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I've noticed #2 a lot as well. Great Lord of Chaos Send a noteboard - 22/08/2011 04:59:15 AM
2. People are stupid. Dozens of people on twitter think that there was no Libyan uprising, that the whole thing was staged or sponsored by NATO as part of some evil scheme to "get Libya's oil", when in fact the uprising was inconvenient, as the West had just spent a lot of time and money to make peace with Gaddafi and had some sweet oil deals without needing to bomb. Also, some people seem to actually believe idiots like Hugo Chavez who have been saying that NATO "flattened" Tripoli and killed thousands of people.


I've seen people complain that this entire uprising was uncalled for because Gaddafi was giving the Libyans free healthcare and the like, and that these are all just Islamic militants wanting to place Islam as the religion of state.

I don't agree, however.
Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
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Libyan rebels are now in Tripoli. - 21/08/2011 10:06:43 PM 763 Views
I guess now is when we find out how much he was bluffing... - 21/08/2011 10:09:01 PM 510 Views
Indeed. I'm rather nervous about it. - 21/08/2011 10:10:00 PM 543 Views
Oh please, let's stay in the realm of reality, not Gaddafi propaganda. - 21/08/2011 11:35:27 PM 474 Views
Since the leader of the NTC is worried about it, - 22/08/2011 02:13:42 PM 523 Views
And Gaddafi's presidential guard has surrendered as well. *NM* - 21/08/2011 10:09:02 PM 217 Views
It is looking positive at the moment - 21/08/2011 10:26:43 PM 421 Views
Now let the rebel civil war begin. *NM* - 21/08/2011 10:52:56 PM 231 Views
I'm following on Al Jazeera. - 21/08/2011 10:57:31 PM 644 Views
I've followed it on twitter despite my hatred of the service generally. - 21/08/2011 11:37:32 PM 507 Views
Re: I've followed it on twitter despite my hatred of the service generally. - 22/08/2011 12:20:09 AM 549 Views
Even if there aren't any planes, South Africa supported Gaddafi as of this morning. - 22/08/2011 01:16:36 AM 443 Views
Oh yes, that part I'm not disputing - 22/08/2011 10:18:03 AM 424 Views
Will NATO now do the same for Syrians? Or is that "different"? *NM* - 21/08/2011 11:47:27 PM 195 Views
I don't think so... - 21/08/2011 11:49:30 PM 479 Views
Glad to see he's gone. - 22/08/2011 01:04:14 AM 556 Views
Yeah, been reading whatever I can find. - 22/08/2011 03:58:58 AM 464 Views
Things that irritate me about reading twitter and watching CNN - 22/08/2011 04:13:58 AM 508 Views
I've noticed #2 a lot as well. - 22/08/2011 04:59:15 AM 439 Views
That's why I've avoided Twitter the last few days. - 22/08/2011 01:39:47 PM 527 Views
Both sons have now 'escaped' - 23/08/2011 02:01:29 AM 427 Views

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