CAIRO — The faltering government of the Libyan strongman Col.Muammar el-Qaddafi struck back at mounting protests against his 40-year rule, as security forces and militiamen backed by helicopters and warplanes besieged parts of the capital Monday, according to witnesses and news reports from Tripoli.
By Monday night, witnesses said, the streets of the capital, Tripoli, were thick with special forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi as well as mercenaries. They shot freely as planes dropped what witnesses described as “small bombs” and helicopters fired on protesters, making further demonstrations against the government impossible for the moment. Hundreds of Qaddafi supporters took over Green Square after truck loads of militiamen arrived and opened fire on protesters, scattering them from the square. Residents said they now feared even to emerge from their houses.
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
Where's Flynt Leverett To Enlighten us on Lybia's Democracy ?
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Feb 21, 2011 02:51 PM PSTFlynt Leverett's Article in the NY TImes)January 23, 2004:
Why Libya Gave Up on the Bomb :
Why Libya Gave Up on the Bomb - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Hypocrisy of the US and Europe towards Lybia Vs Egypt & Tunisia
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Feb 21, 2011 02:42 PM PSTAnd Guess What Europe and the US have barely condemned this fearing an Islamic Take over of Quaddafi's Regime. What a Load of Hypocrisy !! WHOSE THE BLOODY TYRANT NOW ?