Middle East Uprisings: On Ground Updates - February 22, 2011

Middle East Uprisings: On Ground Updates

Scorched Earth Tactics Being Used By Gaddafi’s Dying Regime -

 Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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* HeraldScotland.com brings us the following report that starts off like this... Libya last night fell back on “scorched earth” tactics as the dying regime of Colonel Gaddafi ordered warplanes to bomb its own capital in an increasingly bloody bid to hang on to power... Eyewitnesses said the military was attacking Tripoli from the skies as protesters surged closer to breaking Muammar Gaddafi’s 40-year grip on power... Local resident Adel Mohamed Saleh said: “What we are witnessing is unimaginable... Warplanes and helicopters are indiscriminately bombing one area after another. There are many dead. Our people are dying. It is the policy of scorched earth. Every 20 minutes they are bombing.”...

Read the rest at link below...

Gaddafi uses scorched earth tactics as Libya nears freedom

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* Guardian.co.uk.com keeps us Up-To-Date on the latest events out of Libya with some great reporting on their News Blog at link below...

Libya erupts as Gaddafi clings on - live updates

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* SKYNews.com has this report...
Libya: Thousands Flee Violence After Clashes

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- Libya on knife-edge -

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About this News Video: The future of Libya appears to be on a knife-edge. The military's taking on the people in the streets of the capital, Tripoli, and high-level diplomats are deserting the Gaddafi regime. But now the man himself has appeared on national TV to dispel rumors that he's getting out. And that's going to make things more difficult for the mounting calls for international action... Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker reports.

This Video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish

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Colonel Gaddafi says he will 'die' in Libya

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About this news video: Colonel Gaddafi addressed Libya today in a televised speech and said in part that he will "die as a martyr" in the country. The above video is just a small part of this speech that seemed more like a rant that kept going on forever.

This Video posted on YouTube by itnnews

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