Saturday, February 26, 2011

Revolution In Libya -- News Updates February 26, 2011



Gaddafi's Last Stand: Embattled Leader Threatens To 'Burn All Of Libya' If Protesters Do Not Cease In Their Bid To Overthrow Him -- The Daily Mail

* Former Libyan diplomat warns thousands will die in the next 24 hours
* Prospect of setting up a no-fly zone to prevent Gaddafi bombing protesters
* Thousands defy shoot-on-sight warning at Green Square protest
* U.S. imposes sanctions on Libya and cuts diplomatic ties

Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has threatened to 'burn all of Libya' if the citizens do not cease protests against him.

In a surprise televised appearance, Gaddafi warned he was ready to unleash further bloodshed and urged his followers: 'Prepare to defend Libya.'

He told loyalists in Tripoli's Green Square that 'we will defeat any outside attempt to overturn our country', and bizarrely added: 'Libyan people love me.'

He was attempting to stage a dramatic last attempt to cling on to power as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Libya.

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More News On The Unrest In Libya

Libya live report -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libya protests: live -- The Telegraph
Libya in crisis – live coverage -- The Guardian

Gaddafi forces abandon parts of Tripoli
-- Reuters
Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi set for battle -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gaddafi forces fire on protesters in Tripoli; defiant leader urges thousands of supporters to take up arms -- Washington Post
Kadafi using civilian supporters to clear away Libyan protesters -- L.A. Times
Gaddafi's last stand: Libyan leader rallies his few remaining supporters in Tripoli as Cameron warns: 'World is watching' -- The Daily Mail
Gadhafi's isolation grows as rebels hold key Libyan cities -- McClatchy News

Libya: UN chief calls for bloodshed to end as Gaddafi vows to fight on -- The Telegraph
Libya's UN ambassador denounces Gaddafi -- The Telegraph
Libya: Gaddafi in spotlight at UN Security Council -- BBC
UN Considers Sanctions on Gadhafi -- Voice of America
Security Council meets to consider Libya sanctions -- Yahoo News/AP

Gaddafi secretly transfers £3bn to Mayfair-based fund as European leaders say 'brutality and intimidation will not be tolerated' -- Daily Mail
France Warns Money Managers Over Links With Qaddafi Assets -- Bloomberg
West to Isolate Gadhafi -- Wall Street Journal
Obama orders freeze on assets of Gadhafi, his family -- McClatchy News
U.S. ratchets up pressure on Gaddafi -- Washington Post
U.S. Hits Libya With Sanctions, Shuts Embassy -- New York Times/Reuters

Who depends the most on Libyan oil? -- Foreign Policy
Gadhafi's long rule may be a mystery, but ending isn't -- McClatchy News
Exposed: Gaddafi Inc. -- Michael Burleigh, The Telegraph
Expert: Sanctions could strengthen Qaddafi -- CBS News
Libya's War of the Colonels: Col. Gaddafi Meet Col. Hussein -- Time Magazine

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