Libyan rebels seek to project image of unity as they advance on Tripoli
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Libyan rebels in Zawiya claim to be in control of most of the town, which lies only 35 miles west of Tripoli. (Photograph: Giulio Petrocco/AP)
By James M. Dorsey
With NATO-backed rebel troops closing in on the Libyan capital Tripoli, Col. Moammar Qaddafi’s opponents are desperate to project a façade of unity, brush aside internal rifts and assure Libyans …