‘Tripoli is the Eye of the Storm’

The Takeaway

Pro-Gadhafi forces are trying to take back Misurata, which is half way between Benghazi and Tripoli. Pro-Gadhafi forces are also trying to retake Az Zawiyah. But things are eerily quiet in the capital city of Tripoli, says Middle East correspondent for the Times of London, Marie Colvin.

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