Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has denounced the manner in which former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed following his capture last week.
Speaking on Monday Skerrit said “extra judicial killing should never be supported or promoted.”
International media outlets have shown video footage of Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, dazed and wounded, but very much alive and gesturing as he was dragged from a pick-up truck by a crowd of angry jostling group of anti-Gaddafi soldiers who hit him and pulled his hair.
Video footage actually showed Gaddafi being sodomized by his captors.
“Like any civilised society we will never condone the manner in which a person is killed. We will never tolerate it, irrespective of who the person is, or what the person may have done, or alleged to have done,” the Prime Minister said,
The UN and international human rights groups have been calling for an independent investigation into Gaddafi’s death.
“Extra judicial killings should never be supported or promoted by any civilised nation,” Skerrit said.
what happen to the guy that was killed by those culprits from marigot have u found his killer did he deserve to die that horrible death come on gaddfi is just reaping what he sow
I agree with some of the previous comments Gaddafi was an evil man a tyrant who killed many of his own people in large numbers and tortured without mercy he would not give in and step down when the uprising began against him and his system some months ago. But my personal opinion that when he was captured last week he should have been imprisoned and brought for trial for crimes against humanity. The manner of his death by the rebels was horrible of course you can say so what look what he did to his own people, but the fact that many news channels across the world kept showing images of him being tortured and blooded i thought was terrible i had to turn the TV off it sickened me to the stomach. My thought was has the human race really moved on from it’s primeval ancestors. Yes people in the West did not live under his evil system i agree with that and the Libyan people have now rid themselves of this man, but in a way Gaddafi has got away with his crimes against the Libyan people yes he is now dead. What next for the country democracy the Western governments hopefully will happen but i don’t think it will be easy to put this system into place there are so many different
factions wanting a piece of the action, lets hope that the Libyan people will find some peace after years of oppression and violence under Gadaffi’s rule.
I am a friend of Jocasta Durrant called vivien mellows and i am using her computer to reply to her comment on the killing of Gadaffi, i think her comments are right not just because i am her friend i have my own views but i think she is correct when she said some of the human race have not moved on from our primeval ancestors his killing was horrible and the news on TV seemed to be showing the torture and killing over and over the images on youtube are also bloody and horrible. Yes he was a terrible man who had many people killed i do agree a tyrant but when the rebels captured him why didn’t they just shoot him straight away and be done with it. Did his torture and sexual abuse solve anything at the end of the day it can’t bring back the people who suffered under Gadaffi’s rule.
I wonder if Skero going to the funeral. Can anyone answer.
Which funeral?…Garçon they bury mister since last nite….unmarked grave.,,unknown location.
Sorry to disappoint you….(lol).
In any event, boy allu not easy…
@ REBEL…with a cause
To agree and disagree amicably. There are some statements we may disagree on but your comments make me laugh. The statements that some people make. They are really not easy.
MOTS support this statement by the P.M…. just that mr pm must speak out on injustices done in our land also… the recent firebombing and many other crimes against citizens… the death of an alleged drugdealer/gangster last year which has gone unsolved up till now with no leads whatsoever is disgraceful… it’s disgraceful because it’s a threat to all dominicans… civilized or not… u can be taken out… military style.. there are men on the sidelines who can fire 1 shot each at the same time and all bullets will hit u… sure to die on the spot…. so mr pm u must speak out and demand justice to our own atrocities
SHAME onto all African leaders for selling their right to so called euro-american leaders for their self interest politics ; no more GADDAFI so that euro-american leaders can use libyan’s oil money to solve their economic crises , develope their countries and continue calling African third world countries but nevertheless its a warning to sarkozy . obama , camaron , berlusconi and all those HYPOCRITES POLITICIANS who shear in the death of GADDAFI should be ready at anytime for any consequences …
i must say that the people of Libyan will regret what they have just done, because in their next life to come they will never get somebody like Moammar Gadhadfi, as i no Moammar Gadhadfi is the best leader that Africa has ever produce in the history of Africa, what i have to tell the Libyan is that they have to rethink very well because this is the begging of their problems.
All budding and corrupt,money hungry dictators and their gang of thieves..TAKE NOTE!
