Reply #58: I think any reasonable observer can ascertain that by and large the rebels...

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...have respected the rights of non-combatants and assisted when possible. The detentions that have been made have either been the result of overeager rebels or legitimate concern over the presence of mercenaries. There have been no reports of massacres and what limited abuse that has occurred by rebels has been localized in the presence of major fighting. The rebels aren't perfect; but they are repulsed by the Gaddafi principles.