Libya to fold militias into police, military

New York Times via Boston Globe ^ | September 4, 2011 | Rod Nordland

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Libya's interim government said it plans to begin bringing irregular rebel militias under government control, either disbanding them or incorporating them into regular police and military forces, said Ali Tarhouni, the deputy chairman of the rebels' executive board, speaking at a news conference here yesterday.

Tarhouni, the highest-ranking rebel official in Tripoli, the capital, so far, announced the formation of a Supreme Security Committee of civilian officials and militia leaders, which would take control of all security matters in Tripoli. He said he had been appointed its chairman.

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A map of the Sahel region showing where Al Qaeda operates (AFP/Graphic)

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Okay, so, the expiration date on this Jiffy Pop... it's not really an expiration date, it sez, "best if used before August 1978".

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That is a good strategy.

Interestingly, it is how Genghis Khan handled the tribes he conquered. By disbursing them among the armies they couldn’t work together and their loyalty was “insured.”