Gaddafi's Death - Not a war Crime

[Garpal Gumnut]

The left media and their fellow travellers are attempting to portray the killing of Gaddafi as a war crime. This suits their postmodern ends, where every facet of normal experience and behaviour is dissected through their armchair eyes.

Gaddafi died having been pulled from a drain, a fitting place to find, a done for dictator at the end of his time.

My contacts in Sirte tell me that he was found by freedom fighters who were highly emotional ( as one would be ) and who acted without any defined rules of engagement.

Civil Wars tend to be like this.

My contact tells me he was shot in the head, neck, torso and one leg by a freedom fighter. It is not difficult to imagine, and unconfirmed I must say, that this person or his family suffered brutally at the hands of Gaddafi or his fellow goons.

Many versions of his death will appear.

Better him dead than carry on his insults in some laughable international tribunal concocted by the UN.

Justice is best meted out in close temporal and physical proximity to the crime.

gg

 

[wayneL]

I always wondered what the difference between summary execution via cruise missile and a Kalashnikov is?

 

[McLovin]

The execution is probably the best indicator of what lies in store for Libya; from one dictator to the next.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I always wondered what the difference between summary execution via cruise missile and a Kalashnikov is?

The execution is probably the best indicator of what lies in store for Libya; from one dictator to the next.

Excellent points.
A Kalashnikov causes as much damage to the individual as a Cruise.
Who knows what the future hold for Libya, Islamism is the most likely or crony capitalism.

gg

 

[Calliope]

The despots are wondering who wll be next. Will it be Syria's Bashar Al Ashid or Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejkad? Perhaps it will be our own fair Julia who will have to be dragged kicking and screaming from a drain pipe.

 

[DocK]

The left media and their fellow travellers are attempting to portray the killing of Gaddafi as a war crime. This suits their postmodern ends, where every facet of normal experience and behaviour is dissected through their armchair eyes.

Gaddafi died having been pulled from a drain, a fitting place to find, a done for dictator at the end of his time.

My contacts in Sirte tell me that he was found by freedom fighters who were highly emotional ( as one would be ) and who acted without any defined rules of engagement.

Civil Wars tend to be like this.

My contact tells me he was shot in the head, neck, torso and one leg by a freedom fighter. It is not difficult to imagine, and unconfirmed I must say, that this person or his family suffered brutally at the hands of Gaddafi or his fellow goons.

Many versions of his death will appear.

Better him dead than carry on his insults in some laughable international tribunal concocted by the UN.

Justice is best meted out in close temporal and physical proximity to the crime.

gg

In the immortal words of Justin Timberlake "What goes around, goes around, goes around, Comes all the way back around, yeah" Sometimes karma can be a real biatch, can't it??

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

The despots are wondering who wll be next. Will it be Syria's Bashar Al Ashid or Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejkad? Perhaps it will be our own fair Julia who will have to be dragged kicking and screaming from a drain pipe.

Not forgetting our ole despot mate Kim Il J in N.Korea. Ahmadinejkad has the godbothering clerics in Tehran after him, so I'll put some money on him. Always nice to see dickheads knocking out other dickheads.

In the immortal words of Justin Timberlake "What goes around, goes around, goes around, Comes all the way back around, yeah" Sometimes karma can be a real biatch, can't it??

It should be a 2-pretzel-pack-a-night year on the shortwave radio between 2am and 4pm Queensland time, this year.

gg

 

[DocK]

It should be a 2-pretzel-pack-a-night year on the shortwave radio between 2am and 4pm Queensland time, this year.

gg

Bit too obscure for me to interpret I'm afraid - "please explain?"

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Bit too obscure for me to interpret I'm afraid - "please explain?"

Sorry mate,

When a dictator or regime was about to go, I used get in beer and pretzels and tune my shortwave to the BBC. They usually fell or got done in around 2 or 3am my time, as The ole Moamar did.

With twitter and the internet it's easier nowadays.

gg

 

[DocK]

Sorry mate,

When a dictator or regime was about to go, I used get in beer and pretzels and tune my shortwave to the BBC. They usually fell or got done in around 2 or 3am my time, as The ole Moamar did

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Aaaah, I see.

With twitter and the internet it's easier nowadays.gg

Better for the waistline too, no doubt?

