Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say

Re:Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say by mladenkovacevic on Thursday October 20, 2011 @02:35PM (#3136200)

I believe that Libyans are by and large a civilized, reasonable people (just like Iranians, Iraqis etc) but if anyone in the West thinks that the rebel army is made up of regular, work-a-day Libyan lawyers, doctors, teachers and other civilians... then the media did a great job at spinning this one.

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Re:Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say by csomar on Thursday October 20, 2011 @04:23PM (#3136775)

I have watched the Libyan and Tunisian revolutions. I can confirm that the Tunisian one was led by a particular part of the population (mainly the poor and forgotten). In the Libyan revolution, I saw all kind of people from different background, social and economical levels. Libyans are friendly, and generally quite generous and kind. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised that a good part of the rebel army is made of regular citizens.

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Re:Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say by sp332 on Thursday October 20, 2011 @03:48PM (#3136575)

So who are they then? Are they supported by those people in the country?

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