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Assessing Qadaffi

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Submitted by sufi imdad ali soomro (Pakistan), Sep 5, 2011 at 06:56

I am confused and confounded to read ridiculous opinion on the dictatorial rule of Colonel Qaddafi. Being a historian or critic we have very much right to assess his achievements and failures but one should not be judgmental while portraying his personality. There are so many evils like Bush, Obama, rulers of Israel, India, Pakistan and others which adopted suppression policy as a tool to use against their opponents. But world community is a .selective they never condemned Israel, never said that former prime minister of Israel, Sharon who is now in coma is butcher of Palestine people. in fact world did not condemn Bush who for sake of Oil killed millions innocent people.

He was a dictator and had adopted iron fist policy to suppress and oppress his opponents. It is a crystal clear and influential people of world community know it very well rather they fully supported his illegal actions including Lockerbie blast.

It is right time to assess whether Oil hungry and Western countries which are ardent supporter of US have right to wage a war on such countries which are not accepting terms and conditions of US and its allies. It is irrelevant whether he was dictator or savior of his people. Most concerned thing is that whether for sake of resources, US and its allies have right to topple legitimate government, kill or induce rebellion to kill innocent people, destroy properties, set ablaze buildings and commercial apartments in order to get constructions orders from installed government.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1"That foul legacy" [447 words]IanusMar 24, 2012 14:37194735
1Why Qaddaffi? [445 words]ZeenaOct 21, 2011 02:35190231
Separating our hearts from our minds [108 words]Robert WOct 23, 2011 02:58190231
1Qaddhafi was a lesser evil for Israel [116 words]IanusMar 5, 2012 14:33190231
3LIBYA BEFORE THE MURDEROUS US/NATO INVASION [280 words]BARBFSep 13, 2011 08:52189302
1Assessing Qadaffi [251 words]sufi imdad ali soomroSep 5, 2011 06:56189118
crimes against humanity [207 words]moSep 11, 2011 08:28189118
What does "ugly" have to do with it? [44 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Paul RothbergSep 2, 2011 17:12189034
2What comes next query [179 words]Peter HerzSep 1, 2011 21:18189020
Oil prices [351 words]Boris ScheinAug 31, 2011 12:23188988
7The problem with Qaddafi is not that he is a bastard but that he is not "our" bastard. [764 words]IanusAug 30, 2011 17:13188973
THE COMPLACENCY OF THE WORLD AND THE LIBYAN POPULATION [156 words]JACQUES HADIDAAug 30, 2011 12:37188962
2Libyan rebellion was instigated by meddlesome Western powers [173 words]BamagujeSep 8, 2011 14:20188962
3Good article, one glaring error. [78 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Ian McVayAug 30, 2011 08:03188957
1another glaring error [48 words]AdvocatusAug 31, 2011 10:35188957
1Another error [15 words]Peter HerzSep 3, 2011 13:48188957
Another error [13 words]AdvocatusSep 8, 2011 01:45188957
Did I count wrong? [14 words]Peter HerzSep 9, 2011 22:23188957
Ananda [56 words]AdvocatusSep 12, 2011 01:31188957

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