yep I won't push mine on anyone and I appreciate them treating me the same. My beliefs work for me, although they might be different than other peoples. I respect all who believe and those that don't. it's personal
Colleene stated his people were mad at him because he wasn't Muslim like I said I considered it a mote point, it was just an observation on her part, I believe
TOBRUK, Libya – Militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clamped down in Tripoli, with the sound of gunfire ringing in the air, while protesters who control much of the eastern half of Libya claimed new gains in cities and towns closer to the heart of Gadhafi's regime in the capital.
Protesters said they had taken over Misrata, which would be the largest city in the western half in the country to fall into their hands. The military has also moved heavy forces into the town of Sabratha, west of the capital, to try to put down protesters who have overwhelmed security headquarters and government buildings, a news website close to the government reported.
International outrage mounted after Gadhafi on Tuesday went on state TV and in a fist-pounding speech called on his supporters to take to the streets to fight protesters. Gadhafi's retaliation has already been the harshest in the Arab world to the wave of anti-government protests sweeping the Middle East.
Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said estimates of some 1,000 people killed in the violence in Libya were "credible," although he stressed information about casualties was incomplete. The New York-based Human Rights Watch has put the death toll at nearly 300, according to a partial count.
Gadhafi's speech appeared to have brought out a heavy force of supporters and militiamen that largely prevented major protests in the capital Tuesday night or Wednesday. Through the night, gunfire was heard, said one woman who lives near downtown.
"Mercenaries are everywhere with weapons. You can't open a window or door. Snipers hunt people," she said. "We are under siege, at the mercy of a man who is not a Muslim."
During the day Wednesday, more gunfire was heard near Gadhafi's residence, but in many parts of the city of 2 million residents were venturing out to stores, some residents said. The government sent out text messages urging people to go back to their jobs, aiming to show that life was returning to normal. The residents spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
But Libya's upheaval, just over a week old, has shattered the hold of Gadhafi's regime across much of the country. Protesters claim to hold towns and cities along nearly the entire eastern half of the 1,000-mile Mediterranean coastline, from the Egyptian border. In parts, they have set up their own jury-rigged self-administrations.
orn 7 June 1942 (1942-06-07) (age 68) Sirt, Italian Libya Spouse(s) Safia Farkash Children Muhammad al-Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi, Saadi Gaddafi, Mutassim Gaddafi, Saif Al Arab, Khamis, Ayesha al-Gaddafi, Hanna Religion Islam Signature Website Official website
you make a good point. Honestly oil never entered my mind. I am having trouble wrapping my mind around this. i have a very personal stake in it I am afraid and my emotions are mixed. Trust me, sending in the military is the last thing I want to happen. I just have a gut feeling it's going to happen
I honestly don't think we can do anything right. not to sound sanctimonious but when we do help, it seems they bite the hand that feeds them and the world decides we are the bad guy. personally I don't care how we look this time. there are American citizens in there that can't get out and THEY need us to interviene But Obama quit taking my calls~~go figure
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RE: do you believe in jesus?
yepI won't push mine on anyone and I appreciate them treating me the same. My beliefs work for me, although they might be different than other peoples.
I respect all who believe and those that don't. it's personal