Gaddafi fire power still feared by rebels
The spreading revolt in Libya may be closing in on the embattled leader, Muammar Gaddafi, but the opposition still fears his fire power.
Leaders of the rebel forces are marshalling their men and weapons to help the revolt in Gaddafi’s Tripoli stronghold but the thinking now is to let the capital free itself.
Read our news file Meanwhile the leader’s own spin doctor, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been denying allegations his father has ordered the bombing his own people.
“The United Nations Security Council resolution was passed because of media reports saying that the Libyan air force is attacking Tripoli. So, you are now in Tripoli, I want you now to go to any district they mentioned, and take a random sample in the street.”
The loss of eastern Libya and several towns in the west seems not to worry the Gaddafi camp, with his son claiming those areas were in chaos but still Libyan.
In Zawiyah rebel spirits are high but they’ve raised barricades against surrounding government soldiers who are hoping hunger might flush them out.
Libyan rebel towns react with joy to UN vote
The UN Security Council vote authorising a no-fly zone, and “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, prompted thousands of Gaddafi opponents in Benghazi to take to the streets in celebration.
There was little sign of fear of an imminent attack from government forces in the rebel stronghold. Crowds reportedly shouted “1-2-3, thank you Sarkozy” in recognition of the French president’s drive to impose a no-fly zone.
Some waved Egyptian flags. The Libyan leader has accused rebels of having foreign backing.
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His son Saif has suggested that only a minority of people in Benghazi are against his father.
There was more joy in the eastern city of Tobruk, where fireworks lit the sky in response to the UN’s move.
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French FM defends Tunisia links once again
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has again been forced to defend her links to the regime of ousted Tunisian president Zine Al-Abdine Ben Ali.
Alliot-Marie holidayed in Tunisia in December during anti-government protests.
She flew there on a private jet belonging to Aziz Miled, a Ben Ali associate.
Her office admitted she spoke with Ben Ali during her stay, contradicting her earlier account that her visit was a purely personal affair.
Le Canard Enchaine newspaper also reported on Wednesday that her parents bought a stake in a property company from Aziz Miled.
Alliot-Marie has refused to resign and has attacked the French media for dragging her parents into the matter.
Coalition launches further air strikes over Libya
?�Allied warplanes have launched further air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi’s forces for a fourth day, notably in western Libya. ?�The coalition?�has confirmed artillery and tanks besieging the rebel-held town of Misrata were targeted.?�?�Despite some condemnation of the West’s intervention, military chiefs have defended their role.?�?�?�Senior US military chief officer Peg Klein said: “Some of those cities still have tanks advancing on them to attack the Libyan people. We are authorised, and the President made the nexus between the Security Council resolution and what he considers our legal mandate to attack those tanks. And so that is the type of target that our strike aircraft will go after.”?�Many of the American air strikes are being launched from ships in the Mediterranean. ?�Despite that, Washington?�has made it clear it wants to take a back seat in the military mission and is calling on other members of the coalition to?�take?�operational command.?�?�
International community weighs up Libya options
The United States is moving warships and aircraft carriers closer to Libya, although military analysts say intervention through force is unlikely.
The British government meanwhile says it will work towards a no-fly zone over Libya.
Read our news file
On Monday the US met with NATO partners and other foreign governments to discuss military options.
President Barack Obama also met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who expressed frustration with Gaddafi.
“He, (referring to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi), has lost his legitimacy when he declared war on his people. This is again a totally unacceptable situation. I hope, I sincerely hope and urge him to listen to the people’s call,” said Ban.
Colonel Gaddafi has come under increasing pressure from the international community since a unanimous resolution imposing sanctions on he and his closest aides, was passed by the United Nations last week.
Soldiers corral protestors in parts of Tahrir
Soldiers have moved in to form a cordon around the protestors who still occupy parts of Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
The Army says it respects the demonstrators’ demands.
But today is the start of the working week in Egypt and it has urged them to go home so that normal life can resume.
Despite toppling the Mubarak regime, many say they plan to stay in the Square to hold the newly-installed army council to account.
There was some pushing and shoving and sporadic scuffling.
It has been claimed that dozens of protest leaders have been taken away and are being held near the Egptian Museum next to Tahrir Square.
There has been no comment from the military.
Microsoft call in Skype
Microsoft is buying phone network company Skype for almost six billion euros – in cash.
Skype – through which people can make voice and video calls, at no charge, over the internet – has never made a profit and some analysts said the purchase makes no financial sense and Microsoft was overpaying.
