LIBYA NOW: Bullet casings litter the ground CFP

I began to be faced with mixed feelings, that this regime meant to serve us and this leader I admired were both letting me down, killing our own people and that some sort of intervention may be the only solution to stopping the bloodshed.

In hindsight, the memories of this great nation as a model for anti-imperialism rushed back into my mind. Libyan fuel was the cheapest on earth sold to its people, its national debt zero and it was a pioneer of a united Africa. Of course Libya's resources are without question a big incentive for a power struggle – I doubt there would be NATO and Western intervention if the main export was broccoli.

When I look at the scenario as it stands, we have a civil war, foreign military intervention, major oil wealth and a leadership that could threaten the very fundamentals of Western agenda.

I anticipate a prolonging of the war will essentially give way to the rebel leaders in the east of the country "inviting" in coalition forces on the ground as a means to help their cause and protect their position as the increasing aggression and fight from both sides is inevitable.

So am I "Pro or Against?" That's exactly the notion that's aiding the conquest of Libya, the land of Libyans that has people taking sides in an idea that was non-existent just three months ago. So my answer is always and simply that I am just Pro Libya always pursuing freedom, national strength and hopefully unity like once before.

The author is a Libyan national who fled the fighting to Europe and wishes to remain anonymous