More images.http://www.metro.co.uk/news/pictures/photos-10828/pictures-allied-forces-attack-libya-2011/1
A second night of allied air strikes saw a building containing 300 of Col Gaddafi’s supporters in his Tripoli compound destroyed, with eyewitness reports suggesting the surrounding area – including around the tent – is now littered with debris.
Fundamental Islam ,Monarchs and Dictators have been messing atoud too long.
People who have been under yoke now realize that they have been duped in the name of Religion by people to cling to power.
Popular uprising is the result.
Unfortunately the alternative is not bright as no body has built a viable option.
We are in for uncertain times.
MUSCAT — The Council of Ministers and the chief of Oman’s trade union federation called upon the people to protest peacefully and not to indulge in violent activities.
While the council of ministers warned the people against unlawful protests, the chairman of the General Federation of Oman Trade Unions (GFOTU) said that protestors should stop behaving in an ‘uncivilised manner’ like indulging in vandalism, arson and destroying property.
The anti-government protests, which began in February across the country, had turned violent in some places like Sohar, Ibri and Dhank where government and private properties were damaged and arson took place.
The Council of Ministers’ statement said that the pioneering steps taken by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to improve the standard of living of all citizens and provide jobs in many sectors, should be received in proper spirit by the people.
The Council of Ministers, while warning that no one is above the law, stated that since the authorities are considering the demands of all the protestors, they should not act in a manner, which is against the laws and legislations of the country. Such acts are also not in harmony with the culture, progress and values of the Sultanate.
Bahraini police blocked several thousand protesters from reaching the royal palace on Friday, amid fears the march would spark fighting on a Gulf island where the majority is Shi’ite Muslim but the ruling family is Sunni.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/us-gulf-protests-bahrain-idUSTRE72A1U320110311
Libya.
Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi Wednesday intensified offensives in the east and the west with relentless shelling aimed at routing holdout rebels and retaking control of the country four weeks into an uprising that is threatening his government.
Loyalist forces say they are closing in on the rebel held stronghold of Benghazi, with Libyan state TV reporting that two key tribes in the city have now thrown their support behind the Libyan leader.
Reports on the ground suggest the rebels’ position looks highly vulnerable after the government said its troops took control of the junction at Ajdabiyah.
http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=5614
Yemen.
SANA’A, March 13 — The United States is concerned that there is no clear alternative or transition plan should Saleh’s regime collapse. It believes that his departure will lead to chaos and instability in Yemen.
This view was conveyed by US ambassador to Yemen Gerald M. Feierstein, who reiterated his country’s position on Yemeni affairs in a meeting with selective media outlets on Saturday.
“Our problem is that the [Yemeni] people are demanding [the ouster of Saleh] without any idea how they will manage the government and prevent a disaster for the Yemeni people,” said Feierstein.
He said that his office has not received any concrete proposals by either the opposition parties or the pro-democracy youth protesters at Sana’a University explaining how the country will be managed during a transition period and how the new president will come to power.
“The people in the streets need to give us something to work with,” said the ambassador.
Meanwhile, one day after Feierstein’s meeting with the media, a coordination council established by youth protestors at Sana’a University issued a list of seven conditions that must be met if the demonstrations are to be brought to a close. These seven demands are also meant to serve as the basis for a national political program in a post-Saleh era.
The first two conditions are the immediate removal of Saleh, his family, his close relatives and his subordinates from power, and the subsequent formation of a temporary presidential council made up of representatives drawn from Yemen’s four main political powers (as well as a fifth representative appointed by the national security and military establishment).
http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=35747
Somalia.
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in heavy clashes and exchange of mortars fire in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, witnesses told Garowe Online.
Clashes between Somali government forces backed by African Union troops and Al-Shabaab extremist militias erupted after Al-Shabaab shelled mortars at the Somali Presidential house and its neighbourhood that claimed the life of ten civilians including a pregnant woman.
AMISOM and government forces shelled back mortars at the busy Bakaro market that left dead 21 people, mostly women and children.
Seems to be a Stellar effort.
But if the Social Media owners become political( which they are), who decides who is Right?
This activity is a double-edged sword.
Iranian Twitter activist Arasmus has created a Google Maps mash-up to document protesters’ Twitter reports during the Libyan anti-government uprising.
Last week, violent protests surged throughout the north African country of Libya, as protesters clashed with security forces in an attempt to end Muammar al-Qaddafi’s 42-year rule. Qaddafi has respondedwith far more violence than any of the other embattled Mideast autocracies. Human Rights Watch has tallied at least 233 protester deaths from regime security forces so far; Al Jazeera is reporting that another 250 have been killed on Monday alone. Despite a media blackout, reports are emerging on Al Jazeera and elsewhere that fighter jets and helicopters are attacking demonstrators in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Like similar uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt — which are said to have inspired the people of Libya — the internet and social media have played their roles in the unrest. Websites like Facebook, Twitter and news provider Al Jazeera have been intermittently blocked, and on February 18 internet access in the country was blocked entirely. Six hours later, the web was mostly back.
Protesters in the country are now taking full advantage of their restored connectivity by posting reports and accounts on Twitter. Arasmus takes the most pertinent, and trustworthy, reports and places them on a Google Map on the country. So far, the map shows reported gunfire, killings, mercenary sightings, helicopter slayings and electricity disconnections.
The map isn’t dynamically generated from Twitter reports, but that’s for safety reasons rather than technical ones, says Arasmus. “The danger of an automatic map is that you will reveal too much information too soon and put protesters in danger,” he said on his Twitter account.
It should also be noted that none of the reports and accounts can be verified because Libya has a stringent lockdown on independent reporters in the country. With violence at a huge scale (Human Rights Watch says the death toll passed 100 after just four days of protesting), undercover reporting isn’t sensible, says BBC World News editor Jon Williams.
As a result, observers have to rely even more closely on first hand reports and social media accounts than any of the other recent Middle East revolutions.
http://www.netvibes.com/privatepage/1#General
Seems that there is a design in the uprisings,Tunisia,Somalia,Egypt,Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and now Libya.
Is it the Black ops. of CIA/Cons.Op. or the Corporate cartel that transcends National Frontiers.
Too coincidental to be dismissed as incidental.
Libya: Security forces in Benghazi have shot dead at least one person and injured a dozen after opening fire on mourners at a funeral for protesters killed in earlier demonstrations. Special forces stormed a protest camp in the eastern city at 5am.
• Bahrain: Thousands of protesters have retaken Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital after Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa ordered troops off the streets.
• Yemen: One protester was killed and seven were hurt in clashes with security forces in the capital, Sana’a.
• Algeria: Riot police in Algiers have broken up a planned march by thousands of pro-democracy campaigners.
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/19/glued-to-events-in-l.html
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