Thanks neverdem. All he has to do is last the next couple of weeks and the riots will run out of gas; then the real crackdown will start, causing a big outflow of Libyan exiles to neighboring countries, probably Tunisia and Egypt, and also to Europe and the US.
Even the rats are leaving http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2011022394451 it might be civil war, until Libya break apart in two countries.
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-libyas-tribal-politics-key-to-gaddafis-fate