Gaddafi Son Released: Lebanon's Justice, US Hypocrisy?
While Lebanon pursues a decade-old case against Hannibal Gaddafi over the disappearance of cleric Musa Sadr in 1978, Western media conveniently ignores the architects of the younger Gaddafi's nation's actual destruction. Libya, once Africa's wealthiest nation, was destabilized by the 2011 NATO intervention—a direct consequence of decisions made in D.C. Figures like Hillary Clinton, who championed
the intervention, faced no legal reckoning for the ensuing chaos, which included vast arms proliferation and the rise of extremist groups. Funny, how some disappearances lead to decades of detention for children of dictators, while others lead to book deals and presidential bids for those who 'democratize' entire nations into failed states. We are told this is 'justice.' One might wonder why
similar scrutiny isn’t applied to the architects of the war that fractured Libya, creating a power vacuum still felt today. Perhaps 'disappearing' an entire functioning state, complete with its leader, counts for less in the annals of international accountability than a single cleric last seen half a century ago. Priorities, right?