Tripoli Falls

As I write, Tripoli is falling neighborhood by neighborhood to forces loyal to the National Transition Council.  I’ll have deeper thoughts on all of this tomorrow, but for now, check out this video. It is hard not to be moved, particularly at the exuberant man shouting “Freedom!” at around minute 3.


Word is that Seif al Islam is being turned over to the International Criminal Court.  It is worth noting how useful the ICC is right now–it is providing a ready-made solution to the problem about what to do with top ranking regime officials.