Muammar Gaddafi claimed that al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden was behind the Libyan uprising. The Libyan leader said the country’s young people were being manipulated and drugged by al-Qaeda in speech aired on Libyan state television on Thursday.
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Michelle Malkin today posted the video below. As you can see, the unions haven’t gotten the memo on the new emphasis on ‘civility.’ Of course, things aren’t going particularly well for public sector unions these days and desperate people will say and do desperate things. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 24/02/2011 17:22 Number of articles : 8
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Compelling new footage has emerged showing an intense street battle, and its aftermath in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The amateur video was supplied to AP Television by Libyan opposition groups. (Feb. 24)
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A Japanese tourist captured the moment the devastating earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch. The footage shows the immediate chaos after Tuesday’s tremor, with dust settling and people running around in panic. (Feb. 24)
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Muhammad al-Senussi, who would be Libya’s crown prince if the country still had a monarchy, has spoken out about the ongoing violence in the country from London. Libya was a monarchy until Muammar Gaddafi took power in a military coup in 1969 and the exiled King Idris has long since died. In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips, al-Senussi asked the international community to help remove Gaddafi from power and stop the ongoing “massacre”.
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Vanderbilt University officials are investigating how their mascot left a fan with a bloodied nose. Video shows the mascot, known as Mr. C, putting his hand on the young man’s shoulder before knocking him in the face. (Feb. 24)
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Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has said in a speech on state television that al-Qaeda is responsible for the uprising in his country. Speaking on the phone from an undisclosed location, Gaddafi said the protesters were young people who were being manipulated by al-Qaeda, and that many were under the influence of drugs.
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Is East Timor ready for a future without the foreign influence of the UN and other international forces?
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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, says the case against him is “nonsense” and calls it “ridiculous.” Thursday a judge ruled Assange can be extradited to Sweden in a sex crimes inquiry. (Feb. 24)
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Highlights of this day in history: President Andrew Johnson impeached; The Nazi Party holds its first major meeting; Manila liberated during World War II; Britain’s Prince Charles, Lady Diana Spencer engaged; Lauryn Hill’s Grammy feat. (Feb. 24)
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