This article is interesting because it highlights some of the points the guest speaking was making on Friday. Most of the protestors are young men and the protests have grown stronger as the weakness of the government is becoming more and more apparent.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Libya Death Toll Surges in Crackdown
The protests that started in Libya over the weekend are continuing on. The leader of Libya, who has been in power for over 40 years, is beginning to lose his handle on the situation. He has begun killing other Libyan's and this has only fueled the countries want to overthrow his regime. He had militia fire into crowds killing over 250 people.
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It will be interesting to see what kind of role the U.S. will play in Libya and what other countries will follow in the people overthrowing the dictatorship.
Tunisia and Egypt has been already overthrown. It looks like Libya might fall as well. My concern is that instability in the Middle East would drive up the oil prices, given a potential to harm the U.S. economy once again.
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