Was Gadhafi’s Death a War Crime? ICC says “Maybe”

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The International Criminal Court’s ICC chief prosecutor says there are “serious suspicions” that the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was a war crime.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo made the comments Thursday at a press briefing at the United Nations. Moreno-Ocampo said the ICC is asking Libya’s interim government how it plans to investigate alleged war crimes, including those of revolutionary forces.

“I think the way in which Mr. Gadhafi was killed creates suspicions of war crimes and I think that a very important issue,” the chief prosecutor said.

Gadhafi was captured and killed in October in unclear circumstances. Videos and witness accounts indicate he was alive after the capture, but he was later seen bloody and beaten shortly before he died.

Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) leaders have been under intense pressure from Western allies to investigate the circumstances of Gadhafi’s death.

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War crime, self-inflicted, hate crime, sanctioned by Santa Claus, a mob hit, and or just a plain old mob kiling, Good Riddance to bad trash.Damn shame no-one had the guts to do it before now, or then.

War crime, self-inflicted, hate crime, sanctioned by Santa Claus, a mob hit, and or just a plain old mob kiling, Good Riddance to bad trash.Damn shame no-one had the guts to do it before now, or then.

Careful, Gary, the powers to be at FA felts horrible about Khadaffi meeting his well deserved fate. Mata was heartbroken that the American-MURDERER wasn’t given his day in court.

@Ivan: What I like about FA is that i have not been ran off yet for disagreeing with any article. Sure some have debated with me, but thats what its about if one so feels inclined. But i wrote how i felt, and thought at other sites and got clobbered! I mean way vicious attacks on my mom, dad, wife, kids, you name it. And or just kicked off. Even some conservative sites too. (freedom of speech anyone?) The liberal sites were the worst! some of those people actually hounddogged me too at my own site, and in other ways too. Real nasty stuff man. But so far so good here at FA! And its just my own opinion, and we all got at least one opinion. right or wrong. thanks anyway

Debate and the quality of such discourse is all in the delivery, Gary. You deserve respect and thoughtful debate because you deliver your opinions that way. You also provide substance.

Watching that shaky video taken on a cell phone of Gadaffi’s last moments was horrific…almost as bad as watching an animal being killed in the halal way. Gadaffi was barbarically sodomized at one point with a knife….the more I discover about their culture the more I want to be protected from it and/or want to be able to protect myself.