Libya

Quite apart from what one thinks of Gaddaffi and his regime, it's interesting to see how his elite are breaking away from him by ones and twos and little groups. There's clearly some signalling going on (in perhaps a rather more general sense than discussed in the link). As each person signs off and makes a public announcement, they signal to others that it's alright to do the same. At some point this will reach a critical mass, and then it will all be over.