Lawrence of Arabia rebel army in Libya? Unlikely

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A scene from the film Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O’Toole; Thomas Edward Lawrence was a dashing, romanticized British officer credited with leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I — a feat depicted in the epic film.
A scene from the film Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O’Toole; Thomas Edward Lawrence was a dashing, romanticized British officer credited with leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I — a feat depicted in the epic film.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – It is a truism in warfare that has rarely seemed more relevant: there is only so much you can achieve from the air.
If Western forces want to get rid of Muammar Gaddafi, they need a force on the ground that can stand up to his security forces. So far, the rebels seem hardly suited to the task.

Reuters correspondents and others on the ground in eastern Libya describe a force with a lot of zeal but little or no organisation, few leaders, the wrong weapons and no training.

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