The big news story of the day is the death of Qaddafi. I've hated Gaddafi ever since the death of a high school friend in the Lockerbie bombing. I can't be elated at his death, though- the whole "dancing in the streets to celebrate death" is repulsive to me. That being said, I think the world at large, and the Libyans in particular, are better off with the colonel dead. I just hope that our foreign policy fosters real democracy and a just society in Libya. We don't have a good track record when it comes to that, though. The third-world strongmen are toppling, let's not replace them with more of the same.
UPDATE: Fuck, the looters are already making their plans to plunder Libya. What the hell is wrong with these monsters?
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We don't have a good track record when it comes to that, though.
That's for sure. Qaddafi's out, but friends of democracy Bahrain and Saudi Arabia remain.
Lesson: always play ball with our multinational oil companies, and you can repress your populations all you want. With our planes/bombs/etc.
As for Lockerbie, maybe Gaddafi or Qaddafi is guilty. But when oil, the Middle East, and violence converge, I believe nothing our government tell us.
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I was shocked this morning when I heard about all of this. I'm not sure why but, I was.
I'm so sorry about your friend. It's never easy losing someone but to lose them in such a tragic way is even worse.
And I agree, I hate, absolutely hate all the "happiness" and elation to death. Anyone's death.
As a Mother, no matter how badly my child was .. if somebody was dancing at their death... that would kill me.
Hopefully things will get better for the Libyan people.
((Hugs))
laura
*ahem*
no matter how badly my child was
Should read...
No matter how bad my child was...
But when oil, the Middle East, and violence converge, I believe nothing our government tell us.
Yeah, ain't that the truth!
I'm so sorry about your friend. It's never easy losing someone but to lose them in such a tragic way is even worse.
Even worse, he was an only child. His funeral was one of the most difficult times of my life- like I wrote, it's hard to see all of your high school friends dressed in suits, and looking completely stunned.
Your update sickens me.
Blah. Gawd I hate so many people right now.
I need some happy news. Lack of sun and a-holes like Lindsey Graham are doing my head in.
An only child?? His poor parents. :(
Do you ever see them? I didn't read the whole post that you did a year or so ago-just a paragraph or two.
((Hugs))
Laura
I always thought 90% of the reason the establishment hated Gaddafi was that he wouldn't let the oil companies loot Libya. I am happy the people of Libya are out from under his rule, and that he won't continue to try and hire mercenaries to destabilize the new government. I think a much better outcome would have been a quick trial in the Hague and long stay in a not very big cell. Celebrations of death are savage.
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