Like so much in the way Libya is covered in the media a new signed agreement or a bombing captures the headlines without the event being understood or put in context. Take for example this article from AJE and Ghanaweb with the curious title "Libya: political rivals to replace Gaddafi within 2 years." This seems to imply that Gaddafi is still ruling Libya! Well despite that slight error of understanding they didn't misquote me when I was on AJE last night, so I can be pleased on that score.
Jason Pack, president of Libya-analysis.com, said the agreement was a “positive step in the right direction” but warned against too much optimism. "Many actors, both in Tobruk and Tripoli were disappointed, not only with the corruption within the UN mediating process, but with the way it was jammed down Libyan throats," Pack said, speaking to Al Jazeera from New York."I don't see anything changing immediately, but what I hope would happen is that Misratan militias would work with pro-Haftar moderate elements in the fight against ISIL. That operational cooperation is unlikely to happen immediately but down the road - if we get lucky - it could materialise," Pack added."The West has bombed one ISIL leader, but these pinprick attacks are not a strategy... What's really needed is that we box out disruptive outside actors like Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey... Let the Libyans try to come together and solve their own problems."