Libya!

[oakranger]

Just got a phone call from my mom.  She told me that my cousin, and his wife, are in Libya trying to get out.  They travail around the world and teach.  Still waiting word if they got out. 

[Strip]

I hope all is well with your extended family, not the praying type but you do have my best wishes!

 

Strip

[Babalonian]

Hope they make/made it to the nearest US Embasy if not out of the country already. 

[smoe]

Tell them to bribe their way out when possible, but be discrete when making an exchange. Hide money and copies of id's in their clothes when traveling. Also, designate a meeting place should a group member become lost.

[oakranger]

UPDATE: Just got this on FB from them,
"Not till Wednesday, its very, very bad. Reports of military handing out weapons to civilians. Thousands of people at the airport trying to get out. All... of the teachers are staying at school trying to get out."   They have been in Tripoli, Libya for the last 3 years.  i Hope they can get out by then.

[PFactorDave]

Scary stuff...  I wish them the best of luck, and tossing some prayers in on top of that.

[oakranger]

Here is his web site.  He and his wife been to a lot of places. 

http://www.egge.us/index.html

[oakranger]

UPDATE: about 10 hours they will be out of there.  All the teachers are laying low at the school, awaiting for their flight time.  So far the protesters are targeting the Government not the non-Lydians people.  Airport remains crazy as many non-Libyans are trying to get out.  U.S. Embassy is completely evacuated so no point of going there. 

[gyrene81]

See Rule #14

[Babalonian]

See Rule #14

[Tac]

seeing the nutcase in command is blaming it all on the US it would not have been wise to have kept the embassy staff there. I bet you their embassy phone # still works though and they're trying to coordinate evacs.

Also, in such a situation there is very little the embassy can do to 'rescue' people.. a US citizen stranded in some other city is literally on his own and can at best contact the embassy and be told where to go to be safe or evacuated. There will be nobody coming for him.

[oakranger]

UPDATE:  Just got this via FB

Thanks, hope to get out tomorrow. Lots of flights canceled today, they don't want to bring in their aircraft and the airport is complete bedlam. We've lived in some tough places and seen some bad things but this is really bad. Its going to get a lot worse. Everyone is left to themselves. Teachers are very low one the totem pole but I think the embassy is going to step in, I'll keep you posted

They are hearing shooting near by the school where they are hiding.  As of now, they are hiding till U.S. rescue them or something. 

[USRanger]

If Americans need getting out, we'll get em out.  We do it more often than you think.

[oakranger]

If Americans need getting out, we'll get em out.  We do it more often than you think.

I sure hope so.  They are hearing gun shots all around the school and have no protection.  Hopefully, it is the protesters that are celebrating rather then killing.   

[DREDIOCK]

Why any Americans would even consider traveling to some of these countries is a complete mystery to me. Just doesn't seem like the brightest of travel plan ideas.

But I hope for your sake they manage to get hoe again safe N sound. And soon.