Moammar Gadhafi’s Son Warns of ‘Rivers of Blood’ in Libya

The Takeaway

The latest reports out of Libya are cause for concern, whether you’re asking the U.S. State Department or the son of Muammar Gadhafi, who in an address Sunday, said that the country was on the brink of being engulfed in “rivers of blood.” The North African country, which is one of the regions most oil-rich, has many tribal factions, and some analysts wonder if Libya is in danger of civil war. Human Rights Watch has estimated the number of civilian deaths in the country is approaching 250. What is in store for Libya? For more analysis of the latest news, we’re joined again by Dirk Vandewalle, professor of government at Dartmouth College and author of the book “A History of Modern Libya.” Mohamed Abdulmalek, Chairman of Libya Watch, a human rights group, responds to the news out of Libya.

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