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LIBYA: Thursday felt dreary. Reports were that the Gaddafi Regime had taken back Ra's Lanuf from the people. We continue to hear how horrifying things are in Tripoli - children being terrified, injured and killed in house to house raids - and Az Zawiya being razed. There are more and more reports of missing journalists, too. It's difficult to get solid, verifiable information and we fear the worst. There was this from Juan Cole this morning, however:
(h/t jnhobbs ) Rebels hold ot in Zawiya/eastern Ra's Lanuf as Libyan civil war unfolds
I just want to signal that some caution is in order about reading the military and political situation in Libya. Muammar Qaddafi’s counter-attacks are creating the image in the media of the momentum being on his side, but in fact he is bogged down and making little progress, despite the setback Thursday for the rebels at Ra’s Lanuf (itself taken by a small amateur rebel force only last weekend). Qaddafi’s military appears still not to have taken the city of Zawiya after a massive assault, despite government assertions to the contrary, which some Western news sources have unwisely credited Zawiya is only 30 miles west of Tripoli. Although they have pushed back a poorly organized small force at Ras Lanuf, the big cities of the east remain united against them.
The rebels still have at least 75% of the country and 80% of the oil wealth, and a lot of small towns would have to fall to alter that calculus. While it is true that Qaddafi has jets and the rebels don’t, jets don’t take territory. And, Qaddafi’s armor has performed poorly in Zawiya, so his advantage in tanks seems hard to operationalize
Please let him be right.
At least 7 local journalists in Libya unaccounted for
The Committee for the Protection of Journalists says that at least 7 journalists covering the events in Libya are currently unaccounted for. The journalists are local. Since Libya’s political unrest erupted last month, CPJ has documented at least 12 detentions, four assaults, two attacks on news facilities, the jamming of Al-Jazeera and Al-Hurra transmissions, and the interruption of Internet service. Numerous journalists have also reported the confiscation of equipment.
The Libyan National Transitional Council has been requesting that the international community recognize them as representing the Libyan people. our own StepLeftStepForward writes about that
in the "seriously? Algeria is going to support Gaddafi?" department:
(h/t suejazz ) - Libya asks for Algerian 'mediation with UN'
Libya has asked Algeria to mediate with the UN Security Council to obtain a lifting of sanctions against Tripoli, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said Thursday in an newspaper interview.
The Security Council last month passed a resolution calling for an end to the violence in Libya, wracked by an uprising against Moamer Kadhafi's regime, and imposed severe sanctions on the Libyan leader, his family and aides.
"My Libyan counterpart (Moussa Koussa) sent me a letter 36 hours ago in which he asked for Algerian mediation with the Security Council to have it renounce certain sanctions imposed on Libya," Medelci told the Arab-language daily El-Khabar.
Medelci said he had replied that it would be "preferable" to deal with the subject of sanctions "within an Arab League framework".
"I think that the extraordinary meeting of Arab ministers on Saturday in Cairo will enable us to draw up measures," he added.
here's the boogeyman argument:
Medelci said Algeria was "preoccupied by the proliferation of weapons" in Libya, which could "fall into the hands" of armed groups who would use them to carry out attacks in the region.
"The situation in Libya will have repercussions on our capacity to manage the fight against terrorism," he said, adding that "the priority in Libya is to recover security and stability".
Of course, if we stop recognizing Gaddafi's Regime as the Libyan government, then this request is moot. And if you read this article you get a different feel for how the Algerian government sees this request.
(I keep this list here to remind us of these options. A no-fly zone is not the only thing to pursue.)
one ex-diplomat's suggestions:
Libya: Eight Nonmilitary Options
1. Establishment of an escrow account for Libyan oil revenues
2. Listing all Libyan personnel involved in repression for sanction under SCR 1970
3. Seek public declarations from all commercial companies that they will not do business with the Gadhaffi regime.
4. Immediately position monitoring units on all borders and a naval blockade to ensure that the military embargo under UNSCR 1970 is enforced, and that regime members under ICC investigation or subject to paras 22-23 of UNSCR 1970 do not escape.
5. Electronic jamming of all regime communications [why aren't we doing this already??]; interference with internet communications, Stuxnet-like attacks on regime IT infrastructure.
