A State Of Confusion

The Libyan leader's son, Seif al-Islam's recent public speeches calling for reform are encouraging but do not mean that the jamahiriya is on the verge of radical change. Indeed, Colonel Qadhafi's own speeches recently, calling those who want political change in the country 'ignorant and immature' and urging Libyans to 'kill enemies' that want change, appear at odds with his son's pronouncements and highlight the state of confused state of play. With the lifting of US sanctions in 2004 following the renouncement of Libya's nuclear programme by Qadhafi, cleavages within the regime have certainly become more pronounced as well as

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