Libya to receive sanctions as United States shuts down embassy

The U.S. Embassy in Libya has closed, because of increasing physical violence and instability in the North African nation. The regime of Gadhafi is fast losing its grip of the country. Deadly reprisals in opposition to Libyans have done little to quell demonstrations against his rule of more than four decades. Economic sanctions will increase in opposition to Libya until the situation is resolved. Article resource – US embassy in Tripoli shuttered with Libya sanctions pending by MoneyBlogNewz.

Chaos in Tripoli during Gadhafi's rule

It has been really hard to handle Libya for dictator Moammar Gadhafi that everybody wants to leave. In fact, the battleground for control of the country is occurring in Tripoli. Gadhafi loyal army members are firing upon protesters and keeping the place dangerous. Still, protesters refuse to leave when their lives are in danger. A chartered ferry was used to get embassy personnel out of Tripoli as the U.S. State Department has stopped all American Embassy operations, says Reuters. This is due to the protests going on in the country. Most workers have been evacuated already even though the embassy is still open.

Considering sanctions in opposition to Libya right now

The White House has affirmed that economic sanctions could be levied against Libya, in response to the brutal tactics used by Moammar Gadhafi in addressing the unrest in the country he has ruled for more than four decades. These sanctions will be considered in a meeting with Obama and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, CNN states. All U.S. cooperation with military has been cut off from Libya already. Obama has previously been criticized for taking too soft a stance on the situation in Libya.

Gadhafi should leave, international leaders recommend

The New York Times states that International leaders have been asking that Colonel Gadhafi quit. President of France Sarkozy said that Gadhafi needs to resign while "the world will hold you to account" was what British Prime Minister David Cameron had to say. Gadhafi is going to "die a martyr" before leaving. This is what he has said, that he will not be alive when he leaves if it takes place.

Articles cited

Reuters

reuters.com/article/2011/02/25/us-libya-usa-idUSTRE71K6D520110225?pageNumber=1

CNN

cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/25/libya.us.reaction/

NY Times

nytimes.com/2011/02/26/world/middleeast/26diplomacy.html