Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 11:58:00 AM CET
Libya in crisis – live coverage
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is defying calls from world leaders to end the violence against his own countrymen as sanctions against him are stepped up. Follow the latest from Libya and across the Middle East
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 11:43:00 AM CET
Official Death Figures From Benghazi Hospitals Feb 26 2011
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on February 26, 2011 at 11:23:00 AM CET
GADDAFI FAMILIENCLAN 2011 WIEN - GADAFFI PILOT FLUCHT NACH WIEN
Gaddafi-Pilot: Flucht nach Wien Diktator Muammar al-Gaddafi vor dem Ende - jetzt quittieren auch seine engsten Angestellten den Dienst! Laut dem norwegischen Rundfunksender "TV2" ist nun auch der Privat-Pilot des libyschen Revolutionsführers - der Norweger Odd Birger Johansen (57) - bei Nacht und Nebel nach Österreich geflohen.
Eine SCHRECKLICH NETTE FAMILIE VON GADDAFI HAT GUTE BEZIEHUNGEN ZU ÖSTERREICH. WILLKOMMEN IN ÖSTERREICH???
Wie ein Lauffeuer ging Freitag Nacht in Sicherheitskreisen ein Gerücht um: Gaddafis-Tochter Aisha sei in Wien gelandet und habe im Hotel Imperial eingecheckt. Mutter Safiya solle sich sogar seit mehreren Tagen in dem Grandhotel aufhalten. Die Anwältin, die etwa Saddam Hussein verteidigte, hat wie der ganze Gaddafi-Clan ein enges Verhältnis zu Wien und Österreich. KURIER-Recherchen im Innenministerium konnten die Gerüchte, die sich auch in Internet-Foren wie Twitter ausbreiteten, allerdings nicht bestätigen.
Gregor Schütze, Sprecher von Innenministerin Maria Fekter, erklärte, man habe keine Informationen über eine Einreise der Tochter des Diktators, und im Imperial sei sie sicher nicht. Von Seiten des Verfassungsschutzes wurde sogar betont, dass sich kein Mitglied des Clans in Wien aufhalte. Auch unter Exil-Libyern in Wien breitete sich die Nachricht aus. Diese versammelten sich sofort zu einer Demo vor dem Hotel.
Jörg Haider hatte gute Beziehungen zum Schlächter von Lybien und die Angst ist vorhanden, dass Österreich die Gaddafi Familie wegen des Geldes aufnimmt.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 10:40:00 AM CET
On the ground in Benghazi
In the Libyan city of Benghazi, which is controlled by the opposition, the opponents of Muammar Gaddafi are trying to restore peace and order. Members of the Revolutionary Coalition were making preparations on Friday to enter the burnt-out building of the Supreme Court to establish a transitional administration.
RNW reporter Hans Jaap Melissen visited the building along with a member of Human Rights Watch and sent these photos.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 10:12:00 AM CET
AliTweel: I confirm every word in this video please hang on girl. - Why we fled Libya
I've been in Tripoli for nearly three months; the past three days have felt about that long. We have been stuck on a boat bound for Malta that couldn't leave port because of heavy winds and waves as high as 9 meters.
As the boat sat in Tripoli Harbor, not far from the Green Square, which just a few days ago was packed with pro-Moammar Gadhafi protesters attempting to drown out the escalating opposition to the regime, images from movies continuously crossed my mind: That scene in "Titanic" where everyone scrambles to get off the boat, "Speed 2" and an imagined James Bond flick to be set in Libya.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 9:53:00 AM CET
I am not afraid to die, I am afraid to lose the battle!
In his remarkable efforts to be the voice of all of the helpless people in Libya, Mohammed Naboose, the heroic LiveStream broadcaster from Benghazi, takes it a step further. If you have followed the live feed in the past few days, it is likely that you have heard him desperately call out to the outside world for medical aide and personnel.
He has been frantically, yet successfully, coordinating efforts with viewers like you from all around the world who are dying to help. From finding pilots and planes to flying out patients to hospitals in Egypt to working with key UN officials — all of Mohamed’s efforts can be heard, in real time, as they happen. We truly commend his noble work and consider him a hero and inspiration in the Feb17 Revolution. -Feb 17 Team
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 9:39:00 AM CET
Twitter Trends:
ACHTUNG Österreich! Safiya & Aisha #Gaddafi sind im Hotel Imperial am Kärntner Ring 16 in Wien! Demo vor Ort für Libya HispArab
Aisha and Safiya Gaddafi have been spotted at the hotel Imperial in Vienna. Call the hotel and give your opinion +43 1 50 11 00 #Libya
nusibab I just called the hotel in which Safia and Aisha are said to be staying. They didn't deny it. #libya #feb17
When in Vienna, Hitler stayed at the famous Hotel Imperial on the Ring...
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Topic: TV - on February 26, 2011 at 9:31:00 AM CET
Listening Post - Libya: Shining a light into a media black hole
The media's role in the historic Arab uprisings has so far been celebrated and feared, with the collaboration between new media and satellite TV too powerful for dictators to withstand. But that has all changed in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi appears to have learnt some media lessons from the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and quickly responded to protests in his country by shutting out foreign journalists, jamming TV transmissions and cutting off the internet and phone networks. The absence of professional journalists has meant that the job has been left to citizen journalists and the world has been able to follow the story through the often horrific and violent videos that have been leaked out of the country. This week we look at new media's role in shedding light on an otherwise information black hole.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 9:21:00 AM CET
Ghadafi controls about 4 square km of Tripoli only outside that influence is weak
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 9:15:00 AM CET
Libya: Unrest and uncertainty
As militiamen and mercenaries loyal to Moammar Khadafy ferociously strike back at rebels in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, much of the rest of the nation is embracing a bracing reality: After 41 years of ruthless and total control by Khadafy, they are suddenly free to rule themselves. In Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city and the cradle of the revolt, chants of jubilation are interspersed with quiet meetings. Neighborhood leaders are working to figure out such tasks as how to direct traffic and ensure utilities are up and running as they craft a plan for the future of the city. For guest workers and other expatriates, the future is no longer Libya. By the tens of thousands, they have been attempting to flee the violence, massing at ports as they await ships, overrunning the main airport,, and crossing by any means possible into Tunisia. Here's a look at one day -- Thursday -- in the life of those parts of Libya under rebel control. -- Paula Nelson (33 photos total)
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 26, 2011 at 9:13:00 AM CET
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