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Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by Nobody: 6:26pm On Jun 11, 2017
As of today, no one believes that the present warring lords will lay down arms and form a government of coalition because their political egos are more important for them than the wellbeing of the country. A proof of that is they are not trying to talk to each other about a possible solution for the violent conflict which is destroying more and more the country, causing heavy casualties and increasing instability in Libya and in the region.

New hope, new “guide”

Nevertheless, there is a flicker of hope appearing in the horizon that might, in the long run, bring relief and peace. Seif al-Islam, the second son of Qaddafi was freed by the Zintan militia to a hero welcome. By so doing, this militia, probably, wants to play its cards right and have an important stake in tomorrow’s Libya. They had arrested Seif al-Islam five years ago as he was trying to join his brother Saadi in Niger.

Seif al-Islam is no ordinary person, in the late years of his father’s reign he was involved in running the country. He definitely had his own vision of new Libya, but would not contest his father’s rule, out of respect and fear, he wanted to bring the change incrementally to a country that is very patriarchal, tribal and deeply conservative. However, the Arab Spring of 2011 compromised his dream. During the uprising, galvanized by revolutionary rhetoric and drive, people saw in him but a mirror image of his brutal and megalomaniac father, no less no more. Now that the Arab Spring is over, not to say dead, the Libyans see him as the possible would-be architect of a new Libya, especially in the light of the ongoing political drama of power struggle in the country.

In view of the dormant and unspoken admiration of the rank and file for him, he will, probably, with the help of the Zintan tribe and its militia gain quickly support among the people of Libya and be enthroned as the next “guide,” without firing a single bullet or twisting any arms, whatsoever. He enjoys a large appeal among the strong tribes of the country and he possesses the charisma of his father without his brutality and eccentricity.

Fearing his re-emergence as a strong player in any future political scenario for the country, al-Serraj government of Tripoli condemned him to a death sentence on July 2015, while the Tobrouk parliament granted him amnesty and, consequently, the Zintan militia freed him within the framework of this amnesty, according to Colonel Ajmi al-Atiri of Zintan.

Will the West throw its support behind Seif al-Islam?

Following the downfall of Qaddafi and the arrest of Seif al-Islam by the Zintan tribe , the International Criminal Court -ICC- called on the latter to hand him to this court of justice, to be tried fairly for his role in quelling in blood the uprising in 2011. However, the militia refused the request and kept the person in question in its prison, probably, for two reasons: firstly, his future importance in politics of the country and, secondly, his wealth worth billions of dollars hidden in the country among his tribesmen and maybe abroad.

The West wants Libya stabilized and ruled by a strong government and a charismatic leader. Both of the current protagonists do not have what it takes to lead Libya into a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future. Haftar is advanced in age and lacks political experience and al-Serraj is a puppet of the Islamist factions and enjoys no consensus, whatsoever among the Libyans. In the light of this, Seif al-Isalm stands out as the man for the future of the country. He is young, 44 years old, well-educated, and has political experience and can muster a large following within the country. So the choice of the West can only fall on him, very much like the Libyans do.

Seif al-Islam can, undoubtedly, bring his own people together, provide a strong government capable of disarming the militias and achieving much-needed stability and security, inject life into the faltering economy and build, incrementally, a democratic L


https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/03/211028/is-seif-al-islam-going-to-be-the-savior-of-libya-and-its-new-guide/



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Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by ekensi01: 6:29pm On Jun 11, 2017
Ftc at the back of NL.

Make then do mistake the guy go wore pass him father.
Remember David marry 3wives Solomon maarry 1000wives. ok lets be watching.
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by Nobody: 6:37pm On Jun 11, 2017
ekensi01:
Ftc at the back of NL.


Make then do mistake the guy go wore pass him father.

Remember David marry 3wives Solomon maarry 1000wives. ok lets be watching.
Read first before making useless comment

Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by ademega(m): 7:11pm On Jun 11, 2017
This life self
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by ekensi01: 7:51pm On Jun 11, 2017
IbnSultaan:
Read first before making useless comment
thank u
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by panafrican(m): 8:29pm On Jun 11, 2017
People have been reading this type of article since 2016 , hopefully this time the News is true.
See below



Chris Stephen
The Guardian Thursday 7 July 2016 08.26 EDT Last modified on Thursday 7 July 2016 17.00 EDT
Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has been released from custody after his death sentence was quashed, his British lawyer has claimed.

