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But you were NOT elected to be party TO, part of, chief western policial support of THIS sort of thing
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e26c5360-ff11-11e0-9769-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1boHEhblY
SETTING ASIDE the absolute waste of our money, of what little goodwill we had left around the world and the chance more of our good men and women getting shot/blown up because of western meddling...
WE HAVE GREAT BRITAIN TO FIX - TRY DOING THE JOB YOU'RE PAID TO DO!!
October 25, 2011 4:05 pm
Questions grow over Gaddafi killing
By Borzou Daragahi in Tripoli
Libya’s provisional authorities said they had finally laid the body of their former ruler to rest early on Tuesday amid increasing international and domestic questions about the manner of his death and the treatment of his corpse afterwards.
Libyan officials said that Col Muammer Gaddafi, along with his son Mutassim and defence minister, were buried at dawn in an unmarked grave in the desert outside the city of Misurata. The bodies were ritualistically cleansed in keeping with Islamic practices, and a cleric as well as a member of Gaddafi’s tribe took part in the ceremony and said a prayer over the bodies, a military official in Misurata told Associated Press.
All three men were killed in the chaotic aftermath of the takeover of Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte by forces loyal to the provisional government. Rather than being buried immediately in accordance with Islamic strictures, their bodies were put on display for four days. Hundreds of onlookers queued up to hurl curses at them.
International observers and even many Libyans demand an investigation into the killings last Thursday, especially after amateur video footage appeared on the internet showing Gaddafi and his son alive and in rebel custody before they were killed. Libya’s chief pathologist told news agencies Gaddafi died of a bullet wound to the head. Late on Monday, the news website GlobalPost showed more amateur video footage showing a bloodied Col Gaddafi allegedly being sodomised with a long object.
Libya’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, promised on Monday to form a committee to investigate the killings. But human rights activists in Libya questioned his sincerity. He did not specify a mechanism or point-person for the probe and promoted the unlikely scenario that Gaddafi’s own men killed him to prevent Libyans from putting him on trial.
The country’s outgoing prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, insisted to the end of his term on Sunday that Gaddafi was killed in the crossfire between revolutionary and loyalist forces despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
Along with allegations that the former rebel forces executed dozens of loyalists in Sirte and continue to hold prisoners in unauthorised detention centres, Gaddafi’s killing has raised questions about the rule of law in post-revolutionary Libya. Jurists and human rights activists urged the transitional authority to launch a transparent investigation into the killings, perhaps under the auspices of the judiciary.
“The prosecutors’ office has the means, capability and numbers to get it done,” said Salah Marghani, a lawyer and human rights activist in Tripoli. “We still need to understand what happened. Otherwise we go back to the days of Gaddafi.”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e26c5360-ff11-11e0-9769-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1boHEhblY
SETTING ASIDE the absolute waste of our money, of what little goodwill we had left around the world and the chance more of our good men and women getting shot/blown up because of western meddling...
WE HAVE GREAT BRITAIN TO FIX - TRY DOING THE JOB YOU'RE PAID TO DO!!
October 25, 2011 4:05 pm
Questions grow over Gaddafi killing
By Borzou Daragahi in Tripoli
Libya’s provisional authorities said they had finally laid the body of their former ruler to rest early on Tuesday amid increasing international and domestic questions about the manner of his death and the treatment of his corpse afterwards.
Libyan officials said that Col Muammer Gaddafi, along with his son Mutassim and defence minister, were buried at dawn in an unmarked grave in the desert outside the city of Misurata. The bodies were ritualistically cleansed in keeping with Islamic practices, and a cleric as well as a member of Gaddafi’s tribe took part in the ceremony and said a prayer over the bodies, a military official in Misurata told Associated Press.
All three men were killed in the chaotic aftermath of the takeover of Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte by forces loyal to the provisional government. Rather than being buried immediately in accordance with Islamic strictures, their bodies were put on display for four days. Hundreds of onlookers queued up to hurl curses at them.
International observers and even many Libyans demand an investigation into the killings last Thursday, especially after amateur video footage appeared on the internet showing Gaddafi and his son alive and in rebel custody before they were killed. Libya’s chief pathologist told news agencies Gaddafi died of a bullet wound to the head. Late on Monday, the news website GlobalPost showed more amateur video footage showing a bloodied Col Gaddafi allegedly being sodomised with a long object.
Libya’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, promised on Monday to form a committee to investigate the killings. But human rights activists in Libya questioned his sincerity. He did not specify a mechanism or point-person for the probe and promoted the unlikely scenario that Gaddafi’s own men killed him to prevent Libyans from putting him on trial.
The country’s outgoing prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, insisted to the end of his term on Sunday that Gaddafi was killed in the crossfire between revolutionary and loyalist forces despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
Along with allegations that the former rebel forces executed dozens of loyalists in Sirte and continue to hold prisoners in unauthorised detention centres, Gaddafi’s killing has raised questions about the rule of law in post-revolutionary Libya. Jurists and human rights activists urged the transitional authority to launch a transparent investigation into the killings, perhaps under the auspices of the judiciary.
“The prosecutors’ office has the means, capability and numbers to get it done,” said Salah Marghani, a lawyer and human rights activist in Tripoli. “We still need to understand what happened. Otherwise we go back to the days of Gaddafi.”
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International observers and even many Libyans demand an investigation into the killings last Thursday, especially after amateur video footage appeared on the internet showing Gaddafi and his son alive and in rebel custody before they were killed. Libya’s chief pathologist told news agencies Gaddafi died of a bullet wound to the head. Late on Monday, the news website GlobalPost showed more amateur video footage showing a bloodied Col Gaddafi allegedly being sodomised with a long object. Libya’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, promised on Monday to form a committee to investigate the killings. But human rights activists in Libya questioned his sincerity. He did not specify a mechanism or point-person for the probe and promoted the unlikely scenario that Gaddafi’s own men killed him to prevent Libyans from putting him on trial. The country’s outgoing prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, insisted to the end of his term on Sunday that Gaddafi was killed in the crossfire between revolutionary and loyalist forces despite mounting evidence to the contrary. |
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as far as I can see nato made no attempt to protect civilians in sirte and permitted a scorched earth policy.I thought that was there UN mandated role in libya.
the only reference to nato activity in sirte was their bombing of a civilian convoy and that didnt get too widely reported.funny that. |