nPostednon February 17, 2014
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Itnis perhaps hard for Americans to want to celebrate anything aboutnLibya because of the senseless 2012 Benghazi attack that resulted innthe deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and one other diplomat.nHowever, we know that the militants who attacked the Americannconsulate did not speak and act for all Libyans, just as the Americannman who killed former Beatle John Lennon didn’t act on behalf of allnAmericans!
Itnis perhaps hard for Americans to want to celebrate anything aboutnLibya because of the senseless 2012 Benghazi attack that resulted innthe deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and one other diplomat.nHowever, we know that the militants who attacked the Americannconsulate did not speak and act for all Libyans, just as the Americannman who killed former Beatle John Lennon didn’t act on behalf of allnAmericans!n
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nAtnany rate, this particular national day is called February 17thnRevolution, and it commemorates (as you may have already gathered)nthe start up of the revolution against dictator Muammar Gaddafi onnFebruary 17, 2011. Libya celebrates its actual liberation fromnGaddafi and his forces on October 23 (2011) and honors those whonwere killed in the revolution on Martyrs’ Day, September 16.
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nLibyannow has an elected government, but there is still a lot of violencenbetween different regional and religious groups, there are still anlot of security issues, there are still bouts of lawlessness. n
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nBasically,nyou really do not want to do the tourist thing in Libya!
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Butnif you could…
Butnif you could…n
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nLibyanis about the size of Alaska, and the coastal parts along thenMediterranean have a pleasant climate—what is known as anMediterranean climate (duh!). But the interior of the country doesnhot and dry to an extreme. For example, in many desert locales innLibya, there is no rain for DECADES! In one town, temperatures ofn57.8 degrees C – or 136 degrees F – set the world’s record fornalmost a century (until it was overturned in 2012). And sometimesnthere are dust storms and sandstorms and a hot, dry sirocco wind thatnlasts for days.
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Somenof the nicer things about Libya include beaches along thenMediterranean and Leptis Magna, one the best-preserved Roman ruins.
Somenof the nicer things about Libya include beaches along thenMediterranean and Leptis Magna, one the best-preserved Roman ruins.n
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nHopefully,nLibya will soon enjoy the rule of law and a stable, democraticngovernment. Then all the world can flock to see the ancient sites andnto enjoy Tripoli Beach.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Presidents’ Day
Presidents’ Day
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nMedical researcher Rene Laennec’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the first self-starting automobile
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nRandomnActs of Kindness Day
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Anniversarynof first U.S. street with gas lighting
Anniversarynof first U.S. street with gas lightingn
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Basketballnsuperstar Michael Jordan’s birthday
Basketballnsuperstar Michael Jordan’s birthdayn
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