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politics2011-06-17 01:11 am
the_future_modernes) wrote in politics2011-06-17 01:11 am
Entry tags:
- africa,
- africa northern,
- africa northern: libya,
- issues: politics,
- issues: politics/econ.: weapons sales,
- issues: politics: constitution/laws,
- issues: politics: democracy,
- issues: politics: fighting for homeland,
- issues: politics: gov'tal oppression,
- issues: politics: ideology & philosophy,
- issues: politics: int'l foreign policy,
- issues: politics: war
A round up of Libyans talking about the war
The Maghreb Uprisings: Truth is impossible to find
With all the analysis and news on Libya, we still do not know very much about who the rebels are and where their support comes from. This week I try to shed some light on anti-Gaddafi supporters as presented by Libyan bloggers and Tweeters as well as the highlight the humanitarian crisis which has developed as a result of the intervention. Twitter accounts by far outnumber blogs and many of these consist of photo and video dairies.
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Feb 17By far the most informative and interesting site is Feb 17: The Libyan Youth Movement(@Feb17Libya) which has live stream updates from a huge bank of sources – western and Arab media, tweets, personal videos and photos. This report by Ayesha Daya for Bloomberg on who in OPEC and the Middle East is supporting the rebels and how the cartel plan to offset the loss of Libyan oil production – a mix of “personal politics and economic reasoning”.
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