Is Libya sliding down into a bottomless pit?
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After a fresh protest against the new government, the deputy head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) resigned recently. We know NTC has been formed with the influential leaders who led the movement against Gaddafi's 42-year rule. Recently many people took to the streets demanding the government's resignation. They even smashed windows and forced their way into the NTC's headquarters, especially in Benghazi. It is learnt from the media report that in Benghazi the protesters are expressing their anger so vehemently that anything like it could be seen since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted. Meanwhile, NTC Chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil has appealed to the protesters to be more patient and said, “We are going through a political movement that can take the country to a bottomless pit.” But the fact is that the present Libyan government has not got enough time to stabilize the situation due to the turbulences of the revolution. The people's expectation from the government is very high after ousting the dictator. However, it is an irony that what is now being said by the NTC chief in response to the present protest against his government sounds like what Gaddafi once said: There is something behind this protest that is not good for the country.
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