Mr PM do you condone firebombing? Look after our affairs first Sir and stop commenting on what you know nothing about.The international community including the mighty USA knows about you.So that’s what i am so very happy about.. They have the ability to find people in every rat hole or sewerage pipe in Vieille Case.
stop believing everything the US feeds you about african nations. africa is know for instability. if things were soooooo bad for the average libiyan ghadaffi would not have been able to stay in power as long as he did. understand that libyans had the highest standard of living in all of africa and more importantly how ghadaffi rules was no different that other leaders in the arab world but you dont see the US trying to kill those leaders. just look at syria look at saudia arabia etc. the major issue the us and other arab leaders had with ghadaffi is that he was pro AFRICAN and indigenous people. If a leader is not for allowing the west and white people to dominate they are seen as a problem. know the facts
first person i see making sense on DNO anytime anyone raises awareness of the ills affecting Dominican society ignorant people have a problem with it and ‘Dislike’ the comment. THINK for YOURSELVES dont LET THEM THINK FOR YOU!!! God give you ALL a brain as well as them, USE IT!
well its good tht he even say something on tht topic… but the sad part about tht is tht he denounces the killing of ghadffi but says nothin bout all the lybians who where being burtally slaughtered… what do you see contradition? hypocrasy?
What happen Mr PM you AFRAID MAN.
When is Skerrit going to condemn the attempted murder of GON Emmanuel? Unless he does, he has no moral authority to condemn anything! Nothing, Nada, Zap!
I am not a Skerritite nor a Red Clinic patient but I support the PM’s statement. What we saw is a sign of the chaos that is to befall Libya. Gadaffi deserve to be punished for his actions but the way in which the situation was handled was ugly and inhumane. Two wrongs don’t make a right. If our argument is always based on the premise “ He /they did it so I/we can do it too” I can assure you that we are definitely heading down a dangerous route. I shudder when I listen to intellectuals like Tony Astaphan use the same reasoning to justify misconduct among politicians. That is sad
I am indeed happy that Skeritt reacted to the manner in which Gaddafi died. I hope it serves as a wake up call to him and that he understands that no matter how long the rope it will one day come to an end, and that day could be very sad
Yes again, Skerritt embarasses us.
His comments will continue to upset the USA and Europe, and we will coninue to have NO Cruise Ship tourism, as they will continue to pull out their tourists from countries which support terrorism.
And then he will borrow money from China and Venezuela to pay allu bills.
Dear America,
the majority of Dominicans do not support this statement.
Just like the majority of Libyans did not support Gaddafi.
When I see black people or people of colour acting stupid I will point them out
Which is the country that have killed the most innocent citizen, but yet they are the biggest democracy???
Which countries were responsible for the Slave Trade??? Have they apologized from the most brutal attacks against humanity???
And you call yourself anti-corruption….what a tool
Upset USA and Europe? Aren’t we a sovereign country? Where is our freedom of speech? This western imperialism and dictatorship must stop!
We must start as a people thinking ahead of tourism by manufacturing secondary produce and develop trading partners apart from USA and Europe. Secondly, these countries are falling apart through their economic recession. Wake up!
Stop being a Kiss-up. Skerrit did not insult any one in that comment. Even if I don’t support Skerrit he made a commendable comment.
@ Papa Bondieu
I agree with you. This is being fair and just.
Oh SUT UP, you IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
many of us would have taken the money and run. at least he died for what he believed. how many of us a willing to take that chance.
What is Skerrit wading into an issue he does not understand and has no business being involved in?
Spend yout time looking after our business and forget how the LIbyans deal with their ex-dictator.
I’m Wondering how many people who have commented, knew about the so called 42 yrs of terror which Libya allegedly went through.
Everyone assumes and takes it as gospel that the Libyans were ruled by a dictator for 42 yrs, the length of his leadership.
B.S…. Ghadafi was not a tyrant for 42 years…. what we now know relating the atrocities of Ghadafi are only recent…it wasn’t for 42 yrs.
Like everything else America does, when they want something, they go all out. They wanted more power in Libya…they went after it.
I am in no way condoning Ghadafi’s alleged cruelties against his own ppl, but so to, am I in any way accepting that this man was a tyrant for 42 years, and the ppl just up and revolted.
We are only shown/ informed on what they want us to know or see.
Look at Cuba… isn’t Fidel considered a Communist Dictator. Didn’t we grow up learning that Fidel is no good, an evil man…his ppl are oppressed…and the likes…
How many of us honestly think that the people of Cuba are being suppressed, and they are worse off than person of other nations. Granted, it’s not all good…but it’s not all good in many places.
Let’s not condone this act of inhumanity. You all are against what Ghadafi did, but you accept the way he was treated. What makes his death lesser? He was a caught; HE WAS alive…he should have been a prisoner …held and tried like all other prisoners. He SHOULD NOT have been mistreated and killed in that way.
