Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The challenge of Gaddafi: "I'm not leaving" rampant rebellion, still bombs on the crowd

TRIPOLI - "I will not go, I will stay until his death." Leaves little doubt that the message delivered today by Muammar Gaddafi to the country. The colonel addressed the nation live on television speaking from his home in Tripoli, to prove first that has not left Libya, nor has any intention of doing so.

It appeals to his supporters because the streets from tomorrow to crush the demonstrators, "rats" led by those who are abroad. It did not save accusations against Italy and the United States, which, according to the colonel, arming the insurgency by providing arms to the children in Benghazi.

Harsh words, accompanied by the threat to use force and the announcement that the rebels will be executed. It 's always more serious, meanwhile, the death toll from clashes in the rebellion against the power of Muammar Gaddafi. Opposition sources reported that Tripoli would be a thousand demonstrators dead, while successive air raids against the protesters took to the streets, the seventh consecutive day to demand an end to the regime.

The repression against the demonstrators concerned about international diplomacy, condemning the violence with one voice. Libya discusses the United Nations Security Council, while the crisis is leading to a gradual stop the supply of gas. Eni admits Greenstream suspension through the pipeline, but ensures it can meet the demands of their customers.

Gaddafi to the nation: "Rest and die a martyr." "Muammar Gaddafi has no position from which to resign. I'm not a president, I am the guide of the revolution and will remain so even at the cost of the sacrifice of life." Thus, the Libyan leader turns to country in his long speech today at the state television from his home in Tripoli was bombed in 1986 by U.S.

forces. Standing, holding the Green Paper - summa of his political and philosophical principles, which at times read - a preliminary harsh words and threatening a bloodbath if the insurgency will not end. "Until now we did not use force," Gaddafi said, adding that he never gave the order to shoot, but "anyone who will pay up arms against the state will be killed." The Libyan leader also draws a map of the Islamic threat, arguing that the rebels "want to turn the country into an emirate and the fighting of recent days" are intended to deliver the country to America or Bin Laden.

" There is the rhetoric: "Libya has defied America and all the great nations, now must not surrender," cried the Colonel in front of the cameras. I also have specific accusations directed abroad, particularly Italy and America, according to Gaddafi, would provide rpg rockets to the demonstrators in Benghazi.

In the square there are only just young drug addicts and patients who want to imitate those of Tunisia and Egypt, says the colonel. "I'm sick, had infiltrated the city and paid for. The fallen are among these youth and the police. But who organizes everything comfortable lives abroad, "accusing, then change in tone and aimed at young people, promising a new tomorrow eJamahirya with free press, a new constitution and a new legal system.

The power belongs to the people, says as oil revenues. But behind the apparent openings, reappears the dictator, who turns to his supporters asking them to leave the streets and attack anti-regime demonstrators. "Go to exterminate those rats," he says in no uncertain terms. Several, in his speech, the references to Italy, which, "thanks to me, respects us, as the whole world," said Gaddafi, referring to the visit to Rome in June of 2009 when he landed at Ciampino all together ' Elder son of Mukhtar, a hero of resistance against the fascist troops in the Twenties.

"In Italy we have rejected the colonial era," recalled again, then accusing Rome of arming the rebels alongside Washington. The revolt spreads, bombs on the crowd. In the rest of the country while the insurgency is rampant and while Gaddafi talks continue to drop bombs on the crowd. According to numerous reports entire regions are now under the control of opposition forces.

"We check all of Eastern Libya and western half of Libya" said an activist from the city of Tobruk. Everywhere was made the traditional flag waving red and green, outlawed by the regime over the past forty years, a clear demonstration of the desire to break that animates the Libyan society.

The armed forces loyal to the regime of Saddam firing indiscriminately at demonstrators. Bombs and air raids are conducted against the demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the regime, said the president of the Community of the Arab World in Italy (Comai) Aodi Foad, which is in constant contact with Rome, with some witnesses in Libya.

"There is no electricity and medicines in hospitals," said still Aodi, which appealed to the Italian government for you to mobilize for economic aid and by sending medicines to Libya. The government does not remain in a coma, deaf and blind to the revolution that is taking place at this time.

" Charred corpses and remains of human bodies "belonging to the victims of the bombings carried out against civilians in Benghazi were shown today by the pan-Arab Al Jazeera television. Meanwhile, sources Maltese racconotato to Al Jazeera that are still off the island two Libyan naval vessels that had been ordered to "bomb Benghazi from the sea" but did not attend.

Napolitano: legitimate requests, not to blind repression. The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano expresses a strong condemnation of violence and calls for "immediate cessation", calling for "a renewed determination in their efforts to return to the Libyan people hope for a better future." The head of state said today as "the legitimate demands of reform and greater democracy coming from the Libyan population should be answered as part of a dialogue between the different components of civil society and the Libyan authorities of the country which is intended to ensure right to free expression of popular will.

" White House: appalling violence, cease. The United States condemns the violence in Libya and demand absolute respect for human rights, says the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. The White House spoke of "appalling violence" under way in Libya, with an appeal to the international community to ask "with one voice" to stop it.

UN: just repression. On the international front in New York met the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a declaration stating that they "condemn violence" in recent days in Libya and "deplores the repression launched by the government of Muammar Gaddafi . Meanwhile, individual states are taking action to bring within its own citizens.

France has sent three additional aircraft and related measures have been prepared by other countries including Greece's requirement that three boats to facilitate the evacuation of their citizens and others trying to answer the demands of the government in Beijing which asked Athens to deal with the safety of the approximately 15 thousand Chinese in the country.

An Italian Air Force C-130 was made available for the return of compatriots from Tripoli today have returned about 400 Italians. And for the eventual repatriation of our compatriots are deployed ships San Giorgio and San Marco, the destroyer sailed from Brindisi and Mimbelli that has lifted the anchor at Taranto.

Stationed in the Strait of Sicily, in front of the Libyan waters. 400 Italians returned, others are waiting to leave. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense are meanwhile organizing the return of many Italians in Libya. 400 nationals were repatriated today from Tripoli, while another 160 are pending from other locations.

The Air Force C-130 that was supposed to fly to Libya to facilitate the returns is not started yet, because of logistical difficulties: the airport in Benghazi was bombed and it was still possible to find an alternative solution. Some Navy ships could sail to the Libyan ports to allow the repatriation of our compatriots.

At the risk of gas supplies. The revolt ignites the oil price, weaker euro and scholarships and puts at risk the supply of gas: the crisis is beginning to have a significant impact on economic activity. Eni has announced that deliveries of gas through Greenstream are completely suspended.

The company provides, however, be able to meet demand and that there is no risk for Italy. "Right now there is gas and there is so much" and "we can meet all the needs of all our customers," said Gianni Di Giovanni, head of external communications Eni, SkyTg24 .

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