Qaddafi Is No Mubarak as Overthrow May Mean ‘Descent to Chaos’
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Muammar Qaddafi may leave Libya without a way of avoiding further bloodshed.
After protesters forced out the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt, both countries had constitutions that laid out the transfer of power to caretakers who are now negotiating a path to greater democracy. Libya, where Qaddafi has ruled since his coup overthrew the monarchy in 1969, has no constitution and political parties and unions have been banned for 35 years.