Some unsettling news is coming out of Libya about the last moments of Muammar Gaddafi. It seems that the dictator who always said his people adored him was set upon by a mob — and all the nasty things that you imagine could happen to him.... well, they happened.
We cats can think of few people who would deserve such a horrifying end — Hitler, Pol Pot, Karl Rove, Allen West. But, ugh. Add the fact that Gaddafi's body has, until recently, been on public display in a meat locker, and we're feeling a little numb. We're no experts on Arab culture, but could this guy have suffered any more disrespectful treatment, before and after death?
Let us be clear: We're weeping no tears for Muammar Gaddafi. And we're sure that anyone who lost a loved one on Pan Am 103 would agree. But this rebel rage, unleashed by 42 years of brutal Gaddafi rule, nevertheless is shocking.
We cats agree with Human Rights Watch that a full investigation and accounting must take place. But we also must remember that back in February, Gaddafi was on the brink of massacring the entire city of Benghazi — an atrocity that the NATO action helped prevent.
Gah. We liked it better when he was making photo albums of Condoleezza Rice.
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