The revolutionary wave keeps rolling

A speedy victory over the Libyan ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi will give the freedom movements in other countries of the region new strength, the left-liberal daily El País concludes: "It is to be expected that, despite the fact that Gaddafi's whereabouts remain unknown and his loyal forces are still defending the last bastions in Tripoli, with the anticipated fall of the Libyan dictatorship a similar fate will await Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. And that the revolutionary wave that is sweeping through the region will gain fresh impetus. From the point of view of Arab citizens, the outcome of the Libyan conflict would demonstrate that the rebels are capable of winning no matter how fiercely the tyrants resist."

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