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| Libyan leader seeks to calm West on Sharia fears |
| 2011-10-25 |
| After giving a speech that emphasized the Islamization of Libya, the head of the transitional government on Monday tried to reassure the Western powers who helped topple Moammar Gadhafi that the country's new leaders are moderate Muslims. Yeah..."moderate". That's the ticket! National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Sunday that Islamic Sharia law would be the main source of legislation, that laws contradicting its tenets would be nullified, and that polygamy would be legalized. "I would like to assure the international community that we as Libyans are moderate Muslims," said Abdul-Jalil, who added that he was dismayed by the focus abroad on his comments Sunday on polygamy. A State Department spokeswoman said the U.S. was encouraged that he had clarified his earlier statement. Sure. Move it along, nuthin to see here... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 The tragedy is that the new regime in Libya is in all likelihood even more deterrable than the Duck was. A self-confident and assertive West could wield beneficial influence and even in the worst case ensure that the new Libya poses no threat to Western freedom and sovereignty. But I fear that this won't happen. As in Afghanistan the West will signal weakness and submission and even the new Libya will be provoked to do something foolish. |
| Posted by: Omease Cleamble9772 2011-10-25 07:21 |