Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Libya: Revolt against Gaddafi

"Flowing rivers are full of blood," threatening dictation son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Libya's ruler clan prepares for a fight in front of life and death. Several powerful tribes have already risen against the tyrant - they threaten to disrupt oil exports. Better to be a massacre instead of regime change: Libyan ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi seems willing to wage a war against his subjects to stay in power.


In a confused and made threats before dark bristling televised speech, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi for this night Monday in the clear. If the people do not adjust their protests, there could be "thousands of deaths". "Rivers are full of blood flow through Libya, Saif al-Islam warned. His father would to the last man to fight to the last woman to the last ball.

Experts believe the North African oil-producing country in order to control for disaster. The dates of Gaddafi as sole ruler of Libya were counted verln the fight for the retention of power already, Lahser Atschi, North Africa expert, says the Carnegie Center in Beirut: "The regime is dead, done for reforms from above, it is too late..

" For a peaceful solution could not be hoped for: Small add as Tunisian president Ben Ali, Zinedine Egypt's dictator Hosni Mubarak will be the ruling for 41 years Gaddafi as soon not. "This would take it a rational human being. This is not Gaddafi," said Atschi. Gaddafi is to anchor at a climactic battle, the very reason Libya floating in "grave danger".

The fact that the Gaddafi clan has eingeschwn to a final battle seems already decided: In it were analysts in the major Arab television on Monday agreed. The question now is how many of his compatriots break the Gaddafi condemned to extinction in the ruin is. Many, too many fear observers.

Even if the port city of Benghazi, which is now apparently controlled by insurgents, some of the army should have joined the revolutionaries - a good part of the army is still behind Gaddafi. This Libyan soldiers are fighting in these days not only for their leader, but also about their own lives.

Should it come to the coup, they can not expect mercy. Witnesses said in recent days about lynchings in the coastal city of Benghazi and al-Baida. Demonstrators were beaten in their police force guessed, written to date, reliable sources on Twitter. These reports are not verifiable. Libya is currently having no foreign reporters into the country.

That his forces will be followed with blind obedience to their doom, Gaddafi has planned well in advance. The same cunning as eccentric long-time dictator has passed through the General Staff with his family and tribal members. Saadi Khamis and his sons are senior members of the governing body of the army, both to fight in the suppression of the protests at the forefront.

Another son, Mutassim al-Gaddafi, coordinated as a national security adviser to act against the insurgents. Libya is not Egypt, not Tunisia. This can be seen these days clearly: in contrast to its neighboring countries where the armed forces each retains a certain autonomy from the regime had, and so could beat time to time on the insurgents, seems to be a confrontation between the military and political leadership in Libya not: The security forces there are part of the regime.

Flips the system go, even she. The Gaddafi will towards its supporters have issued a clear slogan, reports the Arabic newspaper al-al-Awsat Schark ":" We will all die on Libyan soil. " "We say to the brother that he is no longer our brother," An important indication that the rule Gaddafi's eroding rapidly, was the turning point of the tribes in Libya, North Africa, says expert Atschi.

"Libya will only work on the basis of tribal structures, the tribes is the real power." Autocratic regimes in the Middle East buy the loyalty of the tribes traditionally associated with fees paid to their leaders, who then distribute it among their followers. In Libya, Gaddafi relatives been a good part of the oil money out to keep the tribes weighed.

On Sunday, two of the most important tribes of the country had broken away from the regime. The leader of the Warf Alla, the largest tribe of Libya, said "We say the brother [Gaddafi, the editor] that he was no longer our brother." Gaddafi should leave the country, called Akram al-Cast Alli.

The Warf Allas live south of the capital Tripoli. In October 1993, army officers had taken the Warf Alla strain an attempt to kill Gaddafi, but this failed. A spokesman for the tribe Suwaidscha threatened his clan would paralyze the Libyan oil industry, if the regime is not with the "suppression of the protesters' stop.

Should not give in state power, will the flow of oil to Western countries "within 24 hours of" cut, quoted al-Jazeera, the tribal leader. The Suwaidschas live south of the city of Benghazi, which is especially hard hit by the attacks on opponents of the regime. On Sunday alone, according to a doctor at least 50 people were killed in Benghazi.

Southwest of Benghazi is Ras Lanuf, Libya's main oil exporting port. On the internet pages of the opposition said on Monday, two strains were planning to bring the city Sabha Zentrallibyen under their control. Previously there were rumors that Gaddafi is said to have retired there. The authorities have distributed all over Libya heavily guarded estate.

The real power of the tribes lies in their control of oil reserves, Libya, says Libya Atschi connoisseur. Especially in the center and south of the country, the strains had her hand on the oil tap. "Most workers in the oil fields are tribal members, by strikes, they can shut down the promotion at any time." The clans could thus exert enormous pressure on the regime and the Western countries.

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