Why was Gaddafi/Qaddafi branded a tyrant?

What do you think of when you hear the name Colonel Gaddafi? Tyrant? Dictator? Terrorist? Well, a national citizen of Libya may disagree but we want you to decide. read more

Gaddafi was a revolutionary dictator that replaced an autocrat, so he satisfies the original definition of ‘tyrant.’ He maintained the monarchy’s ban on political parties, banned unions (1970) and both suspended newspapers and banned labor strikes (1972). read more

George F. Will’s March 31 op-ed, “Don’t forget Clinton’s Libya debacle,” about the tyrannical dictator Moammar Gaddafi, was indefensible. Intervention in Libya was a NATO operation and supported by the United Nations. Gaddafi was threatening his own people. Allies in the Middle East and Europe asked for help. read more