Do not trust Musa Kusa!

 How convenient that he defects after supporting Gaddafi for all those years? I didn't see him complaining about innocent Libyans being tortured for no good reason, or the people who mysteriously disappeared. Why the heck didn't he speak up then? Easy, he's still in with them, in some way. He is said to be the mastermind of the Lockerbie attack, which I previously didn't believe Libya had anything to do with, but it turns out Gaddafi did in fact order that attack.

 I'm currently listening to the live press conference in Tripoli. That idiot spokesman, Musa Ibrahim, says that Musa Kusa is experiencing sickness, so is officially on sick leave. Apparently it's normal in Libya to go to Tunisia when you are feeling this way. Either that or he's had a mental breakdown, which is a favorite excuse of the Libyan government.

  Musa Ibrahim has now said two female journalists will get to meet Iman Al-Obeidi on Saturday (2nd April), the woman who was gang-raped and tried to tell her story to journalists in a Tripoli hotel. Instead she was silenced by Gaddafi's cronies and driven away to have God knows what happen to her. She's either dead or going to be sedated in this interview, I can see it happening!! They accused her of being drunk and a prostitute, but later took back their comments. Really? Iman did not look drunk to me, nor did she look like a prostitute! How disgusting that they slander her name like that, yet she tries to tell that she was raped, and is accused of slandering 'important' people? Absolutely vile behaviour.

 Look at this picture of Iman al-Obeidi, this is what happens if you try to tell the truth. No wonder so many Libyans just suffered in silence for years, now they are fed up of it, and are speaking up, only this time the whole world is looking in. Your lies won't work here Gaddafi.

I found my grandfather!

 Success at last! I used the website Missing You to find my grandfather, within hours of posting about him, I got several responses from people who searched the electoral roll on 192.com and it turned out to be really my grandfather, and his real address. We posted a note through his letterbox, but heard nothing back. Then on Thursday I posted him a letter through the post, and today (Sunday 27th March 2011) he called on my mum's mobile. My mum asked him some questions to make sure he was the real deal, and he was, so they got onto talking about things.


He confirmed that he was married to my grandmother, and that they had a daughter together, but he could not remember when my mum was born. My mum told him she is his daughter, and he said something along the lines of, "well, you could knock me down with a feather!". They are going to plan to meet in a neutral location, perhaps a cafe in town. I for one cannot wait to meet him, and I can't believe my grandfather was living only a few miles away all this time! I shall update in due course.


 I am now going to make a donation to Missing You, half goes to them, and half goes to Shelter, the homeless charity. They more than deserve it for all the wonderful people on there who helped me so much.

Dumb EDL 'Protestor'

 I was laughing for ages when I saw this one! Press TV spoke to a 'protestor' aka chav, on an EDL march, and basically he just said the dumbest things ever spoken by a human! Is he even human? Who knows? (lol!) Anyway, enjoy!!

 Funny EDL Interview - Incoherent Anger, Muslamic Infidels

  Yes, he actually says 'Muslamic', and talks about something called interracial law, and apparently Iraqi law is coming to London! I can't even be offended by this, it's so incredibly stupid that it's hilarious.

Now check out the remix! Somebody put some music and auto-tuned this guy, it's even more funny if that's possible!

 Muslamic Ray Guns - The EDL Anthem

  I can't get it out of my head now! Better to laugh at these people than be angry, which is what they want. You will find a lot of racist people are racist because of their stupidity, they don't understand other cultures or anything.

 By the way, anyone who reads this blog, I see I get some visitors on my stats, why not leave some comments? Make it look as if people actually come here, instead of tumbleweed! As a writer I need to know which posts are popular. Come on, be brave if you dare. You can even be anonymous and leave a comment. If I get more people coming, I might get an Ugg boot competition put up.

Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands (BBC3)

 BBC Three are currently showing this great programme every Tuesday at 9pm, about junior doctors in their first and second year of practising medicine. I don't know why, but I just really like it! The best doctors on there are Dr Suzi Batchelor and Dr Adam Beaini. Suzi is really nice, smiley and friendly, and Adam has a great sense of humour (plus I actually found out he is Lebanese, and not mixed-race as I originally thought haha! big up fellow Arab!)

 Check it out here: BBC3 Junior Doctors, you can see all the profiles for the junior doctors, and watch previous episodes you might have missed.

