West's disgraceful handling of Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is the Arab world's longest-serving leader. He seized power in a military coup in 1969. Image Credit: EPA Anyone interested in the televised appearances of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi would certainly remember his distinguished interview on Al Jazeera, which was reported in the international press. During the interview that was conducted, as usual, in his desert ten

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Yet, since Gaddafi agreed to let western oil companies back into his country in 2003, this picture was replaced with a more positive one. Indeed, Libya's human rights record has since gotten worse and corruption has increased; but that did not matter much to the West. Western leaders started praisin