"Infamous Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi has gone out the way many suspected; cowering in a sewage pipe holding a golden gun." According to news reports this morning, Gaddafi was found and shot by rebel fighters in the leg and the shoulder, 'and then he died'. The media have sensationalized the whole fiasco to no end, as we knew they would, lingering on inconsequential details like the gun Gaddafi was apparently brandishing at the time of his death. 'An elaborate gold pistol with a wooden handle.' and the fact that he took cover in a sewage pipe. These details seem to be bread and butter for those writing today's headlines, trying desperately to objectively cover an event that the majority of the worlds population are clearly excited about. Barack Obama was the first leader to announce his joy at the news, promising that 'Gaddafi's death is just one step on the way to creating a Libyan democracy.' Once again, the liberals of the world rejoice as their ideals begin to be implanted in yet another struggling nation.
But I think the wisest thing to come out of Obama's mouth was the admission that we still have a long way to go. Many seem to forget the immense backing Gaddafi received that enabled him to stay in power for so long. What happens to them now? Is the Gaddafi army simply going to disband now they are without a leader? Or is it true what they say, there's nothing worse than a rebel scorned.
Quotes taken from: http://www.smh.com.au/world/live-muammar-gaddafi-dead-as-libya-celebrates-end-of-a-tyrant-20111021-1maya.html
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