The Â鶹Éç's Pascale Harter quotes a Libyan resident of Tripoli who hasn't heard of any casualties in coalition airstrikes. Dr Amaya in Tripoli says there have been 17 casualties in his hospital.
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Rahul posts: I guess now that NATO might lead the attacks on Gaddafi, he will have the same fate like Saddam Hussain.
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Dr Amaya in Tripoli tells WHYS: "There is no fact-finding mission in Libya, so how come you're talking about a massacre?"
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Olabisi in Ibadan, Nigeria: Gaddafi should be captured alive, so he can answer for his sins. France or Canada should lead the coalation, America have got enough to grab with already in Iraq, Afghan, etc.
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Ben J here, with you through today''''s programmes. We''''re on air shortly in the US (1700GMT / 1300EDT); and in an hour from now in the rest of the world (1800GMT / 8pm in Tripoli and Cairo). Call us now on +44 20 70 83 72 72 or text +44 77 86 20 60 80 to join the conversation.
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Reuters: Qatar's forces will be up and flying in the Libya coalition operations by the weekend, says US Adm Samuel Locklear, the head of US forces enforcing the no-fly zone.
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Roy in Oklahoma, on the question of who should be in charge: Not the USA. We're stretched thin as is, and it's not our job to be the world's police force. This doesn't mean we shouldn't at least help out, but someone else (the UN, maybe?) needs to take control of this one.
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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We are only in the early stages of what is happening in North Africa and the Middle East. It is already set to overtake the 2008 financial crisis and 9/11 as the most important development of the early 21st century, and is likely to bring some degree of political change in all countries in the Arab world."
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Abdul, eyewitness in Zintan, Libya, tells Â鶹Éç Arabic: Right now, it is calmer than it was in the morning, when there was fighting and shelling in the east of the city. Those Gaddafi forces have now withdrawn. However, 50 to 60 tanks have massed at the northern entrance to the city. Gaddafi's forces have also cut off the electricity.
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Nathaniel in Cape Town e-mails: The African Union's answer to the uprising in Libya would be "power sharing". I don't think that solves anything.
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Chris in Oregon: No he shouldn't be targeted directly it's up to his People to decide how he is handled. I think the Arab league should be in charge: it is their region that is most affected.
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Ayin e-mails from Seoul, South Korea: Rather than drive Libya into a full-blown civil war, the UN could have had a peace summit between the two sides; diplomatically urging Gadhafi unto a democratic path. Western countries siding with the opposition forces isn't really going to help Libya in any sense.
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If you''re Spanish or Algerian, I''d be interested in hearing your response to that news of your respective governments'' positions on the issue of Libya.
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Spain has voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking part in the coalition to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya.
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Reuters: Algeria's foreign minister says Western military intervention in Libya is "disproportionate" and must end immediately.
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The Â鶹Éç's Pascale Harter quotes a Libyan resident of Tripoli who hasn't heard of any casualties in coalition airstrikes. Dr Amaya in Tripoli says there have been 17 casualties in his hospital.
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Rahul posts: I guess now that NATO might lead the attacks on Gaddafi, he will have the same fate like Saddam Hussain.
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Dr Amaya in Tripoli tells WHYS: "There is no fact-finding mission in Libya, so how come you're talking about a massacre?"
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Olabisi in Ibadan, Nigeria: Gaddafi should be captured alive, so he can answer for his sins. France or Canada should lead the coalation, America have got enough to grab with already in Iraq, Afghan, etc.
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Ben J here, with you through today''''s programmes. We''''re on air shortly in the US (1700GMT / 1300EDT); and in an hour from now in the rest of the world (1800GMT / 8pm in Tripoli and Cairo). Call us now on +44 20 70 83 72 72 or text +44 77 86 20 60 80 to join the conversation.
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Reuters: Qatar's forces will be up and flying in the Libya coalition operations by the weekend, says US Adm Samuel Locklear, the head of US forces enforcing the no-fly zone.
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Roy in Oklahoma, on the question of who should be in charge: Not the USA. We're stretched thin as is, and it's not our job to be the world's police force. This doesn't mean we shouldn't at least help out, but someone else (the UN, maybe?) needs to take control of this one.
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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We are only in the early stages of what is happening in North Africa and the Middle East. It is already set to overtake the 2008 financial crisis and 9/11 as the most important development of the early 21st century, and is likely to bring some degree of political change in all countries in the Arab world."
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Abdul, eyewitness in Zintan, Libya, tells Â鶹Éç Arabic: Right now, it is calmer than it was in the morning, when there was fighting and shelling in the east of the city. Those Gaddafi forces have now withdrawn. However, 50 to 60 tanks have massed at the northern entrance to the city. Gaddafi's forces have also cut off the electricity.
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Nathaniel in Cape Town e-mails: The African Union's answer to the uprising in Libya would be "power sharing". I don't think that solves anything.
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Chris in Oregon: No he shouldn't be targeted directly it's up to his People to decide how he is handled. I think the Arab league should be in charge: it is their region that is most affected.
Comment sent via Feed
Ayin e-mails from Seoul, South Korea: Rather than drive Libya into a full-blown civil war, the UN could have had a peace summit between the two sides; diplomatically urging Gadhafi unto a democratic path. Western countries siding with the opposition forces isn't really going to help Libya in any sense.
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If you''re Spanish or Algerian, I''d be interested in hearing your response to that news of your respective governments'' positions on the issue of Libya.
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Spain has voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking part in the coalition to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya.
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Reuters: Algeria's foreign minister says Western military intervention in Libya is "disproportionate" and must end immediately.