Current Event Lybia Class Blog Due Friday
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
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nato assumed command of all air operations over libya early thursday taking over from the u.s. which had been eager to be rid of that responsibility. Nato chief anders fogh rasmussen told reporters in stockholm that natos position is that we are there to protect the Libyan people not to arm the people.
i think that this is a good thing that the u.s. doenst have to be in charge of something for once. it is good to see other countries taking charge in helping people out.
There were 40 civilians killed in the bombing in Tripoli due to a building collapsing. This all occured before NATO took over.
I think that this whole conflict should be taken care of but I didn't think we should have went and helped. I am glad that we finally have relinquished our control on the situation and handed it over to someone else.
As the battles in Libya continue unfolding, the end game in the North African and whether an exit for Gadhafi would be possible or desirable remains. The International Criminal Court, at the request of the United Nations Security Council, is investigating alleged "crimes against humanity" by Gadhafi.When you think of all the things the U.S. dose its a great thing we dont need to do it all.
Many Lybian-Americans are wanting to help their coutry during this hard time. An unknown but estimated fairly high number of Lybian-Americans have journeyed home to fight against Gadhafi. Some took weapons but many also are helping in the humanitarian effort.
I think its great that these Lybians are going home to help the fight. I'm sure they have family that they want to protect and they will always feel a respect for their home country. Its probably scary to go over and fight but it's something many of them think needs to happen. I respect the Lybian-Americans going over to fight for their homeland.
My current event is called Doctor: At least 30 killed in escalating Libyan protests. There is a doctor who is treating the injured people and claims that 30 people are dead now from shots to the head. He also says that there is a non stop stream of injured people entering the hospital hoping to get help.
I am glad that I live in America where this wont happen because we have a democracy. People should not be dying from their leader killing them. And the people who are trying to leave the country cant because their leader kills them before they can.
NATO takes over the air operation thursday. NATO receives and uses intelligence from allies and do not judge the sources. They managed to get two shipments of badly needed medical supplies to arrive there safely. As the battles in Libya continue unfolding, the end game in the North African nation -- and whether a negotiated exit for Gadhafi would be possible or desirable -- remains uncertain.
I think its great that we are being able to send needed stuff there to help civilans recover. The Americans are supporting Libya a lot and are trying to protect them which shows a lot of respect for their country.
so i guess everybody is being secret about whats going on. ombama signed some secret bill and nobody knows what was on it and a day later nato took over all of the air operations. but yet we are still involved over there.
I think all of this crap is unnessicary its there problems not ours. so why do we have to go over there and reak havoc. i dont think it makes any sense we need to finish what we started. maybe thats why our government is in so much debt we always have to go and help everybody else out with there problems we dont try to fix our own we just cover them up with more bail outs and loans so we dont have to deal with the real problem.
Once prosperous, Libyan city now bears many scars of war: Rooftop snipers take aim at civilians in the heart of the city, a fighter celebrates atop the carcass of a tank,another shows the destroyed schools, restaurants, gas stations, fire stations, and a man disabling a tank with a rocket propelled launcher.
The fact that Gadhafi is doing this to his own people is horrible and tragic.He should be the one to get killed.
NATO takes over air operations as CIA works the ground in Libya.
NATO has taken over all air commands and CIA is controlling the ground and the rebels. The task is to protect the civilians from their leader and get stop the violence that is occuring.
I think that it was a smart move to put other people in charge of the no fly zone so that US doesnt need to get into another war with Libya.
Libyan-Americans rush off to join fight against Gadhafi: A 60-year-old owner of an auto repair shop left his home in Illinois to go help stop Gadhafi. "I decided my birth country needs me today. … I'm an old man but I have energy to kick this dictator out," said Ibrahim Elfirjani, who was born in Libya. Many Libyan-Americans have went back home to help with the conflict. Some have taken up weapons and others are helping to create a transitional government.
I think it is great that these people are going back home to help out with their country. They know that it is wrong and they want to help defend Libya and make it have a better government system.
