リビア暫定評議会代表理事、マフムド・ジブリル、かく語りき

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Mahmoud Jibril is the prime minister and chair of the Libyan National Transitional Council's executive board. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: What's taking place is a natural result of globalization that began in the 80s, a new cultural paradigm. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: What's happening in #Libya can't be separated from what's happening in Egypt, Yemen, Syria, etc. #ntc

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: And this trend is irreversible. Freedom of expression, participatory democracy. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: It's in the US strategic interest to pay close attention to what's going on. Overall foreign policy should be revisited. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Communication is the name of the game. Knowledge is spreading like hell. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Mass communications is going to affect our lives more than ever - access to information, etc. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: What started on #feb17 was the start of the revolution. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Those kids who took to the streets were peaceful, and they demanded dignity, rights, education, a better future. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Unemployment exceeds 30% yet there is vast wealth due to oil revenue. There is mass deprivation of the people. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: This generation has no fear whatsoever. Completely different from previous gen, where fear was a central value. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: The first group of martyrs became the fuel of the revolution. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Different parts of society to came to march in the streets. Regime new they lacked personnel to put it down. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: They concluded that killing more protesters would attract intl involvement, which would rally Libyans around Gaddafi. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: We tried from the beginning to create some sort of structure to counter Gaddafi's arguments about Al Qaeda, etc. #ntc #libya

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Jibril: The first goal was to communicate to the outside world that #Libya is one country. One history, one future, capital in Tripoli. #ntc

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Jibril: the #ntc is not a political org. We're an interim administrative org until the regime falls. Then the people decide leaders. #libya

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Jibril: the #ntc represents all Libyan territory. Reps from south and west now heading to Benghazi to join the council. #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: There are now 14 ministries to serve whatever needs the people have. But we're facing an acute financial problem. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: I want to thank the US and the free world for taking this stand against tyrrany. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: This revolution started as a peaceful one. Arms was forced upon us b/c of this genocide, this killing machine. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Estimates suggest at least 11k people have been killed in the last 12 weeks; 750k people have fled the country. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: We are very optimistic about the future. The people in Misurata fought back Gaddafi forces and are now marching west. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Active uprisings have been happening in Tripoli over the last week. #ntc #libya

acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin

Jibril: Our people are breaking the sieges that exist in the western mountains, so they too can march on Tripoli. #ntc #libya