President Obama on enforcing UN no-fly resolution against Qaddafi: “Left unchecked, we have every reason to believe Qaddafi would commit atrocities against his own people… Our goal is focused; our cause is just; and our coalition is strong”; pledges not to commit ground troops in Libya and that US response “will not go beyond” the outlines of the UN resolution.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2011
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of…
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Graphic: Gaddafi forces prepare for Tripoli battle
Army units, militiamen and foreign mercenaries loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi are fortifying key positions in Tripoli, with tanks guarding major roads in an attempt to stem a revolt that is moving closer to the Libyan leader’s bastion in the capital.
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Here is a news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and other countries for Tuesday, February 22. Also check out NewsFlick’s Middle East Situation Update: 22nd Feb
[Previously: Feb. 20; Feb. 21]
Live blogs:
- Live Blog - Bahrain | AJE
- Live Blog - Libya | AJE
- Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
- Live Blog - Middle East protests | CNN
- Live blog - Libya | Telegraph
- Live Blog - Libya | Guardian
- EAWorldview Live Blog
- Mapping Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya | Google Maps
- Blogs of War: Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen (realtime results from Twitter + AJE live stream)
- Twitter network of protests | Guardian (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)
Gaddafi’s speech (VIDEO):
- Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5. (uploaded by TelLieVision1; a portion is missing, but total time of these videos runs 52 minutes)
Analysis of Gaddafi’s speech:
- BBC (VIDEO)
- Christian Science Monitor
- Guardian
- Associated Press
- And a lingering question from the TPM Editor’s Blog
- This is Gaddafi’s famous ‘Green Book’, which he brandished during his speech(h/t garik)
Libya:
- Qaddafi’s Grip on the Capital Tightens as Revolt Grows | NY Times
- Has Gaddafi unleashed a mercenary force on Libya? | Guardian
- As Libya burns, both Qaddafi and Protesters Dig In | The Atlantic
- Gaddafi’s Next Move: Sabotage Oil and Sow Chaos? TIME
- Will Moammar Gadhafi Step Aside? Libya’s Leader Appears Defiant | ABC News
- Peter Goodspeed: Libyan celebrity despot has a taste for bloodshed | National Post
- INFOGRAPHIC: Uprising in Libya | National Post
- Libyan cargo ports close due to violence: sources | Reuters
- Italian oil giant ENI suspends gas shipments from Libya | Washington Post
- Libya: Why the oil market is nervous | CNN Money
- Wikileaks on Gadhafi: Very Strange, Very Wily | ABC News
- Drumbeat for Sanctions on Libya Begins | Corruption Currents, WSJ
- Meet The Amazonian Guard – Gaddafi’s All-Female Security Force | Mediaite
- Gaddafi, Gadhafi, Qaddafi? Will the real Kadhafi spelling please stand up? | Washington Post
- Operation “Libya White Fax” (via dorkery)
- VIDEO: Gaddafi remains defiant | AJE
- AUDIO: After Day of Bloody Protest, Gadhafi Firm on Staying | PRI’s The Takeaway
What Officials Say - Libya:
- Libyan Interior Minister Abdel Fattah Younes al Abidi announces defection, supports “February 17 revolution” | JPost
- UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the events in Libya, condemns violence against civilians in Libya | CNN
- Sec. of State Hillary Clinton addresses the events in Libya and Bahrain
- Press briefing with State Dept. spokesman Crowley on violence in Libya
- UK Prime Minister David Cameron: History is sweeping through Middle East | BBC
- French President Nicholas Sarkozy condemns the ‘unacceptable use of force against Libyans’ | Reuters AlertNet
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel responds to Gaddafi’s speech: ‘very, very frightening’ | Reuters
- Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim Jabr Al-Thani: “We don’t accept using force in this way or any way against the people or against any nation from their governments” | IslamWeb
- Fidel Castro says US plans NATO invasion of Libya | AP
- Arab League suspends Libya from its sessions | Al-Jazeera/Haaretz
Bahrain:
- Bahrain king releases political prisoners | Telegraph
- Protests continue in Bahrain as Shiite leader calls for end of monarchy | Washington Post
- Bahrainis protest peacefully in capital | Washington Post
- Dim View of US Posture Toward Bahraini Shiites is Described | NY Times
- AUDIO: Will Bahrain’s Royal Family Outlast Protests? | NPR
- VIDEO: Thousands protest in Bahrain | CNN
- PHOTO: ‘Leading to #Lulu’ - @RedhaHaji
Yemen:
- Thousands of Protesters Take to Streets in Hadramout | Yemen Post
- Yemen President Saleh: People ‘the Only Guarantor’ on Reforms, Foreign Guarantees Unacceptable | Yemen Post
- Yemen protesters clash | Telegraph
- Yemen Ministry Says Iranian Vessel Seized for Entering Waters | Bloomberg
- Yemeni army arrests Al-Qaeda leader | AP
- Among the Thugs of Yemen | The Atlantic
Algeria, China, Iran, Iraq, Morocco:
- Algeria lifts 1992 emergency decree, state news agency says | CNN (h/t newsflick)
- Protest strikes Algeria | AFP
- China may lock-down on social networking sites to avoid revolution | LA Times
- China launches new state-run search engine | CNET
- Iranian warships travel through Suez Canal | Telegraph
- It’s Iran, not Israel, stupid! | JPost
- Ahead of ‘Day of Rage,’ Iraqis Have Mixed Demands | NY Times
- Morocco’s Moderate Revolution | Foreign Policy
- Protests in Morocco: Just Don’t Call It a Revolution | TIME
- Thousands of Protesters Take to Streets in Hadramout | Yemen Post
Other good reads:
- Check out Front Pages daily to see how newspapers around the world are (or aren’t) covering protests across the Middle East and North Africa.
- INFOGRAPHIC: Political Unrest in North Africa and Middle East | NY Times
- David Cameron: West was wrong to back dictators | Telegraph
- Europe’s Arab Youth Question Prospects for Revolution in Ancestral Homelands | TIME
- George Sonas: Writing on the wall for Gaddafi | National Post
- It is not wrong to sell arms, says David Cameron as he defends sale of weapons to Middle East | Telegraph
- Egypt Requests Freeze On Mubarak’s Assets | Corruption Currents, WSJ
- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s 429-page PhD thesis for the London School of Economics, entitled “The Role of Civil Society in The Democratisation of Global Governance Institutions: From ‘Soft Power’ to Collective Decision-Making?” (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)
Resources:
(Source: pantslessprogressive)
As I’m sure you’ve seen on Tumblr today, Gaddafi forces are using .50 bmg rounds against protesters. To make you feel a little worse about the world, here’s a video that shows exactly what that kind of ammunition can do to, well, anything.
Protests Spread Across Middle East and Northern Africa: Interactive Map
/via @ABC News
(Source: abcnewsradioarchive, via kopoint)
