Majeshi ya ushirika yanayoendesha mashambulio ya anga yanasema Kanali Muammar Gaddafi sio lengo lao

Majeshi ya ushirika yanayoendesha mashambulio ya anga yanasema Kanali Muammar Gaddafi sio lengo lao, licha ya kushambulia makazi yake usiku.








Ndege ya kivita


Mkuu wa jeshi la Marekani kikosi cha Afrika Jenerali Carter F Ham

amesema kumshambulia Gaddafi sio sehemu ya mpango wao.

Msemaji wa jeshi la Ufaransa,

amesema hata kama watafahamu kiongozi huyo wa LIbya yuko wapi, hawatamshambulia.

Umoja wa Mataifa ulipitisha muswada wa kulinda raia, wakati Kanali Gaddafi akipambana na waasi, katika ghasia zilizozuka mwezi uliopita.

Siku ya Jumapili, waziri wa ulinzi wa Uingereza alisema kumlenga Gaddafi huenda "ukawa uwezekano".

Hata hivyo siku ya Jumatatu, mkuu wa majeshi wa Uingereza Jenerali Sir David Richards alisema kumlenga Kanali Gaddafi pekee "hairuhusiwi chini ya muswada wa Umoja wa Mataifa".













South Africa shut down its Embassy in Libya

South Africa shut down its Embassy in Libya on Sunday night and evacuated 30 of its nationals from the strife-torn country.Clayson Monyela, a spokesman for South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Department, said on Monday that the country "remains deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in Libya, which has resulted in untold atrocities and countless loss of civilian lives."


Meanwhile, Libya's Ambassador to South Africa Abdallah Alzubedi told reporters that he had considered resigning as envoy of the Qadhafi regime, but held back as he did not want to desert his people at a time of crisis.


After voting in the U.N. Security Council at the weekend in favor of adopting tough punitive actions on the Libyan government, South Africa said it was sending "a clear and unambiguous message to the Libyan authorities to end the carnage against its people."


Canada imposed a wide range of sanctions against Libya on Sunday














France’s 1271 Year Battle With Islam

Hardly a week goes by without an article appearing in a newspaper telling of further conflict between a European nation and its Muslim population. Population is the correct term, as issues are broad and deal with citizens, immigrants, and individuals there illegally. This week, it is Frances turn.

Edward Cody, a staff writer for the Washington Post’s Foreign Service, penned an article covering the controversy in France dealing with mundane subject of hamburgers[1]. While, at first glance, it might appear humorous, the subject simply highlights how Christians and Muslims lack an understanding of each other, a problem we, here in the United State, share. In the end, both camps must face the problem, and overcome it, if they intend to live together.

While most people understand the conflict between the two religions goes back centuries, they may not realize it started before the Crusades. Over 350 years before the first Crusade, Muslims invaded Europe forcing European Christians to defend their homeland. After securing the Iberian Peninsula, the Muslim leader Abd ar-Rahman I, set his sights on territory held by the Franks.

Europe, at the time, was a fragmented and had little chance of standing up against the organized invaders. That is, until one man stepped back, formed a plan and convinced various groups to set aside their differences and work for the common goal of self-preservation.

With a nickname more akin to a Mickey Spillane character than the tony, aristocratic names of later French rulers, Charles “the hammer” Martel understood how to fight a battle. Without question, from the standpoint of defense, he was the right man at the right time. Under his guidance, the Franks developed a standing army capable of not only defending themselves, but able to push the invaders back across the Pyrenees Mountains. His efforts effectively ended the Muslim advance into Europe and lead to the formation of the Holy Roman Empire with his grandson Charlemagne.

Of course, then came the Crusades and all the carnage that came with them. Given the history between European Christians and Muslims in general, is it any wonder there is mistrust today? On the one hand, Muslims simply want to enjoy a hamburger that has been prepared in accordance with their religious tradition. On the other hand, secularist and Christians see it as forcing them to accept the Muslim tenet of halal, as prescribed by Islamic law. The businesses concerned do not care, they simply want to increases profits and market share.

Devout Muslims are only allowed to consume food prepared in the halal tradition, much like devout Jews restrict themselves to kosher foods[2]. Both traditions are similar but differ in the particular religious aspect and various restrictions. In the case of halal, it is less restrictive on process but does require a set of particular prayers. Still, it is a religious practice and many that do not follow the Islamic religion may take offence at some point. In the end, businesses will decide if they need to adopt the practice based on profit and loss, nothing wrong with that.

The practice of halal only becomes an issue if the government forces or bans it. In the end, the marketplace should determine the extent “halal only” restaurants and stores are accepted. Muslims in France voted with their money, as sales in halal stores increased. The French citizens in opposition are just getting started in applying pressure of their own. They see this as another step in Muslims finally taking control of the territory the Muslim army failed to conquer all those years ago.

That is the point; it is not halal, as an isolated practice, which is at issue. The issue is whether France is becoming an Islamic state. By law, France does not officially use a census to determine its population demographics racially or ethnically. As far back as 2004, various demographers estimated the Muslim population of France, under the age of twenty-five, as high as thirty percent[3]. As the Muslim population increases, it is natural for business to cater to the needs of that population. The question in France, as well as other European countries, is what to do when that population grows large enough to demand a change in government. In other words, the fear is France will become an Islamic state and lose its secular form of government.

In the end, France must find a way to deal with its growing Muslim population. As citizens, they enjoy the same religious freedom as other citizens. At least they enjoy the aspects of religious freedom that have not been legislated away, such as the ban on headscarves.[4] While something like how to create a hamburger highlights one of the many issues currently debated, that issue cannot be taken at face value. As the little, seemingly insignificant issues grow in number, France, as other countries, will be forced to reconcile its secular government with a religion that includes its own unique political system that defines what constitutes a legitimate government[5]