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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:29 AM
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Libya: 'UN to quit Tripoli' amid mob attacks
Source: BBC

The UN is withdrawing all its international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices, the BBC understands.

UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a Nato air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col Gaddafi.

A UN official told the BBC its staff would withdraw from Libya and the decision would be reviewed next week.

The UK expelled the Libyan ambassador after its premises were attacked

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13253896?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Iliyah Donating Member (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:53 AM
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1. Killing is killing
but chidren to me is over the line. I predict, the dictator is on his way out.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:00 PM
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4. Well, no. The Bible makes distinctions in killing and murder.
Nasty mistranslation has fouled us up for centuries.

As I recall, many penalties for killing were much lighter than, say, for adultery.
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Proletariatprincess Donating Member (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:42 AM
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2. Protecting civilians? Ha.
It is the civilian population in Tripoli that is outraged by this attack on Gaddafi and his family. I have noticed too the American MSM has yet to mention the death of the grandchildren. Maybe they are just buying into the "Gaddafi Lies" meme.
This is just indefensible. I just don't see how anyone with an iota of fairness and justice can defend such an operation.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:58 AM
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3. Maybe the MSM hasn't been able to confirm the story.
International news has been bouncing back and forth with it.

I would like to know your source on the "civilian population" of Tripoli being engaged in destroying and looting embassies. I don't recall seeing a mention of exactly who was doing it.
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Proletariatprincess Donating Member (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:42 PM
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5. Confirming stories has never been a strong suit of the MSM.
Look how long they carried the birther story.....
The story mentioned "angy mobs". "mobs" don't usually mean uniforms or organized groups. But I will admit, I extrapulated that to mean civilians. I have never been convinced that the so called rebels are actually in the majority in Libya and are not actually CIA inspired or led.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:59 PM
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6. Nor has telling the truth been a big thing for Gaddafi.
But you believe his press release WITHOUT ONE SINGLE SHRED OF CONFIRMATION. NO BODIES. NO WITNESSES. NADA.

So, are they at funerals today? They bury quick. Where's the funeral reporting?

Of course the brown Libyans are incapable of an uprising on their own. It must be led by white Americans or Europeans. That's simply the truth of things, not raging racism. I am impressed by your international, evidence-free acumen.
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Fool Count Donating Member (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:08 PM
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12. Well, you believed the story about Qaddafi's killing
"peaceful protesters" without a shred of evidence either. We still don't know how many
"peaceful protesters" were killed and haven't seen any bodies. Didn't prevent NATO from
bombing the shit out of Libya.
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:45 PM
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14. There is plenty of evidence documenting his killing of peaceful protesters.
trollin' trollin' trollin'
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Fool Count Donating Member (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:36 AM
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21. Like what? I haven't seen any. Who did?
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:45 AM
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22. Start here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSZwbf3KbE

There are tons of these.
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Fool Count Donating Member (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 03:32 AM
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27. OK, watched that. Didn't really see anybody getting shot there,
much less by Libyan army or police. True, there was a lot of gunfire heard, but also unclear who
did the shooting. Is that like THE evidence? You got anything more definitive. They are talking about
thousands peaceful protesters killed by Qaddafi. Didn't anybody film those?
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 04:44 AM
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29. I was giving you a starting point.
If you don't want to go beyond that, I suggest learning how the internet works.

This might work:
http://www.google.com/search?q=libyan+deaths&tbo=p&tbm=vid&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f

Or, you can believe whatever you you want.
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:57 AM
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24. nor for the msm, or the us government, for that matter.
how many heads of states did we kill or help kill, all officially denied at the time & revealed later to be fact?

it's the hyprocrisy.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 05:52 PM
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10. There is no evidence they are the majority.
In fact, the evidence seems to point in the other direction.
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:49 PM
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15. They represent 17% of the population, 90% of the population in the east.
We don't know how many people are supportive of Gaddafi in the west, but we know the western mountains, which represents at least another 5% of the entire population of Libya, is against him. We also know that another city in the west, Az Zawiya rose up against him and fought against him for 3 weeks before being silenced, which constitutes at least 1%.
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Fool Count Donating Member (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:06 PM
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11. Not being able "to confirm the story" about Qaddafi killing
"peaceful demonstrators" didn't prevent MSM from printing and promoting it somehow.
Comically, Cameron is now bitching about Qaddafi's not shooting the civilians who
destroyed the UK embassy in Tripoli which is apparently his "international obligation".
Obviously, killing "civilian population" is OK when British property is in danger.
Or even prospective British property, as future oil concessions in Qaddafi-free Libya.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:11 PM
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13. Omg. That's a good point.
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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 02:15 AM
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25. No, it isn't. It's made up bullshit. Cameron is not bitching about Gaddafi not shooting civilians...
Edited on Mon May-02-11 02:17 AM by Turborama
"...who destroyed the UK embassy in Tripoli which is apparently his "international obligation"."

Some random made up crap from an anonymous internet user about what Britain's Prime Minister said without even a citation is now "OMG. That's a ood point"?

:rofl:
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 03:16 AM
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26. The poster didn't go far enough, actually, in his deduction.
Or in your vernacular, "made up crap".

It's pretty remarkable that the UN didn't close their mission before they became military participants in this conflict.

And it is obviously absurd for the Prime Minister to ask the man he's trying to assassinate to protect his real estate.
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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 03:50 AM
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28. Yes they did, this was purely made up by them and you said it was a "good point".
Edited on Mon May-02-11 03:51 AM by Turborama
"Comically, Cameron is now bitching about Qaddafi's not shooting the civilians who
destroyed the UK embassy in Tripoli which is apparently his "international obligation".
Obviously, killing "civilian population" is OK when British property is in danger."

= Made up crap.

BTW What are you basing your allegation that he's trying to assassinate Gaddafi on? Reports from Moussa Ibrahim and accusations from Hugo?
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:50 PM
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16. Huh? You use tear gas to diserse rioters, you don't murder them.
What the fuck dude.
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:55 AM
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23. +100. like the uk cares about shooting people, that's how they got rich.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 05:05 PM
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7. CNN, WaHo, NYTs all reported it yesterday. n/t
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Kurska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 05:21 PM
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8. No, the Libyan state news outlets had CLAIMED it, it has not been independently confirmed.
Edited on Sun May-01-11 05:27 PM by Kurska
Big distinction, but heck, who needs actual facts when you can just paint a viewpoint as the truth and say "done".
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 05:50 PM
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9. Maybe you need to read the post I was responding to
before you bring out your Big Ugly.

The WaHo, the NYTs, Reuters and CNN did mention the grandchildren.

I made no representation about independent confirmation.
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 06:51 PM
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17. The civilian population protested against Gaddafi, ever since then young men have been arrested...
...and disappeared and all protest and dissent has been crushed.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 08:17 PM
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18. wINNING!
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NeoConsSuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:19 PM
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19. Maybe Britain doesn't understand the term 'Blowback'
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:21 PM
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20. Apparently none of the leaders in the so called War on Terra do. n/t
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