Gaddafi Dead rebelpundit October 20, 2011 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was found hiding in a hole, injuried from a NATO airstrike. He was captured and died from the injuries according to NTC fighters. (U.S. has yet to confirm) Reuters reports: (Reuters) – Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers said. His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen. “He (Gaddafi) was also hit in his head,” National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters. “There was a lot of firing against his group and he died.” Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi, who was in his late 60s, was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked. He said he had been taken away by an ambulance. There was no independent confirmation of his remarks. An anti-Gaddafi fighter said Gaddafi had been found hiding in a hole in the ground and had said “Don’t shoot, don’t shoot” to the men who grabbed him. His capture followed within minutes of the fall of Sirte, a development that extinguished the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader. The capture of Sirte and the death of Gaddafi means Libya’s ruling NTC should now begin the task of forging a new democratic system which it had said it would get under way after the city, built as a showpiece for Gaddafi’s rule, had fallen. More… One Response Rick Santelli's Belly October 20, 2011 Why is this relevant? This is not a good reason to break your streak of writing exclusively about the Occupy Wall St. Nazi Commie protesters. We need more information about how dirty they are, not some news story about a dead Libyan! But we should all take a moment to commend President George W Bush for taking the bold action that led to the demise of this terrible dictator! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
Rick Santelli's Belly October 20, 2011 Why is this relevant? This is not a good reason to break your streak of writing exclusively about the Occupy Wall St. Nazi Commie protesters. We need more information about how dirty they are, not some news story about a dead Libyan! But we should all take a moment to commend President George W Bush for taking the bold action that led to the demise of this terrible dictator! Reply