The military is abandoning Colonel Gadhafy (how many ways are there to spell this homicidal lunatic’s name, anyway?):

The sources said Gadhafi could no longer rely on his military and much of his police. They said the remaining loyalists were his Presidential Guard and special units comprised of foreign mercenaries, many of whom are from the former Soviet Union.

I’ve never understood why, after decades of dictatorship, he never got around to promoting himself to general. No wonder they don’t respect him.