If no elections where held then they lack legitimacy. In other words this is a puppet group controled by Nato. This is a very sad day for democracy.

Well what a surprise!
Seriously, does anyone really buy this BS? Support (instigate?) an armed insurrection by a limited section of the population and declare them the legitimate leaders? Hell, they even had help setting up a new central bank and oil deals, not to mention all the money stolen that was invested or in banks outside of Libya (which I am sure will not be used in any way to help those affected by the war).

When they speak of "the International Community" in such matters, it usually turns out to be those involved in the conflict and those bought off to support it, as in the coalition of the browbeaten and bribed that went into Iraq and Afghanistan.

Perhaps a different coalition of nations should gather - self-authorize and then pronounce the 'recognition' as the disingenuous self-serving declaration that it really is.

While the media seems to have forgotten, this started out as a peaceful rebellion, until 'supporters' began to arm them. The fighting really didn't start until the ex-military folks switched sides bringing weapons systems and generally engendering combat.

I'm no fan of Ghadaffi, never was; even when Europe, the UK, the US and many other "industrialized oil consuming states' billed him as the darling of the Arab world.... even cheering his presidential bid for the African Union.

What changed? O-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y for leverage.

NATO and the other nations can say whatever they like, it is up to the people of Libya to say who their leader is. The way things are going this is going to be a very long and trouble stricken part of the world for a very long time. One big problem these nations have done is neglect the hearts and the minds of the population, without that they will never be recognised as a legitimate authority. With the rebels just a band of paid mercenaries they have not got a chance in hell in keeping the country together.

Ghaddafi isn't anymore legitimate. When he seized control he declared all other political parties illegal.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander. He's probably gonna fall victim to the same methods he's applied for decades.

good riddance

That's fine but Ghaddafi has held public hangings and televised executions which i'm sure has helped sway voters into voting for him and discouraged any running against him.

To say that he has run legitimate campaigns is just a fallicy.

Originally posted by kro32
That's fine but Ghaddafi has held public hangings and televised executions which i'm sure has helped sway voters into voting for him and discouraged any running against him.

To say that he has run legitimate campaigns is just a fallicy.

yeah here in 'merica we do our televised executions the civilized way. through night vision on a predator drone with a hellfire missile. its $67,999 more expensive then a rope but it sure looks cool.

I feel bad for anybody who lives in libya now...their country is nothing more than a nato sock puppet now and it's pretty obvious...

Originally posted by kro32
That's fine but Ghaddafi has held public hangings and televised executions which i'm sure has helped sway voters into voting for him and discouraged any running against him.

To say that he has run legitimate campaigns is just a fallicy.

Yes, the Libyan regime was such a savage beast, in all of 2010 only 10 people were executed and they were all convicted murderers.

What a savage regime right? A regime which ordered its security forces not to shoot at armed gangs who which the media portrayed as peaceful protesters. Did you know in the first day of the supposed peaceful protests, police were attacked, buildings were set on fire, and only around 100 thugs were involved? The media called it violent crack down by the Libyan regime, but it was kinda the opposite, the thugs were violently cracking down on security forces, attacking them, and on the first day 10/14 of the injured were security forces.

Yes, very savage, so savage that the Libyan regime released over 700 prisoners, when did that ever happen in US where millions are locked up?

Do you even know why those thugs managed to take over Benghazi so quick? Surely it wasn't because the security forces were ordered to shoot, rather the opposite. If there was a violent crack down, all these hundreds of thugs would have been captured and hanged in public, but instead, the Libyan regime was naive, thinking that they merely wanted reform, so instead of getting rid of the infiltrators, they told the security forces not to shoot. Most would agree, that these thugs had an intention of causing a regime change using any means necessary, because they were hired to do so. They don't represent Libyans, they represent the CIA, as reports suggests these thugs were hired, trained and financed by CIA, and the same thugs tried to implement a regime change previously as well, but failed miserably.