Libyan forces 'capture Gaddafi'

EnglishLady

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The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Sirte: "I have spoken to the man who says that he captured him... he said he found him hiding in a hole in the centre"

Commanders for Libya's transitional authorities say they have captured ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

Unconfirmed reports say Col Gaddafi has been killed, and AFP obtained a mobile-phone image apparently showing his face covered in blood.

The reports came after transitional forces claimed control of Sirte, Col Gaddafi's birthplace.

The colonel was toppled in August after 42 years in power. The International Criminal Court is seeking his arrest.

Nato, which has been running a bombing campaign in Libya for months, said it carried out an air strike earlier on Thursday that hit two pro-Gaddafi vehicles near Sirte.

The head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, is expected to give a national TV address soon


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layoutshooter

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Has this been confirmed? Been reading stories on this all morning. Most of them say the reports have NOT been confirmed.
 

OntarioVanMan

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So what do we know about this "Transitional Government"?

Pro West? Anti Israel? whats their platform?
 

OntarioVanMan

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From article #1...

it is a democracy, wherein the people (الشعب) act as the source of political authorities

we have the same here BUT it ain't workin out like that...:eek:
 

layoutshooter

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I don't get it. Back in 1986 we bombed Libya. The world was really not happy. France would not allow us to fly over their country. Peace nuts were up in arms

Fast forward. We have a Marxist in office, and EVERYONE jumps on the attack Libya band wagon. The peace nuts are quite for the most part.

None of this makes sense. When Reagan ordered the attack he is considered a "war monger". When Obama does the same, yeah I know, it was NATO :rolleyes: , he is a liberator freeing the oppressed.
 

layoutshooter

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Oh great a few more hundreds of millions of dollars that we don't have, to make sure American interests are taken care of....



Not America's interests at all. Just Obama's, NATO's and the UN's interests. Obama is OPPOSED to America's interests. One just has to look to Uganda.
 
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