
From: Russia Today From Tripoli to Damascus: Arab wild geese take wing Published: 26 December, 2011, 09:43 Libya's former rebels are urging Syrians to follow their revolutionary path. Hundreds of mercenaries, some of them former terrorists, are ready to take up arms again to help overthrow President Assad. In less than three months, Libyan rebels have gone from being hailed as liberators to being condemned as occupiers, reports RT's Oksana Boyko. People in the capital, Tripoli, rally almost every week, calling on the armed militia to leave. For some of Libya's young men, hooked on adrenaline and unwilling to part with their rifles, Syria seems like the next logical destination. "We're all ready to join the Syrian revolution and, with the help of Allah, we'll make sure that what happened in Libya repeats itself," one young rebel told RT. Portraits of Che Guevara are now ubiquitous on the streets of Tripoli, with some rebels even styling themselves to resemble the famous revolutionary. "With the help of Allah, we can all be like Che Guevara, fighting for peace and freedom around the world," another rebel said. And it seems that Che Guevara's idea of exporting revolutions is being reborn in the Middle East. The Arab Spring has created a buoyant market for soldiers of fortune, who now appear to be moving from one revolution to another. Some are motivated by personal gain, some by conviction, but for others it's about the adventure. They fight for their own version of freedom <b>...</b>
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