General Younes & Rebel Divisions

Late last month, the rebel military leader - General Younes - died at the hands of an assassin in Benghazi, believed to be of a rival tribe or internal faction of the Transitional National Council. The fact is, this latest killing is important in highlighting just how flawed, divided and, despite their best efforts to mask it, tribally influenced this so called 'revolution' (a word carrying strong implications that it brings liberation) really is.

General Younes' power struggle with Khalifa Haftar in March and April was symbolic of the divisions within the TNC. The rebels admit that the assassination was carried out by one of their own, though they're unsure quite who it was. Younes was suspected of having links to Qaddafi and was generally distrusted by the rebels - he'd been a friend and close ally for over four decades, after all.

Mr Jalil has since sacked his entire cabinet over the incident. This shows as much division among the rebels as the defections by Qaddafi ministers earlier this year. Of course, the media downplayed this - heck, it received less news coverage than rumours of Oil Minister Ghanem's defection (which turned out to be false).

As Ramadan and the Libyan Civil War drags on, there is still hope that the people will tire of the demagogue that is Mustafa Abdul Jalil and his fraudulent, cowardly council.