By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Protesters in Libya have begun taking steps towards reorganization and control.
Bengahzi, the second largest city in Libya with about 650,000 people, has been in the hands of the protesters for several days now. Ghadaffi loyalists have been ousted and in their place an interim city government has been appointed.
Bengahzi protesters have appointed former justice minister Mustafa Abdel-Jalil as interim governor and charged him with creating a transitional power team until Ghadaffi can be removed and new leadership put in place. This was reported by the Daily Mail.
Jalil is the minister who resigned from the Ghadaffi government over the oppressive techniques used by the dictator against the protester.
Jalil is the minister who announced to the world that Ghadafffi was personally responsible for the Lockerbie terrorist attack.
The situation in Libya could easily slip into a full scale civil war between the well armed Ghadaffi loyalists and the protesters. The best chance for the protesters is good organization. Building an infrastructure of leadership so that the people of Libya can see and feel that some semblance of normalcy can emerge from the alternative to Ghadaffi is a crucial first step in the right direction.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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