tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207727415505589872.post2373000482192906271..comments2023-04-01T16:21:13.078-04:00Comments on Double-crossing the Rubicon: Yemen, Egypt and this blog - three short updates.The Familiar Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07375291985752875063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207727415505589872.post-61106636118229977452011-03-30T15:24:11.487-04:002011-03-30T15:24:11.487-04:00From what I've seen, the pro-Gaddafi forces ar...From what I've seen, the pro-Gaddafi forces are a mix of hard-core loyalist Republican-Guard types (led by one or two of his sons) and mercenaries. A recent report specifically mentioned 3000 mercs from Chad, but as with so many things, I'm not 100% sure of what the actual case is.The Familiar Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375291985752875063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207727415505589872.post-31149415609178587612011-03-30T14:13:55.075-04:002011-03-30T14:13:55.075-04:00I keep hearing forces loyal to Gahdafi are doing t...I keep hearing forces loyal to Gahdafi are doing this and/or that- do you know, O most awesomest of bloggers who post about this sort of thing, what the demographics of these loyalists are? African mercs, regular Libyan military, or militia/regular joe types?Yrchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300468749181106259noreply@blogger.com