Posted on 10/25/2011 12:10:10 PM PDT by throwback
TRIPOLI, Libya—Fresh evidence has emerged that fighters battling for control of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte were responsible for numerous extrajudicial killings and other possible atrocities, raising new questions about the final moments in Libya's revolution and adding to the challenges of national reconciliation.
Residents of Sirte and medical workers say that they have identified dozens of corpses of both Gadhafi loyalists and antiregime fighters, who appear to have died by shots to the back of the head while their hands were bound.
They say these bodies are among hundreds of unidentified corpses littering the streets of Sirte and filling the hospital morgues.
The news of possible atrocities during the final battle of the eight-month war to oust Gadhafi comes as controversy has swirled about the death of the former leader on Thursday. Gadhafi was captured alive in Sirte but later died in custody of fighters from Misrata, who were leading the military operation to seize control of the city.
The head of Libya's interim governing authority, the National Transitional Council, said Monday that he had ordered a full investigation into Gadhafi's death.
While few Libyans are bothered with the legal issues surrounding the last moments of their former leader, the emerging details of brutality in Sirte could have consequences for the transition to democracy.
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Guess is a new “politically correct” term for Islamic acts of random violence.
Like "honor killings". Next up will be "honor sodomy".
It’s the perfect demonstration of what Democracy is, “Two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.”
“honor sodomy”
I guess that is what Obama is doing to American Taxpayers!!
Barry Rubin’s blog is highly recommended. http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/
It will be a blood bath.
With more blood bath’s to come.
Margaret has it wrong.
There was never a peace to be marred.
The problem with conflict is the question of where does the killing end? Soon, all of us, will know one or a possible answer. Would like to think peace will break out, though do not know the answer to the original question for the entire region.
NATO planes fired on a lot of different things, convoys included. I’m sure Gaddafi’s was not the only one fired on.
Meanwhile, the Libyan “government” is asking NATO to stay through the end of the year as Gaddafi loyalists are still at large, and his son has not been located.
A further fascinating development has come from a large trove of intelligence documents discovered. It appears that Gaddafi was plotting with Iraqi dissadents against the Saddam Hussein government. This has resulted in 200 arrests in Iraq now.
Interesting.
Gaddafi loyalists are still at large, and his son has not been located.
Based on the above information, Iraq could be harboring some of the family (though unknown).
Thanks gleeaikin.
Thanks gleeaikin. The Huffpo peice about Gaddafy has tear stains running down it, he was a big favorite of the left.
Interesting that the Iraqis now would even care about opponents of Saddamass.
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