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Land grab? Oil? Late on his Visa bill? Why do you think he was targeted?
It's a complex issue but basicly all of these wars over the past 10 years or so have been about supporting the value of the dollar. One of the main ways the dollar is given value is by forcing the world to pay for oil in dollars. This creates a demand for dollars. I also maintain that getting oil is not always the goal of invading these oil producing nations. Often it's simply to keep their oil off the market for a time to keep the price up. The more oil costs the more demand there is for dollars. This is why we never saw any real attempt to get Iraq oil to market after the liberation. I suspect you'll see more of the same in Libya. But the jist of all the wars for the past 100+ years has been about who gets to print the money and who is forced to use it. If you can give your money value without actualy having to produce products to buy with it the returns are far greater.
I see an inconsistency. In this topic some condemn the killing of Gaddafi, who acted like a thug, keeping his people in line with violence and threats. Then there's another topic where a 66 yr old woman shoots and kills an intruder, a thug, is applauded by some of those same people.At least I'm consistent; I applaud the elderly lady and I applaud the demise of Gaddafi. Good riddance to both.
Britain's defense secretary, Philip Hammond, said the Libyan revolutionaries' image had been "a little bit stained" by Gadhafi's violent death. Both he and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said a full investigation is necessary.
It was only last week that the US government tried to negatively portray Iran and Iranians by associating them with political assassinations.It was just this week that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton openly called for the political assassination of Moammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader. "We hope he can be captured or killed soon," she said -- while in Libya, to Libyans."'We hope he can be captured or killed soon so that you don't have to fear him any longer,' Clinton told students and others at a town hall-style gathering in the capital city [of Libya]," states the Associated Press coverage of Clinton's speech. It is actually against the law, what the US government is doing.
A Nato airstrike on the vehicles left them badly damaged, but not destroyed, and an injured Gaddafi managed to crawl away to hide inside a storm drain.
SAS squads hunting Gaddafi for weeksNATO special forces including the British SAS have been on the ground in Libya since February – long before the beginning of the Orwellian ‘no-fly zone’. These forces set up bases in Libya from which they trained and directed the poorly-trained ‘rebel’ mercenaries being used as pawns to overthrow Gaddafi. The Libya war would not have been possible without the presence of these special forces. NATO airstrikes have been coordinated by these operatives on the ground. Further to this, the incredibly inept ‘rebels’ have proven themselves utterly incapable of achieving and holding a single military or strategic victory against the overwhelming size and breadth of the indigenous Green Libyan Resistance. Operation Mermaid Dawn, coordinated and overtly carried out by Western special forces and soldiers, was an indication of the sheer ineptitude of the tribalists, terrorists and extremists fighting for NATO as ‘Libyan rebels’.After Operation Mermaid Dawn in August, British SAS soldiers, dressed in civilian Arab garb and carrying the same weaponry as the ‘rebels’, refocused their efforts towards hunting down Muammar Gaddafi. Furthermore, the British media was replete with reports of this special forces activity on Libyan soil.This theory is bolstered by a recent report from the well-connected Israeli intelligence outfit DEBKAfile. In a report titled ‘After helping to kill Qaddafi, NATO prepares to end Libya mission‘, DEBKA reveals that its military sources indicate Gaddafi was captured and shot by NATO special forces: DEBKAfile’s military sources report mounting indications that a NATO special forces unit – although of which nation is unknown – located and captured Muammar Qaddafi in the Sirte area. They apparently shot him in both legs to prevent his escape and informed a Misrata militia of his whereabouts, knowing they would kill him in view of the town’s long reckoning with the former Libyan ruler. NATO was guided by two considerations: First not to comprise the presence of ground troops in the battle zone in breach of the alliance’s UN mandate; and second, to give the Libyan rebels a psychological victory – especially after they failed in battle to capture Qaddafi’s home town of Sirte.”
The little old lady.... obviously she was concerned about doing the right thing... she called 911. Obviously law enforcement should have arrived sooner to protect the life of the criminal who may have been attempting to murder the old lady. The technicality of him being outside the glass trying to break in is not favored by many law officers who are frustrated by the laws that are stacked against them and require them to protect the criminals. I guess the little old lady should have waited until she was raped or killed to defend herself?
Not in my book. As soon as he attempted forced entry she was justified in shooting. Interesting that in the usual legal analysis associated with these cases, a former prosecutor indicated today that her two warning shots were probably illegal. Had she killed him with one of those shots, she might have faced big trouble.
To clarify, had his own people risen up and killed him, without assistance from NATO or other outside influence, his killing would have been acceptable to you? A simple yes or no, please.
Sorry but I will not let you force me into implying that I agree or disagree with the assassination in any form.I would not set myself up to judge him as I only have third party knowledge so I would have to say that if they had been affected first hand and it was their choice it would be acceptable to them. I would not judge their action as it is not my place.I will say that the NATO action is not acceptable. The destruction of the civilian facilities by the unrelenting bombing that continues at this moment even though they claim to have killed him is also unjustified. Why continue the bombing when it is MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?Perhaps they are upset that they may only have gotten one of his 7 doubles and they are now after the real Gaddafi?
I quit reading at "legitimate leader".....
How about me and my ex-military buddies take over your state in a coup. We'll kill anyone who dissents. My secret squad of goons will drag your family from their homes at night, executing them, and leave their bodies as a warning. I'll sponsor terror throughout the region. I'll shoot planes from the sky in Michigan, support murder in Minnesota, bomb a factory or two in Illinois, and claim ownership of the Great Lakes. I'll funnel your natural resources into my Swiss account. There will be elections, but I'm the only one on the ballot, and if you don't vote for me, I might just have you killed also.
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Furthermore, may I suggest that we try to Understand each other's position. ICan see a very distinct difference between Gadhafi'sKilling and the woman protecting herself.You do not seem to agreeOr are you being purposelyUnresponsive to the original post.
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