Where are the Libyan heroes?!?

It has been a year since Kaddafi finally met his demise and the New Libya is teetering on the edge of the abyss.  The old men and probably remnants of the Old Guard of the former regime are trying their best to destroy the New Libya because of their petty self-interest or just plain stupidity. 

One of the problems with the revolution was the fact that we didn't have a true hero to rally around.  We didn't have an Omar Mukhtar type of personality or someone with true charisma or excellent leadership qualities, what we got were a few possibly well intentioned guys who switched sides as soon as they knew that Kaddafi was on the way out and some really sincere rebels who wanted to rid themselves of the tyrant Kaddafi and his clan.

In a way the lack of a hero or Mahdi type is beneficial because anyone can turn to the path of oppression, greed, and injustice.  So by now we Libyans should have realized that Libya will have to find true patriots who will honestly work and fight for the benefit of the majority of Libyans and not just for their own family or tribe. 

Abushagur was tossed out as the supposed Prime Minister and the new guy, Zidan from Switzerland is doing his best to organize a new government.  However today after reading some of the people he has selected, I believe he has made another grave error.  I don't recognize any of the names that I have read so far except one; Ali Aujali.  I have met Mr. Aujali a couple of times and I don't really know too much about him but he struck me as a long term Kaddafi flunky who fled the sinking ship.  I give him credit for switching sides so early and helping to foster the revolution.  Mr. Aujali has been an ambassador for the Kaddafi regime for many years and was kept on in his last Kaddafi Inc. position, namely the Libyan Ambassador to the U.S. of A.

He is not now, nor ever will be, qualified to be the Foreign Minister of the new Libya.  Why do the old men of Libya think that they have the right or deserve to rule the new Libya?  They were not on the front lines of the revolution, they did play an important role but the old men are too tainted by the evil and corruption of the past generations of Libyans to properly and justly set up the new system.  The younger generations must be given a bigger role and have more influence on the new system and nation being forged in the Libyan desert and cities.

The new Libyan government has primarily focused on two things: 

1. Making sure they and their family get paid

2. Showing the Libyans and the world that they don't know what they are doing.

I will always keep my faith in God and hope that my fellow Libyans eventually realize the error of their ways before it's too late. 

Reuters article about protests at Libyan Congress and Zidan cabinet picks