A general’s video sparks coup confusion in Libya

By ESAM MOHAMEDMAGGIE MICHAEL

Published February 14, 2014 7:49pm ET

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A general’s video sparks coup confusion in Libya — FILE - In this Friday, March 18, 2011 file photo, then Libyan senior Rebel commander Khalifa Hifter leaves a press conference in the court house in the center of Benghazi, eastern Libya. Hifter, a former chief of Libya's military, called for the country's parliament and government to be suspended in an unusual video message Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, that many derided as a futile attempt to declare a coup, reflecting the chaos in the North African nation. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) | Anja Niedringhaus

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A top general on Friday called for Libya’s parliament and Cabinet to be dissolved to “rescue” the country from turmoil, prompting accusations that he was fomenting a coup — and bringing derision from many at the presumption that the deeply weakened military could impose control in a country dominated by rival armed militias.

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