I read with some pleasure (no I will not grieve for him) that Moammar Gadhafi was killed today, more or less ending the War in Libya when coupled with the news of Sirte’s capture. With any uncertainty about his whereabouts finally gone, the National Transitional Council can finally begin the real work of rebuilding the country.

What shape that rebuilding takes remains to be seen. Will Libya be more like Tunisia, where the transition to democracy has been made with relative ease, or like Egypt, which still remains under military rule months after their dictator was ushered out? I think some sort of democracy will take hold. It’s notable that in the case of Libya some kind of plan was formulated to transition power to a new, civilian government, where in Egypt there was none but the military plan. So, I think it’s more likely that they can install a properly elected government.

Still then there is the fear of a Muslim Brotherhood-alied government, which would not be good. But I remain hopeful for a peaceful government. We shall see.

Muammer Gaddafi once again succeeded in making a complete and utter fool of himself.

The powerless ‘dictator’ of Libya told his people in an audio recording released today to “prepare for a guerilla war” against the “imperial forces” that destroyed his regime. He added that the international forces want to occupy Libya for its resources (read: oil).| MORE ›

You can be sure that whenever a political figure is referring to how old a law is, they think it’s out of date. Such is the case of White House Spokesman Eric Schultz, who spoke to the NY Times yesterday (emph. mine):| MORE ›

I’m growing increasingly concerned about the war in Libya. Truth be told, there’s little doubt in my mind that it’s time for Colonel Khadaffi to go. He truly is, as Reagan once succinctly put it, a “mad dog.” He has supported terrorists in the past and will undoubtedly do so again – if allowed to. On the other hand, the ‘rebels’ don’t exactly seem secular and democratic.| MORE ›

It seems (in Dutch) that America’s Barack Obama isn’t the only Western leader treating friends as enemies and enemies as friends: Gordon Brown will meet Libya’s leader Muammar Kaddafi this Thursday.

What makes this coming meeting even more troubling is that Brown recently talked Scotland into releasing the man responsible for the Lockerbie attack in 1988, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.| MORE ›

It seems that Barack Obama strong words of condemnation will be the only response the U.S. gives to the North Korean rocket launch of last weekend:

“North Korea broke the rules, once again, by testing a rocket that could be used for long-range missiles,” Obama said in Prague.| MORE ›

I’m happy for the rebels in Libya and those who support them. All of Libyans, really. They’re free from a tyrant who has oppressed them for 30 years. Just a week ago, they seemed to be dead in the water. Even 48 hours ago, it seemed that Gadhafi’s forces would be successful in pushing them back from Tripoli. Yet, now it appears that the rebels may have won.| MORE ›

The war in Libya continues unabated. Colonel Muammer Gaddafi has told his troops to retreat from the city of Misarata. He now wants local tribes to talk to the rebels; if they don’t surrender, the tribes are to wage war on them. In other words, Gaddafi favors a civil war.

Gaddafi is as evil a dictator as they come.| MORE ›

From the office of “hilarious UN episodes“:

After struggling to turn Khadafy’s insane ramblings at the UN into English for 75 minutes, the Libyan dictator’s personal interpreter got lost in translation.

“I just can’t take it any more,” Khadafy’s interpreter shouted into the live microphone – in Arabic.| MORE ›

The AFP reports:

Libya plans to seek the extradition of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi who is serving a life term in Scotland and suffering from terminal cancer, a source close to the case told AFP on Monday.| MORE ›