Uprising Is In The Air In Gaddafi's Tripoli

A man walks near the parliament building in Tripoli, which official say was damaged by coalition air strikes.

In Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi's Opponents Are Preparing For A New Uprising When Rebels Draw Closer -- The Telegraph

Opponents of Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli are preparing to launch a new uprising, as they lose their fear of the embattled regime's weakened security forces.

The first sign that the street was anti-Gaddafi was a surprising whisper from the men in T-shirts and jeans who were loitering in shop doorways.

"David Cameron, very good," they said with a wink – coded approval for Nato's bombing campaign against Gaddafi.

Soon a young man called Abdul approached, eager to tell the outside world that Tripoli's youths have not lost their zeal for fighting the regime.

"We're waiting for the moment," he said. "Bit by bit the government is losing its control. There are no security forces in Tripoli any more – they are all at the front.

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My Comment: Gaddafi still enjoys the support from a large portion of Tripoli's population .... otherwise he would have been overthrown a long time ago. But I am also sure that as this war of attrition continues .... and more of his supporters are either killed or wounded at the front lines .... this support will decline with time and opponents to the regime will find themselves in the position of facing a small and weakened security force.