The Contagion - Libya

Mercenaries stream toward Tripoli as Qaddafi digs in “A message comes to every mobile phone about a general protest on Friday in Tripoli,” one resident there said, adding that Colonel Qaddafi's menacing speech to the country on Tuesday had increased their determination “100 percent.”
The looming signs of a new confrontation came as a growing number of Libyan military officers and officials said Wednesday that they had broken with Colonel Qaddafi over his intentions to bomb and kill Libyan civilians challenging him.

Libya: civil war breaks out as Gaddafi mounts rearguard fight Forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi made good on threats to trigger a civil war in Libya on Wednesday night, by taking up positions across the capital, Tripoli and launching a rearguard fight against rebels in major cities.

U.S. Will Consider 'All Options' on Libya, Clinton Says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Americans to leave Libya immediately and said the US will examine “all possible options” to respond to the violence of the Qaddafi regime.