Witnesses say Security 5 killed in Syria RAID - voice of America

VOA News April 25, 2011 a man throws a rock at a passing tank in a place given as Deraa in this still image of an amateur video, April 25, 2011

Witnesses in southern Syria say security forces have killed five people, as authorities to expand their crackdown on a five-week anti-Government uprising.

Monday said they saw the bodies in a car the witness, had attacked the security forces is ' A, after rolled tanks and soldiers in the city.

Permission groups reported also shot by security forces in the Duma, a suburb of the capital Damascus.

On Sunday, permission groups said security forces killed at least four civilians and city Jableh, protest against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad of last night arrested many activists of the opposition in the coastline after pro-democracy.? Witnesses say that the murders occurred even if no protests underway.

In the meantime, police raids in Syria Sunday, especially around Damascus and the central city of Homs conducted secret.? Arrests more than grieving funerals for protesters killed last during the two days.

Sweeps against the Government, the demonstrators despite last week lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old emergency law have escalated. The New York Times, quoting the Managing Director who said Syrian rights group Insan Wissam fare, 217 people have disappeared since Friday.

Funerals were held for the victims of the violence Friday and Saturday.? Human rights groups say that at least 120 people were killed in the two-day crackdown.

The US Human Rights Watch called Sunday for a UN investigation into the death and international sanctions to the officials for the murder charge.

President Assad signed a decree ending decades of State of emergency last week.? The ruling was part of his efforts against the Government stop unrest, by an important demand protesters.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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Syrian forces RAID pro-democracy activists - voice of America

VOA News April 24, 2011 made in this citizen-journalism-picture on a mobile phone and Saturday April 23, 2011, obtained by the AP, Syrian protesters against the Government carry the coffin of an activist on Friday during his funeral procession in Quaboun near the city of Damascus was killed, Syria, Saturday, April 23, 2011

Permission groups say imprisonment a top pro-democracy activists after a deadly raid against the Protestants Syrian security forces conducted several raids late Saturday in the vicinity of Damascus,.

At least 12 Saturday killed as Syrian security forces and sniper fire on mourning funerals, one day after the RAID of the bloodiest so far in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad opened.

Also announced Saturday, two Syrian Parliament members resign they are in protest against the killing of civilians.

Permission groups and witnesses say Saturday's shootings in Damascus suburb which took place the Duma and the southern city of Izraa.? Thousands of people had gathered to protest the deaths of at least 75 people on Friday in two locations.

Friday's deadly crackdown came a day after President Assad ends almost 50 years State of emergency decree signed.? The Decree was part of its efforts to stop unrest by some meet the demands of the demonstrators against the Government.

The associated press reports at least 120 people in two days of violence condemned by world leaders, including President Barack Obama have been killed.

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New Ivory Coast Government calls for truth and Reconciliation Commission - voice of America

Scott Stearns | Dakar, April 20, 2011 President Alassane Ouattara involved which stormed the nation from the golf hotel after former President of the C?te d ' Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo by troops, the bunker where he hung was arrested on the power in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 11 2011

Ivory Coast of new Government calls for a truth and Reconciliation Commission help address human rights violations, including were committed during the political crisis, and the November elections. A Commission to many challenges to reunite a country divided by more than 10 years of civil war, instability and political violence.

President Alassane Ouattara says that a truth and Reconciliation Commission helps to move Ivorians has dominated much of the last ten years on the suspicion.

President Ouattara says no reconciliation without justice and reconciliation must not be effective without forgiveness. South African President Jacob Zuma following last week arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo, Mr Ouattara said that he telephoned to say that he must South Africa's experience and support an effective truth and Reconciliation Commission.

What about Laurent Gbagbo?

Decide, what is to do about Mr. Gbagbo is the highest-profile challenge. He refused to recognize that he Mr Ouattara was defeated last year's election and was in power for months with the help of the army.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was the African Union mediator between the rival President. He says, Mr. Gbagbo should be pardoned.

He said "The civil war does not stop, that is why we are talking about reconciliation,". "If we want to make up for you give to end a secure Gbagbo." Then you get some of his people, because it represent a number of people and also a large region of the country. "Get the people in the Government so you play inclusiveness."

Human rights watch says that Mr Gbagbo exile in a country should be allowed, that would protect him from persecution, as the tension in Ivory Coast would only increase.

Inherit "President Ouattara a country that is deeply divided along ethnic, religious and regional lines,", said Corinne Dufka, the West Africa Office for Human Rights Watch. She says that it depends on neutrality of the Commission with a wide political balance.

"The type of mandate and the composition of the Commission and all of these issues will then set how legitimate is useful the State such as this Commission, this very deep divisions deal and recommendations against their occurrence" she said.

