THE FALL OF MUAMMAR Qaddafi: THE LAST EMPEROR OF MACHIAVELLIAN POLITICS.

Once again I’m compelled to write about Colonel GadHaffi, I remember I wrote a brief introduction of him in my African series, titled “Is there really a silver lining ahead of us”. There I described the rise of the Colonel along with his powerful cabal.

For emphasis sake I’ll recall some issues in that article, Colonel Ghadaffi took over power via a military coup, where King Idris was deposed for alleged corruption a vice known as a virtue by most African leaders and totally characterized the Colonel’s rule. His people got tired of such rule, because he was committing the same sin he fought against 4 decades earlier, they sought a change, mainly fueled by the success of the protest in Egypt and Tunisia, however if they knew the massive cost in terms of man and machine would they have venture? I can’t tell  for sure, but I know of a certain they were never going to rest until either the Colonel left office and faced charges or all the rebel movement are totally annihilated.

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