Libyan revolts turn bloody deadly, but Libya does not fit in the Middle East revolution paradigm.
Spotty news emerging from Libya is painting a horrific picture of poor, downtrodden Libyans getting absolutely massacred by powerful forces loyal to dictator Muammar al-Gadaffi. One news source is citing that over 100 are dead with some Libyan doctors suggesting that Gadaffi brought our sniper units to shoot down individuals. What is especially interesting, according to SkyNet news some forces of the Libyan army have flat out defected and joined the protesters. As I understand it Libya is a fractured country in the sense that most of the power of the Socialist forces loyal to Gadaffi are concentrated within cities, but the outskirts are home to traditional anti-Gadaffi powers - yet the following suggests that Libya may be on the brink of a civil war. Earlier, members of a Libyan army unit told Benghazi residents they have defected and "liberated" the city from pro-Gaddafi forces. Speaking from the city, a local man named Benali, told Sky News that members of the Lib