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A Bahraini anti-government protester holds up a banner with pictures of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, left, and former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, center, and says in Arabic "who is next?" at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's opposition leaders gathered Sunday to examine offers for talks by Bahrain's rulers after nearly a week of protests and deadly clashes that have sharply divided the strategic Gulf nation.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Men carry a coffin at Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital, with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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A resident stands on top of a burned guard post at the entrance to a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital, with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Residents stand on a tank holding a pre-Gadhafi-era national flag inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital, with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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This photograph, obtained by the Associated Press outside Libya and taken by a person not employed by AP, shows a scene from recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. Writing in Arabic in white on green at the base of torn government banner showing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi reads, "The popular masses of the popular conferences in Benghazi." (AP Photo)
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Residents stand on a tank inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital, with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Buildings at the entrance to a security forces compound are seen burning in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Residents riding in the back of a vehicle celebrate and display the victory sign in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital, with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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In this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, Seif al-Islam, a son of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, speaks. Mr. al-Islam says protesters have seized control of some military bases and tanks, and he warned of civil war in the country that would burn its oil wealth. (AP Photo/Libyan State Television)
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The body of Redha Buhameed, who was killed on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, allegedly by the Bahraini army, lies in a hospital in Manama, Bahrain, on Monday. A group of protesters called for the ouster of Bahrain's entire ruling monarchy as part of sweeping demands to call off a weeklong uprising in the tiny, but strategically important, Gulf nation. Tensions are still high in Bahrain after seesaw battles that saw riot police open fire on protesters trying to reclaim landmark Pearl Square last week. At least eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in the clashes since the unrest spilling across the Arab world reached the Gulf. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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A Bahraini anti-government protester flashes a victory sign behind a Bahraini flag at the Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Bahrain's opposition leaders gathered Sunday to examine offers for talks by Bahrain's rulers after nearly a week of protests and deadly clashes that have sharply divided the strategic Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A young Bahraini at an anti-government protester chants slogans at the Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Bahrain's opposition leaders gathered Sunday to examine offers for talks by Bahrain's rulers after nearly a week of protests and deadly clashes that have sharply divided the strategic Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Bahraini anti-government protesters pray at the Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Bahrain's opposition leaders gathered Sunday to examine offers for talks from Bahrain's rulers after nearly a week of protests and deadly clashes that have sharply divided the strategic Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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Yemeni anti-government demonstrators deface a banner showing President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration demanding the president's resignation in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Yemeni anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Mr. Saleh rejected demands that he step down and said the widespread demonstrations against his regime were unacceptable acts of provocation, though he renewed calls for talks with the protesters. Placards in the background say "Leave" in Arabic. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Yemeni policemen push back government supporters raising posters showing President Ali Abdullah Saleh as they shout at anti-government demonstrators (not pictured) in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Some 3,000 students protesting at Sanaa University in the Yemeni capital sought to oust longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda, and have been inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks during a media conference in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Mr. Saleh rejected demands that he step down and said the widespread demonstrations against his regime were unacceptable acts of provocation, though he renewed calls for talks with the protesters. After a week and a half of marches that have left nine dead, Mr. Saleh said that he had ordered the army to fire at demonstrators "only in case of self-defense." (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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An anti-government demonstrator hurls a stone at supporters (not pictured) of the Yemeni government during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Hundreds of Yemenis began demonstrating early in the day outside the university in Sanaa demanding the ouster of the country's longtime ruler as they marched toward the Justice Ministry. "The people want the ouster of the regime," they chanted. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Yemeni anti-government demonstrators gesture while sitting on a billboard that says "Leave" in Arabic during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Mr. Saleh rejected demands that he step down and said Monday that the widespread demonstrations against his regime were unacceptable acts of provocation, though he renewed calls for talks with the protesters. After a week and a half of marches that have left nine dead, Mr. Saleh told a news conference that he had ordered the army to fire at demonstrators "only in case of self-defense." (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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An anti-government demonstrator holds a banner that reads in Arabic, "You killed innocent people in Saada, you killed the innocent people of the South, you killed the innocent people of the change, so leave," during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Mr. Saleh rejected demands that he step down and said Monday that the widespread demonstrations against his regime were unacceptable acts of provocation, though he renewed calls for talks with the protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
