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US media on Gaddafi: In praise of lynching

Published: 26 October, 2011, 09:49
Edited: 26 October, 2011, 22:11


American newspapers carry front-page news of Gaddafi's death

The mainstream US media has reacted to Muammar Gaddafi's brutal lynching with a tidal wave of cheers and approval, trumpeting the Colonel’s death as the start of a new era for Libya.

 
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mgbincn October 26, 2011, 10:35 quote
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Disgusting and shameful.

FC October 26, 2011, 12:22 quote
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This is good ! The US paid for the "merceneries" to wage war aided by NATO airforce so as to steal petrol which income is to be used to pay the interests on bonds bought by China which will, in turn , buy some more US bonds to increase their indebteness and  the US bankruptcy by causing a further reduction on their credit rating ! The stupidity of O'Bum Boy and the US press goes beyond their criminality ! Poor,poor american children !

ZJW-PL October 26, 2011, 12:40 quote
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I prefer Gaddafi's like "tyranny" w/good social over "democracy-Wall Street edition" w/homeless all over.

Who is right? October 26, 2011, 12:43 quote
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Whilst RT continues to support a dictator and a tyrant!! 

Peter Holden October 26, 2011, 13:02 quote
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These disgraceful comments by American politicians and their media puppets reveal them to be the true cowards that they are.  Never in danger at anytime themselves, they are more than willing to cheer from the sidelines as their psychopathic leaders rain death and destruction on innocent men, women and children in Libya, a foreign country that a large portion of these people would be too backward to even locate on a map.   I will not be truly happy until such time as I am able to view these Western leaders being dragged through the streets and hung from the nearest tree.   Cheer and gloat while you might; your chickens are on the way home to roost.

FM - NZ October 26, 2011, 13:02 quote
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
-- Malcolm X

Kino October 26, 2011, 14:05 quote
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Sorry but it's all your fault.
You russians didn't veto nato resolution.

salparadise October 26, 2011, 14:27 quote
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Same over here in the UK.
A chorus of cheering and lie telling.
Public forums filled with the ignorant and stupid repeating the media's lies about Libya.

The US and UK are a blight on the world at the moment. But, without the media to tell the truth most people are happily asleep.

Klaußius Germanicus October 26, 2011, 15:19 quote
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Easy for "Russia Today" to be scandalised over the behavior of the US media. But as KINO says above, what about the behavior of Russia,
and of China for that matter? Neither of them did anything to VETO
the UN resolution which led to the massacre of Lybian civilians and of
its leader. So, before anyone says "Shame US, Shame France, Shame
UK, Shame NATO", it would be appropriate to include both Russia and
China in the shame chorus. We know what to expect from NATO, but the "TOTAL ABSENCE"
of leadership by the two main members of the Shangai Treaty, is nothing
short of scandalous. … Unless the massacre of Lybia DID SUIT everyone.

New World Order October 26, 2011, 15:44 quote
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Klaußius Germanicus I think we know who first perfected this type of spectacle of blood and gore on camera! Thanks goodness for the Great Russians nukes that country has been properly retained since the end of WWII. As for the American media, blood sport is ok with them as long as the Americans are not required to fight and die. In the latter case, the Americans are often all tears and cries.

peter (unregistered) October 26, 2011, 16:36 quote
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Now news comes complecated a massage that swirm around of an hero an hero that die for the king of kings (will of people of libya not settler) Ali Majid Al Andalus an Berberlion that die in the circus of rome empire one times more Blood and Entertainment. Like ther Berberbear that rotten out like many (more than 1000 tribes) indigo in Latin Amerika. Should this massage true this gye done the greatest fight where rare reached no "indipendence self blower" no amokrunner that fight in negativ position. What he done is the greatest charity that one can bring to another. It show that this pseudo libyen no Libyen they never seen Gaddafi before! But now world known what human it are and what human right they (+west that me include) prefer!

B (unregistered) October 26, 2011, 16:48 quote
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Hopefully this galvanizes Russia and China to veto the next 'intervention'. End game is here, and allies are dwindling. Many brave people in the American armed forces have fought internally to prevent an escalation. The leaders of the rest of the world must stand up and denounce this agressive colonialism. If they don't speak up they will find themselves on the recieving end in time.

