Libyan Update: Rebels Storm Gaddafi's Tripoli Compound

Libyan Update: Rebels Storm Gaddafi’s Tripoli Compound

Where’s Muammar?

Middle EastAugust 2011 • Views: 26,427

Libyan rebels broke into Muammar Gaddafi’s heavily fortified compound today, but so far there’s no word on the whereabouts of the Colonel himself.

Meanwhile, the price of oil is climbing.

Oil advanced for a second day amid signs that a recovery in Libyan crude production may take longer than expected. Output from Libya, which has the largest proven oil reserves of any African country, dropped to 100,000 barrels a day in July, down from the 1.6 million barrels pumped before the uprising started.

Crude for October delivery climbed as much as $1.64 to $86.06 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and was at $85.62 at 1:19 p.m. London time. It gained 2.4 percent yesterday.

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45 comments

Mad Prophet Ludwig Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:10:30am

Peak oil is a real thing as well. If one truly cared about stability in the middle east and removing the power of evil theocratic regimes, they would start by trying to get the world off of oil.

Targetpractice Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:10:49am

In other news, the NTC has announced that, in order to continue funding their fight, Gaddafi's wardrobe will soon be up for auction on eBay.

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Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:13:44am

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I like how the kid is wearing a UNICEF shirt.

Killgore Trout Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:15:50am

Mad Max is jealous....
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:15:59am

Since the Arab Spring which started this whole cascade was driven by food riots due to failed crops, I think it is relevant to post a link to my new page.

The Hundred Billion dollar cost of AGW right now

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:16:58am

re: #4 Killgore Trout

Mad Max is jealous...
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Got that bitch a rocket pod.

Bitches love rocket pods.

Killgore Trout Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:18:27am

Libyan revolutionaries inside Gaddafi compound

Liveleak Video

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:18:31am

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Targetpractice Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:19:39am

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

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"Goddamn tailgaters!"

Dark_Falcon Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:19:40am

Very cool.

BBL

Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:21:12am

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

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Now that's some mobile artillery for ya.

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:21:59am

[Link: www.google.com...]

Gus Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:22:04am

re: #1 LudwigVanQuixote

Peak oil is a real thing as well. If one truly cared about stability in the middle east and removing the power of evil theocratic regimes, they would start by trying to get the world off of oil.

Getting the "world off of oil" is of course not an overnight proposition. The prospect for a Middle East without oil, for the oil producing nations, would also not be a good one unless a replacement for generating revenue through trade and natural resources would also not be a very good one long term. Without oil and no replacement for creating a positive GDP for those nations would likely lead to greater poverty and turmoil.

ProGunLiberal Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:22:15am

re: #9 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That's fix that aggravation.

I want one.

In any case, the Qaddafi's are probably not in Bab al-Aziziya. They are instead likely at the Rixos Hotel.

Mad Prophet Ludwig Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:23:50am

re: #13 Gus 802

Yeah getting them off of oil would force them to educate their populaces and build modern economies. But snark aside, a transition off of oil which could not happen overnight in any scenario would force them to make such transitions.

Gus Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:24:17am

For a better outlook on oil within the context of recent events in Libya read this:

Rebel advance in Libya roils global oil prices

Prices fall in several markets Monday, even as petroleum industry experts and political analysts say it could take more than a year for Libya to pump oil at pre-war levels.

This current small spike is likely temporary. And as the article states it will likely be a year before we see a stabilization in oil markets. Depending on the situation in Libya.

lawhawk Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:25:17am

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Ah... "technicals" driving around on Toyota Hiluxes (aka the Toyota Tacoma)... the most dependable 4x4 in the world (and virtually indestructible by the Top Gear crew).

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:26:37am

re: #17 lawhawk

Ah... "technicals" driving around on Toyota Hiluxes (aka the Toyota Tacoma)... the most dependable 4x4 in the world (and virtually indestructible by the Top Gear crew).

I wonder if they're listening to Zenga Zenga on the radio?

Gus Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:27:21am

re: #15 LudwigVanQuixote

Yeah getting them off of oil would force them to educate their populaces and build modern economies. But snark aside, a transition off of oil which could not happen overnight in any scenario would force them to make such transitions.

I think the USA should focus on educating their own populace and rebuilding its own failing economy. They could also reduce their dependence on any oil, regardless of origin, if they gave up their never ending love affair with the automobile and not limited to gas guzzling monster trucks, SUVs, sports cars, etc. Also add the notoriously abused "farm vehicle" exemptions. This also includes single occupancy vehicles. But that's just the tip of the iceberg now considering that we've now hit the 1 billion unit mark in global vehicles.

lawhawk Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:30:49am

re: #14 ProLifeLiberal

I think that they're much more likely to have fled for Sirte than remained in Tripoli, particularly as the rebels consolidate their gains.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:31:55am

re: #17 lawhawk

Ah... "technicals" driving around on Toyota Hiluxes (aka the Toyota Tacoma)... the most dependable 4x4 in the world (and virtually indestructible by the Top Gear crew).

Toyota War (Chad/Libya conflict)

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:33:57am

re: #21 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Toyota War (Chad/Libya conflict)

The Ford War was cancelled after the first day due to mechanical failures.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:35:12am

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

The Ford War was cancelled after the first day due to mechanical failures.

That's why I would recommend a Volvo War.

Vicious Babushka Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:36:37am

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

The Ford War was cancelled after the first day due to mechanical failures.

I KEEL YOU!!

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:36:43am

re: #23 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

That's why I would recommend a Volvo War.

