I didn’t see that part. And his argument is irrelevant too, as the UK has a limited monarchy (as I noted in the Prince Charles thread). So de facto Parliament rules in the name of the Crown.
Well I’m sold. We just have to make sure that we get her son when she gets overthrown.
The emergence of several privately owned media outlets is reflecting a new reality in eastern Libya, reports BBC Monitoring. The media scene in the eastern cities is starting to change rapidly amid new freedom from Col Gaddafi’s control. There have been reports of two medium-wave radio stations broadcasting from eastern Libya and a Benghazi-based newspaper. Citizen journalism pages on Facebook are also recruiting reporters in Benghazi and other cities.
I’m afraid that the historical track record of these kinds of situations make this an optimistic scenario. I hope that it happens, but bad men with Guns and oil money have lots of ways of making things go wrong.
And corruption… Eh, I have heard that a million times in Africa - we’re against corruptoin. Usually means “against the other guy’s corruptoin, but ours is just in the family”
Unless Libya has strong civil society and very strong norms, I’m afraid that this is going to be vastly harder than merely removing the lunatic.
I thought I saw something right from early on about Drugs. I think it might be channelling his own inner demons, given his … odd behaviour.
That’s downright strange.
He said "Al-Qaida militants are exploiting teenagers, giving them hallucinogenic pills in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe, "
Drugs in their milk. Hmmm. I guess that’s one theory.
It turns out that Gadhafi might have gotten one small point correct. CNN sez aQIM (an aQ ally) is siding with the uprising.
Jumping on the bandwagon, rather.
What’s it going to be then, eh?
I wonder if al-Q even knows much about any drugs that are not grown in Afghanistan . . .
AFAIK, the western border is closed. I’m unaware of any NGO present in Libya apart from representatives of the red crescent (the best way to help, frankly, would be to fund NGOs active on the ground, if there were any. I don’t think a random group of people can do anything better than handing money to the professionals).
That said, some people have individually crossed the border from Egypt. Apparently, for instance, 4 American doctors are currently working in Benghazi’s hospitals.
But Alessan might be right : weapons and ammunitions might be the most helpful thing at this point.
Yes, but she has much better fashion sense.
Even her hats, on average, are better than anything he has worn.
I dunno, the capes are pretty cool.
And what, good carnivorousplant, have you been told about capes, hmm?
Seems to me that saying “Look! look! The British monarch hasn’t fallen, revolt against her FIRST!” is kindergarten-playground level screaming.
We were digressing upon fashion sense, not political awareness. 
“Battle of Tripoli” . . . urban combat . . . that could get really bloody. Especially if things get so chaotic that the Gaddafi units keep fighting and fighting because there is no one to surrender on their behalf, or tell them it’s over.
Rumors swirl that Qaddafi has been shot. The State Department says there is no reason to believe the rumors but one can hope.
What do mercenaries do when somebody shoots the paymaster?
I know, I know, but what do they do nowadays?
Go look for another job.
See Xenophon.
According to this CNN-guy’s Twitter pro-rebel bedouin convinced the Egyptian military to let in some doctors a few days ago.
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Egyptian doctors with medical supplies had been waiting hours to cross into #Libya. Egyptians very sympathetic to Libyan plight. #Egypt 6:17 PM Feb 21st via web
On Egyptian side of border, saw anti-Qaddafi Bedouin convince Egyptian army to allow Egyptian medical aid into #Libya.
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