President Ouattara says that the Commission will help come to terms with Ivorians with sometimes painful past.

The President says Ivorians must know what happened, if you have done, what, and why as far back as 1999. He says people have to admit, their crimes and the nation ask for forgiveness. President Ouattara says impunity will come to an end in C?te d'Ivoire, for everyone before the law equal to their political affiliation, origin, religion or ethnicity.

The promised autonomy is particularly important, as Dufka says, that some of Mr Ouattara militants guilty of violations of human rights.

"For the first several months after the elections the most serious violations committed by Gbagbo's troops against actual and perceived supporters of Ouattara,", said Dufka. "Once the armed conflict had ignited, then forces loyal to Ouattara extremely serious violations of the law committed." "And not only in the West of the country, but also in Abidjan."

Commission replace not justice

While the truth and Reconciliation Commission will play an important role in the new Ivory Coast, Dufka says that it cannot replace Justice.

"It process should be seen not as a replacement for a kind of accountability," she said. "Since this now tragic-established cannot stop cycle of violence and impunity, will have for over 10 years in C?te d ' Ivoire has to those responsible for the very serious violations against the account was in the last ten years."

The end of the political crisis between Mr Ouattara and Mr Gbagbo is an opportunity but no guarantee of a more peaceful future.

Father Daniel Meledje is a priest in Abidjan's parish Saint Etienne.? In these difficult times, says Meledje, are a peace search people, by God, is because that peace touches everyone's heart. Ivorians are peace search, so that they can live in happiness. Without peace, he says, can not people to reconcile their differences.

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Japan keeps Publishing House on returnees to nuclear zone - voice of America

VOA News April 20, 2011

Japanese officials say, are considering it, steps to legally enforce a zone within 20 kilometres from the crippled nuclear power station Fukushima.

More than 60,000 people have been out of the zone shortly after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, which set, evacuated cooling systems out of action in the work. But Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Wednesday that some residents and others to stay again despite the Advisory away themselves were a Government car.

Edano said, the Government talks local about ways to legally enforce the restriction. Press reports Prime Minister Naoto Kan said probably the measures during a visit in the region will announce on Thursday and that the restrictions as already this week can enter into force.

In this work, engineers are working since Tuesday at more than 10,000 tons of highly radioactive water from the basement and utility tunnels on one of the six reactors for pumps. Officials said water levels in the tunnel-about two inches per day has increased hatte-- down about an inch were Wednesday morning.

Create a device which facility of the decontamination of 50 tons of water per hour, so can to keep it facilities at the nuclear fuel rods from overheating has asked a French company, Areva,. Officials hope that the system is in operation at the beginning of June.

Officials with the Tokyo electric power company, the plant operator, the heavily damaged reactor building published the first photos of within two on Wednesday. The images were sent by remote-controlled robot to measure radiation levels, whether people can go safely back in.

Japan's NHK television said the robot access to one of the buildings has been hampered by the debris. Another building was the home so that the lens of the camera immediately to MISTED steamy.

Kyodo News Agency cited a doctor, some of the men fight, say that to stabilize men examined the plant are at risk of depression or death by overwork. The doctor said that the workers of some of the lost, pushing their own family members in the tsunami itself of moral responsibility.

Despite the problems, an official at the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday in Vienna that leaking steadily down come the levels of emissions from the plant. IAEA experts Denis Flory, said that, if something unforeseen happens, he not leaking expect radiation in the environment, continued current levels to increase.

The Japanese Government has set for the first time radiation safety for school playgrounds in the Prefecture around the facility. It said, normal playground activities should remain permissible radiation of the current situation.

National Police late Tuesday said that the confirmed death of toll in the earthquake and tsunami has now 14,000, with more than 13.600 crowned is still lacking others. More than 90 percent of the victims back so far from drowning died, and, that were more than 65 percent of them above age 60.

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Japan nuclear plant operators to pay damages - voice of America

Steve Herman | Tokyo April 15, 2011 an older woman wipes her eyes in long lines for food in an evacuation shelter in Koriyama, Fukushima, Prefecture Japan, 2 April 2011

Japanese Government on Friday ordered Tokyo electric power company pay provisional compensation almost 50,000 families lived in the close to start the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima-1.

Industry Minister Banri Kaieda says he wants the company issued payments quickly.

Kaieda says that the money to do this is intended to assist with short-term cost of living for those, who had to quickly with only basic necessities to evacuate.

Tokyo Electric President Masataka Shimizu families within a radius of 30 kilometres from the nuclear plants get a million yen - announced, about $12,000-75% of this amount is as households are received a member.

