Libyan conundrum

"The biggest problem is that we have no idea whether the rebels in Libya are freedom fighters at all. Some are, especially the English-speaking, western-educated young people who are prime targets for visiting journalists. But how relevant are they to the real power struggle? Who are the non-English-speaking tribal elders? Are they democracy loving freedom fighters ... or just Qaddafis-in-waiting?" -- Joe Klein, Time, "Go Slow on Libya."