Justice is not part time, the Rule of Law is not part time…. he deserves to be treated to the rule of law like everyone else.
but is not the people in the US dat kill de man is his own people so wat u talking about
i must say that people seem not to understand emotions. i suppose that some persons may have wanted to have gaddafi tried but i don’t think i would tell that to someone who’s family has beeen killed by this man. its always good to sit infront of a computer and say this should and that should however let somebody kill your mother or father and we will see how fast mr reasonable turns to mr killer. probably that individual has no confidence in law because of the years of oppression but for those familiar with the bible the blood of jezebel was licked by dogs according to the word of God which means that for the wicked there is no dignity even in their death.
@ I’m Wondering
Those who keep abreast of the news are fully conversant with the goings-on in the world and of dictatorship governments and their actions which have been occurring for years. Nevertheless, we are not take matters into our hands and applaud what was done to Gaddafi.
It matters to God what is imbedded in our hearts, good or bad. By this, good, we will be saved and by this, bad/evil, we will condemn ourselves.
Never exult in the misfortune of others which also means the manner in which they die. Who knows what our end will be like? This is mortal and spiritual food for thought.
Dominica has had foreign relations with Lybia since 2001. Why would any sitting government not denounce these acts.
Saddam, Charles Mansion, Jeffery Dahmer, Milosevic etc have all received a trial.
Bin Laden didn’t…
Also what about all the people held in Guantanamo Bay?
Skerrit needs to learn to be silent sometimes cuz He didn’t “need” to comment on that issue since he hasn’t commented on all the other atrocities that took place before hand.
@ T Winston
There is a difference how Osama Bin Laden died. Did you hear and read through the Media about it? He had a gun. He was surrounded by weapons and also body guards, whatever you may call them. If he was not killed, he and his armed people would have killed some of the marines if not all of them. I do not think that it was their intention to kill him but for the circumstances.
@ Way Out There
Gaddafi’s people are Islams. Think of their policy, an eye for an eye. These people lack compassion. They hate and are hateful people. They do not have the policy of the West. This is why they whom the Western governments allowed into their country want the Sharia Law to be legalized and upheld. Thank God the Ontario government said, “NO WAY!” NOT IN ONTARIO! This is no doubt the policy of other politicians throughout Canada.
They migrate to the Western world and they want those governments to recognize their draconian and evil practices. Personally, I would say to them, you want to uphold this type of Law, return to your country and stay there. This is what many people who are not of their so-called belief will inform them.
Greetings,i as a human being who believes in justice,peace,righteousness and spirituality established by the true and living GOD of creation cannot and in no way condone and justify any unjust cruelty,crime,murder committed against any other human being.H aving said all this,we should admit that one will always reap whatever one sows,therefore i’ll not stand in defense of any of the sides which is bent on destroying who they term to be their opponent because of wanting to hold on to power and dominate.So for Roosevelt Medard Skerrit to make these statements because of his affiliation to Gaddaffi is pure hypocrisy and bias.He never chose to advise Gaddaffi on stepping after the Libyans protested against his rule,neither did he see it fit to condemn the killing of Libyan anti-Gaddaffi protesters.It is purely a demonstration of what he Roosevelt Medard Skerrit could benefit from Gaddaffi and not really being humane.If he’s so humane,why is G.O.N Emmanuel not given his support?Skerrit,your sins will sort u out!
The international media, influenced by the Americans and the British through their respective mouth-pieces, CNN and BBC, has successfully painted Gaddafi as a hard-core dictator, tyrant or whatever you want to call him. However, the media has, as usual, also failed to show the kind, giving Gaddafi we never heard of. Gaddafi unlike most dictators has managed to show his humane side, the very side we dream of seeing in other dictators.
One wonders whether the forthcoming democratic rule the Libyans cry for will improve life for them? Only time will tell…
Meanwhile let us get to the unknown facts about the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi:
1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens.
2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.
3. Home is considered a human right in Libya – Gaddafi vowed that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home. Gaddafi’s father has died while him, his wife and his mother are still living in a tent.
4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment to help start up the family.
5. Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25% of Libyans are literate. Today the figure is 83%.
History repeats itself. Makes you wonder. I wonder if reincarnation is real, because Hitler, Ghadaffi, Sadam, Bin Laden etc etc, ALL of them seem to have gone down the same route. So I am thinking boy wonder if they same person keep coming back again ,and agin, and again, to rule with an iron fist,and then to die miserably? Just thinking, just saying.
