tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5359635115183702808..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: We are in Libya for Strictly Humanitarian ReasonsDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60848795374542480812011-03-30T00:01:46.170-04:002011-03-30T00:01:46.170-04:00Obama's to speak on Energy, tomorrow. De debi...Obama's to speak on Energy, tomorrow. De debil is in de details, but what I've read makes a little sense.<br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471904576231251741448010.html" rel="nofollow">More Driling, More Nat Gas, More Wind, and Solar, More Ethanol</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70971432764233606442011-03-29T23:55:20.249-04:002011-03-29T23:55:20.249-04:00Quote of the day:
...from Jimmy Fallon . . . refe...Quote of the day:<br /><br /><i>...from Jimmy Fallon . . . referring to Prince William's<br /> bachelor party:<br /> <br /> "It's gotta be weird stuffing money into a stripper's<br /> bikini when every bill has a photo of your grandmother printed on<br /> it."</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-212860229052834092011-03-29T23:53:06.929-04:002011-03-29T23:53:06.929-04:00Best Jumps Ever<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqhlfz9GQPE&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">Best Jumps Ever</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44633943658645004942011-03-29T23:28:57.932-04:002011-03-29T23:28:57.932-04:00US President Barack Obama hasn't ruled out arm...<i>US President Barack Obama hasn't ruled out arming Libyan rebels as they seek to make territorial gains and overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.<br /><br />"I'm not ruling it out. But I'm also not ruling it in.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46684534223636066882011-03-29T23:11:27.881-04:002011-03-29T23:11:27.881-04:00Later Tuesday, though, NATO Secretary General Ande...<i> Later Tuesday, though, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen questioned whether the UN resolution would allow arming of the rebels. In an interview on Sky News, he said that the task was not arming people but protecting them.<br /><br />On the sidelines of the London conference, Libya's Interim Transitional National Council (ITNC), representing the rebels, said they would welcome the supply of arms to opposition groups fighting Gaddafi in Libya.<br /><br />'We ask for political support more than arms, but if we could get both it would be great,' said Mahmoud Shammam, press spokesman for the Council.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1629548.php/Obama-leaves-open-possibility-of-arming-Libyan-rebels" rel="nofollow">Libyan Rebels</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29020817835097593662011-03-29T22:37:42.032-04:002011-03-29T22:37:42.032-04:00March 29, 2011Gaddafi forces push Libya rebels bac...March 29, 2011Gaddafi forces push Libya rebels back to Bin Jawad<br />Angus Macswan<br />BIN JAWAD, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked rebel fighters with a hail of machinegun and rocket fire on Tuesday, prompting a panicked, chaotic retreat to the town of Bin Jawad, a Reuters witness said.<br /><br />Rebel fighters waiting on the open desert road leaped behind dunes and mounds of earth and shot at the Gaddafi troops as they arrived.<br /><br />As the onslaught grew, the rebels ran to their pick-up trucks and sped off down the road to Bin Jawad, about 150 km (100 miles) east of Gaddafi's home town of Sirte.<br /><br />Bullets zipped overhead and shells landed on and near the road as they retreated, said a Reuters correspondent following the convoy.<br /><br />Gaddafi forces appeared to end their attack several kilometers west of Bin Jawad and the rebels stopped in the town to wait and regroup.<br /><br />The rebel fighters had raced along the coastline retaking several oil towns after Western warplanes began air strikes on Gaddafi positions in the east and west of the desert country on March 19.<br /><br />But their charge westwards met resistance as they neared Sirte. Gaddafi forces used rockets, rocket propelled grenades and medium-caliber weapons to push them back to the small town of Nawfaliyah.<br /><br />Tuesday began with Gaddafi's forces firing heavy artillery toward the rebels waiting east of Nawfaliyah. Dozens of civilians fled the scene in cars.<br /><br />Some residents had fired on the retreating rebels from their houses in support of the pro-Gaddafi forces, said Ashraf Mohammed, a 28 year old rebel wearing a bandolier of machine gun bullets.<br /><br />"This is a problem road," said 28-year-old rebel officer Hamad al-Awani, who appeared to be in charge of the group. "Yesterday we were hit by Gaddafi so we pulled back."<br /><br />Fleeing Nawfaliyah in a taxi, 49-year-old resident Mustafa Moussa said Gaddafi forces appeared to control the town and were backed up by armed militias formed of local residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25339276699856683782011-03-29T22:28:59.899-04:002011-03-29T22:28:59.899-04:00I'm waiting for the first reports of humanitar...I'm waiting for the first reports of humanitarian slaughters by the rebs of folk from Qadafi's tribe. In the end maybe more folks will be dead because of our fooling around than would have been the case otherwise.<br /><br />a/bakadwrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10716841812229665322011-03-29T22:27:13.427-04:002011-03-29T22:27:13.427-04:00F to efforts to repeal North Carolina's push f...<i>F to efforts to repeal North Carolina's push for more renewable energy and energy efficiency. GOP Rep. George Cleveland has introduced a bill that calls for immediate repeal of Senate Bill 3 from the legislative 2007-08 session, which requires power companies to meet 12.5 percent of customer electricity demand through renewables and conservation by 2021.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110329/OPINION01/303290005/-1/galleriessectionfront/Report-Card-Early-College-F-energy-efficiency-roadblocks?odyssey=nav%7Chead" rel="nofollow">Report Card</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4627624810416350662011-03-29T22:06:59.832-04:002011-03-29T22:06:59.832-04:00Meanwhile, China Leads the Pack.
