tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post514653665455121633..comments2024-01-17T16:20:10.878+01:00Comments on Mercury Mail: Hermes MSafirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286610519438841267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-76978540047484581872011-03-28T12:14:57.126+02:002011-03-28T12:14:57.126+02:00News from Tripoli, also published by The Times.
&...News from Tripoli, also published by The Times.<br /><br />"TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's government says a woman who stormed into a Tripoli hotel Saturday to tell reporters that government troops raped her is now with her family. A government spokesman alleges she's a prostitute and has refused a medical examination. The spokesman says four men have been interrogated in the case."<br /><br />The prostitute story was to be expected, after all it's an easy one to ruin her reputation.Hermes MSafirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286610519438841267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-72621605544692722962011-03-27T18:45:12.013+02:002011-03-27T18:45:12.013+02:00Lets face it both sides in a war use propaganda to...Lets face it both sides in a war use propaganda to make out that what they are doing is for the good of the people. The only trouble that is that in the west we are only seeing one side of the story produced by our media and governments. The reporting is making out that gaddafi is 'evil' and the rebels are 'the good side'.<br /><br />I had to laugh out loud the other day when watching a report on french news. The reporter was standing alongside the road saying the rebels are lightly armed and are no match for the gaddafi troops. Then behind the reporter a rebel convoy appears with mobile missile launchers. The report quickly ended.Piers Buesnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187341313158814998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-36569613393892997812011-03-27T16:18:23.390+02:002011-03-27T16:18:23.390+02:00I'd also urge Mr Ibrahim, a self-confessed wes...I'd also urge Mr Ibrahim, a self-confessed western educated individual (a charismatic young man with impeccable manners and considerable media savvy) NOT to allow himself to become the Libyan equivalent of the former Iraqi Minister of Information, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf.<br /><br />Atl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-567702452327552482011-03-27T15:47:40.000+02:002011-03-27T15:47:40.000+02:00If Mr Ibrahim is true to his word the controversy ...If Mr Ibrahim is true to his word the controversy surrounding the previously alleged rape, current whereabouts and well-being of the woman concerned should become a whole lot clearer to all parties concerned. Like I said before - the onus is now on Mr Ibrahim to remain true to his word - we'll see.<br /><br />Atl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-16364084210303319722011-03-27T15:15:13.791+02:002011-03-27T15:15:13.791+02:00I thought it seemed rather implausible and the tim...I thought it seemed rather implausible and the timing convenient, with the military action not succeeding so far, in whatever confused goals it had. Plus the letter published by the Figaro that morning, from the leader of the rebels, asking foreign military to leave? Nothing in the UK about that which is very strange.<br /> I also did wonder how she escaped, if she were in prison, or why they let her go, and how she got into the hotel. I heard women's rights in libya were classed one of the best in the arabic world. The problem with this ill thought out war is it has now caused escalation in tensions and more suffering for people.<br />CAMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-61412241698480442562011-03-27T14:21:26.255+02:002011-03-27T14:21:26.255+02:00A Gadaffi spokesman, Musa Ibrahim, has promised th...A Gadaffi spokesman, Musa Ibrahim, has promised that female members of the international press will be allowed to interview this woman in the next two or three days. We'll see.<br /><br />Atl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com