Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:57:00 PM CET
Telecommunications have been cut off from Benghazi - powercuts around Bengazhi acording to aljazeera
LibyanYouthMovement City of Misrata facing continued shelling by gaddafi forces
Benghazi is preparing it self for any attack
ChangeInLibya Breaking from French TV TF1, the Corsica airbases have lit up the runways...maybe this is it.
Al Jazeera - Gaddfi forces advancing to Benghazi [reuters.com]
BREAKING Al Jazeera Arabic reporting the following from Benghazi
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Geminis and Sullog areas (approximately 50km south west of Benghazi) currently under heavy attack
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Gaddafi has used the navy to deploy troops in Gargoora region to make headway
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Gaddafi’s troops have progressed 60km in 2 hours towards Benghazi
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Reports that Gaddafi’s troops entered Misratah hospital today and killed the wounded
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Reports of 1200 families fled Ajdabiya via Al Kufrah headed towards Qubbah and Tobruk
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AlHurra Radio in Benghazi is calling on the Benghazi youth to take arms and prepare for battle
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The majority of media crews have left Benghazi after Saif’s threats. Al Jazeera is the only media
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Reports that Gaddafi forces fell into an ambush between Ajdabiya and Benghazi right now
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Sfwat Zayat, military analyst: I expect the UN sponsored air raids to start very soon, in hours. Obama gave clear threats to Gaddafi.
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Timestamp: 10:07pm Libya GMT+2 An AFP correspondent in Benghazi reports hearing a loud blast, followed by anti-aircraft fire. aljazeera.net
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CONFIRMED via Satellite phone frm Benghazi Gaddafi's troops have broken through Ajdabiya & r 23kms frm Benghazi with tanks & heavy artillery
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Loud explosion and anti-aircraft fire heard in Libyan city of Benghazi.
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AJA report on Ajdabiya, Mercenaries were killing anyone and everyone women children and elders, tanks on residential areas
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afp:benghazi has called on its people to defend the western gate leading into the city in antcipation of adavancing troops
Timestamp: 11:07pm GMT+1Finally! U.S. Ambassador to UN: #Gaddafi is violating UNSC resolution demanding immediate ceasefire
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:42:00 PM CET
Tripoli on edge as regime enters new phase in fight to survive
A radio broadcast of Col Muammar Gaddafi promising "zenga, zenga" (ally by ally) to root out his enemies in the east blared out across the gathering crowd. In its midst an unshaven minder wearing a dirty trench coat moved slowly listening to the conversations on the pavements.
A vendor of mobile phone top-up cards shrugged awkwardly when asked if the situation was calm as Col Gaddafi's regime entered a new phase in its battle for survival. "There is no problem in Libya. It does not exist except for foreigners making trouble," he said. "The policemen here know this – that's why they are only here when foreigners are around."
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:40:00 PM CET
Radio Free Libya in Benghazi calls on the youth to take up arms and prepare for battle
Qadaffi units bypassing Ajdabiya and heading towards benghazi
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 7:33:00 PM CET
West overzealous on Libya
Al Jazeera's senior political analyst discusses the risks and opportunities inherent in UNSC Resolution 1973
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 7:32:00 PM CET
How Obama turned on a dime toward war
At the start of this week, the consensus around Washington was that military action against Libya was not in the cards. However, in the last several days, the White House completely altered its stance and successfully pushed for the authorization for military intervention against Libyan leader Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi. What changed?
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 7:24:00 PM CET
The White House - March 18, 2011 2:00 PM EDT
President Barack Obama demanded Friday that Moammar Gadhafi halt all military attacks against civilians and said that if the Libyan leader did not stand down the United States would join in military action against him.
Still, Obama also said the United States “is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya.”
In a brief appearance at the White House, Obama said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would travel to Paris on Saturday to join in a meeting of allies called to discuss next steps in Libya, where Gadhafi has launched a brutal crackdown against rebels trying to end his 42-year reign.
I was awaiting a speech by Obama. It's unlike the USA to start a military operation without a statement from the President.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 6:50:00 PM CET
Libya set to release NY Times journalists: report
Four New York Times journalists who were captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there will be released on Friday, the Times reported.
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, told ABC News they would be released, and the Times reported that Libyan officials told the U.S. State Department on Thursday evening that all four would be released.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 6:35:00 PM CET
Libya declares ceasefire but fighting goes on
Libya's government has announced an immediate ceasefire against pro-democracy protesters, hours after the United Nations Security Council authorised a no-fly zone over the country.
In a statement televised on Friday, Moussa Koussa, the Libyan foreign minister, said his government was interested in protecting all civilians and foreigners.
"We decided on an immediate ceasefire and on an immediate stop to all military operations," he said, adding "[Libya] takes great interest in protecting civilians".
Koussa said because his country was a member of the United Nations it was "obliged to accept the UN Security Council's resolutions".
But government forces continued to fire on the rebel-held western city of Misurata, witnesses said, where an earlier attack had claimed the lives of at least 25 people.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 5:35:00 PM CET
Merkel erwägt Awacs-Einsatz in Afghanistan
Die Bundesregierung könnte laut Außenminister Westerwelle ihr Afghanistan-Engagement erhöhen, um den USA die Verlegung von Aufklärungskapazitäten für einen Libyen-Einsatz zu ermöglichen. Union und FDP signalisieren Zustimmung.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 5:33:00 PM CET
NATO’s airborne surveillance: Eyes in the sky
Effective air defence is a NATO priority. The Alliance’s fleet of Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aeroplanes, play a key role in air defence across the Euro-Atlantic region.
While the recent problems in Libya have increased the need for airborne surveillance over the Mediterranean ocean, NATO has been routinely operating AWACS aircraft in the region as part of its long-standing counter-terrorist Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) since 2007.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 5:24:00 PM CET
AWACS E-3A tail nr LX-N90451 airborne out of Trapani Italy heading Malta
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 18, 2011 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Japan Nuclear Power Station Safety Design
jnpp-safety.zip Japan Nuclear Power Station Safety Design March 17, 2011 (2.4MB)
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