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Originally posted by jonnywhite
Originally posted by TheLoony
I'm betting that the "truth" portion of the three sides to every adage lies much closer to the Qaddaffi side than it does the western MSM. The MSM and government here have lost all credibility with me. They have cried wolf far too many times for me to believe anything they say any more.
Do I believe Qaddaffi did nothing? Probably not, but I'd bet most of what has been said negatively about him is untrue. Even if so, it's still NOT the job of the U.S. to fix Libya.There is no justifiable reason for us to be doing this.
Fix Libya, ha ha. Seems they had things going pretty well and didn't need any fixing.
Gadaffi was calling for terrorists around the world to hit the US and Israel MANY years ago! He has called for many journalists and freedom makers to be ASSASSINATED! He is a dictator. His people do not and did not have freedom. He killed 100's of protesters this year and THAT is what really got all of this started. You remember when there were waves of protests it seemed, all over the place? Well, it happened in Libya too and Gadaffi responded like a mad man, killing and bombing innocent people. We were FORCED to make a choice. The UN signed a resolution in 2005 called Responsibility to Protect. This resolution allows the UN to protect a nation's people if there're severe human rights violations. This permitted the UN and its members to enter into a war with Libya in weeks, not years! This gave the UN teeth to actually fulfill its purpose.
Have a look (i'm backing up my above statements):
www.bbc.co.uk...
Date: 22 February 2011...
In his first major speech since unrest began last week, Col Gaddafi said the whole world looked up to Libya and that protests were "serving the devil".
He urged his supporters to go out and attack the "cockroaches" demonstrating against his rule.
Rights groups say nearly 300 have been killed in the violence so far.
Don't you see? His actions put us between a rock and a hard place.
We could not give him benefit of the doubt because of his previous actions.
Also... France is really the major reason this happened at all, not the US.edit on 30-8-2011 by jonnywhite because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by indisputable
Country's political compass should evolve just like its citizens and you cant have that hand in hand without a Democracy. Not one leader over many i am sorry to quote but ( No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent ).
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Originally posted by CasiusIgnoranze
reply to post by John0Doe
The only way we can stop this is by mass awareness and protests. Its unlikely many people will ever know the truth because of the disinfo campaign on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the media, but atleast we tried.
Originally posted by Kryties
reply to post by ModerateSkeptic
Oh I absolutely agree, we live in a backward-ass world. I have to admit I myself am highly sceptical of many of the goings-on in Libya currently, but I am not yet convinced that it has been proven that Gaddafi's regime didn't violate human-rights laws.
Originally posted by CasiusIgnoranze
reply to post by Kryties
The mainstream media picks and chooses news to report to the masses, come on man, you should know this!
For all you know, she is being payed to give a made up story because her life could be in danger if she reveals the truth. The mainstream media even has a long track record of doing this...edit on 30-8-2011 by CasiusIgnoranze because: .
Originally posted by Kryties
reply to post by Amaterasu
It would take someone completely blind not to see a housemaid with third-degree burns walking around trying to look after your children while attempting to keep what skin she has left clinging to her head and body.
About This Axis of Evil Thing
"There are now only 5 nations on the world left without a Rothschild controlled central bank: Iran; North Korea; Sudan; Cuba; and Libya."
Originally posted by Kryties
reply to post by Amaterasu
Gaddafi may or may not have been aware of it, certainly. I believe it is more indicative of how the Libyan elite viewed the people who served and followed them.
Originally posted by something wicked
Originally posted by CasiusIgnoranze
reply to post by Kryties
The mainstream media picks and chooses news to report to the masses, come on man, you should know this!
For all you know, she is being payed to give a made up story because her life could be in danger if she reveals the truth. The mainstream media even has a long track record of doing this...edit on 30-8-2011 by CasiusIgnoranze because: .
You pick and choose what you want to believe, what makes you any different? You don't think the old Libyan regime held its subjects very tightly? Really? Of course you will scour youtube for anything that meets your viewpoint (you kind of do that a lot don't you?) regardless of empirical information. Good for you.