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| Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters celebrate in the streets of Tripoli © AFP/File Marco Longari |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Friday urged Libya's interim leaders to provide "a transparent account" of the death of strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
The National Transitional Council "has already been working to determine the precise cause and circumstances of Kadhafi's death and we obviously urge them to do so in an open and transparent manner as we move forward," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.
"We also continue to urge them, as we have been over the past months, to treat prisoners humanely," Toner added.
US President Barack Obama said Thursday that Kadhafi's death ended decades of "iron fist" rule in Libya and warned Arab tyrants that it showed their brutal regimes would inevitably fall.
"This is a momentous day in the history of Libya," said Obama, adding that "the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted."But Libya's leaders were under pressure Friday to proclaim the country's liberation and move toward democracy, amid euphoria over Kadhafi's death despite still murky circumstances.
With suggestions, including from Russia, that the deposed dictator may have been summarily executed after his capture on Thursday, Moscow, the UN human rights chief and Amnesty International called for an investigation.
The National Transitional Council, Libya's new rulers, had been expected to issue a promised declaration that the country was finally freed following the death of Kadhafi, his son Mutassim and other top regime figures, and the fall of his hometown Sirte.
Such a declaration would be followed by the formation of an interim government to oversee drawing up a new constitution and holding free elections after four decades of dictatorship.
But with another Kadhafi son -- longtime heir-apparent Seif al-Islam -- still unaccounted for, NTC leaders waited, despite jubilation in towns across the country at the news that the once-all powerful tyrant was dead.
© AFP -- Published at Activist Post with license
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Stop talking about the death of Gaddafi! Gaddafi is not dead! Gaddafi is alive and well! Gaddafi sons are fine and well also. Start talking about what is happening around Libya for the Libyan people need you to report what is happening in Libya. Do not let this propaganda news from telling the truth about Libya. People need to know that NATO is committing genocide. Will you let this Propaganda news of Gaddafi death stop you from helping the Libyan people get justice? Even if Gaddafi was dead which he is not, that does not change the fact that the Libyan people are getting killed and no one is reporting the news of what is really happening. Let not get distracted by the main stream media lies for if we let our self get distracted then NATO WILL SURLY COMMIT THE BIGEST GENOCIDE THE WORLD WILL NEVER SEE!
Is this gov't fucking serious?!!! Didn't they want him dead or alive? Didn't Hillary made questionable remarks about Kadhafi's death? Let me see...now the U.S. wants to show its humanity and sensible feelings by investigating an execution they ordered themselves? This is like a comedy sitcom.
Oh and the gov't says they urge those barbarians, the so called "rebels" to treat prisoners humanely? Do they expect this from barbarians??? The treatment of Libyans after this genocide falls under the culpability of the U.S., U.N. and all the countries that didn't veto the "humanitarian intervention" with bombs, and NATO countries which is most of Europe. The West again mass murdering Muslims!
Western / Nato, come and delete Africa, from this planet, you murderers(western) used ban nuclear weapon in Sirte/ Bani walid. Your fall is very near. Western leaders you would soon fall and face criminal charge.
God help n save Africa.
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