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| Blasts, heavy gunfire rattle Tripoli |
| 2011-08-21 |
| [Iran Press TV] Several kabooms and exchanges of gunfire have rocked Libyan ruler Muammar Qadaffy's ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland... last bastion, the capital Tripoli. The blasts and gunshots were heard on Saturday night in several areas of Tripoli, after people broke their dawn-to-dusk fast for the Mohammedan holy month of Ramadan, AFP reported. Tripoli residents said fighting had broken out in the eastern neighborhoods of Soug Jomaa and Arada. On Saturday, Libyan revolutionary forces took control of the coastal city of Zawiyah, which is located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tripoli. The development cleared a major hurdle in their march toward the Libyan capital. Revolutionary fighters said forces loyal to Qadaffy put up little resistance before fleeing their posts in Zawiya's hospital and multi-story buildings around the main square. In February, Zawiyah witnessed the strongest uprising against the Qadaffy regime in western Libya. But government forces crushed the uprising in a brutal assault that destroyed the town's main bridge. Zawiyah is a strategic town for both sides as it straddles the main road to the Tunisian border -- the Libyan regime's main supply line. There is also an important oil refinery in the city. Libya has been the scene of intense fighting between government troops and revolutionary forces since a revolution seeking to topple Qadaffy began in mid-February. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Hell deMedici I remember, I was with the legions on the Rhine, on the Cafe with Absinthe, Wee Timmy Leary walked muh dawgs. But yes the Plain of Jars, being a graduate of Ball State you can see I know where your coming from. Hell, this is easy, kinda fun tho. We should have a contest, TW to Judge. Topic. GeoTemporal History I Done Seen and Think I Remember and Thought I was There and Use First Person Pronouns Describing. Crossbows, I invented them. |
| Posted by: S 2011-08-21 09:34 |
| #1 How would you like to be a loyal supporter of Colonel Khadaffy right now. Has it ever occurred to you that you might invest in a ball cap with the rebel colors and perhaps a T-shirt to match ? El Jeffe is on a private jet with a load of real value commodity headed for mildew and monkey meat and you are left holding the bag. Brave puppy. Loyal to "the last". Glory and honor and all that good stuff. And who really remembers Phoupha Thi today or the retreat across the Plain of Jars by Kong Le's loyal and brave soldiers, or Xieng Khouang...what WAS the name of that town? All dead. And whatever happened to Souvana Phouma or Vang Pao? Or for that matter to the American "technicians" who went over the cliff trying to get to the helipad at Outpost 85? They trusted their leaders at the American Embassy to know what to do at the right time. Kiss 'em all goodbye. Some few walked out through Pathet Lao lines( that was a trick). But who really cares what happens in Libya fifty years later. Some things never change when you trust the big boyz. Being loyal.....is a poor coin of the realm. Loyalty is not a good idea sometimes. Word to the wise. |
| Posted by: de Medici 2011-08-21 09:21 |