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Instead of reporting accurately and dispassionately, MacFarquhar resorted to pejoratives, discrediting himself in the process.
The rest of his article taunted and besmirched Gaddafi with comments like:
"By the time he was done, Libya had no parliament, no unified military command, no political parties, no unions, no civil society and non nongovernmental organizations. His ministries were hollow, with the notable exception of the state oil company."
Fact check
After seven months of NATO terror bombing and rebel mercenary atrocities, much of Libya is ravaged. A year ago it functioned effectively and efficiently in peace. A humanitarian crisis didn't exist until NATO showed up.
At best, it'll be many years before normality returns. Achieving it depends on preventing tyrannical NATO colonization, exploitation and rule. Libyans won't quit trying until they're free.
An October 20 Times editorial headlined, "Colonel Qaddafi's End," saying:
Gaddafi "died as he lived - violently. We sympathize with the Libyans who suffered for so long at the hands of the ruthless dictator and are glad he can no longer hurt them."Transitional National Council (TNC) leaders "promised to build a democracy in a country that has never had one."
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