The NATO is in control of air opperations in libya as of Thursday. The CIA is also opertating in the country to increase military and political understanding of the situation in the country. THe chairman of the NATO Military committee cays that having the NATO in control in Libya does not violate the U.N. resolution for action in Libya.
It kinda makes me wonder what's going on that the CIA has to be there, but it's their job and i'm sure they have it under control. It can never hurt to have more information and understanding.
Not too many people are happy with what President Obama did in regards to action in Lybia. He didn't formally consult congress about it and is not a nation-wide favorite right now. He does say that military power is moving into NATO control and that we will no longer make the decisions.
I think that he should have hade a strategic plan and should have consulted congress first. I am glad that for once, we are taking commands from other countries.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/31/libya.koussa.profile/index.html?hpt=T1
Libyan defector 'has secrets to tell,' analyst says
Koussa was a stalwart defender of the government as recently as a month ago. he kept his head down as he read a statement and left early. Libya's leader that it's time to jump ship. Benotman said. "I hope other senior figures within the regime now realise that they too need to be part of the solution and not remain part of the problem." "We have no individuals under investigation and we will see where the evidence leads us," ICC prosecution spokeswoman Florence Olara said.
The rule in libya is changing. the us is having counties cosler help libya more then the US.
Forces loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi used deadly force against rebels and civilians in Misrata Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, a rebel spokesman told Reuters. The spokesman says that Qaddafi forces are using artillery to bombard the rebel stronghold.
Innocent people are dying everyday over in Lybia. I believe we should take care of being in Iraq before we stick our noses in Lybia!
Many People are dying in Lybia, and not to many people are happy with Obaba's decision to go over there. The US has spent a lot of money to help them, but we just handed over control to someone new.
I hate that we are over their spending OUR money to help them. We need to use that money to pay off debts. We can NOT keep wasting money like this. Their "war" does not need to involve us. The US NEEDS to stay out of other places problems, and learn to take care of its own country first.
My current event is about how there were 40 civilians killed, before NATO took over, in a bombing in Tripoli because a building fell.
I do think that this is a bad situation, but I don't think that it is a smart idea for us to get involved. Right now we have our own problems to deal with and we need to fix those before we can start helping any more countries than we already are.
A U.S. intelligence source said the CIA is operating in the country to help increase U.S. "military and political understanding" of the situation. "Yes, we are gathering intel firsthand and we are in contact with some opposition entities," the source told CNN.
I think we should stay out of Libya. I feel that the United States tired to be apart of things that maybe they shouldnt be. I believe that helping Libya we could find ourselves in a mess.
NATO takes command of Libya operations, troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi reportedly unleash artillery attack on city of Misrata killing at least 20.
they should stop killing the people of libya beacuse alot of the people that are getting killed are innocent and we should stop them as soon as possible.
Qaddafi Forces Kill at Least 20 in Rebel-Held City. The people that are loyal to Qaddafi are using deadly force to try to control the rebels and civilians. Britain and the U.S. believe that existing U.N. Security Council resolutions on Libya could allow for foreign governments to arm the rebels, despite an arms embargo being in place. the alliance recieved full command 2am ET Thurday.
I think that it is a good thing that the people of Lybia are trying to do. I do think that we should not supply weapons if we are not sure that they will use the later agianst us. Also we as a country do not need to fight other peoples battles if it cost us millions of dollars when we could us that money for things that need to be done here in America.
Libyan defector 'has secrets to tell,' analyst says
Libyan official of forign affairs arrived in london yesterday. He is the hidhest ranking goverment official to flee. just over a month ago he was a strong suuporter of Momar Gadhafi, but now is not supprting the Gadhafi regime.
I think this is good for the future of Libya it shoul help Momar Gadhafi relise he outgunned. The article stated it is a huge moral decrease In the Gadhafi's Regime
My article was about whether or not we should give weapons to the Libian rebels. The article talks about how noone really agrees on it as of right now and that there is evidence of al Qaeda and how we would have to train the people in advanced weaponry.
I don't think this is a good idea simply because we don't know the how many al Qaeda members are there or anything else about the people we would be giving weapons to. I think our past of handing out weapons should be considered.