Most installed, ...Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12895157" rel="nofollow">China Leads the Pack</a>.<br /><br />Most installed, most added, most production, yada, yada, yada.<br /><br /><br />China invested $54 Billion last year. Germany invested $41 Billion. We came in 3rd at $34 Billion.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12177000309980398542011-03-29T21:16:26.054-04:002011-03-29T21:16:26.054-04:00I, also, read, and posted a while back that of the...I, also, read, and posted a while back that of the 3 large utilities in Los Angeles, the one with the <b>Most</b> Renewable inputs, also had the <b>Cheapest</b> Electric Rates.<br /><br />Wind, and Solar, Bubbas. And Biomass for Ethanol. It's what's for the future.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31748852027993734352011-03-29T21:10:55.796-04:002011-03-29T21:10:55.796-04:00Time for some Good news. Nine Republicans joined ...Time for some Good news. Nine Republicans joined with the Dems in California to pass a Historic Vote to Require <a href="http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/29/republicans-join-in-historic-33-renewable-energy-vote-in-california/" rel="nofollow">33% of Electricity to come from Renewables.</a><br /><br />They are already generating <b>20% of their Electricity with Renewables.</b><br /><br /><b>Twenty Percent,</b> Bubba - in the World's Eighth Largest Economy.<br /><br />Oh, and Hydro, and Nuclear aren't counted.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83802136703877178672011-03-29T20:51:08.948-04:002011-03-29T20:51:08.948-04:00A higher open is projected Wednesday for Australia...<i>A higher open is projected Wednesday for Australia stocks. Traders saw Wall Street stocks move broadly higher overnight, despite more weak data on the US housing market.<br /><br />Commodities prices were mixed, giv ing no strong direction to Australia's key resources sector.<br /><br />On Tuesday, Australia's share market recovered from early losses to close with a gain.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1586282" rel="nofollow">Australia Shares</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21116720883945386632011-03-29T20:29:49.800-04:002011-03-29T20:29:49.800-04:00More bad news:
Home price declines deepen in majo...More bad news:<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110329/ap_on_bi_ge/us_home_prices;_ylt=AvSGlVrMhu9nyrTuYVWrD56s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFpMjYzNmNmBHBvcwMzNARzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDaG9tZXByaWNlZGVj" rel="nofollow">Home price declines deepen in major US markets</a><br /><br />Remember: bad news sells papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14981727885620438022011-03-29T20:11:49.283-04:002011-03-29T20:11:49.283-04:00A German boy who tossed a message in a bottle off ...<i>A German boy who tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic 24 years ago has finally received an answer.<br /><br />A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something glittering lying in the sand.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8414105/Message-in-a-bottle-answer-after-24-years.html" rel="nofollow">24 Years</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29318966625184630702011-03-29T20:05:35.615-04:002011-03-29T20:05:35.615-04:00A 12 year-old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a bab...<i>A 12 year-old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl during a school trip, according to local health services.<br /><br />"Neither the girl nor her family had realised she was pregnant, and there were no external signs to show it," a spokesman for the health services said, adding he did not know how many months pregnant the girl had been.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44620751512419462062011-03-29T19:58:27.290-04:002011-03-29T19:58:27.290-04:00What is not in doubt is that since the uprising va...<i>What is not in doubt is that since the uprising various al-Qaeda spokesmen have surfaced to condemn Col Gaddafi's dictatorship and call for the creation of an Islamic state. And last week Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, a prominent Libya rebel leader, admitted to an Italian newspaper that many of the jihadists who had fought allied troops in Iraq were now fighting to overthrow Gaddafi's regime.<br /><br />The presence of al-Qaeda sympathisers on the front lines of Libya's rebel movement is certainly an unwelcome development for David Cameron and the other Western leaders who have publicly declared that they want to see Col Gaddafi removed from office.<br /><br />Getting rid of the Libyan leader makes sense for the West only if he is replaced by a pro-Western, secular government that is committed to the democratic process. But if his removal results in the creation of a militant Islamic state on the oil-rich shores of North Africa, then the West will have scored a spectacular own goal.