Gaddafi is history! Tripoli is free!

[Winner]

Why would South Africa be helping Gaddafi? I thought that they were still friendly with the UK?

So? Zuma was Gaddafi's buddy.

But they'd have to be idiots to shelter him - don't forget that Gaddafi is now a wanted war crimes suspects. He'd have to hide in a country that doesn't recognize the ICJ.

Also if they try to take off without permission they will probably be forced down by NATO jets.

They'd better be, or the conspiracy theories will never stop.

 

[Cheetah]

Why are people talking about making a deal with Gaddafi at this time?? He has no cards left to play, does he?

 

[GamezRule]

Nice premature thread title.

 

[aukrest]

Assad has commented that military action on his country will backfire

 

[Dachs]

Please explain...

jihad is going on every day everywhere....

it's been almost exactly a hundred years since the commander of the faithful proclaimed a holy war against britain, france, russia, and their allies

only motivating force powerful enough to tie the senussi to the ottomans was holy war

 

[Cheetah]

Libyan embassy in Algeria has changed sides and is now supporting the NTC.

Rumor has it that the South African airplanes are to take Gaddafi to Zimbabwe...!?

 

[nonconformist]

Why are people talking about making a deal with Gaddafi at this time?? He has no cards left to play, does he?

The ability to retain control over warring tribes and factions.

 

[Thorgalaeg]

Most likely Yemen and Syria will follow Libya in revolution, and success in Libya could spark a second wave of revolution in other Arab countries, though Yemen and Syria, and perhaps Palestine if you count it will be the extent.

Don forget Qatar, Oman or even Saudi Arabia (dont see the last one indeed)

Morocco would be nice.

 

[NickyJ]

Libya never had a strong Islamic presence.

Modern jihad taking place in Libya cancels that out

It is a tribal country and yes it runs deep.

And that's why we'll be propping up a guy there? Really?

Regarding stay outta our country types, i dont know if that is a fact but Libya had millions of foreigners working there... atleast 1 million egyptians.

Foreign workers are not the same as foreign countries propping up a government,

And since these revolutions are, regardless of what your media might say, a youth movement, I am pretty sure that these people are more western minded than many of the elders.

If anything, they won't want us because of the youth. See Egypt.

 

[aukrest]

Don forget Qatar, Oman or even Saudi Arabia (dont see the last one indeed)

Qatar is a very politically stable country and Oman has promised reforms. If I recall there was an attempt at protest in Saudi Arabia but it was put down very quickly by riot police and no major movements since then have taken place.

 

[Agent Cooper]

Why are people talking about making a deal with Gaddafi at this time?? He has no cards left to play, does he?

Go Daniel!!

 

[aukrest]

Modern jihad taking place in Libya cancels that out

Care to explain?

 

[Thorgalaeg]

Qatar is a very politically stable country and Oman has promised reforms. If I recall there was an attempt at protest in Saudi Arabia but it was put down very quickly by riot police and no major movements since then have taken place.

Sorry i meant Bahrain, not Qatar.

 

[Winner]

Libyan embassy in Algeria has changed sides and is now supporting the NTC.

Rumor has it that the South African airplanes are to take Gaddafi to Zimbabwe...!?

In that case, NATO should move to protect the people of Zimbabwe from their government too... seeing Mugabe being hanged next to Gaddafi would be even more awesome.

 

[aukrest]

Sorry i meant Bahrain, not Qatar.

Ah yes Bahrain is perhaps the saddest story of the Arab Spring, the government kills the people who rise up and no country from the west says a thing about it.

 

[Rulle_Kebab]

it's been almost exactly a hundred years since the commander of the faithful proclaimed a holy war against britain, france, russia, and their allies

only motivating force powerful enough to tie the senussi to the ottomans was holy war

Hehe and you find that that speaks for deep islamic influence?
that the only thing that could tie them was a holy war?
I think that it speaks for the opposite.
Besides a puppet king was installed afetrwards who definately wasnt very islamic.

 

[Cheetah]

Have I said that I find the old/new Libyan flag way cooler than Gaddafi's Libyan flag?

vs

 

[GamezRule]

Have I said that I find the old/new Libyan flag way cooler than Gaddafi's Libyan flag?

snip vs snip

Well duh.

 

[aukrest]

Have I said that I find the old/new Libyan flag way cooler than Gaddafi's Libyan flag?

vs

Hey man, green is a cool color!

 

[Cheetah]

Oh, and now taking bets!

Gaddafi:
1. Is dead.
2. Has been captured.
3. Is hiding in Tripoli.
4. Has fled to Algeria.
5. Is fleeing to Zimbabwe.
6. Is fleeing to Angola.
7. Has been abducted by aliens.
8. Any better ideas?

EXTRA-BREAKING NEWS:

Al Arabiya and Sky News reports that Gaddafi has been captured!