At least 50 civilians were reported killed today in fighting between the Al-Zwia and Tabu tribes in the southern border area near Chad and Sudan. The two tribes have a long history of animosity, and have been trading attacks over the past 24 hours.
The Zwia are accusing the Tabu of recruiting mercenary fighters from Chad, while the Tabu say that the Zwia have recruited a number of smaller tribes into a coalition against them. The tit-for-tat attacks, which centered on the town of Kufra, have displaced hundreds of families.
The National Transitional Council (NTC) leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil claimed that the fighting was the result of Gadhafi regime loyalists who had come to Kufra to sew sedition. The claim was not backed by any actual evidence.
Instead, a militia leader familiar with the situation claims that the fighting is a result of the two competing over smuggling routes into the neighboring countries. The NTC had originally appointed a Tabu leader to fight smuggling, but he targeted Zwia smugglers, sparking a major battle.
Worse to come I fear. The west has taken Libya apart at the seams – this is what "democracy" means. It's essential to prevent western intervention in Syria for the same reasons, although Israel will no doubt be doing everything to spark things off.
Humpty Dumpty: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."
Alice: ''The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things."
Humpty Dumpty: ''The question is, which is to be master — that's all."
Someone said that "The pen is mightier than the sword". This is true, but the tyrant has taken control of the pin and placed it in his arsenal. For the resistance to survive and win, they must take back this mightier weapon. Placing "democracy" in scare quotes is a good start, as is challenging sites like AntiWar.com when they acquiesce to the tyrant's corrupted use of the language. For freedom and democracy to recover and thrive, the vanguard must dedicate more thought, energy and resistance to this dilemma.
These f-cking Arabs have always been stupid. Instead of instead of joining forces and uniting against foreigners who are stealing their oil, they’re busy fighting one another. F-ck them all. They deserve it.