World Press on Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus (August 23-24, 2011)

On 23 August the Washington Post published an article devoted to the
situation surrounding the Libyan revolution and US policy towards the
political process in the country. The US administration's decision to
intervene in Libya's affairs was criticized severely by both liberal
Democrats and conservative Republicans and damaged President Obama's
popularity. According to the author, as the revolution approaches the
final phase, such criticisms seem well-founded. The US administration
has no plan to implement and now it's quite obvious, the author
believes.

On 24 August the Los Angeles Times also published an article about the
Libyan revolution. There's no fear, the Libyan people are quite
optimistic, they believe that, with Gaddafi gone, the country will
have a chance to live peacefully, the author says. According to him,
the people seem very happy.

Today the Guardian published an article by Omar Benhalim, headlined
'My Libyan homecoming'. The author of the article has returned to
Benghazi after 35 years and found "an intoxicating desire to move on
from a dark era." People are looking forward to a free and happy life
and they have every chance of establishing a civil society and
democratic state. "I do not underestimate the enormous magnitude of
the challenges that lie ahead for Libya. However, I also believe in
the transformative power of good people working together," Benhalim
says.

On 23 August the Turkish news agency Hurriyet Daily News also
published an article concerning the recent events in Libya. In an
article headlined 'The fall of Tripoli' Yusuf Kanli says: "Obviously,
whatever might be said, the era of Gaddafi has come to an end in
Libya. Today, tomorrow or the day after, it does not matter much when,
but it is clear that Gaddafi has no future under the sun in his North
African country. If he somehow escapes being killed, he definitely
will have a rather bleak future; either the gallows, the death squad
or worse - a life-sentence for the four decades of crimes he committed
or ordered to be committed. Even worse, an international warrant has
long been issued for him and his sons. Even if he somehow escapes
Libya, he very likely will not be able to escape the international
manhunt."