Week in Review: In Libya, Delusion Makes a Last Stand

Despite the repressive regime, protesters in Benghazi, Libya, set fire to a book with an image of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.As bombs rain down, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi plays chess with a believer in aliens. In the souk, people yearn aloud for his passing.

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As Gadhafi struggles at home, AU moves forward on his pet project: the United States of Africa

JOHANNESBURG - As Libya's leader struggles to keep his grip on power, one of his pet projects appears to be moving ahead at the African Union, which took initial steps Tuesday toward creating his grand plan: the United States of Africa.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502514.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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