[sergeantdave]

“The militias, which started forming soon after the February 2011 uprising against Colonel Qaddafi, emerged as a parallel and often menacing authority after his downfall, seizing territory for themselves and asserting their authority over the fledgling government.”

This is BS. The provincial militias have existed for years, including when Kaddhafi was in power. I would really like to see the NYT stop jerking out disinformation. The Libyan interim government was composed of militias, organized by the No. 1 militia leader, Osama al-Juwali.

al-Juwali organized the different militias and mustered them into the new Libyan army. This is no bloody secret.

I hate the NYT on so many different levels and am frustrated that these commies never show up within 100-miles of where I live.

[cripplecreek]

This is BS. The provincial militias have existed for years, including when Kaddhafi was in power.

True. Kaddhafi never had firm control over large areas of the country including much of the Benghazi area. That area of Libya sent more suicide bombers to Iraq than any other area of the muslim world.

As far as I'm concerned, people who are buying into the current act are going to get burned.