Libyan Revolt Continues Apace

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Lawrence Person

As for what the hell is going on in Libya right now, I’m not sure I know. Rebel forces appear to control the eastern part of the nation, including Benghazi and Tobruk, while Gadhafi seems to be maintaining his grip on Tripoli, at least for the time being.

  • Al Jazeera continues updating. “The interesting thing is that Libya has no constitution but [Gadhafi] has threatened the death penalty for people who fail to follow the constituion.”
  • Reports of Gadhafi unleashing foreign mercenaries on his people. I’d take that with a grain of salt.
  • No signs of Libyan troops at the Egyptian border.
  • Benny Morris in The National Interest believes that the region’s most brutal dictators will weather the storm, while the region’s least oppressive leaders will be replaced by Islamists.
  • More on the triangle between Gadhafi, aspiring democrats, and Islamists.

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