Libya - 22 February | 221 comments (221 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Live Blog - Libya Feb 23 | Al Jazeera Blogs

5.25pm: A National Libyan Airline plane is circling the airspace off the coast of Malta, Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Valletta. "The plane is saying they are running out of fuel and need to land .. they are negotiating with the runway about landing," Perry says.
But soldiers have been deployed and authorities are "nervous" about what could be on board the plane, he adds.

Live Blog - Libya Feb 23 | Al Jazeera Blogs

6.15pm: A private Libyan jet that was prevented from landing at Beirut's airport was carrying on board the wife of one of Gaddafi's sons, Voice of Lebanon radio reported Wednesday.

Several Libyan regime figures could have been among the plane's passengers, the radio station said.
6.10pm: Government sources say Muammar Gaddafi's daughter was on board the National Libyan Airlines plane that tried to land in Malta on Thursday, Al Jazeera's Cal Perrry reports from Valletta.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 23rd, 2011 at 11:30:53 AM EST

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ceebs:

A private Libyan jet that was prevented from landing at Beirut's airport was carrying on board the wife of one of Gaddafi's sons

So, where did the jet end up landing?

Keynesianism is intellectually hard, as evidenced by the inability of many trained economists to get it - Paul Krugman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 23rd, 2011 at 11:52:13 AM EST
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Libya - 22 February | 221 comments (221 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)