More the Assange revolution than the Obama-Cairo-speech revolution? Whatever else we know about causes, WikiLeaks set off great anger and notions of revenge within our administration. How could the leaks not affect Qaddafi, given what they reveal? that the Qaddafi family has a bunch of spoiled-rotten kids and the world knows all about them.
As the Qaddafi clan conducts a bloody struggle to hold onto power in Libya, cables obtained by WikiLeaks offer a vivid account of the lavish spending, rampant nepotism and bitter rivalries that have defined what a 2006 cable called “Qadhafi Incorporated,” using the State Department’s preference from the multiple spellings for Libya’s troubled first family.
The glimpses of the clan’s antics in recent years that have reached Libyans despite Col. Qaddafi’s tight control of the media have added to the public anger now boiling over. And the tensions between siblings could emerge as a factor in the chaos in the oil-rich African country. ...NYT
