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Middle East Committee Citizen Councils in Libya
| Citizen Councils in Libya |
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The good news:
Democracy Now, Feb. 28, 2011 Libyans Organize Citizen Councils to Run Cities Cities Liberated from Pro-Gaddafi Loyalists In the liberated city of Benghazi, where pro-Gaddafi forces have been ousted, Libyan people are now organizing a self-government structure to manage the city. One group calling itself the Coalition of the February 17 Revolution— which is made up of doctors, lawyers, teachers, professors, workers, students—just established a city council to manage the day-to-day activities of the city. Democracy Now! correspondent Anjali Kamat speaks with two female Libyan attorneys who are very involved in the coalition. [includes rush transcript] Filed under Libya, Rolling Rebellions, Anjali Kamat
The bad news:
Democracy Now, March 2, 2011 Gaddafi Forces Launch New Attacks http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/2/headlinesForces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi have launched new assaults to regain control of several towns that have been captured in a popular uprising over the past two weeks. Attacks have been reported today in Brega and the nearby city of Ajdabiya. At a hospital in the rebel-held town of Benghazi, a doctor said up to 250 people have been killed in fighting so far.
And more really bad news:Democracy Now, March 2, 2011
U.S. Warships Head Toward Libya
Two U.S. warships have moved through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea toward Libya under orders from U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. In Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States has not ruled out a military intervention.
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