Jamal Abdul Jawad, director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo, believes that in Libya, “the Islamist movements, whether extremist or moderate, are most important. In fact, they are the only organized group that could be effective in determining the future of Libya, during this conflict and after this conflict reaches an […]
Secular, pro-democracy protesters shouting “Allahu akbar” storm Libyan embassy in Berlin, vow to kill Gaddafi
Clearly budding Jeffersonians. “Anti-Gaddafi protesters storm Berlin Libyan embassy,” from Reuters, February 28: BERLIN Feb 28 (Reuters) – Four people stormed the Libyan embassy in Berlin on Monday, police said, damaging property and tearing a portrait of ruler Muammar Gaddafi in protest against the government’s bloody crackdown against popular unrest. The unidentified protesters flashed the […]
Gaddafi’s sons tried to get Islamic clerics to denounce uprising as un-Islamic
But they were unsuccessful. Now, one would think that if the uprisings were really entirely secular and democratic, as goes the media meme, these clerics would not be so quick to endorse them. “Gaddafi’s sons tried to get Saudi cleric help – TV,” from Reuters, February 28: DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Sons of Libyan […]
Libya blames Islamic jihadists and West for uprising
What? Not the Zionists? “Libya Blames Islamic Militants and the West for Unrest,” by David D. Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim in the New York Times, February 28: TRIPOLI, Libya “” In the face of a mounting international outcry for the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and sanctions to force him out, the Libyan authorities blamed […]
Libyan TV: Friday sermon accuses Zionists, Americans of instigating protests
Of course! Who else would have? “Friday Sermon on Libyan TV Accuses the Zionists and the Americans of Instigating the Protests in the Middle East,” from MEMRITV, February 18: Following are excerpts from a Friday sermon which aired on the Libyan Al-Jamahiriya TV on February 18, 2011: Preacher: Oh Muslims, may Allah preserve the safety […]
Spencer: Obama’s wishful thinking
In FrontPage this morning I examine Obama’s curious statement about the Libyan uprising: In Barack Obama’s statement on the uprising in Libya Wednesday, he asserted somewhat counterfactually that “throughout this period of unrest and upheaval across the region the United States has maintained a set of core principles which guide our approach.” He added that […]
Libya deputy FM says al-Qaeda has set up Islamic Emirate in eastern Libya, led by former Gitmo inmate
“It is a worrying development if radical Islam is only a few hundred kilometers away from the European Union’s front door…” It’s closer than that already. “Qaeda sets up ‘Islamic Emirate’, Libya deputy FM says,” from Al-Arabiya, February 23: […] Meanwhile Libya’s deputy foreign minister told E.U. ambassadors in Tripoli al-Qaeda has set up an […]
Libya protesters mark Gaddafi with Star of David
AP’s caption for that one says: “An effigy representing Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, marked with a Star of David on its forehead, hangs from a flagpole in Benghazi, Libya Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011….” (Thanks to Ravi) That one throws in a Hitler mustache and horns, along with the big Star of David, to cap off […]
Qaradawi: Kill Gaddafi
“The most influential Sunni Muslim cleric in the world” misunderstands Islam, calls on the warriors of Islam to murder Gaddafi. From “Libya in crisis – live updates,” from the Guardian, February 21 (thanks to Axel): 9.22pm: A prominent Egyptian cleric, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, has called for a fatwa against Muammar Gaddafi. He made a public statement […]
Rumors sweep Tripoli that Gaddafi has fled city, and maybe even the country
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s “plot against Libya” victimhood rhetoric doesn’t seem to be carrying the day. “Gaddafi’s Son: Last Gasp of Libya’s Dying Regime?,” by Vivienne Walt in Time Magazine, February 21: After the bloodiest few days in Libya’s modern history “” in which over 200 people are estimated to have been killed in clashes with […]