Tripoli has come under a barrage of gunfire and mortar attack, but supreme leader Muammar Gaddafi has proved his military superiority over the ragtag AK 47-toting rebels. Farther afield, oil prices dropped by almost US$3 as international markets anticipated the Desert Lion’s imminent exit. You see, Libya is a key crude-oil exporting nation which produced 1.5 million barrels per day before the conflict broke out in mid-February. But like me, do you wonder what excuse our oil firms shall give on 15th for raising pump prices by another two shillings?