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Khadaffi is likely duplicitous(to what degree depends on just how much you believe state department propaganda when the need suits) just like every other figure that the US/West has a love(via necessity)/hate relationship with. I also find it ridiculous that people expect these leaders to have no dirt on them when they are trying to fit in as a cog in the system of globalization - people compromise all the time ... people play power positions to get what they want. that's the system of politics ...i don't think it has changed for the thousands of years that civilizations have existed on this earth trying to maintain themselves in relation to other powers. we laud Selassie for maintaining "independence" of Ethiopia when he served as a counterweight for Britain and other allied powers against Italy and also as a counterweight to the influence of anti-capitalist african leaders during the times of the OAU . . . anyway . . .
Khadaffi likely stepped on some feet, it's the only thing that explains the moves by NATO . . . . It's not about Khadaffi being a "saint" or a "demon" - it's about how he fits into the changing dynamics of the international system of empire dominated by players who wish to stay in power. Seems that Khadaffi is the "anti-Hussein" - out of favor for most of the years of his existence and then let into the fold - a little - when the war on terror began to serve a role until he was no longer needed(which seems to be now). Whereas Hussein was "in the fold" and then fell out of favor . . .
Furthermore the "sex charges" against another compliant player in the war on terror - Italy's Berlesconi are likely indications of someone falling out of favor with the changing needs of the empire . . . notice the tying of Berlesconi to Khadaffi now when it serves a convenient perception management purpose.
Thousands upon thousands are dying every day in areas not covered by the media - areas that it are not important for us to "know about."
Every leader has "dirt" on them - bar none . . . it's a matter of what you know about and when that serves as "blackmail" when the time comes.
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