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© unknownPolitical Scientist, Professor Jonathan Moyo said the way in which the former Libyan leader was dragged around on the streets, kicked, punched and undressed was barbaric and brutal.
Analysts loyal to President Robert Mugabe have lined up to described the murder of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as a return to what they called the dark days of imperialism and slavery where captured victims were treated with disrespect and in a dehumanising manner.

They castigated the total disregard of international law that was displayed by NATO in the killing of Gaddafi.

The West has wildly celebrated the death of Colonel Gaddafi.

While the demise of the former Libyan leader is a victory for the West, what is sad is that Africans have also blindly joined the bandwagon.

Zimbabwean analysts say the manner in which Colonel Gaddafi was killed is a return to the dark days of slavery and imperialism.

Political Scientist, Professor Jonathan Moyo said the way in which the former Libyan leader was dragged around on the streets, kicked, punched and undressed was barbaric and brutal.

Professor Moyo said the barbaric murder of Gaddafi is a sad day for Africa and the United Nations which he both blamed for allowing the Libyan situation to deteriorate to the stage which has seen the murder of Gaddafi.

"This is a sad and dark day for Africa. There is no people who belong to God who can celebrate this. This is a brutal murder directed by Britain, France and America," said Professor Moyo.

He blamed African states representing the continent in the UN Security Council, South Africa, Gabon and Nigeria for supporting the UN resolution 1973 which paved the way for the invasion of the North African country, saying their hands are dripping with Gaddafi's blood.

"What is unfortunate is that we now have some African leaders whose hands are now dripping with Gaddafi's blood, in particular South Africa, Gabon and Nigeria who voted in support of UN Resolution 1973," added Professor Moyo.

Professor Moyo disputed media reports that Gaddafi was killed by his own people, saying in fact the shot was fired via satellite in an unmanned drone in Las Vegas and not by a Libyan national.

"It has been brutal and a barbaric murder by America, he was killed by missiles from an unmanned drone. They kill him and then they want to lie about it and try to claim that it was some heroism by Libyans,"
he said.

He said the claims that it was a Libyan national who killed Muammar Gaddafi are an attempt by the west to distort history and to mislead the world.

Professor Moyo said the dispute that has now surrounded the burial of the late former leader's with the rebels saying he should be buried in their stronghold of Misrata while others say the burial should take place at a later date, is a clear violation of Islamic and traditional rites where a dead person should be buried within 24 hours.

Political commentator a media guru, Dr Tafataona Mahoso said the demise of Gaddafi is a clarion call for the world and especially developing countries to come up with a new world organisation for peace and security in the world and to dissolve the United Nations.

He said the United Nations has failed to act as a fair peace maker and mediator among nations and has instead changed its role to that of facilitating the interests of powerful nations.

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Libyans celebrate news of the capure and killing of Colonel Gaddafi
Gaddafi's home town of Sirte is being denied the right to bury its own son in accordance with traditional Islamic culture.

But why did the West hate Gaddafi with such a passion?

The conflict started when the then 27 year-old Gaddafi ascended to power and nationalised the country's resources for the benefit of his people.

Libyan people's standards of living were the highest in Africa and far surpassed most people from the so-called First World.

No Libyan has paid for electricity charges. There is no electricity bill in Libya as it is a free commodity.

There is no interest on loans - banks in Libya are state-owned and loans are given to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.

Shelter is considered a human right to every Libyan and Gaddafi vowed that his own parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home, and it is said that his own father died while the Colonel and his wife were still living in a tent.

In Libya under Gaddafi, all newly-weds received US$50 000 from government to buy their first apartment to help start up the family while every woman who gives birth is given US$5 000.

Education and medical treatment were free.

Should Libyans want to take up farming they would receive farming land, a house, equipment, seed and livestock.

The price of petrol was 14 cents per litre while 40 loaves of bread went for 15 cents.

Other benefits were also introduced in the areas of university education and an oil-profit sharing scheme where every Libyan got US$500 in their account every year.

The late former Libyan leader carried out the world's largest irrigation project known as the great man-made river project to make water available throughout the desert country.

While the killing of Gaddafi is being celebrated by the west and their allies who feel that it has removed all obstacles to the smooth siphoning of Libya's vast oil resources to the west, the world waits with baited breath to see whether the luxurious life that Libyans are used to will be improved or attained by the new Libyan order.