By Shashank Joshi Associate fellow, Royal United Services Institute International assistance to the rebels is likely to increase over time Continue reading the main story Libya Revolt Eyewitness: Tripoli in fear Q&A: Stalled revolution BBC team’s ordeal Global diplomacy James Clapper, the US Director of National Intelligence, controversially told Congress on Thursday that “over the longer term … the [Libyan] regime will prevail”. His comments provoked a furore, even prompting the White House to insist that the president did not agree. But despite a renewed sense of momentum for the regime, Mr Clapper is probably wrong. Over the past few days, Col Gaddafi’s forces have breached defensive…
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Libya crisis: no ‘happy ending’ for Colonel Gaddafi