6. Provide immediate and substantial humanitarian assistance in rebel-held areas.
7. Set up publicly accessible websites using satellite and other reconnaissance data to inform anti-Gaddafi forces of the disposition of regime military and irregular units.
8. Consider making the Libyan currency non-convertible
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Libyan Doctors for Hospitals in Libya an impressive new aide organization launched by one of our own: StepLeftStepForward.
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GENERAL ANALYSIS:
(h/t UnaSpenser) - Upheaval and the Return of Pan-Arabism
The forces that have historically worked to destabilize and divide the Arab world are still at play, but their ability to ultimately win the game has never been more uncertain. In this overarching survey of the political earthquakes that continue to shake the Arab World, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya points to the rebirth of Pan-Arabism as a potent unifying force and a formidable game-changing factor.
ALGERIA:
(h/t suejazz ) - 'Five killed' as bomb hits vehicle in Algeria
A bomb struck a vehicle of bird hunters in Algeria and killed five of them, media reported onWednesday, in the deadliest attack in months as the country battles unrest blamed on Islamist militants.
Three of the people killed in Tuesday's blast were from the same family, local media reported, blaming Islamist militants targeting security forces.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which struck close to Djelfa, about 270 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Algiers.
BAHRAIN:
h/t suejazz) - Bahrain prepares for march, sectarian clash erupts
Sectarian clashes broke out at a Bahrain school Thursday, fuelling fears a planned march on the royal court Friday could inflame the Gulf island where a majority of citizens is Shi'ite but the ruling family is Sunni.
Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been gripped by the worst unrest since the 1990s since protesters took to the streets last month, inspired by uprisings that unseated entrenched rulers in Egypt and Tunisia.
Seven people have been killed in clashes with security forces and thousands of the February 14 youth movement still occupy Pearl roundabout, but the opposition is increasingly split.
h/t suejazz ) - ANALYSIS-Sectarian tensions build amid Bahrain protests
A schoolyard scuffle gets out of hand. A fight over a parking space turns into a neighbourhood brawl. A car accident near a protest camp brings out vigilantes. Each incident was small in itself, a handful injured each time, but together they signal rising tensions between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims as protests show no sign of abating in Bahrain.
In a country where speaking about sectarian divisions was once taboo, bloggers and politicians are openly warning that political differences are in danger of escalating into civil strife.
COTE D'IVOIRE:
(h/t suejazz) - Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo bans UN and French flights
The government of disputed President Laurent Gbagbo has banned UN and French peacekeeping aircraft from flying over, or landing in Ivory Coast.
The announcement came as Alassane Ouattara, recognised by the UN as the winner of November's poll, went to Ethiopia for a meeting on the crisis.
The African Union is set to call for Mr Ouattara to lead a unity government, the BBC understands.
Mr Gbagbo has refused to attend the African Union gathering.
EGYPT:
(h/t UnaSpenser) - In Egypt, signs that the revolution has only just begun
A week of violent clashes has underscored a growing perception among Egyptians that the regime they overthrew a month ago today is alive and well, working in the shadows to sow instability in a country scrambling to create the credible democratic institutions it has lacked for more three decades.
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Said Sadek, a sociology professor at the American University in Cairo, said that only agents from Egypt’s intelligence agency could be pitting these two sides against each other right now.
“State security is acting as a counter-revolutionary force,” he said. “Their tactics are to spread fear and chaos.”
(h/t UnaSpenser) - Christians in Egypt stage protest
Thousands of Christian Copts in Cairo protested outside the offices of the Egyptian state broadcaster, witnesses said on Friday.
It was the seventh day of protests over what they're calling the "marginalization and lack of representation" of their concerns in state media.
There have been longstanding tensions between Muslims and Copts in Egypt, and 13 Copts were killed in sectarian clashes last Tuesday.
(h/t angry marmot) - Ministry calls for speeches on national unity in all mosques
In an attempt to curtail sectarian violence, the Ministry of Religious Endowments decided to unify Friday’s prayer speech to talk about national unity.
IRAN:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Iran expels AFP reporter for covering protests
Iran has expelled a reporter of the French news agency AFP for trying to cover a protest gathering, news media sources in Tehran said Friday.
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Since July 2009, the foreign media has officially been banned by the foreign press department of the culture ministry from directly covering the protests and contacting opposition figures.
