This is Khadaffi with Egyptian President Nassar in 1969. He looks less nutty doesn't he. He is currently the longest sitting non-Royal ruler ever. So someone needs to give him credit. He spread the weath around enough that he has lots of friends lots of places.He has been our friend, our nemesis, our friend, then our nemesis again depending on which oil executives can deal with him or not or which european powers want what influence when and how.
Is it true to say that half his country now doesn't want him in power? Is it true to say that the 'rebels' represent the country? If that were the case the US should be open to UN monitored elections. And that is something that the African Union is pushing. If we don't want reform toward elections we are speaking out of our arse and the democracy rationale will be seen as completely pretextual and a misnomer for just getting economic concessions our way.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/25/nicolas-sarkozy-nato-libya-row
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