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Offline jsem

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Tripoli taken over by rebels
« on: August 21, 2011, 03:45:52 PM »
I'm watching this live on Al Jazeera right now, this is the end of the Gaddafi era.
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2011, 03:51:55 PM »
Yeah,  looks like this stage is pretty much over.  What happens next will be damned interesting.  The last six months aside,  Moammar actually kept the tribes in line.  I'm concerned we might still see the wholesale slaughter that NATO was trying to prevent. 

Still,  looks like another fun night of watching al Jazeera. 
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2011, 04:04:10 PM »
How do so many people over there possess assault rifles?
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 10:54:25 AM »
Where are you guys watching Jazeera? just online right?
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2011, 11:55:20 AM »
Yeah. And when I can watch I get their Facebook updates and use the Jazeera App.
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 01:26:24 PM »
Quote from: metty on August 22, 2011, 10:54:25 AM
Where are you guys watching Jazeera? just online right?
I'm watching online from time to time.  Honestly,  they get quite repetitive after not too long. 
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 10:14:47 PM »
Quote from: El Barto on August 22, 2011, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: metty on August 22, 2011, 10:54:25 AM
Where are you guys watching Jazeera? just online right?
I'm watching online from time to time.  Honestly,  they get quite repetitive after not too long. 

They as in Al Jazeera or they as in the media?

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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 08:43:24 AM »
Quote from: Scheavo on August 22, 2011, 10:14:47 PM
Quote from: El Barto on August 22, 2011, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: metty on August 22, 2011, 10:54:25 AM
Where are you guys watching Jazeera? just online right?
I'm watching online from time to time.  Honestly,  they get quite repetitive after not too long. 

They as in Al Jazeera or they as in the media?
Since I don't have any source of television at the moment, I can only comment on AJ which I watch online when there's big doings in the Middle East.  Their streaming version only has less than 30 minutes of content when it's in live, breaking news mode.  Until they get new reports, they'll cycle through the old ones about every 20 minutes.  Also,  their "live" video form the celebrations seemed to be about 5 minutes of jubilation looping indefinitely. 
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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 09:26:25 AM »
It will be a tough road to transform Libya into anything resembling a democratic country. From what I understand, Ghaddafi managed to completely disassemble ay kind of civil institutions. It'll be tough to keep them from just descending into tribal wars.

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Re: Tripoli taken over by rebels
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 09:32:51 AM »
They actually seem to be talking pretty sincerely about reconciliation.  The rebels are already talking about the need to work with people who supported Moammar.  Tribalism is probably a bigger concern. What Ghaddafi did was unite a bunch of tribes with hundreds of years of animosity.  Remember Lawrence of Arabia? 

It's looking like the battle for Bab al-Aziziya will be the 9th inning.  I'm hoping we get some good footage of it.  The media holes up in a hotel pretty close by.  With a little luck they'll get some good video.
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