Politics is never black and white. I personally never can make sense of the multitude of motives, actions and reactions of the game players. However, the 'all bad' image of Qathafi is too bad to be true.
A man is known by the company he keeps. The Libyan leader garners support from the likes of Nelson Mandela, Fiedel Castro and Hugo Chavez. Even the UN General Assembly report from earlier this year is mainly full of praise for the Libyan government. I personally found it baffling that any Libyan will seek support from America of all the places. Things may have changed since I was there in the 80s, but that does not mean history needs to be erased. Having lived in democratic Bangladesh since, and having some exposure to the democracies in the west, I am left with questions like: What makes a good leader? Which is the ideal method of governance? What makes one rebel a revolutionary, one a freedom fighter and another one a terrorist?
