Libya: Gaddafi Regime on the Brink, Uprising Reaches Tripoli — UPDATE: Gaddafi Flees Tripoli, Parliament Set on Fire
The Gaddafi flees into exile watch has officially begun.
(WaPo) — Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s regime showed more signs of crumbling Monday following a volatile night in which dozens were reportedly killed in the capital and Gaddafi’s son and heir-apparent declared in a televised speech that the North African nation could fall into anarchy if his father was ousted.
By Monday morning, the six-day-old uprising had reached the capital, Tripoli, amid reports of buildings being set ablaze and looting in some neighborhoods. In Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi, anti-government demonstrators celebrated on the streets, as reports grew that the city was now under their control.
Tribal leaders railed against Gaddafi while reports swirled of soldiers defecting from their units to the opposition. There were also reports of senior Libyan officials resigning from their posts, outraged by the killings carried out by security forces.
At least 61 people had been killed in the protests overnight in Tripoli, al-Jazeera television reported, quoting medical sources. It also reported that security forces were looting banks and other government building in Tripoli and that protesters had ransacked several police stations. Protesters also set ablaze the building used by Libya’s parliament when it is in session, Reuters reported.
Ali al-Essawi, Libya’s ambassador to India, resigned from his post Monday and called for Gaddafi to step down. He also accused the regime of deploying foreign mercenaries against the protesters.
UPDATE: Would be nice to see the victims of Pan Am Fligt 103 get some mob justice.
(Daily Mail) — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.
Protesters appear to have gained a foothold in Tripoli as banks and government buildings were looted while demonstrators have claimed they have taken control of the second city Benghazi.
It is thought up to 400 people may have died in the unrest with dozens more reported killed in Tripoli overnight as protests reached the capital for the first time and army units were said to have defected to the opposition.
The building where the General People’s Congress, or parliament, meets when it is in session in Tripoli was on fire on Monday morning, a Reuters reporter said.
Posted by ZIP on Monday, February 21, 2011, at 10:04 am | 
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Poor Europe…where will they go for vacation once the entire middle east (and eventually southeast asia) is on fire?
Sorry, couldn’t help being sarcastic this AM.
Not one of these northafrican nations now in turmoil will turn out as anything near a pro-western, Israel friendly society.
The populations all over the dar al islam are in the midst of a huge islamic revival. Only the shia-regime in Iran is tired, while the sunnis are just getting started.
This spells disaster for Israel as well as Europe and the US, who both, due to multiculturalism, have opened themselves to muslim expansion.
The Caliphate is taking shape, probably as a loose federation lead by Turkey.
Bloody times ahead…
The raping and killing Party by islamos is getting started. Gaddaf’s european harem hardest hit.
The ghost of Khadija says:
“Not one of these northafrican nations now in turmoil will turn out as anything near a pro-western, Israel friendly society.”
Sadly, I think you are quite correct. Bubbling just under the surface of these protests is Islamism. Seeing a slime like Ghaddafi leave power is a joy, but I have no illusions as to what will replace him. The Muslim populations crave Sharia law and Islamic Supremacy, the new Caliphate is emerging. Bloody times are coming.
and yet we have a president that sits on his ass and does nothing.we have oil here in the us to get us through an oil crises.what a president we have on this president’s day.GOD help us here in america.
@ ghost
Afraid you are right. It is obvious that any religion with a stated belief that dying for your own religion while killing innocents from other religions guarantees you immortality is totally incompatible with the concept of peace. They don’t want peace, and most Westerners are too stupid to see it.
If I sat in Oblammy’s chair, I would make one thing very clear to the Saudis, Syrians, Egyptians, Persians, and Turks– where historically all major Islamic caliphate movements have started or resided:
“If there is a nuclear or biological attack on the US, and is is traced to a Muslim, there will be NO more trips to Mecca or Medina for 1000 years unless your pilgrims want to (try to) walk across 50 miles of glowing glass to get there.
We are retargeting 10% of our warheads to make sure that happens.
Your better police your own nut jobs… Capiche?”
And ask Europe one last time:
“Which side do you want to be on when the going gets ugly… Remember what happened in 1918 and 1945. We will bring the heat.
So your better police your own infiltrators… Capiche?”
Yeah, next on the Islamic Agenda… Slaughter the Christians in Southern Sudan.
Notice how all this little banana republics are acting just like they did under jhimmah!
Ronnie came in and “lite up” Ghaddfi with a cruise missle or two, killing a few of his wives and kids and he piped down, until barry came to the WH!
barry and shillary lite the fuse, and conspired with google and others for months and maybe years (Glenn Beck show last week had evidence) to help create this mid-east turmoil!
barry gets everything he wants,”electricty will nesscarly have to sky rocket”! USA oil consumtion down, citizens can’t afford to drive! There is NO recovery! I don’t believe a word of it! The economy is in freefall!!!!! That works for barry, more government aid, more demorat votes!!!!!
We all maybe hitting the streets sooner then we think!
For warned is for armed!
Death to the king!
Here’s the list of nations that are listed in Ezekiel 38 that are going to form a Confederation of Nations that are going to wag war on Israel….
Egypt (recently fallen to the Muslim Brotherhood), Lybia (falling to Islamists now), Sudan(what needs to be said?), Somolia(what more be said?), Lebanon (fell to Islamists years ago), Turkey (currently ruled by Islamists), Syria (thoroughly Islamist already), Iran (12ers/Shiites), Afgahnistan(the USA established an Islamic State there), Pakistan (Islamist whether you like it or not), Saudi Arabia (the source of it all), and Russia. The two nations that are not ruled by Islamists are ruled by Communists, Russia and Ethiopia. It is the Russians who are selling Iran the nuclear technology, everybody knows it.
The funny thing about the Communists and the Islamists, I believe they will “work together” against their mutual enemies with all the intention of slaughtering one another later. They all know the game.
But,but,but,but I thought the Libyan people lurve their leader???????
I wonder if Ethopia will fall to a Muslim Insurgency/Revolt? I think they have plans for it. I have been reading that the Saudis have been building mosques there for some time and we know what the goal of Islam is in any non-Islamic Country… the overthrow of the non-Islamic State and the establishment of an Islamic State.
So….did he flee or not?
Oh! Shit brown is not that man’s color.
Better he should stick with flaming gay purple satin. Ugh …
how can you trust a guy that dresses in Bette Midler’s castoffs?
Yesterday Egypt, today Libya, tomorrow Wisconsin….snicker.