Akbar October 26, 2011, 17:15 quote
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From North Africa to Northarn Irland.From South America to South Africa,the revolutionary deeds of Gaddafi ,will never be forgotten.What happened in Lybia was not a revolution,not even an uprising,just a coup d`eta by western imperialism similar to  Ivory coast.Gaddafi martyred by western imperialism,just like his south american  comrade,Che Guara(CIA gun,CIA bullet).Poor lybians are going to suffer for many years to come as a result of this so called  NTC paramilitary dictatorship which is a cesspool, consisting of Pentagon advisors,Brithish military intelligence and zionists mercenary thugs and they will learn a valuable lesson for  having understimated the Arab nationalism by picturing the disgracefull execution of Gaddafi. .Ladies and gentlemen of the world,let us welcome the dawn of  Lybian revolution .

Benjy October 26, 2011, 17:37 quote
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       It's all part of the game! Anytime an American soldier is captured, slapped  linched and beheaded, other television networks should post the gruesome pictures on the internet and on television for all to see!

       The business of war has gone too far. The war-lords of America should expect the worse, if an American soldier was unfortunate to be captured in battle. It's surely all part of the war game! Isn't it? 

Kihnu (unregistered) October 26, 2011, 18:03 quote
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No surprise here that American people are enamored with violence, blood and gore.  Such emotions are endemic to the very core of the American society - just look at their crime rate or media programs.                                                                 
The American people still admire their country's testing of two atom bombs over Japanese cities.   Can you imagine the American hysteria if Russian had dared to test two of their atom bombs over Japanese cities using the pretext of "we are saving Russian lives"?                                 


Reader October 26, 2011, 18:31 quote
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US main stream media nor US government talk for the people of the U.S.A. This is just propaganda news. The way the war was publish in the Media was shameful. How can anyone say that a killing of a man is cheerful in the eyes of Americans. I be following the news from outside source with are not main stream media and compare them to the main stream media including RT and Press TV and found out is just propaganda. A one sided news for the Al Qaeda rebels. Shame on you RT for playing both side of the news for i been watching you english version and you a arabic version where you arabic version is all sided to the Al Qaeda rebel. Even the page look like the page of the rebels. RT know that the war was started from false allegation that Gaddafi was killing his own people when you reported that Russia was monitoring the air of Libya and said there was no Libyan planes in the air of the attack. Now i know and more people knows that your just another propaganda news like the main stream media.

Serg (unregistered) October 26, 2011, 18:56 quote
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For all those whining about RU and CH not vetoing the UN SC resolution... You may not know, but when NATO was bombing Serbia for two and a half months, there was no UN SC resolution, because RU and CH did not want to allow that. However, the country was bombed, infrastructure destroyed, separatists got support, many people died, and tweleve years later, we still heal our wounds, and we have a lot to do to fix all unjustice that was done to us at that time. The bottom line is - NATO would do it with or without UN SC resolution. We in Serbia know that very well. Do not have any doubts about that.

Benjy October 26, 2011, 19:01 quote
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       Oh yeah! You folks make me laugh again! Damed right, 'The Running Man.' Oh yeah; and Fat Hillary, the lady anchor! RT can be fan too. Bye for now. 

gav October 26, 2011, 20:56 quote
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I can understand that US corporate media and regime mouth pieces hails lynching of an un armed convoy wearing white flag, what i can´t understand is what Russian media is trying to accomplish, sheer leading the NATO genocide in Libya. Shame! Some friends...
 

Kihnu (unregistered) October 26, 2011, 21:17 quote
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I recall how the Brits worked themselves into an anti-Iranian frenzy when some British marines were captured without a fight - they just surrendered at the first sight of Iranian troops approaching them.  There were all kinds of accusation in the US and UK media that the Iranians were torturing the valiant British marines. Later, after the Iranians released the British marines, the truth came out that there was no torture.  Then, the UK media started to complain that one of the Iranian soldiers had flicked a marine's ear and called him a "coward" - oh my how the Brits were indignant over this "harm" done to a UK marine.
Who can forget how horrified the Americans were when the Pentagon flooded the US media with stories that  Jessica Lynch  was raped and tortured by the Iraqis after her capture - all these stories turned out to be lies.
Yet, here we have actual brutality, not trumped up lies, of a bloody Gaddafi being beaten and then shot to death, and the American people cheer and cheer.

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