Hi there. We're a quarter of the way through another four-show Friday. Here's the rundown for the next three...
1500GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV: THE FUTURE OF THE ARAB SPRING In no particular order we'll consider:
- if NATO is experiencing 'mission creep' and if that's a problem if it does occur
- if more should be done to help civilians in Misrata, and if so what
- if the thousands of Syrians in Deraa currently calling for Pres Assad to go, need to accept that he's publicly committed to reform and allow him the chance to deliver on those commitments.
- whether the protestors in Bahrain have lost momentum because of an alleged recent crackdown
ON AIR AT 17&18GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ RADIO: TBC... ...we'll decide this in the next hour or so (suggestions still welcome....). Keep an eye on the blog, but it's difficult to see us going too far beyond Syria. Libya and Bahrain.
WHYS EXTRA AT 1830GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV If you haven't seen it before, this show is short and sharp (it comes in at 8 minutes) and features some of your calls that we can't fit into the main TV edition.
And that is probably enough editions of WHYS for one day. Certainly enough for me (much as I enjoy talking with you all). Many more and I start reciting the text number involuntarily.
Enjoy the long weekend if you're in a part of the world where there are holidays. I'll be on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World News TV from 0500GMT on Saturday if you'd like to keep me company.
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS
Fake!
He is probably just a wise man that people consider godly. It's all an act.
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18:46
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The President has absolute power in Syria which is why the people are still in the streets. Wissamtarif on Twitter asks the international community to stop the soft words because al-Assad is not a reformer, he is a dictator and our silence makes it worse. Sheila Mosley, UK
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS kleptocrats will not withstand the perseverance of ebullient citizens ; It's only matter of time before they r forced to stp dwn.
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18:27
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Listening to @acarvin on @bbc_whys
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18:08
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS The sequence of events across Arab World indicates a sinister design. Too little coverage of Bahrain. Is it b'coz of US 5th Fleet?
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17:42
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’if we look back some countries who had this kind of political differences from the past, is there any improvement in the lives of the people after the regime change, the answers is up to them! " WELFARE PROJECTS, STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE, AND EDUCATION, just 3 of this i think the people will notgo to the street anymore’ ’ "" "CAPTAIN CRUSH",
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17:41
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS the arab spring cud wel be over.soon there will be a war of arabs and the west largely because of double standards by the west.
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16:48
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Gadaffi in Lybia to Saleh in Yemen are no worse than Assad in Syria to Khalifa in Bahrain. Time for all the Arab youth to get rid of them all..!! Sammy,Indonesia
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This is a reminder to all dictators arround the world,you can kill all human beings but you can’t kill a single spirit.It’s the spirit that keeps us moving.Victory will prevail God willing.From Ahmad,Toronto,Canada.
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16:50
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This is a reminder to all dictators arround the world,you can kill all human beings but you can’t kill a single spirit.It’s the spirit that keeps us moving.Victory will prevail God willing.From Ahmad,Toronto,Canada.
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16:49
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Benjamin Opare Ghana-Lapaz All the Leaders who are refusing to step down is because of charges of Corruption and Human Right Abuse that they will face one day. So they want to rule till death do them apart.
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16:51
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Am saratu from nigeria,am in suport of the arabs uprising but not in suport of killin inocent lifes,nd we in nigeria are also superin wit dat kind of ruling nd coreption.but USA shold witdrow their troops.
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16:54
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gaddafi most go ,and he shld stop d bombing his peoples is enough ,he did good work for libya he shld not destroy what he did ,he shld live it for his pe -missing Fragment-
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16:52
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The Rebels in Libya are our Heroes and The USA is our BIG BROTHER. May God bless the USA for sending the PREDATOR DRONES to flush out the brute called Gaddafi!
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17:02
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Hi there, hope u get this. I am from Israel & very worried becuase i would love to live next to demotratic countries but it seems very unlikley that it would happen when the basic equality between woman and men does not even exist! I am affried that very dark people will take over, and then all the misary and miss fortune will be blamed on Israel ofcourse!!!
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16:57
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Lack of understanding old leaders and young generation.
Young generation want equality in all among them ,
but older are different ...( like caste system) .
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17:03
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UN should protect and arm the rebels so at least they protect themselves from being killed by Gadaffi’s murdering & merciless army. From Linda
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17:07
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What is needed in libya is a rallying point for both cyrenaica and tripolitania and it is just possible that a descendant of king idris might be an acceptable constitutional monarch
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17:05
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS "Battle for the hearts and minds in Afganistan" - isn't that what the Europeans did to the Natives when they first came to America
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16:47
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The Arab revolution in Egypt and Tunisia is different from what’s happening in Libya right now. So there is nothing wrong in asking for international help in ousting the repressive Gadhafi regime. We should instead be more firm with our response to the atrocities inflicted on the civilians by gadhafi.
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16:46
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS I think the us using drones to fight the pro gadaffi forces is a welcome idea.Gadaffi is a monster and should be taking down.
On air at 1700 GMT: The future of the Arab Spring
| Friday, 4 April 2011 | 16:00 - 20:00 GMT
Hi there. We're a quarter of the way through another four-show Friday. Here's the rundown for the next three...
