Pro-US protests spread to Tripoli, as Benghazi residents raise funds to rebuild consulate; 95% say m - Polidicks

[img]http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/zspfgvrpqkaj9rerjk9ziq.gif[/img] [quote=Libya Herald][B]For the second day running, demonstrations have taken place today in Benghazi and in protest at the killing of US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three US diplomat staff and to show Libyan solidarity with the US.[/B] In Benghazi’s Maidan Al-Shajara, local residents said they were shocked by “this heinous crime”. Several, speaking to the [I]Libya Herald[/I] said they were there to apologise and express their condolences to the United States and the victims’ families. They called on the government to bring to account armed extremist groups who, they said were threatening Libya’s security and stability. They all condemned the attack, calling it a disgrace for Libya and describing the perpetrators as extremists. Such people, they said, did not know the teachings of Islam. They said that if they were true followers of the Prophet Muhammad, they would not have done such a thing, because the Prophet did not permit the killing of innocent people. They demanded that these people be stopped. They said that such armed extremists wanted to prevent progress in Libya and make it like Afghanistan. One of the demonstrators said that the ambassador was an innocent victim who was slaughtered because he was trying to strengthen relations between Libya and the United States. A female demonstrator, Amira, who she said had met and talked with Stevens for some length of time, described him as being a good man with a charming but humble personality. She said he was very optimistic about building Libya, that he loved Libya and Libyans. It was a tragic end for a man who had come during the Libyan revolution, risking his life to experience the tragedy being lived by Libyans and to provide them with support during that revolution. [B]Other said that Steven was not just an ambassador, he was also a friend to all Libyans.[/B] In Tripoli, protesters gathered in Algeria Square on Wednesday evening at a demonstration organised by local human rights organisations and civil society activists. Some of the demonstrators also denounced the film attacking the Prophet Mohamed which, allegedly, was the cause of the attack on the US Benghazi mission. Almost all said that the extremists had used the issue for unjustified violence that amounted to an international crime. [B]Major demonstrations are expected both in Benghazi and Tripoli and across the country tomorrow, Friday.[/B] [B]Meanwhile it is being reported in Facebook that there is a growing movement in the city to raise funds to rebuild the American mission.[/B][/quote] [url]http://www.gallup.com/poll/157436/snapshot-libyans-militias-disarmed-immediately.aspx[/url] [quote=Gallup]Nearly all Libyans (95%) surveyed early this spring, before Tuesday's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, agreed that local militias should be required to hand in their weapons to authorities immediately. The attack on the U.S. Consulate comes at a time when the new Libyan government is struggling to establish its authority over the whole of the country, with many groups that opposed Gadhafi remaining heavily armed after the conflict. Attacks in recent weeks on Sufi mosques and shrines highlight the increasing militancy of ultra-conservative Salafi groups in the country and the government's inability to stop them. Reflecting their concern about this situation, the majority of Libyans see Islamic militant groups and Gadhafi loyalists as a major threat to their country's future. Still, Libyans are among the most hopeful populations in the Arab world that regional uprisings will actually bring about improved security, governance, and economic prospects -- and many see a role for the West in helping them achieve this. In fact, Libyans reported record-high approval of U.S. leadership in March and early April, and they expressed a strong desire to cooperate militarily with the West at that time. [B]Survey Methods[/B] Results are based on face-to-face interviews with 1,002 adults, aged 15 and older, conducted March 7- April 4, 2012, in Libya. Some areas in the country were excluded for security reasons. Excluded areas represent approximately 20% of the population. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3.3 percentage points. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.[/quote]

Glad to see that I was right in assuming that Libya was a going the right direction.

Disarm those militias pronto. They're gonna have to do it anyways

Here's to hoping that the embassy attack was the bottom and that it only goes up from here.

I imagine that 3% was the militias themselves.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;37659040]Here's to hoping that the embassy attack was the bottom and that it only goes up from here.[/QUOTE] It won't be the bottom, but the general trend will be upwards. Personally I think it's beautiful to see these reactions. I wish Libya well.

yet conservatives are fucking spinning from the circle jerking amongst their networks almost please that this killing happened, and make it sound like the moral of the story is hate Muslims, nuke middle east, etc

[QUOTE=The Baconator;37660164]yet conservatives are fucking spinning from the circle jerking amongst their networks almost please that this killing happened, and make it sound like the moral of the story is hate Muslims, nuke middle east, etc[/QUOTE] Everyone seems to be complaining about how others will see it this way, but aside from a couple of insane news website comments I haven't actually seen people saying this

I demand this be shown on the News Channels to all the spoon-fed viewers! Actually, I saw the exact opposite on the news today. On the negative protests in Egypt. Fuck.

[QUOTE=The Baconator;37660164]yet conservatives are fucking spinning from the circle jerking amongst their networks almost please that this killing happened, and make it sound like the moral of the story is hate Muslims, nuke middle east, etc[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/opinion/roger-cohen-chris-stevens-in-benghazi.html?smid=fb-share[/url] indeed.