Blood in the streets

Suddenly, Egypt and the Facebook Revolution has faded from the front pages. But now Twitter is tweeting updates rapdi fire from around the globe as Libyans confront their tyrant of 40 tears with home mande bombs as he orders them to be machine gunned down.

This sample depicts their determined resistance:

Libya: Opposition hopes for new era in Benghazi

By Jon Leyne BBC News, Benghazi
 

 

 

Benghazi residents have been celebrating their victory over the elite government troops

The northern Libyan city of Benghazi is the beginning and crux of the revolt against Col Muammar Gaddafi.

When local people there came out to protest last week, they were fired on from a huge army base in the centre of the city with heavy artillery, including anti-aircraft guns.

In response, they simply took on the army, with homemade petrol bombs.

If Egypt's revolution was inspired by Facebook, then Libya must be supported similarly by Twitter.