Shimizu says that beginning March 28 consultations for those with residences within the radiation zone will be evacuation at a counseling center in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Fukushima's Governor Yuhei Sato has the utility and the Government for handling the response to the nuclear disaster have been criticized. He says that the are initial compensation far short of what is required.

The Governor says that this is only the beginning, pointing out that the crisis is not over. He says, he paid the full price Tokyo electric power and the Government to interfere with the life that call for evacuated.

Officials say nearly 140,000 people who have fled the radiation zone still in shelters.

Radiation has contaminated cultures and other farmers, forced to abandon cattle. Fishermen were also unable to sell their catches due to the widespread fears of sea water contamination.

The nuclear power plant was heavily damaged on 11 March 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami. Since Tokyo Electric has tried again the control of the nuclear reactors, which lost critical cooling functions.

The plant, on Japan's North-East Pacific coast has in fires, explosions, radiation release hydrogen in the atmosphere and sea water and a been hit accumulation of toxic water on the ground.

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An Appalachian radio voice remotely threatened

"We are in one of the poorest if not the poorest districts of the country, said Ricky Baker, of the private community action Council, which receives 95 percent of its funding by the Federal Government, into the microphone." Without that money he added "must we humans die either freezing, starving to death or to a disease to death, because they can receive adequate health care."

Mr. Kirby refrain from chiming in this his own employer, WMMT, is threatened by the same budget AX. Lawmakers try to billions of dollars in federal spending cut, voted in the Republican controlled House in February to end funding for the Corporation for public broadcasting in the year 2013. While President Obama still wants to finance the Corporation, budget of its long-term fate uncertain left the current turbulence.

The wrapping of a radio signal like luxury nebeneinandergestelltem against other hardships in the Appalachian mountains. But WMMT coal fields and hollows of eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia reached over the mountains, created an connective tissue for the widely-dispersed, geographically isolated listeners. There are also recreation of everyday life. How the Redbud trees in purple patches along the double-headed arrow hang here begin burst, the sounds from the radio, if not essential, might at least life-affirming.

"Phew, that young UN is a series of pipes on it, has" Andy Shepherd, a former federal Marshal, now a D.J. at the train station, told listeners last week, when he his show with a melody of Ardetta Meade wrapped.

Mr Shepherd and his wife, Cathy ("the biscuit burners"), share a three-hour program, the features of bluegrass, traditional country and their own playful patterns. Mrs. Shepherd speaks to multiple listeners, of which many homebound only to Black Peter off-air to are.

Mayor James Wiley craft, a Democrat, said in an interview that the station features served important communications. It much more quickly than city officials could have alerted residents on an oil slick, the impact on their drinking water.

"If this station due to lack of funding will be shut down, it would really, really hurts this city," said Mr craft.

Even a competitor has kind words for WMMT.

"they fill a void that fill commercial stations can not," said G. C. Kincer, who once in the possession of several such stations in the area but has reduced to one and who is also Mayor of nearby Jenkins. Commercial operators are their advertisers, ruled he said while make is not in the listener surveys, WMMT, on his notions of what people want.

Mr Kincer said "I them constantly hear".

The Corporation for public broadcasting distributed 420 million in the previous year 1,300 public television and radio stations across the country. There were WMMT, which is $256,000 radio or a University, $86,000 or one-third of the budget of the channel with national public.

Rural radio stations are far more dependent on federal funds than their urban counterparts and rather go, if it is cut. Almost two dozen rural stations, many of them on Indian reservations, rely on Corporation financing for at least 50 percent of their revenue. (On the other hand, grants from the Corporation and other federal agencies provide NPR 2 percent total sales revenue.)

Rural stations are additional challenges. You need several channels to reach widely scattered areas. And the listener are often fixed income with little or even to donate no discretionary money, especially in a down economy.

"This is the worst threat we've ever had, because the economic climate is different, so bad for everything," said Jim Webb, 65, the "Appalachian attitude," hosts with local and regional musicians.

WMMT is one of the few stations that still live, provide your own programs, music and news, around the clock, except for the early hours of the morning, if it repeated its hosts musical playlists. The station has four full-time and three part-time workers and more than 50 volunteers, of which many host shows and carry their own recordings.

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US Defense Chief in Saudi Arabia Mideast unrest - voice of America to discuss

VOA News April 06, 2011 is Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, of Saudi welcomes Assistant Minister of defence and aviation Prince Khalid bin Sultan 6, Gates arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April, 2011

Officials say that to focus on political change in the entire region, progress on $60 billion, to meet the weapons, missile defense talks with Saudi rulers

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah will return to discuss the recent spate of political unrest to reach the Middle East and North Africa.