Karim Khan QC said he was now petitioning the international criminal court to drop its charges against Saif, which would allow him to travel abroad without facing arrest.

Saif, 44, the most prominent of Gaddafi’s eight children, was sentenced to death by a Tripoli court last July in a mass trial of former regime officials.

Khan said the sentence had been quashed by Libya’s new UN-backed government this year, and Saif was now at an undisclosed location after being released from house arrest in the mountain town of Zintan where he had been held for five years.

“He’s been released from Zintan detention. The release, I’m told, was on 12 April – there was an order from the central government,” said Khan. “He’s in Libya, he’s in good health, he’s safe and he’s well.”

The claim could not be independently verified, and neither the UN-backed government in Tripoli or Zintan authorities has yet commented on the report, while some disputed it.

Atlantic Council analyst Mohammed Eljarh tweeted: “#Zintan sources confirm Saif still in #Zintan and has not been released.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/gaddafi-son-saif-al-islam-freed-after-death-sentence-quashed
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by seunny4lif(m): 8:54pm On Jun 11, 2017
Libya
Libya
Libya
I can proudly say God blessed me in Libya
No taxes
No light bills
The only bill is house rent
Gadaffi you are a legend

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Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by Nobody: 10:09pm On Jun 11, 2017
cool
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by panafrican(m): 10:10pm On Jun 11, 2017
seunny4lif:
Libya
Libya
Libya
I can proudly say God blessed me in Libya
No taxes
No light bills
The only bill is house rent
Gadaffi you are a legend
If Nigeria tried the same experience (No taxes
No light bills The only bill is house rent ), within 24 hours there would be a European coalition preparing to attack this country,You bet.
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by seunny4lif(m): 10:14pm On Jun 11, 2017
panafrican:
If Nigeria tried the same experience (No taxes
No light bills The only bill is house rent ), within 24 hours there would be a European coalition preparing to attack this country,You bet.
I tell ya
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by vedaxcool(m): 7:11am On Jun 12, 2017
Wow a man who has so much burden of blood on his hands. What a pity the old order is fighting back and they are doing all they can to restore people more malleable than Gaddaffi to power.
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by seunny4lif(m): 7:17am On Jun 12, 2017
vedaxcool:
Wow a man who has so much burden of blood on his hands. What a pity the old order is fighting back and they are doing all they can to restore people more malleable than Gaddaffi to power.
Another useless statement
Becos CNN talk am sooo abi
Bush and Tony
Obama and NATO destroyed that lovely country
Just like they want to start with Qatar

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Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by vedaxcool(m): 8:02am On Jun 12, 2017
seunny4lif:

Another useless statement
Becos CNN talk am sooo abi
Bush and Tony
Obama and NATO destroyed that lovely country
Just like they want to start with Qatar

Another foolish statement.
Gaddaffi and his son opened Libya to destruction when rather than negotiate with their people they preffer violent suppression. This guaranteed intervention from foreign power
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by seunny4lif(m): 8:08am On Jun 12, 2017
vedaxcool:


Another foolish statement.
Gaddaffi and his son opened Libya to destruction when rather than negotiate with their people they preffer violent suppression. This guaranteed intervention from foreign power
Protest against government is called what?
Why the foreign power no go S.A. or make them enter Bahrain
Bahrain government be killed her citizen since 2011 till now
Over 3K dead
Why your internation people no go there?
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by vedaxcool(m): 10:13am On Jun 12, 2017
seunny4lif:

Protest against government is called what?
Why the foreign power no go S.A. or make them enter Bahrain
Bahrain government be killed her citizen since 2011 till now
Over 3K dead
Why your internation people no go there?

Poor justification for Gaddafi murdering his own people in a needless way.
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by seunny4lif(m): 10:25am On Jun 12, 2017
vedaxcool:


Poor justification for Gaddafi murdering his own people in a needless way.
Gadaffi is a military president
You are one of those people that believed Syria used chemical gas in is people
Cos you belief anything from MSM
Re: Freed Gaddafi Son Going To Be The Savior Of Libya And Its New “guide by Nobody: 2:55pm On Jun 12, 2017
seunny4lif:
Libya
Libya
Libya
I can proudly say God blessed me in Libya
No taxes
No light bills
The only bill is house rent
Gadaffi you are a legend
That was Great. But with the current slump in oil prices would Saif be able to re-enact his father's magic, especially considering the collosal damage done to the country's infrastructure in the past few years?

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