ominous finale to Qaddafi’s speech

1722: Col Gaddafi finishes his speech after an hour-and-a-quarter with the threat to “cleanse Libya house by house” if the protesters don’t surrender.

He’s going to cleanse Libya house by house if they do surrender. We’re past the point where this is going to be settled peacefully. That’s why Western condemnation of the violence is no longer to the point. It’s simply a matter of choosing sides now, and I don’t think it’s too tough a choice.