The triumphant forces of Corporate Capitalism have won another 'great victory' over 'evil' today - Another one bites the dust!
Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya from 1969 until August this year, has been killed by forces loyal to the country's new pro-capitalist government.
As the 'Battle for Sirte' comes to an end... Libyan interim government fighters hoisted the new national flag above the centre of Sirte on Thursday after completing their capture of Muammar Gaddafi's home town... Misrata Military Council reports that Gaddafi himself has been arrested.
Mahmoud Shammam, the NTC's information minister said, "We are going to put him in front of the court, we're not going to hang him in the street. We are going to give him the fair trial he never gave the Libyan people. We hope that we are catching some big names so we can put them in the court and let the people have the last word on their fate ...I think every Libyan wants to see Gaddafi stand trial."
Hassan Elamin, a prominent Libyan exile said Gaddafi was arrested by Misratan units in Sirte late last night and reportedly transported to a secure location in the city and that in the same arrest Gaddafi's former defence minister Abu Bakr Yunis was shot dead.
A senior official with Libya's National Transitional Council told Reuters that Gaddafi was captured near his hometown of Sirte at dawn as he tried to flee in a convoy that came under attack from NATO warplanes.
An NTC soldier is telling Sky News: "Somebody shot him with a 9mm." Another soldier says he was shot in the belly.
There is mobile phone footage of the moment Gaddafi was captured, showing him alive, according to Al Jazeera. It also reports that Gaddafi's son Mutassim has been caught alive.
He was killed during the attack on Gaddafi's convoy, according to NTC official.
Sky News is showing the video again that purportedly shows the body of Muammar Gaddafi being manhandled in the streets of Sirte.
Gaddafi, 69, was reportedly found hiding in a drain outside Sirte, where he and and others had taken shelter after their convoy was hit by a NATO air strike as it attempted to escape.
Gaddafi was alive when captured and died in an ambulance on the way to Misrata, according to the NTC's UK representative.
NTC official Abdel Ghoga said, "We will announce to the world that Muammar Gaddafi has been killed at the hands of the revolutionaries."
"Today the Libyan NTC fighters achieved a glorious and momentous victory..." Yeah, NATO bombs the convoy, Freedom fighters shoot the wounded Gaddafi, after beating him with a shoe, and then they drag him through the streets - like they did in Somalia to the American Rangers!
David Cameron said he said he was proud of the role Britain had played in allowing Libya to move towards a democratic future. (Wait a minute, I thought 'democracy' was where the people get to vote on their future???)
John McCain, the former US presidential candidate and foreign policy specialist in the Senate, has, urged the US to become more involved in helping Libya.
"The death of Muammar Gaddafi marks an end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution. While some final fighting continues, the Libyan people have liberated their country. Now the Libyan people can focus all of their immense talents on strengthening their national unity, rebuilding their country and economy, proceeding with their democratic transition, and safeguarding the dignity and human rights of all Libyans. The United States, along with our European allies and Arab partners, must now deepen our support for the Libyan people, as they work to make the next phase of their democratic revolution as successful as the fight to free their country."
Hillary Clinton, the American secretary of state, being given the news about Gaddafi in Pakistan. An aide handed her a BlackBerry, she squinted at it, her eyes widened and then she said: "Wow!"
"Wow!" is right...
Let the oil flow!
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