Another day in this crazy world.

Out of all the conflicts, it appears that lybia may be the beginning of UN's attempt to seem... Well- worth any international reverence at all. It is a problem easily spotted and not very conflicted. In this battle, the politicians can point out the good guys, and who are the bad guys. There isn't an insurgency and everyone is united by the stories and in favor of the people taking their calls for democracy to the streets- that too influences what action to take- these are pro democracy protesters versus a military still highly obedient to gadafi- namely out of fear for their lives and their families. Any way- getting back on track...- the UN has been talking of imposing sanctions. Now, obviously imposing sanctions as a first move is pretty much always the first step, it can have unintended effects.
When you impose sanctions, it can affect Lybian students who are in [a foreign country] Canada through any state funded ( ie- a scholorship) programs.
It also means that there will be no flow of funds into Lybia, there's no money to place into the economy, there's no trade, all of this leads up to uneasy citizens who get scared and act on the fact they need to provide for their families and yet there's no where to turn. So hopefully Gadafi has placed most of his money into foreign banks or the only ones to suffer will be the citizens.
There has been talk about the fact he has millions in canada's banks ( which will hopefully be unreachable with sanctions) (CTV News).
One thing that does make this confrontation a bit more controlled and yet, somewhat ironic, is that the main concerns in the international community ARE driven by the need to control the oil establishments. One thing that was said about Afghanistan and Iraq, which since they lost more money than they expected in the war itself they lost millions more because there was not enough business in Iraq and definitely not in Afghanistan for oil, it's money that will never be made up. It was 80% emotional (which by definition, it's hard for people who haven't been through something so terrible as a terror attack to feel the way the us did, but this was a one- time k-o so to speak. Not gwo contries thay have a constant bickering happening with the weapons as words. So the US reacted the way that was emotional and enabled by foriegn countries that did have a steak in the war) and 20% political.
Ok.. Back on track... '...make this confrontation a bit more controlled is the fact that they are going through the UN and even if this is a slow process they're mo ing forward.
It is hypocritical though, the us goes into Afghanistan to disband the Taliban, and Iraq to finally get saddam out because British officials showed evidence that there were purchases but namely because saddam had 19 sanctions against him and he was taking the oil for food donations for himself as his people suffered. Let's not forget those he actively tortured and killed.
Back on the the lybia situation. The united nations Has failed to act over and over. The nations are discussing actions. Television is making it sound like it's the next world war, but it is key whether they will act as one, or if this sparks new issues across the table. They even are discussing charging Gadafi with war crimes for his actions. I guess we'll see whether he can plea insanity.
The violence is getting worse. There is new actions- pro Gadafi militants have hanged opponents. (AJE).
Well, I guess we'll see.
Oh, I did forget another part: making Lybia's airspace a no- fly zone. This is mainly used to keep the Lybian military from harming the citizens by air. This will be step one of obtaining any power or control.
I am so proud of these students, elderly, mothers, daughters, friends and more, taking serious risk well all the while, keeping it loud,with out criminalizing their protest. There has been such a neighborly and communal. They lend money and cars to the cause and everyone is still so hopeful. First Egypt, and it's spreading fast. The face of he world is changing; but through this transition these countries' new leaders must make sure that they build their countries with the peoples' needs come first, not BP OIL's plans to profit off of the conflict.

A sad note. Elder abuse is very under-reported. I did catch the news -local- and was sickened by what I heard. There was an elderly woman whose kids forced her to live in the garage. It's not like these jack asses would make it like a separate room with proper insulation, etc... No, they mAde her live in a freezing garage for such a long time. It's so pathetic that anyone can treat their elders so inhumanely. It happened in a house in the GTA and this is just one that's been publicized but.it is far from the only case of such misreatmenf.
Elder abuse is rarely reported so this is just one more person crying out. For people to get in loved if you suspect someone. There are anon ways to report it so there is no excuse for not stepping up. When it comes to elder abuse.

Reflections of the lybia crisis

So this lybia crisis has been going on for ten days. So far Muammar Gaddafi has been making some crazy claims- some such as he wants his citizens that are on the pro Gaddafi side, to take action against others. At one point, they released prisoners providing them with 200 $ and a weapon and said "go". This most recent speech has been just as bizarre.
Again, at first, he speaks about how the public has legitimate concerns but now he is also blaming drugs, bin ladden, drugs, told people that they should be avoiding the brainwashing and telling parents to talk to their children (apparently it's only 15-20yr olds involved in the violence " because they are not responsible under the law") he speaks about not having Any influence. Saying he has 'moral authority' and if the people want him to be limited to a symbolic leader 'like the queen of England and the king of Thailand. . He blamed al Qaeda and claims that they are to blAme. This morning there was a gathering in martyrs sq in az zawiyah which Gaddafi mentioned in which at least 100 people have been killed this morning alone. However he only admits that his sec forces has only killed 4people when so far. Despite all this drug talk, mercenaries he flew in were stoned. He made concessions saying hat if they're calm and stop this, he will give out more loans, and that he would raise salaries.

Reflection on this is that he is being his arrogant man, and that he is scared. In terms of his arrogance he only appologized for four individual killed. What about the thousands other that are out there. And there have been others coming out. Saying, no- there are people over twenty and married and have kids...
There have been so many leaders coming out and speaking out such as British leaders and America despite the fact that they have been training and sending weapons directly to the loyal Gaddaffi sec forces.
I have heard some other claims of this leading to a civil war
This is what everybody wAs aiming for when we moved in on Afghanistan and Iraq. I guess just not like this with the Egyptians and now lybia and Tunisia. These are all protests for democracy.
There is already shocks in the markets due to all of this and that there might be more shockwaves as the flow of oil will be turned off.
Update more later on ...