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Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
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Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown



By Rania El Gamal and Tim Gaynor

SIRTE, Libya | Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:52am EDT

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim rulers said.

His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen.

"He (Gaddafi) was also hit in his head," National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters. "There was a lot of firing against his group and he died."

Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi, who was in his late 60s, was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked. He said he had been taken away by an ambulance.



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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2011, 08:35:42 AM »
He's no loss, but the price of this overreaching cluster**** is that it'll be a cold day in Hell before the the UN authorizes NATO to use force 'To protect innocent civilians and enforce a no-fly zone' again.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 08:36:15 AM »
sure looks like him

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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2011, 08:36:43 AM »
You beat me to it, Gina.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2011, 09:01:14 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on October 20, 2011, 08:35:42 AM
He's no loss, but the price of this overreaching cluster**** is that it'll be a cold day in Hell before the the UN authorizes NATO to use force 'To protect innocent civilians and enforce a no-fly zone' again.

Hmmm.

And how long did it take the UN/NATO to deal with Qaddafi? Wiki says 247 days.

It's a good damned thing that UN/NATO is only dealing with a two-bit hustler like Gaddafi, rather than somebody REALLY powerful like Mullah Omar.  :whatever:

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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2011, 09:11:05 AM »
Obama is already being praised.   :bs:
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2011, 09:25:23 AM »
Quote from: Gina on October 20, 2011, 09:11:05 AM
Obama is already being praised.   :bs:

Who ray for Obomber. :whatever:
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2011, 09:36:02 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 20, 2011, 09:01:14 AM
Hmmm.

And how long did it take the UN/NATO to deal with Qaddafi? Wiki says 247 days.

It's a good damned thing that UN/NATO is only dealing with a two-bit hustler like Gaddafi, rather than somebody REALLY powerful like Mullah Omar.  :whatever:



Yeah, I used the word 'Cluster****' for good reason. 

The UN originally bought into this just to protect civilians from the same shit that's been happening unimpeded in Syria for months, mainly by keeping Moe's air force on the ground and providing humanitarian relief.  Then the US, French, Brits, and Italians bootstrapped it into an all-out air war against the regime which killed a shit-load more people than were ever at risk when the whole thing came up in the UN originally.  A month or so into it, the Arab League countries who had asked for interventioin were having huge buyer's remorse over what had been sold to them vs. what was actually delivered, but with the use of force authorization in hand, the four main powers behind it weren't going to rein it in. 

I can't say I see the whole thing as net positive, the old f***er was going to cash his chips in not all that far into the future anyway, and we're extremely likely to see a humbled secular dictatorship replaced with an aggressively-militant Islamist theocracy.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2011, 09:43:18 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on October 20, 2011, 09:36:02 AM
Yeah, I used the word 'Cluster****' for good reason. 

The UN originally bought into this just to protect civilians from the same shit that's been happening unimpeded in Syria for months, mainly by keeping Moe's air force on the ground and providing humanitarian relief.  Then the US, French, Brits, and Italians bootstrapped it into an all-out air war against the regime which killed a shit-load more people than were ever at risk when the whole thing came up in the UN originally.  A month or so into it, the Arab League countries who had asked for interventioin were having huge buyer's remorse over what had been sold to them vs. what was actually delivered, but with the use of force authorization in hand, the four main powers behind it weren't going to rein it in. 

I can't say I see the whole thing as net positive, the old f***er was going to cash his chips in not all that far into the future anyway, and we're extremely likely to see a humbled secular dictatorship replaced with an aggressively-militant Islamist theocracy.

Ah-yup. Qaddafi had been pretty well contained since those F-111's dropped little prezzies on him and his buddies back in '85, but he got a little uppity after the events in Yemen, Tunisia, Egpyt and other garden spots revealed some discontented folks in his own back yard.

It took 'em awhile, but getting pissed over having those little prezzies dropped on their asses finally happened.

It's good to see that Qaddafi bleeds just as much as his own people do.

But yeah, militant islamo-fascists are bound to step into that vacuum, especially now that Qaddafi's demise appears to be official.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2011, 09:44:42 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on October 20, 2011, 09:36:02 AM
Yeah, I used the word 'Cluster****' for good reason. 

The UN originally bought into this just to protect civilians from the same shit that's been happening unimpeded in Syria for months, mainly by keeping Moe's air force on the ground and providing humanitarian relief.  Then the US, French, Brits, and Italians bootstrapped it into an all-out air war against the regime which killed a shit-load more people than were ever at risk when the whole thing came up in the UN originally.  A month or so into it, the Arab League countries who had asked for interventioin were having huge buyer's remorse over what had been sold to them vs. what was actually delivered, but with the use of force authorization in hand, the four main powers behind it weren't going to rein it in. 

