August 21, 2011 - The Fall of Tripoli. From all appearances, the Libyan capitol has either already fallen into the hands of rebel forces, or will very shortly. Juan Cole has nice rundown of the battle for the city, and the potential larger implications for forging a government that can unify the various identities of the country. Rather than focus on the particularities of the Libyan revolution itself, I'm going to try to stay within the general direction of this blog and comment on how to approach the analysis of the event.