Gates arrived in the capital Riyadh Wednesday on his third trip to the area last month. Officials say, his talks with the Saudi ruler will focus on political change in the region, progress in $60 billion arms deal and plans to update Saudi of Arabia missile defense system.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morell said that also Iran and the attempt of the unrest in the region use to his advantage to discuss the two men would be.

The talks are unlikely that on Saudi Arabia's internal situation, one limited to number of demonstrations of Shi Shi'ite population in the Eastern oil-producing provinces in the country has seen.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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North Africa NATO airstrike meets Libyan military near the town of Brega - voice of America

VOA News April 05, 2011 Libyan rebels inspect two Libya, 5 targeted the Pro nepotism forces that claim were rebels destroyed military vehicles by a NATO strike along the front near the town of Brega, April 2011

An air strike against a convoy Libyan military vehicles heading towards rebel lines in the vicinity of the Eastern oil city of Brega conducted by NATO.

Reports from the area say Tuesday's attack destroyed two of the vehicles, but it is unclear whether all Libyan soldiers came.

Opposition fighters have been collected on the eastern edge of Brega early Tuesday.? Rival forces have been in a stalemate in the city for days. On Monday, anti-nepotism occupied oil fighters of a largely residential area of Brega during loyalist troops near the city's infrastructure and other strategic points defending.

Control of Brega's refineries and port was required the rebels with the economic boost their fight against Colonel cold forces provide.

The rebels are expected to soon their first oil delivery load in the Eastern oil port of Marsa el Hariga, near the town of Tobruk.

Satellite vessel tracking shows that a tanker location Tuesday should get a million barrels of oil, the port of destination.? News reports say: the show is probably headed to Qatar.? Qatar, France and Italy together have official recognition of the Libyan rebel administration, transitional National Council granted.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, are still under way. Libya's acting Foreign Minister Abdul ATI al Obeidi talks with Turkish top officials on mediation one cease-fire with opposition forces.? Turkey said it host the Council representative rebel expected in the next few days.

Libyan Government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said, Libya is open to political electoral or constitutional changes, but only as long as nepotism leads the transition forward.

The New York Times reported earlier that at least two of the Libyan leader makes proposed nepotism for a transition sons to constitutional democracy under the leadership of his son Seif al-Islam nepotism make have.?? Rebel leaders have dismissed this idea.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

05-04-2011 ERIK THE VIKING (ENGLAND)

I hope that today's reports of air strikes by the Coalition for the Gaddaffi army outside Brega are met. It is time to bring in a little shock & AWE to show support for the rebels and this evil guy now out!

05-04-2011 SARATH (Sri Lanka)

I ask God, civilians specifically to protect young people Womenchildren, which are easily vulnerable to war however, Gaddafi regime his henchmen close associates and his power greedy sons Shouhd be soon off driven or punished for MISSBRAUCHEN POWER resources and certain T?TUNGEN

05-04-2011 Kishor Patel / IOMG (Canada)

This is easy! Why can the world not gandhianischen way to solve this problem? If possible, is the world of a family.

05-04-2011 RAY (USA)

AMERICA MUST FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BUSINESS TO KEEP THEY MAY NOT EVEN RUN THERE OWN COUNTRY?

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Yemen Police fire on demonstrators on land - voice of America

VOA News April 05, 2011 anti-government demonstrators carrying an injured colleague of protesters in Sana'a, Yemen, 5 April 2011

Yemeni security forces are on alert across the country as demonstrators protests to the removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh of the continues.

Witnesses said that police opened security forces fire on anti-government demonstrators in the southern city of Taiz Tuesday, a day after clashes there 17 dead links.

Separate clashes between demonstrators and security forces were reported in the capital Sanaa and the Red Sea city of Hodeida.

On Monday, six people in Hodeida were killed, triggered after police officers on a protesters marching to the Presidential Palace.

In Washington the US State Department called the violence in the Yemen "horrible" under sign deployment US pressure on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave power.

The New York Times said that the United States drops its long-standing support for Saleh and negotiations on the conditions of his departure. Unidentified American and Yemeni officials have been cited: the US position changed more than a week before the start of the talks. The State Department would not confirm the reports.

A Yemeni opposition spokesman said us and European diplomats were at Saleh and also their "vision" called for a transition Government heads of State and Government.

When reaction gave the opposition on Saturday US officials a proposal which makes hand and Saleh immediately withdraw to a temporary Government headed by Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi until new elections be held. Also, the plan calls for security forces to be restructured under a "transitional military Council".

The Arab Gulf States have invited Yemeni Government and opposition representatives to talks in Saudi Arabia. Saleh gave no sign of compromise in the face of the continuing street protests.

