For those who are marvelling at libyas ability to pay its jobless ,educate its population ,free everything except freedom

Libya is the 4 th largest country in Africa
Libya has only a population of 6.4 million people
Libya has huge reserves of oil
With such statics any dictator can steal what he wants and have enough to give freebies to his people and bribe fellow African dictators.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya


FYI Kenya is no 22 with 41 million

http://www.joinafrica.co...Rankings/area_africa.htm

[quote='user']For those who are marvelling at libyas ability to pay its jobless ,educate its population ,free everything except freedom

Libya is the 4 th largest country in Africa
Libya has only a population of 6.4 million people
Libya has huge reserves of oil
With such statics any dictator can steal what he wants and have enough to give freebies to his people.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya[/quote]

Arent those marvelous statistics?

The issue is not that Gadaffi stole. If it was, they could have come after Moi and the numerous thieves that preside on our continent.

The issue is that 'they' got none of it. 'They' were kept off. That is why Saudi Arabia, though is worse off than Libya in terms of 'freedoms' no one is touching it. Tafakari.

I am talking about the wealth, not even the oil.

@famooz, @user's choice of words may be over the top but the thing is it is not a black or white situation. In my opinion the invasion (that is what it was) of Libya was wrong and smacks of double standards but that does not make Gaddafi an African hero. I would believe that is the point @user is arguing from. Calling Gaddafi a despot/dictator and not crying him a river does not mean that one agrees with the invasion.

He called fellow libyans rats, the despot was found hiding in a hole like a rat......good riddance!!!

But remember as our police would say , the man was armed and dangerous .He had a gun.
You dont act a hero in such situation