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Gaddafi loses control of western towns

Posted by seumasach on February 24, 2011

Euronews

24th February, 2011

After 10 days of protests in Libya there are few signs of the regime restoring control, even in the capital Tripoli.

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‘Brother’ Gaddafi, you’re going down

Posted by seumasach on February 22, 2011

Pepe Escober

Asia Times

2011

You know the fat lady is about to sing when a dictator unleashes hell from above over his own unarmed, civilian compatriots, and bombs parts of his capital city. That’s a bridge too far even by the unspeakable standards of Western-backed dictators in the Arab world.

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Libyan protesters celebrate in Benghazi, carnage in capital

Posted by seumasach on February 22, 2011

Today’s Zaman

22nd February, 2011

Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country’s second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli’s main square for the first time. Dozens of people were reported killed.

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Thousands protest in Jordan

Posted by seumasach on January 29, 2011

Aljazeera

19th January, 2011

Thousands of people in Jordan have taken to the streets in protests, demanding the country’s prime minister step down, and the government curb rising prices, inflation and unemployment.

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