The Yemeni President, in force for 32 years, has but only resign after new elections be held offered. His term ends in 2013.

Yemen has seen increasingly bloody protests against the longtime ruler since end of January. Saleh recently called an end to the protests and said he is ready is to discuss the peaceful transfer of power "according to the Constitution."

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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China dismisses international concern about missing artist activist - voice of America

Stephanie HO | Beijing April 06, 2011 Chinese avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei is pictured on the theater on the Goetheplatz in Bremen, Northern Germany, on October 4, 2009.

A Chinese State newspaper is aside international concerns about the fate of prominent activist artist Ai Weiwei, brushes, the not been heard since he was arrested Sunday.

The State global Times newspaper broke Wednesday the Chinese media silence on the case of the Chinese artist activist Ai Weiwei, by running of Chinese and English language versions of an article blasting him.

An outsider Gets the 53-year-old AI, that there is a lack of respect for China's laws and has pushed the limits of the legal tolerance.? The article throws and Western critics of AI's event undermines China's human rights attack and to social and judicial sovereignty.

Authorities arrested end it AI on Sunday, after Beijing, get a flight to Hong Kong as he was.? Shortly thereafter, police searched his home and Studio, and computers and other items away.

Western Governments and human rights activists have condemned the disappearance and the artist's release.? You is also concerned about China's increasing use of arbitrary arrests of dissidents.

AI's disappear comes up in the midst of a massive crackdown lesser known Chinese lawyers and activists, following online calls for protests in China similar to as the "Jasmine revolution" demonstrations, which led to the change of Government in the Middle East.

Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan, close in AI's family, says if AI have been detained in fact, his family should have received within 24 hours.? The lawyer says at this point the family can only conjecture and is consulting with the competent authorities.? But he said they have received no letter of formal notice and do not even know what are the main charges against him.

No comment on AI's case made officials and police.

The stocky, bearded AI is one of the most famous contemporary artists of China and the son of one of the most famous poets of China, AI Qing.? AI international for helping design the main stadium for the Beijing Olympics is 2008, nest of a bird known.

AI was increasingly critical of the Chinese Government after the earthquake in Sichuan 2008, when he in the matter of the thousands of children who were killed, as their shoddily built schools collapsed is.

Sichuan hit him authorities, when he gave it visit activist in 2009 on the trial of another earthquake, criticized the also corrupt officials for shoddy school construction.

06-04-2011 James (United States)

China all smart, intelligent and good people imprison and torture them to death for this responsible Chinese. Sooner or later it is damaged only evil, greedy and medium Chinese links in China and they will try to impose nasty Communist culture in the rest of the world. Speaking you are against the Chinese violations of human rights or to the next victim of Chinese bully preparing.

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North Africa NATO armament says Libyan rebels not an option - voice of America

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A French pilot gives a thumbs-up before taking off in a Mirage 2000 fighter jet from the Greek air base at Souda on the island of Crete, March 30, 2011

As NATO assumed full control of military operations targeting Libya, the alliance's chief said the body does not support the idea of arming the rebel forces.

Hours after NATO took over the Libyan operations, the alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen laid out the goals: to protect the Libyan people, not to arm them. His remarks appeared to contradict suggestions by U.S. and British officials that the UN mandate guiding NATO operations could allow for arming rebels fighting the forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

The White House says no decision has been made on whether to arm the rebels but that it is considering all options.

Recent advances by Gadhafi's troops have intensified the debate. At a press conference in Brussels Thursday, NATO's Military Committee Chairman Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola acknowledged the question of arming rebels was far from resolved.

"If I listen to where the debate is going, there are those who say that there might be a different interpretation,” Di Paola said. “So it's not that clear if it would be in breach or non breach of the (UN) resolution."

There are also reports that the CIA and British intelligence operatives are in Libya gathering intelligence for military air strikes. Di Paola said NATO was not questioning where its intelligence was coming from.

"They will provide intelligence and we will use it,” Di Paola added. “It is up to that nation to decide what kind of intelligence they want to provide and we are not questioning which source it's coming from."

Di Paola also said that reports of "flickers" of al-Qaida among the Libyan opposition were not surprising given the geographic situation and instability in the North African country. Concerns about al-Qaida's presence are reportedly playing into the debate over whether to arm the opposition.

Separately, Britain said Libya's foreign minister, who apparently defected to London, was not being offered immunity. But Foreign Secretary William Hague said his departure underscored that Gadhafi's regime is fragmented and crumbling.

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? don't want you to tell me where the C?A is going, or where the British SAS is going EVER because if ? know it, the enemy and fanatics will know it and be more motivated to look for them and give them an incorrigible death. Think, before you print!!!

