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Central Tripoli Hospital was attacked. In Benghazi, a car bomb targeted a police station. Injuries were reported. Days earlier, dozens of Libyans stormed the National General Congress. Voting on new cabinet members was postponed.
According to Libya's Warriors Affairs Commission, around 250,000 armed men have their own agenda. Some are government militia forces. Others express open opposition.
Weapons are readily available. Armed clashes occur regularly. NATO wants Libya divided into Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. Washington, Britain, France, and Italy supported this going back decades.
Green resistance fighters want Jamahiriya governance restored. Their struggle won't end until Libya is liberated. Tass said protesters blocked Libya's major Zawiya oil refinery.
Fuel shortages are reported. Wounded anti-Gaddafi fighters want promised compensation paid. Washington's concerned only about its own interests. Expect widespread rage to continue, not subside.
Western-backed conflict ravages Syria. Everything America tried so far failed. Replacing Syrian National Council (SNC) officials with new ones won't work better than America's Plan A.
On October 31, Hillary Clinton said, "We've made it clear that the SNC can no longer be viewed as the visible leader of the opposition."
Strategy changes show US plans in disarray. Plan B was crafted in Istanbul. At issue was determining if militia leaders could be more effective. Al Qaeda and Salafists control them. Washington uses them strategically. Empowering them might be too much to tolerate.
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