As Refugees Pile Up At Libya Borders, Nations Step Up Humanitarian Efforts

Christian Science Monitor ^ | Friday, March 4, 2011 | Howard LaFranchi

[SunkenCiv]

The special UN appeal to be announced Monday in Geneva is intended to address the burgeoning humanitarian crisis on Libya's borders with Tunisia, Egypt, and Niger, according to UN officials. Most of the Egyptian refugees who fled Libya into Tunisia have been returned to Egypt, the officials say, but they add that thousands of mostly Bangladeshi nationals are still stuck just over the border from Libya in Tunisia, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

The torrent of refugees fleeing Libya has slowed to a trickle -- from nearly 15,000 a day crossing into Tunisia to fewer than 2,000 on Thursday, officials said at a news briefing at the UN in New York, citing the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Anecdotal accounts from refugees making it across the border fueled speculation that heavily armed pro-government soldiers were impeding civilians from leaving the country.

[SunkenCiv]

Obama's got plans for Libya's foreign refugees.

• Benghazi's port hosts the workers no one wants (AP)

He's got plans for all of us, too.

[allmost]

Reading another's mind is tricky business. I say steak. You disagree. :)

Daffy was head of the AU, you'd think they would help.

[bigheadfred]

declaring a no-fly zone would be tantamount to an act of war

Yeah, but this is Africa. So it would be okay to slaughter them by the tens of thousands.

[combat_boots]

This is confusing. Libya’s borders are sand. Which part of the sand do the refugees stand on? If it’s windy, does the sand blow somewhere? Do they have to follow it to be outside of Libya?

This is a question for Sam Kinison. He’s unavailable, though.

[SunkenCiv]

As was pointed out by (I think it was) Gates, a no-fly zone means first knocking out the LIbyan airfields, airforce, and maybe ground-based air defenses. Obama’s assing off has already been an act of war — he’s backing the Muslim Brotherhood, because he’s one of them.

[SunkenCiv]

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"You know what it's going to be in a hundred years? IT'S GONNA BE SAND!!!"

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[bigheadfred]

Interesting that he would think he is one of the MB. They are playing him like a fish.

He will never be a real accepted member.

Unless a leopard can change his spots.

[SunkenCiv]

He’ll die thinking of himself as a Muzzie martyr.

[bigheadfred]

He is going to die. (just like everbody)

He may be a martyr.

But THINKING???

Not a F’in chance in hell.