10-20-2011, 06:36 AM
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The head of the rebels said on Al Jazeera that Gadhafi is dead.
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10-20-2011, 06:37 AM
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#622
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Apparently an airstrike on a vehicle convoy in Sirte was responsible.
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10-20-2011, 06:41 AM
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#623
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ABC is saying he was shot by rebels.
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10-20-2011, 07:22 AM
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#624
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Al Jaz are saying he was alive when captured, but now he's dead.
Bit of a crappy day for him.
Last edited by Barnet Flame; 10-20-2011 at 07:44 AM.
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10-20-2011, 08:08 AM
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#625
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Good news. Hopefully the fighting in Libya can finally end and people can start returning to their normal lives. Sadly though Gaddafi's family as already made off with the country's treasury.
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10-20-2011, 08:11 AM
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#626
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Al Jaz are saying he was alive when captured, but now he's dead.
Bit of a crappy day for him.
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Some reports say he got shot in the legs attempting to escape after his initial capture and he bled out. Crappy day indeed.
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10-20-2011, 08:25 AM
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Norm!
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I would have prefered that they capture him alive so that he could be the recipiant of a proper trial for all of the stuff that he's done while in power.
But I certainly won't shed any tears now that he's dead.
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10-20-2011, 08:27 AM
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So...now what?
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10-20-2011, 08:31 AM
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#630
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They will set up elections I guess.
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10-20-2011, 08:31 AM
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I thought there were news reports awhile ago that Ghadafi fled to a neighbouring country. Guess not........it was only a matter of time for him.
Good thing this "humanitarian" disaster is over. Libya is in ruins and now western trans-national corporations are rubbing their hand together....kind of like this.
Something tells me that for Libyans, the new boss will be much the same as the old boss.
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10-20-2011, 08:47 AM
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Norm!
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Just think Mikey of all those tender delicious tasty children.
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10-20-2011, 08:54 AM
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I always thought he'd have a good comeback story as a talk show host in the USA. Alas.
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10-20-2011, 09:17 AM
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#634
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A stable Libya is very important economically to Europe, which of course has ripples around the globe. Having free elections would be nice, but I wonder how "free" they will be. The West will definitely want a "yes-man" in there.
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10-20-2011, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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There's tons of videos of Qaddafi's dead body out there. Just look for them, NSFW.
Kinda disappointed he did not get captured alive and stand trial or suffer the imprisonment and indignations make of his people had to suffer through during his regime.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 10-20-2011 at 09:45 AM.
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10-20-2011, 09:26 AM
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Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlameOn
Some reports say he got shot in the legs attempting to escape after his initial capture and he bled out. Crappy day indeed.
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They said he was shot in the legs and head.
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10-20-2011, 09:42 AM
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#637
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Location: Calgary
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I wonder if the remaining loyalists will give up and melt away now.
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10-20-2011, 09:44 AM
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#638
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I wonder if the remaining loyalists will give up and melt away now.
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I certainly hope so otherwise it the war could become even more bloody and drawn out if it turns into some kind of insurgency. But this doesn't seem likely since their leader is dead and nothing like Al-Qaeda is around to run the thing.
Then again, most people thought incorrectly resistance would melt away when Tripoli fell.
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10-20-2011, 09:45 AM
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#639
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
They said he was shot in the legs and head.
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Minor missed detail given the skill of some of those NTC fighters. 
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10-20-2011, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I wonder if the remaining loyalists will give up and melt away now.
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There weren't that many loyalists left anyway. Most of the pro-Qaddafi fighters were mercenaries he hired from sub-Saharan Africa.
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