Col Gaddafi channels Mr. Moto's wrestling moves.

"Please world, I am calling a cease fire"

As the world watches, the United Nations approved intervention to stop Col. Qaddafi from further attacks on his own citizens, first resulted in an announcement of a cease-fire by Qaddafi's forces. Then as soon as the world stepped back and our president clarified our position of being a non-position of leadership before flying off to Brazil, Qaddafi attacked again. The old feint of when confronted with force, Qaddafi raises his hands and pleads for mercy that he will mend his ways, then as soon as the world turns it's collective back, he strikes again.

Freddie Blassie

Mr. Moto

This has a familiar ring going back to my youth. The staple of Saturday night television in Los Angeles in the 1950's and 60's was watching wrestling matches broadcast live and called by Dick Lane inventor of the phrase "Whoa, Nellie!"  Two main characters stand out during those times that remind me of Col Qaddafi and the way he is trying to play for time against the forces arrayed against him. Most memorable of these characters was Freddie Blassie who built a reputation for fighting evil Anti-American wrestlers. One of these characters, Mr Moto had a trademark move of cowering and begging for time and mercy whenever confronted by an aggressive opponent. Take a moment and watch this video and see if Mr. Moto's moves aren't similar to Col Qaddafi's moves to avoid punishment. Yesterday, after calling a cease fire, and as soon as the world paused, his forces reached out to silence voices like Muhammad Nabbous and continue their attacks  on Benghazi.

Scratch one Libyan jet

It looks like the French after getting tricked into waiting until today to launch a response have finally moved to protect  the rebels and the people of Benghazi. In the words of Freddie Blassie, the world needs to grab Col Quaddafi' and ring him like the "pencil neck geek." he is.

UPDATE:
US Forces prepare to engage

Egypt after Hosni Mubarak وبعد مصر حسنى مبارك

The Last Pharaoh?

Egyptians in the streets Jan 25, 2011

Cario Jan 28, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood, Next??

Tom Barnett and Wikistrat are planning their,"version of a war room on Egypt" as this ancient civilization threatens to spin hopelessly out of control. In a quote from CNN.com Barnett lays out this scenario.

Thomas P. Barnett of forecasting group Wikistrat put it more colorfully: "Let me give you the four scariest words I can't pronounce in Arabic: وبعد مصر حسنى مبارك  "Egypt after Hosni Mubarak" ...

In any event, says Barnett -- formerly a professor at the U.S. Navy War College -- events in Egypt and Tunisia show that the "Islamist narrative" to explain the woes of the Arab world is being challenged by a maturing and well-educated youth movement whose expectations of a better life have been dashed by economic stagnation and a stifling political atmosphere . . .

Barnett, chief analyst at Wikistrat, says Mubarak's best -- and perhaps only -- option may now be to announce an "exit date" to take the sting out of the protests, organize an orderly transition to fresh elections and hand authority to a caretaker Cabinet that could focus on growing the economy . . .

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Wikistrat: Excercise on Egyptian's "Angry Friday" VERTICAL SHOCK

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UPDATE
Wikistrat: Virtual Strategic War-Room

Voting tally from the War Room

UPDATE II
This post comes by way of CDR Salamander, naval centric blogger who offers this realistic but sad take on where Egypt is heading. Take to time to read the link the Cdr has to Michael J Totten and how he called this half a decade ago.
CDR SALAMANDER: Sandy Pessimism