Sneaking into the Joint Libyan oppositionists

They are three people who called Ali Ahmed (52), Abdel Kadir Malti (49), and Yusuf al-Heidari (29). All three claims from opposition strongholds Qaddafi and all this time choose to live in exile in the United States.

By coincidence, Compass met them at the Libyan-Egyptian border and they are willing together a taxi to the city of Benghazi (about 700 miles from the Libyan-Egyptian border).

"I fled from Libya in 1980. Since then I have never visited Libya. If a visit to Libya, I would be killed by Qaddafi's regime, "said Ali Ahmed who is domiciled in the State of Washington, USA.

Once set foot on the side of Libya from the Libyan-Egyptian border in the Saloum, on Thursday (03/03/2011) around 10:00, three opposition Qaddafi Libyans looked teary eyes. They could not contain his emotion when he saw a new flag flutter Libya red-colored alloy, black, and green with a picture of the moon the stars in the middle.

Libya's new flag as if to give a message to anyone who has visited Libya from the eastern region of the existence of a reality, namely Libya, a new era. Libya, which is free from the authoritarian regime of Moammar Qaddafi to power in the country since 1969 through a military coup against King Idris, Libya's ruler at that time.

New flag in eastern Libya was the flag used in the monarchy era (1951-1969). Qaddafi then change it with smooth green flag after a successful overthrow of King Idris in 1969.

Libya's eastern region, including the border area with Egypt, fell into the hands of the Libyan revolutionary youth since 15 February.

"I was like a dream to enter Libya after 31 years did not see it," said Ali Ahmed who claimed to come from the city of Benghazi.

Qaddafi's regime is known abusive towards the Libyan opposition. For the opposition Libya there are only three choices: first, was killed. Second, missing without news. Third, living in exile.

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Like the mummy Without Head

When the Middle East chaos and protesters took to the streets, fear China against Luan (chaos) reappeared. This was conveyed to analysts. On the internet there are whispers about a "jasmine revolution". Despite the call for street protests failed to get support so far, China however was restless.

Unrest in the Middle East is not much media coverage received in the Government of China. Some of today there are more police on the streets in the country. The rebels reportedly under house arrest and social networking sites are selectively blocked.

Why? What makes China fear?

Jaime FlorCruz, a former correspondent and bureau chief of Time magazine in Beijing in his column on CNN, Saturday (5/3/2011), writing, China has a history of shield themselves from the outside world, fear of invasion and foreign domination, from the Mongols to the Opium War against the British until the brutal Japanese imperialism in the 20th century. According FlorCruz, although the Chinese people interested in things foreign, historically there is fear among the rulers of Western cultural influences.

In The Wall, China has implemented strict controls on its people. From the era of the warlords, feudal to modern China, rulers obsessed to avoid rebellions that came from below. "Eternal question in the minds of all Chinese people are the best way to avoid chaos?" Thus FlorCruz quoting Erik Ringmar who wrote the book The mechanism of modernization in Europe and East Asia. "Political Thought as it has evolved from its beginning, including in Taoism, Legalism, and Confucianism, and continue to answer that question."

FlorCruz who has lived and worked in China since 1971 and studied Chinese history at Peking University (1977-1981) went on, two fears, the foreign domination and revolution from within, has passed China's leaders in a row, especially after Chairman Mao Zedong. For two decades until his death in 1997, Deng Xiaoping pushed to modernize China quickly while maintaining stability. He ordered a brutal crackdown against the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989, while continuing to push reforms that open and change the country.

President Hu Jintao, who tried to build a "harmonious society," last month called on Chinese officials to learn "social management" in order to maintain stability. Joshua Cooper Ramo, in his book, the Beijing Consensus, wrote that "fear of chaos, loss of political control and social ... walk like iron iron throughout the body politic of China."

China's economic transformation has been going great. Market reform has been displaying individual initiative and entrepreneurship. Hundreds of millions of farmers have been lifted from poverty. Cities have built gleaming new. China's economy is now the world's second largest after the United States.

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Why is China so as Arabs Fear

When the Middle East chaos and protesters took to the streets, fear China against Luan (chaos) reappeared. This was conveyed to analysts. On the internet there are whispers about a "jasmine revolution". Despite the call for street protests failed to get support so far, China however was restless.

Unrest in the Middle East is not much media coverage received in the Government of China. Some of today there are more police on the streets in the country. The rebels reportedly under house arrest and social networking sites are selectively blocked.

