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  In Libya there are definitely two sides, it is a civil war, and Col. Gedaffi has the support of a part of the Libian population. He has the general support of a number of tribes, and some support that goes beyond tribal membership. For example, one British reporter from Benghazi has noted that not all people in that city support the rebels.
  
  The same reporter notes that the rebels are forming into distinct groups, and that according to some local people, some Afghans have arrived on the scene, whereas in one Libyan town in eastern Libya, the local rebels have closed down all social clubs and cinemas for religious reasons.
  
  Col. Gedaffi insists that Bin Laden is involved, and he seems to be warning the West not to overlook this. Mr. Hague's one-sided statements against Col. Gedaffi are inappropriate and undiplomatic.
  The absence of the most elementary rules of diplomacy in his comments make it harder for Britain to propose any mediation betwen the warring sides.
  
  Then there is the idea of sending the Black Watch into Western Libya to evacuate refugees who might be held up by Col. Gedaffi's troops and hindered from leaving the country.
  Total tosh! Unconfirmed reports like that are of no use, as the Colenell's troops are not known to be hindering refugees in any way either from leaving or from staying.

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