The Arab Revolution of 2011
Libyan protesters step on a poster of Moamer Kadhafi in the eastern city of Benghazi. Austria will freeze the assets of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi andhis close associates targetted by EU sanctions. (AFP/Patrick Baz)
Libyan anti-Kadhafi protesters wave their old national flag as they stand atop an abandoned army tank in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday.… (AFP/Patrick Baz)
A soldier from the Tunisian army distributes milk to people who fled the unrest in Libya at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossingof Ras Jdir March 1, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Egyptian evacuees who fled the unrest in Libya receive their morning rations at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras JdirMarch 1, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Evacuees of different nationalities who fled the unrest in Libya line up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of RasJdir March 1, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Libyan citizens queue outside a bank to get cash, in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday March 1, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's ruler of 41 years, has launchedthe most brutal crackdown of any Arab regime facing a wave of anti-government uprisings spreading quickly around the Middle East, but international pressure to end the crackdown has escalated dramatically in the past few days. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya on Monday and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Libyan citizens buy vegetables at a popular market, in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday March 1, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's ruler of 41 years, has launchedthe most brutal crackdown of any Arab regime facing a wave of anti-government uprisings spreading quickly around the Middle East, but international pressure to end the crackdown has escalated dramatically in the past few days. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya on Monday and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Egyptians who have fled the uprising in Libya wait for buses at the Ras Jedir border crossing near the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane. The UN refugee agencyhas said that the situation on Libya's border with Tunisia is reaching a crisis point after 70,000 to 75,000 people fled from the violence in Libya since February 20. (AFP/Fred Dufour)
A Libyan anti-government protester paints an old national flag on a roundabout in the eastern port city of Benghazi. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has saidhis followers were ready to die for him as Western nations mulled military options to prevent massacres and protect thousands fleeing violence in his country. (AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)
A Libyan civilian loads anti-aircraft ammunition at an army barracks in Benghazi where dozens of civilians have registered for civil defense training amidfears of an air raid from forces loyal to strongman Moamer Kadhafi. (AFP/Marco Longari)
Protesters in the Libyan city of Benghazi are rebranding the it with a 'new' flag -- pre Kadhafi era colours consisting of a white crescentand star on a horizontal red, black and green triband. Duration: 00: 35(AFPTV)
Screengrab provided by ABC News shows embattled Libyan leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi speaking during during a TV interview in Tripoli on February 28, 2011.The North African strongman has insisted his people loved him but has been slammed as "delusional" by the US which has also slapped a record-breaking $30 billion in sanctions on his brutal regime. (AFP/HO/ABC news)
The Aug. 16, 2007 file photo shows Governor of the Austrian province of Carinthia Joerg Haider, left, walking along Lake Woerthersee in Velden,Carinthia with Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private meeting. Austria's National Bank on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 ordered the freezing of assets belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his entourage in line with EU sanctions. About euro 1.2 billion (US$ 1.7 billion) Libyan deposits are currently in Austrian financial institutions but it is still unclear if and how much of this money belongs to the Gadhafi's family and their allies, the bank said in a statement. The Gadhafi clan has close ties to Austria. One of Gadhafi's sons, Saif al-Islam, studied in Vienna and was also friends with right-wing politician Joerg Haider and even attended his funeral in October 2008. (AP Photo/Gert Eggenberger)
In this April 18, 2004 file picture, Austrian right-wing politician and Governor of the province of Carinthia Joerg Haider, right, talks with Libyanleader Moammar Gadhafi, right, near Tripoli, Libya. Austria's National Bank on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 ordered the freezing of assets belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his entourage in line with EU sanctions. About euro 1.2 billion (US$ 1.7 billion) Libyan deposits are currently in Austrian financial institutions but it is still unclear if and how much of this money belongs to the Gadhafi's family and their allies, the bank said in a statement. The Gadhafi clan has close ties to Austria. One of Gadhafi's sons, Saif al-Islam, studied in Vienna and was also friends with right-wing politician Joerg Haider and even attended his funeral in October 2008. (AP Photo/Gert Eggenberger)
An attendant tops up petrol for a vehicle at a gas station in Taipei March 1, 2011. Brent crude oil futures rose above $112 a barrel on Tuesday, supportedby worries that continued unrest in the Middle East and North Africa could threaten supplies even as Saudi Arabia ramped up output to cover disruption to Libya exports. Reuters/Pichi Chuang
People burn pictures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi inside the main prison of Gaddafi's forces in Benghazi February 28, 2011 Reuters/Suhaib Salem
A Pakistani man who was stranded in Libya gestures upon his arrival at Lahore airport on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A charter airplane carrying 180 Pakistanisreached Lahore from Libya. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
A wrecked car burns in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have called for a specialmeeting to "consider further European Union action" on the Libyan regime. (AFP/Patrick Baz) The U.S. Navy's USS Enterprise aircraft carrier transits the Suez Canal on its way from the Mediterranean to the Gulf near Ismalia, in this August1, 2007 file photo. The United States is moving warships and aircraft, including the USS Enterprise, into the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to U.S. officials. Reuters/Stringer
The U.S. Navy's USS Enterprise aircraft carrier transits the Suez Canal on its way from the Mediterranean to the Gulf near Ismalia, in this August1, 2007 file photo. The United States is moving warships and aircraft, including the USS Enterprise, into the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to U.S. officials. Reuters/Stringer
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Enterprise aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf in this August 15, 2007 filephoto. The United States is moving warships and aircraft, including the USS Enterprise, into the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to U.S. officials. Reuters/Hamad I. Mohammed/Files
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise transits the Suez Canal in Egypt in this February 15, 2011 handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy. The United Statesis moving warships and aircraft, including the USS Enterprise, into the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to U.S. officials. Reuters/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse L. Gonzalez/Handout
A poster mocking Libyan leader Muamar Kadhafi is seen during a protest against the North African strongman. Kadhafi has insisted his people loved him butwas slammed as "delusional" by the US. (AFP/File/Elmer Martinez)
A Bangladeshi worker who has been trying to leave Libya for over six days, walks near the water as he waits at the port in the eastern city of Benghazi,Libya, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Indian workers rush to get aboard a ship leaving for Alexandria, Egypt, at the port in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Filipino workers wait inside a cargo area as they wait to be evacuated at the port in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill
























