Sunday February 20, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Libya is in the throes of conflict and unrest.

Libya's dictator, the man who has ruled his country for the past four decades, has not been able to squelch the uprising. Libya's protests are part of the wave of unrest rampaging across the Middle East.
In Libya, Ghadaffi rules with an iron fist. His patience is being tested - so is his judgment.

Press reports suggest that hundreds have been killed by sniper fire, not by riot police, in Benghazi the second largest city in Libya.

The hospital there confirms the reports but only through an anonymous source for fear that they will bear the brunt of retaliation by the military and the government.

In the city of Bayda, 1000 miles east of Tripoli, there are unconfirmed reports that the protesters took over the city and hung two police officers in public. All communication from that part of Libya is out and there is no possible way to verify the reports.

Ghadaffi will not follow in the path of Mubarak, that should be made clear. Ghadaffi has learned from what happened in Egypt. He is still a ruthless and powerful dictator, a true thug who will not have his hands tied or his voice silenced by the United States or by any other Western influences.

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