Oorlog in Libië #94: Met een immens dappere Eman al-Obeidi

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http://www.guardian.co.uk(...)-syria-bahrain-yemen

1.54pm: Martin Chulov, who was in Benghazi early on, has more on the Egyptian angle. He says Egypt is not supplying weapons to the rebels despite an earlier report in the Wall Street Journal. Here is Martin's take, with some fascinating background.

There has been much speculation about whether the Egyptians might send arms to Libya – whether to the regime or the rebels.

On the eve of the creation of the no-fly zone, a Libyan jet touched down in Cairo. It contained Gaddafi's chief of military supplies, Major General Abdul Rahman al-Zawi. He brought with him a blank cheque and a pledge that all past tensions would be quickly forgotten if Egypt's military rulers would sell weapons to the regime.

Gaddafi's man was politely sent packing. So too, according to Egyptian and western officials, were Libya's rebels who have made similar overtures. The rebels have beaten a regular path to Cairo, where they have met US and British diplomats and members of Egypt's high military command.

They have told all parties that the weapons they procured from Gaddafi's bases were not enough to sustain them for longer than several months. US officials recently suggested to an American newspaper that the rebels have established a weapons supply line through Egypt were denied this week by Egyptian officials and western diplomats.

"The Egyptians have been explicit about this," said one. "If they are doing it, they are doing it very quietly and we quite frankly don't think they are."

Egyptian officials contacted by the Guardian this week said the reasons to refuse both sides were rooted in the country's fragile new order. "We need to focus on our own borders and what is happening within them," said one senior official, linked to the military command. "The people would likely not respond well to us backing the violent overthrow of a neighbouring state, no matter the lack of regard people have for Gaddafi. Egypt is in a very delicate position and as transitional military rulers, we cannot be seen to be acting beyond our domestic obligations."

Western officials said Egypt was content to fall in behind consensual Arab support for the campaign in Libya, but play no active, or indirect role.

"If the rebels want weapons, they need to get them from elsewhere for now," said one diplomat.

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 17:59 schreef naatje_1 het volgende:
Als ik een tweep mag geloven zijn de rebellen nu heel veel terrein aan het verliezen...

http://twitter.com/#!/gpdMiddleEast

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:02 schreef Bartholomaeus het volgende:
Lange tijd dat ik hier heb gepost. Weinig tijd gehad.

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:03 schreef rakotto het volgende:

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GDP is juist een en al bullshit man.

Naja, wb!

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:10 schreef naatje_1 het volgende:
Luchtaanval op troepen Kaddafi bij Ajdabiyah: http://bit.ly/eYeqnY

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:09 schreef rakotto het volgende:
Deze heeft met yemen te maken En er is geen Yemen topic Zou kazafi ook zo handelen?

State controlled newspaper in #Yemen using photoshop to double # of supporters of #AliSaleh! http://on.fb.me/gmhriah #Insanity
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Anyway, GDP was wel goed in Egypte maar in Libie is ie echt hard achteruit gegaan vind ik. En veel nieuws dat onwaar was.

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:11 schreef Bartholomaeus het volgende:

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Je maakt me blij met deze post.

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:14 schreef naatje_1 het volgende:

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Brief Rosenthal & Hillen aan Kamer: "NL-se F-16's bestoken geen gronddoelen in Libië. In uiterste geval alleen vliegtuigen neerhalen" (ANP)

En met deze post ?

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2011 18:14 schreef Bartholomaeus het volgende:

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Heb ik niet echt een mening over. Moeilijke vraag.