The software firm’s boss Steve Ballmer ignored the naysayers and told reporters: “Today is a big day for Microsoft and Skype, as well as consumers and businesses around the world. We’re making life better – by providing tools that help people to learn, to analyse, to take action, as well as to enjoy and to socialise.”
Skype is increasingly popular with 145 million users on average each month. International traffic has grown from 5.4 billion minutes in 2007 to 45 billion last year.
The purchase is Microsoft’s biggest ever. Skype could be combined with its software such as Outlook to appeal to corporate users, while the voice and video communications could link to Microsoft’s Xbox live gaming.
Longer-term, Skype would offer Microsoft another route to develop its mobile presence, an area it has already put more energy and resources into as PC usage comes under threat.
HSBC profit disappoints
HSBC is the latest UK based bank to disappoint investors with lower than expected earning for last year, even though pretax profit more than doubled from 2009 to the equivalent of 13.7 billion euros.
HSBC, which is Europe’s biggest bank in terms of market value, also cut its profitability targets due to the cost of tougher banking regulations.
Its share price fell to their lowest level in nearly a month.
HSBC’s decision to cut back its profitability expectations followed a similar move by rivals Barclays and Credit Suisse as regulatory requirements require banks to hold more money in reserves.
New chief executive Stuart Gulliver said he did not think that HSBC would need a rights issue to raise new capital.
However, its finance director Iain Mackay said the bank’s new, scaled back return on equity target reflected the tougher capital requirements for banks, as well as global economic uncertainty, as highlighted by recent political tensions in the Middle East and north Africa.
EU reviews policy towards turmoil-hit countries
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have called for an immediate end to the violence in Libya but stopped short of sanctions against Tripoli.
Instead their attention focussed on providing support for those countries in the grip of unrest to manages a peaceful transition to democratic government.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague was adamant. “ If we don’t succeed in that then the dangers to the European Union of instability or extremism on our frontiers are immense so it is a historic opportunity for the EU but a real historic responsibility as well.”
Despite the bloodshed in Libya, Italy leads a group of southern EU states wanting to avoid antagonising Tripoli over its threat to halt cooperation on migration policies.
Italy’s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said:
“Italy is a first destination country where potentially an enormous number of migrants could make for….dozens of people who, due to disasters, chaos or violence could flood on to its shores.”
Thousands have already fled their home countries as the unrest in Tunisia and Egypt.
More than 5,000 of them have arrived in Italy.
An EU proposal to fund infrastructure and development in the unstable nations is being planned to prevent further long term migration.
Gaddafi fire power still feared by rebels
The spreading revolt in Libya may be closing in on the embattled leader, Muammar Gaddafi, but the opposition still fears his fire power.
Leaders of the rebel forces are marshalling their men and weapons to help the revolt in Gaddafi’s Tripoli stronghold but the thinking now is to let the capital free itself.
Read our news file Meanwhile the leader’s own spin doctor, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been denying allegations his father has ordered the bombing his own people.
“The United Nations Security Council resolution was passed because of media reports saying that the Libyan air force is attacking Tripoli. So, you are now in Tripoli, I want you now to go to any district they mentioned, and take a random sample in the street.”
The loss of eastern Libya and several towns in the west seems not to worry the Gaddafi camp, with his son claiming those areas were in chaos but still Libyan.
In Zawiyah rebel spirits are high but they’ve raised barricades against surrounding government soldiers who are hoping hunger might flush them out.
ECB flags up April interest rate rise
As the European Central Bank kept euro zone interest rates unchanged, despite rising inflation fears, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the sense among the bank’s Governing Council is that a rate hike in April is “possible,” but not certain.
He said a final decision will depend on the latest data. Trichet said any subsequent move would “certainly not” be the start of a “series” of rate rises.
He added the decision to leave rates unchanged at a record low one percent this month was “unanimous.”
The strong indication of a rise in April shocked markets expecting a raise late this year. It puts the ECB in pole position to hike well before the US Federal Reserve and even the Bank of England, which analysts had expected to move first.
At a news conference Trichet dismissed the idea that a rate increase in April could be bigger than 25 basis points, saying such a scenario was “not the appropriate interpretation.”
The euro soared after Trichet spoke. At one stage it was as high as $1.3976, its strongest since 8 November, putting the single European currency on track to test the psychologically important $1.40 level.
Trichet said the ECB would exercise “strong vigilance” over rising inflation, deploying a phrase that in the past signalled a rate rise was only a month away.
Euro zone inflation accelerated to 2.4 percent last month, moving further above the ECB’s target of around but just below two percent.
