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Laura Rozen & FT on the rebel

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:54:37 +0000

In reply to Profiles of the Key Figures in Libya's rebel Interim Transitional National Council

Laura Rozen & FT on the rebel oil deal and frozen asset use:

....London conference on Libya Tuesday....world powers endorsed the opposition group selling oil on international markets......
The 40 some U.S., European and Arab leaders attending the London Libya summit Tuesday also moved closer to granting the Libyan Transitional National Council the right to access some of the billions of dollars of Libyan regime assets frozen in accounts abroad, the Financial Times reports, as some leaders said they were open to a potential exile deal for Muammar Gadhafi:

Libya's opposition Transitional National Council significantly boosted its relations with world powers confronting Colonel Muammer Gaddafi on Tuesday, winning the right to sell Libyan oil on international markets and getting potential access to hitherto frozen regime assets.
As more than 40 nations convened in London for an international summit on the future of Libya, Qatar formally announced that it would facilitate the sale of Libyan oil in rebel held areas, delivering humanitarian goods in return. [...]

The deal between Qatar and the Libyan rebels over oil sales is a significant boost for the rebels. Opposition officials have said they could boost production to about 400,000 b/d, which, at current prices of $115 per barrel, could be worth $1.4bn a month in exports.....

Yeah, I couldn't find the

acanuck — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:54:36 +0000

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Yeah, I couldn't find the March 29 Gritten article, but here's an article that clarifies the Jibril-Jalil shift:

Jalil remains chairman of the council, but Jibril is now the interim prime minister (a post that didn't exist before).

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14952376,00.html

Thanks for trying to

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:53:42 +0000

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Thanks for trying to straighten this out and giving the extra info from the Guardian.

I posted what their Live Blog for today pointed me to. I actually came across it only because I was looking for a video that The Lede at the NYT said was on the BBC live blog of the rebel representatives answering press questions. That's what I really wanted to find, but couldn't. (Live blogs, aargh!)

Anyhew, it introduced me to their website as well, so that was helpful as to what's the propaganda/messaging, what are the names, etc.. The lede posted a pdf of the statement that took forever to load.

OK, it did change. Not the

acanuck — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:41:03 +0000

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OK, it did change. Not the cabinet, just the link. The Guardian had linked to Gritten's March 29 BBC update, and now links to a story about the London meeting. It changed in the time it took me to post the comment. I'll try to find a new link.

I'm shocked at how outdated

acanuck — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:34:37 +0000

In reply to Profiles of the Key Figures in Libya's rebel Interim Transitional National Council

I'm shocked at how outdated that BBC article is, appraiser. I've been reading for at least a day or two now that the council has been shuffled, and that it is now presenting itself as an interim government. Mahmoud Jibril has succeeded Jalil as leader, a Libyan-American prof named Ali Tarhouni has been named finance minister, etc.

The same reporter, Gritten, has a story up today that gives a corrected list:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/29/libya-rebel-government-in-waiting

Of course, it could all change again tomorrow.

The BBC Live Blog has a lot

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:16:27 +0000

In reply to Profiles of the Key Figures in Libya's rebel Interim Transitional National Council

The BBC Live Blog has a lot of live quotes from particpants in the London summit. It's not the most friendly format to use, though, squeezed into a little column that you have to scroll, and they are mixed in with other news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12776418