i just spent a couple of hours searching through the twitter, and i can't find a single libyan who isn't relieved and/or grateful that foreigners are helping them oust gadafi.  they seem to be breathing a collective sigh of relief.  meanwhile my anti-war and anti-imperialist friends are organizing rallies to protest the action.  i'm torn .... i'm never in favour of imperialism, and of course the foreigners are there so they can set up shop and claim the oil etc, but right at this moment it's a tough call.  especially because i ultimately believe in peaceful non-violent resistance.  clearly that didn't work for the anti-gadafi libyans and now they seem to be better off because there are military personnel actually keeping them safe from the mercenaries.  it's a very strange feeling in my stomach, very unfamiliar, and i'll keep watching my libyan twitter friends carefully .... either they really are better off right now, and who knows how long that will last or the long term consequences of depleted uranium that may be in use, or maybe they've all been killed and replaced with cia agents and that's why there's no "yankee go home" sentiment?  i'm confused, but watching with intrigue ...