"... According to unconfirmed reports the repression in Benghazi in eastern Libya is being led by his son Khamis, the Russian-trained commander of an elite special forces unit. Another son, Saadi, is there too, with Abdullah al-Senussi, veteran head of military intelligence.
Last Friday Gaddafi appeared briefly in central Tripoli to cheers from supporters but has not spoken in public or left the heavily-guarded Bab al-Aziziya barracks in the centre of the capital – the target of a US bombing raid in 1986.
The crushing of protests in Benghazi and elsewhere bears the hallmark of his instinctive brutality when faced with challenges to his rule, analysts say.In the 1980s he sent hit squads to murder exiled "stray dogs" who challenged the revolution. Islamist rebels at home were crushed in the 1990s and in 1996 1,000 prisoners were gunned down in an infamous prison massacre.
"For Gaddafi it's kill or be killed," said opposition writer Ashour Shamis. "Now he's gone straight for the kill."
Monday, February 21, 2011
".. For Gaddafi it's kill or be killed.."
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He has gone to far now I suspect. This amount of dead and wounded is something the public won't tolerate. Added to this the fact that soldiers are deserting from his army and major tribes in the Western part of the country have turned there back on him and I think he is done for.
Also twitter has been talking about news of oil workers saying they are going on strike in the country.
I think Gaddafi will be out by the end of the week. Likely killed.
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