@ Niki
I wonder why some people do not reply to your comments. Is it that they know nothing about it or are not able to comment?
There is no reincarnation. We are given one allotted opportunity and time through life. When this time is up, it is up with no going and turning back.
Every country in every era has had its share of good and evil rulers and people. It is the path which some people take and away from God, not recognizing Him, His Commandments and worshipping Him, some as they should. When they sway away from God, His teachings and form their own beliefs this is what occurs. They place themselves on a self-acclaimed pedestal, possessing a greater-than-thou attitude and oppressing their people. They want to rule and to be the ruler of their people for life. They do not realize this is an ungodly dangerous path; that they are not God and God is patiently watching them, taking note and that it is only a matter of time, in the end when they will be deposed.
It is still sad how Gaddafi met his demise. We must not out-rule this.
The UN human rights office has called for a probe into the death of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who died after being captured alive last week, said Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The human rights body condemns Gaddafi’s extrajudicial killing, adding that “Gaddafi’s death had deprived his victims of a chance at ‘cathartic’ justice in the courts,” Colville said.
Libyan interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil also urged formation of a special commission to probe the dictator’s death, Agence France Press reported.
“In response to international calls, we have started to put in place a commission tasked with investigating the circumstances of Muammar Gaddafi’s death in the clash with his circle as he was being captured,” France Press quoted Jalil as saying.
Reference:
http://en.rian.ru/world/20111024/168063928.html
Well…all I can say is, good luck to that…
Do you believe that these People(N.T.C.Fighters) who were there at the scene(it was The N.T.C. Fighters and a mob scene), are going to give up one of there own?. Whose Family may have been tortured, or even killed in Misrata,or elsewhere in Libya?,…(because of Gadhafi’s orders, directly or indirectly?).
Look here,I am not condoning anything,nor am I about to condemn anyone.(I am not GOD)..But we have to think through issues and make rational assessments base on facts….
It is well known,and well published fact, that Gadhafi has engineered the killing of thousands of Libyans(his own People)…
What we have to realize is, those young men who were at Misrata, and in the heat and excitement of battle, lost all forms of rationale…remember, in war it’s kill or be killed. That is why war is not good, it should never be the answer. And Gadhafi was given lots of chances to leave,but he refused.) most if not all,have lost family members; if not entire families,friends and love ones at the hand of that man…..and swore revenge.
It was a matter of street justice…hence the manner in which the brutality was carried out….Remember their Riffles,and hand guns etc., are the only forms of justice that they know…..
Can you imagine if the Jewish peasants,or ordinary Jews had gotten their hands on Hitler?..or the Iraqi People,their hands on Saddam?…Remember it was the American soldiers who found him..yes in a hole..hiding like an animal…..just like this one was…Could you really put your self in those people’s places, after such atrocities were perpetrated upon them?….
Yes, Gadhafi died like a dog….We all know that…..But it was by the hands of his own People,..the same People whom he tortured. He called them rats,and other inhuman names….and treated them in like manner…Yes, have you forgotten?……Or were you unaware?.
So who am I to judge?…(“Judgment is mine.” said the LORD)…..or lay blame?…Where was I when the shoe was on the other foot?…
I will just leave it alone…I am not a hypocrite……
My primary concern,should be what is happening here,at home, to my own People. And that is my primary focus and interest.
I believe the essence of the article, was what the Prime Minister said…. What he had to say, his remarks…That should be the primary focus……
We already know how Gadhafi died,and some of us had much to say….
All the best….
REBEL!!!.
So all of you who oppose Mr. Skerrit’s Statement let me pose this question: if you were the Prime Minister of Dominica, a sovereign independent state…what would your statement have been?
Please do remember that the entire world is watching including donor countries who do not support that kind of action irregardless of who the person is and what they did? The same people who aided in his overthrow too are asking for an independent investigation and his captors/ killers brought to justice!
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID IF YOU WERE IN SKERRITS POSITION?????
I await your postings!
I would have said
It is sad anytime someone dies
though some may rejoice
there are others who will cry
I would like to send condolensces to those aggrieved by the death of The fallen leader and I urge the international community to open a probe into the untimely Death of the fallen Lybian leader and hope that he finds peace in his final resting place
May GOD judge him accordingly but I also wish to say GOD Bless DOMINICA and everywhere else, let peace reign and the bloodshed stopped. I ask for peace and would like all Dominicans to assist me in praying for such. Thank you
while I consider it diplomatic…still lacks any statement of authority…. seems like you’re afraid of your words…
Every one knows the diplomatic or other ties between skerrit and the man and his emotion shows… not just a speech to appease others..
i WOULD SAY I AFRAID
Just wondering whether Skerrit has a hold somewhere in Vieille Case. This looks like a pattern Sadam in a hole! Gadafi a hole! wow!!!
