Libya: the end is inevitable

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Reuters at 12:23pm EST reported that Libyan warplanes an arms dump inside rebel-held eastern Libya on Monday, quoting two senior security sources. This apparently happened in Djabiya around 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon. No one was hurt.

Is Gaddafi delusional? Is he refusing to face the inevitable? According to Reuters as of 12:48pm EST, ABC’s Christiane Amanpour said on Monday after interviewing the Libyan leader that Gaddafi is refusing to acknowledge the protests claiming that all Libyans love him and would die to protect him.

The BBC also interviewed Gaddafi and has reported similar declarations on the part of the dictator: “all my people love me”; there are no protests in Tripoli; his people would die for him. He reiterated the accusation that those in the streets were under the influence of drugs.

Sanctions

The Vancouver Sun has written that Canadian federal government announced on Sunday night a series of sanctions against the Libyan government which were adopted by the U.N. on Saturday. These include an arms embargo, a travel ban on Gaddafi and 15 of his associates, and a freeze on his assets.

The paper goes on to suggest there was a plan on the part of the dictator to withdraw millions from Canadian banks Monday. Government leader John Baird said Ottawa was aware of Libya’s financial dealings with Canadian institutions and that the actions taken by the government have effectively “blocked” them.

The Globe and Mail quotes John Baird as saying, “Obviously we don’t want to see commercial operations flowing money into the regime at this time that would be used – either to be stolen, or even worse, used to finance the violence against the Libyan people.”

France sending aid to rebels

According to the New York Times, two French planes were flying on Monday to the eastern city of Benghazi with doctors, nurses, medicines and medical equipment. However, military intervention is not yet on the table. France, like other nations and the U.N., have been discussing the setting up of a no fly zone over Libya in an effort to stop Gaddafi from bombing his own people but so far nothing has been decided

World pressure

The international consensus is that Gaddafi needs to be removed from power but how exactly to do it? CNN quotes Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying that all options are still on the table. “Gadhafi and those around him must be held accountable (for any actions) which violate international legal obligations and common decency. Through their actions, they have lost the legitimacy to govern.”

British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for Gadhafi to step aside.

The European Union has followed the lead of the United Nations by setting up an arms embargo and freezing Libyan assets plus banning travel visas for Gaddafi and 15 others.

Euronews – Feb 28/2011

Uprising spreads further across Libya

Libya’s uprising is moving ever closer to Tripoli with rebels taking Zawiyah. There are reports that troops loyal to Gaddafi are waiting to launch a counter-attack. Zawiyah’s strategic significance lies in it being only 50 kilometres from the Libyan leader’s stronghold in the capital Tripoli. But each gain for the rebels has not been without cost. Fierce fighting has left an unconfirmed number dead. A doctor told reporters that he had been in Zawiyah for three days and he had seen 24 people shot dead.

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