Protests in Libya

The most recent sign of the crumbling regime has been a recent military plane crash which resulted from two pilots ejecting from their military planes to abandon a mission to
bomb an opposition city. The brutality of Gadhafi and his means to supress his citezens reveals itself here, but more importanlty, the fact that one of the pilots was a member of his tribe shows lack of loyalty and support he has. It appears there is still a minority of support for him among the police an militia men, who roam the streets firingrounds into the air chanting long live Gadhafi, however the civillians are taking atrong stance against them.
Some of the military has supported the civilians in the cities and have worked with citizens in building blockades in communittees to protect them from pro Ghadafi forces. Many countries have called for economic sanctions against the regime due to the bloody crackdown, however we must wonder whether this may worsen the situation for civilians and not the military.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya

Greg Voegtle