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Can Libya’s leader buy his way out of an uprising? Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly offering cash, cars, and firearms to anyone willing to help him fight back against a wave of protests that is putting his decades-long rule at risk. Tripoli, the nation’s capital, is a virtual war zone, with Gaddafi arming his supporters and establishing checkpoints—while entire neighborhoods set up barricades to protect themselves from his gangs. Meanwhile, much of the country’s eastern region has declared independence.