31-03-2011 hamad part 1 of 3 (Oman)

This is a good news which will assure Americans that the real purpose of coalition operation is saving souls from real massacre in Libya . No need to escalate the situation further while Gaddafi has used the peal of foreign aggressors or crusade to gain the trust of Libyans tribes which could deepen the crisis vigorously .

31-03-2011 hamad part 2 of 3 (Oman)

The main purpose of Coalition mission is to enforce the UN resolution 1973 and protect innocent civilians from Gaddafi atrocious attacks till Saif convinces his father to comply to international laws and respect the demands of his nation . Western force should rein from more airstrikes which could complicate the situation and irritate tribes against rebels and coalition forces . What saddens my heart is that all victims are Muslims and Libyans .

31-03-2011 hamad part 3 of 3 (Oman)

It is necessary to arm rebels because Gaddafi insists to eradicate rebels radically without any mercy which could lead to real humanitarian crisis but Libyans oil could cover the losses , If Gaddafi does not declare real ceasefire and start honest negotiation with Rebels . Libyans deserve better life after 40 years of patience and sacrifices instead death and bombing under various plea of Gaddafi . What a life !

31-03-2011 blaine (US)

hey fred they may tell a few things about the cia but they want tell exactly what they will do. I am about 100 percent sure we have secret missions that will never get out to the public, see my grandpa was a secret agent during vietnam war. He would get letters from the president and then he would send them again and when they was done with the letters they would have to burn them seven times. But point is he still hasnt even told me anything and that was a long time ago

31-03-2011 James (USA)

The only winners in this mess are western military and their contractors, and that's only for the short-term. The losers are the taxpayers who are paying through the nose for over-priced, one-time-use hardware. The Libyans we are supporting will turn on us. We are being very stupid for wasting our efforts on their behalf.

31-03-2011 Winsor

Thank you, do what ever is necessary to disarm Gadhafi. i believe arming the rebels is wrong. my opinion won't change......decision made by Washington Capital Hill..... Still No To Arming Rebels..

31-03-2011 tom (us)

The globalists want Gaddafi out, and they want to look good doing it. So the CIA funds and organizes the protests. People die which gives the military a looking good reason to go in and take over the country. Of course it is really about oil.

31-03-2011 Meowws (Mew Mew)

NATO is more like -> 'No Action Talk Only'

31-03-2011 rgw1946 (ysa)

yes--agree Gadhafi must go..BUT..remember Afg when we helped rebels there once apon a time..and still sort of speaking..but this time...if it turns out bad..NUC'em(Neutron) at least then we can go in and get all the sand...

31-03-2011 bob (uk)

i was shot in the leg

31-03-2011 Andy (USA)

All we need to do is Red Cloud Gaddffi. You know, a sniper rifle would quickly turn that terrorist's well being into pink mist. Done deal, gas prices reduced by 75cents gallon overnight. Peace through strength.

31-03-2011 Mike (usa)

Well duhhhhaaaa, We have people in Libya? Oh my! If you had to read it in the paper to figure that out there is little hope for you. blane, My father took secrets to his grave from WWII. My best guess based on what he was willing to tell us about the things he was ordered to do is that he was involved in executions of prisoners from navy ships. We will never know for sure. I think he kept the secrets to spare us kids from the knowledge and of course, to honor his word.

31-03-2011

What happens if the CIA get caught and killed ? Does that mean another Iraq type war . We should let the Arabs handle their own affairs and not support al Quada and extremists who could turn on the USA with weapons that the USA is considering to give them

31-03-2011 Sam (US)

This gives North Korea and other rogue countries more reasons to develop/enhance its nuclear capabilities. What happened to Obama and NATO, when Iran crushed civilians after elections? And what about Congo? We are making more enemies with these actions. This is how Nobel Winner Bama wants to keep the country safe! Arming the rebels would be no different than giving Stinger Missiles to Al Quada and Taliban. If civilians are today being oppressed by Qaddafi, tomorrow they will be by the Rebels.

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31-03-2011 Naomi (UK)

On the one hand I agree with the intervention of the West into the internal affairs of Libya, to save the lives of its citizens from the onslought of the ruling government. On the other hand, it is felt that the West are not intervening to save the lives of people but to protect oil reserves and the flow of it to them at reasonable cost. From this perspective I feel that the West should leave the Libyan people to solve their own internal issues.

31-03-2011 Fernando (Brasil)

I'm from Brazil. My country have a history of peace and progress. Today, we are free of the U.S control, we live better. The people of U.S need learn to respect other peoples. I live in a country free of terrorist, because my people and my goverment respect the other cultures. Think better, study the history of the World is the solution!!! Nobody born with hate of U.S. Sadan Husen was ally of The United States of American. But why million peoples in the World hate the U.S.A???

