Libya!

                                           Rebel commander leading men into battle.


Ok, the situation in Libya. I'm going to break it down into bite sized pieces for now and I'll then post sources and links for your viewing pleasure.

Tunisia and Egypt have revolutions which spark movements around the middle east and north Africa.

Libyan people begin protesting the power of their leader, Muammar Gaddafi February 14, 2011.

Gaddafi has been in power 40 years.

Gaddafi claims that protesters are being given "hallucination pills" that make them protest.

Nelly Furtado admits to having received money to perform for Gaddafi's son.

Beyonce, Usher, and Mariah Carey also admit to this.

Nelly Furtado donates the money to charity.

Beyonce, Usher, and Mariah Carey don't.

Gaddafi arms civilians to fight rebels.

Gaddafi promises to slay rebels.

Rebels call for help from western nations.

As rebels fight Gaddafi's forces,  oil prices shoot up since Libya is an oil rich country.

Obama helps create a coalition of the Arab League, NATO, and the U.N. to end Gaddafi's slaughter of Libyans.

March 22, 2011: Operation Odyssey Dawn begins and the U.S. launches 122 tomahawk missiles from submarines off the coast of Libya.

England fires 4.

U.S. assures people there will be no ground troops in Libya.

March 28, 2011: Obama addresses Libya issue in speech.

If you have any questions or concerns, say so in the comments! You can comment with a gmail account if you don't have a blogspot. I'll be happy to answer questions or hunt down more information.

Sources:
Pictures of rebels
http://apimages.ap.org/Search.aspx?st=det&sort=date&ids=Mideast%20Libya&showact=events&prds=10135&intv=3d&sh=10&kwstyle=or&adte=1301515186&pagez=20&cfasstyle=AND&

Libya and oil
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_PRICES_LIBYA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Operation Details
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_LIBYA_MAINBAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/login/Article_2011-03-22-AF-Libya/id-68f627f0783a46fb9acf112bfa0c8860

Obama's Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUXEiwJiKj4