Libyan Parliament seeks refugee on the greek ferry "ΕΛΥΡΟΣ"

[Akhenaton]

So apparently the civil war in Lybia has gotten completely out of control and the official goverment was forced to flee with their families aboard the greek ferry "EΛΥΡΟΣ", anchored in the port of Tobruk. Tobruk is one of the last remaining outpost under control of the lybian government, the capital Tripoli and most of Benghazi have been captured by islamic fundamentalists. In Derna, an islamic caliphate has been called out, just like in the Nigerian town of Banki. Right now, the frontline begins at Tobruk Airport.

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The goverment officials say, they want to hold out in Tobruk, and build up their army with "vast foreign reserves abroad and oil fields at home". Personnaly ,I find it unlikely to happen.

Honestly, sometimes the world has a very macabre sense of humor. If someone in the morning wouldhave told, that amidst all the terrible things happening in the middle east, the lybian would make it´s last stand on a greek ferry, I would have called him out as a drunken fool and told him to sober up.
Heh, Life´s funny sometimes or at least it can make you chuckle.

Oh yeah, please keep this somewhat civil. No calling out someone a liberal wuss or conservative nutjob without at least trying to be reasonable first.

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

Some member son this forum are very happy to see this. They are so happy that 'the moderates' have won.

[hellheaven1987]

Time to bring back Hellenistic Cyrene.

[Treize]

I hope the Lybian people enjoy their newfound freedom and democracy alot.

[Akhenaton]

Time to bring back Hellenistic Cyrene.

LoL! But now that you mention it...

I hope the Lybian people enjoy their newfound freedom and democracy alot.

They and everybody else around them...

[Stavroforos]

Have the ferry set out to sea, and have it mysteriously sink.

[Akhenaton]

What, by accidentally hitting an Iceberg? Or simply relocate them on the Costa Concordia?

[Stavroforos]

What, by accidentally hitting an Iceberg? Or simply relocate them on the Costa Concordia?

Let the Costa Concordia captain prove he's a good captain by giving him this ship, a TV set, some hookers, and a repeat of the time the Italians won the world cup.

[Akhenaton]

I like your sense of humor, my friend Bunga, Bunga all the way!

[Basil II the B.S]

Oh yeah, please keep this somewhat civil. No calling out someone a liberal wuss or conservative nutjob without at least trying to be reasonable first.

No reason, they are two faces of the same evil that is responsible for this situation: America.
It should probably serve as a warning to Ukrainian people but then again.. in Italy we see the fantastic results of the Lybian operation with 1000-2000 refugee arriving via boat per day and escorted by our navy for the happiness of the left, you'd think our government wouldn't want to repeat the same mistake. Oh no, they would.

[Akhenaton]

No reason, they are two faces of the same evil that is responsible for this situation: America.

Agreed. I wouldnt call it "evil", but I do think that, even though they like to say that they suffered a lot, in truth they´ve made people in the Middle East and the peripherial countries of Europe suffer way more, because of their actions. .

It should probably serve as a warning to Ukrainian people but then again.. in Italy we see the fantastic results of the Lybian operation with 1000-2000 refugee arriving via boat per day and escorted by our navy for the happiness of the left, you'd think our government wouldn't want to repeat the same mistake. Oh no, they would.

You know , I mostly wrote this because in all my years of reading the mudpit it is my experience that almost every thread becomes a trench war between left and right. But I won´t say youré wrong, hell you might even be right, the number of illegal immigrants has gone insanely high during the last year and for everyone that arrives, another is floating dead in the water, but no one gives a , right?

Anyway, soon someone will come along and explain why you´re an ignorant fool and then you shall rebut in equal measure and then you shall fight for my enjoyment, bwahahaha!

[Basil II the B.S]

Agreed. I wouldnt call it "evil", but I do think that, even though they like to say that they suffered a lot, in truth they´ve made people in the Middle East and the peripherial countries of Europe suffer way more, because of their actions. .



You know , I mostly wrote this because in all my years of reading the mudpit it is my experience that almost every thread becomes a trench war between left and right. But I won´t say youré wrong, hell you might even be right, the number of illegal immigrants has gone insanely high during the last year and for everyone that arrives, another is floating dead in the water, but no one gives a , right?

Anyway, soon someone will come along and explain why you´re an ignorant fool and then you shall rebut in equal measure and then you shall fight for my enjoyment, bwahahaha!

Meh this very last ''Mare Nostrum'' nonsense was adopted by the ''emergency government'', although the left kept it so they are to blame as well. Other than that, yeah let them come. I really want to see someone explaining why a semi-bankrupt country should suddendly solve all of the third world problems.

[alhoon]

So apparently the civil war in Lybia has gotten completely out of control and the official goverment was forced to flee with their families aboard the greek ferry "EΛΥΡΟΣ", anchored in the port of Tobruk.

I would just say here that ELYROS is one of the two ships that come and go from Chania, my town. It's a very nice ship and belongs to the popular company ANEK.
Although I usually travel with Olympic Champion these days, I occasionally travel with Elyros.

[IZob]

So why is the government being booted out of its own country? Wasn't it democratically elected?

[Vanoi]

So why is the government being booted out of its own country? Wasn't it democratically elected?

Government became too friendly to Islamist militias so the Libyan Army rebelled.

[hellheaven1987]

Government became too friendly to Islamist militias so the Libyan Army rebelled.

That exists?

[alhoon]

So why is the government being booted out of its own country? Wasn't it democratically elected?

I think the government before that was democratically elected. IIRC after elected they broke up to a couple of factions (so they don't even represent majority any more)
Even if it was elected democratically that doesn't stop the other factions from attacking it.

For their own sake I hope there are coin-ops on board.

ΕΛΥΡΟΣ is an excellent ship!
The personnel are kind and helpful and fluent in English. A few speak different languages as well.

I would suggest if you travel to Crete, to start from Chania with either EΛΥΡΟΣ or Olympic Champion (ολυμπιονίκης)

[Admiral Piett]

The government forced back into a tiny enclave. Sounds like Somalia. This time the Barbary States and piracy will make a comeback by trolling international shipping.

[Vanoi]

Apparently it does. Or what was left of it.

[Mayer]

a craphole of islamic terrorism bordering Europe yankees why u do dis?