the anti-government demonstrators have a simple message for the president ali abdula sali. after 30 years in power, he must go. >> i want to send a message to president sala. i want him to look at what has happened to this country. and to those he sent to beat us. like hosni mubarak, i'm telling him he should step down. >> emboldened by unrest croors the arab world, -- croors the arob world,ang br poverty, unemployment and corrupt government. the demonstrations and the pressure on established rulers threatens to seriously destabilize the region where most of the world's oil is produced. the price of oil has climbed to a two-year high. the protests have not directly affected oil production. but the world is watching unfolding events. very nervously. adam minot, bbc nuelings. >> let's get more on the protests in libya. dr. benjamin barber is an american political theorist and author of jihad versus mcworld. he is on the line from new york. dr. barber, do you find it strange that there have been no anti-government demonstrations in the capital in so many other cities and towns