In a fresh set of forecasts, ECB staff predicted that euro zone inflation would overshoot the central bank’s target this year, but fall back to below the two percent upper limit in 2012.
Interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister
In an interview with euronews, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, makes a link between protests in Iran and manipulation from the outside world.?�?�Salehi?�reacts to?�foreign?�to concerns over Iranian ships off the coast of Syria and Iran’s nuclear program.?�The government’s hard?�stance?�against the opposition is clear at a time of revolution in some?� Arabic countries.?�euronews:?�“How do you?�read?�the events in Arab world??� In Egypt, Tunisia, Libya where there have been a wave of revolutions and protests?”?�Salehi:?�“Well, we?�think these are authentic moves from the people.?� They are tired of tyranny, despotism and?�arrogance on the part?�of their governments.?� So people are trying to regain their honour and real position.“?�?�euronews:?�“The Iranian president, Ahmadinejad,?�condemns the?�oppression in Libya.?� Is?�that your official position?“?�?�?�Salehi?�“Yes, we condemn the use of any force against authentic moves of people of any country.?� So I think that the force that was used in Libya against their own people was absolutely unjustifiable.” ?�euronews:?�“There are reports?�that say that Iran is using oppression?�against protesters and against the opposition.”?�Salehi:?�“There is a tremendous difference and a basic difference between the two.?�There may be?�manipulated protests from some people in the street.”?�euronews:?�“Who is manipulating who?”?�Salehi:?�“I think the Europeans, probably the Western governments, are rising this comparison.?� There?�are absolutely no grounds for comparaison.?�?�For example, if you want to speak about protests and demonstrations, a few months?�ago?�there were demonstrations in France.?�?�You have demonstrations all over the world.”?�euronews:?�“But, there?�is no relation between what?�happened in France and what is happening in the Arab world or in Tehran.?� Are you saying there are a conspiracy theories?�coming from Europe?”?�Salehi“No.?�?�What I am saying?�is that the few protests that we saw in Tehran and?�other parts of?�Iran are?�manipulated.”?�euronews:?�“But in Iran, there are arrests of opposition leaders.”?�Salehi“No, we have not done?�this.?�?�?�Those gentlemen you refer to are in their homes, they are living ordinary lives.”?�euronews:?�“Some reports say that they are under arrest and?� unable to move about freely?�in Tehran.”?�Salehi:?�“No, this is what I heard on the news?�today.?�We do not do?�such things. We refute these claims.”?�euronews:?�“Their houses?�are under surveillance?�in Tehran.“?�?�Salehi:?�“They are in their homes.?� As I said, every country enjoys its own rules and regulations.?� There is the rule of law.?� Even in European countries people are prevented from going against?�the rule of law. Nobody can take the law into?�their own?�hands.”?�euronews:?�“Reports concerning Mehdi Karoubi and Hussein Moussavi say that they have taken to an unknown location.”?�Salehi:?�“I have no information about that.?�To the best of my knowledge,?�they are at their homes.?� They are always moving from?�one place to another. They are free to visit their families. They may have made their own decision to?�move.”?�euronews:?�“Nobody knows where they are.?� Their families don’t know where they are.”?�?�Salehi“As I said, in Tehran we have only had the?�manipulated protests of a?�few people.”?�euronews:?�“Journalists and?�reporters can not work easily in Tehran or other Iranian cities.”?�Salehi“No, I do not agree with this. There may be some cases where people on the street have taken the law into their hands and have created some limitations, but this is not the policy of the country.?�The media is free. I mean, we have the most free media in the Middle East.”?�euronews:?�“But, for example,?�cutting Twitter, Facebook and the internet, and?�stopping communication between families in Tehran, what does all this mean?”?�Salehi:?�“Ok, sometimes when you have protests, even in the West, when you want to control a protest, what do you do??�It was in England few months?�ago when students had some demonstrations. Did the security forces in England and the police?�provide the students with cakes and food or something? I mean they, the police, had the responsibility of controlling the protests that?�were beyond?�rule of law.?�euronews:?�“There are concerns in Israel and the Israeli Prime Minister said that Iranian warships off the coast of Syria is a provocative operation.”?�Salehi?�“I would say?�that this is about Iranophobia.?� Israeli officials always make such comments. But the countries in the region know very well about the intentions of Iran. We have always trusted and been a very good friend to governments in the region. That is a training mission.”?�euronews:?�“But, for example, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,?�said?�it is a?�dangerous matter.”?�Salehi:?�“Well,?�this is his own impression. They always?�make such statements which have nothing to do with the reality.”?�euronews:?�?�“Does?�this mean that there is something hidden behind that operation?”?�Salehi:?�“No,?