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Dear Mr. Gaddafi

Parthasarathy B September 17, 2003

Tags: policy , US , dictators

Dear Mr. Gaddafi,


You are wrong in assuming you have got away by paying a huge sum of money as compensation/bribe.

Witness these two recent models - Iraq and Yugoslavia

(i) Iraq (I) happened AFTER Saddam left Kuwait
and agreed to pay money. Iraq (II) happened AFTER a huge compensation amount was payed and millions dies due to sanctions.

(ii) Yugoslavia was left off, after Milosevic stepped down and a new PM took over. ( Being a christian probably helped )

America desperately is looking to project ’brutal dictators’ as their new enemy. After USSR, they would love to get a new ’demon’ - a new ’ugly’ face - a new ’horrific’ character - and preferably a muslim.

You are damned if you do; and damned if you dont. But think for a moment for the people you represent and their sufferings for your sake. Not really yourself, but your image.

I m not sitting in judgement. But the only way out of your predicament is the second model.


Regards
Parthasarathy B

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