What prompted me to write today wasn't some heartfelt nostalgia for the
sands of North Africa; instead it was something that happened in Austria. One
of Gaddafi's old lackeys, Shukri Ghanem, died recently under mysterious
circumstances. Some may think he committed suicide, others might think that he
fell down by accident and drowned, while I tend to think somebody helped him
take a swim to the hereafter.
What is puzzling to me is why a rich man wouldn't have bodyguards to help keep him safe or why he would kill himself by drowning? If he was murdered or simply had an accident, all Libyans should realize that a lot of Gaddafi family secrets and information about the Libyan Oil sector has disappeared with him. I hope the police in Austria really do a thorough investigation to find out what happened to Mr. Ghanem.
Why is the NTC so wishy-washy? One week they announce they want to ban religious political parties and the next they announce they will not ban them. Please NTC, get your act together and show Libya and the world that you are not simply riff raff and amateurs. Improve security in the country, improve education, and improve the lives of the Libyans as much as possible. We need Libya to improve rapidly and successfully.
Finally, I want to share a YouTube.com video with anyone who cares to see it. I must warn you that this video has graphic violence, bloodshed, barbarity, and I really hope it wasn't from Libya. I think it is from Libya but my limited fluency in spoken Libyan Arabic keeps me from fully understanding what the men in the video are saying. I don't know if it was filmed prior to the revolution but it is probably from the time of the revolution. I don't know who the killers are or why they decided to kill the victim in the video. AGAIN, I REPEAT, THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR CHILDREN OR ANYONE WHO CANNOT STOMACH THE SIGHT OF EXTREME VIOLENCE.
I am posting this video simply to raise awareness that all sane and rational Libyans or humans in general, must work harder to stop this kind of behavior. No human being deserves to be treated this way, no matter what the supposed crime or offense they have committed.
What is puzzling to me is why a rich man wouldn't have bodyguards to help keep him safe or why he would kill himself by drowning? If he was murdered or simply had an accident, all Libyans should realize that a lot of Gaddafi family secrets and information about the Libyan Oil sector has disappeared with him. I hope the police in Austria really do a thorough investigation to find out what happened to Mr. Ghanem.
Why is the NTC so wishy-washy? One week they announce they want to ban religious political parties and the next they announce they will not ban them. Please NTC, get your act together and show Libya and the world that you are not simply riff raff and amateurs. Improve security in the country, improve education, and improve the lives of the Libyans as much as possible. We need Libya to improve rapidly and successfully.
Finally, I want to share a YouTube.com video with anyone who cares to see it. I must warn you that this video has graphic violence, bloodshed, barbarity, and I really hope it wasn't from Libya. I think it is from Libya but my limited fluency in spoken Libyan Arabic keeps me from fully understanding what the men in the video are saying. I don't know if it was filmed prior to the revolution but it is probably from the time of the revolution. I don't know who the killers are or why they decided to kill the victim in the video. AGAIN, I REPEAT, THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR CHILDREN OR ANYONE WHO CANNOT STOMACH THE SIGHT OF EXTREME VIOLENCE.
I am posting this video simply to raise awareness that all sane and rational Libyans or humans in general, must work harder to stop this kind of behavior. No human being deserves to be treated this way, no matter what the supposed crime or offense they have committed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne5edyh7wsQ
violent beating of a libyan man who probably dies from his injuries
