Gadhafi Flails as Libya Splinters
By ANGUS MCDOWALL in Dubai, MARGARET COKER in Cairo and CHARLES LEVINSON in Baida, Libya David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Rebels secured the eastern Libyan city of Baida. One man held aloft an image of dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi affixed to a shoe—a sign of deep disrespect in the Arab world. Forces loyal to strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi imposed rough order in Libya’s increasingly fearful capital Wednesday, witnesses said, that stood in sharp contrast to rebel gains in much of the rest of the oil-rich country. Gunshots echoed through the night in Tripoli as Col. Gadhafi clung to power even as the international community discussed ways to isolate him with sanctions. More…
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