Mel Frykberg, a McClatchy and IPS News journalist, discusses her on-the-ground reporting from war-torn Libya; rumors that the Interior Ministry is in cahoots with Salafist militias, including the one responsible for the US embassy attack; why the Libyan central government can’t compete with the influence and firepower of local militias; and why NATO bombs and purple-finger elections don’t magically create civil societies.
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