British jounalists are imprissioned by Libyan militia

[hellheaven1987]

Probably because those jounalists are working for Iranian-own media.

Efforts are continuing to obtain the release of two British journalists who are being held by a group of former rebel fighters in Libya.

Reporter Nicholas Davies and cameraman Gareth Montgomery-Johnson were detained by members of the Misrata Brigade on Tuesday and are being held in Tripoli.

It is not clear if Mr Montgomery-Johnson, a cameraman from Carmarthen, and his colleague will face charges.

Human Rights Watch says it has been denied access to the journalists.

The two men were working for the Iranian-owned, English language television station, Press TV, and were apparently filming in the capital when they were detained by militiamen on Tuesday, alongside two Libyan colleagues.

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Funny enough they are imprissioned in Tripoli, supposely the capital of Libya, where NTC claims it has no power in its own capital.

[spanish_emperor]

Iranian spies i tell you!

[Heathen Hammer]

Probably because those jounalists are working for Iranian-own media.



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Funny enough they are imprissioned in Tripoli, supposely the capital of Libya, where NTC claims it has no power in its own capital.

Hush it takes time to establish democracy there. No matter what NTC does, its nice, free and democratic.

[Inconsistent]

Do you know how to post anything that isn't smug gloating?

A democracy does take time to establish, but I'm sure you'd prefer another strongman take power and continue to abuse the Libyan people without any transparency whatsoever.

[Heathen Hammer]

Do you know how to post anything that isn't smug gloating?

A democracy does take time to establish,

So is theocratic dictatorship.

but I'm sure you'd prefer another strongman take power and continue to abuse the Libyan people without any transparency whatsoever.

Well, Libyans are now better off under various warlords who now fight each other. At least the oil is liberated.

[mrmouth]

At least they are alive. In Russia they just disappear.

[AqD]

At least they are alive. In Russia they just disappear.

How can they disappear if they never existed?

[motiv-8]

So is theocratic dictatorship.

What? Not only is the comment irrelevelant, not only does it not address the post quoted, but it's also grammatically atrocious. What exactly are you doing here?

Well, Libyans are now better off under various warlords who now fight each other. At least the oil is liberated.

See, it's at this point that it becomes even more glaring (as if just about everyone didn't already know this already) that you're not even framing what you say in reality.

[Heathen Hammer]

What? Not only is the comment irrelevelant, not only does it not address the post quoted, but it's also grammatically atrocious. What exactly are you doing here?

You quoted me but what you wrote had nothing to do with my post.

See, it's at this point that it becomes even more glaring (as if just about everyone didn't already know this already) that you're not even framing what you say in reality.

Cool story bro. Got anything relevant to say?

The Misrata brigade is an independent militia that has nothing to do with the NTC.

I sincerely apologize. So no matter what would any warlords would do, it would still be free and democratic.

Heaven forfend we permit mere facts get between a Stalinist and the Great Satan of the West.

Most importantly, we should not allow facts to get in the way of praising freedom and democracy that have now been established, thanks to such beacons of freedom as Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

[Modestus]

Do you know how to post anything that isn't smug gloating?

A democracy does take time to establish, but I'm sure you'd prefer another strongman take power and continue to abuse the Libyan people without any transparency whatsoever.

I would not worry too much about Comrade Broseph he just cant seem to grasp that after nearly 50 years of the country being run by an idiot and a year of fighting you don't get an instant democratic state.

[Kitsunegari]

I would not worry too much about Comrade Broseph he just cant seem to grasp that after nearly 50 years of the country being run by an idiot and a year of fighting you don't get an instant democratic state.

Not just that, there's no tradition of civil society at all, which is why these nation building excursions are so ridiculous, this takes centuries to develop. Best of luck to the Libyans though.

[Blaze86420]

Not just that, there's no tradition of civil society at all, which is why these nation building excursions are so ridiculous, this takes centuries to develop. Best of luck to the Libyans though.

They have to start somewhere, if the Libyans should stay under the tyrannical rule of a dictator because they have no tradition of civil society nor any democratic experience then how are they ever going to get that experience and eventually develop into a modern democracy? We have to start somewhere, and the Libyans weren't getting anywhere with Gaddafi's "green book direct-democracy" bull.

And motiv, I think he """""got""""" you when he said that you were born in 1997, such originality.

[Blaze86420]

Hush it takes time to establish democracy there. No matter what NTC does, its nice, free and democratic.

The Misrata brigade is an independent militia that has nothing to do with the NTC.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

Bomb them again untill they release the British.They did not mind camera crews before when they were crying for NATO and Britain to get involved and save them.Now they bite the hand that feeds them.

[Phier]

Working for press tv? Surprised they were not simply shot. Agents of the enemy and all that.

[Exarch]

if we're going to start shooting journalists, best start lining up them smug motherers from al jazeera enligh

[s.rwitt]

but I'm sure you'd prefer another strongman take power and continue to abuse the Libyan people without any transparency whatsoever.

To be fair to our Stalinist friend here, that depends on whether or not that strongman antagonizes the West or not. That is literally all that matters.

[Dr. Croccer]

To be fair to our Stalinist friend here, that depends on whether or not that strongman antagonizes the West or not. That is literally all that matters.

Obviously.

What ultimately matters most is whether the future regime of Libya will be stable and friendly to us, whether it is democratic is of relatively little importance, to both us and the people. I'd rather be honest than spout all kinds of two-faced, hypocrite nonsense that composes most of Broseph's posts on the subject.

[s.rwitt]

Do not make this about facts, Blaze.

[Rolling Thunder]

Heaven forfend we permit mere facts get between a Stalinist and the Great Satan of the West.