TRIPOLI - "Power is in the hands of the people, I challenge anyone to prove otherwise." Muammar Gaddafi reappears in public, surrounded by his supporters, and returns to make its voice heard on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of jamahiria, "the establishment of the authority of the people." Images transmitted by the Libyan state television, relayed by international networks, show the dictator that is aimed at an audience that hosanna, sing songs and clapping in support.
And the U.S. made it known - by the mouth of the Minister of Defense Robert Gates - that the creation of a 'no-fly zone' would take an attack against Libya. Gaddafi's speech: "Al Qaeda behind the riots." Addressing the international community, Gaddafi alternative phrases for effect, rhetoric and threats, claiming first the specificity of the Libyan political system: "We are not a presidential system, our system is different, all power is in the hands of the popular committees," says .
"The people are the leadership of the country," he adds, defying the international community who asked him to resign: "Since 1977 I have no power, or a political or an administrative". Which has no role to resign, then. Attacks once more in Italy: "We have forced Italy to bow, to apologize for the colonial regime, we repent of the relationship we had with them, Italy will have to pay." A Berlusconi, who says that Libya does not control the answers: "The family Gaddafi is Libya".
In his speech River - the third since the beginning of the insurgency - the foreign accused of fomenting the revolt: "Everything that is happening is just an insult to our history," said the colonel, giving responsibility for the turmoil they are splitting country to the terror network of Bin Laden: "There are militants of Al Qaeda veterans from Afghanistan and some Libyans behind the revolt of these days," denounced the dictator.
That does not save, once again, the foreign press, guilty of "mounting the case of a single, small event in the city of Benghazi. In the case of an intervention by NATO or the United States in the country, then the threat, there will be millions of deaths. And again: "We will fight until the last man and woman Libya." Gaddafi launches a last warning to oil companies: Oil production in Libya has fallen to levels "lower" because of the departure of employees of foreign companies operating in the country after the uprising.
"We are ready to replace Western companies with companies from China and India," he says. Emergency refugees at the border. Even the Arab League get a curt no idea of military intervention in Libya, while the situation in the country remains very tense, with the emergency refugee drama in the play for the country torn by clashes between opponents and forces remained faithful Al Rais.
Immigrants fleeing are massing at the border with Tunisia, Ras Jedir, "at a rate of 10,000 a day." And 'the Colonel says Moez Dachraui, operations manager of hospitality in Tunisia, and there are fears a "humanitarian catastrophe". From Italy, tells the Foreign Minister Frattini, will be set up very quickly in a field service Tunisian territory, the border with Libya to provide "assistance, food and medical care" to the tens of thousands of refugees.
The ships are ready to leave, the minister said, "and this will happen within 24-48 hours." Barroso: "Gaddafi go away." Informed of the tragedy of those who tried all means to leave Libya, the Pope expressed his concern, while the international community continues to demand that Saddam be put aside.
"Let him go and free his people," said José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. From Spain, the government announced that it will freeze the assets of Gaddafi in the country, while the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has decided to open a formal investigation into crimes committed in Libya on 15 February.
And the Libyan League for Human Rights, an NGO based in Geneva, today gave a death toll since the clashes: 6000. Loyal to the regime of counter-attack, Battle at Brega. In the field, the Libyan armed forces remained loyal to the regime of Gaddafi have launched a counteroffensive after a few days ago the insurgents were driven to the outskirts of Tripoli.
In the city of Brega, about 200 km east of Benghazi, the headquarters of the rebels, the army was busy with a heavy residential area and have triggered heavy fighting for control of the port. In the afternoon it was reported that a new air strike against the city and the opposition. At the same time, the Libyan air force would have conducted raids in the region of Ajdabiya, controlled by insurgents, apparently to destroy an ammunition dump fallen into the hands of the rebels in recent days.
The control of Brega and Ajdabiya is strategic to allow the insurgents to launch an offensive against the capital in hopes of being able to lay the Colonel. Yesterday, the forces loyal to the regime had managed to regain control of the region immediately south of Tripoli, arriving near the city of Zenteno, 145 kilometers from the capital.
Tripoli, meanwhile, appears to predominate in the same calm and the airport has become a sort of refugee camp with thousands of people who are anxious to leave the country. Print Use: Insurgents in favor of military intervention in Libya. A foreign aid would ask the same insurgents, citing an international military intervention in Libya.
The Washington Post reported today - but the news is reported by other U.S. newspaper - citing a spokesman for a committee formed by the anti-Gaddafi in Benghazi, which is identified with his nickname, Saadoun. "We targeted military strikes against Khadafi militias to ensure that everything will end soon," said the spokesman for the American newspaper, refusing to identify himself by his real name for security reasons.
U.S. ships in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, three U.S. warships bound for Libya have entered the Mediterranean after crossing the Suez Canal, the Egyptian authorities have announced. This is the USS Kearsarge, which carries helicopters and the USS Ponce, carrying ammunition and landing craft.
In addition to these has been reported to the passage of a third American ship, the carrier has on board Andrid armored vehicles. UNICEF Appeal: need funds for women and children. Among the victims of a situation even more critical now in the African country in chaos in the foreground are women and children.
UNICEF has launched a fundraising appeal for 5.2 million euro to meet their immediate needs, "affected by the violence in Libya and meet all'incombente threat of a humanitarian crisis on a larger scale." The appeal, the UN agency said in a statement, will serve in the next 8 weeks to help 190,000 children and women affected by the crisis Libya (60,000 in Tunisia, 30,000 and 100,000 in Egypt, in Libya).