1500GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV: THE FUTURE OF THE ARAB SPRING
In no particular order we'll consider:
- if NATO is experiencing 'mission creep' and if that's a problem if it does occur
- if more should be done to help civilians in Misrata, and if so what
- if the thousands of Syrians in Deraa currently calling for Pres Assad to go, need to accept that he's publicly committed to reform and allow him the chance to deliver on those commitments.
- whether the protestors in Bahrain have lost momentum because of an alleged recent crackdown
ON AIR AT 17&18GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ RADIO: TBC...
...we'll decide this in the next hour or so (suggestions still welcome....). Keep an eye on the blog, but it's difficult to see us going too far beyond Syria. Libya and Bahrain.
WHYS EXTRA AT 1830GMT ON ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV
If you haven't seen it before, this show is short and sharp (it comes in at 8 minutes) and features some of your calls that we can't fit into the main TV edition.
And that is probably enough editions of WHYS for one day. Certainly enough for me (much as I enjoy talking with you all). Many more and I start reciting the text number involuntarily.
Enjoy the long weekend if you're in a part of the world where there are holidays. I'll be on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World News TV from 0500GMT on Saturday if you'd like to keep me company.
Cheers, Ros
Your comments
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@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS Fake! He is probably just a wise man that people consider godly. It's all an act.
Comment sent via SMS
The President has absolute power in Syria which is why the people are still in the streets. Wissamtarif on Twitter asks the international community to stop the soft words because al-Assad is not a reformer, he is a dictator and our silence makes it worse. Sheila Mosley, UK
Comment sent via Twitter
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS kleptocrats will not withstand the perseverance of ebullient citizens ; It's only matter of time before they r forced to stp dwn.
Comment sent via Twitter
Listening to @acarvin on @bbc_whys
Comment sent via Twitter
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS The sequence of events across Arab World indicates a sinister design. Too little coverage of Bahrain. Is it b'coz of US 5th Fleet?
Comment sent via SMS
’if we look back some countries who had this kind of political differences from the past, is there any improvement in the lives of the people after the regime change, the answers is up to them! " WELFARE PROJECTS, STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE, AND EDUCATION, just 3 of this i think the people will notgo to the street anymore’ ’ "" "CAPTAIN CRUSH",
Comment sent via Twitter
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS the arab spring cud wel be over.soon there will be a war of arabs and the west largely because of double standards by the west.
Comment sent via SMS
Gadaffi in Lybia to Saleh in Yemen are no worse than Assad in Syria to Khalifa in Bahrain. Time for all the Arab youth to get rid of them all..!! Sammy,Indonesia
Comment sent via SMS
This is a reminder to all dictators arround the world,you can kill all human beings but you can’t kill a single spirit.It’s the spirit that keeps us moving.Victory will prevail God willing.From Ahmad,Toronto,Canada.
Comment sent via SMS
This is a reminder to all dictators arround the world,you can kill all human beings but you can’t kill a single spirit.It’s the spirit that keeps us moving.Victory will prevail God willing.From Ahmad,Toronto,Canada.
Comment sent via SMS
Benjamin Opare Ghana-Lapaz All the Leaders who are refusing to step down is because of charges of Corruption and Human Right Abuse that they will face one day. So they want to rule till death do them apart.
Comment sent via SMS
Am saratu from nigeria,am in suport of the arabs uprising but not in suport of killin inocent lifes,nd we in nigeria are also superin wit dat kind of ruling nd coreption.but USA shold witdrow their troops.
Comment sent via SMS
gaddafi most go ,and he shld stop d bombing his peoples is enough ,he did good work for libya he shld not destroy what he did ,he shld live it for his pe -missing Fragment-
Comment sent via SMS
The Rebels in Libya are our Heroes and The USA is our BIG BROTHER. May God bless the USA for sending the PREDATOR DRONES to flush out the brute called Gaddafi!
Comment sent via SMS
Hi there, hope u get this. I am from Israel & very worried becuase i would love to live next to demotratic countries but it seems very unlikley that it would happen when the basic equality between woman and men does not even exist! I am affried that very dark people will take over, and then all the misary and miss fortune will be blamed on Israel ofcourse!!!
Comment sent via SMS
Lack of understanding old leaders and young generation. Young generation want equality in all among them , but older are different ...( like caste system) .
Comment sent via SMS
UN should protect and arm the rebels so at least they protect themselves from being killed by Gadaffi’s murdering & merciless army. From Linda
Comment sent via SMS
What is needed in libya is a rallying point for both cyrenaica and tripolitania and it is just possible that a descendant of king idris might be an acceptable constitutional monarch
Comment sent via Twitter
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS "Battle for the hearts and minds in Afganistan" - isn't that what the Europeans did to the Natives when they first came to America
Comment sent via Feed
The Arab revolution in Egypt and Tunisia is different from what’s happening in Libya right now. So there is nothing wrong in asking for international help in ousting the repressive Gadhafi regime. We should instead be more firm with our response to the atrocities inflicted on the civilians by gadhafi.
Comment sent via Twitter
@³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS I think the us using drones to fight the pro gadaffi forces is a welcome idea.Gadaffi is a monster and should be taking down.