President Obama's "dithering" over action in Libya for the past two weeks is nothing new, but in this case it might have a positive result. In his speech to the Center for Security Policy on Oct. 21, 2010, former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke out on what he called Obama's "dithering" over action in Afghanistan. In what might be the first and last time they've agreed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has now accused Obama of the same thing over Libya. Many believe it's the primary reason she has stated bluntly that she will not serve under Obama if he wins a second term.
The U.S. handing over leadership of the coalition to the European Union Force (Eufor) today allows us to be part of enforcing freedom, while making it clear to the world that there is a much larger international police force willing to take on tyrants. It also makes us a less obvious target for terrorists. And at a time when we're tens of trillions in debt and already engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan ― while compassionately providing much-needed humanitarian aid in Japan ― we need to be willing to let others take on some of the role. The image of the lone American cowboy has been an appealing one, but in the real world it pays to work with friends.
Thousands of Marines from Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and New River are preparing to head to waters off Libya.
Nearly 2,200 Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are preparing the ships they will be deploying with during their mission to the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Bataan is currently docked at the Morehead City State Port.
The 22nd MEU will relieve the 26th MEU which has been involved with Libyan air strikes and with the rescue mission of a downed Air Force pilot last week.
Colonel Eric Steidl, commander of the 22nd MEU, would not say if they will have any missions in Libya but the colonel says the 22nd MEU has the ability to perform a wide variety of missions.
The 22nd MEU is deploying three months earlier than originally scheduled because the 26th MEU left North Carolina waters early to help with flood relief efforts in Pakistan.
I feel this is fairly un-needed because things in lybia have not escalated enough to need marines.
Muammar alQaddafi used deadly force against rebels and civilians in Misrata. He killed about 20 people. They are using artillery to bombard the rebel stronghold. NATO now commands the international force that has been bombarding forces loyal to the Libyan leader.They are helping to protect the Lipyan civilians.
I think we get into too much of other countries mess and another that it costs us millions of dollars and will make us more in debt. But its good that we want to help protect the Libyan people.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/31/a-libyan-community-in-lexington/?hpt=C2
In Kentucky Libyans have began praying for protection over their homeland. This story shows that even if somebody is not currently living in their own country they still feel for that country and want everyone they know to be safe. Most of these people that were praying in Kentucky probably have family in Libya and have no way of speaking to them at this moment, so all they can do right now is pray. I feel that it's nice of wherever they're praying to let them into the church to pray and wish their own country well.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110331/wl_time/08599206227200
Places in Europe are in the conflict of Libya. Because others are helping Obama is telling us it is America's responsibility to defend Libya.We must make sure the government of Libya doesnt slaughter the people of Libya.
In a most recent post by the Pentagon, they say that over 150 cruise missiles have been fired at targets in Lybia. They also stated that many more would be fired because the cruise missile is an "effective weapon" for the united states to deploy.
I feel this is hardly affective in the overall scheme of the battles in Lybia. Unless the cruise missiles are being fired at very high value targets, they are being put to no use. Each cruise missile costs over a million dollars so.. Its not like we as a country should be wasting them.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/31/britain-refuses-offer-immunity-defected-libyan-minister/
The rebels want the return of Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa. He defected from the country after the whole war started. Britain refused him immunity and are now questioning him about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The rebels want him returned to put him on trial for the many crimes he committed while being closely connected with Qaddafi.
I think Koussa, Qaddafi, and other members of Qaddafi's government need to be put on trial and convicted of the hanous war crimes they committed. From bombing of planes with Americans on them, to bombing his own people, they all need to pay for what they have done.
With Libya in under a lot of criticism they have started to have mass air raids. This is on of the objectives to overtake the Libyan government and start brand new. Not only has its government started to bomb its own people they also won't surrender.