Totally disagree with MR SKERRIT statement
I question the hope I had for people of African descent in this 21 century. Our history as a people should have enlighten us that all lies, deceit and misinformation recorded by those who enslaved us would teach us that never again will we be lead down that Road.
It is troubling to think a man who played such an integral role in the release of the Great Nelson Mandela would turn so drastically on his people. I question the Information that a man who was actively involved pulling together all African Nations to form the United States of African would commit the types of crime reported by western media. Is this the same man who engineered a water project never seen anywhere in the world to ensure that there was water in the desert to alleviate the plight of his people. Is this the leader who was building a bank in the Caribbean to help develop that region? How can there be such a drastic change in his mind set and policy, we are not getting the full picture. History will reveal the actual situation.
Are we so blinded by dislike for our Prime Minister that we fail to see that something is not right with the way Mr. Ghaddafi was killed? President Obama was on Jay Leno show last night and he said that inspite of the crime the Ghaddafi committed the way in which his life was taken was not right. Obama said there is a certain respect that should be given to body of the dead. He even went on to say that is the reason why his government did not show any picture of Osama Bin Laden body.
Skeritt stay out of this issue. It’s bigger than you. You need US more than Lybia.
I can’t believe for one moment that people would support the way Gaddafi was killed. Despite his wrong doings no one should decide his fate except the Almighty Father. Let those without sins cast the first stone.
well international institutions like human rights has called for an inquiry..
Hey Donny, Have you ever thought that Gaddafi casted the first stone? He thought he was God, sin less, untouchable and ruled the people lives for so long. What he got is the result of casting the first stone. I am not condoning violence, but you reap what you sow.
Now in terms of what the PM is saying…Again, when Gaddafi was doing all his wrong doings, the PM was quiet on the issue. He never made any public comments on Gaddafi’s behavior, he should do the same now…
We do not support any kind of killing but Mr. Skerrit, there is a lesson to be learnt here.
The lesson is to listen to the people. For so long, the Libyan people have been crying and asking the Prime Minister to step down but that tyrant, dictator, booso lavie, refused. We never heard your voice telling him to listen to the people. They had enough and they acted. The lesson: if you ignore the voice of the people you will feel the wrath of the people! Fly your kite!!
gason ay lave bondar
The PM is absolutely correct…
how you make your bed is so you sleeping……live by the gun died by the gun
Amen to that. I hope the so called Prime Minister is paying attention. Listen to the voice of the people and stop been so self-centered. You never know who is next.
The voice of the people is 18 to 3.To every one hater there are six supporters…it wasn’t so in Lybia
And whose voice might that be? NOT MY VOICE
The majority of comments below are based on ignorance which is downright inexcusable in the so-called ‘information age’ where people are free to Google and get both sides of a story, instead of repeating like zombies the one-sided propaganda put out by the Western media.
The rebels are just as bad or even worse than Gadhafi allegedly was. So why are you all supporting them and condoning their actions??
Didn’t you all read about the 53 bodies they found of Gadhafi supporters in his hometown who were found executed with their hands tied behind their backs? It’s not rumours either, the story was on Reuters.
Haven’t you all heard that the rebels have been slaughtering black Libyans and African immigrants from the beginning of their violent uprising?
Haven’t you all heard that the rebels have already declared that Libya will be ruled by Sharia Law? Religious law where all the real power is in the hands of religious leaders, where offenses like drug possession are punished by beheadings,and where women’s rights are basically non-existent??
Haven’t you all heard that the majority of the NATO supported rebels are radical(extremist)Islamists? I’m talking about the ones who really did the fighting.The majority of the population who are more moderate Muslims, while they may have been willing to peacefully demonstrate for more political rights, DID NOT take up arms against Gadhafi.
whats your point dosnt china dominicas close friend exucte ppl for drug convictions?
Its funny some information is labeled propaganda (Western Media) but others are unbiased and accurate (and information from these sources are bolded repeated as facts)…when all sides have agendas. Has a count been taken of the numbers killed by Gadhafi during the conflict and his forty-two year rule – I wonder if they exceed the number 53? How many mass graves litter the desert? Who carried out the survey of the origins of the fighters? How was it determined that the majority were radical Islamic? Be reminded that there is “information” to suggest that the protests started peacefully, but violence erupted in response to aggression from the government forces (including the use of contracted militants from neighboring African nations). It’s better to agree that mistakes were made by all sides including NATO. While Gadhafi should not have been killed by his own people in the streets – he was no Saint and had ample opportunity to choose an alternative ending. But alas, “plan A, B, and C… [was] to live and die in Libya!”