Libya No-Fly zone is a good thing

 I am getting a bit fed up of hearing some people saying they don't think the no-fly zone is a good idea, but not offering up any alternatives! The thing is, this is reality, the no-fly zone had to happen because of what Gaddafi is doing to his people. People can go on TV and say all kinds of things, but it doesn't mean the UN is going to listen to that. Another reason they had to take such drastic action was because of the amount of time they waited before doing anything. But I still reckon the no-fly zone was always going to be the best option.

The Arab League said what is happening in Libya is not a no-fly zone, but my understanding was that a no-fly zone involves taking out Libyan military targets, military that is loyal to Gaddafi. So in order to do that, you have to bomb certain targets. I think that because the Arab League is made up of a lot of countries with dictators, they perhaps don't want to now be seen giving the thumbs-up to the jets and the bombing. As I remember it though, the Arab League actually asked the UN to implement a no-fly zone, so why are they now backing off?

I think what has happened in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya has scared many Arab countries and their leaders. They don't want their people rebelling, but the truth is they have every right to do so, as most, if not all, Arab leaders, are dictators. They like telling their people exactly what to do and what to think, and to add insult to injury, they just stay in power until they die, and then probably one of their sons will take over. Gaddafi has been a lot more stubborn than Mubarak and Ben-Ali, he didn't even leave Libya, which I hope will mean that he does die there, just like he wanted!

My dad spoke to one of my uncles in Tripoli today, he just said he wished it didn't end up this way, meaning the bombing. He can't say too much, as phone lines could possibly be bugged (which has always been a fear of many Libyan people, which is why they never badmouth Gaddafi over the phone). I agree with my uncle, but in the end, it had to be done. My only hope is that my family keep themselves safe until all this is over. Then inshallah Libya can start again, without Gaddafi and his cronies. Then I would like to visit Libya again, it's been five years since I went, it's about time I went again inshallah.

Feeling profound

 When things don't go your way in life, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep trying.

I'm usually a pessimist haha! But this is good, I'm sure I've heard it somewhere before.

No-Fly Zone in Libya is official!

 The UN have finally voted in favour of a no-fly zone. Some countries refused to vote, although I'm not sure why. China, Russia and Germany were amongst those who abstained. I can only think they are protecting whatever relationship they have with Gaddafi.

 Gaddafi has still been threatening Libyans, but hopefully this will scare him, instead of the other way round. For too long he's been able to sit there and just say whatever he wants. My hope is that it will all be used as evidence of war crimes against Gaddafi. Either that or maybe he will die during the no-fly zone bombing, now that would be amazing!

Half-Libyan, Half-English lad goes to Ras Lanuf to fight

 I was very impressed to read that a fellow halfie had gone to Libya to fight on the front-line in Ras Lanuf. I don't really like how The Sun have written this article (it's just so simple and unintelligent!) but at least the story is out there.

Half-Libyan man goes to fight in Ras Lanuf

Some of the comments are totally misguided though. Yet more people who do not understand what it means to be mixed-race and carry two passports. Like the bright spark who asked what the government would class Adam Fadhil as in case anything happened. Uhh, he's both? You don't get that? We can actually carry two passports and get the protection from either or both of them. For example, if I got stuck in Libya I could ask the British Embassy for help. As a British citizen, I am well within my rights to do that. I was born in the UK and have an English mother, just like Adam. If you don't like that, well then you are racist.

Then someone else was asking if we want Adam back after the fighting is over, as he will now have experience with guns. Do you think he's going to go around shooting everyone? His gun skills are for helping the rebels in Libya! Would anyone say that about a 'hero' British soldier? Look how many of them are walking around, experience with guns, bombs, you name it, yet they are not mentioned as potential murderers once they get back here? Exactly, because it's unfair to assume they will come back and shoot everyone they see...... So the same goes for Adam. He is a freedom fighter, not some wannabe murderer.

One thing that does make me happy is, at least Adam has gone to fight, unlike those who come and shout in the streets here and burn poppies, but they don't actually go and help their Muslim brothers and sisters to fight. Good on you Adam, and inshallah you will come back with victory.

Squatters take over Saif's home in London

 This has to be one of the best pieces of news this week! A group of squatters, calling themselves 'Topple the Tyrants' broke into Saif al-Islam's house in London, and basically they are now living there. The Daily Mail website published photos of them watching TV with old (new?) Libyan flags everywhere.

