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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Who Are the Libyan Rebels?

It's the question of the day/week/month - especially if, as seems possible, the United States decides to arm them. One thing they ain't, evidently, is a military power. But check out Robert Worth's NY Times magazine article at the above link; some amazing stories out of Benghazi. Jon Lee Anderson also tackles that question in The New Yorker.

posted by Anonymous at 3:30 PM

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Blogger Wavooka said...

Perhaps the more relevant question now is not 'who the hell are these people,' but what are these apparently successful-ish political newcomers going to do next?

Perhaps more pertinently for American audiences:

Does this restore legitimacy or reinstate NATO as a bastion of regional force?

What happens next In Syria? Do we start dropping bombs there too?

And what about all that precious oil?

( Jubilant Rebels Control Much of Tripoli )

12:13 PM

 

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