Events are moving at breakneck speed in Libya now, as freed-up rebels literally race across the desert toward the Gaddafi stronghold of Sirte. Here are the latest al Jazeera and MSNBC videos documenting these latest dramatic events.

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Rebels are racing west along the north-coast highway bordering
the Gulf of Sidra, toward Sirte (Surt on the map).

Events are moving very rapidly now in many parts of Libya. Gaddafi's troops have crumbled into panicked retreat and disorder in some areas, while rebels, able to move about much more freely thanks to NATO-led airstrikes,  have retaken two oil ports and are racing toward Sirte, Gaddafi's birth place, which may soon become an epic battle:

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How are citizens reacting throughout the Middle East to the Western-led airstrikes that pulled the Libyan resistance back from the brink of disaster? Not as many would have thought:

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I am a student of history, religion, exoteric and esoteric, the Humanities in general and a tempered advocate for the ultimate manifestation of peace, justice and the unity of humankind through self-realization and mutual respect, although I am not a pacifist, nor do I believe in peace at any price, which is no peace at all but only delays inevitable conflict. There are times when the world must act. Planetary consciousness is evolving, but there are many retrograde forces that would drag us back down.

I have also written one book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans two years after Katrina struck. Go to the store at http://sanfranciscobaypress.com/ to purchase. And I also have a blog called Plutonian Mac.