Your argument is a typical straw-man fallacy, arguing against points I nvr made.I nvr said that news from the other side was unbiased, however if u get both biased sides u will be closer to the reality than just listen to one side! Wouldn’t you agree??!!
Also ur point about Gadhafi killed more than 53 is pointless since I wasn’t suggesting the rebels only killed 53, I was simply giving one recent example of an atrocity committed by them.
And if by now you don’t know that the majority of fighters were Islamic you clearly haven’t been following the war because even Reuters and AP which were pro-NATO in their reporting through-out the conflict, admitted it repeatedly.
Read a quote from an article of how a civilian in Libya describes the rebels ( from a Reuters article published today)
“This is not a revolution. These are acts of revenge. What I have seen is not a revolution,” said Abdulkhakim Maad, 30.
“These so-called rebels are stealing everything, looting houses, cars, people’s belongings. They storm into neighborhoods and shoot everywhere to scare the people.”
These are the people you support? smh
Read the article yourself: http://news.yahoo.com/insider-describes-gaddafi-sons-escape-town-071846944.html
Iam convince that religion and politics is distroying the world. the arab world is consumed with religious confusion and killing to them is like nothing, we should hope not to adopt such attitude in Dominica.Is time we Dominicans get real, respect one and other and love Dominica, it is ours to build and we are not here for long,and we have to think of the children,so is time all parties stop,the divide and rule policies,LOVE is the ansewer.HATE should not dominate our state.
You should quit reading the pro-Qadaffi western media also. I have been to Libya not once but three times and let me tell you that you don’t have a clue so just shut up. Even as a guest on the Libyan government I was warned, not advised, that criticism of or associating with those deemed against Qadaffi is prohibited. Even those who supported him publicly despised him in private. Therefore, even those who overthrew him are islamist there is no way in hell they can be as bad as he was. In other words, they are the lesser of the two evils.
So you were not scared for your life? If it was that bad why did you go there three times?
I still praying for the innocent victims blown up in a PanAm jumbo jet in 1988 for which Gaddafi took responsibility.
never heard the PM denounce the nanner in which the libyans were treated by Gaddafi, never heard the PM denounce the lonkerbe bomings, never heard the PM denounce the killings of the freedom fighters, those who live by the sword and the rest we all know, the libyans said its good ridance so who are you PM to decide for the lidyan people
Thank you Prime Minister for your stand on civilized behavior. Two wrong never made a right . That what separates humankind from animals is our willingness to abide by the rule of law. The courts should have tried Gaddafi not a street mob. It is hard to read the comments on this page and believe that we are an advanced people living in a Christian society. What ever happened to ‘Judgement is mine sayth the Lord’. Never mind the majority of Dominicans clearly understand and support your statement.
good now tell him to use his influence and outspokeness to talk to his chinese counterparts to allow their ppl freedom of speech..don’t only condemn when the citezens can’t take more..go to the source..the leaders
you need to speak for yourself. strange how when people were being killed the pm never denounced it eh?
Looks like all dictators and wannabes are shaking in their flip flops. Only time will tell.
Can you recall the Western cowboy movies? Those the brain-washed folks shouted heegas, heegas, when the white villains beat up and brutalized the indians and black folks. The torture and brutality was relentless and barbaric up to the 60’s when they unleashed their riot police, dogs and water canons, lynching black people and grabbing land from the indians while slaughtering them.
Today, we blame black people for being the victims. We help the Europeans to rewrite history. They have convinced many that thenational liberation fighters were/are terrorists. They continue to imprison, assassinate and divide our leaders. Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkruma, Amilcar Carbral, Amed Sekou Tore, Steve Biko, Martin Luther king, Roosevelt Douglas and Nelson Mandela are just a few examples.
Africans could not take back the continent without the aid and solidarity of the former Soviet Union and Cuba. But the propaganda to divide and rule is truely relentless. They try to convince us that Yasser Arafat, Gaddafi, Che Guevarra, Fidel Castro, Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Marcus Garvey and Hugo Chavez are monsters.
