Mercy vs. Justice

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Some truly ghastly and horrific acts have been committed against civilians by pro-Gaddafi forces. Now that the conflict is coming to an end with rebels holding most of Tripoli and the last of the loyalists fighting back as we speak, decisions are being made about how to deal with pro-Gaddafi brutes (including the militant pro-Gaddafi female news anchor Hala Misrati, who was taken prisoner two or three hours ago). War is cruel, and the one centuries-old constant whenever a tyrant is overthrown is that the rebel forces will know the satisfaction of payback.

Gaddafi and the worst of his thug militia must pay for their sins, and I mean pay through the nose with all kinds of screaming and howling, if you catch my drift. If they were characters in a Tony Scott or Oliver Stone film, you know what would happen to them. The Gaddafi guys have made their blood-stained bed, and now they must lie in it.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 22, 2011 at 5:49 AM

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Rashad says ...

They'll kill and maim the loyalists, then become corrupt themselves until we have to take them out. It's outrageous that we're funding a good bit of this, and within that group are Al-Qaeda members. Goes to show how much of a sham this government is.

Posted by Rashad at August 22, 2011 6:27 AM

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Ray DeRousse says ...

Guns and tanks scare oppressed people for only so long. When they finally reach the point where they're willing to die for something, look out! Anything's possible.

Posted by Ray DeRousse at August 22, 2011 7:03 AM

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CinemaPhreak says ...

It's "Hala" not "Hana"

Posted by CinemaPhreak at August 22, 2011 8:05 AM

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elzilcho says ...

Careful what you wish for.

Posted by elzilcho at August 22, 2011 8:51 AM

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Jean says ...

Yep - re: the Oliver Stone reference. I was thinking the same thing. Ever since seeing "Salvador" way back when I never forgot how the rebels exacted their revenge almost immediately on the loyalists & James Woods' character kept shouting "You're the same as them!". Indeed.

Posted by Jean at August 22, 2011 8:53 AM

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dkaye says ...

Rashad -- surely you remember the sham government run by Reagan and Bush that played both sides of the fence in the Iran/Iraq War, shook hands with Saddam and funded the "freedom fighters" in Afghanistan against the USSR, led by one Osama bin Laden?

Not to forget that same sham government that had the CIA running drugs through Panama until Noriega became too much of a pain in the ass and had to be removed.

It's been going on ever since we brought Nazi scientists over to work on our nuclear program.

Posted by dkaye at August 22, 2011 2:27 PM

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Kakihara says ...

Tweeted from Alan Spencer: "How nice of Libya to offer a preview of America next year if some people have their way."

Posted by Kakihara at August 22, 2011 3:11 PM

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Posted by meimei at August 23, 2011 12:10 AM

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Edward says ...

Hard not to be cynical and state the obvious, 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss.' But I'm hoping for real change and Libya's own brand of democracy. These are interesting times.

Posted by Edward at August 23, 2011 3:24 PM

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