Uniced Two teams of technicians were sent to Egypt and Tunisia: they will be committed to intervene in the areas water, sanitation and hygiene, child protection, health and nutrition. And negotiations are underway to prepare an operational presence in Libya. 
And the U.S. made it known - by the mouth of the Minister of Defense Robert Gates - that the creation of a 'no-fly zone' would take an attack against Libya. Gaddafi's speech: "Al Qaeda behind the riots." Addressing the international community, Gaddafi alternative phrases for effect, rhetoric and threats, claiming first the specificity of the Libyan political system: "We are not a presidential system, our system is different, all power is in the hands of the popular committees," says .
"The people are the leadership of the country," he adds, defying the international community who asked him to resign: "Since 1977 I have no power, or a political or an administrative". Which has no role to resign, then. Attacks once more in Italy: "We have forced Italy to bow, to apologize for the colonial regime, we repent of the relationship we had with them, Italy will have to pay." A Berlusconi, who says that Libya does not control the answers: "The family Gaddafi is Libya".
In his speech River - the third since the beginning of the insurgency - the foreign accused of fomenting the revolt: "Everything that is happening is just an insult to our history," said the colonel, giving responsibility for the turmoil they are splitting country to the terror network of Bin Laden: "There are militants of Al Qaeda veterans from Afghanistan and some Libyans behind the revolt of these days," denounced the dictator.
That does not save, once again, the foreign press, guilty of "mounting the case of a single, small event in the city of Benghazi. In the case of an intervention by NATO or the United States in the country, then the threat, there will be millions of deaths. And again: "We will fight until the last man and woman Libya." Gaddafi launches a last warning to oil companies: Oil production in Libya has fallen to levels "lower" because of the departure of employees of foreign companies operating in the country after the uprising.
"We are ready to replace Western companies with companies from China and India," he says. Emergency refugees at the border. Even the Arab League get a curt no idea of military intervention in Libya, while the situation in the country remains very tense, with the emergency refugee drama in the play for the country torn by clashes between opponents and forces remained faithful Al Rais.
Immigrants fleeing are massing at the border with Tunisia, Ras Jedir, "at a rate of 10,000 a day." And 'the Colonel says Moez Dachraui, operations manager of hospitality in Tunisia, and there are fears a "humanitarian catastrophe". From Italy, tells the Foreign Minister Frattini, will be set up very quickly in a field service Tunisian territory, the border with Libya to provide "assistance, food and medical care" to the tens of thousands of refugees.
The ships are ready to leave, the minister said, "and this will happen within 24-48 hours." Barroso: "Gaddafi go away." Informed of the tragedy of those who tried all means to leave Libya, the Pope expressed his concern, while the international community continues to demand that Saddam be put aside.
"Let him go and free his people," said José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. From Spain, the government announced that it will freeze the assets of Gaddafi in the country, while the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has decided to open a formal investigation into crimes committed in Libya on 15 February.
And the Libyan League for Human Rights, an NGO based in Geneva, today gave a death toll since the clashes: 6000. Loyal to the regime of counter-attack, Battle at Brega. In the field, the Libyan armed forces remained loyal to the regime of Gaddafi have launched a counteroffensive after a few days ago the insurgents were driven to the outskirts of Tripoli.
In the city of Brega, about 200 km east of Benghazi, the headquarters of the rebels, the army was busy with a heavy residential area and have triggered heavy fighting for control of the port. In the afternoon it was reported that a new air strike against the city and the opposition. At the same time, the Libyan air force would have conducted raids in the region of Ajdabiya, controlled by insurgents, apparently to destroy an ammunition dump fallen into the hands of the rebels in recent days.
The control of Brega and Ajdabiya is strategic to allow the insurgents to launch an offensive against the capital in hopes of being able to lay the Colonel. Yesterday, the forces loyal to the regime had managed to regain control of the region immediately south of Tripoli, arriving near the city of Zenteno, 145 kilometers from the capital.
Tripoli, meanwhile, appears to predominate in the same calm and the airport has become a sort of refugee camp with thousands of people who are anxious to leave the country. Print Use: Insurgents in favor of military intervention in Libya. A foreign aid would ask the same insurgents, citing an international military intervention in Libya.
The Washington Post reported today - but the news is reported by other U.S. newspaper - citing a spokesman for a committee formed by the anti-Gaddafi in Benghazi, which is identified with his nickname, Saadoun. "We targeted military strikes against Khadafi militias to ensure that everything will end soon," said the spokesman for the American newspaper, refusing to identify himself by his real name for security reasons.
U.S. ships in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, three U.S. warships bound for Libya have entered the Mediterranean after crossing the Suez Canal, the Egyptian authorities have announced. This is the USS Kearsarge, which carries helicopters and the USS Ponce, carrying ammunition and landing craft.
In addition to these has been reported to the passage of a third American ship, the carrier has on board Andrid armored vehicles. UNICEF Appeal: need funds for women and children. Among the victims of a situation even more critical now in the African country in chaos in the foreground are women and children.
UNICEF has launched a fundraising appeal for 5.2 million euro to meet their immediate needs, "affected by the violence in Libya and meet all'incombente threat of a humanitarian crisis on a larger scale." The appeal, the UN agency said in a statement, will serve in the next 8 weeks to help 190,000 children and women affected by the crisis Libya (60,000 in Tunisia, 30,000 and 100,000 in Egypt, in Libya).
Uniced Two teams of technicians were sent to Egypt and Tunisia: they will be committed to intervene in the areas water, sanitation and hygiene, child protection, health and nutrition. And negotiations are underway to prepare an operational presence in Libya.
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