Finding Hope in Libya

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
NYT

When I was entering Libya last week from Tunisia, a rebel soldier named Ayman objected that I didn’t have a visa.

I pointed out that his force had overthrown the government that issued visas. But, in this kind of a stalemate, the guy with the gun wins. And that was Ayman.

Eventually, he came up with a solution. I would give him a ride to his hometown, Zawarah, and the visa requirement would disappear. I gritted my teeth and told him to jump in.

That incident points to a fear that many Americans have of the Libyan rebels. Are they just goons who will create their own tyranny or chaos?

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