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CiteThe bloody violence being used by the Qaddafi regime is the harbinger of its collapse. My comments as of the end of the day in Tripoli on Monday, February 21, are published in National Review Online, available here.
by
Elliott Abrams
February 21, 2011
The bloody violence being used by the Qaddafi regime is the harbinger of its collapse. My comments as of the end of the day in Tripoli on Monday, February 21, are published in National Review Online, available here.
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Someone should mention that Libya sits on the UN Human Rights Council which bathes Israel with charges of violating human rights. It is also, perhaps, worthwhile to note, that if Qaddafi has indeed ordered his air force to bomb Libyans who are protesting his rule, he is following in the footsteps of Hafez al-Asad’s operations in Hama in 1982.
Thanks for your comment. The election of Libya to the UNHRC was a historic moment in hypocrisy and told us most of what we need to know about the UNHRC as an institution.
Gadafi is on his last legs