Any violation of the ban would lead to prohibition from work or even expulsion.
The Iranian judiciary last month established a special prosecution office for offences related to media.
IRAQ:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Iraq protesters call for jobs and better services
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters demanded jobs and better basic services on Friday, in the latest challenge to the government as a wave of popular uprisings sweeps across the Arab world.
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About 500 protesters in Fallujah voiced similar demands, with small protests of less than 200 in the cities of Basra, Najaf, Hilla and near Ramadi.
Hundreds of demonstrators also turned up in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah, where protests have focused on the decades-long dominance in the region by the Kurdistan Democratic Party of regional president Massud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
Four demonstrators have been killed in clashes resulting from protests in Sulaimaniyah since demonstrations erupted there on February 17.
Unlike protests in other parts of the Arab world, those in Iraq have not called for regime change, but for a more accountable government and better lives.
JORDAN:
(h/t suejazz) - Jordan Islamists vow to continue protests until reforms adopted
Amman - Jordan's main opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), said Thursday protests should continue in Jordan until the achievement of the demanded 'constitutional and legal reforms'.
The call came amid plans by activists to hold a demonstration on Friday to press for the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, which was elected in November.
'The popular mobility should continue until the achievement of our goals in building up prosperous Jordan that guarantees dignity and better future for its sons,' the IAF said in a statement.
KUWAIT:
(h/t suejazz ) - Kuwait Says Gulf Arab States to Set Up $10 Billion Fund for Oman, Bahrain
The Gulf Cooperation Council plans to set up a fund worth more than $10 billion, Kuwait’s foreign minister said, to help the rulers of Bahrain and Oman appease popular protest movements.
The announcement will be made today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where ministers from the six-nation bloc are meeting, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah said in an interview. He declined to give further details.
Protesters in Oman and Bahrain are calling for free elections, more housing and jobs, echoing popular movements that have swept the region in the past two months and unseated longtime rulers in Tunisia and Egypt. At least two people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the Omani city of Sohar, while in Bahrain, seven people have been killed in demonstrations.
(h/t suejazz) - Analysis: Calls for reform rattle stagnant Kuwait
Middle East and Kuwaitis hope the winds of change might blow new life into their stagnant political system.
Several hundred protesters took to the streets of this oil-rich country Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Arab uprisings, demanding an end to corruption and the removal of Kuwait's unpopular prime minister.
In the refined atmosphere of an all-male "diwaniya" -- the Gulf state's version of a gentleman's club -- influential voices say there is no better time for the emir to address his people's long-standing grievances.
Once viewed as a progressive Gulf state, Kuwait now has an unkempt and faded feel, and is clearly lagging behind Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and their futuristic metropolises.
The focus for discontent is the prime minister, a nephew of emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who has been accused of failing to reform healthcare, education and the country's infrastructure.
"I think this is the right time to change the prime minister in whichever way it happens," veteran lawmaker Ahmed al-Sadoun, leader of the Kuwaiti opposition Popular Action bloc, said at his diwaniya.
Such meetings are a barometer of public opinion and are referred to as Kuwait's "mini parliaments," vital for picking up the buzz on what is happening in the political arena, stock market or corridors of corporate life.
LEBANON:
(h/t suejazz) - SYRIA, LEBANON: Critics of Syrian regime disappear in Beirut; rights group calls for independent probe
Human-rights groups are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate and whereabouts of three Syrian brothers who disappeared in the Lebanese capital about two weeks ago after they distributed fliers calling for demonstrations for democratic change in Syria.
On Thursday, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch called on Lebanon in a statement to immediately launch an independent probe into the matter.
MAURITANIA:
(h/t mali muso) - Mauritania police crush protests - doctors announce new strike
Young leaders have been severely beaten by dozens of policemen. Some 200 demonstrators have been dispersed by force and 30 were arrested fort further investigation. One leader was beaten so severely he remains in coma. Protesters collectively chanted their slogans, calling for justice, freedom and urgent social reforms. Speaker of the youth initiative Ahmed Salem Ould Zouber said the protesters came from all social walks, requesting their rights as young citizens and dreaming of better a life since their first protests of February 25. "We are peaceful demonstrators but it is the policemen who are not peaceful at all. We will continue our protests until our demands are satisfied, otherwise we will definitely come up with different strategy in due time", Ahmed Salem told RNW. The protesters coordinated their demonstration without the help of political parties or trade unions. They repeated that Mauritania's stagnant situation is motivation enough for all kind of protest. This is the first time Mauritanian authorities used force to oppress demonstrations before the protests got out of control.
