Global Research Editor's Note There have been major development since the filing of this report. August 21 2011. Latest news from Tripoli from GR correspondent Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya. Tripoli has been the object of extensive bombings of residential areas, creating and atmosphere of panic. Meanwhile, rebel forces have entered into Tripoli and there is fighting in the downtown area. Rebel forces are not the decisive factor. The decisive force are the extensive NATO bombings. Rebels are few in numbers. One suspects that highly trained NATO Special Forces are operating covertly within rebel ranks. Centre for Research on Globalization 21 August, 2011
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