The rebels are coming, the rebels are coming!

Buoyed by French arms drops and intensified NATO air strikes on the Gaddafi regime's frontline armour, Libya's rebel army said it is poised for an offensive that could put it within striking distance of Tripoli. The rebels' announcement late yesterday came as a prolonged deadlock on the battlefield prompted mounting pressure from countries outside the NATO-led coalition for a negotiated solution to a conflict that has dragged on for four and a half months. It's about time the rebel forces made plans for an offensive on Tripoli because NATO's current efforts against that nutjob Gaddafi aren't enough. We know the time for change is coming and that time could be just around the corner.