The Saab war was the first war on record with zero casualties.

ProGunLiberal Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:36:46am

re: #20 lawhawk

Maybe, but the window for them getting out was small. Rebels in Tarhuna, a city through which the last road not captured goes to Bani Walid, rebelled on the 21st. They would have had to have gotten out before then.

Interesting Times Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:37:02am

re: #23 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

That's why I would recommend a Volvo War.

No, use a fleet of these:

Youtube Video

Varek Raith Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:38:08am

re: #25 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

The Saab war was the first war on record with zero casualties.

Personal foul, 15 yard penalty.
Automatic first down.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:39:08am

re: #24 Alouette

I KEEL YOU!!

Vorga, I kill you filthy! //

Lidane Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:41:10am

re: #24 Alouette

I KEEL YOU!!

Youtube Video

Kragar Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:43:58am

re: #28 Varek Raith

Personal foul, 15 yard penalty.
Automatic first down.

I contest the call

Youtube Video

Varek Raith Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:45:15am

So, Crazy Mo talked with the World Chess Federation.
Sup with that???

jaunte Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:47:44am

acarvin tweets:

Dude on Sky News appears to be wearing Gaddafi's colonel hat and a huge gold chain around his neck. Says will give it to his dad.

ProGunLiberal Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:48:23am

re: #33 jaunte

Awesome!!!

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:48:49am

re: #32 Varek Raith

So, Crazy Mo talked with the World Chess Federation.
Sup with that???

I have one word for Mo...

Checkmate!

NJDhockeyfan Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:50:39am

Fantastic! I hope they know where he is.

Lawmakers want Lockerbie bomber returned to jail

Gus Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:53:34am

re: #36 NJDhockeyfan

Fantastic! I hope they know where he is.

Lawmakers want Lockerbie bomber returned to jail

Had those been potential or future Libyan "lawmakers" then I'd take it seriously. Otherwise, highly doubtful this will happen.

lawhawk Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:55:30am

Whoa... 5.8 quake in Virginia... and some folks in my building in NYC just said that they felt that shake...

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Tue, Aug 23, 2011 10:56:48am

re: #36 NJDhockeyfan

Fantastic! I hope they know where he is.

Lawmakers want Lockerbie bomber returned to jail

As long as his second appeal can proceed, that's not bad.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:00:38am

re: #38 lawhawk

Whoa... 5.8 quake in Virginia... and some folks in my building in NYC just said that they felt that shake...

I was listening to a stream when they said in the middle of the broadcast they felt it.

Obdicut Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:09:10am

re: #36 NJDhockeyfan

Fantastic! I hope they know where he is.

Lawmakers want Lockerbie bomber returned to jail

Except, as Sergey has pointed out, the case against him is incredibly weak and it's more than likely someone else actually did it.

So how about we find that guy, instead?

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:13:03am

re: #41 Obdicut

Except, as Sergey has pointed out, the case against him is incredibly weak and it's more than likely someone else actually did it.

So how about we find that guy, instead?

To be fair, NHD probably didn't read the stuff I posted yesterday, so without that context this is probably moonbat barking to him ;)

Also, I merely doubt Megrahi's guilt, but I don't exclude that he may be guilty. It just wasn't really proven that he is.

Obdicut Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:15:14am

re: #42 Sergey Romanov

After reading your stuff, I found the evidence against the other terrorist more compelling, myself.

But you're right, the state might be able to make a better case, but without one, the appeal should succeed.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:22:24am

re: #43 Obdicut

BTW, if the govt got some totally new evidence, I wonder if they would be able to present it at the appeal.

Interestingly, the other main suspect - Abu Talb - [Link: en.wikipedia.org...] - appeared at the Megrahi trial as a prosecution witness and according to some news items got immunity for this testimony, although later news items denied immunity. As things are, if Abu Talb is indeed guilty, nothing will happen to him until some new dramatic evidence emerges - or maybe until/if Megrahi is re-imprisoned and then found not guilty in the appeal (which may turn either way).

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:28:12am

re: #43 Obdicut

Upon re-reading one of items I found this bit I missed earlier:

[Link: www.heraldscotland.com...]
However, The Herald can reveal today that Talb is not immune from prosecution and could therefore be tried for the atrocity if Megrahi is cleared, after the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission gave him leave to mount a second appeal against his conviction. A spokeswoman for the Crown Office confirmed: "Abu Talb does not have Crown immunity."

The commission is understood to have uncovered new evidence which strengthens the line of inquiry against Abu Talb, who was allegedly funded by Iran to explode the plane in revenge, after the American cruiser USS Vincennes shot an Iran Air flight out of the sky on July 3, 1988, killing 290 people.

The SCCRC's report refers to the recovery of new official records from various organisations in Italy, which are thought to refer to Abu Talb, who travelled between Cyprus, Rome, Malta and Frankfurt in the run-up to the bombing.

Evidence not heard at the original trial in 2000-1 also reveals the CIA thought Abu Talb was the man responsible and that the police found clothes, including a blue babygro similar to the one found at Lockerbie, when they raided his flat in Germany.

Robert Black, QC, a lawyer instrumental in arranging for the case to go ahead at Camp Zeist, said yesterday: "Abu Talb and the Iranians could form part of a new case. If there is genuinely new evidence, it seems to me that would satisfy the case for a new trial. In legal theory, there is no reason why they could not bring charges against someone else."

They really should pursue this. Like, really really. And if Iran was behind this (as a revenge for flight 655)...

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