its like they all read the same dictatorship for dummies book honestly!!!!

first use force that fails go to step two
step two send merceneries, bullies, convicts all u can find just to strike fear in them and bring them to there knees and beg for yr stay. thats fails please go to step three
step three: first use yr powerful media and play down these riots as they represent a minority also in the same time keep the fear going on as to make people who hate the dictators guts too feel that sure we hate him but our lives were better and so a new group is formed a pro dictator group goes out to face the anti protesters off cuorse goes with out saying use complete demoralizing words to describe the people protesting as people with agenda's blah blah. if that fails send in camels and horses bec we r still in the midevil times what is facebook in front of horses and camel hoofs.
p.s note: goes with out saying decrease the number of food and essential material to lessen the period of protesting. and pray the army never goes to the street or else yr butt is on fire.
also please try to play the sympathy card in ghadaffi remind the people how u released them from the evils of there previous king etc etc.
repeat if necessary. if all fails then pack yr bags forget the clothes pile in the money and get on a plane or chopper and head to sharem where yr tent awaits u and u can check out the hot babes there.