A young NTC soldier is claiming that he found Gaddafi hiding in a hole and has taken a gold plated gun from him as proof . I think if Gaddafi had a gun on him he would have used it ..
Not given the choice. But If he were laying on the floor with some holes in him and his fluids on the floor. He'd do the same as everybody else and ask for help.
Not given the choice. But If he were laying on the floor with some holes in him and his fluids on the floor. He'd do the same as everybody else and ask for help.
They haven't said whether it was before or after he was
shot.
Won't they have to do DNA tests to find out/prove if it really is him ?
sounds like an execution . .wonder if the liberal left will support the rebels now they have adopted the death penalty :rolleyes: i think if he was holding out in Sirte till the end .. then he was brave whatever he was like as a dictator..
Liberal left ? Like Cameron and Sarkozy you mean? you know those well known liberal left leaders who advocated support for the rebels.
They haven't said whether it was before or after he was
shot.
We're never going to find that out. History is written by the winners. He could have been defiant to the end. But if it's reported that he was cowering in a corner soiling himself. Then that's how it will be recorded. Hence the reason why sources of information should always be checked and verified independently.
The second Middle East dictator to end up hiding in a hole whilst on the run, and then dying shortly after. Karma sure is a bitch. I wonder if there'll be a third?
Libyans claiming entire responsibility for catching and killing Ghadaffi and saying no one else was involved.
Dead bodies of son and spokesman already moved to Misrata.
Presumably a war crime btw : it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention to kill a captured combatant. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
It saves tax payers money by not putting him on trial. And I'm sure there's no-one doubting his war crimes against his people and his terrorist links so not much point in a trial.
It saves tax payers money by not putting him on trial. And I'm sure there's no-one doubting his war crimes against his people and his terrorist links so not much point in a trial.
Maybe a trial would have exposed war crimes from NATO?
Reports say a straggle haired corpse wearing military jacket and sunglasses is being brought back to Misratah. Dr Conrad Murray has made the statement "This one has f**k all to do with me!"
Maybe a trial would have exposed war crimes from NATO?
Surely they would have only been alleged as the terms of the court wouldn't be to investigate allegations of war crimes from others not on trial. Gaddafi could have said this any time in the last few months if he wished to or there was any truth to it.
I think they wanted Saddam Hussein to start crying and wet himself at the gallows. In fact, first reports said something on those lines until some actual mobile phone footage came out.
I don't really care if he's dead or alive, but I can already picture the way his final moments will be spun.
Presumably a war crime btw : it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention to kill a captured combatant. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
War crime? How come? Presumably he was doing what he vowed that he would do, fight to the end.
Presumably a war crime btw : it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention to kill a captured combatant. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
You missed out a key bit.
it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention for a Brit, American or Israeli to kill a captured combatant.
It's perfectly legal, and indeed usually a cause for celebration, for muslims to do it.
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They are also reporting he begged for his life.
Is Gaddafi the sort of person to have done that ?
This episode shames libya.
Not given the choice. But If he were laying on the floor with some holes in him and his fluids on the floor. He'd do the same as everybody else and ask for help.
We have no factual information of what actually happened at the end.
But we do have facts that Ghadaffi was a monstrous brutal dictator.
They haven't said whether it was before or after he was
shot.
Won't they have to do DNA tests to find out/prove if it really is him ?
No, they adopted it a long time ago. This is just the first time they've applied it to a non-black African person.
We're never going to find that out. History is written by the winners. He could have been defiant to the end. But if it's reported that he was cowering in a corner soiling himself. Then that's how it will be recorded. Hence the reason why sources of information should always be checked and verified independently.
Westlife are splitting.
Near East.
/pedantry
Dead bodies of son and spokesman already moved to Misrata.
Post of the Day.
Presumably a war crime btw : it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention to kill a captured combatant. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
Perhaps the idea that a trial would galvanise his supporters meant that idea was dismissed.
As a human being and someone who believes in the principle of law, I could never condone killing another human being.
Having said that, I'd mourn some more than others.
Maybe a trial would have exposed war crimes from NATO?
Surely they would have only been alleged as the terms of the court wouldn't be to investigate allegations of war crimes from others not on trial. Gaddafi could have said this any time in the last few months if he wished to or there was any truth to it.
Standard propaganda.
I think they wanted Saddam Hussein to start crying and wet himself at the gallows. In fact, first reports said something on those lines until some actual mobile phone footage came out.
I don't really care if he's dead or alive, but I can already picture the way his final moments will be spun.
War crime? How come? Presumably he was doing what he vowed that he would do, fight to the end.
You missed out a key bit.
it is forbidden under the Geneva Convention for a Brit, American or Israeli to kill a captured combatant.
It's perfectly legal, and indeed usually a cause for celebration, for muslims to do it.
Al Jazeera has shown footage of people literally dancing on the body in the street. Should make the autopsy interesting.