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21 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Crude oil jumps 6% as Libya protests spread
USA Today
By Pablo Gorondi, AP Crude oil prices jumped 6% Monday as violent protests spread in Libya, raising the possibility that oil supplies from that OPEC nation could be disrupted. By Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images An oilfield near central Los Angeles is …
www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-02-21-oil-prices_N.htm

Venezuela denies Libya’s Gaddafi en route
Reuters
CARACAS (Reuters) – A senior source in the Venezuelan government denied on Monday reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was traveling to the South American oil-producing nation led by his ally President Hugo Chavez. The Caracas government “denies …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-libya-venezuela-idUSTRE71K40R20110221

Why Libya can’t shut down bit.ly
CNNMoney
By David Goldman, staff writerFebruary 21, 2011: 12:52 PM ET NEW YORK
(CNNMoney) — Libya intermittently shut off some Internet access to its citizens over the weekend, leading some to believe that link-shortening sites like bit.ly, which uses the …
money.cnn.com/2011/02/21/technology/bitly_libya_service/

ALERT: Live ammunition reportedly used on protesters in Libya
Salon
Violence escalates in Libya. Unconfirmed reports say protesters march on Gaddafi’s compound, phone lines blocked By Adam Clark Estes AP The AP acquired this image of people gathering during recent days’ unrest allegedly in Benghazi, Libya. …
www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/02/21/libya_protests_bombing_civil_war_revolution

LIBYA: US issues travel warning, begins evacuating personnel
Los Angeles Times
The State Department issued a travel warning Monday advising all non-emergency US personnel to leave Libya, where anti-government protesters have been gathering for days amid turmoil throughout the Middle East and North Africa. “The Department of State …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/libya-us-issues-travel-warning-begins-evacuating-personnel.html

Fitch downgrades Libya’s credit rating
MarketWatch
By Kate Gibson NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded Libya’s credit rating, saying the move “reflects the eruption of political risk evidenced by the increasing momentum of the popular uprising aimed at ending Muammar Gadhafi’s …
www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-downgrades-libyas-credit-rating-2011-02-21-1151300

AJC calls to suspend Libya from UN Human Rights Council (Haaretz)
Ha’aretz
The American Jewish Committee called Monday on the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Libya’s membership from the UN Human Rights Council in light of the recent human rights violations in the country. “The Gadhafi regime’s widespread use of …
www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/ajc-urges-un-to-suspend-libya-s-membership-in-human-rights-council-1.344816

Hundreds flee Libyan clashes; go to Egypt
UPI.com
TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb. 21 (UPI) — Hundreds of Libyans fled to Egypt Monday to escape violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces. Suleiman Saghir, a Libyan who crossed into Egypt at Salloum, told al-Masry al-Youm conditions in …
www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/02/21/Hundreds-flee-Libyan-clashes-go-to-Egypt/UPI-12331298275200/

Bahrain, Libya Debt Ratings Cut on Protests; Mideast Stocks Fall
Bloomberg
By Camilla Hall and Alaa Shahine – Mon Feb 21 15:56:28 GMT 2011 Bahrain and Libya’s sovereign credit ratings were cut as the two Arab countries struggle to contain anti-government protests. Persian Gulf and North African stocks declined. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-21/bahrain-debt-rating-lowered-to-a-a-2-by-standard-poor-s-may-cut-again.html

Libyan Justice Minister Resigns Over Clampdown On Protesters
RTT News
(RTTNews) – In yet another major setback to Libya’s embattled leader, Muammar Gaddafi, the country’s Justice Minister Mustafa Mohamed Abud Al Jeleil on Monday stepped down in protest over the massive clampdown on anti-government protesters. …
www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1557692&SM=1

Protestors holding Libya’s second-largest city? “ Hot Air
By Ed Morrissey
The situation became even more precarious for the Moammar Gaddafi regime in Libya overnight. Anti-government forces claimed control of Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city and a critical port for the national economy.…
hotair.com/archives/2011/02/21/protestors-holding-libyas-second-largest-city/

Libya Protests: Muammar Qaddafi in Crisis – The Daily Beast
By Fadel Lamen
Assassins, coup attempts, Western sanctions, even a stroke—Muammar Gaddafi has survived them all for four decades. But the growing protests in Libya and his regime’s brutal response may put an end to his luck.
www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-20/libya-protests-muammar-qaddafi-in-crisis/

What Happens to .ly Domains When Libya Shuts Down the Internet
By Audrey Watters
When the Libyan government pulled the plug on the country’s Internet access on Friday, many outside the country were concerned about the implications the shutdown would have on …
www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_happens_to_ly_domains_when_libya_shuts_down_t.php

Revolutionary Situation in Libya | Informed Comment
By Juan
After the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi fell to the protest movement on Sunday , clashes broke out in the Libyan capital of Tripoli late that afternoon, the first time that city saw substantial demonstrations. The events shook the rule …
www.juancole.com/2011/02/revolutionary-situation-in-libya.html

European Tribune – Libya
By European Tribune
Hospitals all across Libya are said to be “overflowing.” Morgues … ditto. The total number of protester casualties – dead and wounded – will run well over ten thousand. Making it even worse, Al Jazeera Arabic reportedly confirming …
www.eurotrib.com/story/2011/2/21/1284/53094

Big crowds in east of Libya defy police crackdown – Yahoo! News
Thousands protested in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, on Friday in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power, and Amnesty International …
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110218/wl_nm/us_libya_protests

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Libya fights protesters with snipers, grenades – ABC News …
There are reports at least 15 people have been killed after Libyan security forces opened fire at a funeral, as the regime struggles to suppress an uprising …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/20/3143581.htm

Libya Travel Alert
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for ongoing unrest in eastern Libya. U.S. citizens are urged to defer non-essential …
travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_libya.html

Libyan Disconnect – Renesys Blog
Renesys confirms that the 13 globally routed Libyan network prefixes were withdrawn at 23:18 GMT (Friday night, 1:18am Saturday local time), and Libya is …
www.renesys.com/blog/2011/02/libyan-disconnect-1.shtml