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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Opposition in Libya Struggles to Form a United Front By ANTHONY SHADID and KAREEM FAHIM

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/world/africa/09rebels.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

There is a contest going on right now that is not entirely military, and the side that survives its weakness will win out. Qadafi must find a way to divide his dwindling funds between keeping alive and at the same time paying the hundreds of people that he depends on. After all, their loyalty is not to him. The opposition on the other hand must survive internal strife and food shortages. If they cannot deliver basic everyday commodities their support will evaporate.

Perhaps then the way to bring Qadafi down is to set up a food and medicine distribution system in East Libya, while at the same time dangling cash to defectors in West Libya.
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