Well, one at least. Here’s some of what the whackadoodle had to say yesterday:
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whose authority is teetering amid a popular uprising, said in an interview with a French newspaper on Sunday that an Islamic holy war would engulf the Mediterranean if the insurrection in Libya succeeded and that “we will go back to the time of Red Beard, of pirates, of Ottomans imposing ransoms on boats.”
Of course, this isn’t particularly surprising from an omnicidal dictator who fancies himself a Flemingesque mastermind. Red Beard? This from an asshat who takes fashion advice from Capt. Crunch.
Given the lack of credible coverage for the ongoing situation in Libya, it’s hard to know what’s happening with any degree of certainty. The best we can do is listen to voices like these:
Mohamed Revolutionary, Misrata:
Misrata is very tense. We buried 21 young men today – the casualties of yesterday’s battle.
We hear that Gaddafi’s forces are gathering to the west of the city so it’s quiet here but tense. Very tense.
Misrata is free of Gaddafi’s forces – totally free. I’m confident that we’ll do all we can to drive off and to fight the dictator’s forces.
[snip]
There is new territory gained – little villages and little towns having uprisings and shaking off the control of the dictator. We hear good news every day.
Now we hold an absolute territorial advantage and an absolute population advantage to the dictator. I would now say that 65-70% of Libya is out of control of the dictator. He’s only got Tripoli, Sirte and Sabha and he’s ruling from fear there.
Tripoli is being suffocated by the dictator. It is simmering underneath and hopefully it will blow up soon. We are gaining ground in all directions.
Salah Loyalist, Tripoli:
So far so good in Tripoli. People are starting to get the feeling of security back after the army and police were distributed all over the streets.
[snip]
It’s hard to know which cities are under the control of the regime or the opposition. News agencies on the ground are the ones who know what is happening, but it is very confusing, some say the supporters of Gaddafi are in control of cities outside the capital while other reporters suggest the opposition are.
What are you hearing? This is an open thread / news dump, so have at it.
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