is at the war zone #libya #feb17
44 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

66. getting reports that oil revenues are still being paid to #G regime, this should be stopped ASAP

Gheblawi Ghazi Gheblawi
I am getting reports that oil revenues are still being paid to #Gaddafi regime, this should be stopped ASAP and drain his resources #Libya
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Catherina]

68. Part 6 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x565047