Libya: Benghazi unrest, to Civil War, to a new government and Gaddafi's death.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

After Justice one yesterday, Interior Ministry officially resigned, and officially joined the '17th of February Revolution'.

[Gustaf]

Another city falls, Adjabiya.

[John Dibble]

Gaddafi may have ordered his forces to sabotage the oil fields.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/166687.html

[Mr. Morden]

It sounds like all the momentum is with the rebels, now controlling the entire eastern half of the country (at least along the coast), and there are now some reports of the rebels taking over a few cities in the west as well.  Is this going to end with a massive showdown in Tripoli?

[Verily]

Maybe. Some indications suggest that Gaddafi has successfully destroyed the rebellion in Tripoli itself (mostly by killing hundreds and scaring everyone else off the streets). The real question is whether the other western cities will fall into the rebels' control, and, if not, if the Cyrenaicans will push further west and eventually topple Gaddafi. (Or if some outside power decides intervening is a good idea, or someone assassinates Gaddafi, or something else equivalently random.)

[Silent Hunter]

A Libyan Su-22 has crashed after the two-man crew disobeyed orders to attack Benghazi; both crew are OK.

(BBC)

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

The real question is whether the other western cities will fall into the rebels' control, and, if not, if the Cyrenaicans will push further west and eventually topple Gaddafi. (Or if some outside power decides intervening is a good idea, or someone assassinates Gaddafi, or something else equivalently random.)

I would think the real question could be Tripoli only, and yeah, if people from the army don't join protesters there, rebels from the east and soldiers who joined them could organize a 'liberation march' toward Tripoli. Assassination wouldn't help much for the fall of the regime imo, Selif is always here and promised 'rivers of blood'. Outside power intervention would only happen if this really last long.

Such a march could as well result in a Tribes fight that could have consequences on the long term, or hopefully in a better unification of the country for the future.

Best way would be some guys in the army take control of what remains of power to Gaddafi, and optimally they catch everybody that has to be caught there before they flee in the desert.

[Tender Branson]

2.5 of the above down, 1 (or more) to go ...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

We have a map, nice!

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=un88.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[SvenssonRS]

We have a map, nice!

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=un88.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

Well, if that's anything to go by, Gaddafi is a deader duck than I thought.

[Middle-aged Europe]

In an example of epic fail, the European Union has announced that they've stopped their arms exports to Libya.

(No word yet whether any European heads of governments will be prosecuted for aiding and abetting murder though. )

[GMantis]

There are also claims that the protesters control Sirte, which would be quite an achievement as this is Qadhafy's birthplace.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/20112235434767487.html

Also, Sarkozy (!) calls for sanctions against Libya:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f1fc5fbe-3f36-11e0-8e48-00144feabdc0.html

[John Dibble]

The man is delusional and so are his progeny.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc99db2e-3f74-11e0-a1ba-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1EoDesHK1

"Colonel Muammer Gaddafi expects to take on an advisory role in any new regime in Libya according to his son, al-Saadi Gaddafi."

[opebo]

2.5 of the above down, 1 (or more) to go ...

Quadaffi is pretty cool, you have to admit.  Heck they all were.

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[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I sincerely hope this momentum carries on to the rest of the world.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'd like to remind everyone that this military force kicked Gadaffi's ass:

[2952-0-0]

This has become grimly funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUe_YoDAo-8

[Mr. Morden]

Yeah, this isn't good:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704520504576162820431712238.html

[Beet]

Wow. Libya has dissolved into chaos. This is no Egypt, that's for sure - it really shows the downside of breakdown of law & order.

[Bacon King]

2.5 of the above down, 1 (or more) to go ...

Quadaffi is pretty cool, you have to admit.  Heck they all were.

Reminded me of this picture...

[John Dibble]

Eastern anti-Gaddafi forces are preparing to march on Tripoli.

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/134017782/Libya-Latest?ps=cprs

[ilikeverin]

Wow. Libya has dissolved into chaos. This is no Egypt, that's for sure - it really shows the downside of breakdown of law & order.

It's interesting what's going on in Eastern Libya, though; the people are apparently trying to create law and order on their own.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

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[patrick1]

Qaddafi is on state television again. He should post straight to goldmine.  He is blaming Bin Laden for giving the kids drugs and is comparing himself to Queen Elizabeth II.