http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/world/africa/23tripoli.html?ref=world
One of the military officers supported the Western goal of creating a no fly zone. However, he think that a no fly zone is not the way to get rid of Qaddafi. Even though many of the people in Tripoli were angry over the West air strikes they still welcomed western strangers. It will be interesting to see what happens with those who support Qaddafi and those who are the rebels.
Jackie Mazur
Yes, it will be interesting to see what happens. The article mentioned that Qaddafi and his government are equipping local citizens with weaponry in order to enable them to fight the rebels. This brings forth much uncertainty among the locals and chaos. As was pointed out, even the bank was bringing in machine guns for protection against the poor, now armed, civilians.
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Armel Fri. 10 AM
I just wanted to provide a quick update. According to this article, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12837330, "Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's air force 'no longer exists as a fighting force'". The allies are now able to do their job without much trouble from Gaddafi's forces. Earlier today the pro-government forces were attacking a hospital filled with the rebels, when they themselves came under attack from the international forces. The U.S. Chief of Staff says, "Our mission here is to protect the civilian populace and we choose our targets and plan our actions with that as a top priority." Hopefully, the international community will be able to oust Gaddafi as quick as possible, with as little casualties as possible.
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Armel Fri 1-1:150
Thanks for the update Reema. It is sad to say that the ousting of Gaddafi has not and will not come easy. Many in the media joke about his seeming insanity, but the gravity of the situation is still apparent. Many civilians are dying, and there is no sugar coating that situation. We can only hope that support from some major powers of the international community will be able to make a difference. Personally, I think that Gaddafi is a sick man. The determination of those people, and also of those in Egypt and other revolutionizing countries, is inspiring, nonetheless.
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TA: Armel F-10:00am