Saturday, January 29, 2011

Is Revolution In Libya Next?

Is Qaddafi Next? -- Philip Shenon, The Daily Beast

With Egypt in chaos, a new WikiLeaks cable threatens to stir unrest in Libya. The Daily Beast’s Philip Shenon reports on the bad behavior and lavish parties fueling Muammar Qaddafi's new PR problem. Plus, full coverage of the Egypt uprising. Plus, full coverage of the Egypt uprising.

Libya's neighbors are in turmoil. To the west is Tunisia. To the east is Egypt.

And with Libya's immediate neighbors convulsed by public protests over the brutality and kleptocracy of their ruling familes, a newly leaked cable from the U.S. Embassy in Libya suggests that strongman Muammar Qaddafi has created a decadent, money-hungry family dynasty that could find itself the target of the next Arab revolution in the streets.

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My Comment: I wish this was the case .... but Qaddafi's secret police are probably the most brutal in the Arab world, and Libya is not Tunisia or Egypt .... or even Yemen for that matter.

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