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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
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Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
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Kaafee (1014-1016)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 142678" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Gadhafi blames bin Laden, drugged milk for protests</span></span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Reuters - February 24, 2011 9:02 AM</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>CAIRO</strong> — Moammar Gadhafi blamed a revolt against his rule on al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on Thursday, and said the protesters were fuelled by milk and Nescafe spiked with hallucinogenic drugs, in a rambling appeal for calm.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Gadhafi, who just two days ago vowed in a televised address to crush the revolt and fight to the last, showed none of the fist-thumping rage of that speech.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">This time, he spoke to state television by telephone without appearing in person, and his tone seemed more conciliatory, with much of his country out of government control.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Their ages are 17. They give them pills at night, they put hallucinatory pills in their drinks, their milk, their coffee, their Nescafe," said Gadhafi.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"They are criminals . . . is it logical that you let this phenomenon continue in any city? . . . We do not see what is happening in Egypt and Tunisia happening in Libya, ever!" "Those (in Egypt and Tunisia) are people needing their governments and they have demands; our power is in the hands of the people," he said, a typical reference to his idiosyncratic rule, which he says is based on giving power direct to the people.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He also compared himself to the Queen of England, wondering why no one has asked her to step down, as she has ruled longer.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Gadhafi, battling to preserve his 41-year rule and his "Third Universal Theory", outlined in his "Green Book", offered condolences to those killed in the bloodshed and called for calm among people he said were fighting among themselves. Saying bin Laden was "the real criminal", Gadhafi urged Libyans not be swayed by the al-Qaida leader.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Libyan authorities tend to group anyone who challenges the ruling system under the umbrella of al-Qaida, and anyone accused of association with the group is likely to face extrajudicial punishment.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Bin Laden . . . this is the enemy who is manipulating people," Gadhafi said, adding: "Do not be swayed by bin Laden."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"From a national, moral, ethical standpoint . . . they should stop. I have no authority stemming from laws or decisions or anything else, I just have moral authority. I only have moral authority," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Gadhafi has long sought to present himself as figurehead of a revolution that is led by the people, rather than a traditional executive head of state.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"No sane person" would join the protests against his rule, Gadhafi said, calling on citizens to disarm those who were protesting.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Remember in the Iraq war: the United States and Britain said they had reason to intervene. Qaeda and the international terrorists work together . . . Saddam Hussein had a relationship to al-Qaida . . . look what America did," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Referring to violent clashes taking place in the town of Zawiyah, about 50 km (30 miles) from the capital Tripoli, Gadhafi said: "What is happening in Zawiyah is a farce . . . Sane men don't enter such a farce."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"You people of Zawiyah, stop your children, take their weapons, bring them away from Bin Laden, the pills will kill them," he said. "Leave the country calm."</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><DIR><DIR><span style="color: navy">© Copyright (c) Reuters</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source: </strong></span><a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/Gadhafi+blames+Laden+drugged+milk+protests/4339635/story.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.theprovince.com/news/Gadhafi+blames+Laden+drugged+milk+protests/4339635/story.html</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p></p><p></DIR></DIR></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 142678, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=6][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Gadhafi blames bin Laden, drugged milk for protests[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy]Reuters - February 24, 2011 9:02 AM[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]CAIRO[/B] — Moammar Gadhafi blamed a revolt against his rule on al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on Thursday, and said the protesters were fuelled by milk and Nescafe spiked with hallucinogenic drugs, in a rambling appeal for calm.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Gadhafi, who just two days ago vowed in a televised address to crush the revolt and fight to the last, showed none of the fist-thumping rage of that speech.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]This time, he spoke to state television by telephone without appearing in person, and his tone seemed more conciliatory, with much of his country out of government control.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Their ages are 17. They give them pills at night, they put hallucinatory pills in their drinks, their milk, their coffee, their Nescafe," said Gadhafi.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"They are criminals . . . is it logical that you let this phenomenon continue in any city? . . . We do not see what is happening in Egypt and Tunisia happening in Libya, ever!" "Those (in Egypt and Tunisia) are people needing their governments and they have demands; our power is in the hands of the people," he said, a typical reference to his idiosyncratic rule, which he says is based on giving power direct to the people.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He also compared himself to the Queen of England, wondering why no one has asked her to step down, as she has ruled longer.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Gadhafi, battling to preserve his 41-year rule and his "Third Universal Theory", outlined in his "Green Book", offered condolences to those killed in the bloodshed and called for calm among people he said were fighting among themselves. Saying bin Laden was "the real criminal", Gadhafi urged Libyans not be swayed by the al-Qaida leader.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Libyan authorities tend to group anyone who challenges the ruling system under the umbrella of al-Qaida, and anyone accused of association with the group is likely to face extrajudicial punishment.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Bin Laden . . . this is the enemy who is manipulating people," Gadhafi said, adding: "Do not be swayed by bin Laden."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"From a national, moral, ethical standpoint . . . they should stop. I have no authority stemming from laws or decisions or anything else, I just have moral authority. I only have moral authority," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Gadhafi has long sought to present himself as figurehead of a revolution that is led by the people, rather than a traditional executive head of state.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"No sane person" would join the protests against his rule, Gadhafi said, calling on citizens to disarm those who were protesting.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Remember in the Iraq war: the United States and Britain said they had reason to intervene. Qaeda and the international terrorists work together . . . Saddam Hussein had a relationship to al-Qaida . . . look what America did," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Referring to violent clashes taking place in the town of Zawiyah, about 50 km (30 miles) from the capital Tripoli, Gadhafi said: "What is happening in Zawiyah is a farce . . . Sane men don't enter such a farce."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"You people of Zawiyah, stop your children, take their weapons, bring them away from Bin Laden, the pills will kill them," he said. "Leave the country calm."[/COLOR] <DIR><DIR>[COLOR=navy]© Copyright (c) Reuters[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source: [/B][/COLOR][URL="http://www.theprovince.com/news/Gadhafi+blames+Laden+drugged+milk+protests/4339635/story.html"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.theprovince.com/news/Gadhafi+blames+Laden+drugged+milk+protests/4339635/story.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] </DIR></DIR> [/QUOTE]
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