Libya's Divided Rebels
Submitted on August 22, 2011
By PATRICK COCKBURN - Counterpunch
The Transitional National Council (TNC) in Benghazi is now recognized by more than 30 foreign governments...as the government of Libya. But it is by no means clear that it is recognized as such by the rebel militiamen who are in the process of seizing the capital. The rebel fighters in Misrata, who fought so long to defend their city, say privately that they have no intention of obeying orders from the TNC. Their intransigence may not last but it is one sign that the insurgents are deeply divided.