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414542/Wests-fears-over-spectre-of-al-Qaeda-among-rebels.html" rel="nofollow">al-Qaeda Among Rebels</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29866902356839474052011-03-29T19:54:55.254-04:002011-03-29T19:54:55.254-04:00Last night, Baroness Warsi, the Muslim cabinet min...<i>Last night, Baroness Warsi, the Muslim cabinet minister and co-chairman of the Conservatives, said the comments about the composition of the rebel force were "very concerning".<br /><br />...<br /><br />William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, sought to play down the concerns, welcoming a document from opposition leaders backing the creation of a free democracy in Libya. He said that there was a greater risk of terrorist threats if Britain and other countries did not intervene.<br /><br />But, Mr Hague said: "We can never be complacent about the way events like this could turn out … Of course, there is a danger, if things go wrong in the region on a sustained basis, there could be opportunities for terrorism."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html" rel="nofollow">NATO Chief Fears</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74142269158474954552011-03-29T19:50:02.569-04:002011-03-29T19:50:02.569-04:00A firm President Obama gave one of the most detail...<i>A firm President Obama gave one of the most detailed foreign policy speeches of his presidency on Monday, laying out a broad philosophy for the looming conflicts in the Middle East while responding directly to his critics on Libya.<br /><br />Much of the coverage of the speech will be devoted to what Obama said in response to those critics, and it was noteworthy, to be sure.<br /><br />But perhaps more long-lasting and significant were his more general remarks about foreign policy. As America deals with increasing uncertainty in many places overseas, Obama took the opportunity to set forth his agenda going forward and tried to clarify why some nations rise to the level of U.S. involvement, while others do not.<br /><br />Obama irritated both extremes by going into Libya (liberals disapproved) but not aiming for Moammar Gaddafi’s ouster (conservatives disapproved).<br /><br />...<br /><br />Fifty percent of Americans in a new Pew poll said the mission in Libya is not defined, while 39 percent say it is.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Obama is less than three weeks away from announcing his reelection campaign, according to the National Journal.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-obama-doctrine/2011/03/29/AFbqHqtB_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics" rel="nofollow">Obama Doctrine</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57613565404112399652011-03-29T19:41:04.377-04:002011-03-29T19:41:04.377-04:00The Egyptians, Chinese and US.The Egyptians, Chinese and US.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58808024894712936002011-03-29T19:39:36.881-04:002011-03-29T19:39:36.881-04:00The censorship of the Whirled Wide Web continues.
...The censorship of the Whirled Wide Web continues.<br /><br /><i>BBC News - <br /><br />Facebook has removed a page calling for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel after more than 350000 people signed up to it. The page which appeared on the social networking site was called Third Palestinian Intifada after two previous uprisings ... </i><br /><br />Seen in Egypt, now in the US.<br />Little wonder, what with Mr Gibbs going to work there, at Facebook.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46421799837410337252011-03-29T19:35:09.867-04:002011-03-29T19:35:09.867-04:00Now, Spectre gunships and Warthogs, they do not ha...Now, Spectre gunships and Warthogs, they do not have much to do with keeping the Colonel's planes and copters on the ground.<br /><br />They really do bring hellfire to their targets, on the ground.<br />Who's to say about brimstone, let alone redemption, though.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6821240618099893942011-03-29T19:27:28.295-04:002011-03-29T19:27:28.295-04:00Just another day, for those Marines.
They were go...Just another day, for those Marines.<br /><br />They were going on that cruise, regardless of what is happening in Libya. <br />Changed the scheduled departure date, but nothing else, and as we both know, deployment schedules are always flexible.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56914532581585542732011-03-29T19:24:58.507-04:002011-03-29T19:24:58.507-04:00Speedos, and suntan lotion.
Until one of them C1...Speedos, and suntan lotion.<br /><br /><br />Until one of them C130 Gunships gets shot down. Then things gets busy.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87636689570300817172011-03-29T19:22:12.382-04:002011-03-29T19:22:12.382-04:00With lots'a guns.With lots'a guns.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3079735619611442332011-03-29T19:21:42.524-04:002011-03-29T19:21:42.524-04:00Yep, jes a li'l Sea Cruise.Yep, jes a li'l Sea Cruise.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.com