Comments on: Free the Tripoli Six http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/comment-page-1/#comment-172867 Anthony Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:40:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/#comment-172867 Having your sentance commuted to life for something you haven't done is hardly a breakthrough. (<em>Note:a comment suggesting the possibility that the sentence would be commuted was deleted at the author's request - JQ</em>) I've been following this for over two years, links to all my posts, are at the bottom of <a href="http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/?p=1461" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this page</a>. Having your sentance commuted to life for something you haven’t done is hardly a breakthrough. (Note:a comment suggesting the possibility that the sentence would be commuted was deleted at the author’s request – JQ)

I’ve been following this for over two years, links to all my posts, are at the bottom of this page.

]]> By: joejoejoe http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/comment-page-1/#comment-172792 joejoejoe Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:42:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/#comment-172792 Correction - It's 'The Questionable Authority' blog. I don't know where I got 'Resistance'. And apologies for the long link. Correction – It’s ‘The Questionable Authority’ blog. I don’t know where I got ‘Resistance’. And apologies for the long link.

]]> By: joejoejoe http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/comment-page-1/#comment-172790 joejoejoe Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:31:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/#comment-172790 The Center for Nursing Advocacy has a letter writing campaign that is lobbying the Libyan Amb. to the UN. http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/action/letters/2005/libya/l_form.html The Questionable Resistance blog (at ScienceBlogs) has a handy list of contacts in the US and International community to lobby on behalf of these health care workers. http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2006/09/the_tripoli_six_do_something_a.php The Center for Nursing Advocacy has a letter writing campaign that is lobbying the Libyan Amb. to the UN.

http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/action/letters/2005/libya/l_form.html

The Questionable Resistance blog (at ScienceBlogs) has a handy list of contacts in the US and International community to lobby on behalf of these health care workers.

http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2006/09/the_tripoli_six_do_something_a.php

]]> By: Jack http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/comment-page-1/#comment-172788 Jack Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:23:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/09/22/free-the-tripoli-six/#comment-172788 Does anybody know why Gaddafi would want to let the execution of the six health workers procede? Most beneficiaries of letter writing campaigns and international lobbying of this sort are political opponents of the regime in power but these people do not seem to be that kind of threat. Is the case of great public notoriety in Libya? Are they scapegoats? Will some prominent figure be in the firing line if the expats are not held responsible? Has Gaddafi made political capital out of resistance to external pressure? Some understanding of the source of Libyan resistance might make for better letters. Clearly the medical review is helpful but also clearly it has not been sufficient. Does anybody know why Gaddafi would want to let the execution of the six health workers procede?

Most beneficiaries of letter writing campaigns and international lobbying of this sort are political opponents of the regime in power but these people do not seem to be that kind of threat. Is the case of great public notoriety in Libya? Are they scapegoats? Will some prominent figure be in the firing line if the expats are not held responsible? Has Gaddafi made political capital out of resistance to external pressure?

Some understanding of the source of Libyan resistance might make for better letters. Clearly the medical review is helpful but also clearly it has not been sufficient.

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