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"It seems to us that these people are no different than Gaddafi, and they only speak the language of force."
NTC critics also complain about "nuts-and-bolts level" abuses. Basic services aren't restored. Sirte, Bani Walid, and other devastated areas remain in ruins with no restoration plans.
Tripoli's still violent. Regional militias control it. Days earlier, explosions rocked the city. Fighting raged around Mitiga International Airport and other areas.
On January 23, London's Guardian headlined, "Gaddafi loyalists take back Bani Walid," saying:
"Reports said at least four people were killed during clashes" between both sides. Many others were injured. According to Reuters , "They control the town now."
These and other clashes show "evidence of the NTC's weakness, incapacity and internal divisions ahead of supposed national elections later this year."
Tribesmen are boiling inside and trying to regroup "into a new insurgency.....Warfalla men of Tripoli and elsewhere are sending around text messages, saying, "We need to gather and do something about this. Let's gather! Lets gather!"
On January 20, Pravda.ru contributor Konstantyn Scheglikov headlined, "Libyan Resistance and western hypocrisy," saying:
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