�there is nothing secret about this mission. We have stated this and I have said it over and over. This was?�only for the purposes of training.”?�euronews:?�“There are fears that the ships may carry weapons?� from?�Iran to Syria.”?�Salehi:?�“No. We have said explicitly that the ships did not carry any military weapons.”?�euronews:?�“What do you say about accusations that Iran is trying to develope nuclear weapons?”?�Salehi:?�“We absolutely refute that. Our supreme leader, who enjoys a religious?�position, has?�made a?�decree which is both religious and governmental.?� The?�decree states that the?�holding of nuclear weapons, production of nuclear weapons and?�use of nuclear weapons is against the principles of our religion.?�euronews:?�“Israel is saying that you are only one year?�away from?� producing your first?�atomic bomb.”?�Salehi:?�“Well, they have been?�saying this.?�Some say about a year, others says?�two years, or?�three years.?� There are different speculations in order to make other countries in the region frightened?�of Iran. We refute this. If?�we had the intention of making an atomic bomb we would not have shy away from it.Why shoud we shy away from it? We have?�remained a faithful member of the NPT (Non Proliferation Treaty), we believe in the integrity of the NPT, and we insist on the fact that the production of atomic bombs is against?�tenets of Islam.”?�euronews:?�“Why is Iran not cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?”?�Salehi:?�“This is what I am saying.?� We have very good cooperation with the agency and the agency has explicitly stated this in their report – this last report?�that was out a fews ago.?� We have inspectors in my country 24 hours, cameras are working, we have resident inspectors.?� We opened up our nuclear installations to outside visitors from all over the world.”?�euronews:?�?�“It is not the case in Natanz, for example.”?�Salehi:?�“Excuse me?”?�euronews:?�?�“Natanz doesn’t have cameras.”?�Salehi:?�“Can you please come.?� If you come and?�see the cameras, please show it on Euronews.”?�?�
Two killed in Omani anti-government protests
At least two people are reported to have been killed in anti-government protests in Oman.
It is alleged police fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing demonstrators; some of whom set fire to government buildings and cars. Witnesses say more than 2,000 people gathered for a second day in the industrial town of Sohar, on the Gulf Arab sultanate’s northern coast.
Protests also took place in the southern town of Salalah where a small number of demonstrators have camped out since Friday near the office of a provincial governor.
Political parties are banned in Oman, which has been ruled for four decades by Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Ex French army chief: “the Libyans must find a solution”
NATO members have been holding talks about taking command of the no-fly zone over Libya.
Washington, London and Paris agreed on Tuesday that the alliance should play a key operational role, although a deal still has to be reached, largely due to Turkish reservations.
To evaluate the situation, euronews interviewed Admiral Jacques Lanxade, former chief of defence of the French armed forces, and former ambassador to Tunisia.
Pierre Ass?�mat, euronews:
Paris talks of a technical role for NATO. Why has (agreement) taken so much time?
Admiral Jacques Lanxade:
I believe that the French position, but equally that of several other countries, was that NATO has an image in the Arab world which is an aggressive image – one of western nations against developing countries – which is a great exaggeration. So the idea was that this coalition was needed: that is a coalition of the international community comprising not only western forces but also Arab countries. So NATO didn’t seem to France to be very appropriate.
Pierre Ass?�mat, euronews:
Admiral, it’s very easy to start a war, it’s harder to end one. And it seems hard to imagine the Libyan regime collapsing from within. In your view what strategy is the international coalition going to pursue?
Admiral Jacques Lanxade:
My personal feeling is that we have two scenarios before us. The first being that Gaddafi, pushed by his entourage perhaps, leaves power – and today we hear about negotiations which are already underway for the “guide to the Libyan revolution” – as he calls himself – to go. I am not sure that things will happen like that. The other scenario unfortunately is that of the status quo, which means a partition of the country. Between on one side Cyrenaica under the control of the opposition – and Tripolitania under the control of the Gaddafi clan. I fear that the second scenario is the more probable.
Pierre Ass?�mat, euronews:
Now that the exclusion zone is in place, should (the coalition) launch a ground offensive?
Admiral Jacques Lanxade:
There should certainly not be a ground offensive, besides the United Nations resolution did not authorise one and I think that it would be extremely dangerous to do it. I think that it’s now up to the Libyans to find a solution, in other words for the opposition to see whether it’s in a position to shove events along and make sure that Gaddafi leaves, because there’ll be no definitive solution with Gaddafi in power.