Mauritanian health workers have announced a national open strike on April 7th if the government continues to ignore their demands. Health workers have been seeking financial compensation for the risks they run in their daily job and a travel allowance for over two years.
MOROCCO:
(h/t ninkasi23)
Mohammed VI Promises Reforms in Morocco
The speech may well be a courageous first step undertaken by the king to provide meaningful reforms, but more is definitely needed. To be successful, the reforms have to involve a wide array of civil, political organizations and groups in a full and autonomous consultative way. Anything short of that will not meet what the king himself aims to set as a national dialogue on the future trajectory of the kingdom.
Brian Whitaker's Blog: Moroccan King Promises Reform
This is the writer best known for his articles at The Guardian.
Among other things, he talked of consolidating the rule of law, enhancing the independence of the judiciary and making the prime minister "fully responsible for government". [. . .]
The real problem in Morocco is not so much the letter of the constitution but the way it operates in practice: the pervasive influence of the palace pulling strings behind the scenes, the monopolistic royal business interests and the cosy political elite who surround the king.
Link to full text of the king's speech can be found here:
Mohammed VI's Speech
One of the reforms proposed would allow the Prime Minister to be elected by the people instead of being appointed by the king. It also recognizes the Berber population of the region.
The constitutional reform, includes real powers for a popularly elected prime minister instead of a royal appointee, as well as a free judiciary.[. . .]
The constitution would also recognize the country's multi-ethnic identity, a reference to the indigenous Amazigh believed to represent the majority of Morocco's 32.6-million population. Arabic is currently the only official national language.
OMAN:
(h/t suejazz ) - Oman protesters want information minister sacked
Omani protestors demanded the sacking of the information minister on Thursday, three days after the sultan removed ten cabinet members to try and address widening discontent in the Gulf Arab state.
Responding to calls from protesters to stop widespread corruption, Sultan Qaboos bin Said reshuffled his cabinet for the second time in a week on Monday, and removed the finance and interior ministers, among others.
But protesters said the reshuffle by Qaboos, an absolute monarch in power since 1970, did not go far enough.
PALESTINE:
(h/t Flyswatterbanjo ) - Young Palestinians Call for Protests on March 15
Their movement has no name and no leaders. Just a goal, and a tool.
The goal is to force an end to the political divisions among Palestinians by stirring the youth of Gaza and the West Bank to emulate their brothers and sisters in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.
Their tool – as elsewhere – is the internet, specifically Facebook. "End The Division", a page in both Arabic and English, calls for protests across the Palestinian territories and refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon on 15 March. It has already got thousands of supporters, and is growing by the day.
Hamas, various Palestinian political parties, and the Palestinian government in the West Bank are attempting to co-opt the movement to "serve their own narrow interests," according to the March 15th movement. The March 15th movement has responded with a statement.
We open-heartedly welcome the participation of party members and NGO employees, who are an essential and inseparable part of our societal fabric. We do not welcome attempts by their leaders to redirect our efforts.
We affirm that the March 15th movement is by the people for the people, and is independent of any political party or institutional backing. It is being organized by non-partisan youth groups who dream of a better future for their people.
We invite all Palestinians, and particularly Palestinian youth, to come down to the street on March 15th. We will only carry Palestinian flags, and chant and sing for freedom, unity, and justice. March 15th shall be the day we stand in unity to demand democratic representation for all Palestinians as an affirmative step in our struggle for Freedom from Israeli Apartheid.
QATAR:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) -
Qatar may feel impact of regional unrest: Nomura
Qatar may feel the economic impact of regional political unrest, even though a popular uprising in the tiny Gulf Arab state itself is unlikely, the head of emerging markets research at Nomura said.
“I don’t sense that investors are very concerned about Qatar specifically. With such a high per-capita gross domestic product, as well as the notion that the wealth is fairly well spread, it’s hard to envision a groundswell of support for a popular revolution here,” Ann Wyman told Reuters in Doha.
