From the desk of George Handlery on Thu, 2011-09-08 10:40 When noble principles serve to package a nasty content. Following the fall of Tripoli, the “Guide” continued to imitate Hitler’s reassurances of “final victory” from his last bunker. Meanwhile Algeria has allowed the smarter members of the Gaddafi family to enter its territory. The generous host country resists the extradition of the “fugitives” –not “refugees”- to Libya whose courts are eager to have them. The protection extended is justified by citing humanitarian reasons. The benign terminology harks back to the right to refuge agreed upon in the aftermath of the last world war when millions were displaced by government persecution. Abused Humanitarian Grounds
Friday, 9 September 2011
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