Saturday, October 22, 2011

Not Everyone Is Happy That Gaddafi Is Dead



Gaddafi's Death Breached The Law, Says Russia -- The Independent

As politicians in Western capitals were taking quiet pleasure in the capture and killing of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi yesterday, opinions elsewhere were divided.

In Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Geneva Conventions had been breached with the killing of Colonel Gaddafi.

"We have to lean on facts and international laws," Mr Lavrov said. "They say that a captured participant of an armed conflict should be treated in a certain way. And in any case, a prisoner of war should not be killed."

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My Comment: Gaddafi may have been hated by many .... but he also had many political supporters and allies. With time Gaddafi will be forgotten, but in the event of another conflict in which a UN resolution will be needed .... I very much doubt that Russia, China, and a few other countries will be quick to provide it.

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