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| 2011 Libyan Revolution Poster |
For the past two weeks I have been following the Libyan events. Like with Tunisia and Egypt and the other countries of Northern Africa and the Middle East, the revolution in Libya is much more violent as the days go by. The last time I heard from the news there were more than a dozen people killed by Moammar Ghadafi's army and upon writing this blog there has been reportedly hundreds more killed. The Libyan people are tired of his socialist style government - the people need change, enough is enough and they like to get rid of dictatorship.
Like any other dictator Ghadafi has been in power for a very long time. That is 41 years of rule. He ruled this Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab country with terror and fear. Ghadafi staged a coup d'etat in 1969 overthrowing King Idris and putting Crown Prince Hassan under house arrest. He abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the new Libyan Arab Republic. Unfortunately his reign is synonymous with terrorism and corruption. His government is not only involved in local terrorism but also in international terrorism, one of which his name was involved with is the Lockerbie bombing of PanAm flight 103 wherein 270 people were killed.
At this point we are hoping that democracy will prevail. It will be a long and difficult struggle to depose a ruler who rooted himself and his legion for 41 years but I believe with people power things might just be possible to topple this dictatorship. Us in the free world wish the Libyan people find the freedom they are searching for. Good luck Libya and may your people find the true, honest and clean leadership soon.
Photo: 2011 Libyan Revolution Poster
Photographer: Yusuf Muhammad
Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scape14897/
Like any other dictator Ghadafi has been in power for a very long time. That is 41 years of rule. He ruled this Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab country with terror and fear. Ghadafi staged a coup d'etat in 1969 overthrowing King Idris and putting Crown Prince Hassan under house arrest. He abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the new Libyan Arab Republic. Unfortunately his reign is synonymous with terrorism and corruption. His government is not only involved in local terrorism but also in international terrorism, one of which his name was involved with is the Lockerbie bombing of PanAm flight 103 wherein 270 people were killed.
At this point we are hoping that democracy will prevail. It will be a long and difficult struggle to depose a ruler who rooted himself and his legion for 41 years but I believe with people power things might just be possible to topple this dictatorship. Us in the free world wish the Libyan people find the freedom they are searching for. Good luck Libya and may your people find the true, honest and clean leadership soon.
Photo: 2011 Libyan Revolution Poster
Photographer: Yusuf Muhammad
Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scape14897/
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