 

[Calliope]

When a dictator or regime was about to go, I used get in beer and pretzels and tune my shortwave to the BBC. They usually fell or got done in around 2 or 3am my time, as The ole Moamar did.

Enjoy your beer and pretzels while watching this. Personally it left me sick and disgusted.

[video]http://youtu.be/4IDj1rycfWY[/video]

 

[Knobby22]

Agree, it would have been nice for the people to rise above Gadaffi's terror, some tried but others failed.
Thanks for the post.

 

[Calliope]

Agree, it would have been nice for the people to rise above Gadaffi's terror, some tried but others failed.
Thanks for the post.

It reminded me of another disgusting and abhorrent act carried out by so-called patriots. I refer to the executions of Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci.

[video]http://youtu.be/Vel-OeI_bgk[/video]

 

[tothemax6]

I always wondered what the difference between summary execution via cruise missile and a Kalashnikov is?

Um, gloves or a rake?

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Well if you guys don't agree with the method of Gaddafi's going, you shouldn't be watching the videos.

Personally I thought he was treated lightly, considering the misery he caused.

gg

 

[Calliope]

Well if you guys don't agree with the method of Gaddafi's going, you shouldn't be watching the videos.

Okay, as long as you accept that the lynch mob who did it are no better than he.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Okay, as long as you accept that the lynch mob who did it are no better than he.

In what way?

It is all relative.

From the UK Daily Telegraph, this was his Foreign Minister.

In the Panorama programme, a former subordinate of Mr Koussa's called Nouri al-Burki said he was beaten at Abu Salim Prison in 2004 "until my body died", including having his testicles inserted into a giant stapler. He was then interrogated personally by Mr Koussa.
"He knew and he was certain that I had been tortured and that my honour had been destroyed and that I had been unjustly arrested," he said.

I reckon he deserved it. He got what was coming to him. Better that than making a fool of some weak International Court of so-called Justice.


gg

 

[Calliope]

I reckon he deserved it. He got what was coming to him. Better that than making a fool of some weak International Court of so-called Justice.

You miss the point. Of course he deserved to die. The smart thing to do would have been to kill him instead of capturing him. This led to his lynching. However I have never been a supporter of lynch mob mentality. The participants in lynch mobs can't claim to be any better than Gadaffi. Okay you approve of lynching. I don't. End of story.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

You miss the point. Of course he deserved to die. The smart thing to do would have been to kill him instead of capturing him. This led to his lynching. However I have never been a supporter of lynch mob mentality. The participants in lynch mobs can't claim to be any better than Gadaffi. Okay you approve of lynching. I don't. End of story.

It is not as clear cut as you make out. This was a civil war, not a crowd of "good ole boys " in Alabama, chasing down a victim.

You are too black and white.

gg

 

[Whiskers]

Agree, it would have been nice for the people to rise above Gadaffi's terror, some tried but others failed.
Thanks for the post.

Personally I thought he was treated lightly, considering the misery he caused.

gg

I agree with both comments.

I think given the murderous reign of Gadaffi and the 'normal' or 'traditional' way in the arab states, it all panned out relatively well so far.

I wouldn't have been surprised if some relatives of Gadaffi's slaughter might have got to him first and made a show case throat cutting or torture and live burial or similar that is fairly common over there.

Even though the US is leading the call for a full enquiry into his death, I think it's just for show, to appear to be holding the high moral ground. I doubt they really care how he died.

I understand the Afgan gov asked for some US troops to stay on after the mass withdrawl as trainers, but the US insisted they be given full imunity from prosecution for war crimes. The Afgans said no, as I understand, so they're all going home. Now if the US is really of such high moral standing, I reckon they would have always been there without immunity from prosecution for war crimes.

So I reckon albeit a half hearted call for an inquiry by the US, it's a bit ironic, even hypocritical of them.

Bottom line is Gadaffi's gone... the quagmire of rule by occupation forces is a lesson finally learnt... and the challenge now will be for the interim government to satisfy factional squabbles and lead to fair and democratic elections well before the deadline they nominated to demonstrate good faith to the general population.

Bottom, bottom line... I reckon there's another or two middle east rulers/ monarchs/dictators pooing their pants a little atm in anticipation of any cry of war crimes against impending action against them being like pissing in the wind.