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5 March 2011

What Libya Learned From Egypt
Huffington Post (blog)
Libya’s nationwide Internet blackout is entering its second full day. From
a technical standpoint, it’s clear that this is a very different strategy
than the one used by Egypt in the last days of the Mubarak regime. The
ultimate outcome is probably …
www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-cowie/libya-egypt-internet_b_831794.html

After Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, what comes next?
Christian Science Monitor
Pro-democracy warriors in Middle Eastern countries such as Libya, Egypt,
and Tunisia push through barriers of fear only to find a constellation of
needs, demands, and problems on the other side. This is the cover story of
the Mar. …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0305/After-Libya-Egypt-and-Tunisia-what-comes-next

Fighting continues in Libya; rebels seize key oil port
MarketWatch
By Sue Chang, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Forces loyal to
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued to battle rebels to regain control
of key towns in Libya, according to media reports Saturday. Pro-Gadhafi
militia launched an attack on …
www.marketwatch.com/story/libyan-rebels-continue-battling-gadhafi-forces-2011-03-05

Libya’s Late, Great Rights Record
New York Times
Muammar el-Qaddafi’s violent suppression of unrest in recent weeks, the
United Nations Human Rights Council was kind in its judgment of Libya. In
January, it produced a draft report on the country that reads like an
international roll call of fulsome …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/weekinreview/06libya.html

UN: Fearful migrant workers on the move in Libya
The Associated Press
RAS AJDIR, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of migrant workers were on the move
in Libya on Saturday, trying to flee the fighting between rebels and forces
loyal to Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, UN refugee agency officials said. Most
of the thousands of foreign …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-V2z8bDxxTlBiE7dtzytdh1_WRQ?docId=1dfd0c559246410190b90c6ffd94365d

British army on stand-by for Libya
UPI.com
Libyans burn books authored by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi at a local
park of the Benghazi, Libya on March 2, 2011. Gadhafi warned the West
against intervening in the rebellion against his rule. UPI/Mohamaad Hosam
LONDON, March 5 (UPI) — A British …
www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/03/05/British-army-on-stand-by-for-Libya/UPI-30081299345970/

Obama’s Choice: To Intervene or Not in Libya
New York Times
Muammar el-Qaddafi last week that it was time to quit, the bloodshed and
terror in Libya have posed a dilemma that sooner or later confronts every
modern American president: whether, and how, to intervene with military
force in a distant conflict. …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/weekinreview/06protect.html?src=twrhp

Libya violence escalates Moammar Khadafy’s militia destroys rebels in key city
New York Daily News
BY Kathleen Lucadamo The chaos in Libya took a disturbing turn Saturday
when the military stormed the rebel-heavy town of Zawiyah, renewing fear
that the country is on the verge of a civil war. The fighting escalated
when Libyan looney Moammar …
www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/05/2011-03-05_libya_violence_escalates_moammar_khadafys_militia_destroys_rebels_in_key_city.html

Serbia, arms dealer to Libya, silent on rebellion
The Associated Press
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — As Libya churned with popular rebellion, Serbia’s
ex-president flew to Tripoli to arrange an interview with Moammar Gadhafi
for a Serbian TV channel — giving the Libyan leader a platform to bluster
about his grip on power. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jBheFcErZ8kei54Kp9v_mZ4P8zBw?docId=838a52390f7b4ee687a0246ab350b029

Internet access blocked across much of Libya — Engadget
By Laura June
It’s sort of becoming the ‘thing to do’ when people are revolting: find a
way to cut people’s access to the internet. Access to the.
www.engadget.com/2011/03/05/internet-access-blocked-across-much-of-libya/

Libya Finds New Way To Cut Off Internet
By Alexia Tsotsis
Here we go again: After a six hour shutdown about two weeks ago, traffic
monitors are once again reporting that Libya has lost internet
connectivity, most notably that search queries to Google from Libya have
flatlined starting around a …
techcrunch.com/2011/03/04/libya/

Massive blast rips arms depot key to Libya rebels | McClatchy
A massive explosion ripped through a major weapons depot for Libyan rebels
Friday outside the rebel-held city of Benghazi, killing dozens and possibly
dealing a major blow to the ongoing battle to topple Moammar Gadhafi. extra
…
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/03/04/109872/huge-explosion-levels-key-libyan.html

Carne Ross: Libya: Eight Nonmilitary Options
By Carne Ross
I am, like many, disappointed by the lack of debate about nonmilitary
alternatives to the situation in Libya. No Fly Zones are an extremely risky
venture, have no current legal basis, and may backfire.
www.huffingtonpost.com/carne-ross/libya—eight-non-militar_b_831539.html

Libya Internet is down again, according to Google tool …
By David Sarno
Libya has shut off the Internet again, according to a Google monitoring
tool. As of about 8 a.m. PST Thursday (or 6 p.m. in Tripoli, Libya’s
capital), the nation’s Internet traffic began to flatline, and has been at
zero since,…
latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/03/libya-internet-is-down-again-according-to-google-tool.html

