Doubting Thomases
The lesson of the past 24 hours is that if you stand up to bullies - murderous ones or otherwise - they back off.
Because bullies are cowards at heart and up for a fight - only when the cards are stacked in their favour.
So I say three cheers for the United Nations (UN) - and our own government - for their efforts in holding the Libyan dictator and his family to account.
The Libyan people are not out of the woods yet and much can still go wrong - that's for sure.
But the reality is that without the threat of military action - and the UN backed No Fly, No Drive Zone - the streets of Benghazi would be awash with blood.
The problem for Colonel Gaddafi is that a good pictures tells a thousand words - and the sight of ordinary Libyans celebrating the intervention of the UN - shows clearly that the uprising enjoys popular support.
And no sooner does the UN act decisively - than Gaddafi declares a ceasefire - so where are all the Doubting Thomases now?
Because bullies are cowards at heart and up for a fight - only when the cards are stacked in their favour.
So I say three cheers for the United Nations (UN) - and our own government - for their efforts in holding the Libyan dictator and his family to account.
The Libyan people are not out of the woods yet and much can still go wrong - that's for sure.
But the reality is that without the threat of military action - and the UN backed No Fly, No Drive Zone - the streets of Benghazi would be awash with blood.
The problem for Colonel Gaddafi is that a good pictures tells a thousand words - and the sight of ordinary Libyans celebrating the intervention of the UN - shows clearly that the uprising enjoys popular support.
And no sooner does the UN act decisively - than Gaddafi declares a ceasefire - so where are all the Doubting Thomases now?
