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As explosions from what... Email Print Related News Libya war reaching stalemate, Washington says 2:18pm EDT Libya says NATO air strike hits major oil field Wed, Apr 6 2011 WRAPUP 7-Libya rebels retake land, NATO cites air strike woes Wed, Apr 6 2011 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 Analysis & Opinion My experience covering Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Does everyone have a price? Related Topics World » United Nations » Libya » EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A sister of Fethi Boubaker, who the Libyan Warfallah tribe loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi say was killed during coalition air strikes, raises a rifle inside Boubaker's house on the outskirts of Bani Walid, about 130 km (81 miles) southeast of the capital Tripoli, March 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra By Maria Golovnina TRIPOLI | Thu Apr 7, 2011 1:49pm EDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Walking down a Tripoli street with a bag full of freshly baked bread, a Libyan man frowned when he saw crowds of children chanting the praises of Brother Leader Muammar Gaddafi. As explosions from what appeared to be NATO air strikes echoed in Tripoli, hundreds of children were taken by bus to a square outside a United Nations office, given green flags of Gaddafi's revolution and told to shout anti-Western slogans. "The children were brought here. This is their education. They shout all day instead of studying," said the man, shaking his head. He said he always supported Gaddafi but was upset with the authorities allowing Libya to descend into civil war. "Cameron is a problem, he is bombing Libya," he said, in a reference to Britain's part in the NATO campaign against Libya. "But this is a problem too," he added, pointing at the children. Gaddafi has been in power for more than four decades and two generations have grown up under his iron rule. In a country with a median age of about 24, most Libyans have known no other leader. A rebellion in the east may have emboldened Libyans there to speak about democratic change, but here in Gaddafi's stronghold his personality cult still weighs heavily on people's minds. His portraits, usually showing Gaddafi in military uniform with rays of light shining behind him, adorn many houses. Soldiers, their heads wrapped in green turbans, patrol the city. State television plays patriotic songs and broadcasts images of Libyan tanks rolling through the desert. Dancing under the watchful eye of teachers and government minders, hundreds of children chanted "Down, down USA" and set off firecrackers outside the gates of the U.N. office. Some held gold-framed portraits of Gaddafi. Adults encouraged children to kiss the leader's image in front of television cameras. Outside coffee shops, passersby clutching steaming cups stopped to watch the procession with bewilderment. Most children seemed indifferent to their task. For them, Gaddafi's dominance is no novelty in a country where they have to study his Green Book of aphorisms as part of their curriculum. WEEKS OF CONFLICT While the propaganda machine works overtime to prop up the image of a strong state, weeks of conflict and Western air strikes seemed to have loosened Gaddafi's hold on people's minds. Even during the most tightly controlled events, dissent is always evident. People are talking about change with varying degrees of openness, saying it is time for Gaddafi to go. 1 2 Next World United Nations Libya 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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