Were/are they perfect? Not at all. Even Jesus performed miracles on the Sabbath. The USA is arresting Wall Street occupiers and protesters in other cities. Can you imagine what would have happened if the protesters had weapons like the “rebels’ in Libya? The USA will soon turn its military against its own people. They will stop at nothing to protect the almighty dollar. We have to answer to a just God. You cannot support sodomy and win God’s favour. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere!!
PEACE!!!
ehhemmmm u have to make a clear distinction – You cannot generalize and say AMERICA because there are AMERICANS 99% of whom are opposed to the federal reserve and the Capitalist elite…..so please do not let our english and usual prejudice blind us….have you heard the coined term “WE ARE THE 99%” GOOGLE IT IM SURE IT WILL ENLIGHTEN YOU!
Are you fooled by that 99% slogan? The system would have changed if 99% were opposed. Are you aware of the friction between the 53% who pay federal income taxes and the 47% who are too poor to pay? Many want the top 1% to pay more taxes but they are not opposed to the capitalist system. You need to enlighten yourself. The struggle is more than meets the eye.
OK my boy you have x-ray vision you are the source of all that is truth. sadly i see you as just another tool….
Agreed, Mr Prime Minister…But let us speak up about injustices everywhere,not just what befell Gadhafi..,But the ordinary Man as well. The same Rights that were accorded to Gadhafi,(under the Rule of Law) are the same Rights accorded the Men and Women at home…And as you may well know, Sir,…charity begins at home…
Do the some Agencies of the State respect the Rights of Citizens?…Don’t Citizens suffer questionable acts of brutality or worst?, by members of certain Agencies of the State?, under dubious circumstances?. Some instances individuals were allegedly killed;(some it were alleged,were even brutalized and killied at Sea by those same agents of The State)….with no inquires, or investigations, no accountability?…Weren’t you aware of those actions,SIR?…were they justified, SIR?….No?….
Well, My good SIR, we can begin by speaking out about all questionable acts of violence,brutality and in some instances,the questionable circumstances in which ordinary Citizens lost their lives, and or properties…even the willful destruction of property……But…..
Whether some of those individuals were presumably persons of questionable character, is of no significance, or importance. What is important, is, they are, and were,Citizens of Dominica.
And we are a Democracy. The same Rights are accorded each and every one of us, under the Law and under the Constitution….
I don’t think Libya is a Democracy..at least not yet..But that does not mean what happened to him was right….We must follow the Rule of Law….
We can’t just go around killing people,with no questions ask or any form of accountability and or inquiries by the State, especially when some of the acts were allegedly perpetrated,and in some instances willfully perpetrated my members an Agency of the State.
So my point is, Sir, it is nice that you are speaking out now. Your own words are Sir, and I quote..”“Like any civilised society we will never condone the manner in which a person is killed. We will never tolerate it, irrespective of who the person is, or what the person may have done, or alleged to have done,” the Prime Minister said…
We will remember those words, SIR. And we welcome them and can only hope that this will be a continued trend, especially when it comes to matters of our own Country…We are very glad to hear you speak out about injustices….Remember, Sir, what is good for the goose, is also good for the gander…..
PEACE to you SIR….
All the best and…Happy Festivities…..
UPTOWN REBEL!!.
true that.. and the firebombing of Mano?
I’m waiting to read/see/hear what happens next.
Gaddafi is dead and gone, but what fate now awaits the people of Libya. Will Libya now be a democratic society or is there another ytrant waiting to take his place.
I agreed with them getting rid of Gaddafi, but to sodomize another human being(be it in public or private)is barbaric. Lets remember that Gaddafi did not act on his own, he had others to do his evil work for him. Are they to meet the same fate.
Its going to take years for Libya to recover, lets hope they exercise caution and patience, not expecting things to happen overnight.
Sorry should read tyrant.
Which is the country that have killed the most innocent citizen, but yet they are the biggest democracy???
run away capitalism and democracy is at war in america right now…..”occupy wall street”,”we are the 99%” those are the things that we should be looking at and learning from…is there a HEAVEN on earth wiki??? everywhere u go is a mixture of good and bad….there are those who are fighting oppression and those who are aiding repression and opression…..so what are you saying really??? they have aressted protestors in america YES. BUT HAVE THEY SHOT AT PROTESTORS???? are you in the lodge wikileaks????? what is your agenda??????
pm in a situation like what we saw on the video this was inevitable,here it is you have a revolutionary circumstance,with a bunch of social workers,not soldiers,which lacked the discipline to capture and bring gaddafi to justice,guys that probably saw a close friend or family killed during the uprising,so no doubt there is some form of anger,another thing is gaddafi went on the media and swear to his supporters to fight to the death and kill those rebel fighters,so what mercy you expect he would be given,what happened those not paint a pretty picture,but in anger things happen,i could give you an example of what i saw with my own two eyes right here in dominica,which i will never forget,the morning after the failed coup attempt on the eugenia charles administration ,factions of the police came to arrest benji,he surrendered and was fatally shot multiple times by the police,right in the eyes of onlookers,why because they were angry for the shooting death of another police comrade,gaddafi happened to be a victim of circumstance,a circumstance where you have fighters that were not organized.
sorry for misspelling,the word does,i meant does not paint a pretty picture.