I think that this needs to be stopped now. This country is screwed up, but they should fix it on their own. The United States has too much to worry about without getting involved in this crisis.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/31/libya.war/index.html#
NATO has taken control of the skies and the CIA is on the groud. The CIA states that they are only colecting information, but how many of thoose members have guns? Pr missles? I dont think that America should be to deeply involved with Lybia, but just try to keep the peace. Without the use of firearms. The UN has made it quite clear that no one should make a move there or even try to take it over. So why are we messing around?
Gates, Mullen defend military action in Libya
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday defended the administration's decision to intervene in Libya, arguing that military action was necessary to prevent a humanitarian disaster that could have sparked a refugee crisis while potentially destabilizing Egypt, Tunisia, and the broader Middle East.
I do not think that it was necisarry to intervene yet. We could have waited a little longer to send troops. Although i do not agree, I hope that we are not there for as long as we were in Iraq. We need to look out for the US citizens and our money problems now.
Libya, an oil-rich nation in North Africa, has been under the firm, if sometimes erratic, leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi since he seized power in 1969. But in February 2011, the unrest sweeping through much of the Arab world erupted in several Libyan cities.
If Libya has Oil then maybe it would be a good country to make peace with. With the huge shortage of oil it's a neccesity.
Col. Muhammed el-Quadaffi pushed back rebel forces and seized oil driven towns on March 31. The foreign minister Moussa Koussa fled to London serving as a blow against Quadaffi. The American CIA is also planning on sending in spies to discover when airstrikes will take place.
In order for their country to progress and be full functioning would be illinate the government officials that are causing all of these attacks against the people of their Nation. All people deserve to live in a free country and enlisting a new government would be the fastest way to that track.
Libya, an oil-rich nation in North Africa, has been under the firm, if sometimes erratic, leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi since he seized power in 1969. But in February 2011, the unrest sweeping through much of the Arab world erupted in several Libyan cities. Though it began with a relatively organized core of anti-government opponents in Benghazi, its spread to the capital of Tripoli was swift and spontaneous. Colonel Qaddafi lashed out with a level of violence unseen in either of the other uprisings, but an inchoate opposition cobbled together the semblance of a transitional government, fielded a makeshift rebel army and portrayed itself to the West and Libyans as an alternative to Colonel Qaddafi's erratic control.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/libya/index.html
this shows that the reason that we may really be in lybia is for oil not just for defense of defenseless people. if we have lybia as a stable ally then we have cheaper oil.
Robert Gates defended the government's decision to intervene in Libya. He stated that if we would not have gotten involved, a humanitarian disaster would have resulted. We are trying to help them out.
I think that it is a good and bad thing that we are helping. I realize that they are trying to stick up for themselves and that it's not really working, but I also think that they should be able to fight for what they want and not have other help from other countries.
Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is old and sick and had permission to leave, Libya claims.The International Criminal Court does not consider him a suspect at the moment. Koussa is the highest-ranking defector from the Gadhafi government so far. Experts: He probably has information about the Lockerbie bombing, Libya's arms program.
I think thats good they are letting him leave. To leave because of an illness or just old age would suck. Its also good that he is not a suspect at this time.
The rebellion in Lybia continues. Gadhafi's forces have pushed back the rebels, because the rebels are not trained very well and are not very organized. The US has not said that they are going to train them yet. Many people think they shouldnt help train them. I think that if we are not get involved we must not train their soldiers, but make sure that whoever is helping them does train them.
As the Libyan conflict continues, humanitarian agencies such as Action Against Hunger | ACF International are preparing for a potential new influx of displaced populations in the coming days.
I think America should bug out of Lybia for the conflicts but i guess everyone needs food and shelter.
Italy now recognizes the Rebels as Lybia's formal government. they say Moammar Kadafi has lost his legitimacy as ruler of Lybia and they no longer recognize his as its ruler.
i think that this is major headway in the Lybian revolution. with other contries recognizing the rebels as the leaders of Lybia this means they will gain more support in overthrowing Kadafi.
Recent outbreaks have been counter attacked and easily won but their government. The rebel army persists in the west while the strict current government resides in the east.
Basically what we are looking at here is a civil war that will end the same as the American civil war. The rebels cannot win because they are strongly outnumbered.
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