Why? What makes China fear?

Jaime FlorCruz, a former correspondent and bureau chief of Time magazine in Beijing in his column on CNN, Saturday (5/3/2011), writing, China has a history of shield themselves from the outside world, fear of invasion and foreign domination, from the Mongols to the Opium War against the British until the brutal Japanese imperialism in the 20th century. According FlorCruz, although the Chinese people interested in things foreign, historically there is fear among the rulers of Western cultural influences.

In The Wall, China has implemented strict controls on its people. From the era of the warlords, feudal to modern China, rulers obsessed to avoid rebellions that came from below. "Eternal question in the minds of all Chinese people are the best way to avoid chaos?" Thus FlorCruz quoting Erik Ringmar who wrote the book The mechanism of modernization in Europe and East Asia. "Political Thought as it has evolved from its beginning, including in Taoism, Legalism, and Confucianism, and continue to answer that question."

FlorCruz who has lived and worked in China since 1971 and studied Chinese history at Peking University (1977-1981) went on, two fears, the foreign domination and revolution from within, has passed China's leaders in a row, especially after Chairman Mao Zedong. For two decades until his death in 1997, Deng Xiaoping pushed to modernize China quickly while maintaining stability. He ordered a brutal crackdown against the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989, while continuing to push reforms that open and change the country.

President Hu Jintao, who tried to build a "harmonious society," last month called on Chinese officials to learn "social management" in order to maintain stability. Joshua Cooper Ramo, in his book, the Beijing Consensus, wrote that "fear of chaos, loss of political control and social ... walk like iron iron throughout the body politic of China."

China's economic transformation has been going great. Market reform has been displaying individual initiative and entrepreneurship. Hundreds of millions of farmers have been lifted from poverty. Cities have built gleaming new. China's economy is now the world's second largest after the United States.

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Memories of the Revolution of the City of Tobruk

Once inside Libyan territory on Thursday morning, what comes to mind is anxious to see the city of Tobruk. The city is rich with historical record of resistance and is also recognized as one of the key changes in Libya, even North Africa.

Because the location of the city of Tobruk (about 150 miles from the Libyan-Egyptian border) is quite strategic, in the meeting point between Egypt and Libya.

Entering the city of Tobruk, we are immediately faced with the impression that Libya has now been changed, both physically and mentally residents. Faces cheerful townsfolk Tobruk numbering about 300,000 souls it reflects the freedom and happiness they now enjoy after the escape from the confines of an authoritarian regime of Moammar Qaddafi.

Tobruk city and other towns in the area of eastern Libya falls into the hands of the revolutionaries from the people's resistance broke out on 15 February.

When set foot in Martyrs' Square (martyr) in the heart of the city of Tobruk, a fundamental change in the city was increasingly felt.

Martyr's square is necessarily a change in the city of Tobruk historical witness of the era of authoritarian regimes Qaddafi to the era of revolution that gives freedom to its inhabitants. In the square was, as many as 200 young revolutionaries shot dead the security militia Qaddafi on the day of the outbreak of revolution youth Libya, 15 February.

A political activist who claimed the city of Tobruk named Mohamed Taher (51) was suddenly approached the Compass when he learned that we were riding vehicles coming from the Egyptian-Libyan border. "Are you a journalist?" Said Taher time. "Yes, my Indonesian journalists," replied the writer.

After that Taher invited into the foyer with the spirit of King Idris Mosque located in Martyrs Square to show the names and photographs of the victims killed by the militia Qaddafi regime security.

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Jet Fighter Purchase Accelerate South Korea

South Korea will accelerate the deployment plan of spy planes and stealth fighter jets to strengthen its defenses to face North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday (08/03/2011).

According to news agency Yonhap, South Korea initially planned to buy aircraft unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk made in the United States in 2015 but decided to accelerate the purchase and deployment of the planes.

"Seoul to send a letter to Washington last year and is expected to receive final approval for the purchase of the aircraft's most sophisticated spy world in June," he said.

"Budget spending 45.2 billion won (40.4 million dollars) this year in the allocation in part to buy spy planes, "he said.

"If the U.S. side replied and approved the contents of our letter in June, we will mengarapkan mendatangani an initial contract on the purchase of Global Hawk aircraft at the end of this year," said one military source quoted by the news agency.

The defense ministry refused to confirm the report.

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