Monday, February 21, 2011

Revolution In Libya -- News Updates February 21, 2011 (Evening Edition)



Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi Appears On State TV -- BBC

Libya's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has dismissed reports that he had fled amid the unrest sweeping the country, calling foreign news channels "dogs".

Speaking to state TV from outside a ruined building, he asserted: "I am in Tripoli and not in Venezuela."

UK Foreign Minister William Hague had said he had seen information suggesting Col Gaddafi was on his way to Caracas.

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More News On The Revolution In Libya

Gadhafi goes on Libyan TV amid wave of protests -- Yahoo News/AP
Gaddafi signals defiance in TV appearance -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya's Kadhafi denies fleeing as cities overrun -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libya's Gadhafi, clinging to power amid violence, says he's in Tripoli -- USA Today
Military helicopters reportedly fire on protesters in Libya -- Washington Post
Libya launches airstrikes to quell protests as Muammar Gaddafi's rule teeters on brink -- The Australian
Libyan Aircraft to Bomb Benghazi? -- National Review
Gaddafi orders air force to bomb his own people -- Scotsman
Libya Violence Escalates as Qaddafi's Son Vows `Rivers of Blood' -- Bloomberg
Libya protests spread and intensify -- Al Jazeera

Qaddafi Says He Hasn’t Fled Libya as Regime Begins to Unravel -- Bloomberg
Gaddafi: 'I'm not in France, I'm not in Venezuela, I'm still here' -- The Independent
Colonel Gaddafi's state TV appearance -- BBC
Gadhafi says he is in Tripoli, not Venezuela -- CNN

Libyan deputy ambassador to the UN: 'What's happening is genocide' -- BBC
Libyan diplomats at UN call for Gaddafi's fall -- National Post/AFP
Oil soars on Libya violence, WTI shorts cover -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Eni's Libyan Oil Drilling at Risk as Violence Threatens Italy's Interests -- Bloomberg
Europe's interests in Libya -- Al Jazeera
Europe's Ties With Libya Questioned -- Wall Street Journal
U.S.: Halt 'Unacceptable Bloodshed' -- Wall Street Journal

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Gaddafi’s End -- Elliott Abrams, National Review
Libya without Gaddafi: What to Expect, What to Watch For -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Gadhafi’s control over Libya is crumbling -- Patrick Martin, Globe And Mail
Libya unrest: Is Gaddafi's rule facing collapse? -- George Joffe, BBC
Libya: what next for the north African county and regional security? -- The Telegraph
Profile: Muammar Gaddafi -- Al Jazeera

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