“But appetite for Middle East assets broadly has diminished, as part of the general notion that people just can’t justify exposure to the region. Inevitably that means appetite for future [bond] issuance will face challenges.”
SAUDI ARABIA:
(h/t weasel ) - Saudi police open fire at protest
Saudi police have opened fire at a rally in the kingdom's east in an apparent escalation of efforts to stop planned protests.
SYRIA:
(h/t suejazz ) - HRW urges probe into Syrians missing in Lebanon
A rights group on Thursday urged Lebanese authorities to probe the disappearance of three Syrian brothers, one of whom was detained while distributing flyers calling for democratic change in Syria.
Human Rights Watch said in a statement that Jasem Merii Jasem was picked up by military intelligence agents in Beirut along with five other members of his family on February 23 and 24 after they were seen handing out the flyers.
Jasem disappeared in the early hours of February 25 along with two of his brothers who had gone to pick him up from a police station east of the capital.
It is feared the three brothers were kidnapped once they left the police station and forcibly transferred back to Syria.
TUNISIA:
(h/t suejazz) - Tunisian revolt bloggers win Google-sponsored web freedom prize
A Tunisian blogging collective that compiled WikiLeaks revelations on the country’s now-deposed government won Reporters Without Borders’ annual prize for promoting freedom of expression on the Internet, highlighting the role of online media in this year’s Middle East uprisings.
Nawaat.org, a Tunisian site offering news, commentary, and advice on circumventing censorship will be presented with the Netizen Prize in Paris today, Reporters Without Borders said in an e-mailed statement. Nawaat beat finalists from countries including Bahrain, Thailand and China for the award, which is sponsored by search-engine owner Google Inc.
h/t suejazz) - Clinton Will Travel to Egypt, Tunisia, Meet With Libyan Opposition Leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she will go to Egypt and Tunisia next week and will meet with members of the Libyan opposition.
The top U.S. diplomat will first travel to a meeting of the Group of Eight in Paris on March 14 and March 15, to meet with other foreign ministers. She will visit Egypt and Tunisia from March 15 to March 17.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
(h/t suejazz ) - UAE: Activists petition ruler for direct elections
The popular demands for change and reform that are currently sweeping the Arab world appear to have reached the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, where a group of Emirati activists and intellectuals have sent a petition to the president of the seven-sheikhdom federation, urging him to allow direct elections and grant legislative powers to the parliament.
The petition, posted on the Internet and sent to President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan on Wednesday, reportedly called for "comprehensive reform of the Federal National Council (FNC), or parliament, including demands for free elections by all citizens."
(h/t suejazz ) - Emirate citizens call for more democracy
Joining the demand for democracy across the Arab world, a group of United Arab Emirates leaders are calling for direct elections.
The 133 petitioners include academics, former officials, journalists and activists, participant Ahmed Mansoor told CNN.
The petition is addressed to Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the federation, and the Supreme Council of the seven emirates in the U.A.E.
The group also wants the advisory Federal National Council to get legislative powers.
YEMEN:
(h/t nybritexpat) -Yemeni Army Wounds 98 Students
The Yemeni government escalated its efforts to stop mass protests yesterday calling for the president's removal, with soldiers firing rubber bullets and tear gas at students camped at a university in the capital during a raid that left at least 98 people wounded, officials said.
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"It's a massacre," said the opposition spokesman, Muhammad Qahtan. "It is a crime by security troops against students engaged in a peaceful sit-in."
In the southern port city of Aden, a crowd of women joined a demonstration after a young protester was shot in the head and critically wounded during a rally there the previous day.
Tens of thousands took to the streets in the Ibb province, calling on the government to bring to justice those responsible for a deadly attack there on Sunday. Opposition activists blamed "government thugs" who descended on protesters camped out in a central square: one person was killed in that violence and 53 people were hurt.
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Our Egyptian brethren articulated what people around the region are fighting for, though variations to the theme may exist from country to country. banner held by protesters and translated to English:
1 The departure of Mubarak
2 An end to the current Parliament
3 An end of the state of emergency
4 The creation of a national united government
5 A parliament elected by the people to modify the constitution and run the presidential elections
6 Put those responsible for the killings on trial
7 Put those responsible for stealing the country's money and other acts of corruption on trial
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