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| Criticism over go-slow evacuation of US citizens from Libya |
| 2011-02-25 |
| 167 Americans have been waiting aboard the catamaran Maria Dolores at dockside in Tripoli since Wednesday. Rough weather prevented the ship from leaving sooner than it did at 0637 EST. Its ETA at the port of Valletta in Malta is 1500 EST. President Obama has been under intense criticism for his muted response to the bloodshed in Libya, with speculation that Colonel Gaddafi had intimidated the White House into silence by blocking the evacuation of U.S. citizens. And last night, while the Dolores remained stranded, the president enjoyed a White House pop concert in celebration of Black History month. Tony Munoz Editor of shipping magazine The Maritime Executive said: 'The U.S. needed to charter a bigger boat like the Greeks' |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #3 A catamaran, south med this time of year. All that was left to rent, or was this boat chosen a week ago just in case? Brits seemed to pull it off, even brought a ship, ask them for help. Oh, right, be a bit awkward wouldn't it? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-25 22:10 |
| #2 US has suspended its embassy operations in Libya. A U.S. charter aircraft departed Libya at 1:49 p.m. EDT with additional American and international citizens on board, bound for Istanbul. Previous tweet: We do not anticipate scheduling another flight after Friday. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-25 15:58 |
| #1 You're looking at it wrong. If the evacuation had gone quickly, the Ditherer in Chief would have had to have taken a side. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-02-25 15:53 |