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Inside, in the marble and gilt surroundings of a luxury Tripoli hotel where foreign journalists are kept... Email Print Related News Libya rebels retake land, NATO cites air strike woes 11:23am EDT Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance Tue, Apr 5 2011 WRAPUP 6-NATO changes Libya tactics due to human shields Tue, Apr 5 2011 Libya wounded describe siege hell, Turkey seeks peace Mon, Apr 4 2011 Exclusive: Qaeda gets arms in Libya: Algerian official Mon, Apr 4 2011 Analysis & Opinion Travel booking gets even closer to home Coups in Thailand: Never say never… Related Topics World » An armed man walks by Green Square in Tripoli April 4, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra By Maria Golovnina TRIPOLI | Wed Apr 6, 2011 11:40am EDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Outside, the crackle of gunfire is a sinister echo of real life that we are not allowed to witness. Inside, in the marble and gilt surroundings of a luxury Tripoli hotel where foreign journalists are kept under close watch by the Libyan government, is a surreal universe filled with paranoia and listless waiting. Since I came here six weeks ago, the Libyan government has said it wants us to report the truth -- which is to tell the world that Libya is a peaceful place where civilians are treated well and the people love Muammar Gaddafi. In reality, the several dozen journalists here are not allowed to report freely. Even when we are allowed out of the hotel, on government-organized trips, it is evident that what we are being told is not the full truth. "The city is like a prison -- just like your hotel," said one local resident during a recent, snatched conversation away from our minders on a rare outing. It seemed a valuable reality check. "The city is overwhelmingly anti-Gaddafi," he said. "You feel it everywhere. This is how people feel." But for all the restrictions, it is important to be here. The Libyan government is a party to this conflict and as journalists we need to report on what they say. And by being here on the ground in the Libyan capital, we are able -- sometimes -- to uncover clues to what local people are thinking. RUMOURS Often though, we are left to try to make sense of the rumors that filter through to us. There are occasional gunfights. They give rise to even more speculation among the foreign journalists: Was that a crackdown on a protest? An attack on an army checkpoint? Are the rebels fighting back? Distant shouts and gunshots echo at night. Come morning, and things are back to their unreal normality. 1 2 3 Next World Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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