While I believe that Gaddafi should have been tried in the Hague, we have no idea what the people of Misrata went through,for example the disappearance of thousands of young men over the years, forty-two years of oppression, Skerrit was not even born yet. The Holy Bible says “You shall reap what you sow.”
Is this what Gaddafi sowed? This is a warning for all dictators and wanna-be dictators. Karma is a bitch!
Gaddafi died a very miserable death, I won’t wish that on anyone.
Well prime minister unless you’ve been through what those people been through the past 42 years you would be able to relate. 42 years of being humiliated and oppressed; well u early your rain wait till your time come. Hopefully you’ve done good by.the people. It can’t be.a coincidence that all these dictators or communist country leaders are dying in the worse possible manner.
Skerrit talking too fast…he needs to slow down a bit.
The number of people that have been tortured by Ghadaffi, I mean come on, its like a serial killer on the loose that have finally been caught….
You can speak that way Mr. Skerrit because your father or mother didn’t just disappear because they expressed their opinion….who feels it knows it, the Libyan people suffered for too long….
Why are you so brainwashed by western media? Let’s suppose what you have said is true about Gaddafi, the manner in which he was tortured and killed is just sick. What is the logic in sodomizing an old man? Are these the actions of people who claim to be civil?
Honestly, I do not think anyone is supporting sodomizing. It is wrong on all levels. The thing is when Gaddafi killed these people, he had no respect or regard for their lives. Some of them were shot down in the streets like dogs. This is why they had no respect for him in life and in death. We saw the footage; it is not being brainwashed by western media. It is the truth. We do not turn a blind eye on it. Just like what is happening in Dominica right now. We are not blind!
both god and the devil have their agents to work through……so when the devil come for payment is a man body he must posesses to carry out his evil….you thought you saw a man!!! but what you cannot see is the spirit of vengance that possess that man allowing the devil to work through him. most of these people are drunk with vengance toward gadaffi…maybe he hurt or kill one or some of their family so they find death alone is too merciful for him…hence the torture…
just think of those ROBBERS and all what Dominicans say they will do them when they catch them……just for contrast…
hey,u shud know dis man aint as BAD as the media potray him to be.do some unbias research about libya and see the privilages these ppl have.there are js some ungrateful ppl everywhere and a leader can never pls everyone.mYB he did certain things which in his judgement were just,but the man aint worst than bush and dem who do their dirty works under cloaks.take note.
same way some man have “privilage” on little daughter because they paying mamie bills and school fees????????????GIVE ME A G D BREAK!!!!
After you say :
‘No Law, No Constitution can stop me from running for election’ ,
and you knew you were unfit by the standards of our constitution, you coming and talk as if you have so much respect for the Law!?? talking about ‘extra judicial killings?!’….
Not to mention gaddafi committed his fair share of extrajudicial killings himself.
Best you didnt say anything or just said Rest In Peace. That would suffice.
they love to use that word “CIVILITY” it is a nice word used to control people against whom “atrocities” are committed we must remember first that man is born as animal with a carnal mind…..so when u erode peoples civility with injustice….man retreats to their most primitive carnal or animal state….like they say TANTO…… TANTO….what you do is what you will get…
America talks about human rights i not hearing their voices on that God destroyed tow cities for sodomy libia look out the most high is coming for you i support Mr. Skeritt on that
If is for sodomy, we will all be destroyed including Dominica. There is sodomy everywhere!
The UN and NATO that screw up dem people minds
MR.PM,
He did the same to his people whom opposed him.When you met with him you should have told him to treat his people right.
Dictator! Dictator! Dictator! He said with his own mouth that he would fight till his death, and thats what he got. Thats his fault. Too many inocent people lost their lives. So finally as u spread your bed thats how u will sleep.
STUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
What is your point?
He takes the time to point out the way in which Gaddafi was killed but R.S never pointed out, when he was enjoying the oil money, the way in which Gaddafi was killing his own citizens.