Desi Cartman Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 BENGHAZI, Libya - Galvanized by anger over the killing of the popular American ambassador here last week, thousands of Libyans marched through this city on Friday, demanding the disarming of the militias that helped topple the dictatorship but have troubled the country with their refusal to disband. In a show of mass frustration at the armed groups, protesters seized control of several militia headquarters on Friday night and handed them over to Libya's national army in what appeared to be a coordinated sweep. They also stormed the headquarters of Ansar al-Sharia, a hard-line Islamist militia that has been linked to the attack on the United States Mission in Benghazi that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. As members of Ansar al-Sharia fled their headquarters, protesters set at least one vehicle on fire, and Reuters reported that one person was killed. There were unconfirmed reports that several had been wounded by the departing gunmen. At the seized headquarters of another militia, protesters burned and pillaged a large number of weapons, and hundreds of looters could be seen walking away with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/world/africa/pro-american-libyans-besiege-militant-group-in-benghazi.xml?f=19
Raghav_12 Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 That is good news. Change will come only when common men of these countries like Libya, rise up and denounce gun trotting militia.
beetle Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 That is good news. Change will come only when common man of these countries like Libya rise up and denounce gun trotting militia. finally some good news ..... People deserve the country they build...if the people want a better place ,they will have to do something about .
Rajiv Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 I had a Libyan coworker who was on work visa, he went back 2 months ago since his family called him back. He's on my FB and as per his photos, they are just leading a normal life, he was asking if he could have his friend mail the new iPhone and when we see this on TV, we wonder how life must be but reality is different We have a Palestinian as well, and he basically says I don't believe in this religious crap, when are going to the bar
Rajiv Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Good news in the OP, that'll shut up Hannity and that republican dog news channel Fox
Swing_n_Speed Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Libya is a completely mono-ethnic society. Like 95%+ belong to the same religious affiliation. As such, once they get rid of internal fighting they will smoothly sail to economic prosperity, much like the oil rich Gulf monarchies. The big question is can they get rid of the internal factionalism and terrorist groups/militias operating within their borders. My hunch is that America will quite simply bomb whoever opposes them and establish one sole power entity. Reports suggest that American drones are already operating there. It's in diverse regions like Iraq, Syria, Bahrain etc. where US foreign policy terribly fails.
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