31-03-2011 Larry (USA)

The rebels are no match for Qaddafi's military. If part of his military would defect and go to the rebel's side, that would be the only way they would have against him.

31-03-2011 Global Politician (Zimbabwe)

Why are the Americans keen to help only in times of war, why dont they give us money wen we are in financial crisis, think again dont waste resources for nothing while other pple are suffering from hunger, i am a strong supporter of the US but u have to intervene wen thingz like hunger are killing pple. those who are fighting , their stomachs are full let them God will hep them.

31-03-2011

sometimes, revolutuons come with being patient and ready. Any push before that will lead to failures, either in the battels or afterwards down the road. It has to be within and it has to be from the people, but not any outsiders, regardless how it is obvious. AT a personal level, it is; at a country level, it is as well. It is not within the power of any sort from any outsiders. Just be patient and push when its really ready.

31-03-2011 James (USA)

No boots on the ground? What do you call the special forces? Flip flops. Mission Creep all over again.... I hope Obama knows how to take care of Libya if they take Gaddafi out. Libya now belongs to the USA. Thank you Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton.

31-03-2011 giantslor (USA)

The rebels are getting crushed even with the air support. The rebels need arms or Gadaffi will massacre his people. This is not Afghanistan, the rebels are not the Taliban, and they will not be sold anti-aircraft weapons.

31-03-2011 Larry (USA)

One of the very first things the rebels did was sell captured Libyan chemical weapons to Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. Many of the rebel fighters are jihadists that killed Americans in Iraq. Some rebel fighters and even their military commander and the head of the transitional council have been, could still be, or could become again in the future associated with Al Qaeda. The United States should not have anything to do with the Libyan rebels.

31-03-2011 Paul Stone (United Stares)

For me such information about CIA operatives is nice to know. For those involved on the ground, it could be life or death. Therefore please don't disclose any more about this.

31-03-2011 Geoff (Canada)

Why is it that everyone seems to come down on Obama. Look what he has done for the people of America, would you rather the war monger and oil thief Bush back in power? I know that Mr. Obama is not perfect but he has made a lot of very positive changes (IMO). I agree with the majority of poster on this forum, arming the rebels is a step onto a very bad path. it is a very real possibility that Liybia could become an all Islam country, we the infidels should not arm these people

31-03-2011 Patrick McCarthy (USA)

The fact that Obama is even considering arming these people even though most American's don't even support what he is doing so far is appalling. Because most of the military action as come from the USA this war is his and he will own it. My guess is he's sealed his fate and will leave office as a one term President, no matter who runs against him.

31-03-2011 Global Politician (Zimbabwe)

US have got some interests in the Libyan nation, it have got the motive behind together with the west i know that, i hate the dictatorship in Libya but the truth is that how could you help someone without gaining anything. This dates back during the Cold war whereby It helped S Korea but the motive was to contain communism and spread capitalism. Now you want to invade Libya for oil, Obama be carefulbnecause you gonna gain popularity or it will be a death blow to your political carrier.

31-03-2011 Frank (USA)

NATO, not providing weapons to the rebels, I know why, they all want to continue to get Gadaffi's oil money. NATO should be disbanded, they are worthless!

31-03-2011 Stephen (USA)

Sounds like the start of Iran-Contra #2 Electric Boo-ga-loo.

31-03-2011 Dave (Canada)

Stating that the CIA or SAS or any intel gathering team is on the ground in Libya is not disclosing anything to anyone. If anyone thinks a modern force conducts air strike without forward observes on the ground, they have no idea how combined warfare operations work.

31-03-2011

I read hate for the USA. This saddens me. No nation is without sin, etc. Let us try to solve problems instead of wasting energy hating.

31-03-2011 Mark (US)

In todays briefing before congress, Sec. Gates describes our on-going Humanitarian mission. I am surprised that the current definition of humanitarian action is the training and arming of individuals for combat. It is interesting that humanitarian means attacking and bombing targets on the ground that include Libyan government forces and sites within civilian areas.

31-03-2011 Adam (USA)

All I know is I'm waiting to hear the lies I'm supposed to buy into and study then get on the internet and argue about from my fearless leader!

31-03-2011 Minh Tran (Dallas, USA)

So what coalition is going to do when rebel now only controls three towns and on the way losing more. Is it going to fly around and shoot the target it see from the above while the targets they don't see still moving around and taking over more ground? If Gaddhafi forces control every town, then the efforts and hundred millions of dollars put into this fight so far becoming wastful.

