Tajura, outside Tripoli, falls to rebels

brooklynite

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Wed Feb-23-11 02:09 PM
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Tajura, outside Tripoli, falls to rebels

Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 02:09 PM by brooklynite

Source: Nicholas Kristof (via Twitter)

Amazing: I hear by phone that Tajura, #Libya , less than 10 miles from Tripoli, has fallen. Rebel flag flying over it.

Read more: http://twitter.com/NickKristof

While I think the handwriting is on the wall for Gaddafi, I also think it's going to be impossible to dislodge him from Tripoli unless internal military forces turn on him (instead of just defecting) or unless foreign force is used. And, I think he's willing to take down as many people as possible when he goes.

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CanonRay

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Wed Feb-23-11 02:26 PM
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1. Didn't the Tobruk garrison already switch sides?

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brooklynite

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Wed Feb-23-11 03:15 PM
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3. Tobruk isn't Tajura

Tobruk is on the eastern end of the country, near Egypt.

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femrap

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Wed Feb-23-11 02:55 PM
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2. buh bye gaddafi....

Hell, if he's afraid of a little rain getting on him, he's not martyr material. He'll take his money and run to Saudi. At least I hope so.

It just amazes me that Kuwait, Saudi (and maybe others) provide cradle to grave welfare/subsidies. Too many people and dwindling oil reserves makes for NOT a pretty picture.

I just pray that Religion does not fill the power vacuums. I don't want to see any more theocracies.

Maybe Egypt and Tunisia will become more democratic than the US!! We're ruled by Corporations...a nice little fascist nation.

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Warpy

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Wed Feb-23-11 06:44 PM
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5. I have a sneaking suspicion his old pal Berlusconi

has offered him a fancy villa and plenty of protection for a platinum and diamond encrusted retirement in Italy.

However, the one thing I know about the man from reading his crap for years is that he's just nuts enough to want to stay and take as many Libyans with him as possible. His nuttiness won't allow him to admit it's over, he's not the great savior of his people he thinks he is, and it's time to get out of Dodge.

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lsewpershad

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Wed Feb-23-11 05:46 PM
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4. Why

In the name of heaven we call these people rebels and not freedom fighters?

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