Amnesty: Inquiry needed into Qaddafi's death

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LONDON - Amnesty International has called on Libyan revolutionary fighters to make public the full facts of how Muammar Qaddafi died, saying all members of the former regime should be treated humanely.

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Confused and sometimes contradictory accounts have emerged of how the former Libyan ruler was captured.

The London-based rights group said Thursday it was essential to conduct "a full, independent and impartial inquiry to establish the circumstances of Col. Qaddafi's death."

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by Sloughfoot October 21, 2011 9:56 AM EDT: Amnesty International did you beat on his door and make demands of him to account for all those he disposed of during his living? If you did so then maybe you have justified your position today if not then you have no standing on this issue.; Reply to this comment


by tsigili October 21, 2011 9:16 AM EDT: You can't DEMAND decency, in a revolution. That's absolutely demonstrative of stupidity.

Are people in this day and age, really that stupid?; Reply to this comment


by Harden_Tar October 21, 2011 7:21 AM EDT: AI has its place in the world, no doubt about it. But when they come out with ridiculous statements like this, they lose whatever credibility they have gained elsewhere. They look like fools.; Reply to this comment


by Winston714 October 21, 2011 2:02 AM EDT: Calling Kim Jung il, come in Kim. Hear any buzzing noises outside yet, cause guess what, you are the next contestant on "Can you kill a Tyrant!" Yes, Obama spun his globe and wants a Pyongyang party with you as the prize! No bologna, better take advantage of our it's you only hope, special, call now! http://newsflavor.com/world/middle-east/robbs-deposed-despot-dictator-rehab-ranch/; Reply to this comment


by TexFandango October 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT: Were this Germany in 1945, Amnesty International would insist on an investigation to ensure Hitler's death was not at the hands of Russian or American troops.

Remember that Gaddafi was undeniably responsible for decades of brutal dictatorship over his own people, and sanctioned terrorist and criminal acts that killed thousands of innocent people. "A full, independent and impartial inquiry to establish the circumstances of Col. Qaddafi's death" is both unnecessary and irrelevant.

Every death in every conflict in every part of the world cannot be weighed by the same legal standards one would in Ohio. By this kind of inane action, Amnesty risks losing credibility and support.; Reply to this comment


by TellitTrue October 21, 2011 12:14 AM EDT: Amnesty International slides further from relevancy every time they spout off about issues like this. WHO CARES how the murderer died? The only concern I have about his death is that IT WAS TOO LONG COMING.; Reply to this comment


by azereta October 20, 2011 10:09 PM EDT: Gross is all I can say......Look at what we are doing.; Reply to this comment


by credibility2 October 20, 2011 9:55 PM EDT: Amnesty International is made up of a bunch of do-gooders. Who cares about how this guy died. What matters is that he's finally dead. If memory serves me correctly, this group never called for any investigation when the Pan Am flight was blown out of the sky...or when the USS Cole was attacked...or when the Twin Towers were attacked in 1993 and again in 2001...or when our military's barracks were blown up in Beirut...this group picks and chooses to suit their sanctimonious hypocrisy when it comes to matters like this.; Reply to this comment

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