meanwhile, out in the world:
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5.06pm: Muammar Gaddafi has now finished his speech. A few people seem to be congratulating him – but not many. Here were the key points:
• Gaddafi is not standing down or leaving the country. He said he would die in Libya "as a martyr".
• He called upon his supporters to take back the streets from those who have been rebelling against his rule. He said they should go out tonight and "chase them".
• He railed against the rebels, threatening them with the death penalty and calling them "rats" and drug addicts. He hinted that he had not yet used the type of violence he could do, pointing to China's massacre in Tiananmen Square and the FBI's infamous siege in Waco. At times he would change tack and say he did not blame the young people for rebelling, saying they had been unduly influenced by their counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt.
• He announced vague reforms to local government, reforms in which his son Saif will have some kind of role. Saif will also address ambassadors and the media.
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Libya erupts as Gaddafi clings on - live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk
i don't know, but it seems to me that kadhafi is unhinged. he has at least some control over the military (aspects of it remain loyal) and the mercenaries he's brought in.
and he claims that he hasn't really started to use the kind of violence that he could use.
um....
i don't see anything good coming of this.
an analysis of libya under kadhafi:
Libya's falling tyrant - Opinion - Al Jazeera English