After nearly 42 years in power, Col Muammar Gaddafi is reported to have died of wounds, sustained in a gunfight at Sirte earlier today. It brings to a conclusion a revolution that has lasted for eight months.
It also brings to an end the life of a man who has the blood of thousands on his hands. Images are being relayed on television at present of Gaddafi's bloodied remains being dragged through the streets of Sirte, a gruesome sight. However, those completely pale into insignificance when compared to the atrocities meted out to the people of Libya by its leader, when they rose up against him.
I derive no joy from Gaddafi's death. My thoughts are with the families of his victims, in Libya and outside that country.
Yes, the death of Gadaffi is a momentous occasion for Libya. I wonder how other people in countries who seek the end of dictatorships will react to this news. We live in interesting times.
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