Squatters take over Saif's home

 Meanwhile Saif has been on the news again, making yet more threats. He says it's time for full-scale military action against the rebels. Isn't that already happening anyway? Then there's still the talk about doing a no-fly zone, which people seem to be divided about. I hear in Libya some rebels want it, but people I have spoke to in the UK say it doesn't seem like a good thing to do, as it could kill a lot of innocent people. This is true, but I wonder what else can the world do then? I think if you are going to oppose something, you should at least have another suggestion, instead of, "well I don't know..."
 I'm not in Libya, so I'm not sure what is best for them, but if the rebels say they want a no-fly zone, then it should be done. I'm guessing a lot of them are feeling pretty desperate by this point, so are ready for anything really.

 I heard on the news that some BBC Arabic journalists in Libya were kidnapped, beaten and subjected to a mock execution by Gaddafi's forces. They were trying to get to Zawiyah when they were taken. They were released, but they thought they were going to die. It's just awful to hear that, and I do feel a kind of solidarity with journalists, it's a job I really admire.

 There is also the Guardian journalist, Foreign Correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who has gone missing in Libya. A Brazilian newspaper journalist Andrei Netto, who was travelling with Ghaith, is also missing. I hope they are both OK inshallah, and that they have come to no harm.

Driving Rocks!

 So from today, I have my older brother's car (blue Nissan Almera) until he comes back from Down South. (don't worry I'm insured!) I always get a bit nervous, mainly because I am not driving regularly, I can't even parallel park, which is annoying. All I need is practice, and I can't do that without regular access to a car. Well, I can keep dreaming, the reality is, I am going to end up sharing my dad's Zafira, a people carrier! I'll never be able to park that, but driving it is ok, nothing special!

What I really want is a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Even if I have to start off in a massive van (aka the family car) I will realise that dream someday, that yellow beauty will be mine! (inshallah!)

 I think it needs a few stickers (or decals?). I want some hippy flowers on there, or butterflies or something. Customising is good, your car will stand out because it's yours and it's different. Someone once said to me people who decorate their cars look silly, but I love it! I'll even have pink car mats, I have this whole thing planned lol!

 Very pretty.

Some Good Times, Some Bad

Well today was pretty much uneventful, apart from my little sister finding out what secondary school she is going to. It's going to be the same school as one of my little brothers, so she'll be in good company, for a year at least, since my brother will be going into Year 11 when my sister starts Year 7. Good luck to her, and I hope she makes many friends, since it seems none of her primary school friends will be going to the same school as her.

 There's still a lot of crap on the news about Gaddafi. He spoke to several news channels on Monday, and just came off sounding like a mad old coot. Seriously, he just keeps contradicting himself, which may actually be part of his condition,  which is known as being a total psychopath! Saif said on the weekend that he has Plan A, B and C, all of which consist of him and his father living and dying in Libya. Well, that can be arranged! I think for a long time Saif kept his real personality hidden, in order to be well-liked by the people. In fact he's just as crazy as his father, and everyone has seen his ugly interior now.

My dad really likes this YouTube Gaddafi Zenga Zenga video , he keeps watching it! There is also this: What I understood from Gaddafi's Speech , good for a laugh, we need some light moments now and again. Also if you didn't laugh at Gaddafi, you would end up really mad all the time, and that's frustrating!

 I must mention what I heard on TalkSport last Thursday evening (24/02/2011), and no I don't normally listen to this tripe station, it was on in my brother's car! Anyhow, they were having a phone-in, trying to be all political (when really their heads are just filled with football crap) and they got on to talking about the UK government rescuing their people stuck in Libya. The guy presenting the show said something like those people working on the oil fields shouldn't have gone, as they should have expected trouble in a place like that. Excuse me, a place like that? Like what exactly? Libya is not always in the news with 'trouble', as he put it! In fact Libya has never been in the news so much as in these past two weeks. You know why, 'intelligent' disc jockey? Because the people just suffered for years and years in silence, they dare not speak up, and now that they do, you dismiss it as 'trouble'? You have no idea how much the Libyan people have been through, it was disgusting to hear such a stupid opinion!

In fact, that's really just been the attitude of most people regarding Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Some got mad because their holidays were cancelled, others didn't understand so gave ignorant opinions. At least do some research before you open your mouth, please! The people who lost their holidays, well sorry to hear that, but the people of these countries had to make a stand, it was going to happen at some point, so why not now? Imagine if we had a dictator, we'd want to do the same thing. Please think of the people in those countries who always live there, at least you can leave after your holiday and never experience what they have been through for so long. Just think yourselves lucky.

I really fear for the people in Tripoli, especially my family, I hope they are keeping safe, and I just feel totally helpless because all we can do is watch and wait. Inshallah it will be over soon.