Pierre Ass?�mat, euronews:
Can we envisage an indirect attack by the international community against Colonel Gaddafi, since a direct one is not allowed under the United Nations mandate?
Admiral Jacques Lanxade:
I don’t believe that Gaddafi can be hit, he is extremely careful, he has underground bunkers. It’s possible to get rid of certain things around him, and make his situation more difficult, but physically I think that barring an accident, it’s very difficult to hit him.
European consular help abroad
Brussels has set out to remind Europeans in difficulty of their rights. During emergencies, such as in Japan or Libya recently, EU citizens abroad have the right to ask for help from any EU consulate or embassy where their country is not directly represented.
But many Europeans do not know they have this right, so the European Commission is taking steps to boost citizens??� awareness.
Europeans take more than 90 million trips outside the EU each year and around 30 million live in non-EU countries. Yet it is only in the US, China and Russia that every one of the 27 member states has a diplomatic mission.
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice and Citizenship, explained: “We have to clarify some questions: let’s take Luxembourg citizens who are lost in Kazakhstan and the British embassy is going to save them, that comes at a cost to the British tax payer, so it is normal that they are paid back by the Luxembourg authorities. How this transfer is going to take place, that has to be regulated by a European law and will be.”
A website on consular protection is being launched, providing addresses of diplomatic missions in non-EU countries and access to all EU member states’ travel advisory services.
Turkeys Erdogan angry with Germany
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Germany to speak plainly about Turkeys prospects of joining the European Union. The Turkish prime ministers remarks come at a time when German and French resistance to Turkish EU membership is seen by Ankara to have reduced Turkey-EU relations to a new low.
Erdogan said: I have no secret agenda. I am explicit in everything I say. If the reality among the Europeans is We dont want Turkey among us, then they should say it clearly. I will accept it, with pleasure!
On Sunday, the Turkish leader, before a visit to Germany, reiterated his rejection of any proposed privileged partnership between Turkey and the EU, short of full membership in the bloc.
Accession talks began in 2005, and have moved very slowly. There are 35 negotiating chapters.
Thirteen have been started, only one concluded and 18 frozen by Cyprus, France or the European Union.
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- Bijvoorbeeld: u wil een blog maken uw hobby. U kan dan op regelmatige basis, bvb. dagelijks, een bericht toevoegen op uw blog over uw hobby. Dit kan gaan dat u vandaag een nieuwe postzegel bij uw verzameling heeft, een nieuwe bierkaart, een grote vis heeft gevangen, enz. Vertel erover en misschien kan je er zelfs een foto bij plaatsen. Zo kunnen anderen die ook dezelfde hobby hebben dagelijks mee lezen. Als u bvb. zeer actief bent in uw hobby, kan u dagelijks uiteraard meerdere berichtjes plaatsen, met bvb. de laatste nieuwtjes. Zo trek je veel bezoekers aan.
WAT ZIJN DIE "REACTIES"?
Een bezoeker kan op een bericht van u een reactie plaatsen. Een bezoeker kan dus zelf géén bericht plaatsen op uw blog zelf, wel een reactie. Het verschil is dat de reactie niet komt op de beginpagina, maar enkel bij een bericht hoort. Het is dus zo dat een reactie enkel gaat over een reactie bij een bericht. Indien u bvb. een gedicht heeft geschreven, kan een reactie van een bezoeker zijn dat deze het heel mooi vond. Of bvb. indien u plaatselijk nieuws brengt, kan een reactie van een bezoeker zijn dat deze nog iets meer over de feiten weet (bvb. exacte uur van het ongeval, het juiste locatie van het evenement,...). Of bvb. indien uw blog een dagboek is, kan men reageren op het bericht van die dag, zo kan men meeleven met u, u een vraag stellen, enz. Deze functie kan u uitschakelen via "Instellingen" indien u dit niet graag heeft.
WAT IS DE "WAARDERING"?
Een bezoeker kan een bepaald bericht een waardering geven. Dit is om aan te geven of men dit bericht goed vindt of niet. Het kan bvb. gaan over een bericht, hoe goed men dat vond. Het kan ook gaan over een ander bericht, bvb. een tip, die men wel of niet bruikbaar vond. Deze functie kan u uitschakelen via "Instellingen" indien u dit niet graag heeft.
Het Bloggen.be-team wenst u veel succes met uw gloednieuwe blog!