I can't say I see the whole thing as net positive, the old f***er was going to cash his chips in not all that far into the future anyway, and we're extremely likely to see a humbled secular dictatorship replaced with an aggressively-militant Islamist theocracy.

You are right....and when the muslims have complete control of all the Islamic coutries.....the BIG war starts.... It will truly be a world war for ALL the world.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2011, 10:04:24 AM »
Yeah, I'm not sure this is all that great, either.  I think the media here portrays the "Arab Spring" as a democratic movement, but I think most people realize this is an Islamic movement pushing sharia law.  Look at the clashes in Egypt with Christians being killed in their new "democracy".  I hate to say it, but as others have pointed out, there will be another Arab Israeli war soon, and Obama has helped the anti-Israelis along.
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2011, 10:44:13 AM »
Quote from: Erasmus on October 20, 2011, 10:04:24 AM
Yeah, I'm not sure this is all that great, either.  I think the media here portrays the "Arab Spring" as a democratic movement, but I think most people realize this is an Islamic movement pushing sharia law.  Look at the clashes in Egypt with Christians being killed in their new "democracy".  I hate to say it, but as others have pointed out, there will be another Arab Israeli war soon, and Obama has helped the anti-Israelis along.

And we will be drug into it.

I think we should issue side arms to all the officers in the military that are not Muslims and require them carry them loaded at all times. Same goes for all NCO's while in uniform on an American base with additional long weapons. The grunts on base should have quick and ready access to long weapons and ammunition at all times while on base. The muzzies have already infiltrated behind our lines (they're here in the U.S.) and we're still letting them in by the boat load.

When it starts it's going to be a slaughter. Lets make sure the slaughter is over there, not over here.

How would WW2 have turned out for us if we had had a few million Nazi's and imperial Japs willing to blow themselves up running loose in this country.
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2011, 11:12:02 AM »
I wish they had shown Osama's dead face like they did his.
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2011, 01:08:39 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2011, 01:55:41 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 20, 2011, 09:01:14 AM
Hmmm.

And how long did it take the UN/NATO to deal with Qaddafi? Wiki says 247 days.

It's a good damned thing that UN/NATO is only dealing with a two-bit hustler like Gaddafi, rather than somebody REALLY powerful like Mullah Omar.  :whatever:



Ahem....... :rofl:

You have to bear in mind that Omar is backed up by Pakistan and Pakistan is backed up by the US,  he cant loose...
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« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2011, 01:58:52 PM »
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Ahem....... :rofl:

Glad you enjoyed that, kiwi. Care to make a point? Or are you just chortling and snorting because you just had your dinner?
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« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2011, 02:27:40 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 20, 2011, 01:58:52 PM
Glad you enjoyed that, kiwi. Care to make a point?
...like how long has Obama been President and he still hasnt caught Omar? :rofl:


 
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« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2011, 02:37:01 PM »
Quote from: Akubra on October 20, 2011, 02:27:40 PM
...like how long has Obama been President and he still hasnt caught Omar? :rofl:

Are you suggesting that Barry is actually LOOKING for Omar?

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« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2011, 03:05:37 PM »
Quote from: Erasmus on October 20, 2011, 10:04:24 AM
Yeah, I'm not sure this is all that great, either.  I think the media here portrays the "Arab Spring" as a democratic movement, but I think most people realize this is an Islamic movement pushing sharia law.  Look at the clashes in Egypt with Christians being killed in their new "democracy".  I hate to say it, but as others have pointed out, there will be another Arab Israeli war soon, and Obama has helped the anti-Israelis along.
^5 Razzy, you nailed it right on the head. Christians are being slaughtered in the streets in Egypt, Libya, Syria, anywhere their tiny enclaves still exist in the middle east. Let's not forget Iraq either, it's been going on there for the past several years as well but you'd have to really dig to find any coverage of it.

The entire mid east is being taken wholesale back a thousand years.
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« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2011, 03:11:01 PM »
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« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2011, 03:12:58 PM »
Yup, that's him alright.

http://www.apacheclips.com/media/36284/short_clip_Gaddafi_still_alive_after_capture/

Definitely not "found dead" as reported elsewhere. They took him alive. I'm actually surprised he was dispatched as quickly as he was, could have been a whole lot worse for him if the rebels wanted to play with him the way my cat will torment a mouse for hours before he finally bites his head off.

Can't wait for the outcry from the Libtards that he was cheated out of a fair trial.
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« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2011, 03:15:17 PM »
Well hes not pining he's passed on, bereft of life.he's stone dead.
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Re: Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2011, 03:19:36 PM »
Quote from: FreeBorn on October 20, 2011, 03:12:58 PM
Can't wait for the outcry from the Libtards that he was cheated out of a fair trial.

In the United States, with the best lawyer (whatever the hell that is) assigned to defend him.
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