Libya: Headed for Democracy or Extremism? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A Libyan army paratrooper who defected and joined the popular uprising against leader Moammar Gadhafi loads a machinegun on a truck in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on February 26, 2011. ( AFP/Getty images ) Produced by Kateri A. Jochum Produced by PRI and WNYC