Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 5:10:00 PM CET
Al-Gaddafi in TV: „Trete nicht zurück“
Ein vor Wut schreiender Muammar al-Gaddafi hat heute in einer Fernsehansprache versucht, die Bürger seines Landes doch noch auf seine Seite zu ziehen. Al-Gaddafi, der von einem halb zerstörten Gebäude aus sprach, sagte: „Verräter beschmutzen das Image Eures Landes vor der ganzen Welt.“
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 5:03:00 PM CET
Gaddafi
(All times are local in Libya GMT+2) 5.59pm: Muammar Gaddafi gives a speech on Libyan State Television
Gaddafi says Libya has resisted Britain and the US previously, and it will not surrender now.
He also said:
Muammar Gaddafi is not the president, he is the leader of the revolution. He has nothing to lose. Revolution means sacrifice until the very end of your life
We challenge America with its mighty power, we challenge even the superpower
Muammar Gaddafi is not a normal person that you can poison.. or lead a revolution against
I will fight until the last drop of blood with the people behind me
I haven't even started giving the orders to use bullets - any use of force against authority of state will be sentenced to death
They are just imitating Egypt and Tunisia
Protesters want to turn Libya into an Islamic state
If you love Muammar Gaddafi you will go out and secure Libya's streets
CNN’s live blog has a general outline of his speech bbc.co.uk washingtonpost.com
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 12:44:00 PM CET
CNN’s Ben Wedeman confirms that the East of Libya in under the control of demonstrators
Editor's note: CNN's Ben Wedeman is the first Western television correspondent to enter and report from Libya during the current crisis.
Eastern Libya (CNN) -- Groups of men in civilian clothing, armed with weapons ranging from shotguns to machine guns, guarded streets in eastern Libya on Monday as opposition leaders appeared to be in firm control of much of the region.
Opposition groups formed "popular committees" to maintain some sort of order after pushing out government forces in a spreading revolt against longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi, who has led the north African country since 1969.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 12:31:00 PM CET
Gaddafi gives 15-second "speech" on state TV
Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's leader of 42 years, appeared briefly under an umbrella to tell viewers that he had planned on sleeping among protesters in Tripoli, the capital, but couldn't because of the rain.
State television then went on to broadcast video of an orchestra and singers.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 12:26:00 PM CET
Libyan UN deputy ambassador speaks
Libya's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Ibrahim Dabbashi, spoke to Al Jazeera.
Dabbashi distanced himself from the regime of embattled president Muammar Gaddafi, saying he is "with the people".
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 11:46:00 AM CET
Guttenberg Drops 'Doctor' to Save 'Minister'
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is under pressure to resign amid allegations he plagiarized parts of his Ph.D. thesis. Angela Merkel and other leading conservatives are worried the popular politician could fall, just when they need him to drum up votes ahead of crunch state elections. Now Guttenberg has announced he is giving up his doctor title.
Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer is one of the last great jokers in German politics. But when he spoke on Monday, he made sure that his words contained not the slightest trace of irony or ambiguity. "I told him: 'You have my full support.' That was true then and it's still true now," Seehofer insisted. "We stand fast. And we stay put. You can count on that."
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 11:44:00 AM CET
Guttenberg will seinen Doktortitel nicht mehr haben
Er habe "gravierende Fehler" in seiner Dissertation gemacht: Bundesverteidigungsminister zu Guttenberg hat die Uni Bayreuth gebeten, seinen Doktortitel zurückzunehmen.
Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg( CSU) will wegen der Plagiatsvorwürfe dauerhaft auf seinen Doktortitel verzichten. Bei einer CDU-Veranstaltung am Montagabend in Kelkheim bei Frankfurt am Main gestand er schwere Versäumnisse bei seiner Doktorarbeit ein. Einen Rücktritt schloss er allerdings aus. Anzeige
Er habe sich am Wochenende erneut mit seiner Dissertation beschäftigt und dabei "gravierende Fehler" sowie "Peinliches" und "Blödsinn" entdeckt. Er entschuldige sich bei allen, die er durch seine Fehler verletzt habe - auch bei seinem Doktorvater, sagte zu Guttenberg. Er habe "an der einen oder anderen Stelle den Überblick über die Quellen verloren", betonte aber auch, die Arbeit selbst verfasst zu haben.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 10:03:00 AM CET
Mapping Violence Against Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya
This map has been created by compiling reports from trusted accounts on Twitter. Nonetheless, these reports are in general unconfirmed. This information should be considered in the context of there being absolutely no independent media in Libya at this time. This map is not automatically produced. Each posting is considered before it is mapped. These considerations have evolved over time as conditions on the ground have changed.
maps.google.com Al Jazeera live blog for February 22 continues here
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 10:17:00 PM CET
Luftangriffe auf Demonstranten in Tripolis
Immer brutaler gehen die libyschen Behörden gegen die zahlreichen Demonstranten auf den Straßen der Hauptstadt Tripolis vor. Wie der arabische Fernsehsender al-Jazeera berichtete, flogen am Montagabend Militärflugzeuge Luftangriffe gegen die Menschenmenge. Wie viele dabei ums Leben kamen, ist unklar. Augenzeugen sprechen von „Massakern“ und „Genozid“. Auch mehrere Ägypter seien auf der Flucht nahe der ägyptischen Grenze erschossen worden. Ob Staatschef Muammar al-Gaddafi sich noch im Land befindet, ist unterdessen unklar.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 10:11:00 PM CET
Plea for no-fly zone
Dabbashi urged the international community to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent mercenaries, weapons and other supplies from reaching Gaddafi and his security forces.
He said the Libyan diplomats were urging the International Criminal Court, the Netherlands-based body, to investigate possible crimes against humanity in the Libyan context.
Dabbashi's comments came just hours after Ahmed Elgazir, a human-rights researcher at the Libyan News Centre (LNC) in Geneva, Switzerland, told Al Jazeera that security forces were "massacring" protesters in Tripoli.
(All times are local in Libya) 10:59pm: Libyan city of Misratah, east of Tripoli, is latest to be attacked by airstrikes. Heavy artillery fire devastates buildings as tanks roll into the city, witnesses tell Al Jazeera.
10:57pm: Antonio Patriota, Brazilian foreign minister, denies Gaddafi has requested asylum in Brazil
10:56pm: Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught, reporting from Istanbul, says Turkey "has 25,000 reasons to tiptoe around the Gaddafi regime - the number of its citizens still in the country.
10:52pm: Two military planes reportedly land at Benghazi airfield - after their pilots refused to attack the city, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic tell us.
10:49pm: Yet more airstrikes are targeting civilians, right now, in the city of Az-Zawiya- west of Tripoli, witnesses tell Al Jazeera. No news yet of numbers killed or injured.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 9:43:00 PM CET
Tunesien: Milliardenschatz hinter Bücherwand
Auf der Jagd nach dem Vermögen des geflüchteten Machthabers Zine el Abidine Ben Ali sind Ermittler in Tunesien auf einen wahren Schatz gestoßen. Sie fanden in einem Palast Schmuck in unschätzbarem Wert und Banknoten in Höhe von mehreren Milliarden Euro und US-Dollar.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 9:32:00 PM CET
Berlusconi Gaddafi
10:19pm: Italian foreign ministry puts out urgent statement categorically denying online rumours alleging the use of Italian fighter jets in the bombardment of protesters.
The Italian foreign ministry's spokesman harshly criticises the spread of totally false rumours suggesting the involvement of Italy in the events underway in Libya.
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