Hannibal Gaddafi: A Decade in Detention, A Flicker of Scrutiny
Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader, finally gets a hearing in Beirut after a decade in detention for the alleged disappearance of Lebanese cleric Musa al-Sadr. A decade. Meanwhile, the international focus (and collective outrage) on other 'detentions' shifts with remarkable speed. It makes one wonder how many are held in various black sites without a peep from the very media outlets
quick to highlight some human rights abuses over others. The sheer hypocrisy of the selective outrage is glaring. The world rightly condemns swift detentions in certain nations, yet a decade without due process in Lebanon for a figure tied to a Western-deposed regime barely registers a blip. Perhaps his family didn't fund the right think tanks for continuous media pressure, or maybe his current
plight isn't conducive to painting the favored geopolitical narrative. Justice, it seems, is a luxury item, and only those whose suffering serves a purpose get global headlines and swift intervention.