4 March 2011

Battle in Libya for Strategic Town Kills at Least 13
New York Times
More Photos “ By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK TRIPOLI, Libya — Col. Muammar
el-Qaddafi’s government struck hard at its opponents Friday, waging fierce
battles to wrest control of the town of Zawiya from rebel troops and firing
on peaceful protesters after …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/world/africa/05libya.html

Libya preventing refugees from leaving as fighting escalates
Christian Science Monitor
‘Libya no good!’ chanted refugees who had already made it across the
Tunisia-Libya border. The flow of refugees has suddenly dropped 80 percent.
Men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya but recently fled the
unrest, walk with their belongings …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0304/Libya-preventing-refugees-from-leaving-as-fighting-escalates

Libya uprising continues – live updates
The Guardian (blog)
A young anti-Gaddafi protester with the former Libyan flag painted on her
face. Photograph: AP/Hussein Malla Britain is preparing to send advisers to
help anti-Gaddafi forces in eastern Libya, it emerged as Nato commanders
were instructed to draw up …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/04/libya-uprising-continues-live-updates

McCain Keeps Up Pressure For No-Fly Zone in Libya
Fox News (blog)
John McCain, top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, kept up the
pressure on the Administration Friday to establish a no-fly zone in Libya,
an option President Obama said, a day earlier, was still on the table.
Following a closed door briefing …
politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/03/04/mccain-keeps-pressure-no-fly-zone-libya

British government encouraged LSE to forge Libya links, says academic
The Guardian
Howard Davies, who has resigned as the LSE director over its links with the
Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian A
leading academic who taught on the London School of Economics’
controversial Libya programme has …
www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/mar/04/lse-british-government-libya-links

OIL FUTURES: Crude Rises On Libya Violence, US Jobs Report
Wall Street Journal
By Dan Strumpf Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)—Crude futures
rose to their highest level in two and a half years Friday on reports of
violence near Libya’s oil facilities. Light, sweet crude for April delivery
hit an intraday high of …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110304-707956.html

Dutch trying to secure release of soldiers in Libya
ABC Online
The Netherlands said it was using “every diplomatic angle” to secure the
release of three soldiers captured in Libya during an unauthorised rescue
operation earlier this week. The three soldiers were taken captive in Sirte
in the north of Libya on …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/05/3155934.htm?section=world

Gold Rises as Libya Unrest Boosts Haven Demand; Silver Tops $35
BusinessWeek
By Pham-Duy Nguyen March 4 (Bloomberg) — Gold rose as mounting tensions in
Libya boosted the appeal of the precious metal as an investment haven.
Silver toped $35 an ounce, extending a rally to the highest in 31 years.
Libyan opposition leaders …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-04/gold-rises-as-libya-unrest-boosts-haven-demand-silver-tops-35.html

NATO Head Says No-Fly Zone for Libya Needs U.N. Backing
Wall Street Journal
By STEPHEN FIDLER BRUSSELS—A decision by the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization alliance to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya would require a new
United Nations Security Council resolution, the organization’s civilian
head said Friday. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580004576180400641158810.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Head of Libya’s Oil Corporation Calls on Locals to Plug the Manpower Gap
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Andrea Hotter Already warning of the potential for $130 a barrel oil and
desperate to keep Libya’s oil production going, the head of the country’s
oil firm has come up with his own novel solution: use the locals. The
chairman of National Oil Corp., …
blogs.wsj.com/source/2011/03/04/head-of-libyas-oil-corporation-calls-on-locals-to-plug-the-manpower-gap/?mod=google_news_blog

Libya: High Hopes for the Friday of Liberation · Global Voices
By Amira Al Hussaini
It’s already Friday in Libya, and emotions are running high, as more
protests are planned after Friday prayers in the capital Tripoli. The day
has been billed as the “Friday of Liberation”, in hopes that it will
mark the end of dictator …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/03/04/libya-high-hopes-for-the-friday-of-liberation/

World Blog – China organizes hasty retreat from Libya
By World Blog
By Martin Fletcher, NBC News Correspondent VALLETTA, Malta – How things
have changed. When the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian Ocean, America sent the
Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Navy to help evacuees.
worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/03/6181345-china-organizes-hasty-retreat-from-libya

Libya Just Isn’t Worth US Military Casaulties | RedState
By Repair_Man_Jack (Profile)
Qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and… must leave. -President
Barack Obama (HT: Business Insider) With all due respect to our nation’s.
www.redstate.com/repair_man_jack/2011/03/03/libya-just-isnt-worth-us-military-casaulties/

Video: Reuters video report on today’s events in Ras Lanuf | Libya …
By Admin
18:18 BBC The battle for Libya is taking place in the east and west today.
In the east, heavily armed rebels have begun attacking a military base
protecting the oil terminal on the outskirts of the port town of Ras
Lanouf. …
www.libyafeb17.com/2011/03/breaking-clashes-in-ras-lanuf-west-of-ajdabiya/

Libya: Oil Industry Group Opposes Obama’s Sanctions | Mother Jones
By Suzy Khimm
A lobbying outfit that represents Halliburton and other US companies says
the administration is pursuing a “failed strategy.”
motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/libya-qaddafi-usa-engage-sanctions
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