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GADDAFI PASSES AWAY

21 October : "Brother leader" dragged to his grave.

Yesterday the world watched in shock as pictures and videos depicting a dying Muammar Gaddafi being dragged along a street, bleeding, went viral on news channels and on the internet. Eventually the former Libyan President of 42 years passed on, leaving the world with one less political dictator. Ever since the Libyan uprisings a few months ago, Gaddafi had been extremely defiant of what was an obvious tail end of his reign.

NATO, the US and the Libyan rebels were clearly determined to oust “brother leader” the “king of Africa”, in the same way the US were hell-bent on finding Osama bin Laden, the same way they got rid of Saddam Hussein. It’s one by one as these long-serving leaders fall. Just ask Hosni Mubarak.

Libya is rich in oil and gas, and some in the US are saying Europe and Asia are moving in on “their” territory when it was the US who led the air strikes against Gaddafi. Most prominent of these voices is billionaire Donald Trump who seems to be leading the opposition voices against President Obama.

Gaddafi of course had vast amounts of money spread across the globe. Even here in Mzansi he and his family are said to have owned or own several high-profile businesses, including the Michaelengelo Hotel and Towers in Sandton. He was very close to the ANC, especially the Mandelas.

SOURCE: MZANSINDABA