Monday February 21,2011

I've Been Thinking:

Now it is Libya's turn - it's the protesters versus the army/police.
Hundreds, probably even more than hundreds, have already been killed in Libya. And it's not stopping, abating or improving - it's escalating.

The leader of the tribal community in eastern Libya announced that if the army does not stop oppressing protesters he will shut down the oil export cities. That act would grind Libya's economy to a halt. It would increase the stakes and that is something Muammar Ghadaffi will not permit - not without a huge fight.

Ghadaffi has been walking a thin line. The Libyan leader has not yet begun a massive massacre, but as the situation heats up he will intensify his own attacks against protesters and their supporters.
Libya is in the middle of a tug-of-war.

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