yeah, you and i spoke by phone briefly as this was starting to happen an hour ago in full force and something you said stuck with me. the big question now is what replaces the regime that is outgoing, if in fact gaddafi should leave power. there s something called a transitional council that might take its place and the big question all along, who are the rebels and will they take over? right, precisely at the moment of military victory, over gaddafi s regime, that is at the time for individual rebel leaders, tribal leaders, other figures to make their own bid for power, so, there s very real risk, i think, that the rebel council itself could implode and anarchy descend across the country and one would hope that n.a.t.o. and the united states are exercising influence, but i must say for the past six months, i think there s been an insufficient effort to help