31-03-2011 shaun (new zealand)

nato a toothless tiger...bound by pc...rebels will be squashed within 2 weeks thanks to nato turning blind eye and letting dictator terrorist gafaddi win..we all know,that with planes alone..these planes could wipe out every last of the 20,000 men marching on bengazi.don,t need to arm no rebels,nato know that.one decent air strike on the front,take some bombers..not just fighters,unleash hell and fury.it be all over in one day.we are we seeing this farce

01-04-2011 brian (australia)

So now once again US is to fight WITH jihadis against a quasi socialist state...the reason? Libya state is supposed to have killed libyans...only they didnt...But now that NATO/US have launched airstrikes on Libya, libyans are being killed, as Russia and ukrainian doctors in Libya tell us.

01-04-2011 brian (australia)

Russian doctors in Libya: 'Bombs and rockets struck residential houses and fell near the hospital. The glass of the Cardiac Center building was broken, and in the building of the maternity ward for pregnant women with heart disease a wall collapsed and part of the roof. This resulted in ten miscarriages whereby babies died, the women are in intensive care, doctors are fighting for their lives. Our colleagues and we are working seven days a week, to save people.

01-04-2011 Jack (USA)

Are we all aware that the so-called 'Libyan rebels' have sold Hamas and Hizbollah captured Libyan gas shells? The real questions becomes should we be supporting let alone arming them?

01-04-2011 Wermhat

But if the rebels were to lose it would be almost assured one would see a purging of those who supported the rebels. The U.N. did not realize this was an all or nothing decision either Gaddafi wins or loses and if this is drawn out it only inspires resent. If Gaddafi seizes control in the future this will be for nothing.

01-04-2011 Rick (USA)

We were rebels once and without the help of the French we would still be British! The French helped us for high ideals of human rights and dislike for the British and not for Oil. Sometimes a good cause, a just cause, a cause of freedom for the people, needs the help of right minded people willing to sacrifice to lend a hand to help throw off the yoke of tyrants. It has always been so!

01-04-2011 Ed (USA)

I agree with Andy. Send in a hit squad and take the dictator out. Everyone wants that outcome but no one wants to stand up and say it. Spend a million on a team to take him out or billions or so for who knows how long to run this no fly zone fiasco which in the end won't drive him from power. Did it have any effect on Saddam? Oh, I forgot, Congress outlawed assassinations but then aren't we assassinating leaders of Al Qaeda with Predator attacks on a weekly basis?

01-04-2011 abdul majid (india)

introduction of militancy among common people in libiya can prove fatal for nato especially america who is doing it only for oil .it is better tosolve issues like kashmir where massacres occured on &off .Also falastein ; afganistan ,iraq wher america has created poverty,homeless,loss of peace,and unstabilty.Also AMERICA should destroy all their nuclear weapons and then ask others to destroy t.America is preparing enemies in the world by indulging everywhere .it wiil cause their destruction .

01-04-2011 john (USA)

what we need to do is arm the rebels to the hilt, then let them and the Qaddafe forces kill each other off.........then we eliminate any al qaeda or Qaddafe fighters that are left.....

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VOA News-April 01, 2011 Japan self defense force members search for the victims of 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Miyako city, Miyagi Prefecture, 26 March 2011

Thousands of Japanese and American forces joined together Friday in a final three-day sweep for the still missing search for Japan the 9.0 earthquake and devastating tsunami three weeks ago affected.

The operation includes 120 aircraft and 65 ships and covers the three prefectures beat most of the disaster, the 11,400 people killed and more than 16,500 missing links.

The Quake and tsunami also cooling systems on the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, which you licking different forms of radiation.

In an address Parliament Friday criticised the plant operator Tokyo electric power company Prime Minister Naoto Kan, with inadequate defense against a tsunami.? But the Japanese leader the public that there is no risk of contamination outside the 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant imposed.

Nuclear industry experts from the United States, are France and elsewhere in Japan Friday and it, heading TEPCO to provide support. Specialized robots are also helping, where it too dangerous for people is sent.

Radiation leaking crippled left nuclear power plant in nearby water, beef and even corpses Fukushima of Japan's earthquake and tsunami is detected.

Authorities are considering what corpses in the vicinity of the plant, say with 1000, it can be too dangerous to collect them, because of fears that the bodies with radiation contaminated are.? Police sources to warn that the families of the victims burned the body, such as the tradition in Japan is, it could publish more radioactivity in the environment.

And TEPCO says that radioactive iodine in the groundwater beneath one of the reactors at levels found 10,000 times higher than normal.? Japan's Kyodo News Agency says that this is the first time, the radiation in the ground water was found.

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